El New Yorican

• Cuisine(s): Latin, Latin American
  Hours: Sun,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat 11am-8pm
  Price: $$
• Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
  Features: Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Dinner, Lunch
• Alcohol: BYOB
  Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: Free, Lot Available

Description

Owner Alberto Rivera provides the hospitality, the food, and the explanation behind El New Yorican (pronounced yor-EE-can), the west Phoenix restaurant featuring casual Puerto Rican cuisine, with the name meaning a Puerto Rican born in New York. Prepared in the style of Créole cooking, or what the locals call cocina criolla, this family-run eatery serves up a tight menu of wallet-friendly fare and service with a smile. Start with the fried plantains, then try the fried chicken rubbed with adobo, the classic Puerto Rican pork roast pernil, or a softball-size lump of garlic-heavy mofongo. Wash it down with a bottle of Malta, and you’ll be swaying to a Puerto Rican salsa in no time.