Chapo's Latin Cuisine

Woodland Park, NJ · Puerto Rican restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Woodland Park
#22
of 54 restaurants
City Percentile
45%
rating percentile
Address
Chapo's Latin Cuisine, 71 Lackawanna Ave, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
Phone
(973) 256-3600
Website
facebook.com/profile.php?id=1256268914535179
Status
Closed · Opens 12 PM Sat

Chapo's Latin Cuisine is a restaurant located in Woodland Park, NJ. It is one of 54 restaurants listed in Woodland Park. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Woodland Park city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–7 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Tino Bambino · Dec 2025

Simply delicious! This place instantly reminds me of the way my grandmother used to cook back home. Every bite is pure, authentic Puerto Rican cuisine made with love and tradition. It’s the kind of spot you dream about finding — a true hidden gem that saves you the trip to New York or Puerto Rico itself. If you want real-deal arroz con gandules, pernil that falls off the bone, and mofongo that hits the soul, come here. You won’t be disappointed! ❤️🇵🇷

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Sergia Rosario · Sep 2025

For beginners my apologies because i am not in the habit of giving bad reviews..Ever! However, i have to say that I was extremely disappointed since this was my first time ordering from here. Being Dominican and knowing first hand how good Puerto Ricans can cook (specially on the island) i was not impressed in the least with the sorullitos, the alcapurria, and especially Not with my tostones con chicharrón de pollo 🍗. First of all, los sorullitos were super skinny and small; the alcapurria was not the usual oval shaped ones stuffed with meat. This one was long and thin and left me asking 'wheres the beef'..SMH..and then the chicharrones could have used more flavoring and the tostones were dark, too crispy and over-cooked..thats a definite No-NO to a Dominican!! 🤦‍♀️ i dont mind paying for

★★★★★ 5.0 LorenaSophia Rodriguez · Apr 2024

To find an authentic Puerto Rican restaurant owned & operated by a woman fills my heart as well as my belly ;) The cutest small place, clean, bright, and decorated to represent its culture, my culture (father’s side). As you walk in the smells hit you, then you see the glass refrigerator stocked with octopus salad, seafood salad, potato salad and dessert followed by the hot stand loaded with the daily specials. The prices are SO reasonable! The owner herself is serving and she is delightful, attentive and accommodating, very nice. Now for the food which was everything I wanted & more. Rice was perfect & fluffy, meat was tender, sweet plantains fried to perfection, and creamy potato salad OMG. The dessert was wonderful with the right amount of sweet. This was the first but definitely not th

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 L.S. · Jun 2024

I came here for the first time and unfortunately the experience was not good. I ordered the “daily special” Pernil with yellow rice and tostones. It was supposed to come with sweet plantains but I was told that “they didn’t have anymore”, which I thought was strange because when I was there they had been only open for 1 hour, so how are they not prepared if they literally just opened? The meat was extremely salty and didn’t have any real flavor, just tasted water and salt. The rice and tostones were bland. Overall the pernil was terribly salty which gave me a migraine that lasted all day. I would’ve sent the pernil back but I was starving and needed food immediately. The legs on the table were uneven and my table kept wobbling, it was very annoying. There was no soap in the bathroom. The

★★★★★ 5.0 Allie Kim · Dec 2025

I pass this place all the time and decided to order for delivery today. I got the roasted chicken with white rice and beans and it was delicious! The portion you get for the price is great. Will be ordering from here again!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Puerto Rican restaurant

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