Freddy & Tony’s Restaurant

Yum! My boyfriend is Puerto Rican and we were in the mood for some authentic food. We ordered the chicken and rice platter and some appetizers. Everything was so delicious! Definitely not healthy/​fried and greasy-​but nonetheless it was good :) will be back to try more!

There is a bit of a language barrier and it’s not in the best of neighborhoods but the food is awesome. Some of my faves include garlic pork chop, also love the carne guisada, plantains and the beans.

I really like the food in this restaurant. However, they do not offer «arroz con gandules», rotisserie chicken, ribs, yellow rice or «morcilla» during weekdays. They only offer that menu on weekends!

Two words:
NO RICE!
None.
At 7:39pm, Wednesday April 6, 2016.
And they weren’t cooking anymore for the rest of the night. Wtf? Some real Philadelphia bullxxxx.

One of my favorite spots in PA, service is not all that but the food is worth the wait. If you can go and just pick up the food, it would be great! The piña colada is one of the best I’ve ever had.

This place is stellar. My BF and I showed up at around 10 a.m. to pick up food to take to my father for his birthday, about an hour and half away from Philly and we all LOVED IT. The pork, plantains, blood sausage (I don’t like it, but father was head over heels) were terrific. The empanadas could have used some more picadillo, but that’s just me being greedy, as the flavor was outstanding. The roasted chicken was out of sight. I’m definitely coming back. Best part, it didn’t break the bank.

Never had Puerto Rican food at an authentic place and a co-​worker of mine suggested this place. It was really good. Potato balls, beef empanadas, pork, and rice were all good. People on here complaining about the prices, but it seemed decently priced to me considering the amount of food we got. Would definitely come back to Freddy & Tony’s next time I’m in Philly.

I love their food. My step-​mother is Puerto Rican so I know what native food is supposed to taste like and Freddy and Tony hits the spot. If you do not speak Spanish their is a bit of a language barrier but I managed by speaking my broken Spanish and pointing. A little miscommunication while ordering happened and I ordered more food then I anticipated. I ordered the bistec con cebolla, monfongo, arroz con gandules, and frijoles. Everything was delicious. My check was a little steep and some of the prices on items are outrageous. Overall for a quick Puerto Rican food, I will return.

Great food and Great service. I had the arroz guisado, pollo, platanos maduros, chicken empanada and a Piña colada. Very satisfying:) it was very busy and we waited awhile for service, however it was worth the wait.

Excepted so much more from this «authentic» Puerto Rican restaurant. Food was just ok for the price they charged. A bit disappointed

The people here are so nice and very helpful. It’s very nice that their entire menu is described in English so you know what the dishes are. We were ordering out to take to a friend’s house so we got a bit of everything. We loved it all– and my boyfriend is puerto rican and he said it was all great as well.
We got mofongo, yellow rice with beans, beans, pork, fried pork, blood sausage (if you’re non-​puerto Rican and haven’t had this, you should really give it a try because it’s actually delicious), and chicken. Oh and also potato balls with beef– so, so yummy. All so good. Definitely the best yellow rice I’ve had.
We’ll definitely be back for more.

i love their food so mch to choose i always get the combo 8 best place to go to if you want authentic puertorican food the resturant is nice the staff is alive nice it does get pretty busy if you are taking out food

Service extremely slow. Basically my boyfriend and I sat down and waited 30 mins, no one came to our table. We then proceed to the counter to order to go instead. 15 mins later our order was taken. 30 mins later we finally got our order. Mind you we came on a sunday. My boyfriend is peurto rican and just moved from NY, we both are huge foodies. I came here a few years ago and loved it. Now… im sorry to say but this place seriously went down hill. After raving for weeks to my bf about this place… i was embarrassed that I took him here. We ordered 2lbs of pernil, yellow rice, pescado empanado, empanadas, relleno de papa, and alcapurrias. The rice wasnt bad. Pernil had no taste and dry, fried fish was good, empanadas sucked (barely any meat in them and wasnt tasty), relleno and alcapurrias was ok, again were is the taste? We were looking forward to not cook for once and we were dissapointed. With the time we spent waiting, my man could have cooked a much tastier yellow rice, pernil and empanadas. we were just lazy that day :(
*on the bright side my Piña colada was delish and the sweet girl with short black hair was kick ass.

This is by far one of the best Puerto Rican restaurants in the area. If you want a touch of tradition, this is it! If you want to enjoy some good pasteles, mofongo, arroz con gandules, and anything else that reminds you of Ponce, P.R., this is it!
(If only they would expand their business to Florida) Believe it or not, some parts of Florida lack what Freddy’s and Tony’s have to offer. I would fly to Philly just to eat at this restaurant, that’s how good it is! Don’t miss out in this traditional Spanish cooking that just reminds us all of home sweet home — La Isla del Encanto!!!

THIS Freddy and Tony’s Sucks price wise.
$ 4 for white Rice?
FOH
Go to the one on Front and Indiana.

WEPA!!! This is my go to when I don’t want to cook and in need of my rican food. I love the food and so do my kids. We always enjoy our visit. The only down fall I have is the wait. This may cause issues. I never go on the weekend just for that reason. but if you are willing to wait or go early in the day you should be fine on the weekend.

I can’t believe it took me almost eight months of living in the area to find an authentic Puerto Rican restaurant, but it happened.
WEPA!
I came here with two friends (who had never tried real PR food) and we ordered more than we could possibly ever eat, all family-​style: Tostones, Pasteles, Arroz con Habichuelas, Bistec Encebollado, Alcapurrias, and Flan! It tasted exactly like the dishes my mother makes regularly. I refused to leave until we had all of the essentials in front of us – and I’m so happy my friends appreciated it all. The price was also ridiculously reasonable as well.
Our waitress was a total doll. She was taking care of every table in the restaurant and somehow managed to keep everyone laughing, happy, and FULL. Just another reflection of the culture, I suppose!
It is very difficult to find this type of food so I was ecstatic to find a place that does it so well and so affordably in Philadelphia. It tastes like home. Although it’s quite a journey, I will definitely return!

This is my go to spot for some quick spanish food, only when they actually acknowledge you though. I’ve come at times when I’m completely ignored until a good 5 – 10 minutes later. But once acknowleged, they get your order quick.
My go to items are:
Yellow rice — Always seasons perfectly. It’s never dry and a hit in my books
Pernil — This can be a hit or miss. Most times, it ends up coming out really dry, but the chance you get it nice and moist is amazing. The seasoning for it is also mostly great. Sometimes, it’s overly salted, but still good.
Pastelillos with either chicken or beef– Delicious! I forget which one I like better, but it’s a great appetizer.
I’ve tried other items (seafood, mofungo, baked chicken) and they’re ok, but the above are my standards.
Overall: I always do come back, esp when I’m craving for some take-​out, but for dining in, I would prefer elsewhere.

Came here with a party of 4 and we weren’t sure what to order, so we pretty much ordered everything!
Mofongo comes with these pieces of pork skin, which makes everything taste even better, but when added with gravy, comes out to perfection.
Tostones with garlic was better than without garlic.
The beef was pretty bland and nothing special.
The pernil (pork) was a little on the saltier side, but complements well with the rice and beans.
Now, another thing to note is the PRICE! My gluttonous group definitely over-​ordered (ended up feeding all 4 of us almost to the point of death, with enough leftovers for 4 extra meals) and each of us paid $ 18. Okay, that might sound like a lot, but we also ordered a ~$ 5 colada drink. So fine, take away the drink, come with a big group and order family-​style, and you’re probably paying ~$ 6.00 per head for a delicious meal!

So delicious. I’m eating and writing this review at the same time!
I went with my boyfriend and his friend. I didn’t know what to order or what we ordered but everything was good!
I literally devoured my FIRST full plate within a few minutes.
It’s weird when you go there though. We sat and waited for someone to come take our order but I’m assuming so one saw us. So we changed seats and someone came by.
Still the food was so good! Did I mention the food was good?
You have to go. Words cannot explain how good it is. Thank you for existing.