Chimi El Tigre

Seriously… hands down the best Dominican food truck around. Once you do, you’ll download the app and always go back.

Was So Excited To Try The Yaroa With The Chicken But To My Surprise There Were No Platanos Maduros Like It Said There Would Be On The Menu. It Was Too Late When I Noticed At Home Since We Traveled 30 Minutes To Try Their Food. My Husband Got The Fritura With The Carne frita and Longaniza and the queso frito. The queso frito was really really good and the longaniza had a really great taste and flavor the meat had an amazing flavor but it was a bit dry and hard, the lime wedge sort of soaked it a bit but still pretty dry. I would maybe try this again

I had this food over a month ago and it was so good when I saw it on Unilocal,I had to dig into my camera roll, find a photo and post a review. They were in Pembroke Pines off of Red Road when I found them at a gas station. As previous reviews mentioned, they are hard to miss with their huge Dominican flag and blaring music. It looks like a party outside the food truck. But the real party starts when you take a bite of the food. I got the tostones chimi churri sandwich and it was soooooooooooo good! I wake up at night thinking of the night I had that sandwich. Everything was so perfect. Beware it is a VERY messy meal so have elbow room and plenty of napkins before you dig in!

When i saw this online, i couldnt wait! Went ahead in a minute. They were located in Pembroke Pines 5mins away from home. The truck is sooo dominican, a big flag, dominican music, merengue, bachata, etc. I teletransported to DR in the moment! I was so excited, my husband ordered 2 empanadas one from lambi and other of jaiba (crab) they were pretty good nothing like fresh lambi but for being in the US, were good. 2 regulas chimis. Some people doesnt know about what chimi meat is, well let me explain is a sausage cutted alon in the middle then smash it seems like a burger meat, later to the grill, better if is in charcoal grill, in a bread like the cuban one, seazoned cabbage, special sauce, ketchup and mayo.
For my taste i would let cook the meat 3 minutes more. But overall was great.
You can see all dominicans arriving there, they have tables too.
They dont only have chimis, also burgers, chicken sandwich, pork sandwich, cativias, all dominican appetizers!

Ordered the Yaroa mixta, first off it didn’t have pernil like the menu says it does. The cheese they put was cheap sliced yellow cheese and it wasn’t even melted! I also told the guy I didn’t want platano maduro and guess what, it had platano maduro. Beef had no flavor. Didn’t even waste my time complaining, just won’t be coming again. Thumbs down!

The negative reviews here are a perfect example of «each head is its own world». I am Dominican. I had Chimis in NY and DR. These chimis are up to par with the best in NY and DR.
The truck is clean, the staff in friendly, and the atmosphere is festive. They even have a cell phone app with the menu and daily updates of the location of the trucks… I think they have two trucks working in tandem since they always list two locations on the same night in their FB page and the app.
Besides Chimis, they have some great Dominican grub… the carnitas, the kipes, tostones and empanadas are all delicious.
So there you have it, this positive review right next to the others not so flattering ones.
Go and find out for yourself.

The chimis are not the best. Good price but the it was lacking flavor. I’ve had good chimis and this truck did not have it.

Coming from Washington Heights in NYC, I am used to eating GOOD chimis. Was excited to see this truck come into Miramar so I strolled myself over to pick up some Chimis… Honestly, they shouldn’t even call it Chimis… It tasted like cheap frozen meat with a bad taste.
Guess What… A few weeks later they came by again, I said to myself, maybe the first time was a fluke! Boy was I wrong… Same THING… another sandwich that tasted NOTHING like a chimi.
If you’re from South Florida, do yourself a favor and drive down to allapatah to have a decent CHIMI. Stay away from this «Chimi».

Here goes from the arrival. I get there and there appears to be two tables with people eating and a couple people waiting in line. I get to the truck and find one table is the owner and perhaps some friends just talking. The other table is actual customers eating. So now being the owner you should see this and either get up or get working on more seats. Well he gets one more table and sets up the two chairs that were previously folded up against the truck. A little better I guess.
Onto the food. The tostones have the same texture, look and taste of frozen supermarket ones. I ordered the Chimi and Chimi Tigre. The bread was fine, the slaw and dressing was decent. The burger was the problem. If you look at their website and see that beautiful, grilled, thick and juicy patty THAT’S NOT WHAT YOU GET! This was a preformed, thin, frozen, low quality patty. The kinda low quality that you get little pieces of cartilage inside of it, nasty. The Tigre came with a piece of fried cheese on it that was pretty good. Also ordered the Pollo Frito with french fries. This was really good. Cooked beautifully, seasoned just right and served with basic french fries, but no salt. Last the Yanikeke which needed some salt but was ok.
The guys actually doing the cooking were friendly and the truck was clean. I just wouldn’t recommend the signature plate, which is kinda sad. I might go back but just to try the Chimi Pollo, which blends the best of what I’ve had.
As for the owner and the people occupying the table, by the time I finished eating in my car there were about 8 people in line and he was still there with the same group, no drinks or food on the table, oh well.
I gave it 2 stars cause I MIGHT go back for the Pollo Frito and 3 stars for me means I would definitely eat there again which I just can’t say is for sure. 2 ½ would have been better but we don’t get that choice.
Side note: I’ve been to the DR a lot and am married to a Dominican so I can make realistic comparison to the original.

When you want good Dominican food, this is one of the great options down in Kendall.

Chimi El Tigere is the newest Dominican street food spot in Kendall and it is getting a good start. Chimichurri isn’t the herb dressing used all over South America. It’s a uniquely Dominican Style sandwich/​burger. Simple to make with humble ingredients and that my fine reader is the «rub».
A Chimichurri or Chimi for the uninitiated is a burger like sandwich with seasoned meat, shredded cabbage, tomatoes and pink sauce. Simple, but ridiculously hard get right. Growing up in the Northeast, eating them, and having the original in the Dominican Republic I know what it should taste like. Hell, my Chimi recipe is the conglomeration of countless sources and years of practice. Chimi el Tigere gets it right. The bread is as close to the original as you can find this far into Cuban Miami. The Meat patty has a good flavor and a spice component that is reminiscent of the island. When I say spice I don’t mean spicy I mean flavorful and seasoned. They do finely shredded cabbage with some carrot for crunch which is not a bad addition. The tomato is sliced evenly although I may not like it that thick. Then copious amounts of pink sauce, the secret ingredient more mysterious than a tanned Asian model there are millions of variations and few people give out the exact proportions or ingredients. The sandwiches are then hot pressed and wrapped in foil as traditional as it gets.
Now that you have been educated on what it is here’s what I would change at the Chimi El Tiguere. They should sauce the cabbage before adding the tomato and they should also add some ketchup and mayo to create those flavor layers.
The truck offers other traditional Dominican street food besides the famous Chimi. The Completa platter offers 3 kinds of fried pork fried cheese and plantains. The first time I went the value was lacking the last time I went they went HAM on it. For $ 15 it’s a hell of a deal. They also have empanadas and other Dominican specialties. When its late and you’re craving that Latin food with soul and the calories to fight that on coming hang over head over to Chimi el tigere have a Chimi and red soda and wonder why you haven’t had more Dominican food in your life.