LECHONERA EL JIBARITO
LECHONERA EL JIBARITO is a quiet keeper — an A kitchen, 92/100, no fuss, last checked February 11, 2026.
It pulls 4.1 stars across 4,017 reviews and ranks safer than 47% of Osceola County restaurants we grade. Menus here flag options for dairy-free, organic, and nut-aware diners.
Get directions Call (407) 935-0035
Restaurant details
- Health grade
- A (92/100)
- Violations
- 8 total — 8 basic
- Address
- 1985 S JOHN YOUNG PKWY, Kissimmee, FL
- Cuisine
- Other
- Categories
- Puerto Rican restaurant
- Price
- $10–20
- Rating
- 4.1 stars (4017 reviews)
- Seats
- 80
- Phone
- (407) 935-0035
- Website
- Official website
Community Rating
Reviews via GoogleWhat diners say — our read
An A inspection result sits behind a review average of just 3.3. When how food arrives comes up here it is usually a criticism, and the ratings attached average 1.0.
What nobody raises here is front-of-house — it goes unmentioned across all 14 reviews. Of the 14 rated reviews, 8 sit at four stars or better and 5 at two or below. More reviewers landed on 5 stars than any other score — 6 of 14.
On the inspection side the picture is cleaner: DBPR graded this kitchen an A (92/100), with 8 basic violations. Whatever the reviews argue about, sanitation is not the weak point. That result dates from February 11, 2026. Across its inspection history the kitchen is improving, which argues for giving it the benefit of the doubt. Ranked against Osceola County, it is safer than 47% of the restaurants we score. What the inspector actually wrote up: cross-contamination.
The weak part of this listing is the experience, not the sanitation — those are different failures. The reviews themselves follow, unedited and newest first.
Our own analysis of 14 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →
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Great food
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La comida buena aunque poca variedad a las 5pm
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Love it there home made food from PuertocRico it taste like carribean food n very tasty like Spanish food should, keep up the good work my brothers n sisters...
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Este lugar me gustaba mucho. Pero nose que pasó. Ordené un plato con lechón y más bien pagué $16 para un plato de chuleta y una rajita de cuero. Se ve todo apagado y oscuro adentro. Antes me encantaba la comida pero ya como que se ve dejado el local. La abichuela es más jugo que abichuela. Y el arroz con tocino es más arroz con grasa porque casi no había tocino. Pensé que tal vez lo vendieron y cambiaron de dueño ya que tenía bandera venezolana
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Come from Massachusetts to eat good food in Florida
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Comida mala ese pernil me dio malestar estomacal yo creo q era del día antes recalentado y los precios reducidos no vallan
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El lechon estaba delicious. El cuerito estaba tostaito. Me tome 2 Malta y un flan. Esta jente esta al Palo. Tengo que regresar.
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Great place food is so delicious..
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Tipical music every Sunday. Great ambient.
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Good food.
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They have really good food here
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Went Yesterday, spent 50+ the lechon was dry as hell, the cuerito (pork skin) instead of being crispy as it should be the good one, was soggy. The pork was tasteless and hard as concrete and after eating this food, my whole family got food poisoning, we left some pork for today and the pork smell rotten like dead rat. No wonder why we got sick. Bad quality, bad food. Don’t recommend this place.
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I got seriously sick after eating here. The food smelled horrible and tasted old, but I didn’t realize how bad it was until later that night. I ended up with severe diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and honestly felt like I was dying. I tried to return the food and ask for a refund, but they refused to give my money back. I don’t recommend this restaurant at all. This restaurant is not Puerto Rican is Venezuela.
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Did take out of rice and it was very good. Everyone loved it.
Overall Score
72 / 100
Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10 AM to 6 PM
- Tuesday
- 10 AM to 6 PM
- Wednesday
- 10 AM to 6 PM
- Thursday
- 10 AM to 6 PM
- Friday
- 10 AM to 6 PM
- Saturday
- 10 AM to 7 PM
- Sunday
- 10 AM to 7 PM
Inspection history
The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.
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February 11, 2026 · Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 8 basic
- 02 — Consumer advisory, date-marking & labeling of ready-to-eat foods
- 08 — Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage (×2)
- 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
- 29 — Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention
- 32 — Bathrooms
- 33 — Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- 35 — Insects/rodents/pests; outer openings protected against pests
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September 12, 2025 · Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 9 basic
- 02 — Consumer advisory, date-marking & labeling of ready-to-eat foods
- 08 — Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage
- 11 — Employee health knowledge; no ill/symptomatic employee present
- 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
- 25 — Single-service and single-use items
- 31 — Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided
- 32 — Bathrooms
- 33 — Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- 35 — Insects/rodents/pests; outer openings protected against pests
- 40 — Employee personal belongings
- 42 — Cleaning and maintenance equipment
This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →
Data last updated: February 11, 2026