Food was amazing!! Everything is made fresh. The owner and his son are very friendly. I love the mix between Cuban and Puerto Rican food that they offer here. I will definitely be back.

I want to give a special shout-out to Michael and his amazing restaurant. We also believe in supporting small businesses and this young man is so deserving! We have gone twice and both times the food has been exceptional! I told my husband, the food reminded me of my mom’s cooking! Highly recommend! We will be back! I am uploading my before and after pictures!

My husband and I ate at Moncho's recently and were amazed at the hospitality shown by the owner, Michael. The place itself, while not large is cozy, comfortable and very clean. It felt more like we were at a friend's or relative's home than a café. The food was very good, my husband had the rice bowl with pork and alcapurrias. I had the empanadas which had a kind of sweet taste and were so good, the yucca fries were delicious. For dessert we had the guava pastry, they were so fresh and were kept warm which added to the deliciousness. A nice place to go with family or friends; they have carry out too.

Referred here by my Sister. She'd been here before and really enjoyed her visit. Walking in your welcomed by the staff. I liked that, I wish more places were like that. We enjoyed a Café con Leche before lunch. We ordered a few empanadas, alcapuria, cubano, media noche, a few Jibaritos con arroz and of course we couldn't leave before dessert ♡ pan dulce. The cafe con Leche was smooth and delicious. Although, I must be honest, lighter than I like and too small for what was supposed to be a medium. The cubano (I was told) was ok but needed more meat. The media noche (I was told) was good. Just right. The Jibarito was good. I've had it in other places and it was different. I've never had it with crema. The meat was dry. No grilled onion and no garlic. Like I said, different from other places I've been to. The empanadas were delicious and the right size for the price. They came with a sauce on the side, that looked like crema, we could have used some ají. The alcapuria was just delicious, perfect actually. The sauce it came with was delicious. The pan dulce is definitely not something you want to pass up. It was amazing, not too sweet, warm, and satisfying. It would have been nice to enjoy it with another Café con Leche I had ordered but unfortunately I didn't. The waiter, although very sweet and professional, was busy, thus being a little slow to tend to everything all by himself and came with it after I had finished my pancito. They're a new establishment and we understand that as a new restaurant they might not have the resources to employ wait staff. Maybe our next visit will be more efficient. The environment was very nice. Very clean. We felt comfortable and not rushed. Thank you Moncho, see you again soon we hope. 🖤💙🖤

Had been wanting some Caribbean food. This place popped up and had to try it.. it did not disappoint, the food is not too heavy and the flavors are there. It’s very family welcoming and the people that run it are super nice. Ordered the Jibarito, croquetas, maduros and of course the Cubano. I was definitely disappointed there was no quesitos or pasteles de Guava but I am assuming because of how good they are, they run out of them quickly. Will be coming back earlier to get a hold of some.

We’re truckers looking for food found this on google, the food looks good… LET ME TELL YOU, once you have this food in your mouth it’s HEAVEN! We ordered rice bowls, one with pernil and maduros and the other bistec encebollaooo with totones 🤌🏼 it’s a Cuban Puerto Rican infusion, it will not disappoint… oh and we also ordered batido de mamey and mango, TODO FUE PERFECTO!!

Literally the best Puerto Rican restaurant in the West Suburbs! It's a hidden gem! For years I've been saying we needed a place like this and yes its amazing. The owner and employees are all professional and kind. The dishes have flavors that remind of the island and my upbringing. What a blessing to be near here.

I can only give one star, otherwise I can’t post. I’d been looking forward to trying this place after reading all the good reviews. I went there this past Wednesday with my family; 7 of us. It was 6:30 pm. Everything indicates they are open ‘til 8 pm. Before we were all inside, we were told they don’t have food much food left, & we’re turned away. How disappointing. I’m thinking about trying again but, what a bad taste left in my mouth with this experience.

Fantastic food and run by an even better human being. Tender steak sandwich with incredible flavor… and it doesn’t feel heavy after eating. Truly a family-style approach

The food is always fresh and the owner is always present and welcoming! Had a delicious jibarito for lunch — great local spot and nice not needing to drive into the city for a taste of Puerto Rican food.

If you want a piece of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and Cuba 🇨🇺 you definitely need to visit Monchos Cafe in Roselle. Amazing food and flavors, great customer service, Michael and Daniel honor their father legacy in a big way. Both in English and Spanish they go all out to make you feel welcome and at home! Great if you go alone, with friends/coworkers, with a date or with your family. Little quaint and very friendly place, very clean and very accommodating! Overall I give them a 10 out 10. As their menu perfect and have a few more items they will definitely get it out of the park. Now all they need is for you to give them a try! They will be waiting for you!

Food taste pretty good , what I disliked how the plate is set up could use more rice and steak. Banana dumplings are ok but y’all should do it the traditional way around,soft in the middle and crispy on the outside. The only Way to get better is going to different Cuban and Puerto Rican restaurant around the city and collaborating. Wish y’all the best

The lady that took care of us deserves 1 million stars bc she was running that place like a champ. However, the kitchen staff was incredibly slow. We waited over 2 hours for 1 order of arroz con gandules y pernil. Taste was good but not authentic Puertorican in my personal opinion (I'm from the island so it's kinda hard to find the same sazón in the states). Portions were a bit small for the price but maybe is because we are not from the area and I understand food can cost more in certain areas. Tostones were not edible, literally so hard I thought my tooth was going to come off when I took a bite. They looked either old or burnt. I could tell this place gets really busy as there were a lot of customers in and out and I also heard about the owner being out sick so maybe it was an off day. Café con leche was just warmed milk so I left it behind and didn't even drink it bc it was truly "Leche con café" not the other way around which is how is supposed to be. One thing I did not like at all were the empanadas. Definitely not puertorican nor cuban style. I've tried empanadas from different countries and I couldn't exactly pin point their style of empanadas. A typical beef puertorican or cuban empanada is with ground beef, shredded chicken and flour dough. I was served corn flour empanadas and it made me think more of an attempt to a venezuelan style empanada but not a successful attempt unfortunately. This is not a review to discourage anyone from giving this restaurant a try as I got a feeling my experience is not the norm but hope my review gets to the owner so he makes sure quality stays consistent when he isn't around bc I can tell by the other reviews that they definitely do great on a regular basis. I really wanted to have that experience. However; unfortunately, it wasn't the case for me.