Phoenix Coqui Menu

Made from scratch daily using family recipes from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican owned and operated.

  • Mofongo con Camaron — Puerto Rican garlic mashed green plantain topped with jumbo garlic shrimp at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Plato de Pernil — Puerto Rican slow-roasted pulled pork with arroz con gandules (seasoned rice) and mixed greens side salad at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Empanadilla Meal Deal — Puerto Rican empanadas with fries at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Pollo a la Criolla — Puerto Rican tomato-garlic stewed chicken with white rice, red kidney beans and mixed greens side salad at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Pastelon — Puerto Rican layered seasoned ground beef, fried sweet plantain and melted cheese at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Mofongo Bowl — Puerto Rican garlic mashed green plantain topped with seasoned rice and your choice of protein (stewed chicken shown) at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Mofongo con carne frita — Puerto Rican garlic mashed green plantain topped with fried pork at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Quesitos — Puerto Rican vanilla cream cheese puff pasteries at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.
  • Mofongo con Pernil — Puerto Rican garlic mashed green plantain topped with slow-roasted pulled pork at Phoenix Coqui, Phoenix AZ.

Pa' Picar — Starters & Appetizers

Everything on the table before the main plates arrive.

Alcapurria de Yuca

A Puerto Rican street food classic. Grated yuca (cassava) is wrapped around a savory seasoned beef filling, then fried golden and crispy on the outside while staying dense and satisfying inside. This is the snack you find at every kiosk along the Ruta Panorámica. Ours are made from scratch — no shortcuts.

$4.95

Sorullitos

Eight little cylinders of pure comfort. Cornmeal and cheese fried until they puff up crispy on the outside with a warm, slightly sweet center. A fixture at Puerto Rican family cookouts — and once you try them, you'll understand why.

$4.00

Empanadillas

Everyone's handmade favorite. Empanadas that fry up with a satisfying crunch and a golden color, you can hear when you bite into them. Choose your favorite. 
• Beef filling seasoned the Puerto Rican way — sofrito, adobo, & sazon.
• Beef & cheese adds a layer that takes it over the top.
• Chicken that's tender and well-seasoned
• Cheese pizza with stretchy mozzarella that kids and adults both reach for.
• Savory mushroom filling that vegans and non-vegans alike love.

$4.25-4.75

Arroz Blanco

Simple, clean, and perfectly cooked. The foundation of Puerto Rican cuisine. Pairs with everything on this menu.

$2.95

Habichuelas

A slow-simmered stew of red kidney beans and potato, seasoned with sofrito and the flavors Juan grew up eating in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Spoon it over white rice for a plate that's pure Puerto Rican soul — one of the most underrated things on the menu.

$2.95

Arroz con Gandules

Puerto Rico's national rice dish. Cooked low and slow with pigeon peas, sofrito, sazon, and recao, our arroz con gandules has layers of flavor that plain rice could never replicate. Get the large if you know what's good for you

$4.95-8.95

Yuca Frita

Forget french fries. Yuca frita is what Puerto Ricans reach for — thick wedges of cassava root, boiled until tender and fried until the outside crisps up beautifully. Dense, satisfying, and with a flavor fries can't touch. Once you try them, you'll stop ordering fries everywhere else.

$5.95

Bori Fries

Crispy golden fries served with our house garlic mayo — a sauce that will ruin every other dipping sauce for you permanently. Simple, addictive, and dangerously good alongside a cold beer.

$4.95

Tostones

The double-fried green plantain that defines Puerto Rican cooking. Sliced, fried, smashed flat, then fried again until they're golden, crispy, and slightly salty. Eight pieces per order. Pour the garlic oil over them, then dip them in our house garlic-mayo. Made from scratch, worth the wait! Reviewers have called them the best tostones in Phoenix — and we're inclined to agree.

$5.50

Amarillos

The sweeter, softer cousin of tostones. Ripe plantains sliced and pan-fried until they caramelize on the outside and turn meltingly soft inside. They balance out any savory dish on the table — especially the Carne Frita or Pollo a la Criolla.

$5.50

Mofongo Solo

Mofongo on its own — for those who want the star of the show without the supporting cast. Green plantains fried and hand-mashed with garlic and olive oil, in the traditional Puerto Rican style. Dense, savory, and intensely garlicky. Pair with any protein or just eat it as-is.

$7.95

Pa' Comer — Entrées

The heart of the menu. Every plate made from scratch using Juan's family recipes — the same ones his family in Toa Alta have been cooking for generations.

Plato de Pernil

★ El Best Seller
The dish that started it all. Juan's pernil is marinated for hours in a garlic-herb rub passed down through his family in Toa Alta, then slow-roasted until the meat falls apart into tender, caramelized shreds. Served with a mound of our arroz con gandules — seasoned rice cooked with pigeon peas — and a fresh mixed greens salad. One plate, one Puerto Rico. This is the one reviewers drive across the state for.
No substitutions. Trust us — it's perfect as is.

$13.95

Mofongo

The showstopper. A generous dome of hand-mashed garlic plantain and your choice:
• Plump jumbo shrimp cooked in a rich, savory sauce.
• Crispy, golden fried pork chunk
• Pernil — the same slow-roasted, sofrito-marinated pork from our best seller
• Or Juicy stewed chicken
This is the dish that earns us five-star reviews from Puerto Ricans who drove from Tucson, San Diego, and Las Vegas to eat here. If it's your first time, start here.

$15.95-18.95

Mofongo Bowl

Can't decide? The Mofongo Bowl gives you everything at once — garlic mashed plantain and arroz con gandules topped with your choice of protein. Choose from pernil, chicken, carne frita, or add jumbo shrimp for a little extra. The bowl that converts first-timers into regulars.

Choose your protein. Add shrimp for +$3.

$16.95-19.95

Pollo a la Criolla

Chicken slow-stewed in a rich tomato and sofrito sauce until it's fall-apart tender and soaked through with island flavor. Served with white rice, red kidney bean stew, and a fresh salad — simple, deeply satisfying, and completely from scratch.

$13.95

Pastelón

Think Puerto Rican lasagna. Layers of seasoned ground beef and sweet fried plantain, baked together with melted cheese on top. The sweet-and-savory combination is one of Puerto Rican cuisine's greatest achievements — rich, comforting, and unlike anything else on any other menu in Phoenix.

$15.00

Carne Frita

Pork loin chunks marinated with garlic and Puerto Rican spices, then fried until the outside is deeply golden and crispy. Served with white rice, habichuelas, and a fresh salad. Pure, honest Puerto Rican cooking — the kind that tastes like someone's abuela made it.

$13.95

Camarón al Ajillo

Plump jumbo shrimp sautéed in a buttery garlic sauce, served alongside a generous portion of crispy tostones to scoop everything up or our famous seasoned rice. Fresh, bold, and impossible to stop eating. One of the best things you can order for a lighter but fully satisfying meal.

$16.95

Papas Locas

Crispy fries piled with seasoned beef, nacho cheese, and our house garlic mayo. The garlic mayo brings the whole thing into Puerto Rican territory — a fun, loaded plate that works just as well as a shareable starter or a full meal. A crowd favorite that earns its name.

$12.95

Jibarito Platter

Our take on a classic Chicago creation. Three sliders where the "bread" is fried plantain — a Puerto Rican innovation that turns the classic sandwich into something far more interesting. Filled with Juan's slow-roasted pernil and served with a side of rice. If you haven't had a jibarito, this is the best possible introduction. If you have, you know exactly why this is on the menu.

$13.95

Cubano

A properly built Cubano: our slow-roasted pernil, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on a pressed Puerto Rican pan sobao (semi sweet bread) in a way that hits every note it should — savory, tangy, and satisfying. Served with fries. Made the right way, with real pernil.

$15.95

Kids Meal

For the little ones at the table. Crispy chicken nuggets with fries and a juice pouch — simple, kid-approved, and priced for families.

Comes with a juice pouch. For kids 12 and under.

$5.95

Empanadilla Meal Deal

Two of our handmade, crispy empanadillas plus a generous side of fries and our house garlic mayo dipping sauce. Mix and match any two flavors — the perfect lunch combo or first-timer's sampler. Pick your two:

Beef | Chicken | Cheese | Mushroom (Vegan)

$12.75

Pa' Endulzar — Sweets & Desserts

Made from scratch. Delicious family recipes. End your meal on a sweet note.

Flan


Puerto Rico's most beloved dessert, made the way Juan's family has always made it — slow-baked until silky smooth with golden caramel. Choose your flavor:

  • Classic Queso — cream cheese folded into the custard gives it a denser, richer texture that melts clean on the finish. This is the one that makes Puerto Ricans nod and say así mismo.
  • Coco Flan — real coconut woven through every bite, tropical without being sweet for the sake of it. The one that converts people who think they don't like flan.

Made from scratch. Made to finish.

$3.75

Thirsty? Check out our Pa' Beber — Drinks Menu for mojito flights, cocktails, and more.

Authentic Puerto Rican food in Phoenix, AZ. Made from scratch daily using family recipes from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican owned and operated. Phoenix Magazine Best Puerto Rican Restaurant 2022. Serving the Phoenix metro area since 2017.