Elza's Restaurant Café & Grill

Found a local Haitian restaurant and excited that it's close to me. Ordered their lunch special Griot and diriz kolé (Pork chunks with rice and beans for $9.99). The lunch specials come with a drink per the menu, they forgot my drink however. But check with the server to confirm. The food smelled so good, I couldn't wait to get it home. At first glance it was nicely presented with some chopped peppers and onions on the fried pork bites as garnish. The meat bites were a decent size, a little smaller than usual, but flavorful. The pork had a nice spice to it, not dry and well cooked. The rice was nicely cooked as well. The tomato based sauce was decent, not as flavored as I'm used to, but not bad either. Overall, for my first time, I am rating it a solid 4. The restaurant is small, but quain

The other day I got Elza’s Restaurant Cafe & Grill for lunch. Talking about some great food!!!! I ordered their Griot lunch platter w/ White Rice, & Sos Pwa. The pork tips were great. The Sos Pwa (bean sauce) was immaculate. And the total meal was absolutely amazing. Haitian food in general is the best. The lady who took my order was very attentive and courteous. This place was all around great. Atmosphere, tantalizing food, and excellent customer service! Can not wait to try this place again. Would highly recommend Elza’s to anyone look for some great Haitian food in the East Orange area!

The food here is amazing. It is a bit pricey, but it’s worth it to me! I rather spend a few extra dollars for well seasoned clean Haitian food then bland/rushed Haitian food. I’ve never had a problem with customer service so I’m guessing that issue was fixed from reading previous posts, and the place is nice and clean. I would highly recommend.

Their portion size is great. The food is good, and they have great customer service. The time that they tell you your food will be ready is true. Your food will actually ready when you arrive to pick it up. Best customer service I’ve gotten from a Haitian restaurant. Definitely recommend.

Okay, they are pricey and their portions are small. For the amount of food you can get here, you can get twice the amount and thensome for the same price at another Haitian restaurant. I just think it's unfair that another restaurant's large size platter, is the same price as their small size platter. One good thing about this place is that the restaurant looks clean and there is always parking. Update: Nothing has changed. I ordered a large chicken with rice. The rice is plentiful, but the chicken looked so sad and underweight. 4 pieces and the pieces was so tiny. Goodness. It seems like they giving the minimum portions to cut costs and make profit.