Sabor Boricua

I have just died and gone to heaven. The El Totum was to die for!!!!! Will go back in a heart beat.

First off the food is good, I ordered chicharron de pollo and mofongo. I got chicken wings and mofongo. I'm not a person who complains so I ate it and it was good but we all know that's not what I had in mind when I ordered it. The restaurant was semi full but it seemed to only have one server so she was a bit overwhelmed. The menu has a good variety of Mexican and Puerto Rican food but it's hard to know which is what. And there are no prices on the menu which I didn't like. They need a better menu with a better separation of foods and prices listed

Delicious Puerto Rican food. Savory and filling. The mashed cassava flavored with garlic went well with the fried pork. Server was friendly and helped explain the menu. Appears it can accommodate small groups ( 2-6) people. Decent parking.

I never wrote a review for my experience here and I'm so sad to see this place has closed :(This was very good Puerto Rican food with excellent service. I loved the atmosphere/design of the restaurant. If this place reopens (which I hope it does) then give yourself a break from the plethora of Mexican food and try some delicious Boricua cuisine! It's authentic and flavorful.

How have I never been here before?? It decor is adorable and the food is delicious. Ambiance - Murals upon murals on the inside. Definitely a really special ambiance. Service - Seemed like there was only one server for the entire restaurant, but he did his best and was quick and efficient as he could be. Food - Had the chicken garlic plate which was decent, nothing to write home about. The el totem was delicious though! The pork was cooked perfectly with a great texture and flavor. The plantains were also very delicious. Overall, definitely a gem in El Paso! I don't have much exposure to Puerto Rican food, but I would love to come back here and try more things!

Wow! What an amazing experience this place is!!! First of all, i was feening for some plantains, specifically mofongo which is a heaping pile of mashed plantains. I also really wanting it with shrimp as i have seen a friend eat previously from another restaraunt, thus was in search for that. Sadly, the meals they had didnt exactly have those two in combo. So i settled for their chicken stuffed with plantain wrapped in bacon with a guava sauce and mofongo and salad on the side. Called La Sanse. I really wanted to try their potato balls too but they informed me they were out. Bummer. Thus, went with a shrimp and carne turn over.It was a bit if a wait, but once i tasted the quality of food, i knew off the bat that everything was made to order. Delicious food! Loved the turnovers but the shrimp one was a bit too salty for my liking. The pasty part is sooooo good and flaky!As for La Sanse, i really loved the guava sauce they added to the chicken! Sooo good! And it complimented the saltiness of the mofongo really well. And it was a very generous amount of food, so i had plenty leftover. My only gripe was they didnt have water on tap since i received bottled water for $1 when i ordered water. Eh well, at least i know where it came from but i didnt realize that was the only option for water. And perhaps i can try their shrimp plate and sub out the white rice and beans for mofongo. I really really would love shrimp with mofongo instead. And hopefully next time they have potato balls. The picture of them looked really tasty. I will definitely be back to try more! Especially their flamming bacon wrapped shrimp with mashed potatoes!

This is a positive criticism. The place has much potential, but it's coming short a bit.Food was OK, just shy of being really good by some details. Tostones in my Plato cubano were not drained of the excess oil making it soak the pernil (pork). If you have rice and tostones, there is no need for potato salad..a lighter element like salad would be better.My wife had the "la sanze".....a bit too much plantain in the dish, you have a hip of mofongo, really good mofongo, therefore no need to add plantain to a really good chicken. One waiter for the place, who also is the cashier....making service a suffer. Flavors overall were good and portions are quite large.Lighting is not good at all. It was a lunch sitting and had to pull my cel to liGht up the menu.

The food was excellent! Everything was hot, fresh, and full of flavor! Just be warned that the service is quite slow, so if you have afternoon plans make this your dinner spot and save the evening for a delicious dining experience. We waited nearly an hour for our entrees and one came out significantly earlier than the others. She had to start eating without us or her food would've been cold. It's still certainly worth trying! I haven't had Puerto Rican food in a few years and was happy to find this restaurant!

I went for the conch salad, but mi suerte said they were out til next week. So instead, I got lots of appetizers and sides. Pastelillos are their version of empanadas. We got cheese (good, but little in there), guava and cheese (buen postre), shrimp and crab (both of which had great flavour). The pocket was thin and crunchy and didn't feel greasy. I also ordered the casava aka yucca root fries which came with mayocatsup. Platanos and tostones. I prefer the maduros since they are sweeter. The young (tostone) came with a garlic butter which guaranteed no vamps come near. They serve Malta in the bottle as well. This Boricuan drink is a non alcoholic malt beverage that treated nothing like OE or Mickey's. It was sweet and almost cajeta tasting. It's definitely worth a try. As mentioned elsewhere, you may need your traductór contigo as very little English was spoken. It was good practice for me, though I feel I butchered it.

Showed up around 6 pm on a Tuesday. Called ahead to make sure they were open... due to previous comments. We had the mofongo, carne Fritas and tostones. I lived in Puerto Rico for 2 yrs so I was missing the food. The food was delicious. Mofongo was moist, which is key. Only problem... they were out of rice and beans!!!