José "Pepe" Canosa Email & Phone Number.

José "Pepe" Canosa is the founder of Metropol Restaurant, established in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1965. He created the restaurant’s concept of good service at good prices, a family ambience, and Cuban and Puerto‑Rican cuisine, and is credited with inventing dishes such as Gallinita Rellena, Montuno Cubano, and Metropol Fried Rice.

José (Pepe) Canosa is the founder of Metropol Restaurant, established in 1965 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with his wife Raquel Alfonso. He created signature dishes such as Gallinita Rellena, Montuno Cubano, and Arroz Frito Metropol, and pioneered the restaurant’s concept of good service, affordable prices, and authentic Puerto‑Rican and Cuban cuisine.