Punta Cana

The dishes at Punta Cana Caribbean Restaurant are largely Dominican and Puerto Rican, and owner Jarlis Lugo maintains they cannot be found anywhere else in Houston. The restaurant has been open for four years, and he has customers coming to him from as far as New Orleans and San Antonio. Regulars come from all over Houston, including Sugar Land and Humble.The menu includes sections for house specials, seafood, lunch specials and mofongos—a distinctive Puerto Rican plantain dish that can be made with various ingredients. Everything on the menu is made from recipes developed by Jarlis and his family, including some authentic recipes passed all the way down from the owner’s grandmother-in-law. Lugo and his wife have led the way in the kitchen since the restaurant opened in 2011.