Christina's Criollo

Christina's Criollo Lancaster Central Market Stand offering authentic Puerto Rican fare. Each dish is made with love from my own family recipes

Christina's Criollo

Paying homage to my Puerto Rican roots, serving delicious comida criollo which combines Spanish cooking techniques and local ingredients.

APPRECIATION POST! As I wrap up an incredible month, I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who continues to...
08/31/2026

APPRECIATION POST!

As I wrap up an incredible month, I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who continues to support my small business. Thanks to this amazing community here in Lancaster city, my stand at The Lancaster Central Market is thriving—even during these challenging economic times!!

August was absolutely amazing, highlighted by several completely sold-out Saturdays! While I am incredibly proud to operate as a “one woman show” (with the invaluable help of my two stand employees), balancing day-to-day stand production with my growing catering obligations can sometimes be a delicate juggling act. Because my food is prepared fresh off-site, my goal is always to fully stock the stand each morning. However, there are days when demand exceeds my expectations & I am unable to leave the kitchen to restock. Selling out is wonderful but I always regret when a customer misses out on their favorite items.

I am deeply grateful to every regular, local & tourist who visits the stand. THANK YOU for your continued patronage, patience & support. Let’s make September just as amazing!

Christina 💕👩🏽‍🍳✌🏽

I AM BACK FROM VACATION!!! We are ready to serve you on Friday 8/14 at The Lancaster Central Market!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Just a remi...
08/13/2026

I AM BACK FROM VACATION!!!

We are ready to serve you on Friday 8/14 at The Lancaster Central Market!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Just a reminder we open at 7am with:

SIDE SALADS
-Black bean & corn (V & GF) 🫘🌽
-Potato salad 🥔
-Latin style chickpea salad (V & GF)
-Macaroni salad pasta
-Mango avocado w/ pickled red onion (V & GF) 🥭🥑🧅

DESSERTS
-Flan 🍮
-Coconut cheesecake 🍰
-Guava cheesecake

PREPARED MEALS TO GO
-Roast pork & rice COMBO

ASSORTED DRINKS
-Malta Goya
-Malta India
-Cola Champagne
-Coconut soda

HOT LUNCH SERVICE begins at 10am offering:

-Yellow rice / pigeon peas (V & GF)
-White rice (V & GF)
-Roast pork
-Baked chicken
-Stewed pinto beans (V & GF)
-Yuca (V & GF)
-Sweet plantains (V & GF)

EMPANADAS
-Beef w/ cheese 🐄 🧀
-Chicken 🐓
-Cheese & Onion 🧀🧅

YUCA BALLS -Yuca stuffed with roast pork & deep fried, served w/ mayu ketchu.

07/01/2026

To ensure the safety of standholders and patrons The Lancaster Central Market will close early this Friday and Saturday at 11:00 AM due to the extreme heat forecast.

Because our stand primarily serves the lunch crowd starting at 10AM, operating during these brief hours is unfortunately not feasible. We will be taking this time to rest and enjoy the holiday.

We look forward to welcoming you back when we reopen on Tuesday, July 7th. Stay safe and cool!

Early market shoppers take advantage!! This weekends microwaveable meals are:“Pollo guisado con arroz blanco” Boneless c...
05/28/2026

Early market shoppers take advantage!! This weekends microwaveable meals are:

“Pollo guisado con arroz blanco”
Boneless chicken w/ potatoes & carrots stewed in that delicious sofrito broth served w/ white rice.

And of course our roast pork & yellow rice w/ pigeon peas COMBO

Also in our refrigerated display case are my signature side salads:

-Macaroni salad
-Black bean & corn salad (V & GF)
-Latin style chickpea salad (V & GF)
-Potato salad
-Mango salsa (V & GF)

Don’t forget desserts:

-Flan
-Guava cheesecake
-Coconut cheesecake

We are open Fri. & Sat. at The Lancaster Central Market from 7am-3pm with HOT LUNCH service beginning at 10am

Hey ya’ll! A small change at the stand Lancaster Central Market. Unfortunately my last refrigeration unit broke down 😩 ...
05/21/2026

Hey ya’ll! A small change at the stand Lancaster Central Market. Unfortunately my last refrigeration unit broke down 😩 BUT! I replaced it with this beauty! A larger refrigerated display case to hold more cold items!! With that said, I will be offering microwaveable meals for those early morning market shoppers!!!

This weekends SPECIAL- I have pastelón & yellow rice with pigeon peas (PR lasagna-seasoned ground beef layered w/ sweet plantains) along our classic roast pork & rice combo!

As usual we have our side salads:
-Latin style chickpea salad
-Black bean & corn salad
-Macaroni salad
-Potato salad

Desserts:
-Flan
-Coconut cheesecake
-Guava cheesecake

Stop in & get that DELICIOUS
Puerto Rican fare w/ us! As always,
HOT LUNCH service begins at 10am offering all the goodness:
-Roast pork
-Baked chicken
-Yellow rice w/ pigeon peas
-White rice
-Stewed beans
-Sweet plantains
-Yuca

EMPANADAS:
-Beef w/ cheese
-Chicken
-Cheese & onion

Don’t forget the YUCA BALLS!

Come and get your Puerto Rican fix at The Lancaster Central Market with us this weekend!! HOT LUNCH SERVICE begins at 10...
04/02/2026

Come and get your Puerto Rican fix at The Lancaster Central Market with us this weekend!! HOT LUNCH SERVICE begins at 10am.

We have plenty of options like our “Signature” 3 pc. meal the
“Combo meal” & we even offer a “Mini meal” for our smaller eaters!

Choose from:

-Pernil (roast pork)
-Pollo al horno (baked chicken)
-Arroz con gandules (yellow rice w/pigeon peas
-Arroz blanco (white rice)
-Habichuelas guisadas (stewed beans)
-Yuca (cassava)
-Maduros (sweet plantains)

We offer 3 kinds of EMPANADAS!

-Beef w/ cheese
-Chicken
-Cheese & onion

Add side salads to any meal:

-Black bean & corn
-Latin style chickpea
-Macaroni
-Mango salsa

Finish off with something sweet!

-Flan
-Coconut cheesecake
-Guava cheesecake

Lots of VEGAN & GLUTEN FREE options!!

Address

23 N. Market Street
Lancaster, PA
17603

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7am - 3pm
Friday 7am - 3pm
Saturday 7am - 3pm

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