La Caribeña Restaurant

Reviews

• Phillip M.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  This place took me to the island Puerto Rico! The tropical atmosphere and deco is very Caribbean and relaxing. The menu is incredible! They have a multitude of dishes and that spread across Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and South / Central America.  I ordered a dish with juicy fried meat (carne frita), round ball shaped plantains containing garlic and chewy pork rinds (Mofongo), some sweet fried plantains (Amarillos), and a side of traditional white rice and beans (Arroz con Abichuelas guisadas).  To top it off with my favorite non-alcoholic malt beverage (Malta Goya).
  
  The service was fast and great!

• Christine F.

  star star star star star_border 7 June 2026

  My co-workers order to go from here pretty frequently and I have been pretty jealous. Yesterday it was my turn. For under $12 you get a lot of food. The mofongo had pieces of chicharron, and fried platanos  in it and was perfectly balanced with the right amount of stock and salt. The carne frita was bits of pork fried and seasoned. It almost tasted like steak. It was so delicious! I hope be lucky enough to order from here again. It's pretty close to my work.

• Joanna T.

  star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

  This Mister goes to La Caribena for lunch regularly but dinner last night was my first time. The inside is super cute! Very tropical decor, plenty of tables for large groups and even photos of all the Brewers players that get their food fix here.
  
  FYI, they no longer serve alcohol despite the Yelp check in offer of a free shot. They do have a nice selection of tasty juices or soft drinks.
  
  We started with empanadas ($6 for 4 giant ones) - you choose chicken or beef. We had a mix and the chicken was good but the beef ones were AMAZING - go that way. My only wish on these would be for a dipping sauce but whatever man - they're completely delicious.
  
  For dinner we both had the #2 plate ($8.50) which is choice of meat & Puerto Rican rice. We opted for stewed pork which was porky, tender, crispy, fatty all kinds of tasty. Our server (a super nice young man) recommended mixing the meat and rice and adding some sweet plantains - the combo is absolutely perfect. A mix of flavors and textures - it tastes like someone's Auntie is in the back making sure you don't get skinny.
  
  If you have been, definitely check this warm, welcoming, tropical gem out. The flavors are outstanding and the hospitality
  Is genuine.

• Rohan D.

  star star star star star_border 4 June 2026

  Maybe service is irregular or inconsistent but so far I've always gotten very good service in two languages.  I've enjoyed the Puerto Rican, Dominican and Cuban dishes, there's a variety here not found elsewhere in the Milwaukee area.  Maybe more importantly, this is the only Puerto Rican restaurant that is a nice dine-in place, all the others are really just take out or hole-in-the-wall places.  The decor here is festive, Caribbean (well fittingly, right?) and clean.  By Puerto Rican restaurant standards the service is fast (meaning it's only kind of slow), but more importantly friendly and inviting.  I do like eating in a Borinquen restaurant that is full of people speaking Caribbean Spanish and playing Rican music, it's a food plus atmosphere thing.  I can't recommend a particular dish, I'm working my way through the menu and I am yet to find a plate I didn't thoroughly enjoy. In terms of the sides, I do prefer their rice and mangu over their mofongo.  I only wish I could have a rum and parcha before my meal. And maybe that it was always hot outside when I came here.

• Ernesto S.

  star star star star star 1 June 2026

  The first time I went there was on Saturday the 19th never went to this place before and omigod this place I recommended they really make good food I had to Head jibarito and I think it was delicious.