El Patio De Los Jugos

This place rocks! Great customer service! I was driving eastbound on West 49^th Street after a pleasant gym session at a nearby Planet Fitness when I spotted this place.
These «food-​by-​the-​pound» places are popping up everywhere. I want to say it all started thanks to «El Palacio de los Jugos» which is a well known Cuban, food-​by-​the-​pound chain of restaurants here in Miami. Blue Sky might have something to do with it also… now that I think about it.
El Patio de los Jugos is small but they offer all kinds of proteins and sides to satisfy your hunger. I ended up grabbing a to-​go order that included a huge portion of boneless chicken breast, boiled pumpkin (calabaza), and mashed green plantains (mofongo). The food was tasty and wasn’t drenched in seasonings. The food wasn’t greasy or salty which is always nice. The place was clean and they almost have what I would consider to be a mini market. They had bunches of bananas for sale and avocados too. They offer desserts and they also have a juicer if you enjoy drinking fresh squeezed orange juice.
This place is family owned because the two women that were working were definitely mother and daughter and the gentleman I noticed as I walked towards the entrance is probably the father/​husband.
Prices here are fairly cheaper than your typical food-​by-​the-​pound restaurants. The chicken breast with two sides was $ 6.49 and normally that goes up to about $ 7-​$ 7.50.
Before checkout I grabbed a couple avocados and a bunch of baby bananas. I was a happy camper leaving this place. Will definitely check them out again when in need of fuel and nearby.

Really delicious food! And the prices are great! Good service, good people. I would totally recommend it.