I've been here a few times, mostly for Dominican breakfast-mangu, salchichon, fried cheese, juevos fritos, etc. That kind of goodness. I've always been satisfied with my food here although when you come to this joint, it's not exactly a place to go when you are on a diet. I recently found out that my colleague lives a few blocks away and she orders from here regularly for dinner. It's her go to place to come. Maybe I'll stop by for their dinner when I am around.
This place is really small, staff is nice, looks like a family run business. My GF I went with is Dominican and I am bilingual so ordering was no problem for me. They even threw in some free eggs for me to along with my meal since I'm clearly not Dominican and maybe they were charmed by my Spanish. Must try!
My husand's family has been going to caridad since he was in diapers. I always wondered why our bill was so expensive.. is all Dominican food that expensive?? Well the answer is NO! At Polanco, you get the same typical stews, rice and beans, soups, drinks etc. for 1/2 of the price! Same great service, the owner is an adorable old man that plays jams on this awesome jukebox that shows music videos! This place has seating for about 10 people, but is totally worth it. No frills, just good food, good service, and lots of Mets players photos on the walls. We had san cocho, ox tail, and chicken stew with 4 beers and a morir sonando for around $60.
I've been here a few times, mostly for Dominican breakfast-mangu, salchichon, fried cheese, juevos fritos, etc. That kind of goodness. I've always been satisfied with my food here although when you come to this joint, it's not exactly a place to go when you are on a diet. I recently found out that my colleague lives a few blocks away and she orders from here regularly for dinner. It's her go to place to come. Maybe I'll stop by for their dinner when I am around.
This place is really small, staff is nice, looks like a family run business. My GF I went with is Dominican and I am bilingual so ordering was no problem for me. They even threw in some free eggs for me to along with my meal since I'm clearly not Dominican and maybe they were charmed by my Spanish. Must try!
My husand's family has been going to caridad since he was in diapers. I always wondered why our bill was so expensive.. is all Dominican food that expensive?? Well the answer is NO! At Polanco, you get the same typical stews, rice and beans, soups, drinks etc. for 1/2 of the price! Same great service, the owner is an adorable old man that plays jams on this awesome jukebox that shows music videos! This place has seating for about 10 people, but is totally worth it. No frills, just good food, good service, and lots of Mets players photos on the walls. We had san cocho, ox tail, and chicken stew with 4 beers and a morir sonando for around $60.