“ Great Puerto Rican cuisine located in the lower east side. Been coming to Adela's way over 30 years. The food is absolutely amazing and the be price is right. Service is very nice and you truly feel the Latin culture here. Very clean and homey. Come and enjoy the culture. ”

“ I am being quite biased with this one - I love Puerto Rican food. And this place serves authentic Puerto Rican cuisine. Unfortunately, NYC doesn't have those large Puerto Rican communities like they did in the past, so it seems like there are not many serving this type of cuisine. But there are some Puerto Rican culture/food still lingering around. I believe Casa Adela has been around for 50 years or so. We did had a long wait - It was Sunday and it is a small place. It also seems like they seat everyone at the same time. Anyways, once we were seated, we were taken care of fairly quickly. I had rice and beans, and carne guisada (beef stew). Oh, it was so delicious. The prices were quite affordable and service was friendly. I'm going to say a very high four stars rounded up to 5! ”

“ My favorite Dominican spot , tiny and expect a wait. But the food is the best!!! Staff are friendly. The restaurant is a staple of the lower east side! ”

“ I've always loved Puerto Rican food since I was a kid, but after coming back from my first trip to PR a month ago, I've been craving it soo much and none of my usual NY places have been hitting the same. We heard that Casa Adela had the best Puerto Rican food so we decided to take a drive and try it. The place has a few tables for dining but it was full when we came, so we decided to do takeout. The food was still hot when we got home. I had the arroz con gandules (my favorite thing ever) and pernil. We also got alcapurrias. Everything was so delicious and portion sizes were great! They even gave the cuero which is my favorite part of the pernil. The best authentic Puerto Rican food I've had in NY. Get some cash and go try it! ”

“ Delicious. Visiting from California and tasted Puerto Rican food for the first time. The staff was patient in recommending items from the menu. Mofongo - YUM. Would definitely order again. Arroz y habichuelas - flavorful, elevated rice and beans. Pollo asado - tasty but added some salsa to moisten it up Great restaurant for lunch and would definitely recommend ”

“ I came back here a few days ago and brought my husband to eat here. It was his 1st time. He was so surprised how genuinely authentic & delicious everything was. He has already asked me to come back w/ him to eat here again. We ordered the rotisserie chicken, sancocho, yellow rice & beans, tostones, chuleta, pastelon. Rotisserie chicken - One of the most juiciest, most tender, well seasoned rotisserie chicken we have both eaten. Highly recommended! WOW! Sancocho (soup) - This soup is still as good as the 1st time I tried it. It is authentic and so flavorful and delicious! The best sancocho we both had! Also highly highly recommended! Yellow rice & beans - One of the best, most delicious & well seasoned yellow rice & beans we have had. This has so much flavors, it's amazzzzing! Also highly highly recommended! Tostones (comes w/ some garlic oil dip) - Super crunchy on the outside, and soft on the inside. It is well seasoned & when eaten w/ the garlic oil dip - it was even more delicious! Loved it! Chuleta (pork chop) - One of the most tender, well seasoned pork chops I have eaten. My husband also agreed. It was soooo delicious & I love chuletas so much that this is my most favorite one I have eaten in NYC so far. Pastelon - This item shocked us the most. It was truly orgasmic! It had so many flavors - sweet, savory, cheesey, etc. It was amazing and super delicious! I would get 2 of this next time we come back (one to eat there & one to take home). Super super super delicious! Highly highly highly recommended! Please order this - it will change your life. Staff were all very sweet and friendly. This place gets busy, but it is worth the wait! Cash only ”

“ CASH ONLY*** I wish I would have read that in the reviews prior to arrival, but stuff happens! If you don't have cash, there's an ATM next door. Being Boricua and from Florida, I had high expectations for this meal. We ordered wayyy too much food, but everything was so good. My personal favorite was the pernil and the tostones, honorable mention for the habichuelas rojas. This is a real local spot, it seems to be a family running it. The place was packed the entire time we were sat (about an hour), with a line literally out the door. That's how you know it's good! The only thing I'd pass on if I were to return would be the papa rellenas, they were fried hard almost like an alcapurria and it took away from the flavor inside. ”