Parada Maimón

Just placed an order for delivery. the food came quickly which is great. The only negative feedback to give are that the pastelitos came to me way are too greasy for my taste. Also a small shrimp ceviche is $ 8.00 but it’s a very small potions. The juices are great! :)

Swing and an epic miss…
I hopped onto Seamless this afternoon, hoping to get some food without having to venture out into the Black Friday madness. Parada Maimon showed up and I Unilocaled it to take a closer look. I was very excited as there were overwhelmingly positive reviews. I ordered…
Then my food arrived, late. Estimated deliver was slated at 45 – 60 minutes. That says to me that 60 is the absolute longest it should take. My food took an hour and 11 minutes from the confirmation email they sent.
I doubt that the delay came from it taking so long to cook, because everything tells me my order sat in a bag somewhere far too long waiting for delivery. The fish was the most rubbery and overdone fish I think I have ever eaten in my life. However it had sat so long that it was lukewarm at best. Then, the shrimp ceviche that had pieces of 3 shrimp (at most) and was mostly chopped up peppers was nice and warm from sitting on top of my entrée so long. Ceviche is supposed to be served cold.
To top it all off, the paper coffee cup of beans (or should I say a tiny scoop of beans and mostly a cup of brown water) had spilled in the bag and made a complete mess of everything.
Maybe I caught them at a bad moment, but first impressions are everything and they couldn’t have made a worse one with me. Never again.

If you are visiting Fort Tryon Park or the Cloisters, you MUST make the 10 minute walk here for lunch. A Family Combo will fill up 4 – 5 big people easily. You won’t want to eat for another two days. The plantains are wonderful and the chicken is even better. The salad is little more than lettuce with cold peas and beets, but someone at the table is always willing to eat it. They aren’t always accustomed to taking your order at the table, but they’re happy to do so if you have a big group.

Yesterday I decided to pop into this restaurant to order one of their family-​style combos for a picnic. It was a GREAT decision!
I ordered Combo B ($ 16.95), chicharrones de pollo (fried chicken, Dominican style), and there was an enormous tin of rice, beans, a tin of salad, a tin of maduros, and two bottles of water (or soda if you prefer). Also got 2 cups of morir sonando, which totaled $ 24. Not bad!
Even after trekking to the Bronx, the meal stayed fresh and warm, and the food was delicious. The rice and beans were really flavorful, the chicken tender, and the plantains rich. The drinks stayed cool and hit the spot, and were not too sweet and had a perfect creamy flavor!
Oh, and of course despite our best efforts, we still had leftovers. I’ll be back to try some of the pastelitos and the rotisserie chicken!

I just ordered from this place for delivery, I chose it because it is one of the few Latin places around where you can order online, as another reviewer mentioned– on Grub Hub.
I ordered a few types of pastelitos, the fried pork chops and the ropa vieja. Within minutes of completing my online order, I got a call from the restaurant saying that the ropa vieja wasn’t available, and would I like something else. Jose was very patient and helpful.
I ended up getting the goat stew which was absolutely delicious as was everything else. It was moist and had lots of tasty sauce. The order of pork chops comes with two big chops. The chicken and cod fish pastelitos were great. The beef ones were ground rather than shredded, so those I wasn’t crazy about, but they were all well seasoned and crispy.
The food arrived quickly and everything was still hot. My one complaint is that I really wanted some ahi/​salsa verde/​some kind of hot sauce for the pastelitos, but I had some on hand. The portions were plenty for two people with a lot leftover. Definitely my new go– to.

This place is spot on. I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT SO MUCH! I have become quite a fan of latin food since moving into the heights and let me just say… a lot of restaurants serve up rotisserie chicken, rice and beans, fried plantains ect, but this place really triumphs over the rest. Even something as simple as white rice was seasoned very well. You can tell that they really put some time and effort into perfecting their flavors. Their rotisserie chicken is moist and flavorful and for 16.95 for a family combo w/​a whole chicken is amazing for take out. The family combos are really good deals and can feed 3 – 4 people easily.
I will eat here again… and again… and again!