La Casa Del Mofongo
“I was in Platano City, better known as Washington Heights, looking for a place to eat.”
“I believe created in Puerto Rico, but is a very common dish available in any Dominican restaurant.”
“More than anything Del Monfongo has the top 3 things that makes for a top notch restaurant.”
La Casa Del Mofongo
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I been here a few times and I never been disappointed. I came with a few friends for lunch and we got a table right away on the second floor.
We were served some complimentary bread that looked like it had been toasted in a Panini with butter. The bread was delicious and I had more than I should have.
I noticed we got food menus but not a cocktail one but I asked our waitress and she brought us one right away. My friends got the red sangria that was good and I ordered the Casa del Mofongo martini which was delicious and strong.
I end up ordering the shrimp mofongo and it was delicious, yes probably a little more pricey than most places but it was really good and I ate the whole thing.
We also got an order of avocado which was good but I thought it was a little odd they didn't cut up the avocado in slices. I know its not a big deal to cut your own but I just never seen it served that way.
We didn't have dessert but my friends did order some coffee and they kept raving about how good it was so of course I had to try it. I'm not a coffee drinker but I have to agree with my lunch companions the coffee was delicious.
I thought this place would be a small, cozy restaurant, but the space is huge and tacky. The mofongo was wasn't bad, but it wasn't that great either. We ordered three kinds: Longanisa (Filipino Sausage), Camarones (Shrimp), Bacalao (codfish). The best one was the codfish stew because the mofongo was soaked in the sauce of the codfish stew. The codfish itself is shredded instead of in large pieces, but it was surprisingly really tasty. The longanisa and shrimp itself was good, but you need a lot of sauce to swallow the mofongo. Sauce for the shrimp was very garlicy. Service was not that great. We asked for water for our group of 5, but they only gave us 3 glasses of water and 3 plates. Food came out pretty slowly and the waitress who took our order in the beginning went missing and started servicing other tables. There are a lot of options for the mofongo, but I think the plantains taste better with something saucy or more stew-like to counteract the dryness.
Had the Mofongo with Churrasco and my friend had the Mofongo with Pernil. Both were great. Good amount of food. The only thing I do not like is the noise. We were sat in the quieter area of the restaurant and it was still pretty loud…it is The Heights lol. Staff is friendly. Food came out fairly quickly. It is the best spot for Mofongo that I've been to.
This was my go to spot when it first opened and I worked in the area. Good lunch special which is tasty and good portions. Their food has always been spot on. I go for Bistec Encebollado, with Moro de Guandules (rice with peas), and their Mofongos are good. Ladies love the Mofongo de Camaron (shrimp mofongo) *History Lesson Alert: Mofongos are Crushed fried plantains with garlic and spices and pork inside. I believe created in Puerto Rico, but is a very common dish available in any Dominican restaurant.
The BAD: If it's late night this place gets loud!!! I am accostumed to loudness, but I remember being here on a date on a Sunday evening and our table was shaking. My date was from a quiet town in Maine and she had no idea what the heck was going on and was overwhelmed by the atmosphere. I lied and told her/shouted to her this was a restaurant for people who were hard of hearing and that's why the music was 4 levels louder than it should be.
Service can also be slow at times, because many people frequent this place, because of their tasty food and decent pricing although it has gone up a bit over the years.
This place had bad service and mediocre food. It is also EXTREMELY overpriced. The only benefit is that this place is open late so you are able to get something to eat after a night out.
I ordered the shrimp salad which was $28. It came with only 13 shrimp but thankfully there were not over cooked.
They also had overpriced order of wings. Which was $13 for 6 small wings.
This was the most nastiest food I ever ate . And was charged the wrong price. I must say I never smelled a stinky salad until I came here and the owner was asked by my friend "was the salad edible or decorative" and his crazy self said decorative . Smh yuck
I really enjoyed this restaurant. The area is fun with lots of stuff being sold on the sidewalk. We got bread which was delicious. It was warm and buttery. We had an avocado salad as an appetizer. I had the half charcoal chicken which was juicy and delicious. Of course we had rice and bean. My friend had the monfongo which was very good. To end it we had the tres leche cake which was delicious.
Visited this place last night with some friends for dinner, drinks, hookah & some good laughs! Had the salami mofongo while my two other friends had the churrassco & chuletas with rice. All cooked to perfection. No mofongo sauce which is odd but the taste alone was great nonetheless. Hookah can only be smoked downstairs in the lounge area (which makes sense considering the upstairs & middle portion had more families enjoying dinner. Originally seated upstairs our waiter was kind enough to move us accordingly. Even for a Sunday night this place gets really festive after 9pm with the lights dimming & merengue music blasting. Service was great all throughout & food again was delicious. Only downside is hookahs are $30 to use & $15 to refill, really expensive. Nonetheless I had a great time & I'll be back to experience the night life more!