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.

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

05/21/2026

New refrigerated display case at the stand ! Now i’ll 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!

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!!

Just a reminder to come get your your Puerto Rican “fix” with us here at The Lancaster Central Market! 😉
02/20/2026

Just a reminder to come get your your Puerto Rican “fix” with us here at The Lancaster Central Market! 😉

02/10/2026

DO TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE STAND TODAY at The Lancaster Central Market ☹️ Sorry for any inconvenience!

We will reopen on Friday 2/13!

I’m Baaaaaaaaack!!!!! My vacation to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 was one of the best thus far!!!! It’s ALWAYS great to see my family ...
01/14/2026

I’m Baaaaaaaaack!!!!! My vacation to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 was one of the best thus far!!!! It’s ALWAYS great to see my family especially some of my favorite cousins!!! I had soooo much fun, ATE A LOT 🤷🏽‍♀️, got BIT UP by mosquitos & got a good tan! Perfect!!

Now back on my grind at the kitchen!
🧑🏾‍🍳 🔪

Below you’ll see me asking the universe to give me the energy to get back on that hustle & bustle to REOPEN the stand at The Lancaster Central Market this Friday 1/16!

Come get your Puerto Rican fix with us! And as always we open at 7am with HOT LUNCH service starting by 10am!

Another market day in PR 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷The “Green Dragon” of PR 😂🤣
01/09/2026

Another market day in PR 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
The “Green Dragon” of PR 😂🤣

This is what a market day looks like here in Mayagüez PUERTO RICO🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🥰🥰🥰🥰
01/08/2026

This is what a market day looks like here in Mayagüez PUERTO RICO
🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🥰🥰🥰🥰

REPOSTING our holiday schedule since I had the dates all mixed up in the original post!🤣😂🤣Also!!!!! A big THANK YOU to e...
12/23/2025

REPOSTING our holiday schedule since I had the dates all mixed up in the original post!🤣😂🤣

Also!!!!! A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to The Lancaster Central Market TODAY!!! I worked the stand, got to finally meet some of my regulars plus many new customers AND you SOLD US OUT EARLY!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday! We will reopen on Saturday 12/27 for your 🇵🇷fix!!! 😉👩🏽‍🍳✌🏽

Address

23 N. Market Street
Lancaster, PA
17603

Opening Hours

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

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