This Old-School Puerto Rican Restaurant Is Essential for Pork Fanatics | Food Skills
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- Published on: Monday, December 17, 2018
- When Anthony Bourdain visited 188 Cuchifritos in the Bronx for an episode of Parts Unknown, he summed up its appeal with one simple proclamation: "I don’t know any place porkier." The old-school lunch counter specializes in Puerto Rican and Dominican cuchifritos, or fried pig parts ranging from ultra-crispy skin (chicharrón), to chewy pig ears and blood sausage. Serving the local community for more than 35 years, 188 Cuchritos offers a stark contrast to the swarms of franchises that have popped up in the neighborhood: hand-painted signs, a loyal army of regulars, and a father-son duo at the helm of the family-operated business. Here, Jose Coto and Jose Jr. tell the story of how the restaurant persevered through the decades and ultimately won Bourdain's co-sign as "the center of the pork universe."
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First We Feast
11 months ago +109Hope you guys enjoy this special edition of Food Skills. What foods do you want to see covered?
Fresh Mint
14 days agoAs a Dominican i love Puerto rican food!!
Lea Chulita
14 days agoA Cuban making Puerto Rican food 😱
Jose Cruz
21 days agoGlad to be Puerto Rican 👌🏽❤️
arseymcpherson
a months agoNo harm to you mate. This looks absolutely fucked. Perfect swill for the American appetite.
Alexis Elizondo
2 months agoWEPA! Boricua all the way baby! 🙌🇵🇷♥️💙
Drift King
3 months ago +1There’s no Puerto Rican food here at California. :/
TheDrZoidberg
4 months agoCome here for lunch about once a week. Best part of working in the Bronx. Very cheap too!
ruben Goodliff
5 months ago❤️
Manny Sanchez
6 months agoGrew up here and was always hanging on Fordham Rd. You could smell the yumminess before you even saw the storefront. WEPA!!!
Fish For Thought
7 months agothe son is lucky to have that father
the father is luck to have such a son
Rants And Faves
7 months agoWhat a cute family!
cheranguista
7 months agoPuñeta que grasero mas bueno!!! Boricua
Meghan M.
7 months agoBORIQUA PRIDE <3
robert ramirez
8 months agoi got to eat here a few years ago during my first trip to NY. DELICIOUS FOOD!!!
Kaito Alvarez
8 months ago +1Honestly xD i pass there every day and my friends loves to eat there.
I'm happy that bronx/Fordham is represented
I always heard that they have great food
Respect PR food
Moon Child
8 months agoGrew up eating there.
Adam Cheklat
8 months ago0:00: Are you strong, or Army Strong?
Eric Gregory
8 months agoThis is the best Cuchifrito left in the Bronx/Spanish Harlem area! Legendary! I went today and tried the "canoa" Platano filled with ground meet and covered in cheese. I WILL BE BACK FOR MORE! the Papa Rellena, Pastelillos, Chicharon< Rice and beans, Mofongo is so good! This is a MUST! This is a taste of an abuelas kitchen. Not fancy, not fussy just the best. When I eat the food here, I can taste the eateries of Luquillo beach and in the cold it warms my heart to have a taste of the Island of Enchantment, mi Puerto Rico!
Erica6Strange
8 months agoPernil y arroz con gondoles y maduro is life! Love Puerto Rican soul food! R.I.P Anthony Bourdain