Tropico Mofongo Restaurant

We were in town with my family when my mom remembered a Latin restaurant she had been to before. She noticed it looked remodeled, so we decided to give it a try. I'm so glad we did!The place was amazing. I ordered the shrimp mofongo, and let me tell you--the portion was huge. It could have fed 3 people.My mom was thrilled with her rice, beans, and chicharrón. Everything was so good that two days later, when we didn't know what to eat, we came right back and tried something different!I love how the food is laid out in front of you, kind of like Chipotle, where you can choose from what's already made or order something fresh. The restaurant itself was very clean, and they had plenty of seating. The ladies working there were extremely nice, and I felt comfortable the whole time.On my second visit, I got rice, beans, and a platter, and it was just as delicious. Honestly, I wish this place was closer to home--actually, scratch that--because if it were, I'd probably be eating here every single day.Highly recommend!

Food amazing! Service was great! Ambiance was entertaining!Overall I will go again.

Discovered this place on Yelp as it was nearby and had good reviews. On the way, my Uber driver says, "You're going to Tropico Mofongo? I haven't been but I heard it's good." Well, I've heard the same, Mr. Uber Driver, I've heard the same. There was a good crowd seated when I arrived at 2pm on Saturday. The place is somewhat no frills, very clean and the aromas were inviting. You can be seated and order food from their extensive menu or you can grab some takeout at their buffet-like set up behind the glass where you tell the server what you want and she dishes it out. Since I was ordering to go, that's what I got. They had A LOT of options. I went with the arroz con gandules, yucca with onions and the goat stew. Took it back to my room and man it was yummy. I really wish I had time to sit down and check out the rest of what they got but I will soon enough.

1. Park anywhere in front of the restaurant or around this strip mall style building. Seating and ambiance is reminicent of the cafeteria style business. You may ask the staff to pick your items from the commercial food warmers or go directly to the register and order a la carte, which we did. At the register they suggest a tip when you pay, but they only bring your food out and don't return for service. We love the mofongo. We order mofongo every time we are at a spanish place. Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish of mashed fried green plantains with broth, garlic, olive oil, and pork cracklings or bacon usually accompanid by shimp, or other tyes on meat. The plantains are mashed in a wooden mortar and pestle called a pilón and the dish is often shaped into a ball. 3. The presentation of the food was nice. Once we started eating we found that he food tasted well but it was not at par with other mofongo places. Both of our mofongos were warm and not hot, the pork ckackings inside were soft and did not add taste to the dish. The taste of garlic was absent. Overall the dish was ok, but mofongo is served hot for full enjoyment. I would go again. This is my second visit here, I think they can inprove on that famous, popular Puertorican delicious dish. Overall from 1 to 10, I give them a 6.

Our first dinner after a flight delay late arrival to Orlando. I wasn't as hungry as my wife and could have done chips and salsa with a Marguerita. So glad I insisted we try this strip mall restaurant while navigating at night around the resort area. It was close to closing but we were welcomed and taken care of quickly. Learned about Mofongo and as fun as it is to say it's better to eat as a side dish! She ordered the skirt steak and Mofongo and I got the Pernil (pork roast) and white rice and black beans. I was water guy but she got a passion fruit mojito. Probably the best one she's ever had and I don't care for mojitos much though I'm a big rum fan and I liked it too!The steak was done great, my pork was excellent and with a crispy skin piece on top. Their white rice was simple but we both loved it as it's got more flavor than Asian rice we are used to and the black beans were tasty!The Mofongo was so great to try and now I'll search that out all week. We might be back again in our stay because they have great Cubano Sammie's and so much good looking dishes for both casual and heavier dining.Big portions and we had leftovers for a big snack again In the room. Very kind service.

I spent over 100 dollars hoping for some authentic Puerto Rican food. 7/10 for me. Pollo Guisada- 7.5 /10 Arroz con gondules- 6.5 /10 (rice didn't taste fresh) Rojas Habechuellas- 7/10 Carne Guisada- 6/10 - lacked flavor Arroz blanco- 7/10 (rice hard) Pollo- 8/10 (needed a bit more seasoning) Service & care - (9/10) Mofongo de Camarones- 7.5/10

I visited Tropico Mofongo around 10pm for a pickup order and was very disappointed. The rice and beans were dry, and the maduros were overcooked and hard. The overall quality of the food left much to be desired, and the service was equally lackluster. Definitely not what I expected and wouldn't recommend.

Came to this place that a friend told me about the last time she was in the area. We wanted to try it so decided to stop before heading back home. We got there when they opened and we were seated right away. You can sit down and eat in and they also have hot food ready to go. We tried the fried cheese with guava sauce which I really liked. I ordered the Jibarito sandwich and was surprised how big it was we could have easily shared it. The meat was tender and well seasoned the Toston was crispy, perfect combo with a lil mayo ketchup on the side. My BF had the chimi and he said it was amazing, I took a bite and it was really good! We had their lemonade and it was so refreshing, like grandma used to make. Will definitely come back when we are in Orlando.

Carmen was an awesome server, food was very good in seasoning, making it authentic. Don't forget to try the Passion Fruit juice, the real deal!Clean and professional Thank you

Located in a strip mall with cafeteria style dining but don't let that fool you. Food is excellent. They have a large space and well spaced seating that is able to accommodate large parties. Maduros were absolutely excellent, well cooked, and sweeeeet. The arroz con gandules was ok. Both chicharron was on point! Well seasoned and not overly salty. Squeeze some lemon over it and it was excellent. Benita's could have been larger. Flan was creamy but did not taste home made. Service was quick and the place got very crowded: a sure sign that people were pleased with the business. Definitely will return.