Quisqueya La Bella

Considering the general lack of Caribbean restaurants in greater Cleveland, this place is as good as it gets! I mean, where else can you get Mangu around here? The food options are tremendous and the service is great and attentive. If I can’t go to Sousa every month, at least I can come here and reflect on the things that make DR so great!

Very sweet people! The food was great! We had arroz con gandules, plátanos, mofongo con shrimp, y Dominican fried chicken. It was so good and flavorful.

This is a no-​frills restaurant that serves really good food at a reasonable price. I usually order the grilled chicken with rice and beans. They serve you a huge plate with the chicken leg and thigh resting on top of a bed of perfectly cooked rice. The beans, in a delicious sauce, are served on the side. I usually end up pouring them on top of the rice to soak up every ounce of the juice.
On a recent visit, one of my dining companions ordered the shrimp mofongo. I’ve never had mofongo before so I was excited to try it for the first time. Wow, is it good! It might be my new «go to» at lunch.

Amazing authentic Dominican food. I recommend the 3 golpes — Mangu, huevos, salami and best fried Spanish cheese ever !!! Enjoy :)

Best Dominican in town, hands down. I love the Dominican culture and people, their food is some of the best. I like this place because my Father knows the owners, the Spanish community is a close knit one in Cleveland. Everyone knows everyone around here. I can get a meal on consignment if needed. That helps in a pinch.
The beef stew is better than Rincon Criollo, which is saying a lot, because their beef stew is good and they give you a lot. You get so much rice and a lot of meat too, they’re no slouches, lets just say that. They feed you the way they like to eat.
All of the owners/​workers are regulars at San Lorenzo Night Club. Who by the way also has pretty good eats on Friday and Saturday nights. Sundays also, select hours.
Having the «Spanish Connection», so to speak, around Cleveland is a good thing if you take a liking to the cuisine. I grew up on it and like it more and more as the years pass…

My buddy and I took a couple of Dominican chicks to the shooting range the other week. I felt glad to empower the girl. She never held or shot a gun before. Like Nas said on «I Gave You Power», well, I gave her that power. I stood behind her and showed her proper form /​stance. Yeah, it may have been a creep move to stand directly behind a girl while she shot a gun, but damned if she didn’t like it! Hanging out with these Dominican chicks had me wondering what Dominican food tastes like. So I looked this place up.
A few months ago something happened in my mind and body that turned me off from eating meat. I have been trying to eat a very «clean» diet. I have also been like the first NWA album after Cube left: 100 Miles and Runnin’. Fitness is feeling great. What does not feel great is when my buddy is now getting stronger than me. I have noticeably lost strength because of this combination of cardio and lack of protein. I guess these stupid Greek yogurts have not been cutting it. After he showed me up again lifting weights in his basement today, I was pissed. I was driven by this primal aggression and anger to eat meat! Like all you other hateful and mean carnivores! So I drove up to Quisqueya La Bella so I can regain my strength that I have been missing.
I had the beef stew with beans and rice. They ran out of yellow rice which bummed me out. Once I got the food home, I realized that it didn’t matter once all of the meat juices and beans were mixed in. I also added chicken for $ 4. They carry a bunch of other Latin American food items. Most of which I don’t know what they are. Which is my favorite part of discovering new ethnic foods. I highly recommend coming here. If you like Rincon Criollo and Puerto Rican food, you will like this. They have a lot of dishes with plantains. The atmosphere is cool. There is a tropical beach painted on the wall. They play baseball games on TV. The service is friendly and accommodating to even lame gringos like myself.