Piman Bouk Haitian Restaurant

Avalencia Davis

I love this place, to me it's better than chef creole. The portions are plentiful and so so flavorful! I love piman bouk my anniversary feast is coming from them!

Abby Hosey

Food was mediocre but not too bad. The biggest regret of choosing this restaurant was the incredibly rude service. I'm not Haitian but often enjoy the authentic Haitian food we have in Orlando. If this is what the Miami experience is for Haitian cuisine, I'll go anywhere but here. As someone who does not speak Creole yet, I understand that when going to a small restaurant like this I may or may not encounter fluent English speakers. That being said, the woman taking my order didn't let two English words out of my mouth "chicken dinner" before pretending to not understand me. She only did this because I was with a friend who spoke Creole. If you do not speak English, I would recommend not having a menu on your wall in English. Put the menu in Creole so I know what to expect. Google translate would work fine in a situation if I were by myself. The woman who took our order then proceeded to give us an unwarranted attitude throughout the rest of the experience. When we requested an additional side of tostones/fried plantains, first she pretended that she couldn't do it. Then she relented and gave us our request. For a restaurant that requires everyone to pay in cash, there is no excuse for this. As long as I am paying the price for it, they should be able to reasonably accommodate a simple request. Other Haitian restaurants (that do honest business - not cash only) allow side items to be ordered, so there's no reason why Piman Bouk should not be able to unless they were out of the food item. My hopes were high for this restaurant but after this experience it is not a place I would return to or recommend.

Alex

We actually were headed to a restaurant across the street when we stumbled across this hidden gem. The other restaurant was closed so we looked up anything that was within a half mile and New Piman Bouk popped up. Yes, it’s a cash only place. Yes, the exterior looks like it needs some TLC. And the less than four point rating on google maps was an initial turn off. But when you walk in, it’s packed with Haitians speaking Haitian, so you know the food is going to be authentic. And even if it wasn’t for that, the smells are just heavenly. Hands down, this was some of the best oxtail I’ve had in a while. There are an insane amount of sauce that was included and let me tell you that was dome crack sauce. Super tasty. Not too acidic and not bitter. Just a deep and round flavor. We also got the fried chicken but we were so blown away by the oxtail that the fried chicken was an after thought. The chicken on its own was pretty darn good too. Seemed like it was double fried because it was super crispy like Korean fried chicken. We ended up dunking the fried chicken in the oxtail sauce XD This place is worth the stop. Ignore the haters on google maps and the lower rating. If you’re a foodie like me, we should try to help this business out by raising the score. Oh, and make sure to hug the chef for me when you go💛

Helene Rainville

My dinner partner devoured his food. I thought the plantain was delicious. It's a "home" atmosphere but the people was gracious and the price was affordable. It's home-cooked, not processed.