1 post tagged “south american food”

puerto rican lunch at lelolai bakery

my fiance frank is half-puerto rican, half-cuban. he is a spanish/caribbean/south american food aficianado, and had been missing his plato montanero and arroz con pollo pretty badly since we moved. cleveland's culinary scene seems to be lacking in this one area. we like ohio city's very cute and delicious puerto rican lelolai bakery, but he was looking for more of restaurant. so a nice man working at lelolai a couple of months ago came to the rescue and tipped us off to rincon restaurant. rincon is in detroit shoreway, and has weird hours (don't bother showing up after 7 p.m. or on sundays) and no web site, but the food and atmosphere are just what we were looking for. so are the prices. most of the entrees cost $5-10, and side dishes are super cheap, $1-2. though there isn't much for a vegetarian like me, i love plantains and rice and beans and am content ordering just those. when frank found rincon, it was like obama just offered him the vp slot.

someone mentioned to me that some good spanish places might just be hiding...possibly in lorain. anyone have any ideas?

rincon restaurant on detroit ave.