Mott Haven · Puerto Rican
A South Bronx trailer serving Puerto Rican roast pork with skin that shatters — weekends only
Lechonera La Piraña operates out of a trailer in Mott Haven, where Angel Jimenez carries on the roast pork his father started selling in the 1980s. Whole pigs are cooked until the meat gives way completely and the skin turns into something closer to glass than crackling. You order by pointing at the parts you want, get it chopped with rice and beans, and eat at a table on the sidewalk. It runs on weekends and sells out. Eater named it to its list of the city's essential restaurants, which is unusual recognition for an operation with no dining room and no phone.
Lechonera La Piraña is a South Bronx trailer serving Puerto Rican roast pork with skin that shatters — weekends only. Regulars order lechón asado and cuerito (crispy skin).
Lechonera La Piraña is priced at $ — approx. under $20 per person.
Lechonera La Piraña does not list an online reservation system. Weekends only; lines form early and the pork sells out
Lechonera La Piraña is at 152nd St & Wales Ave, Bronx, NY 10455, in Mott Haven. Street parking in Mott Haven is generally available