Carmen’s Cooking

Rochester, NY · Puerto Rican restaurant

Rating
4.9/5
★★★★★ 4.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Rochester
#30
of 1277 restaurants
City Percentile
91%
rating percentile
Address
Carmen’s Cooking, 1855 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Phone
(585) 348-1400
Website
www.carmenscooking.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM Sat

Carmen’s Cooking is a restaurant located in Rochester, NY. It is one of 1,277 restaurants listed in Rochester. Its 4.9-star rating is above the Rochester city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–7 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Ethan M · Mar 2026

I highly recommend stopping by for lunch or dinner if you haven’t already. All the food is made fresh and is VERY flavorful. My favorite item is the chicken chunky’s with mac & cheese. They have a wide variety of items on the menu that everyone will enjoy. The atmosphere is very homey and all the employees make sure you are satisfied with every visit. Don’t be a stranger go indulge in Carmen’s Cooking!

★★★★☆ 4.0 Matt Ruffell · Feb 2026

Authentic puerto rican food, cooked by Carmen herself. Probably one of the best cuban sandwiches I have ever had. However, overall, puerto rican food is not my favorite and other people might enjoy it more than I.

★★★★★ 5.0 Stephani Michelle · Dec 2024

Everything about this restaurant is Top Tier 🙌🏿 Customer Service is amazing. Andy was a wonderful host. Not only that, he makes some damn good coconut pudding 😋 (some of the best I've had) The atmosphere is very cleanly, spacious, and relaxing. Food portions are a perfect size as well. I can keep going about our awesome experience... it was truly wonderful with great people. But I'm going to keep it short and sweet. Just know that we are now regulars! See you all on Friday! Wooohooo 😆 Can't wait to meet Carmen. God bless💫💫💫💫💫🙏🏿🫂

★★★★★ 5.0 Tav Mandera · Aug 2025

It doesn't matter where you're from, when you're here you're home. I have to restrain myself from coming here every day. The owners took the time to explain all of the favorites on the menu to us, we came in with a group of 6 and every one of us is committed to returning to try the rest of the menu because we were so amazed. I just moved to this city and I couldn't be happier, I hope I get to keep coming back here again and again. ❤️ Update: Dessert just arrived. The tres leches nearly brought me to tears. The bread pudding was just as good!

★★★★★ 5.0 Huntz Shaikz · Mar 2025

Carmen’s chicken sandwich and the juicy pernil sandwich was SO GOOD. Every one inside was so friendly from the moment you walk in, to ordering, to serving your food. The person taking my order recommended the garlic and oil yuca and to put the leftovers in my eggs for breakfast and I’ll have you know I did that and it was fantastic. Amazing amazing flavor hands down my new favorite sandwich place! Can’t wait to try their other things thank you Carmen’s cooking!! I’ll be dreaming about that pernil tonight

Accessibility & Amenities

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

Services

Puerto Rican restaurant

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