El Coqui Restaurants

Dined in for the first time ever¡! Went back a couple weeks later to grab a take home plate ❤️‍🔥 Felt weird to be in Fair Haven after so many years… Once my plate was in front of me… I didn’t have another thought about the past… All I could do was eat the 🔥 in front of me¡! Must have in this life¡! A point of reference…

Food is good here. Nothing really spectacular but just food that taste as it should. Sometimes a little bland but acceptable

I was surprised to see what LOOKED like Puertorican foods and see two Asians there... I went pretty early and the yucca was already sold out . I think they are popular because many came in. They speak Spanish ... I got arroz amarillo con gandiles ...pernil y habichuelas. Ok so I've grown up eating and cooking PR food. There was something missing. But the fact they are Asian made it amazing..they did a fantastic job. I won't criticize them because they're not Latino. it was good enough. The price was good for a good amount of food. If they learn about sofrito they will be perfect. Also...don't keep the pernil in water...and get separate the skin so it stays crisp. Overall very good I was really surprised!!!

Just because the owners may appear Chinese that does not mean they did not immigrate from Puerto Rico. Many Chinese who lived in Cuba emigrated to Puerto Rico after Castro in 1959, and from PR they later came to the mainland US, especially the New York area. I've been coming here for years and I can tell you the food is authentic and excellent.

I went later in the evening when food was almost gone. But I've been here several times food is always good. The couple that works there are always nice, very polite. There is seating for you to eat. They speak Spanish sp if your abuelita come she can order lol.