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Best Cuban and/or Puerto Rican Food in Town?

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combat wombat™
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12:14p, 7/11/16
I used to love Cafe Miami in Bellaire, but it closed. I've been looking for a new go-to place and found El Rincon Criollo.

It's on Hwy 6, just north of Westheimer. The food was fantastic. I would especially recommend the Ropa Vieja and the Pierna Asada de Puerco con Cebolla (Pernil).

El Rincon Crillo
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Stan Crowch
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12:15p, 7/11/16
Tex-Chick
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Diggity
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12:47p, 7/11/16
For Cuban, Cafe Piquet in Bellaire is pretty damn good.
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Jugstore Cowboy
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1:07p, 7/11/16
El Rey.

I say that in part because it's the only Cuban restaurant I know, but I also like the food.
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FW Declerk
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In reply to Stan Crowch • 1:08p, 7/11/16
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Tex-Chick


This and I like the hole in the wall atmosphere
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combat wombat™
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In reply to Diggity • 1:45p, 7/11/16
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For Cuban, Cafe Piquet in Bellaire is pretty damn good.
Yeah, they're okay. Not al all convenient to us, though. Not close to home or work.

We live on the west side of town, so El Rincon Criollo is much better.
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ATM9000
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1:53p, 7/11/16
flor de Cuba on clay and piquet both better than el ricon
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combat wombat™
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In reply to ATM9000 • 1:57p, 7/11/16
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flor de Cuba on clay and piquet both better than el ricon
I've been to Flor de Cuba; I like Rincon better. It could be the menu selections I made happened to be better at Ricon.
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Diggity
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2:05p, 7/11/16
thought you were asking for suggestions. Maybe brush up on your punctuation usage.
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ATM9000
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In reply to combat wombat™ • 2:22p, 7/11/16
Rincon wasn't bad but if I remember correctly, flor and Piquet both had their own bakeries or made their bread and pastries in house and Rincon didn't and that's key to me with Cuban good since their breads and pastries are a bit unique vs. other Latin foods.
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combat wombat™
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In reply to Diggity • 2:31p, 7/11/16
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thought you were asking for suggestions. Maybe brush up on your punctuation usage.
Sorry....
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combat wombat™
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In reply to ATM9000 • 2:33p, 7/11/16
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Rincon wasn't bad but if I remember correctly, flor and Piquet both had their own bakeries or made their bread and pastries in house and Rincon didn't and that's key to me with Cuban good since their breads and pastries are a bit unique vs. other Latin foods.
You may be 100% correct on this. I did take out and didn't get any baked items with the meal.
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Tom Hagen
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3:02p, 7/11/16
http://puntacanahouston.com/

Has anyone tried this place at Willowbrook? I've driven by it, but it looks a little roachy.
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In reply to Tom Hagen • 3:06p, 7/11/16
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http://puntacanahouston.com/

Has anyone tried this place at Willowbrook? I've driven by it, but it looks a little roachy.


My wife and I hit it up one day. We both thought it was excellent. We had recently returned from Punta Cana and wanted to check out Houstons offerings. It was much better than anything we had at our resort, even if it is a bit roachey.
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Petrino1
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3:08p, 7/11/16
For Puerto Rican food, the food at tex-chick is always good but doesnt taste super authentic to me. I dont think the owner is puerto rican. Theres a puerto rican food truck on westheimer called Senor Juan thats gotten great reviews. I havent eaten there but I stopped by to check out the food and it looked good and authentic. The owners are straight from the island. Might be worth checking out.
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Sazerac
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In reply to Tom Hagen • 4:57p, 7/11/16
Solid but kind of a dump n
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sts7049
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5:13p, 7/11/16
flor de cuba has pretty good arroz con pollo on sundays, and fresh bread if you can get it before it sells out
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shihitemuslim
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6:21p, 7/11/16
Cafe Piquet Cuban Cuisine for cuban food
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combat wombat™
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In reply to Petrino1 • 6:21p, 7/11/16
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For Puerto Rican food, the food at tex-chick is always good but doesnt taste super authentic to me. I dont think the owner is puerto rican. Theres a puerto rican food truck on westheimer called Senor Juan thats gotten great reviews. I havent eaten there but I stopped by to check out the food and it looked good and authentic. The owners are straight from the island. Might be worth checking out.


I have! The day I went, I wanted alcapuriras but he'd sold out. I got empanadas, which were okay. I liked what I got. And it came without food poisoning
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combat wombat™
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6:22p, 7/11/16
Not the same, but I wish I knew someplace with good paella.
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Tom Hagen
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In reply to combat wombat™ • 9:01p, 7/11/16
Costa Brava in Bellaire.
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Bockaneer
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4:36p, 7/13/16
I've eaten here a couple three times and liked it - http://www.riceandbeanscubancuisine.net

edit for Cypress off 290
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AGSM09
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10:21p, 7/13/16
Rice and Beans is not bad and the closest to us, so it's where we normally go. I've yet to find good Cuban bread in Houston though, will have to try Flor de Cuba before they sell out.
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lctag
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12:20p, 7/14/16
For Cuban - I like El Meson in the Village. It's nothing special, but I always enjoy my meal.
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Finn Maccumhail
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12:34p, 7/14/16
I can't recall the name and I've never been but I've heard there's some tiny, hole-in-the-wall joint in Montrose that has the absolute best Puerto Rican food in the city.

Anybody know the name?

edit: Never mind, looks like it's Tex-Chick.
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combat wombat™
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12:41p, 7/14/16
I don't know if that's it, but my mom took me to a place located in an old house in that area. It's been a very long time and I don't recall the food. May need to try it again.
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Diggity
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12:44p, 7/14/16
It's Tex-Chick on Fariview
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chico
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1:03p, 7/14/16
La Vina on Richmond, in the same shopping center as several Colombian restaurants is interesting. Kind of a dumpy looking place, but the older gentleman waiter has been a waiter for decades in Houston Cuban restaurants. Food is pretty standard fare however.
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Theblondewonder
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1:10p, 7/14/16
Agree with OP. That place is delicious and always packed at peek hours.
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Scientific
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2:03p, 7/14/16
There are a few Cuban trucks popping up around SW. I haven't tried the one Gessner and Harwin yet.
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