Tostado Sandwich Bar

First off, VERY SLOW. Called about 20 minutes ahead for pick up. I walked in and had to wait about 30 more minutes for my food, which I didn’t understand since, again, it was VERY slow.
I ordered the yaroa plate. Now, as a Dominican, that has eaten yaroas IN THE Dominican, I know what a yaroa of poor quality looks and tastes like. These people barely put any meat or effort in making them! I literally paid almost $ 30 for two shakes and two yaroas that were literally a plate full of fries with melted cheese on top and barely any meat! Such a disappointment, especially for the price!
I could’ve gone to Stop and Shop across the street, bought the same ingredients and could’ve made the same exact plate, with more meat, cheese and flavor for less than $ 10! There’s nothing that pisses me off more than a restaurant that gyps it’s customers!
NEVER AGAIN!

WOW. I have absolutely no idea how this place isn’t out of business. Awful food and slowest service possible. Took over 20 mins to get two breakfast sandwiches when there was nobody else in the store. This place deserves negative stars. Complete shithole — avoid at all costs.

Terrible service, rude workers. No air conditioner during the summer. Cash only and not willing to point out to the nearest ATM (because of course there is not one inside). Small sandwich for the price. Definitely no need to come back.

The girl in the front always messes up my order and service has become increasingly rude and slow. SO SLOW. So disappointed in the local Dominican businesses around here, since I LOVE Dominican food! Well, except for Gondres Bakery, they’re awesome.

«That’s right. I’m coming back here. The prices are reasonable and the food is great. I will not only be coming back, but I will also bring friends to Tostado to have them experience this.»
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Tostado is a small tropical theme inspired restaurant which serves a variety of sandwiches and smoothies choosing your own fresh fruit or a recipe of their own. The pretty young lady was very pleasant greeting me at the desk. Not too many places to sit but if you do get a seat enjoy your window seat to the outside and 50 in flatscreen TV. Great place, small but great

Great sandwiches. I love the Dominicano. The Pierna Danes is also good. But the service is so slow. It keeps me from visiting more often.

The food is tastey but it takes longer than it realistically should to reach you. I like their Cubano but somebody else in the area does it better.

This is my first Unilocal review! I absolutely love this place. I went for the second time today and got the pavo ahumado and the jugo de tres golpes (carrots, beets & orange juice). I loved it all!

Yummy! Delicious sandwiches, tasty smoothies, and SLOOOOOOW service. Yes, that would be Tostado. Enjoy! ( Unilocal Insider Tip: CALL it in AHEAD of time)

Cheap, delicious Dominican pressed sandwiches and fresh fruit smoothies in JP.
Bring up Caribbean flavors and sandwich presses, and most folks will think of the Cubano, the roast pork/​ham/​cheese pressed sandwich that actually originated among Cuban ex-​pats in Florida. As it happens, the Cubano isn’t the end of that story, as a visit to Tostado Sandwich Bar, a Hyde Square maker of Dominican sandwiches, demonstrates. This sunny little storefront with a stand-​up counter that fits maybe three customers offers sandwiches and smoothie-​like batidos to a mostly Spanish-​speaking crowd. Counter help with decent English and a well-​translated menu make this an easy place for Anglos to enjoy, too.
A tostado completo ($ 7.50) is typical of the 15 sandwiches here: a crusty nine-​inch roll filled with a single slice of ham, a lot of tender, hand-​shredded pernil (slow-​roasted pork shoulder), pollo (similarly slow-​roasted and hand-​shredded dark-​meat chicken), mayo, onion, and ketchup (a popular Dominican add-​on I prefer to omit), toasted and warmed through on a smooth-​surfaced sandwich press. It’s fantastic: multi-​layered in flavor and just a little fatty, the press adding a pleasant crunch and flattened, easy-​to-​bite profile. The Havana Cubano ($ 7.50) includes lettuce and tomato, and instead of layers of ham and sliced pork loin boasts a single slice of ham, a lot of shredded pernil, some Swiss cheese, a scanty pickle slice or two, and yellow mustard. It’s delicious, but might confound customers expecting a Miami-​style Cubano. The Real Domincano ($ 5) jazzes up an ordinary pressed ham and Dominican cheese with sliced green tomato. Before 11 am, you can order breakfast sandwiches ($ 5-​$ 6) pressed on whole-​grain Pullman with a fried egg, cheese, and optional ham or bacon.
Beverages include beautiful, fresh-​tasting batidos ($ 3-​$ 3.50) of fresh tropical fruits like mamey, strawberries, mangoes, pineapples, or bananas, blending with sugar, evaporated milk, and ice into a pleasant slush. Fresh-​squeezed juice drinks include carrot juice ($ 3), morir soñando ($ 3.50), a sort of Dominican Orange Julius, and orange or lemon juice ($ 3) mixed with avena (oatmeal). Dessert options (all $ 3) include wedges of cheesecake and chocolate cake made off-​premises, and a lovely pastel tres leches that looks house-​made: sweet white cake sitting in a rich sauce of evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. Aside from desserts, the brief menu is done with fresh ingredients to order, a process which can seem leisurely when there’s a line out the door. Expectations of fast-​food quickness or health-​food wholesomeness may be dashed, but Tostado surely delivers its fresh, vibrant, satisfying flavors for short money.