Cocina Borinquena - Sayreville

The food was fantastic—hot and packed with flavor. It was wonderfully moist, and I will certainly be ordering from this place again!

We were really looking forward to trying this restaurant, but it ended up being somewhat disappointing. While the beef empanadas were quite tasty, the rest of the dishes we ordered didn't taste fresh at all. The shrimp mofongo was dry and overwhelmed by raw garlic. The chuletas seemed like they had been pre-cooked and then just fried to reheat, making them overcooked and too salty. The tostones also fell short, lacking any real flavor.

Genuine, homemade Puerto Rican cuisine made with love! I would visit this place every day if I had the chance!

This place is incredibly overpriced! The food isn’t even that good. The sorullos are not freshly made; I can get a pack of 24 at ShopRite in Perth Amboy for $2.99, but here they want to charge $1 each—six for $5.99! They look the same as the ones at ShopRite. As for the Rellenos de Papa, they’re $2.99 each—what a joke! A simple canoa is priced at $6.99—are they serious? Just because they’re in a different neighborhood from Perth Amboy, they think they can charge extra for food. I had heard from others that they were overpriced and that the food wasn’t good, but I wanted to see for myself. If you’re going to charge this much, the food at least should be decent. I bought two items, and when she told me the total, I felt like I had broken a window! I will NEVER come back here again! Avoid this place at all costs.

As a Puerto Rican woman who knows her way around the kitchen, I can confidently say that Cocina Borinqua offers exceptional food. If you're looking for truly authentic Puerto Rican cuisine, this is the place to visit.