Close to 20 of the Philadelphia region's best eateries are taking part in Dine Latino Restaurant Week.
It kicks off on Monday, and this is a great time to sample cuisine from a variety of Latin cultures."You're not finding much vegan Puerto Rican food out there in the city," said Amy Rivera Nassar, owner of"It's a full dinner with really deep Puerto Rican flavors, all vegan and all delicious," she said.Amy is known for her pastelillos, a stuffed, fried Puerto Rican treat.
"We tried Amy's pastelillos at a pop-up at Headhouse Square, we were like, 'Oh, these are delicious,'" said Edward Garcia, owner of Queen & Rook Game Cafe.A handful of other favorites are also back.In South Philadelphia, Alma del Mar and Christina Martinez' Casa Mexico will participate in this year's festivities."We got some Peruvian dishes, we got some Cuban dishes, Puerto Rican and Dominican," said Wilfredo Baez, owner of Izlas Latin Cuisine.
"It was the scariest moment of my life," Baez said."Everything I worked hard for, I thought I was losing it all. But we made it. We are here!"
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