Food and service are top notch! The menu is extensive and the weekend breakfast buffet has the perfect amount of choices and diversity.
Janet Molina
Me and my family dine in, we order oatmeal, coffee, ham cheese sandwiches it was not what we expected food, coffee was cold especially the famous oatmeal and our server were slow when we ask for our oatmeal the serve said it was still in the pot but when it was serve to us it was cold sorry Nellie's is not for me
Conrad Pomykala
Great small place; friendly service but a wait for your food IF it's busy and you don't want the buffet. Menu has good explanations of island foods.
Parking: In a busy area, so you often need to cruise for a spot.
Kid-friendliness: Suitable for kids.
Wheelchair accessibility: In an old building, so a few steps at their entrance.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Avena De Coco Coconut Oatmeal, Cubano Sandwich
elephantnose
Neighborhood feeling dinner. Flavoring is good but the pork is a bit too dry. I think it would be amazing if they use fattier pork.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Karletta Kelly
Last Friday, on Nellie's side of town, looking forward to getting their delicious Oatmeal, since I live on other side I got a 1/2 gallon ($28). I got home, it wasn't sweet. Very disappointed. I called the next morning, employee on the phone, said they would let management know, still haven't heard back or alternative compensation except an apology. Very disappointing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Lara Sundare
Jibarito was lacking. Unmelted cheese. Raw massive pieces of onion. Overcooked eggs. And they didn’t give us any ham even though we paid for it. The oatmeal is still very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Jibarito
V “Box” Andrews
Nice breakfast, jibaritos heavy garlic but cafe con leche freshly made and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
M
The food was solid with hearty portions, but the flavors were blander / more mild than expected. Despite having a reservation for Friday brunch, we waited a pretty long time to get seated; the service was very friendly but slow overall. The interior has a nice vibe and feels very homey. Prices are not bad and pretty standard for brunch food (came out to ~$22 per person + tax/tip). I'd want to come back to try their weekend breakfast buffet!
Food I tried: - Avena de Coco (Coconut Oatmeal): Sweet with a pretty strong cinnamon flavor; the coconut flavor was mostly at the bottom. I love oatmeal and thought it was pretty good.
- Jibarito Bowl with Steak: The steak was tender and flavorful, the rice and sauce were delicious, and the portion was generous. I wish it were more garlicky though, to really capture to jibarito flavor.
- Nellie's Breakfast Special: Probably my least favorite of everything we ordered... The eggs were pretty bland and slightly overcooked. I really liked the toasted bread though-- it had a soft pillowy interior and crunchy exterior. It barely contained any plantains, but I wish it had more for a sweeter flavor.
- Mofongo Relleno Con Caldito de Pollo: This was a dense and filling dish of stuffed mashed plantains. I liked the texture, but found the flavor a bit lacking-- the garlic flavor was much more mild than I would've hoped / liked.
Micah Lapping-Carr
Kid-friendliness: On weekends there's a breakfast buffet for $9, until 2pm, that's very kid friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Karla
My family and I went in on a cold day & would’ve expected to enter a warm restaurant, it was not. & we weren’t greeted by anyone. The servers were really nice but would disappear and leave the front unattended for way too long. We waited for our food for over an hour, and quite frankly it wasn’t great. Do not get the healthy French toast , they were not good at all.
I went to pick up 3 sandwiches and 3 coconut oatmeals and I spent well over$70. NOT WORTH IT! They took more than a 1/2 hour to make the sandwiches that weren't even that good.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Wanda Rodriguez
Kid-friendliness: Yes
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Avena De Coco Coconut Oatmeal
Art Sky
Order Togo 30-40 minutes
Ana Gonzalez
Very good food, atmosphere too. The wait to order and receive the food seemed like a long time. It would be nice if they had more waiters, there were only 2 serving the tables. Also if they had a choice of dairy free cheese and almond or coconut milk for coffee and oatmeal. For clients with dairy intolerance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Edward
4.4 stars, hmmm... How did that happen? Surely it can't be from Puerto Ricans. I had high hopes. Service was good. Minus my wife having to wait just to bite into cold steak. My wife ordered the Bistec Encebollado and the Jibarito steak. The rice with the Bistec was plain. Not only was the steak cold, it was also bland with very little onions. It was not the best. Best meaning the steak that falls apart with ease, yummy. I'll tell you where to go for that. I've been there before I became a vegan, probably 8 years ago. Now to the Jibarito steak. The steak was shredded and didn't fill the sandwich. There should've been a slab of steak instead. Oh boy, was my wife disappointed. She's from the Islands, so yeah. I purchased some white rice, beans, and vegetarian sausage. $5 for the rice. $5 for the beans. $4.50 for the vegetarian sausage. For the price of $14.50 I was expecting some good portions, not even close. I was served a child size teacup of beans, a small bowl of rice, and 2 sausage. The sausage tasted like morning star spicy sausage. At walmart they are $4.58 and comes with 6. The rice had no salt, butter, or oil like my wife's. I rarely take pictures of my food, but I had to so you can understand how small the servings I had were. I left there still hungry. I always tip for good food. Not there especially considering I was a victim of highway robbery. I surprised treated my wife to something different. It's been some years since she ate at a Puerto Ricans restaurant. She was so excited until she wasn't. She's still grateful that I though to take her somewhere different. Back to what I said earlier about letting you know where to go for the best Bistec Encebollado (white rice and steak) and likely the Jibarito. I actually went there right after leaving Nellie's I told my wife that I was still hungry and that I'm going to grab some rice only since I don't meat anymore for old time sake. When I got there I told them how terrible Nellie's food was and how I left there still hungry. After that placed my order for a large rice and a couple things my wife wanted. The owner's team said we got you. I didn't even pay for the. That rice and I love some white, was on point. I ate the entire cup plain. It's the right amount of salt and oil/butter. I believe it's steamed unlike Nellies which appeared to be boiled. Dining in, the rice at LA BOMBA is $2.50 as well as the beans. I don't know the portions, but I'll leave it on a future review for LA BOMBA the next time I dine in again. I used a fork so you can see how small my servings were at Nellie's. The cup is from LA BOMBA after I finished my rice.
Food and service are top notch! The menu is extensive and the weekend breakfast buffet has the perfect amount of choices and diversity.
Me and my family dine in, we order oatmeal, coffee, ham cheese sandwiches it was not what we expected food, coffee was cold especially the famous oatmeal and our server were slow when we ask for our oatmeal the serve said it was still in the pot but when it was serve to us it was cold sorry Nellie's is not for me
Great small place; friendly service but a wait for your food IF it's busy and you don't want the buffet. Menu has good explanations of island foods.
Parking: In a busy area, so you often need to cruise for a spot.
Kid-friendliness: Suitable for kids.
Wheelchair accessibility: In an old building, so a few steps at their entrance.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Avena De Coco Coconut Oatmeal, Cubano Sandwich
Neighborhood feeling dinner. Flavoring is good but the pork is a bit too dry. I think it would be amazing if they use fattier pork.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Last Friday, on Nellie's side of town, looking forward to getting their delicious Oatmeal, since I live on other side I got a 1/2 gallon ($28). I got home, it wasn't sweet. Very disappointed. I called the next morning, employee on the phone, said they would let management know, still haven't heard back or alternative compensation except an apology. Very disappointing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Jibarito was lacking. Unmelted cheese. Raw massive pieces of onion. Overcooked eggs. And they didn’t give us any ham even though we paid for it. The oatmeal is still very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Jibarito
Nice breakfast, jibaritos heavy garlic but cafe con leche freshly made and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
The food was solid with hearty portions, but the flavors were blander / more mild than expected. Despite having a reservation for Friday brunch, we waited a pretty long time to get seated; the service was very friendly but slow overall. The interior has a nice vibe and feels very homey. Prices are not bad and pretty standard for brunch food (came out to ~$22 per person + tax/tip). I'd want to come back to try their weekend breakfast buffet!
Food I tried:
- Avena de Coco (Coconut Oatmeal): Sweet with a pretty strong cinnamon flavor; the coconut flavor was mostly at the bottom. I love oatmeal and thought it was pretty good.
- Jibarito Bowl with Steak: The steak was tender and flavorful, the rice and sauce were delicious, and the portion was generous. I wish it were more garlicky though, to really capture to jibarito flavor.
- Nellie's Breakfast Special: Probably my least favorite of everything we ordered... The eggs were pretty bland and slightly overcooked. I really liked the toasted bread though-- it had a soft pillowy interior and crunchy exterior. It barely contained any plantains, but I wish it had more for a sweeter flavor.
- Mofongo Relleno Con Caldito de Pollo: This was a dense and filling dish of stuffed mashed plantains. I liked the texture, but found the flavor a bit lacking-- the garlic flavor was much more mild than I would've hoped / liked.
Kid-friendliness: On weekends there's a breakfast buffet for $9, until 2pm, that's very kid friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
My family and I went in on a cold day & would’ve expected to enter a warm restaurant, it was not. & we weren’t greeted by anyone. The servers were really nice but would disappear and leave the front unattended for way too long. We waited for our food for over an hour, and quite frankly it wasn’t great. Do not get the healthy French toast , they were not good at all.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
I went to pick up 3 sandwiches and 3 coconut oatmeals and I spent well over$70. NOT WORTH IT! They took more than a 1/2 hour to make the sandwiches that weren't even that good.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Kid-friendliness: Yes
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Avena De Coco Coconut Oatmeal
Order Togo 30-40 minutes
Very good food, atmosphere too. The wait to order and receive the food seemed like a long time. It would be nice if they had more waiters, there were only 2 serving the tables. Also if they had a choice of dairy free cheese and almond or coconut milk for coffee and oatmeal. For clients with dairy intolerance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
4.4 stars, hmmm... How did that happen? Surely it can't be from Puerto Ricans. I had high hopes. Service was good. Minus my wife having to wait just to bite into cold steak. My wife ordered the Bistec Encebollado and the Jibarito steak. The rice with the Bistec was plain. Not only was the steak cold, it was also bland with very little onions. It was not the best. Best meaning the steak that falls apart with ease, yummy. I'll tell you where to go for that. I've been there before I became a vegan, probably 8 years ago. Now to the Jibarito steak. The steak was shredded and didn't fill the sandwich. There should've been a slab of steak instead. Oh boy, was my wife disappointed. She's from the Islands, so yeah. I purchased some white rice, beans, and vegetarian sausage. $5 for the rice. $5 for the beans. $4.50 for the vegetarian sausage. For the price of $14.50 I was expecting some good portions, not even close. I was served a child size teacup of beans, a small bowl of rice, and 2 sausage. The sausage tasted like morning star spicy sausage. At walmart they are $4.58 and comes with 6. The rice had no salt, butter, or oil like my wife's. I rarely take pictures of my food, but I had to so you can understand how small the servings I had were. I left there still hungry. I always tip for good food. Not there especially considering I was a victim of highway robbery. I surprised treated my wife to something different. It's been some years since she ate at a Puerto Ricans restaurant. She was so excited until she wasn't. She's still grateful that I though to take her somewhere different. Back to what I said earlier about letting you know where to go for the best Bistec Encebollado (white rice and steak) and likely the Jibarito. I actually went there right after leaving Nellie's I told my wife that I was still hungry and that I'm going to grab some rice only since I don't meat anymore for old time sake. When I got there I told them how terrible Nellie's food was and how I left there still hungry. After that placed my order for a large rice and a couple things my wife wanted. The owner's team said we got you. I didn't even pay for the. That rice and I love some white, was on point. I ate the entire cup plain. It's the right amount of salt and oil/butter. I believe it's steamed unlike Nellies which appeared to be boiled. Dining in, the rice at LA BOMBA is $2.50 as well as the beans. I don't know the portions, but I'll leave it on a future review for LA BOMBA the next time I dine in again. I used a fork so you can see how small my servings were at Nellie's. The cup is from LA BOMBA after I finished my rice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
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