Los Criollos

Wharton, United States

3.6

Closed now

15 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 973-343-6309
Address:
5 S Main St, Wharton, NJ, 07885
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.8 miDover
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Bike Parking
No
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No

Today

Today 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Wharton) 05:27 Sunday, 1 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Description

Specialties

We Specialize in Colombian Food Country Platter Which‘s beans, Rice, Beef Steak, Chicharron, Colombian Souse, Egg, Sweet Banana, Avocado And Small Corn Pie. Also We Have That Best Seafood in Morris County. Like Paella, Red Snapper, Fried Trout in Seafood Mix Sauce, Grilled Tilapia Filet, Shrimp Ceviche, Sea &Land, Seafood Casserole, Kids Meal‘s Hamburgers, Chicken Sandwich, hot dogs. Meats Grilled Skirt,

Sirloin Steak. Mexican Tacos And Much More.

History

Established in 2008.

We are that first Colombian Restaurant in Town. We bring from Colombia our specialists

our Criollos testes like typical Colombian Dishes example: sancocho, empanadas, Colombian sauce, chicharron, large corn pie w/​cheese. variety styles on breakfast Colombia is a country Rich in gourmet

we have too meany items too envoy from Colombia

came you welcome all time

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15 reviews of Los Criollos

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Place rating: 4
Hackettstown, NJ
Delicious, fast, friendly, and great prices! Love this place. It’s my favorite sandwich place. Which there was seating, but what they have works. It’s so good!
Place rating: 3
Denville, NJ
Food was ok, nothing special. Atmosphere was good, techno music on which was in the background, I gave it only 3 stars because Denville has so many good places that eat.
Place rating: 1
Wharton, NJ
When ever you order they always answer the phone in Spanish. The out door steps are all chipping you can’t paint the steps to your own business. If they can’t paint the steps I wonder what the kitchen looks like. This place is also very dirty inside I feel like they never clean like they don’t know how to clean. The owner must not care all about this place. Never eating here again!
Place rating: 2
Wharton, NJ
Nothing special. Our waitress was nice. I was expecting the food to be more flavorful. We did receive a lot of food for the price however.
Place rating: 2
Wharton, NJ
Good food, but the funny part when I order a special and when I arrive there they just tell me they don’t have anymore specials lol
Otherwise good food
Place rating: 5
Mine Hill Township, NJ
What an overlooked gem. My wife and I have driven past this place hundreds of times and finally decided to stop in. Very glad we did. The food was excellent and the portions were huge for very inexpensive pricing. The servers were polite and friendly, though there was a small language barrier. Will definitely be coming back here over and over again.
Place rating: 5
Mine Hill Township, NJ
YES! Finally after living in the area for 3 years we found a go-​to cheap and delicious place other than the typical pizza or Chinese. Having eaten in authentic Colombian restaurants years ago I don’t know too much on authenticity but it’s delicious just the same. Polite waitresses topped it off. Tom of food for the prices… Must go!
Place rating: 4
Rockaway, NJ
The food is authentic Colombian at an excellent price. Service is limited because they only staff a single waitress during the week versus two on weekends. Fortunately she spoke English quite well. The menu has English translations.
Had the country platter and as others pointed out, it’s a trough of food for $ 11. Includes three meats, a river of rice and beans and other stuff. Also had the shrimp and rice. Lots of shrimp and red rice with some tostones thrown on top.
Good Latin place up there with El Marino and El Tapatio although the latter is my all time favorite.
Place rating: 5
Parsippany, NJ
When ever i’m in the area its a no brainer. I had it every day for about 6 months when i worked around the area. Great staff, great food. Breakfast is excellent, the pandebonos and buñuelos are great. Lunch is just as good. Have recommended this place to all of my friends. its a must stop if around the area.
Place rating: 5
Sparta, NJ
Thank you Unilocal!
Hit Los Criollos in the middle of a snow storm because I wanted to prove that my Volvo could drive in anything. That night I was just happy that it got me to this Colombian place in Wharton.
Maybe because of the snow, there was only one other table taken. Our Spanish is pretty bad and thankfully the waitress was patient and was more bilingually blessed than us AND the menu was in Spanish and English that made sense. The chickens each got the special — a plato tipico– that wound up being a massive amount of food for $ 7.50 with a drink. I got the garlic chicken, my wife got another kind of chicken, and we spit some plaintains. We could have ordered half of what we did and still had plenty.
Besides being a lot of food, it was all great. The kids were happy as they check another ethnic good off their list. And we paid less than we would have at one of the diners nearby. All good.
Place rating: 3
Oakland, CA
stopped by for a late lunch. Good service, friendly atmosphere, lots of families there. Everyone was trying the soup, which turned out to be plantain soup. We got some and it was good. I am not that familiar with Colombian food, but I can say that the ingredients were very fresh and the preparation was good, not over seasoned, but definitely tasty. Notably the soup was not super salty like most restaurant soup.
I had the chicken plancha and it came with a generous serving of rice and beans and some veggies. Prices very reasonable and quantities more than adequate.
Place rating: 4
Morris Plains, NJ
Great food and generous portions. I brought leftovers to work for lunch and everyone wanted to know where it was from!
Place rating: 3
Dover, NJ
Price is descend, bandeja paisa was good, the carne milanes ok. kids had hotdogs which they like with mustard, they didnt had mustard. fries where oily. service ok. take out place for the future since the bandeja paisa was a big dish which i brought back home half.
Place rating: 4
Wharton, NJ
Wow! Hidden gem. Great food, huge portions, and good service. BYO, too. I’ll be back soon.
Place rating: 4
GLADSTONE, NJ
This is a little joint that opened up not too long ago to service the «local» blue collar crowd that inhabits the area. Needless to say, as a white Caucasian man I stick out a little bit. No matter. Service is friendly and the place is a hidden treasure as far as I’m concerned.
They serve your traditional Colombian/​Latin American fare and do it well. HUGE portions for what you pay. The daily lunch special is a steal at only $ 7. As a example, a regular menu item gets you a steak the size of a cow, rice, beans, plantains, and a huge plate of fries. It’s a chore to finish it and more suiting for lunch and then dinner later on when you’ve recovered. Lunch specials are usually some kind of protein with soup to start, and rice and beans to go with.
I highly recommend this place and hope they stay in business a long time as it is a real nice lunch spot for me during the work week. Pass the word!