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Sofrito Latin Cafe

Sofrito Latin Cafe

8607 Palm Pkwy, Orlando I-32836-6416, United States

Cuban • Vegan • South American • Vegetarian Friendly


"You know a place is good when the people inside are smiling and having a great time. Was in Orlando for a couple days and couldn't have made a better decision than going here for dinner. The place was fairly occupied when we were there but the hosts were amazing to guide us through the self ordering kiosks and the ordering counter. The ambience was warm and relaxing, a homey vibe. the windows are big and let in plenty of natural light. They have a courtyard seating adjacent to the main hall. The menu is fairly expansive and covers a range of appetizers and main courses. They have dishes from all over Latin America. We ordered their Pollo Al Horno, which is half bone is roasted chicken, seasoned with thyme, rosemary, garlic and other seasonings. It's a Peruvian dish. There was a choice of three sides. We chose white rice, beans and black beans. We also ordered Sopa De Pollo, chicken soup made with potatoes, carrots and celery, the Dominican way. We paid at the counter and were assigned a number. It wasn't long before our soup arrived. It was served hot in a cast iron pot and wow it was amazing. Having driven for more than five hours, it felt so good to have that warm soup. I really loved the chicken and the potatoes in it. Most chicken soups use chicken breasts and I don't really like them that much but this was different. It had leg quarters and pieces of thighs, with bones,too. The soup really felt wholesome. Next was our Pollo Al Horno. I could tell it was great just by looking at it. The presentation was amazing with the roasted chicken, white rice, boiled yukkas and the salad placed neatly on the plate. It tasted even better than the way it looked. The chicken was just well done with a crispy skin and a succulent meat inside. The thyme and rosemary seasoning were popping inside my mouth. I just felt the amount of rosemary could have been toned down a little and the skin could also have been buttered a bit more, in my opinion. But it was great. The boiled yukkas with the chilli and mint paste was simply amazing. I felt like I had never tasted yukkas that good. This is a great restaurant and if you love Latin American foods or want to add richness to your food experiences, this is the place to go in Orlando. The prices are great too and the servers and hosts are super helpful and amazing."

Cuban Island

Cuban Island

2910 N Highway A1a, INDIALANTIC, United States

Cafés • Pizza • Seafood • European


"Cuban Island Restaurant 2910 N. Hwy A1A, Indialantic, FL 32903 5 Stars It seems I have broken the code on my random name generator after repeatedly disappointing Italian restaurants run by real Italians. The key to getting it to work properly is to type, as Tarzan said, make Cuban food. And voila, the name Cuban Island Restaurant popped out at me. Glancing at the GPS, I knew this was automatically a win as I didn 't have to go to the mainland. In fact, I didn 't have to go far at all as I was there in two shakes of a snake 's tail. Seated and handed a menu, my glorious service professional, Normat, soon approached me. Normat is everything a wait staff member should be and more. Normat was exceedingly helpful in going over the menu with me, and to that end, I placed an order for some Carnitas, the Churrasco and chimichurri plate, and one Cuban Sandwich. Enjoying the digs, I snapped a few pics and awaited Normat 's return. Within a short amount of time, my food was in front of me. A wave of enticing Cuban aromas assaulted my olfactory senses like so many tasty atoms. With eager anticipation, I immediately dug in as soon as Normat cleared away. First I tried a sample of the Carnitas. I really love me some good pork Carnitas, and these were some of, if not the best, I have ever had. They were incredibly tender and immensely flavorful. Each bite was a veritable cornucopia of intermingling island flavors. Moving on to the Churrasco and chimichurri plate, once again, I was overwhelmed (in a delightful way) with Caribbean flavors. I could go on for pages about the complexity of the spice mix and how each seemed to enhance the other, resulting in a mountain of tastiness, but you should just stop reading and go there already. This brings me to the final item on today 's glabrous sojourn on our charming barrier island: their take on the ever-popular Sandwich Cubano. As you can see by the picture, this included a mix of thinly sliced ham and roasted pork, oozing with melted Swiss with a pickle and mustard slathered on then pressed Cubano style and toasted to a sumptuous golden brown. This tasted as good as it looked and I was in foodie paradise! This place unequivocally serves some of the best Cuban food in Brevard County and the owner is Italian. I love that! The Big Boy says, You want the best Cuban food, you got the best Cuban food. Cuban Island!!"

Mi Habana Cafe

Mi Habana Cafe

712 North Main Street, Corona, 92880, United States Of America

Cafe • Cafés • Cuban • Coffee


"The restaurant is only 3 months old, so it did not get much press. We were the only ones. It is a real shame that more people are not there, as the food is full of sabor cubano! The server was attentive and polite. Our meal started with moderate roasted rolls served with butter. We asked for water with lemon. It came with lime. We ordered drinks – I got an ironberry (a delicious Cuban soda that tastes like bladder or the mixture you get when you mix all soda from a well), my husband ordered a Guanaba milkshake (apparently Guaanaba is a fruit that resembles a kiwi – rounds, brown and hairy – but tastes a little like Guava with the texture of a banana). My son and I ordered the paella Valenciana, which the server immediately informed us, would take 25-30 minutes to prepare, so we decided with appetizers – Empanadas. We had 2 chicken and 1 beef, all were well seasoned and served fresh and hot. The dough on the outside tasted fresh. The paella (the 2) served, came with a soup and/or salad for both people they order. My son had filled the salad, a dish with large pieces of salad, tomato slices and onions. The ranch was brought on the side (a nice touch, I thought, as I usually have to ask.) I had the chicken soup, a rich broth with fideos, potatoes and shredded chicken. It was amazing! The paella was also well flavored and my husband shaved over sandwich Cubana. The portions were humble – we were filled and took more than half of the sand home, the and 3/4 of the paella. My son also took a rice pudding home for dessert, the half he eaten immediately upon arrival home. He had the other had only one hour later because it “so good!” Desserts are hard to resist in this place because it is the first thing you see as you go. With flan, rice pudding and other spiced cream, the desert beans you get off the road. Overall we were very impressed by the food and satisfied with the service at Mi Habana Cafe. It was good enough to take my Cuban father there for a real test of his authenticity."

Cuban Island Cafe

Cuban Island Cafe

402 Georgia 247, Bonaire, GA 31005, United States

Cafe • Cafés • Cuban • American


"The best thing I had was the yellow rice that came as a side with my entree. We were hungry, and my partner chose the Cuban Island Cafe after a quick search of what was close. Remember in the Indiana Jones movie where the guy rapidly ages and shrivels up, and then the old Grail Knight looks at Indy and says, he chose poorly ? Yeah, it was like that. Our server was definitely a character. The rest of the visible staff seemed to be fairly young, and not a single person there had any concept of conversational volume, AKA Inside Voice . Food came fairly quickly, but with missing ingredients. And let 's just be real it wasn 't very good. The Ceviche was very heavy on veggies, and was just chopped up shrimp, missing the avocado it was supposed to have, and overall just a disappointment. My partner also had the chicken soup, which she had no real complaints about. I had the churrasco, with black beans, yellow rice, three pieces of sweet fried plantains and some yucca frita. The chimichurri sauce was good, and the yellow rice was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The rest? Not so much. The steak itself was overcooked, and not exactly a generous portion. Where they WERE generous was the seasoning of the steak. I wish I had been served the amount of steak they seasoned for. There were a bunch of photos of the point in Key West showing people who visited the 90 miles to Cuba marker. Even a little decorative replica of it right by the register. When you see the pics on the wall, and the little replica on the counter, listen to what you 're being told. 90 miles is probably a lot closer than they got to real Cuban food."