Solido Restaurant

For the past five years of living in the Whitehall/​Bethlehem areas, Solido’s has been my go-​to Spanish food restaurant when I was unable to steal my mother-in-law’s cooking or just had to have some pernil. Yesterday I was sadly disappointed in the quality of the food and will probably not return.
We ordered pernil (pork), roasted chicken, and rice and beans. Pernil done right is one of the most satisfying Spanish dishes. It should be tender, flavorful, and fall apart. What I had yesterday was none of that. The meat was dry, flavorless, slightly tough, and I found a few human hairs in mine. Talk about a turn-​off. Also the portion wasn’t very large at all for the two of us. The pernil arrived on a plate one would use as a saucer for a teacup. Very small.
The chicken was not much better. It was a combination of both greasy and dry, and was hard to swallow. The rice was crunchy as if it was taken from the bottom of the hoya. Not appetizing. I have to say the best part of the meal was probably the beans, which tasted like a can of Goya’s pink beans with some additions to it.
If you’re looking for good Spanish food, take a trip to Bethlehem and visit El Caribe on Broadway. The food has a better flavor and the prices are cheaper.
If you crave sub-​par Spanish food at high prices, then check out Solido’s. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.