A new fast-casual restaurant is serving up mangu, tostones and other Dominican dishes on Allentown’s East Side. Mama Juana Restaurant & Lounge, serving Spanish and American cuisine, opened a few weeks ...

The restaurant’s name comes from a dish of boiled and mashed green plantains that are served with many dishes. Jimenez makes his mangu with salt and butter and a few “secret” seasonings. Mangu is key ...

A Jefferson Parish restaurant known for its authentic Dominican cuisine is closing its doors after six years in business. Mangú, owned and operated by Dariana Marte and her family, announced on social ...

Midtown’s a bit of a dud dining destination, so the arrival of a new spot is always cause for celebration. And given the lack of Dominican food in the ‘hood, it’s particularly exciting that Mangú ...

Victorino Antonio Rodriguez works in the kitchen of his Mi Sabor restaurant on Park Street in Hartford preparing mangu, an iconic Dominican dish, featuring plantain mash with purple onions, fried ...

It’s a family affair at Mangu (2112 Belle Chasse Hwy. Ste. 7, Gretna; (504) 324-9870), a new Dominican restaurant now open on the West Bank. Leading the charge is owner Dariana Marte, who runs the ...

Mangú with asopado de camarones at Mangú Dominican restaurant. Linda Bladholm The food of the Dominican Republic is very similar to Cuban and Puerto Rican but perhaps not as well known. The staples ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In the quiet of Victory Boulevard on a Saturday morning, Jelisa's Cafe readied for its second day of business. The mainstay of the tiny new restaurant is Dominican breakfasts ...

Bright green plantains are boiled, smashed and whipped with butter until silky. Known as mangu, the traditional Dominican dish is where it all begins at a new Gretna restaurant bearing the same name.

It's a family affair at Mangu (2112 Belle Chasse Highway, Suite 7, Gretna; 504-324-9870; www.facebook.com/lesmangu), a new Dominican restaurant now open on the West ...