La Casa Del Mofongo
Dominican restaurant · Washington Heights
1447 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10033
Highlights
Serves over 30 types of mofongo, plus cocktails & live music
Serves over 30 types of mofongo, plus cocktails & live music
"La Casa del Mofongo has sushi, hookah, and an attached nightclub with multi-colored strobe lights, but the real reason you should come to this massive restaurant is for the mofongo. More than 30 different types of this fried plantain dish are served here, with add-ons ranging from herring and lobster to oxtail and tripe, but we prefer to keep it simple with crispy chicharron and a heavy pour of garlic sauce." - Willa Moore, Nikko Duren, Matt Tervooren, The Curious Uptowner
"La Casa del Mofongo is a massive spot that serves 30 types of mofongo, with everything from shrimp and pernil to octopus and lobster. There are also a bunch of other things, like steak and fried chicken, but stick to the mofongo. This is a good spot for a casual group dinner, and we especially like it for a quick meal in the bar area where you can watch sports on TV and smoke some hookah, if you’re into that." - Willa Moore, Sonal Shah, Bryan Kim, Nikko Duren, Matt Tervooren
"Mofongo destination La Casa Del Mofongo is expanding, again. The restaurant’s owner Felix Cabrera confirms that the establishment is headed to the Bronx for a fifth NYC location inside the Gun Hill Commons shopping center." - Erika Adams
"The specialty at La Casa Del Mofongo is, unsurprisingly, mofongo. An entire page of the menu is devoted to it, and you can get it with everything from cod and longaniza to lobster and spaghetti. But we usually just order ours with pork. And if someone in your group doesn’t feel like mofongo, there’s plenty of other stuff like steak and paella. The Washington Heights space also has multiple floors, and there’s a bar area to the side in case anyone from your group wants to hide from everyone else." - Bryan Kim
"Sitting on a busy stretch of Saint Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights, La Casa del Mofongo doesn’t take its name lightly. The entrance is marked by a towering pilon — the tool used to mash plantains for the Puerto Rican dish —and the menu boasts nearly 30 different types of mofongo. The portion sizes are generous; a friend and I ended up with several takeaway containers after a meal of mofongo con longaniza, a spiced pork sausage, and arroz con pollo, or rice with chicken. But carve out extra time to sit, as the service was pretty slow." - Eater Staff
