Boricua Restaurant #2

Posting my review here. We only ever ate at restaurant 1 but they moved here. Same owners. Same food. Hands down the best Puerto Rican food in Philadelphia and the owners are the greatest people. I'm sold and a customer for life

I cannot say anything about the service or ambience here since I ordered delivery from here. I ordered a "boricua meal" with pernil, white rice, beans, and macaroni salad. The pork and beans were beautifully seasoned, fresh and delicious. The macaroni could've used a bit more salt, but was still very good. The portion size is generous so that I had leftovers for lunch the next day.

This place was awesome. Service and ambiance out of this world. I am not from this area, so this was good to see. The staff gave us a tour and educated us about the PR culture and their other restaurants. We will definitely be back!!

Yes it was like visiting my family in Carolina. My son is a US Marine who has some struggles with combat wounds. Taking him to Boricua was giving him back some memories. It brought him back to his roots and his Abuela. Thank you for making him (and me) feel at home. This was definitely good for our soul.

As someone who identifies as Puerto Rican/Boricua, I approve! I ordered a platter that came with arroz con gandules, pernil and potato salad. I also ordered papas rellenas, sweet plantains and empanadas. The arroz con gandules was a solid base for pairing with bites of the pernil and pieces of the papas rellenas. The sweet plantains were so bomb I was popping them in my mouth on their own. Same for the empanadas- very delicious! I had 1 chicken and 1 beef. I finished off with the tres leches which was yummy as well. All of that food was definitely enough for 2 meals so I had plenty of leftovers! My one critique is that the arroz con gandules was a bit too bland to eat on its own without pairing bites with the other sides. However, I arrived to order at the end of the day so I received the last of the last. I don't think it's fair to judge their arroz con gandules based on that. I begged them to give me whatever they had so I got what I got and am not mad at it! I plan on returning earlier in the day to try it again and to dine in/try more menu items. The atmosphere inside is also really nice. Its very clean and calming but also vibrant with elements of PR culture incorporated into the decor.

Delicious Real authentic Puerto Rican food did that taste like it came from your abuelas kitchen. Makes me feel connected to my roots and the vibe is always good.

i wanted to love this..pros: the macaroni salad is SLAMMING, rice and beans were just that. rice & beans. passion fruit juice was good. cons: the pernil was as if a whole bucket of salt was poured on it. so salty i couldn't eat it. i wanted to! but i couldn't. the passion fruit juice was good, BUT it tasted like it came from a pepsi fountain machine. not sure why they charge so much for it. people seem to complain about the price... to me if the foods good you can't put a price on it. however, if it's bad, just give me my money back! i definitely don't recommend the boricua platter for horrible taste number one and then number two the price.

I love the rice and beans and pork. I tell my friends that they need to eat there. The food is great. The service is excellent and fast. The ambiance is very pleasant and it's nice to be there.

Beautiful location, great service, and most importantly the food was delicious. Taste was flavorful, authentic, and cooked to perfection. Definitely my favorite spot in the area! Highly recommend!

The portion is nowhere near what it's worth. They are such small portions that if you have a big appetite or come here very hungry, you would probably need 2 portions of rice. Seriously. also the music is was too loud. I could barely hear across my table and everybody was talking very loud because the music was loud which made everything overwhelming. Hector, you should take these reviews into consideration. Everybody complains about the price or the size portion. If you made bigger portions, and lower the music a bit, i think i would come again. I suggest more rice, without the price change because the price is already extremely high.