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Senor Big Ed is a three star restaurant in Cypress.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent food las habichuelas y tostones aunque nosotros Panamenos lo llamamos Patacones is out of this world. I recomend this place good prices and good food. Enjoy.
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
(Original posting was 7 Nov 2008 for the OC Register.)After weeks of studying for midterms and, most importantly, finishing them, I finally made a quick lunch stop at Senor Big Ed Puerto Rican and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I stumbled upon this place on Yelp, because I was starving to death in my Brain and Behavior class that I had resulted to looking at food reviews online. I only tried the Mofongo. I have mixed...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Riddle me this.... Think of the craziest pork dish you've ever had, multiply it by a thousand and what do you get? Why, it's mofongo!!!! This dish is pure pork evil to the tenth degree and good to the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Decided to pop into this place to try their mofongo. When I lived in Miami I used to go to this Cuban/Puerto Rican restaurant and order their mofongo religiously. This one was much better, which I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As a half Puerto Rican born and raised in The Bronx of NY, I know a thing or two about Puerto Rican food. It's the one thing that is so incredibly difficult to find here in LA! Anyhow, Senor Big Ed...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
You know, the food is pretty good, but just really unhealthy (I had the Puerto Rican sampler plate). Pretty much everything was fried except the tamale and the plantain. Would've been 4 stars if it...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the only place around I know of where they have real PR Food!My wife says this place tastes just like grandma's cooking. Everything I have tried was great so far and I want to try some of the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After hearing about MOFONGO from food critic/chef Guy Fieri, I decided to find a local restaurant that sold this dish that Guy was crazy about. Ya, it was good.. maybe needed something else on the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So many high reviews, when we found out the Cuban place we wanted to try was closed, we came here instead.We got the Pollo en fricase-super good, but you know really bad for your health. The chicken...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love love love love this place! My old coworker took me to this little hole in the wall, and I'm addicted! My favorite dish is the pollo en fricase with arros con grandules....oh so good. The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's difficult to find a PR restaurant in California. And the only other one that I know if is all the way in Inglewood. I used to frequent this restaurant quite a bit before I discovered Sabor Y...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite is the Mofongo Relleno. Everything is delicious and the flavors are authentic. I'm full-blooded Boricua so I know. I have been coming here since I was 16 and will continue to eat here....
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely check this place out if you're looking for Puerto Rican food, it's the only game in town, here's my review: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/puerto-rican-restaurant-2306528-fried-food
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My first experience eating Puerto Rican food so nothing to compare it to. Thought the dishes would taste exactly like Cuban. Upon walking in, you will see the front counter for orders to go. Look to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was watching the food network channel and that duude, Guy with the "mad rad hair" was eating some Puerto Rican food @ some place called Benny's. Their main dish there was mofongo, served with any...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! I'm actually half puerto rican and half mexican so I feel right at home here! The place is very small and if you are looking for a fancy dinner you are at the wrong place. However,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's been about 3 and 1/2 years since i've moved out to LA, and I was never able to find a place that could help remind me of the tastes of Puerto Rican food from NYC. All there has been are mexican...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came back again and this time with another friend who loves all kinds of food, and we ordered a few other dishes. We got one yucca tamale and one plantain tamale - the yucca one was much better than...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live in the East Coast for a little bit over 3 years, across the street was this Puerto Rican restaurant called 'Ramirez'. I loved to go there to get me some authentic PR food. One evening...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After having read about Senor Big Ed in the LA Times, the girls and I gave this Puerto Rican hole-in-the-wall a try.One word. Mofongo.It might not be as glorious as the one Anthony Bourdain had in the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We found this place on Yelp. Not sure what got me interested in Puerto Rican food, but it is close to our house. We have been back several times, since our first visit and enjoy just about...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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This place reminds me so much of home!!! The food is great they have pastel, mofongo, arroz con gandules, pernil yummy and the service is also great! I recommend it.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For California, I have to say that this place is authentic puerto rican. I loved the arroz con gandules it was soooo Delicious. The beef stew was really GOOD!!! My mom said that it needed more...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I've come back for more Puerto Rican food...several times. After finally getting the fried sampler platter out of my system (and, no, it didn't take a year), the pan-fried pork chops, chicken...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I once dated a Puerto Rican girl. I found this place on the internet and we both tried it. She was home sick living in the mainland and she was thrilled to see some dishes from back home. I think...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am Puerto Rican and this is the only restaurant worth eating at in the LA area. I am taking my gringo BF today, I hope he likes it.
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
pasteles / ( tamales for you mexicans out there ! )what can i say ! it's almost the ultimate puerto rican delicasy (unsure of espelling). next to el pernil that is also good in it's own right. i have...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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This is a lively place, with authentic Mexican food and atmosphere. The enchiladas are my favorites. My wife likes the chilies stuffed with cheese. Good prices for a family of four. Clean, friendly, with good...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place...... Yes most of the food is fried ...... and Yes it has put me in the hopital (gallstones), but hey its Authentic Mexican and Puerto Rican food ! Try the ALCAPURRIAS ...Yummo...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well, my girlfriend is Puerto Rican, so we decided to try what seems to be the only Puerto Rican restaurant in Orange County. Since I have never had this kind of food before, I ordered the Sampler,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I decided to review this place after my hubby suggested it, and I almost completely forgot that I had tried it before. I had been passing by this restaurant for years and always thought it was a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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good solid mexican food...
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so you've eaten your 100th bean-and-cheese burrito for lunch...
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