Weepa Puerto Rico occupies a small storefront in downtown Hapeville, where a sunny yellow dining room packs tables in close — nearly elbow-to-elbow — and servers turn sideways to move between them with plates. Everything is cooked to order.
The menu runs through Puerto Rican staples: chillo frito, carne frita, and mofongo relleno, the last arriving in a traditional wooden mortar, its garlicky mashed fried plantains topped with a tangy tomato-based criolla sauce. Empanadillas come wrapped in a flaky, buttery crust that starts shedding as soon as they're picked up, with a shrimp version stuffed with plump pieces of seafood.
The menu runs through Puerto Rican staples: chillo frito, carne frita, and mofongo relleno, the last arriving in a traditional wooden mortar, its garlicky mashed fried plantains topped with a tangy tomato-based criolla sauce. Empanadillas come wrapped in a flaky, buttery crust that starts shedding as soon as they're picked up, with a shrimp version stuffed with plump pieces of seafood.