Just when I thought that I had found the best Puerto Rican food in the Phoenix area at Safrita in Fountain Hills, I wandered in to El Coquito in Phoenix two days later. Safrita is a Mercedes-Benz of Puerto Rican food, but El Coquito is a Rolls Royce! I split an order of mofongo topped with chicken and for my main course I had bistec encebollado (tender beef steak) and orroz blanco con habichuela (white rice with beans). This was home cooking at its best! Coquito is nothing fancy, but the focus here is on the Puerto Rican cuisine. I am eager to have the flan for dessert on a future visit. My only regret is that I am limited to just five stars, otherwise I would give Coquito more!
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