Mouth watering, savory, delicious empanadas that I would drive 45 miles for an order…read more.. Check 'em out!

Boys day at the downtown Winter Haven Holiday Market with a quick food adventure!!!…read more We walked the market and Argentinian Empanadas were a go to for us to try. The wait at the food truck was not bad, but not good for the slightly undercooked empanadas we received. If your name is Empanada's Paradise, your Empanadas need to be the BEST!!! These were OK at BEST!!! My son and I got the beef empanada and the spinach and cheese empanada. The outside crusts were cooked very well. The challenge was when you bit into them the inner layer of the shell was not fully cooked and the spinach and cheese was barely warm. Beef was better with temp and flavor. We love empanadas, but $7.50 for 2 of them with this quality is not appealing to us to return to this truck. I hope they can get their cooking times down a bit better as the staff looked frantic and were rushing everything they were doing it seemed. Foodies know goooood food takes time!!! They should slow down and make sure they have consistency in each individual food they make so everything comes out great and makes you want to return!!! I didn't even take pictures because we ended up taking a bite and throwing it away. For visual outside cooked well/inside undercooked for the spinach and cheese. Beef inside was cooked well, but only Luke warm filling. SORRY I'll make sure to remember to take pictures of the food. This all happened very quickly from-bite to trash can!!! This is just two peoples opinion, as always!!! TRY IT FOR YOURSELF!!!!

This was my first time trying this food truck on south Florida avenue…read more Order took 7 minutes. The Cachapa was extra extra cheesy (in an almost choke way) and the Cachapa also had platanos maduros in the masa not just corn. I will definitely go back to try their arepa.

Tried these guys out today while visiting Brew Hub. I had a Chicken Arebas and a Shrimp one for the…read moremisses. Both were incredibly delicious but my overall favorite was the shrimp. The staff were helpful and I found out that they had a restaurant in Lakeland which I will definitely have to visit next time I'm in Lakeland. Can't wait to try them again.

I heard about the pastel is that they have which is a Christmas delicacy usually for the holidays…read more It's a Puerto Rican version of Mexican tamales work is they have an amazing chicken in yuca. It doesn't have been back twice already. The yuca are my favorite

Delicious! The empanadas were so flavorful and fresh! I believe the chicken was marinated in…read morechicken broth! The presentation was perty too!! Next time I'll try something else because if it's half as good as the empanadas, it will be great!

This place is seriously delicious! Order at the front and seat yourself. The food is served very…read morequickly.

We love this place. The food and the atmosphere is friendly as always…read more Considering the state of our country and the world I question how anyone could possibly trust white Americans again. I find it hard to trust my bigoted countrymen. But we went to see Elio today and it reaffirmed my belief that one of my heroes from childhood was correct. "Despite everything, I still believe that people are good at heart." That is a paraphrase from Anne Frank's' diary-but it still stands. This is a poem I wrote today. I asked Google to translate it into Spanish. I hope that it conveys the true spirit of what America really stands for. El globo que solía poseer - Un poema para James Conocí a un hombre en su último aliento Su carrera casi acabada En su habitación había un globo De esos que solían vender El eje, de bronce y dorado Representando al mundo Con fronteras desactualizadas Y pueblos fronterizos ya olvidados Pero las mismas guerras siguen luchando Le pregunté si había amado bien Sonrió, más amplio que el cielo "Oh sí, muchacho, mucho he amado No puedo esperar al siguiente; La vida que cargo aún me lleva" Miré ese globo Una vez más... el mismo globo que lo conoció bien y nos deja, aún gira Pero las guerras aún arden Cuando termine, ya no Tendrá necesidad de globos O guerras O pueblos con nombres olvidados Supongo que las guerras son para los vivos - Deseo que su globo pudiera Dejar de girar Suficiente tiempo para ver Un globo sin guerra Sin miedo, ni una sola lágrima Y fronteras con papeles que solo digan "Bienvenido de nuevo Te hemos echado de menos."

"We found an absolute gem in downtown Bartow! This authentic Cuban restaurant had some of the best…read moreCuban food we've had in a long time. The Cuban sandwich was perfectly pressed and packed with flavor, and the fried pork with onions was tender, seasoned perfectly, and absolutely delicious alongside the yellow rice and black beans. Every bite tasted homemade and authentic. The atmosphere made the experience even better. The walls were filled with quirky, fun artwork, vintage Cuban décor, and old antique signs that gave the restaurant so much character and charm. You could tell a lot of love and personality went into creating the space. The staff and owner were incredibly friendly and welcoming, making us feel right at home from the moment we walked in. Great food, great people, and a fun atmosphere -- definitely a place we'll be coming back to whenever we're in Bartow!"

So happy to have found this Cuban spot! Authentic flavors, friendly staff and eclectic decor. The…read morepork sandwich was mouth watering and the chicken breast with rice & beans were really good. Reminds me of being back home in Miami.

This is one of the most authentic Cuban restaurant here in Lakeland it's a very small place with…read morenormally just one waitress she's also very nice I had the pork with black beans and rice and sweet plantains don't forget to get your Cafe Con Leche with real sugar it's the bomb the inside is very quaint and they have a lot of different sweets that you can buy but most of the time they're gone so if you see them buy them. Honestly I've been coming here probably 15 years maybe I can't remember. I can honestly say that I've never had a bad meal here ever.

Parking can get hectic during lunch time and the seating fills up fast but the food is great. Nice…read moreowners. Some things sell out quickly so if you're looking to snag something for a late lunch or dinner, you may miss out.

The only patron here at 1 pm. No lunch offerings. Ordered…read moretheir arcapurria appetizer priced at 8.99 for 2. Thru were delicious and generous. I wish I could have ordered a regular dish. Maybe next time.

Ah, ¿por dónde debería empezar? Este no es un lugar lujoso pero es un muy buen lugar. Intento…read morevisitarlo dos veces al mes. La demografía es puertorriqueña y caribeña latina. Gran variedad de licores latinos. Salsa, bachata y reggaeton sonando durante toda la noche. Este es uno de mis lugares favoritos. se siente como en casa. ¡Disfrutar! Ah, where should I begin? This is not a fancy place but it is a damn good place. I try to visit twice a month. The demographics are Puerto Rican y Caribbean Latino. Great assortment of Latino spirits. Salsa, bachata and reggaeton playing throughout the night. This is one of my favorite places. it feels like home. Enjoy!

I love food trucks! I have the BFT food truck app on my phone so I can find trucks nearby. We…read morehave had several food trucks come into our community recently, and so far this has been my favorite. They have different tacos, tostones, Cuban sandwiches, empanadas, stuffed potatoes and more. I have had the pork tacos, which are delicious. Filled with fresh ingredients, they are super tasty. My husband said they even had too much pork....WHAT? Who says that? I have tried both the chicken and beef empanadas. I like the beef, although they are filled with a lot of air. I didn't care for the chicken at all. The first time we got that stuffed potatoes, they were super yummy. The second time they were way bigger and not quite as good. I look forward to their return so I can try something new.

We had the truck out to our neighborhood for an event and hands down we enjoyed the best yuca fries…read morewe have ever had. We had the Cuban sandwich with yuca fries and our son had the kids chicken tenders with fries. Ordering was so simple. We were able to pre-order a day before they arrived and select the time we wanted to pick up the food. It was ready 15 minutes early and we got a notification in the BFT app when it was. We are born and raised in the tampa Bay Area and have had our fair share of Cuban sandwiches. It may surprise you on how many people mess it up, we are thrilled to say this is not one of them. The Cuban was perfection and classic (with the Genoa salami) the portion was wonderful too and did not leave us wanting for more. The yuca fries came with a garlic Mayo sauce and I could put that on almost anything and it would be delicious too. I will order from here again and if I am somewhere that has this truck. I will not skip over it.

Me and my fiancé went to this restaurant right after Church, after seeing some food pictures…read moreonline, and this is our first and most likely last. We were greeted by a waitress... a couple mins. We received a complimentary noodle soup, we ate it and it was delicious. We had 2 waiters taking care of us. We then proceeded to tell him our order A couple apps, and a couple entrees for me and her.... I can't recall how long we waited to get our appetizers, but it wasn't too long..... so, we ate them slowly, thinking we were going to get our meals very soon. But that didn't happen... Our waiter then says to us, please be patient, our food takes time to make, so we didn't think anything about at the time..... but I started to notice.... One side of the restaurant, looks empty, and we sat right by the kitchen, and the other side.... I couldn't see if there was people or not..... and it's now, 30 mins in and all I see are, 3-4 waiters just hauling food to one side of the restaurant and we still haven't got an update, no one showed up to our table with food or nothing, now it's past 45 mins in.... And me and my fiancé are getting irritated and pissed... she got up and asked about the food and the waiter just nonchalantly tells her, it's coming out.... Now, it's over an hour and we're beyond pissed.... Everyone around us, receiving food but us. We didn't even order but 2 appetizers and 2 small entrees..... it was so bad, got into an argument with the staff and they comp us one meal and that's it. And made them wrap up our food to go. I hope they fix that, Because that's ridiculous and just disrespectful to us to make us wait for over an hour. It's our first time and most likely our last......

I love this place but this will be the last time I will be visiting. $16 for 2 kids lemonade?…read more I'm won't be complaining about anything else besides that because the food is actually good, But I will not be returning ever again! $16 por dos limonadas para niños!!