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    El Tipico Criollo

    4.0 (104 reviews)
    Open 6:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Classy
    Quiet
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Moro de habichuela negra, Pepper steak and vegetales mixto
    Gabriel D.

    This place is fiiireee. I've been looking for a good Dominica food spot and I found it! Rice was the right texture and flavors were on point. Pepper steak was tender and flavors on point. Veggies were garlic flavored and texture was great. Great service and great ambiance definitely will be back!

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    S C.

    Great service and great food ... the salmon was very flavorful taste really really good ! 8/10 for me

    Sally R.

    Casual dominican restaurant offering delicious typical dishes. Every time I visit Tampa, I try to pass by Tipico and pick up lunch. There are many Latin places in Tampa to pick up some food but I found this place to be one of the best ones in the area. The food is simply delicious! They cook with sazón for sure. Also, the restaurant is always clean and organized. The staff was friendly and bilingual. They offer daily specials and family meals. Some of my favorites are the mangu, majado de viandas, avocado salad, codfish salad, stew pork chops, baked chicken and rice with beans. Everything I tried so far is been delicious. Portions are good and prices are reasonable. They have so many delicious options to choose from that it is difficult to make a decision. One good combo to share with a group is combo #1 which includes fried cheese, fried chicken, longaniza sausage and tostones with a 2 litter Coke for about $20. It was good for 4 to 5 people. I had also ordered a few of the other family combos when I have my family over and it works out great. Everyone enjoys it every time. For dessert, I always get the coconut flan. It is just the right amount of sweetness to finish a perfect lunch at Tipico Criollo. This is absolutely a great casual place to pickup some real Latin food for you and the family.

    Salmon, rice
    Aurora H.

    So bomb!!! Mostly Spanish speaking of course but they do speak minimal English. They have very good choices for food!!!! They were very busy because it was lunch time. Very friendly staff!

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    Jeremie M.

    In and out ordering, no wait ! HOT FRESH FOOD My good friends over at Tampa Barbers recommended El Tipico Criollo to me and I'm extremely glad they did ! AMAZING ! Thee most delicious Spanish cuisine I've ever had! Please come by and give them a try. First bite I knew this was gonna be my favorite place to dine at. I don't want to share with anybody; go get your own plate ! $14 could probably feed a family of 3 with their outstanding portions; however I will not share ever bc it's that good. I'm in love and the mango juice I order was freshly made in front of me . Wow I'm very impressed . I could keep rambling but it's time to dig in now :)

    Pastelito (beef, cheese and plantains) like a lasagna, but latin.
    Leonor R.

    This place is so good! We recently found it. It's so sad we passed right by it for over two years!! The location is not the best, it's in a shopping center off Memorial on your way to Veterans Express. But the restaurant itself is very clean. It's cafeteria style hot food. Combination of Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican food. Always fresh and hot. This is my new favorites spot for a good home meal vs. fast food. Prices are good too.

    Our first experience, we enjoyed the food and the value. As non Spanish speaking we were assisted in picking out our meal with patience.
    Jody R.

    Good food and great value. As non-Spanish speaking we we greeted and assisted patiently in picking out our meal. We will be back.

    Arroz con gandules, pernil, plátano maduro

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    Amazing food with great people! The plaza is a lil run down but don't let that fool you. Highly recommend!

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    6 months ago

    Love this place! Great food, and for an event, there pork is the perfect protein. They also have a great variety of food.

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    3 years ago

    Awesome place to eat and take out. I go there all the time. The avocados salads is great.

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    2 years ago

    The food was delicious and well priced. The chicharrones well on point, and the mangu was very tasty. I'll definitely order from them again.

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    3 years ago

    Tried it by accident and we can't stop going back. Absolutely delicious. We try to visit at least once a week now.

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    Food was amazing the place so clean and so many different dishes from meats to seafood to salads wow all the stuff I bought was delicious

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    Try a few items and it's good. I like roasted pork, fried fish, rice with beans and others. I will go back again

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    3.8(92 reviews)
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    We popped in here for a quick lunch and I really enjoyed it. I had chicken soup and my boyfriend…read morehad the roast pork with beans & rice. It's cafeteria style so you get your food right away. It's decorated stylishly and have music, which surprised me since he outside doesn't look like much. Service is quick and friendly. Want to try coffee next time.

    After hearing all the rave about this place from my two friends who live and work in the area I…read morefinally stop by and it's awful to say the least. As I walk I'm there are two ladies behind the counter arguing with each other ( which never stopped the entire time I was there) I scan the counter and there's no food!!! NO FOOD it's 6:45 and all i saw was grits, potatoes and a woman brought out poached eggs. So I'm immediately disappointed. To make a short story long, I ordered grits and potatoes and she threw in a sausage patty (which ended up being the worst sausage I've ever eaten i literally spit it out.) This woman tried to charge me $9.66 are you crazy!?? I couldn't believe it No bacon No scrambled eggs No toast And you think this is a $10? Naw champ This is my first and my last time coming here. I asked about eggs and I was told 10mins. Come on this is a breakfast joint that opened at 6:30 you know folks are heading to work and can't stay and sit for someone to whip up some eggs. I'm sorry I have zero tolerance for this and I'm upset at my two friends who sent me here to ruin my Friday

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    Yah Mon - Brown Stew Chicken, Plantains & rice

    Yah Mon

    4.6(917 reviews)
    7.3 miHyde Park
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    Amazing food... and even better service!! Definitely will be back .. the owners were very nice and…read moreaccommodating. Food was flavorful and well seasoned

    I hate I don't have better things to say about this spot that we were really excited to try. I will…read moresay that upon arrival, everything seemed to be going fine. The owner greeted us at the door, it was fairly empty so there was no wait and we were seated right away. The ambiance is nice. It does look like you've stepped into the VIP area of a restaurant, so it was cute -- not fancy, but cute. The owner then told us about the restaurant being inspired by his mother, they've been around for 10 years, explained the menu etc., it was nice. He also told us that he hadn't been to Jamaica since a kid and that raised an eyebrow -- but we let it go because he wasn't the cook. MIND YOU, I brought my cousin here (who is Jamaican) after seeing decent reviews about it. He brought over our first round of drinks and they were really good. We really enjoyed them. They weren't strong at all, tasted like juice. So I would recommend just getting juice instead of the +$5 to add rum. As we began to order and look at the menu, the prices were really HIGH, but I guess he was going for upscale cuisine -- so we said OK, let's see what this entails. We all ordered the Taste of the Island plater that gave an oxtail, curry goat and jerk chicken, rice and peas, plaintains and a tiny side salad. I wasn't mad at the portions given, but the flavor didn't hit the mark at all. NOW LETS GET INTO THE FOOD The Jerk Chicken was OVERLY spicy; we couldn't even enjoy the flavor. The oxtails were fatty, sweet and BLACK. Not enjoyable at all. The goat was OK, but not very flavorful in my opinion. The beef patties were good, but probably out of a box. The Roti was good and the oxtail dipping sauce was good. The Honey BBQ Wings were pretty good and cooked well. The Mac'n'Cheese -- DO NOT GET THIS. It literally has NO taste and reminded me of the cup mac'n'cheese that you put the powder cheese in. It took so long to bring it out, I guess he kept forgetting about it (they said everything is made to order) -- which, IDK how you make mac'n'cheese to order. Real cooks know, Mac n cheese is NOT a 5-minute made to order meal. He also didn't ask how we enjoyed the meal -- which I felt like he knew what we knew when he saw that not only did the other table leave a plate full of food (the meats) but our plates resembled the same -- he still collected his coin. There is a 20% gratuity that is added on at the end that is ridiculous considering the prices are already so expensive -- MIND YOU, it is not "Elevate Cuisine", its basic Jamaican dishes on Ikea plates. No special plating, no unique sauces or display, no chef's plating or anything. Just a plate of food. Everyone's bill came in over $100. The table nearby us order the same thing and inquired whether or not we liked our food, but we'd just gotten our food and hadn't tried it yet -- we did warn them about the chicken being spicy, but not everything else. They came after us and left before us and left everything on the plate except the rice and peas. I love black owned businesses and I wish this much more success, but I would NOT recommend it to anyone that is looking for authentic Jamaican food.

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