Taínos Kitchen 400 New York 17M, Monroe, NY 10950

"Ordered for delivery. I had the Rabo encendido, bacalalitos and the picada grande with rice and beans. The rice was old and tasted burnt. Beans were salty. Rabo encendido was saturated in salt. The Picada grande was over fried. Everything was rock hard. The bacalalitos were salty and soggy. What a waste of $60. Everything went straight into the trash. Not even good enough for my dog. If I can give them no stars. I would have."

"One Saturday night, we came in for a small to go order. I asked what was the size for a side of rice and one of the ladies showed me different containers. I pointed at the tinfoil like one and told her I wanted that size of arroz con gandules. We also ordered some appetizers including alcapurrias, then sat in the chairs across the counter. Approximately 35 minutes later, we inquired about our order. We were given an attitude and told we were only waiting on the alcapurrias because they are made fresh to order. Ummmm, ok. Another 25 min go by and we're wondering if we should've just taken a trip to the cuchifrito on 116th. I'm standing at the counter now. Yes I'm annoyed, considering tables that came in and sat long before us are wrapping up their meals. The lady at the counter sees me and immediately starts whispering something to the other one and they both laugh. There were young children nearby so I didn't make a scene. Minutes later, our order was ready and we got the hell out of there. No apologies for the wait or anything. Something told me to check the bag before pulling out of the lot. The rice was missing. We went back in and they said we didn't order rice. I never was a given a receipt to prove otherwise. My nephew really wanted it, so I humbled my angered self to buy it (again). I would rather (and have after this experience) travel for quality food and service. The rice was ok. The canoa's plantain was too firm, not even ripe enough for sweetness. The pics are of the longed after "freshly made alcapurrias". They were overcooked and dried out."

"Found this hidden treasure through google search. Our server was Samantha. Such a sweetheart and very attentive. I loved how she is able to memorize all the orders without using a pad! The food was delicious! Great portions! Clean ambient and great music in the background!! You must try the desserts!! Flan de coco, regular flan, cheesecake. Our food was Great! Ceviche de camarones, arroz con gandules con pollo al horno. Habichuelas guisada, tostones, bacalaito con arroz Blanco! All the plates were delicious! I highly recommend this place. Again it's definitely a hidden treasure in Monroe, NY. Will definitely come back!"