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!!

First time at Casa Tino did not disappoint. Took a friend to try Puerto Rican food for the first…read moretime and he loved it. We had alcapurria, pastelillo and fried cheese for appetizers. All very delicious. I had the shrimp mofongo with salsa criolla while my friend had a mofongo with fried pork chunks. 5 starts for all of it. The service was very professional and friendly. Highly recommend for authentic Puerto Rican food!

The food truck at this address isn't Justitas Jibarito. There's a Mexican/ taco food truck at this…read morelocation. I even asked the guy there and he said that his truck is the one always there. Why advertise a business when they're not even there? If they moved they should update the address. Wasted time and gas to just turn back and find something else to eat. I'd give them a 0 if I could.

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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!

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

This is my first time ordering from them and I like the option of being able to place my order…read morethrough the app. Food is good and flavorful. I could eat here again.

First, it definitely embodied a mom and pop restaurant…read more The decor leaves something to be desired but its new so I'll hold off on that. The service was good especially since I was in a group of 14 in a place that can only hold 31. The food was great. The flavor of the Arroz con gandules reminds me of my mom's rice, for anyone that knows me, is a great compliment. It was a hair dry and just a bit undercooked but the flavor, great. The mofongo was amazing. The Penil (roasted pork) was on point. The food took a little while to come out but I think it's due to do many orders at the same time. The owner was the restaurant was great and reminded of my grandpa, very friendly and outgoing. I will be coming back

Came with the family for dinner. Walked in at 6:10 and was greeted with a woman shaking her head…read moreand telling us we aren't taking any more orders. I asked what time they closed as it showed 7pm and she said 7 but we aren't taking orders. Extremely rude and no customer service at all. Go at your own risk!

Absolutely AMAZING, INCREDIBLY delicious food from PuertoRico. My introduction to…read more Piononos and they are my new favorite thing to eat. Delicious, sweet and and savory , perfectly seasoned ground beef with sweet plantains. Just perfect. When I'm there to work nearby on Sundays , I usually several to take to have for lunch the next day at work. They're so good reheated! Very friendly service, and everything is made to order, so expect a few minutes for preparation of the best food you'll eat, all week!

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

I love love Latin Cuban Mexican food. I'm from Miami. Columbia was…read moreOne of my favorites. This food experience was a horrible experience compared to what it used to be. It's like they don't even have a chef or a plan or a recipe. The wine glasses have an odor like the dishwasher isn't doing its job. Water stains on the glasses & silverware. No attention to detail. The famous 1905 salad - soggy lettuce and some kind of bottled dressing rather than fresh. My daughter ordered the Paella Marinera ( Seafood lovers Feast) $48 entree with only the shrimp lobster & scallops - UGH! A Huge pile of ugly gross looking GRAY something like risotto - she couldn't eat it and the lobster was gray also. My black beans were thick and just like they came out of a can with no preparation or seasoning at all. My husband ordered the Red Snapper Adelita a $42 entree - instead of being grilled it was battered & fried. The Sangria had a taste of something chemical I can't figure out what it was. Drinkable but definitely not the wonderful fresh fruity brandy feel that it should be - and definitely not enjoyable. I'm sorry to have to say these things - but I don't want your special event to be disappointing like ours was. All I can say is if you loved the old Columbia - DON'T Go here expecting that experience.

The food here is amazing. I don't know why they have negative reviews when I went here and I truly…read moream so happy with the food that I will come back at any time. It's the best restaurant in Sarasota. This is a five-star restaurant. It's definitely not three-star. Whoever wrote a three-star should be honestly having diarrhea.

Update: when the staff manager is in the house everything works like a clockwork. Look for the lady…read morein red shirt (less often in black). When she is there nobody is slacking. Food is decent and recently their yuka fritas have not been overfried. Avoid the nights with a DJ - way too loud and not great. Occasionally, on some nights they have talented musicians and singers and then it is awesome but it is an exception rather than the rule.

Food is amazing, churrasco, arroz con gandules, the pernil, everything i had was amazing!!! If you…read morelike latin food, this spot doesn't disappoint. Shout to the chef, very flavorful and great taste, even presentation on take out was outstanding, Great job!!!

GREAT empanadas! We ordered beef, chicken and shrimp. The beef were outstanding! No disrespect to…read morethe shrimp or chicken empanadas though! And the flan was off the hook. The original classic version was our favorite but the cheese flan and the coconut flan were quite delicious as well.

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!

ALERT - this restaurant is under new ownership and management. Although this is our first time…read morecoming, we found out the new owner has only been open for 2 months. With that in mind, just note that any photos and reviews before June 2020 are not of the current ownership. This isn't the best I've had but it's certainly worth coming back. We had red snapper, black rice and plantains with a macaroni salad. The owner said they only buy a limited supply of snapper each day since he gets them fresh from the fisherman. So glad we came for lunch! It was piping hot and fresh, lightly seasoned so it was good. The plantains were prepared well and the black rice was cooked perfectly even though it could use more "black". Definitely worth a visit.

The Haitian food was good here. I had griot and diri kolè ak pwa fransè. The place wasn't busy at…read moreall on a Thursday evening so I was a little worried. The food is good but the prices are too high. I will go back on occasion when the craving for Haitian food must be satisfied, but if the prices were better, I would go here at least once per week.