If you look around the Tucson restaurant landscape, it’s rather surprising at the lack of overall Latino diversity. The vast majority of eateries around the Old Pueblo are Mexican. The nation of Mexico is well represented, with food from nearly every state appearing somewhere. It doesn’t matter what kind of Mexican food you’re hungry for, chances are you’ll find it on a menu in town. And yet if you want something from a Central or South American country, there are relatively few choices. The same is true for the Caribbean. While that won’t change overnight, there is a new Puerto Rican restaurant coming to Tucson that, surprisingly, will stand as the only brick-and-mortar restaurant serving food from the Caribbean island in the city.
If you had a craving for Puerto Rican food here in Tucson, your only true option was to track down the Boriken food truck. However, the truck doesn’t offer delivery, and it’s closed on Saturday, so unless you want to physically head out to the truck and eat outside (something that’s nearly impossible in the summer), the closest alternative would be Mojo Cuban Kitchen.