Want to go?
WHAT: Antojitos Criollos Food Truck
WHERE: Regularly at Courthouse Square from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday – Friday; other various sites.
INFO: antojitoscriollos@live.com or 937-527-4420.
Like its culture, Puerto Rico’s cuisine is a combination of many cultural influences – indigenous Taino, Spanish, British, Dutch, French, Italian, Chinese and United States.
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Combos are good, especially the No. 1 at Antojitos Criollos Food Truck, which offers authentic Puerto Rican cuisine.
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Why just have one thing, when you can have several? The food truck, which shows up for lunch regularly at Courthouse Square.
I had a hankering for Combo No. 1: your choice of fried pork chunk, chicken kebobs or chicken in garlic sauce, with two sides. I chose the chicken in garlic sauce and had Spanish rice and sweet plantains as my sides.
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The portions are huge – definitely a value at $7. There was plenty enough that I could eat half for lunch and save the rest for another meal.
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The chicken is quite tender and indeed garlicky; the rice, a bit spicy with black beans mixed in, and the sweet plantains are to die for. Really.
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Antojitos Criollos participates in many of the local festivals, so be sure to look for their food truck. They also cater events, including business luncheons, birthday parties and banquets.
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