Crocante Restaurant

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Crocante brings Puerto Rican cooking to East Colonial Drive with a full cocktail bar and a festive, elevated take on homestyle flavors. The star in guest after guest's telling is the Roti Kan Kan porchetta, juicy and salty with garlicky green sauce and crunchy skin, served with Mamposteao rice or Crocante rice. Bandeja jibara, alcapurrias, mofongo, and tembleque fill out a table guests call worth the drive.

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