El Gordo Coqui

I ordered takeout from El Gordo Coqui yesterday and wow — everything was absolutely delicious! The empanadas were golden and crispy with perfectly seasoned filling — fresh, flavorful, and not greasy at all. The pernil was tender, juicy, and packed with rich, slow-roasted flavor that melts in your mouth. And the Cuban sandwich? Incredible. Crispy pressed bread, savory pork, ham, gooey melted cheese, and just the right balance of pickles and mustard — every bite was perfection. And I can’t forget dessert — the tres leches cake was AMAZING. Moist, light, perfectly sweet, and soaked just right without being soggy. It was the perfect ending to an already fantastic meal. Everything was packaged well and still hot when I got home. The portions were generous, and you can truly taste the authen

We came in about an hour before close, we got beef empanadas peril the pork chop and the stew…. We all got all three kinds of rice and the two options of beans… everything was amazing, flavorful and so filling!! The empanadas were actually insane so so good!!! We will absolutely be back and will be bringing our family as well bc they will also LOVE it 😍

When my fiance asked me to go get Puerto Rican take out I figured I would be going to the standard Puerto Rican restaurant with the same standard recipe I’ve had my whole life at these restaurants growing up in NYC. It’s good, but tastes like it’s from a Puerto Rican restaurant you know? Here’s what took me by surprise it tasted like my mother and grandmothers cooking. I was thoroughly impressed and I really enjoyed my meal. The pernil was absolutely fantastic, kidney beans were great and aroz con gondules was amazing. You can always tell when something is cooked with love. I Will absolutely be back.

Highly recommend going here. The food is very good and so are the portions. The staff are all always friendly and welcoming. Keep up the great work.

You have to try it. As a somewhat picky person (you can’t eat everyone’s food) this place was fantastic. Extremely reasonably priced and honestly pretty cheap for the amount of food you get. My family of 4 shared 3 small platters and 4 empanadas. We took an entire platter home lol. Food was *CHEFS KISS* The family friendly atmosphere playing great music was wonderful. The employees and ownership are just awesome awesome people and were an absolute pleasure to meet and talk with while we were there. The juices were on point and the TRES LECHES CAKE. Out of this world. Rice and beans all on point. Pollo guisado, pernil & chuleta!!! 👌🏼 no dry meats over here. Highly recommend. You won’t be disappointed. Great family. Great establishment. Can’t wait for the next visit. !