Tropical Grill
Dominican · New York
About Tropical Grill
En Tropical Grill, te invitamos a disfrutar de la auténtica sazón dominicana en pleno corazón de Nueva York. Nuestras generosas porciones de carnes asadas y fritas, acompañadas de deliciosos platos típicos latinoamericanos, te transportarán a un rincón tropical lleno de sabor. Ven a descubrir un amb...
En Tropical Grill, te invitamos a disfrutar de la auténtica sazón dominicana en pleno corazón de Nueva York. Nuestras generosas porciones de carnes asadas y fritas, acompañadas de deliciosos platos típicos latinoamericanos, te transportarán a un rincón tropical lleno de sabor. Ven a descubrir un ambiente familiar y acogedor donde la buena comida y la alegría son los ingredientes principales.
What Customers Say About Tropical Grill
Tropical Grill is a popular Dominican restaurant known for its large portions, delicious roasted chicken, rice, and beans at a decent value. While prices have increased, it remains a good option. Some customers have reported inconsistent pricing and quality issues.
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Tip: Pay with cash to save a bit. Be sure to check prices before ordering, as they can sometimes be inconsistent.
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Tropical Grill is located in New York, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- St. Aloysius Gonzaga's Church (A 402m) — church building in Manhattan, United States of America Monumentos Históricos de Nueva York
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- Second Reformed Church (Harlem) (A 393m) — protestant church
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Tropical Grill New York Reviews
Tropical Grill is the place to go in Harlem for great Spanish cuisine. Highly recommend
This is my spot. This is a spot where I get my mother’s cooking. Where I get roasted pork with the skin. Where I get my Mofongo where I get the food of my family. I can’t stop and won’t stop coming here.
Higher prices are here to stay. Tip: Pay with cash to save a bit 2025 Update: Sometimes the plantains are burnt and they are not longer selling pasteles. 2024 Update: Still one of the better places to get a meal at a decent value. Prices have gone up but still one if the better options around. The one in 7the Ave is the best (just off W. 127th st) Price is a bit higher than last time by a few dollars per item. Still delicious.
Outstanding delicious, wholesome meal. Tropical Grill employees are the nicest people in Harlem and bilingual. They never cut corners and go above and beyond. Filling plates to the brim is their practice. I’ve eaten here at least once a week going on 3 years and they’ve remained reliably consistent. Considering the location, this salmon plate is only $11 and will keep you full the entire day if eaten for lunch. I highly recommend trying Tropical Grill!
The cashier's are good and the food also. Only the prices is little higher
I had the salmon lunch special for $15. The salmon comes with your pick of rice and beans. I selected the rice with peas. Salmon was well seasoned and tender. No drink is included with lunch special. After you purchase you can sit in the sitting area. This area is for paying customers only. No waitress service. Parking is street meter. Busy area hard to park.
Food is good, but too much shady business. Not the first time employees come up with a price in they head & overcharge. Then take tip even though you did not sign for it. Constantly speaking bad of customers in spanish like some customers don't understand spanish. Highly unprofessional.
Please check prices before placing a food order. They seem to make up prices as they go, which is very dishonest. My hairstylist ordered food from here before and it looked great, so I decided to try it for the first time. Unfortunately, my experience was disappointing. I was charged $16 for a shrimp salad after being told it was $11. To make matters worse, when they packed my order, they placed the salad underneath hot food. By the time I opened it, the salad was warm and tasted old. Definitely not the experience I expected for a first visit.
The most nasty Spanish food. Very dry chicken. The bean in the rice taste bad rice is over cook. Poor customer service. Nasty place. They need to close this place down.
Disgusting old salmon spoiled yellow rice and red beans Everything was disgusting salmon was overcooked dried out not to mention rotten the rice was slimy. I paid $13 for this meal I think it will cost him more FOR food poisoning because right after I ate the food I threw up just from a little bit I ate NEVER AGAIN THEY HAVE GOTTEN VERY COMFORTABLE
I have been coming here for years and today it was a Spanish new guy and Spanish lady I have never seen who was very racist toward me and my friend. We were waiting in line and he wanted to skip us to serve the police officer. The police officer told him that we were before them. When my friend ask for a fork and different salad dressing because she didn’t like the one she had. The Spanish lady was very nasty and said you half to pay. My friend said no problem which salad dressing do you have. I told the I told the guy your a racist and wrong and need to treat people with respect. I not coming back not another dime -
Lines are long during the evening and sometimes this restaurant runs out of white rice. Food is great with a few exceptions in the menu. the Roasted chicken is fantastic. Update: over the past few months they have lacked in the quality of their roasted chicken, which has been mostly white meat. People around here like their chicken cooked and roasted well and their not delivering, if you want to risk getting Salmonella come here, just look at the picture I attached also past 7 pm they be running out of chicken, consistently
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2143 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York, NY 10027
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