A new counter-service eatery that specializes in Puerto Rican and Latin American street food has made its debut in the Reading Terminal Market. Located at 51 N. 12th St., it is serving up empanadas, crab croquettes, sandwiches and more.
Here's a sampling of the menu: start with appetizers like Puerto Rican fried chicken with loco sauce or skirt steak skewers with chimichurri sauce. Next, check out the empanadas, which come with ground sirloin, Philly cheesesteak, chicken cheesesteak, or spinach, feta and onions.
The sandwich offerings include the Cuban — sweet ham, pork, Swiss cheese, mustard and pickles — and the Philly special, made from pork, chicken, bistec, loco sauce and potato sticks. Interested in classic Puerto Rican favorites? The eatery offers fried plantains, rice and beans and butter toast.
Loco Lucho's Latino Kitchen has gotten good reviews thus far, with a four-star rating out of four reviews on Yelp.
Michael G., who reviewed the new spot on July 27, wrote, "I'm always game for some sweet plantains! The ones I had had just a slight crunchy char on them and were almost addictive. My Cubano sandwich was quite filling with the ham, pork, Swiss, pickles and mustard."
And Emanuel R. wrote, "I had the Frita Cubana and my wife had the Bistec sandwich. Both of them were so good. Great service from a very friendly personnel."
Intrigued? Stop in to try it for yourself. Loco Lucho's Latino Kitchen is open from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. daily.
