Great Puerto Rican food! So happy I can have a slice of home so close! I've been missing this flavorread more

I went with my sister to eat a Alcapurrias the where yellow not the masa traditional horrible was…read morevery disappointed it's a small place not enough food just some need better service and food. It's a shame

We didn't dine in- we actually DoorDash this order to go! And still will give it 5stars! The drive…read morethru was an easy convenient way to pick up our food. Parking lot was full- which is always a great sign at any food establishment! The staff that helped us was friendly Okay- the food- wow!! All decently priced and got more bang for our buck! The Cuban sandwich was stacked with plenty of meat and the bread was nice and toasty/crunchy. Delicious! We ordered the regular combo with two sides. Ropa Vieja- you can tell it was made with love cause the flavors were all there. Yuca was delish and so was the rice. But the Ropa Vieja stole the show.

Fresh food every day! Staff is bilingual and so is the menu choices. Every item is made fresh…read moredaily. Love Cuban food, run over here. Plenty of clean tables to enjoy your meal. Majority of business is take out. They do a great job packing it up for you. One dish averages about $15 which is extremely reasonable and you will probably have leftovers. This place is a local gem and I love that we can customize our order. Don't need to buy larger quantities for our family of 6. Happy holidays and Feliz Noche Buena to all!

i was originally a little skeptical because there was only 1 review but omg sooo soo good!!! i…read morecouldn't be happier that i stopped by. we got chicken and pork and both were so good individually with the glaze but with the avocado sauce? godly. the tostones were absolutely delicious and the mayoketchup as well! partner kept trying to eat my plate too (as shown in the photo with his hands lol) but we plan to be back and try other things from them! the chimi is next for us but might also get this again as it was so delicious! also the customer service was really good! he was so friendly and kind, we were in the middle of a doordash order actually and we asked if we could pay and come back. he said yes, and we made it back right at closing and the food was hot and ready!

This is an awesome food truck. It's not the most visible from the road, but it's south of Fred's on…read more301 South on the right side. There is a decent amount of parking. They are open late. Super friendly service. Nice outdoor seating area. Loads of insects in the area; wear insect spray! I got an alcpapurria and my partner got an empanada. Both were excellent. Fresh. Crispy. I would come back again and again for these. We both also got Bistec sandwiches. The bread was fantastic. The steak wasn't charred enough for my liking. The sandwich had way too much sauce. It was tasty, but I wouldn't run back for this. The portions were huge.

The food was very good and did the job as a quick stop after flying in from the west coast.read more

Service was a bit slow, my friends and I went after the movies since it's in the same plaza. We sat…read morefor awhile before a server came. Ordered our drinks came in a flavor we didn't order. They fixed it though, food was okay . Restaurant was clean from what we experienced, cute cultural decor.

Pros: Nice garlic…read morebuttery taste of shrimp and mofongo. The beans were nice too. There were two starches and two proteins, so I had almost half for leftovers. 8.5/10 Nice clean cafe with polite servers. There is both indoor and outdoor seating available. Adequate parking outside. It is on the end of a tan plaza on the opposite end from the Shamrocks pub. Cons The price on the menu for the mofongo shrimp bowl was $18. However, when inserting my card for the reader, it said "$20". There is a lot of starch in the mofongo bowl since there is rice and plantains .It would have been nice to see a little bit of veggies in there. Others have posted pictures with a side salad with their mofongo. Maybe I ordered the wrong item? Overall: a very good Boricua restaurant in temple terrace.

I had a fun, friendly and delicious experience here! I ordered dinner for two to go around 4pm…read morebecause several people we know have recommended this Puerto Rican restaurant. I had actually been here a few weeks back on an early Sunday morning for a lively, free and interesting cars and coffee event. I was looking forward to a full dinner! The place is spotless, has plenty of parking, and excellent engaging service. Gigi helped me order well and I asked her what her favorite appetizer was. Answer... the beef empanada! So, I ordered that too! Omi popped by as well we chatted a bit about the restaurant's origin story. Everything is made to order as this isn't fast food and that is more than fine with me! I relaxed at the bar and informed Gigi I'm not drinking alcohol. She offered a mocktail, of her own invention so I immediately said yes! She whipped up a beautiful drink which was also very tasty! I asked what was in it and I remember pineapple, strawberry and lemon wedges plus some other ingredients that I don't remember. It's stunning so I took a video! I asked what she called it and she explained "Omi's Sunshine Mocktail!" Perfecto! We ate the empanada on the way home and it was large, crunch and tasty! Our entrees, my lechon with salad, yellow rice and pigeon peas was well presented and yummy. I don't know what the sauce was or how it was supposed to be consumed so I just mixed it all together! Worked well for me! I will report later on the mofongo as we are full after a day of free birthday treats! Life is good with a local, excellent, well-respected and for good reason, authentic Puerto Rican restaurant!

Since it's been a min my pictures are no longer on my fone but I must say and give credit to been…read moregoing there for many years now and their food is just delicious I must say my opinion now had a varies types but my favorite is their white rice with carne frita n of course their morcilla...next time there I will take a picture of my plate and share I highly recommend this place

Update ( I guess I forgot we ordered here before and only realized when we left the review but the…read morefood seems to be consistently bad ...dang they got us again for being so close lol) I've tried the chicharrones from this place twice now, (3 if you count 8 months ago when I forgot) and both times were a letdown. The first time, my partner picked up the order in person , we paid for a pound but got maybe 3/4 of a pound, and they were just fat with no crunch at all. They had the audacity to be bad and on top of that SHORT US. I decided to give them another chance and ordered through Uber Eats. They were still warm, so clearly fresh, but they were the chewiest, most unflavored and unappetizing chicharrones I've ever had still just full of fat. From a place called La Lechonera, you'd think they'd have these down. Sadly, I'll probably never order from here again. ( IF I CAN REMEMBER LMAO)

Good steak and Mofongo, nice staff, would def recommend. If your in the area and want some good…read moreSpanish food give them a try

I was craving authentic Puerto Rican food and I'm ecstatic I found this place, because it's a…read morestaple for me now. Every thing I ate here was phenomenal. The proof? It's a day later and I'm still thinking about this food! Wow, what an absolute GEM. The tres palmas mofongo was so moist and flavorful (looooved the garlic cream sauce, which they give in abundance) and a notable portion size which was refreshing to see. The shrimp, chicken and steak were all so flavorful with herbaceous undertones. They worked so well together. WOULD RECOMMEND. It was 10/10. The staff was so kind and accommodating! The fried pork main dish was fried HARD but not dry. Just lots of crunch and flavor. The sauce it came with was perfect for dipping though. The beans were delicious and went perfectly with the fluffy white rice. The cute little outside area was perfect to sit and eat during a beautiful day. It's rare that you find a Puerto Rican restaurant this authentic off the island. I felt transported. Will 100% be back!

I figured we would have a pleasant experience at Casa Tino based on the decent reviews. No chance…read more Upon entering an empty restaurant, we found only one other party at a table in the back, and were told that the table we wished to sit at was reserved. The server sat us at another table, next to a blaring music speaker, and when we attempted to move to another table away from the speaker, the server informed us that the other table was reserved. On a Sunday at 4:00 PM, the restaurant was practically empty. There was no request for drinks from the server, who went to the back and did not come out to ask what we would like to drink. We left.

We luckily could not get a table at a nearby popular seafood restaurant and blindly stumbled into…read morethis slice of culinary miracles, an authentic cooked-from-scratch chef's kitchen run by husband and wife wherein every single dish was a trip into another world of hearty fare with deeply layered flavors, with personable individual attentive service as if we were guests in someone's home, all in a cozy small place with an intimate ambiance that could sadly be far too easily overlooked in the back of this plaza but I hope does this family well for 100 years!!

The place is small and basic but clean. The owner/waiter was friendly and polite. We were looking…read morefor Puerto Rican food -as we are Puerto Ricans- and the food didn't disappoint. We order 'bistec encebollado' and 'pechug al ajillo'. The food was like a good-tasty combination of Mexican and Puerto Rican food. Try it!

Excellent combination of Mexican and Puerto Rican food. The food was delicious and with big…read moreportions. We will definitely come back.

Hands down some of the BEST Puerto Rican food I've ever had, and I'm Puerto Rican…read more First time visiting Tampa from Texas , we were looking for some good Puerto Rican food. Looked on here and saw the reviews on this place so we decided to give it a shot. Good thing we did. The food is amazing and the owner, Ariel, is very personable and HILARIOUS! I had the mofongo con carne frita and my lady had the tripleta. The mofongo was perfect. Not dry at all. The tripleta is delicious and a good portion. We also ordered an alcapurria as an appetizer. Everything was amazing. Even though it's a food truck, he does take CC so don't let not having cash stop you from visiting. Enjoy! I sure did

What an amazing place!!! Food was awesome. We had the Jibarito. Alcapuria and The steak sandwich…read moreand couldn't leave without trying the queso with guayaba sauce!!!! The owner was super cool had some beers with us and everything!!! Thank you for the amazing food and the VIP treatment