Ada’s Creations

I’ve gotten food from here twice, and both times the food itself and the service have made me a fan.
Ada’s is an unassuming, Dominican spot much like others on Broad St. It has a counter full of hot chafing dishes of ever-​changing Latino food: rice, beans, every kind of fried and stewed meat available. There’s also a refrigerated section with a variety of different desserts, and a small heater with pastelitos and other small, fried savories.
But I come here for a good lunchtime sandwich. I always get a simple pressed cheese (American, although they have other options) with everything (lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, mayo, ketchup, and mustard) on it. Sure, this isn’t highbrow, but it’s pressed into oblivion and has so much yummy fat it leaks through the bag. The bread is the right amount of crispy, crunchy, and chewy and everything inside is melted into creamy deliciousness. Plus it hits you with flavor and is $ 5 flat. It’s about the size of a footlong from Subway but somehow immensely more satisfying. I’m a vegetarian, but I know others who swear by adding some ham to this.
I’m not sure who the woman behind the counter is but she speaks impeccable English & Spanish, and when I approached her in English acted like it was no big deal, which is sort of rare in this part of town. Definitely made me feel comfortable and welcome. She is also extremely polite.
There are some tables and chairs for eating here, and a TV blasting daytime soaps, but I always take my sandwich to go. It takes about 7 minutes to make and is perfect as a grab and go on my lunchtime break.

You’ve driven past Ada’s dozens of times on your journeys to and from Roger Williams Park, but the exterior doesn’t compel you to stop. Fortunately, Unilocal exists and others have gone before to reassure you that it’s worth stopping. I went with my friend, Robert, who has eaten in every restaurant in Rhode Island (I’m guessing), and who speaks Spanish.
This restaurant is Dominican (like its owners) and in addition to a lovely bakery, it has both made-​to-​order items and a cafeteria-​like set of chafing dishes. A woman I assume to be Ada spoke English quite well and challenged me to use my limited Spanish, in a most congenial way.
She explained all of the dishes. I settled on white rice, goat and sweet plantains, as well as a beef empanada. Like many other posts on here state, the food wasn’t as hot as we Americans expect it to be. But it was delicious. The television playing a religious (Easter?) move above my head was nice background, prompting me every so often to peer up to see bad acting, but I could see it turning people off.
With a bottle of water and Robert’s bread pudding (moist and yummy), the total was around $ 13. I would say the serving of goat could have been more generous, but all in all I was pleased with the meal. I’ll definitely go back.
Apparently, Ada’s also caters or provides large dishes to go, for large dinners.

My office ordered lunch to be delivered, they said 15 minutes and showed up like an hour later… but I must say it was worth the wait. I got the Cubano sandwich and it was delicious. Everyone was please and we will definitely be ordering from Ada’s again.

The sandwiches here are super crisp and large enough to fill you for majority of the day. They’re a little oily, however, worth the price and the taste is irresistible.

A guy from the DR told me about this place, so I decided to give it a try.
I ordered the Cuban Sandwich, which was large. Nicely toasted, but the meat inside was still cold and not very tasty. Got some fried yucca (crispy, nicely fried and hot) and a beef empanada (nice and warm but not very tasty inside).
Overall a great value… things are dirt cheap, but the food was just OK. They sell mofongo and pastelon (Fridays), so I might go again and try these Caribbean delicacies.

The two-​story brick building, just before Broad crosses 95 (for a second time) is where Ada’s-To-Go, El Macuto Restaurante, and Tinaja Bar culminate as Ada’s Creations — the city’s most efficiently managed use of space.
The first floor houses, in extreme fluorescence, a Caribbean and Latin-​American sandwich shop as well as the starkly contrasted bar and dancehall appropriately named «the jar.»
Upstairs a low-​key dining area and full bar can be reserved for functions, where members of the community are encouraged to organize, feast and live well.

Great sandwiches! Crisp and juicy Cuban or melt in your mouth steak and cheese, trust me and try it

This bakery has a little café front area with a few tables, and I literally ran across it while wandering lost trying to get back onto the interstate while driving from Quebec City to Washington DC. And I’m glad I ran across it, since I had never tried Dominican food before.
The décor isn’t much, chintzy but tidy and homey. The food selection appears to kind of depend on what they’re cooking at the moment, and what’s coming out of the oven, so I ended up just building my order on what they had on hand. As I recall, I got some little meat pies, several kinds of Dominican sausage, and some potato salad, along with some traditional juice drink. The food was great, would have made great picnic food, and though availability was spotty, the overall menu looked great. In fairness, I caught them in the slow time between lunch and dinner, so I think they were less meal-​focused at that moment.
Overall pretty pleased with the food quality, ambience is a bit goofy but cute, and price is great.