I came to Cali Viejo with my family and had a really great experience! We ordered the fried chicken, and it was delicious. It came with rice, beans, and plantains, and the portion was really big for the price. I also got the natural soursop juice, which was really good and refreshing. I tried the Colombian tamal too, and it was HUGE! It came with rice and was very filling. We also got a sandwich with smashed fried plantains, an empanada for my little sister, and some pandebono. Everything was really good! My parents are from Colombia, so they really enjoyed this place and loved the Colombian food. The service was great, the atmosphere was nice, and it's a very family-friendly restaurant. Overall, we had a great experience. The food was delicious, the portions were generous, the prices were reasonable, and the service was great. I would definitely come back and give Cali Viejo 5 stars! read more

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This place was amazing! This is my first time ever having Columbian food, but I genuinely think that it won't be my last at all! I got the paisa, and when it came out, I was shocked with how much food it was. Definitely worth the money, and a friend of mine got the sampler as a main dish, and it was fantastic! My favorite was the blood sausage for sure! The service was kind, but I will say that there was a good amount of wait for the food. Honestly, I didn't mind it at all. The ambiance is more fancy than I expected but it was a pleasant surprise! read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Antojitos Sampler - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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This Colombian restaurant is impressive. The food, service and ambience are amazing! We were greeted warmed when we arrived and sat at the bar. We took our server's recommendations for food and were very pleased. read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Empanadas Colombianas (x6) - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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First time trying Cali Viejo. Overall, it was ok not bad, but not amazing either. I ordered the beef soup (sancocho), the flavor wasn't bad, but i didn't really enjoy it, it was also way too thick for my taste. What really stood out was the great service and the pleasant atmosphere. The place is small, but it's clean and comfortable. The natural juices and tequeños were delicious, definitely a 5/5 in that area. I wouldn't rule out coming back to try something else. read more

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Breaded chicken, black beans and yellow rice, plantains, and fried yucca. Sooooo Goood!! Will drive back up from Sarasota for it. read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Inside of restaurant. - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Wow can't say enough. My mom had been here a little over a year before and had me spend a year trying to find the place because she could not remember the name and we aren't from here. Finally a week before her birthday we found it. The staff had changed but from what she said they were amazing the last time but are even better now and to be honest that says a lot because she is harder to please then me. I have to agree they were on point. Truly impressed. Now the food completely blown away. So so good and greatly priced. Freshly made to order. I wish I lived closer. I will be coming back soon read more

So this is gonna be a kind of a different review because I've never been to this restaurant. However! My favorite pool guy Luis owner of Family Pool Service brought me a little treat for lunch last week. The liver and onions from this restaurant. Not a lot of people like liver, so I'm not sure how he knew I would like it, but I didn't just like it. I loved it. It literally was the best liver and onions I've ever, ever had! I had to ask him where it was from and get the address and phone number. I found it on yelp and this is a place. I will probably be going to quite often. read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Best Pool Service - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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I just want to make it clear that this is not true Mexican food. As they say in their own app, the food isn't bad, but it definitely has room for improvement. Coming from the Fort Lauderdale area in Broward County, the difference in flavor and quality is noticeable. I understand prices have gone up everywhere, so that part wasn't surprising, but I do believe they could work on improving their seasoning and overall cooking style. With that being said, they're okay, and that's exactly why I gave the rating I did. read more

Pros: service is good, warm decor Food was mediocre, the ceviche de camarones in a tomato based sauce- not great, the whole tilapia was not seasoned (very bland), side dishes (fried yuca, tostones- good. Lomo saltado - sauce was very good Overall, tried it but rather go somewhere further when we want Peruvian with lime based ceviche & seasoned whole fried fish read more

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great food , and excellent service. I am looking forward to go back. Love the ambient and the friendliness of the servers.

Came here from Old Bridge Nj. All of the food was amazing. The Friendly staff was the best. ! Highly recommend. read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Was here recently with 3 other couples for a birthday celebration. Made a reservation, and they had a nice table set up for us. The waitress and bartending staff were attentive and efficient. The drinks and food were delivered at just the right time, and were all done perfectly. I had the Carne Encebollado, which was beautifully presented and perfectly prepared. Wife had a similar experience with the Camarones Bowl. The rest of the table enjoyed the same results - outstanding food and service, with the wonderful flavors of a truly outstanding Columbian kitchen. Prices are reasonable, and portion sizes allowed us take-home meals the following day - which even though were a day old and re-heated, still retained their excellent flavors. And usually, I take pictures of the food when it is served, but it looked so fantastic, I just dove in. The menu has decent photos for you to reference but really don't do the food justice. Just go there! We come here several times a year, and every time we leave, we ask ourselves the same thing - "Why don't we come here more often"? I think this time we will. read more

Excelente lugar para disfrutar y la comida muy muy buena!!!! Recomendado 100% para ir con el que tú quieras compartir una buena comida read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Pollo a la Plancha y Calentado Tradicional - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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Cali Viejo is situated on the west-bound side is US-60 in Brandon. A non-descript cream colored building with a lovely mural on the side. Upon entering you come upon the bar area. We were warmly greeted and seated. The hostess/waitress was friendly and suggested several items. We came here as I wanted a good Yellow Rice and chicken dinner. When visiting my parents abt 7-years ago we had this dish here. Our waitress said "yes, we have chicken and we have yellow rice..." this was not one coherent dish but a chicken breast (fried or grilled) with a side of yellow rice. I wasn't happy but ordered it. I received ONE flattened (pounded) grilled chicken boob or one grilled chicken boob that was sliced in-half (horizontally) and I got 1/2 of that; what I'm saying is it was a 'thin' chicken boob. In my experience when you order a chicken dinner you usually get two boobs or one large unsliced chicken boob. And there was the side of yellow rice. My mother ordered the breaded pork cutlet and black beans & rice. The chicken was flavorful but being so thin it was dry and the yellow rice was the hit of the dish. The pork cutlet was very delish. We ordered the Flan for dessert. The Flan arrived and plate presentation was nice but the Flan looked like a cookie with whip cream on top. Nothing like the 100's of restaurants I've ordered Flan in before. The flavor was there but the creamy custard texture wasn't. To me it's like the custard broke while setting up. But, the flavor was there. Over all the food, while flavorful, but very basic, a lil skimpy, and did not equate to the prices charged. I'm not going to say "I won't be back" but I will say it might be awhile based on this visit. read more

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Great atmosphere. The taste of the food was excellent (sancocho de cadera). Also. The service was great! read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

I was very disappointed. I entered the restaurant because the bakery closed early and I also wanted a take-out meal. I waited, standing up, for 15 minutes to finally have someone waived over to me. Another 10 minutes for bakery. The servers did not care to help me but they were helping all the seated customers. I took the bakery items and never ordered the food. I think 25 minutes was enough of my wasted time. read more

Was in town to visit our son and wanted to try local cuisine for lunch; my son suggested this place - Cali Viejo. My husband ordered the liver with onions, I simply ordered a couple of chicken empanadas, my son had the whole fried red snapper, and my daughter had the shredded beef; we also enjoyed the red and black beans. Everything was tasty; we will plan to visit again when in the area and try other menu items. read more

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Cali Viejo it's a warm welcoming atmosphere that provides excellent Colombian cuisine. It offers High-quality fresh ingredients with great tasting food. One of my favorite dishes is the CALENTADO VALLUNO it's a lovely combination of grilled steak eggs, rice, lentils, and plantains absolutely delicious. read more

Pasando por este lugar, decidimos comer aqui mi familia de 15 personas. El ambiente esta bueno, la atención del señor dominicano fue excelente, y la comida super riquisima. 100% recommendada por todos los comensales. read more

3 stars. When i ordered I picked it because i wanted the rice, red beans with the meat. Food still tastes good just really disappointed that its 60 bucks on this. read more

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We were in the area between breakfast and lunch so we decided to pop into the bakery side for a breakfast sandwich. The Cali Bakery is just to the left of Cali Viejo. We walked into an empty place but we were sort of greeted when walking in. I took it upon myself to go find a menu and then was asked if I would like to order to-go or sit down. We chose to sit down as I was with my kids. The kids ordered orange juice and I ordered water. After some time, the kids were brought fresh OJ that was delicious. I was brought a bottle of water. I ordered the cheese egg and sausage Cuban for the kids to share and I ordered bacon egg and cheese croissant. That also took a good amount of time. There were a couple more people that came in after we ordered and they were still sitting there waiting after we were done eating. My croissant was a little burned on the bottom but otherwise as was expected, and they kids enjoyed their sandwich. Nothing special for the price aside from fresh orange juice $3 each. We probably won't come back here but it was an ok breakfast. read more

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Let's start with the service, short, attitude and abrupt. Food is over priced and undelivered. New owners and the quality has gone down. Not even if I received a free meal would I ever eat here again. Don't set high expectations and expect to being disappointed. I'd rather drive to Armenia area than to ever come to my local stop. read more

I love this place! The food is always amazing and the service is top notch! Come and enjoy some authentic Colombian food. read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Staff were so nice and the food was delicious! I would reccomend this place to my friends and famiñy. read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Skirt Steak with rice and beans - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

The restaurant had been remodeled and it is amazing now I love the ambiance and it's just still very inviting and homie but at a much more higher scale, the food was delicious we had a picada for 2 that was more for 8, lol the Maracuya and mango smoothies were so good the service like always top notch! I love this place read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - This is the picada for 2 lol it's a lot of food! - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Absolutely delicious!!! Service and food are on POINT! We had the colombian empanadas (99 cents each on Tuesday), the Paella (So yummy!) Fried yuca, maduros, mofongo (loaded with chicharron) with garlic shrimp. Fresh made lemonade, and a malta. Everything was freshly made. Definitely going back! Came from NYC and have been looking for good latin food, and everything has been sad until I found this place. Super clean, great service and phenomenal food! read more

I have tried different restaurants and ordered pupusas. No one has better pupusas than Cali Viejo.

The Worst service I've dealt with in Tampa. It almost took 2hours to get a simple plate to come out. The "manager" words were, it's busy and they run bakery/Uber eats? Very unacceptable coming from a business owner himself. Waitress was terrible, as she didn't care to as least let us know the status of the food / bring water. Take your business elsewhere. read more

We have driven past this place a million times questioned it..but then finally stopped by tonight! All I can say is.....A-MAZING!! Deceiving upon entering..seeming smaller than w what is pictured online. Great staff. Yazzy was our server. Informative and well versed. Quick with service ..couldn't ask for better. We got the Colombian empanadas to start. (along with sangria and a margarita) Requested chimmichurri sauce also. Very good tasting but a bit crunchy hard. Next time we will try the Cuban Empanadas. I got the small plate skirt steak w black beans and a salad. Excellent and perfect portion for me. My husband got a house special w fried egg, plantains, skirt steak pork belly and sausage w red beans and rice. Also excellent. Both our steaks were cooked perfectly. As we were finishing our coffee, the live music was just starting..there was a line out the door with parties of 20+. Gotta say..busy place!! Next time we will eat a bit slower and enjoy the show! Great dinner!! read more

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What a find! In the middle of Brandon, tucked away between a car dealership and other older buildings, you walk in and immediately feel a homeyness. Welcoming, charming and live music on Friday night this place was ideal for a date night. Now the food- goodness it was excellent! Try the Yuca cheese fries and empanadas. You won't be disappointed. 5 out of 5 read more

Outstanding Service and Fantastic Food!! Thank you to Cali Viejo for helping us celebrate Father's Day and my Birthday. You can't go wrong with anything you order from the menu. The Churrasco is so tender! The tostones, empanadas, and chorizo tasted like your abuela had just made them in her kitchen. We would like to thank Alex and all of the staff at Cali Viejo for their wonderful hospitality. We had a great time, and we will be back! read more

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We came by two Sundays in a row to try different things. Our server was the same both times and he is so friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. He suggested the Calenatdo Cali Viejo ($15.00) for us to share for breakfast the first time. It was delicious rice and beans with scrambled eggs, grilled steak, pork sausage and a big arepa with cheese. It was big enough to share and take some home. We also tried the fried yuca($3.00) and plantains ($3.00). The yuca is like fries and served with a nice sauce, the plantains are ripe and cooked well. We also took home to guava pastry($1.75) and pigs in a blanket($1.75). They were also delicious. Oh and do not forget the cafe con leche, it was also delicious (2 for $7.50). Our second visit was cafe con leche and Bandeja Paisa($18.00) with a side of yuca. Lunch was skirt steak, pork sausage, pork belly, salad, fried egg with beans and rice. We thought the pork belly was ok but not something we would order again. The rest was very good as usual. Of the two we like the Calenatdo Cali Viejo best. The prices were good and the portions are big. A few cleaning issues of used sugar packets in sugar dispenser, table needed to be wiped down again but overall good food. The food is very good and the service was excellent, the restaurant is not fancy or very big. Parties of more than 4 may have a hard time getting a seat. read more

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We ate at Cali Viejo for the first time tonight and it was excellent. Our server Alex was great. Two of us shared the beef empanadas, paella, 2 salads and had 2 mojitos each. Everything was great and the mojitos are always 2-for-1, as well as margaritas and sangrias. We will go back for dinner, but I also can't wait to try their breakfasts and bakery. read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Paella - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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Came here for lunch on Sunday with my roommate and a few Colombians who've always raves about this place! They have two rooms, with one that opens the weekend due to bigger crowds. Long menu with different menu options. Service by Alex and his team was phenomenal and treated us like family! The dish names are hard for me to pronounce so I will upload the picture but I highly recommend this place if you're Latin or a foodie you'll love this place. Please come with an empty stomach because there is a lot of food. My dish was absolutely delicious and fulfilling! read more

Cali Viejo Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Brandon, Florida

First time at a Colombian restaurant! Good portions, friendly staff, interesting paintings hung up at every corner for the restaurant. I also had a soursop blended juice (no idea the actual name) it was good! Margarita was a tad too salty so ask for no salt or less salt would be ideal! read more

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I've driven by many times and wanted to stop by and try. Food was decent, tasty, served was nice. I really can't say I loved it nor hate it, it was an ok experience. I believe I would definitely come back again. Definitely seems very clean. read more

My first visit here was a success! I had some yummy chicken empanadas with some hot sauce. I also had a side of tostones with their delicious garlic sauce. I'll definitely be back to try other things! read more

Very professional server Alex. Colombian food never disappoints. I'm so full right now I can't write. read more

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Very attentive staff.. Bunuelos and Pandebono were perfectly baked and very tasty with a delicious papaya shake. The ropa vieja and cazuela de mariscos were good. The churrasco was sent back due to an awkward scent. Staff was accommodating and provided an alternative quickly. The best option was the red beans with yellow rice. Live violinist was a nice touch. read more

Love the food, service is great and prices for portion size is great too. They have the best breakfast in town.