Izzy's Restaurant & Sub Shop

Puerto Rican restaurant · Neighborhood Four

Izzy's Restaurant & Sub Shop

Puerto Rican restaurant · Neighborhood Four

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169 Harvard St, Cambridge, MA 02139

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Cozy mom-and-pop spot serving hearty Puerto Rican and American classics like plantains, pork chops, and oxtails in Cambridge.  

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169 Harvard St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Get directions

+1 617 661 3910
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"So we dined out often, getting pork chops and blood sausage at Izzy’s Restaurant or griot (fried pork), banan peze (fried plantain), and pikliz (pickled cabbage with Scotch bonnet peppers) at Highland Cuisine when my mom missed home." - ByCleopatra Zuli

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John Juices

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Holy $&*%, this place is SO good. Really excellent food and portion sizes and extremely friendly service for an incredibly low price. I am in awe, I can't wait to show my other friend this place once he gets back from the UK (he's in quarantine due to COVID exposure currently... L). And so basically I got takeout here while me and my friend/roommate were helping my other friend/roommate move in to my place. And this was EXACTLY what we needed for the moment; it hit the spot. Solid 5/5.

Melissa L

Google
Great food find in Cambridge! Great service... everyone who came in for takeout is received by a homey staff who know the orders, make suggestions, and welcome all! This place is a celebration of Caribbean food with a Puertorican flare.

T A

Google
Food was bland and tasteless. They were so friendly that they get a star for that and their deserts were not too bad. Pastelitos we’re just meat and cheese. Their plate of food was a container of soggy tasteless rice with the same tasting chicken. The worst part was the CANNED beans they use and the soggy iceberg lettuce. I wanted to like this place because they were super friendly but the Puerto Rican food is not even close to what it’s suppose to be, might have been a bad day for them as I know running a business has bad days but sucks I had to be the one to loose out.

YOU FIRST!

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I was just introduced by a my Colombian friend who has been a valued customer of this establishment for pst 25+ years. Very cozy mom & dad store the kind that it is getting harder and harder to find. Very welcoming and I only chose something out of the fried display box and that was delious.... I will most certainly make many more trips back to this joint and we complete my review of it a bit later. At this point it gets all 5 stars all the way. This place is a hidden gem and I Highly recommend it. Specially if you have a date😁😎😘👍👍👍👍👍

Alex Sanchez

Google
Spanish cuisine... Drop by for quick bite or select anything on the menu you wont be disappointed.. Everything is made with love over 35 years serving the Cambridge Boston.. Izzy is the place to eat.. 10 stars..

Vernessa Mohammed

Google
Went to Izzys for the first time last week and can't wait to go back. Loved it, it's a small mom and pops spot with really good food. I got the pork chop with rice beans and grilled onions and a side of salad. So good! Only negative was the parking situation. Would definitely go back.

Shalonda Stith

Google
Great food. Really tiny place, so it can get packed quick, especially since their is a school near by and near MIT campus. Ox tails, snapper, patties, sausage with peppers are my go-to. But the chicken wings are definitely my favorite.

Ivory Akpan

Google
Food hear is super good and affordable. I would highly recommend trying out the food. However, seating here is limited so I would do a take out order. They have a verity if ethnic sodas (ex. Malta).