Description: My wife and I was walking around San Juan because we were waiting to get on our cruise to sail off to the Caribbean. It was a hot and VERY humid day- My wife was turning red all over because of this weather. After walking around for about an hour, we decided that it was time to eat.
At first, we couldn't decided where to eat because, to be honest, we didn't know where to go to eat that was opened. We walked for another 30 minutes until we came upon Hard Rock Cafe. Now, my wife was almost to her knees praising God that we found a Hard Rock (She has been to many Hard Rocks before in different countries and loved each and everyone of them).
When we went in, it was almost empty. We had guessed that the restaurant had just opened up to serve lunch. We waited and waited and waited for almost 30 minutes until a hostess came up to us to sit us down. The great time about coming to Puerto Rico is that the inhabitants speak fluent English, thus Spanish is not need to know.
Being sent to our seats, I noticed that there was a vast array of rock souvenirs. Just like any Hard Rock Cafes, you would have the Madonna's famous push-up bra's and Jimmy Hendrix's pictures.
We finally got to our seats and our waiter came. He was a very nice and highly helpful in our selection of food. I got this delicious, frozen blood orange drink (Let me tell you that I LOVE blood orange). This drink was very refreshing. My wife, probably just like any American would coming here, got a coke. After we got our drinks, we were finally ready to order. I got a burger that was looked like any regular burger, but it was with a Puerto Rico flare. It was a spicy burger made with, what I thought at the time, the finest Puerto Rican spices. My wife got a salad and a regular burger. Now, one of the cons of these restaurant was how long it took for our meals to come out. It took over 30 minutes for our meals to come out: That's with my wife finishing her salad and coke as well as me drinking all of my big glass of frozen drink.
My burger was well-cooked and delicious as well as the fries. My burger made me realize that Puerto Ricans really do try to stand out. I could taste the many Puerto Rican flavors.
What was ironic about this place, was how it was attracting more Puerto Ricans than actual Americans. Other than us, I think there was only one American family that came in to eat. The rest was Puerto Ricans, which to me, told me that this is camouflaged non-tourist restaurant. It was great to know that we found a place that wasn't touristy, if that's a word.
We were about to leave when we wanted to know where a Wal-Green was. Our waiter, again, proved how helpful and knowledgeable he was about the area- In fact, I tipped him well for amazing service.
I would recommend this restaurant for anyone trying to avoid tourist-trap restaurants. Even though it is American, it is still a great place to eat and relax.
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