La Bruquena

“Great service & authentic, delicious food!”

Kiara Pedraza

Feb 2026

“Absolutely amazing food.”

Absolutely amazing food! Be sure to try the jibarito trio.

Mike H

Dec 2025

“Staff is very friendly, live music is inviting and dynamic.”

Staff is very friendly, live music is inviting and dynamic. The food is great, expected of Puerto Rican cuisine. The atmosphere is great, and the food is even better!

E R

Dec 2025

“This place was amazing.”

This place was amazing. The staff was so sweet and friendly. We ordered the sampler and the mofongo relleno de camarones!! The mofongo! Flavorful and moist… not dry! The salsa criolla was divine and big and plenty of shrimp! The sampler was perfect to try a little of everything! Pernil was perfectly cooked. If you are in the area GO!

Glo Hebert (Glo Loves Food)

Oct 2025

“I have gone to LA Bruquena for years they are like family to us.”

I have gone to LA Bruquena for years they are like family to us. Always giving is samples of new things for us to try. They have been a big staple to this community for so many years. And while having dinner you will run into baseball stars, Spanish music stars and more. Everyone that comes to chicago always stops there its a must. Zoraida and Roberto serve authentic puerto rican food. They support there community with grace and respect. I have always had best times here especially with the music And there hospitality. They treat everyone like family.

Dawn Massas

Jul 2024

“Let go of all that stress come to La Bruquena.”

Let go of all that stress come to La Bruquena! La Bruquena a place where you want to stay a while. Positively, the atmosphere is a family friendly, cheerful, vibrant place. Plan to stay awhile why the rush? La Bruquena is not a fast food joint, food isn’t sitting in a glass box under heating lamps. My suggestion, while you are waiting for your delicious food have a few amazing drinks (Parchita, El Yunque). After your meal stay a while, listen or sing along to some great music or like some, which happens a lot, get up and dance.

Evelyn Rivera

Jun 2024

“Fresh food, excellent taste and great service.”

Michael Castillo

Jun 2024

“Authentic! I ate all of my food which is rare for me. I'm Mexican and it's only my third time...”

Authentic! I ate all of my food which is rare for me. I'm Mexican and it's only my third time getting Puerto Rican Food, I would eat here again.

Cecilia Labariega

Oct 2023

“Absolutely delicious and authentic Puertorrican food.”

Absolutely delicious and authentic Puertorrican food. Everybody was very welcoming from the staff to the other costumers. The PR sampler was incredible. I haven't had morcilla in years flavor was great just like I remember from growing up in Puerto Rico.

Harry Gomez

Oct 2023

“Serving excellent authentic Puerto Rican food on Chicago's Paseo Boricua.”

Serving excellent authentic Puerto Rican food on Chicago's Paseo Boricua! Always fresh.

Dulce Ramos

Apr 2023

“Omg. Food was so good I teared up with memories of my G-mas cooking. Awesome food.”

Elliot Silva

Feb 2022

“This year's visit to the annual Puerto Rican People's Festival was hampered by the rain here and there.”

This year's visit to the annual Puerto Rican People's Festival was hampered by the rain here and there. Either way, this establishment turned out to be one of the best places to enjoy the parade. It had cheap prices and good service. In addition they had music with live instruments later on in the night. All-in-all this is a great place to have some food and have a cold one.

Michael Tuffelmire

Jun 2019