Borinquen Restaurant
738 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015
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Address :
738 E 4th St
Bethlehem, PA, 18015 - Phone (610) 317-9104
- Website https://www.borinquenrestaurant.net/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 8:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : No
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Street
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
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Frank M.
Opened in 2003, the Borinquen Restaurant specializes in pastelillos, pastry crusts filled with beef or chicken, and then fried. There is minimal seating room, but that's more than okay--a pastelillo can be eaten on the go. No menu, habla Ingles. It is more of a snack bar than a restaurant. Rock bottom prices, and tasty empenadas and pork dishes. It's a little bit of a hike from the main section of Southside, surrounded by latino oriented businesses (convenience stores). It's just a few blocks from takeout Thai, so it's a good place for people on a budget. Hours: Mon - Sat, 11am - 8pm; Sun, closed Payments accepted: Cash only General services: Take-out, Eat-in
(4)Brian L.
Wow. I just came from here to get a quick lunch. The place was pretty crowded around noon. There are no menus as DC C said. There's just trays laid out with the food. I had a tough time since there was so much to choose from. I ended up getting 2 empanadas (beef, chicken) and one bbq chicken skewer. The empanadas were pretty good, but coulda used a little more flavor on the inside. The chicken skewer...omg...so good. Tender, juicy, flavorful....I shoulda got another.... Definitely check this place out...it's a little bit out of the way (for Lehigh students) but it's worth it. I got those three things for only $5! I just might come back tomorrow for lunch haha...
(4)Brooke Y.
Got there at 7pm on a Friday night, not realizing they close at 8. The selection was not great. As with having no menu, you can only choose from what is left. The beans were a little dry, as was chicken and beef stew. I'm going to give this place another try during lunch when food is fresh. Cashier and cook were very pleasant and the food is cheap.
(3)DC C.
I'm updating my review to reflect the changes. Pros: - good Puerto Rican food - inexpensive - excellent portion sizes - fast service Cons: - no menu - limited offerings What changes are there now? Well, they've updated the counter. Besides being more aesthetically pleasing, they also added a scale. That means you can now order items by the pound. Fantastic! Since I come from a Cantonese background in Queens, much of my diet growing up consisted of siu mei - that's Cantonese BBQ. That means I had a lot of roast pork (char siu), soy sauce chicken, roasted duck, and roasted pig. If you've ever watched Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, then you'll notice that a lot of places in the world roast whole pigs. The Puerto Ricans do it, the Malaysians do it, the Brazilians do it, and the Chinese do it. It's almost like a universal item in that sense, like putting high value on gold or having dragons in your legends (well, except to the non-pork eating religions and people). Anyway, whenever I went back to New York before, I had to carry back several boxes of BBQ meats because they're unavailable here. Well now, I have a very close substitute. The roasted pork at Borinquen is definitely a different from the Cantonese roasted pig from NYC. The Borinquen pork is less tender, less fatty overall, and not as easy to chew. The skin is also cruder and thicker. But it's close enough, and an absolute bargain at $6 per pound. I just order a pound to go, bring it home, and eat it with rice and hoisin sauce (with some hot sauce for some kick). Just like home! Sort of. If there's one part where the Puerto Rican-style wins in pig roasting, it's in the skin. Sometimes, it's chewy and rubbery, but you can still taste the flavor. But when you get a crisp, fatty piece of skin, it is absolute heaven for you tastebuds. The owners have told me that most people avoid the skin for health reasons - why not live it up? That means more skin for me (and they usually accommodate my requests for more because there is a surplus). I've tried out some other items when the pork ran out. The steak in sauce is okay, but I don't think the steak is a good meat for slow-cooking. The tripe in sauce has a very nice flavor, although the aftertaste usually gives me a bit of a kick. The fried pork is very good - it may look dry, but it has a nice salted outer covering that brings out the nice pork flavor. The chicken is very tender and flavorful, and it falls off the bone nicely. As I mentioned before, there is no menu. The counter workers speak English, so ask them what every item is. Order, and have fun!
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