809 Take Out

Authentic Spanish/Dominican food! Pastelitos were amazing, I had chicken and cheese. The pernil was on point. And the rice and beans were delicious! Yum! Thanks for being out here.

Best place in the Pocono's to get real Dominican food. A great place for anyone who wants good Spanish food at a good price. Highly recommend.

We love ethnic food of all stripes and excited to read about the highly rated take-out halfway between our home in New York and our weekend place in the Poconos.  The 809 was not what we expected.  It's a small hard-to-see storefront, unless you know it's located directly across the highway from the State Police in Swiftwater, on the northbound side of Route 611.  

The food is ready-prepared, laid-out buffet style behind the counter.  You choose from among the offerings there and they serve them up for you in take-out containers.  Despite the extensive menu, there are few choices.  Most of the menu is "we don't have that today."  Got soup?  Not today.  How about a sandwich.  We don't have any bread.

We can describe it as Dominican comfort food - chicken or pork over rice with sides of brown beans in sauce.

We're happy we tried it and the service is friendly, but the 809 Take-out has limited appeal..