“ Some of the best vegan food Ive had. Love that she is repping our PuertoricanBoricua culture. Her team is super nice! Get there early to be one of the first folks in line because the food is that good! but if you end up waiting a while, I say its worth the wait. The Flancocho is my favorite! ”

“ Buen provecho! After stalking her instagram for THE LONGEST, and practically begging her to come to STL, I finally made it to NYC. For the first time in my life, I took the subway all by myself too!, about a 45 minute ride one way just to make it to her food. I placed my order after I exited the subway due to connectivity issues on the train. It was only like a 5 minute walk from the station to La Fonda so the food wasnt quite ready yet. No worries. I sat at La Fondas bar and enjoyed the music and good vibes from the restaurants staff and customers. The food took a while to prepare I ordered a lot though, so keep that in mind if youre on a schedule. When the young man brought my food, he apologized for the wait. It was an easy Sunday for me, so I had no issues with the wait. However, I did decide to sit at the bar and eat my food. VACALAITO 3 nicely sized fritters, made from hearts of palm, if I remember correctly. Very tasty! I ate my leftovers today 3 days later, and they were even better! Warm up the leftovers in air fryer for best results BEEFLESS EMPANADA Shouldve ordered 2 because Im craving more. You get one large empanada. It was so tasty and the beef was seasoned exquisitely! 1010 would order again! If you like a lil spice, order the chipotle sauce for dipping. So yum!! MOXTAILS Freggin fire. FIYAH!! The dinner came with moxtails veganmock oxtails, white rice they were out of their arroz con gandules, shredded cabbage, y maduros. I added her Cilantro Garlic sauce to plain the rice and OMG OMG!! Do it!! I ended up ordering 6 cilantro garlic sauces and 3 chipotle sauces theyre that good! I dont know what she uses for her moxtails, but the flavor and texture are insanely succulent. No weird chewy consistency to it at all. Initially it appeared that the portion was small, but it ended up being very filling and plentiful. 1010 would order again. BISTEC ENCEBOLLADO A vegan spin to a classic Latin Caribbean dish. This plate is hefty! A huge portion of vegan bistec is accompanied by white rice, pink beans, tostones, y ensalada. I only took a nibble of this on Sunday, but todayWednesday, I warmed it up and ate the rest. The flavors have settled in and its better today than it was Sunday. I spent 75 before the tip, which is decent for 2 meals and 2 appetizers. So many other things that I want to try from Black Rican Vegan, so I cannot wait to return! ”

“ The most delicious and amazing vegan food, comfort food, and just food in general!! Everything was fresh you could tell it was made with love. Trust me, you need this in your life. ”

“ Your food is amazing!!!! Last wk stopped by and had the chicken and vegan sausage gravy biscuit, mac n cheese and the flancocho. This wk had the bori platter!!!! Afreakingmazing everything. Looking forward to next wks menu ”

“ Delicious food! I catered from Black Rican Vegan for a work event and everyone 56 people loved the food. Definitely the best vegan vendor in NYC. Wish I wouldve take more pics. Thank you Lyana for your help and assistance on sight! ”

“ I discovered Lyana on IG, I was instantly drawn in by the pics of her food. I saw the lines get crazy, so make sure to get there hours before she even opensIve seen ppl bring chairs. But on the weekends she does pick up and deliveries..Now the food omg I can go on and on about how delicious her food is! Im happy shes offering the community this. I love telling everyone I know about BlackRicanVegan, especially people whove never tried vegan dishes. ”

“ I have been supporting this business for years. Im leaving a review because it has come to my attention that someone is leaving negative reviews to hurt a business I love dearly. Lyana, the owner is a true pioneer in the Afro Latina Community. Her work and brand speaks for itself. Google her She has created an entire genre of food, and never forgot about her people along the way. Supporting a business for the food is one thing, but I choose to support this business because SHE and her staff, are apart of my community. She employs people, she stays true to her roots and she does so with grace. I hope that if your reading this you get to experience her business and her light. The only thing I wish is that she was able to have a restaurant already so I can order at my leisure! Oh, and try the chopped cheese egg rolls. Game changing! Teamblackricanveganforever ”

“ My partner and i were fortunate enough to try this chefs amazing food at Smorgasburg in Brooklyn last year and we cant wait to go back! Everything was absolutely incredible, you could really taste the love in the food. We got the jackfruit chicharrones with mofongo, the alcapurrias, and guava and cheese empanada. We loved her food so much that we preordered her cookbook as soon as it came out! Def gotta take a trip over to see her again soon! ”