Carretica Restaurant 662 River Street, Paterson, NJ 07524

"A little piece of “tiquicia” away from Costa Rica. The GalloPinto, the Mondongo soup and the arroz con leche are definitely made by a costarricense cocinera that really knows about costarican sazón. Place is small and cozy and gives you that I am home feeling."

"Although I’m Latina all Latin food is NOT the same. This restaurant is Costa Rican and the food was delicious! It is cute, clean, & homey…like being in your friend’s kitchen. The young lady serving us was sweet and attentive. FOOD…fresh, tasty but not overly seasoned, and savory. I’m a soup girl and this soup made my top 3. Hubby LOVED his dish and we were amazed by their rice pudding dessert "

"Underwhelming. The garlic shrimp was in a corn starch sauce that had me immediately removing the shrimp to mix with the rice. The grilled steak was flavorful but almost too much, heavily seasoned and was very fatty. Best thing on the plate were the perfectly cooked tostones. Waitress was very nice and service was good. For the price, this was not worth it."

"The food is good but not excellent. For the amount they charge the food should be much better. The casado with steak and sauteed onions was overcooked so much that it felt like I was chewing on rubber, they might as well have given me a hard boiled egg because the fried egg was so cooked it had no yolk to break. The mixed fried platter had no shrimp as the menu stated. The beef soup had no flavor. The prices on the menu are not updated instead they place tiny stickers on the menu stating prices are subject to change. So if you don't see the sticker and question as to why the bill is $25 more than expected, they'll point to the sticker, basically saying they have the right to charge you whatever they want. Sin verguenzas!! Cambie los precios en el menu y deje de atracar la gente!! No seas tan cara de barro! Pura Vida definitivamente no son!"

"Great place! The food was delicious. The staff was kind and kept the place very clean. I drove all the way from Brooklyn for their food and would definitely eat here again. I highly recommend Carretica Restaurant to anyone looking for good Costa Rican food or just great food in general."