| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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This is not a trendy hopping bar the attitude of the place is that more of a cafe than a restaurant but it is very good food for a very good price and the decor puts you in a great mood. ”
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The atmosphere is always fun. ”
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It's a reasonable restaurant with a fun atmosphere, and there's always something new to look at. ”
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Great ambience, fun and quirky crowd and pretty good food. ”
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Good sangria, zesty food, and a fun crowd of guys at the table next to us (thanks for the tequila shots) made a very convincing argument for her to move here! ”
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Boca Chica has it all -- great ambiance, great food, great drinks, great value, great service. ”
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Great food, great atmosphere, good service, but with a large group it's definitely difficult to be served together and in a timely manner. ”
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If you love great food and ambiance go here! ”
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Plus if you want to check out the bar scene afterwards it is in a great location. ”
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Great ambiance, great drinks, great food in generous portions, what more can you ask for? ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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The coconut flan for desert is very good. ”
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Shared teh chocolate bread pudding which was very good. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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Great ambiance, great drinks, great food in generous portions, what more can you ask for? ”
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Great food and drinks and the serivce is nice too! ”
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Plus if you want to check out the bar scene afterwards it is in a great location. ”
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The drinks are amazing -- the pina colada is so good you want to be alone with it for some quality time! ”
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The drinks are excellent. ”
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The food (vegetarian & non-vegetarian) was truly authentic as well as the drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic). ”
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The bartender was great, so were the drinks. ”
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had about an hour of a wait which I didn't even mind because I hung out at the bar and had some great drinks. ”
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Their drinks are great and service is quick. ”
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The drinks are good and the service was perfect. ”
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Boca Chica has it all -- great ambiance, great food, great drinks, great value, great service. ”
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This is not a trendy hopping bar the attitude of the place is that more of a cafe than a restaurant but it is very good food for a very good price and the decor puts you in a great mood. ”
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| food quality |
93.81999969482422% positive |
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Great food and drinks and the serivce is nice too! ”
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Try the pastel for an interesting combination of cornmeal, black beans and olives with a side of rice and beans. ”
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The complimentary plantain chips were tasty, and I appreciated the vegetarian entrees especially since this restaurant concentrates on their ultra-fresh vegetables. ”
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Food is tasty and not too heavy. ”
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Yummy, delicious, & aromatic! ”
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Not great food, but filling and satisfying. ”
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Great food, great atmosphere, good service, but with a large group it's definitely difficult to be served together and in a timely manner. ”
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always get the Camarones Chipolte, spicey, smokey, great beans. ”
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The food was amazing! ”
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The food is great. ”
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This restaurant is very over rated, quality of food is mediocre, too pricy for the food you get. ”
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Although the wait was annoying, the food was good so i might be back for a regular-night out kind of dinner. ”
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Great ambiance, great drinks, great food in generous portions, what more can you ask for? ”
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Today it's just a ho-hum restaurant with mediocre food. ”
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The food is authentic and DELICIOUS. ”
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This is not a trendy hopping bar the attitude of the place is that more of a cafe than a restaurant but it is very good food for a very good price and the decor puts you in a great mood. ”
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If you love great food and ambiance go here! ”
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The food (vegetarian & non-vegetarian) was truly authentic as well as the drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic). ”
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yummy tastes for your boca ”
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Shared teh chocolate bread pudding which was very good. ”
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Boca Chica has it all -- great ambiance, great food, great drinks, great value, great service. ”
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Sides were all delicious. ”
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Excellent food! ”
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The fried plantains and dip they give you at the table are delicious and different. ”
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All the dishes were delicious, and the staff was really accommodating of our rearranging the furniture as we grew. ”
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Great food, great environment, tiny though ”
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The pork stuffed plantains are very flavorful with the perfect balance of the sweet plantains and the spicy pork. ”
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Everything is delicious! ”
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The dipping sauce that comes with the complimentary plantains is amazing. ”
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The food taste authentic! ”
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Boca Chica has a cool Cuban vibe going on combined with great inexpensive food. ”
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This place is great with food, and their service is good and they usually have nice Salsa playing in the background. ”
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Tasty, tasty, tasty! ”
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Great ambience, fun and quirky crowd and pretty good food. ”
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My boyfriend is not very adventurous when it comes to food but he loved the Arroz con Pollo and even ate some of my Ropa Vieja. ”
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The food was really, really good (sweet plaintains filled with spicy beef are small, but every perfect bite counts!) ”
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The food is always great. ”
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Sure it's loud and you are sitting on top of one another but the food is consistenty good and authentic. ”
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All the fish specials and shrimp dishes are fantastic. ”
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the food is pretty good too. ”
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Evey dish we ordered was SO good, and really reasonably priced. ”
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took me a while to visit, and I don't go often (about once a year), but whenever I'm in the mood for some very good pan-Latin food, I skip the scene at Patria or Chicama, and head over to Boca Chica. ”
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shared the shrimp quesaditas which were good but probably had like one shrimp in it. ”
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Also, unless you really can handle chilies don't order the shrimps with green chili sauce - I personally loved it. ”
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We had a tasty steak dish and (possibly) the best shrimp dish I've had in a restaurant. ”
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The food was enjoyable, the food was well seasoned and cooked and we had everything from coconut shrimp, steak and chicken. ”
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Very loud, small room, but the food is very good, and so is the friendly, accomodating service. ”
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The food is very good, try the Steak! ”
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very cute manager and very good food ”
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Great Brazilian food ”
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There are probably six tables and one booth in the entire place but the staff does not rush you out, Try the Flan and the white sangria- both delicious! ”
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You will pay an average of $10.00 to 15.00 for a huge plate of food. ”
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Their shrimp and steak are wonderful. ”
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The food is fresh, flavorful and delicious. ”
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The steak sandwich is very good as is shrimp ceviche (although a ceviche is a wrong term since the shimp is actually cooked, not marinated). ”
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Quick service (once you get a table), and decent food. ”
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It's sometimes hard to find good latin food these days. ”
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Good sangria, zesty food, and a fun crowd of guys at the table next to us (thanks for the tequila shots) made a very convincing argument for her to move here! ”
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some stuff seems a little foofy but lots of good food. ”
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GREAT food and friendly service. ”
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highly recommend this dish if you can handle your mouth being on fire. ”
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The menu truly is a terrific blend of fusion food, so whether you want a burrito, mango gazpacho, or tostones they've got it in some delicous way! ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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Our waiter knew the menu very well and made some excellent suggestions. ”
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The menu truly is a terrific blend of fusion food, so whether you want a burrito, mango gazpacho, or tostones they've got it in some delicous way! ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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Boca Chica (small mouth) is a great place. ”
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It's a great place to take out-of-towners! ”
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We had a tasty steak dish and (possibly) the best shrimp dish I've had in a restaurant. ”
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| return potential |
50.0% positive |
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Although the wait was annoying, the food was good so i might be back for a regular-night out kind of dinner. ”
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| service |
82.6099967956543% positive |
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Their drinks are great and service is quick. ”
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Quick service (once you get a table), and decent food. ”
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Very loud, small room, but the food is very good, and so is the friendly, accomodating service. ”
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very cute manager and very good food ”
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almost always it's easy to get a table right away, plantains for appetizer are amazing and the service is usually quick. ”
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The bartender was great, so were the drinks. ”
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The acoustics of the place make it seem like everyone is talking at full volume - it's so loud you could probably discuss classified information inside and the people at the next table won't hear you. ”
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Terrible service - VERY RUDE! ”
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service is always good. ”
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Great, friendly staff as well. ”
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The drinks are good and the service was perfect. ”
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service: strictly business - good speed, was not rushed, efficient, no extra chatter, water was filled regularly ”
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GREAT food and friendly service. ”
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Once we got there, 8 of 13 in our group, the hostess was rude and unprofessional. ”
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All the dishes were delicious, and the staff was really accommodating of our rearranging the furniture as we grew. ”
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This place is great with food, and their service is good and they usually have nice Salsa playing in the background. ”
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The waiter/waitress were extremely fast and efficient. ”
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Boca Chica has it all -- great ambiance, great food, great drinks, great value, great service. ”
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Great food, great atmosphere, good service, but with a large group it's definitely difficult to be served together and in a timely manner. ”
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There are probably six tables and one booth in the entire place but the staff does not rush you out, Try the Flan and the white sangria- both delicious! ”
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Our waiter knew the menu very well and made some excellent suggestions. ”
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After we ate dinner, 2 of our friends left - the rude hostess approached and wanted to take a table away since "you are only 11 now ”
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Ivan, the bartender, is great! ”
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| value |
89.28999900817871% positive |
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It's a 20-something crowd enjoying the good value (read: very inexpensive). ”
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When my boyfriend and I were going on our first date I went on citysearch to find a good inexpensive date spot. ”
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Great ambiance, great drinks, great food in generous portions, what more can you ask for? ”
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This is not a trendy hopping bar the attitude of the place is that more of a cafe than a restaurant but it is very good food for a very good price and the decor puts you in a great mood. ”
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Everything smelled really good tho and the portions are pretty big. ”
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Boca Chica has a cool Cuban vibe going on combined with great inexpensive food. ”
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vibrant little spot to try plaintains cooked every which way and enjoy a few strong margaritas for a good price. ”
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You will pay an average of $10.00 to 15.00 for a huge plate of food. ”
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One of the best mojitos and margaritas in the city, for a very good price--two of these and I'm loopy. ”
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Boca Chica has it all -- great ambiance, great food, great drinks, great value, great service. ”
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The best deal I've found in the neighborhood, though, which is generally overpriced. ”
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Very good value ”
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The dinner was really good, but that is somewhat pricey for the Lower East Side. ”
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The price is really good too! ”
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| wait time |
100.0% positive |
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Their drinks are great and service is quick. ”
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almost always it's easy to get a table right away, plantains for appetizer are amazing and the service is usually quick. ”
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