Truly authentic! This place is a weekend favorite. My husband is Jamaican and truly loves his BBQ…read more He likes this place better than any other in town. I'm with him 100% on this and judging from the lines here on weekend afternoons plenty of other folks think the same. If you like love BBQ you must stop here! Thursday Enjoy!through Sunday for your BBQ pleasure.

Nestled between 7-11 and a day night corner store off Desoto Road and Lockwood - 3250 Desoto Road…read more I came across this place. I decided I wasn't in the area much so made a u-turn to check it out. Hours showed one thing and was informed 12-7 pm, Wednesday through Saturday. I usually get Jamaican food from a spot near the airport but figured why not. I ordered the pulled pork with Cuban rice and ribs with red beans and rice. They both came out aromatic. The Cuban rice had no flavor my spouse said having tried it for the first time. The ribs were about a 6-7 rating, as a lot of bone and I couldn't let my toddler eat them without pulling each piece apart. The red beans were sparse on top of the rice and nothing to get too excited about. The pulled pork was good and the little one enjoyed it. I would give this place another try, if I'm out that way and would get something different. I will say the food truck did look very clean.

Great food. Lady is really nice who served us. Good portions and great food. Worth every pennyread more

No ambiance, service was good, they were nice, not that much food for 20 bucks. You could eat it ,…read morebut I wouldn't go back for seconds!!

I had the jerk chicken wings for my starter and I had the Pork tenderloin dinner with rice n beans…read moreand cabbage medley. Everything was delicious. The wing sauce was to die for. And the wings were perfectly cooked. The pork dinner was huge. 3 3/4 " pieces of pork tenderloin, and lots of beans n rice. His own scotch bonnet pepper sauce is very good and not overly hot. The service was very fast and the food came out quickly.

Tasty food, great vibrant ambiance, good customer service. The oxtail is cooked to perfection.read more

Love the place food was great live music fast service great price definitely I will be going backread more

We had a wonderful lunch at Latin Quarters. The service was very attentive and friendly, and…read moreeverything we ordered was delicious. They even brought out a complimentary chicken soup that was so flavorful. The chicharrón de pollo, Caesar salad, and plantains were all excellent as well. I loved the outdoor seating, and they also offer a great happy hour and a solid menu. I'll definitely be back!

Amazing key lime pies and other wonderful pies served with a smile…read more Came here because I saw them once at the Farmers Market at Lakewood Ranch on Sundays. The tropical key lime pie screamed my name. It is raspberry, mango, and guava swirled into their key lime pie. It is amazing and such a perfect flavor and texture. The sweet lady working was so friendly and welcoming. I had called ahead of time since I knew it was a drive to get there and they are only open until 2 pm on a Saturday. They sell diff flavors of key lime pie like raspberry and mango and original as well as wonderful flavors such as coconut and Nutella. Those are the ones that caught my eye. They sell tropical flavor bundtlets and small desserts that you can preorder, and have small key lime pie tartlets and chocolate key lime pie on a stick. We love the chocolate key lime pie on a stick. It always reminds us of key west. This is a wonderful small business and their pies are made right there. When you get a pie they are given to you frozen which was perfect for us since we do live far. I will definitely be back to try more. I know they are super welcoming and the pie is divine! You can find them at this physical location, and the Farmers Market at Lakewood Ranch on Sundays!

Unreal. So delicious. If you're gluten free you have to try this pie, it's so nice to have options…read moreand the ability to have a tasty dessert. We grabbed this at the Venice market. The service was great and the worker was so kind!

Good food! The people were kind. I went there for a tournament it filled us up! Supporting local…read morehatian spot

Best Paté Kode in town!! Thank you to Lamar and the staff! the food was hot fresh and sooo good…read morethe Marinade (fried fritters) are THE BEST I have ever had trust me I do not say this lightly! Authentic Haitian food at its finest

The food was very good and the service was excellent the restaurant itself could use some TLC.read more

Mi Tierra is a nice spot to stop in Sarasota to sample Cuban and Colombian food. The staff are…read morevery friendly and eager to please. The Cuban Sandwich was huge and very satisfying! I got a side of rice and beans, which could easily have been my entree by itself! Very generous portions! My wife ordered the Churrasco and absolutely loved it. It came with a salad and rice and beans. I would definitely stop by again. Nice, "homey" atmosphere decked out for the holidays meets your eye upon entering. There are the requisite national flags to add to the international flavor. Thumbs up!

Pretty noisy but the service was great. There was live music when we went there around 1pm on…read moreSunday. Grouper bites: these were good; tender and not heavily breaded Coconut shrimp: these were a solid dish as well, crispy and even my wife who doesn't like coconut flakes liked this. The nachos are a pass, and the mahi Mahi tasted spoiled in some bites. They also surprised us with a chocolate birthday cake! Such a sweet gesture, and while the cake is super sweet, it was also tasty.

Atmosphere was pretty nice although there was a weird stalker type guy just hanging out, seemed to…read morebe just going around eating peoples leftovers. I could be wrong but kind of weirded us out. The food was very average. I got the jerk chicken tacos with rice and beans. Only 2 tacos but they weren't bad. Wife got chicken quesadillas and they were very wet and chicken tasted funny. Salsa wasn't terrible. Daughter had the Cuban sandwich and said it was a 10 out of 10. Overall for the first night on the island it set expectation to only go up.

I had such a good experience at Columbia Restaurant! The restaurant is so beautiful and the…read moreatmosphere is really nice. I got the Chicken Salteado and it was sooo good!! Everything was flavorful and cooked perfectly. Our server Veness was also amazing! She was super sweet, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed. The service definitely made the experience even better. Definitely recommend if you're in Sarasota! I'll definitely be coming back

This is the first time we have visited this location. We have visited the Saint Augustine location…read moremany times and have always enjoyed their food. My husband and I decided on this location since it was close by from where we were visiting. The restaurant was uncomfortably warm. Our waiter was Lee and he had seemed disorganized. Lee couldn't remember our drink and when given our bread and butter he literally just handed it to us instead of placing it on the table. We had the Shrimp and Crabmeat Alcachofas which was good but the Cuban crackers were stale. I had the Palomilla steak, which had so many onions you couldn't see the steak. The flavor of the steak was bland but tender. I have had this steak in St Augustine location and the steak was marinated and flavorful. When we got our check the price for the entrees were higher than the menu prices. We asked our waiter Lee why the prices were higher and he explained the hostess had given us the lunch menu. He explained that since we ordered after four pm the dinner prices go into effect. We explained we were seated before four pm but at this point we were ready to leave. My husband and I will not be returning to this location but will continue going to the Columbia Restaurant in Saint Augustine and will try other locations.

Our relatives in Florida love this place! I was excited to give it a try. Wow!! Fresh food and…read moreflavors in every bite! Fresh pork with rice, shrimp in sauce with rice and of course, the Cubano! Severs were attentive and friendly! It's a great place to bring the kids! Just decorated enough!

The second time I dined here, there was a lot of fat in the rice and beans. I ordered salmon and it…read moresmelled a bit fishy, like it wasn't fresh. Some things to be aware of, they increase the price of each item if paying by credit card and then tax on top of that new total. Paying is done by a handheld device brought by the server with tip amounts starting at 20% and going up to just under 30%. Servers are very nice, but this may keep me from returning.