Based on 97 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Drive-through ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
5995 Park Blvd Unit 1, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Phone: (727) 289-4297
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Reviews
Pauline Weakley
Nicaraguan cuisine is pure comfort food! El Nica served up some amazingly delicious seasoned Carne Asada, complete with rice, beans, fried cheese, cabbage salad and plantain chips. Their fried Tostones with cheese was tasty and that fresh passion fruit juice just refreshingly hits the spot! Must check out this place and see for yourself.
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Carmen Pravia
First Nicaraguan I’ve been to here in the Tampa Bay Area & might I say this is truly a hidden gem! We were so pleased with the delicious food. We both got steak and onions with rice and beans and it tasted just like home cooked food. We will absolutely be coming back! We loved it!
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Evan Rivera
Everything was amazing! From the service to the food, it has a family feel you can’t get everywhere. You can tell they care about what they make for you! Great little spot which can be missed but you are missing out. If you want authentic Nicaraguan food and you’re in the Tampa/St Pete/Pinellas area, make the trip to El Tio Nico!
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Ana Chavez
Not a bad place to eat, the cabbage salad could use more salt and vinegar honestly, but not too bad! I would watch out for your bill though. Make sure it adds up! I ordered 4 Nacatamales ($9 each), one slice of fried cheese ($4), and an order of fried plantains with fried cheese and cabbage salad ($8), that’s a total of $48 but yet, I was being charged $85. When I asked why so much, I was told bc of 6% taxes (I thought it was 7%?). I did my own math and showed the lady how much the correct amount would be. She said fine, but then she said she didn’t charge me for the side of fried cheese, which she most certainly already had. I offered to do the math again and she said “Forget it, I have a headache already”. For what I ordered and including 7% taxes, the total should’ve been $51.36, but yet the lady charged me $53.50. I had my child with me, and I was ready to get out of there. Looks like she charged me for her tip without letting me know? Who knows! But not going back, and I was looking forward to having a local Nicaraguan restaurant near us! Maybe it was a mistake, and if it was, she could’ve just easily apologized and offered to do the math again instead it felt as if she was trying to justify the $85 that I most certainly did NOT spend/ordered that amount of food.
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Marlene Gonzalez
Amazing food super glad to have a a Nica place that’s actually good
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Martin Medina
A Nicaraguan restaurant in St Pete!!
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Rodrigo Martinez
If you want to try Nicaraguan food, this is the place to go. Gallo pinto, carne asada, soups, and more. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. Prices are on the high end but are worth it .
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Erika Soler
I will had rate it zero, but google review doesn’t have the option. This is not real nicaragüense food!! It was disgusting the gallopinto was not done with the right beans. They gave me mexican cheese instead nicaragüense cheese. When I asked why the respond was that nicaragüense cheese is to expensive and she doesn’t own a cow. It was very disappointing eating food from my country and it was not a real nica food.
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Claudia Briggs
My first time here and the owner is so awesome. It’s a quaint little place and the food is so delicious. I had my first Nicaraguan beer. Will definitely go back.
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Chris Downard
Very kind and home like atmosphere. Fresh and delicious food. I had the carne asada and the meat was well seasoned, marinated. Hits just right when you need something honest and down to earth.
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