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#4 of 20 Mexican restaurants in Palmdale #2 of 3 Cuban restaurants in Palmdale

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.37

1.9 km from the center of Palmdale

Rating breakdown

  • 5 ★71%
  • 4 ★14%
  • 3 ★5%
  • 2 ★3%
  • 1 ★6%
2200 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550, United States
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Quick facts

What is the rating of Ay Papa Que Rico?
Ay Papa Que Rico is rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 260 reviews.
How does Ay Papa Que Rico rank in Palmdale?
Ay Papa Que Rico is #4 of 20 Mexican restaurants in Palmdale by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Ay Papa Que Rico located?
2200 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550, United States — 1.9 km from the center of Palmdale.
How can I contact Ay Papa Que Rico?
Phone: +1 661-526-3622
Yvonne Burnett
They have a sign that says "it's good or it's free".. Let me tell you, that chicken was sooooo good.. I'm picky about grilled chicken because my grandfather was a grill master.. This chicken reminded me of my grandfather's chicken.. It was so juicy and flavorful.. Can't wait to go again.. They waitresses were very nice and helpful..
Abigail Echeverria
The chicken had a good taste but the beans and rice not so much, there was no flavor! Honestly I expected a very tastefull food.
Aaron Hirst
This was my first of what will be many visits. Today's order had to be what appears to be their specialty - the grilled/smoked 1/2 chicken combo which comes with black or pinto beans and yellow rice all for $13.99. First, the drumstick. Skin on, moist dark meat with a wonderfully mild, not at all too strong smokey flavor. The smoke is there but it doesn't overpower the meat. PERFECT. Next the breast. Skin on, solid 7.8 - 8.2 in juiciness, excellent texture, same smoke and that wonderful flavor you expect from the white meat breast. This was a delight to eat. It also came with a wing and a thigh, which I'm saving for a late night snack. This 1/2 chicken isn't a giant bird. The breasts you see in the supermaekets are nearly double the size. So this 1/2 bird fit cozily in an 8 inch by 8 inch container. A grilled pepper is included. What I appreciated was the chicken was covered inside the container which seemed to retain the heat and moisture for the ride home. Nice touch!
One thing that positions a restaurant for long term success is a menu that offers enough variety so as not to bore the customer. The menu here is extensive!! Its big. I always like to take a shot at something that isn't an obvious specialty item, so I also orderd the Asada sandwich $13.49. This sandwich will cure anyone's hunger standing in at 12 inches. The perfect sandwich has the appropriate amout of fixings for the amount of bread. These folks totally nailed it. On what I assune is a ln Italian roll, might be french as I am not a bread expert, you are given a good amount of asada, cooked onions, and lettuce. This flavorful monster was a wonderful surprise. In a world that is seemingly short on hot sandwiches, this one is a standout. I greedily ate half without hesitation and kept the other half for tomorrow's lunch!
I also ordered onion rings $5.99 and was happy with the large portion provided. They are a good standard battered onion ring and not extreamly crunchy. If you like a good safe large portion of this style of onion ring, you won't be disappointed.
All in all, I am very happy and inspired to return!
Erika Reddell
Very clean all around and the chicken is so delicious! We also had agua de tamarindo and it was a bit sweet but so good! Will be back. My messy plate of a chicken bowl.
Zoe Marisol
We finally decided to checkout this spot.
And let me tell you that We were not disappointed at all.
The chicken was super flavorful and delicious. Rice and black beans were on point!

We also tried the Cuban sandwich and the Asada sandwich both were huge! Tasty, fresh and chefs kiss delicious.

We also tried the stuffed potatoe balls and those are Huge! But delicious.

Some empanadas were terminated along with some Pineapple pastry and that's only because they were out of the Guava pastelitos.

10 out of 10 definitely recommend this place.

We are definitely going to keep coming back cause they have also Platanos.
oscar robles
Love this place... Also go to the Arleta one .. but was in the area so I have them a try.... Chicken is always fresh.... Got the half of chicken with some empanadas on the side... Everything was good
Lala Jackson
This place is great. The grilled Salmon bowl lead me to visit today and try a variety. Ensalada de frutas is a must with every visit. I ordered 1/2 chicken, pork baby back ribs combo with black beans, bbq chicken sandwich, salvadorian sausage with pinto beans, and asada burrito black angus.
The best was a tie between the grilles salmon and grilled chicken with bbq sauce on side. The least desirable was the bbq chicken sandwich the sauce on it seemed watery so it lacked as much flavor as the rest of the items.
They do honor their sign. If uou do not like something it is free or you can replace. We replaced the chicken sandwhich with the asada burrito black angus with pinto beans.
Overall Experience 5 stars and the waitress was amazing. Will return again and again.
Travel Cam Lopez
Had to stop by upon the whole family's request also we had been anxiously awaiting for the restaurant to open.
The menu has several items Cuban,Salvadoran, Colombian and, Mexican food as well. Tasty as always and packed, so packed that some people decided to leave. At the moment I'd recommend for take out because of the whole pandemic situation,however If dinning in is your choice;The restaurant has a nice dinning room area. I saw people working pretty hard and packing food carefully and tightly.
The parking area is so vast since there's all kind of businesses within the plaza. Congratulations to Mr.Toby and his family on opening another location which such as flavorful food 👏 ❤

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