De Rican Chef Restaurant Ocean View

Wonderful gluten free vegan impossible beef Picadillo! This menu has lots of vegetarian options and the plant based selection was delicious. I really appreciated how the menu was marked for my wheat allergy. The happy hour specials were great. We heard they have monthly salsa dancing and we are excited to try!

Came here on a Wednesday night, there was plenty of parking spots available (behind the building) and open tables. We made a reservation for our group and didn’t have to wait. The server was very kind and the food was delicious. Good portion sized and the drinks were really good as well. Would totally recommend.

My mom & ℹ decided to try this place out , I’ve had Puerto Rican food before but my mom hasn’t and she wanted to try it out, she loved her BISTEC sandwich and I had the TRIPLETA SANDWICH, but we started off with the RICAN NACHOS which was very tasty 😋( I’m taking those home ) the beer was definitely light, maybe next time find another selection. But this was definitely a good spot to go to.

De Rican Chef Ocean View The restaurant itself is attractive and well maintained; however, our overall experience was disappointing. We ordered empanadas, along with the Bistec and Pollo a la Parrilla sandwiches, and unfortunately all of the proteins were dry and lacked flavor. The only redeeming aspect of the meal was the selection of sauces available at the table. Additionally, we encountered an unprofessional situation with our server. When we asked for change from a twenty-dollar bill in order to leave a tip, the server took it upon herself to keep a portion as a tip before returning the change. This was inappropriate and ultimately resulted in a smaller tip than we would have otherwise left. Due to the quality of the food and the service experience, we do not plan to return.

We went as a party of 4 at 5 pm on a Friday with no reservation and were able to get a table right away. I ordered the Trifongo with camarones al ajillo and was totally surprised. It was my first time trying Puertorican food and I was amazed with the flavor and the portions. It was full of flavor and had me feeling completely full after eating about half of it. I also tried a bit of the grilled chicken, also amazing and full of flavor. I’m definitely coming back to eat here again and try other variations of the trifongo, as well as other dishes from their menu. I completely recommend this restaurant to anyone no matter if they have tried Puertorican food or not. Service was also really great, the waitress came by a couple of times to make sure we were satisfied and had everything we needed