Rumba Kitchen

4.5 (27)

$30 and under

Puerto Rican

123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St #204, Los Angeles, CA 90012

About this restaurant

Innovative
Great for live music
Good for groups

Now Open!
Inspired by the love and culture of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, Rumba Kitchen has a vast menu of culinary delights, utilizing the freshest ingredients to bring the homemade taste and deliciousness from the island straight to your table. Our chefs and owners have been featured on Food Network, Buzzfeed, The Cooking Channel, The Kelly Clarkson show and competed and WON Guy's Grocery Games!

Come dine and RUMBA with us today.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Puerto Rican, Latin / Spanish, Caribbean
Hours of Operation
Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Brunch Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Website
http://www.rumbakitchen.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Contactless Payment, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Chef Omayra Dakis
Catering
We can book out the restaurant for private parties

Location
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St #204, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Area
Downtown
Cross street
INSIDE WELLER COURT (2nd floor)
Parking Details
You can park in our garage. Parking is $10 all day or anything past 2 hours. We currently do not validate however, we may offer it in the future.
Additional
Banquet, Dancing, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeaway, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Alcapurria Bites
Delicious alcapurrias (green banana fritters) stuffed with ground beef picadillo
Bacalaitos
Delicious cod fish fritter balls
Caribe Salad
Caribbean conch, octopus and shrimp salad in a sweet pepper vinaigrette
Croquetas
Golden brown ham and bechamel croquettes
Fresh Green Avocado Salad
Spring salad mix, cubed avocado, tomato with a shallot vinaigrette
Loaded Tostones
Twice fried smashed green plantains topped with cheese, creamy cilantro sauce and your choice of protein - chicken, steak, roast pork
Sorullos
Golden fried corn fritters filled with cheese

Entrees

Chillo Frito (Fried Red Snapper)
Caribbean red snapper fried and served with a delicate sofrito beurre blanc sauce, citrus jicama slaw and golden fried tostones`
Chuleta Can Can
Hand cut tomahawk pork chop with skin and pork belly attached marinated, grilled and fried to perfection. Comes with Arroz con Gandules and tostones
El Toro Verde (Churrasco Plate)
Named after the WORLD'S LONGEST ZIPLINE - located in Puerto Rico Grilled marinated skirt steak on a sofrito carrot puree and topped with our delicious chimichurri sauce and served with arroz con gandules and maduros
Tripleta Sandwich
Grilled chicken, grilled steak and roast pork topped with potato sticks, a special blend mayo ketchup sauce inside our very own pan sobao, side of plantain strips
Pique Fried Fish Sandwish
Golden fried fish fillet and topped with our very own Parcha Pique sauce, creamy cilantro tartar sauce, slaw and a side of plantain strips
Pollo Guisado (Stewed Chicken)
Braised and stewed chicken with vegetables and served with arroz con gandules and amarillos
Pinchos
Grilled and served with choice of two sides. Steak, Chicken, Vegan, Shrimp

Mofongo

Roast Pork (Lechon)
Our signature classic mofongo topped with roast pork, golden mojo broth
El Morro
Grilled marinated skirt steak sliced and topping our delicious mofongo and arroz con gandules and topped with our delicate creamy garlic truffle sauce
Shrimp
Delicious grilled marinated shrimp and topped with a delicate creamy garlic truffle sauce
Pollo - Chicken
Braised and stewed chicken with vegetables in our red criollo sauce
Make It a "Trifongo"
Our classic mofongo but smashed with yucca, plantain and sweet plantain! Add +$3 to any option

Side Dishes

Arroz con Gandules
Traditional Puerto Rican Yellow rice made with pidgeon peas
Tostones
Smashed green plantain served with our signature sauce
Tostones de Pana
Smashed and fried breadfruit served with our signature sauce
Fries
French fries topped with our signature spices
Maduros (Amarillos)
Sweet plantains, golden fried
Fresh Green Avocado Salad
Green salad mix topped with cubed fresh avocado and a shallot vinaigrette

Reviews

OpenTable reviews from verified diners

Reviews from people who have dined at Rumba Kitchen.

4.5

(27)

4.4Food
4.3Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

27 Reviews

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Foodbuzz
California Central Coast27 reviews
4.0
Dined on 7 November 2021
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
They had a fabulous salsa band..and that made the night. Otherwise, the service was ridiculously slow ( although I don't mind slow service especially when there is music to enjoy.. ), the server was not wearing a mask and that made me nervous, and the food was nothing to rave about. They don't have a liquor license yet, but when they do, I'll go back for drinks and music. I want this place to thrive, so let's give them a chance to iron out the kinks.
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Luis
Los Angeles1 review
3.0
Dined on 7 November 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
The food options, quality, taste and portions were excellent! I want to come back to try the plantain waffle and chicken during brunch. The waiters need to have a more proactive approach with the customers. I had to ask for the menus, waited for several minutes to allow them to come ask us for drinks and appetizers, but I had to call him. Same situation with the main dishes and the dessert. One of them seemed really lost in space. We ordered 2 passion fruit juices and these took a really long time to be served. We asked the waiter about the juices, but a lot of time passed until the juices were served. I have been to the restaurant 2 times and both with the similar situation with the waiters. If when paying by default there is an 18% tip to select in the screen, please make sure the service is excellent. I chose the 18% tip because I understand is a new place and probably the tip is distributed among the team, but there are basics that should be covered when it comes to a waiters service.
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RobW
Los Angeles5 reviews
5.0
Dined on 31 October 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely delicious and generous portion sizes. Best offering for Puerto Rican food in LA! Don’t forget to try MasterChefJr. Maria’s flan, it’s superb!
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TankeroMusic
Los Angeles1 review
5.0
Dined on 31 October 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Definitely going back and with a lot more friends.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles1 review
5.0
Dined on 16 October 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Authentic PR food has finally come to LA. The food and service were great. I will be back.
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OpenTable Diner
Tampa / Central Florida West4 reviews
1.0
Dined on 15 October 2021
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
For improvement reasons only! The restaurant only had about 7 tables seated and it took about 25 min to take our order. Then 1 hour exactly to bring our drinks and they only came because I reminded the waiter, which said when I reminded him “ oh yeah”. The drinks were brought unopened in bottles because apparently they cannot open the drinks lol, but they can work without a mask(go figure). Food was average and expensive for the final product. They don’t have swiping card method. It took us 45 minutes only to leave. They said we could Venmo them the payment. Disappointed
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VictorG
Los Angeles2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 4 October 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
DTLA needed a Puerto Rican restaurant! Took my daughter on Sunday, food was great. Also, took my friend for her birthday two weeks ago. Plus we got to dance salsa. She had a great time. Thank you!
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago / Illinois11 reviews
3.0
Dined on 2 October 2021
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
So difficult finding this place. Directions suggested Double Tree hotel as location.
Rumba KitchenResponded on 5 October 2021
We appreciate you taking the time to write to us and are sorry our location was difficult to find. Please know that your feedback will be shared with our management team in an effort to improve future guest experiences and we will do our very best to update directions so that we are easier to find. Thank you for reaching out to us.
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Osiris
San Diego1 review
5.0
Dined on 26 September 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Their dinner menu was everything! Really delicious! We had the chicken stew, the mofongo and the flan . So amazing , will definitely have to visit again soon.
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OpenTable Diner Gold
Los Angeles15 reviews
5.0
Dined on 26 September 2021
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was amazing, very tasty and big portions. The service staff was great, although a bit slow to take our orders, they just opened, so this is expected. Nevertheless, amazing people. They had a band playing and the music was excellent, but a bit loud for my taste. However, that’s just me, I’m pretty sure the rest of the people were enjoying the music. We’ll be back, for sure!
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Puerto Rican, Latin / Spanish, Caribbean
Hours of Operation
Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Brunch Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Website
http://www.rumbakitchen.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Contactless Payment, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Chef Omayra Dakis
Catering
We can book out the restaurant for private parties

Location
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St #204, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Area
Downtown
Cross street
INSIDE WELLER COURT (2nd floor)
Parking Details
You can park in our garage. Parking is $10 all day or anything past 2 hours. We currently do not validate however, we may offer it in the future.
Additional
Banquet, Dancing, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeaway, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Rumba Kitchen

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Menu

Appetizers

Alcapurria Bites

Bacalaitos

Caribe Salad

Croquetas

Fresh Green Avocado Salad

Loaded Tostones

Sorullos

Entrees

Chillo Frito (Fried Red Snapper)

Chuleta Can Can

El Toro Verde (Churrasco Plate)

Tripleta Sandwich

Pique Fried Fish Sandwish

Pollo Guisado (Stewed Chicken)

Pinchos

Mofongo

Roast Pork (Lechon)

El Morro

Shrimp

Pollo - Chicken

Make It a "Trifongo"

Side Dishes

Arroz con Gandules

Tostones

Tostones de Pana

Fries

Maduros (Amarillos)

Fresh Green Avocado Salad

Reviews

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable