The service is on the slow end. I had high hope for this place. Pernil was dry, the yuca was hard, and the rice was lacking adobo. read more

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Wanted to grab a bit to eat something other than fast food and this sounded pretty good it's a little spot Fulton by west 25th it's had a mom and pop type feel to it on the inside the employees are nice and it's pretty normal with how loud it can be as any other food place I ordered some rice with fried pork and beans it was very good but looking at the Cuban I had a taste for onr so I got that also lol I only at half because they are a decent size portion the picture is only half of the Cuban sandwich very good also it a must try spot if your in the area. read more

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Just good food. Nothing fancy here. It cafeteria style and all the workers are friendly and efficient. Line was long for a Sunday afternoon but it moved quick. You basically pick a meat, side and all the meals come with rice. The pork is very tender and juicy. I almost never eat the skin but I couldn't resist, so crunchy. The goat stew is good, not the best I've had. Goat is very difficult to make as the meat is tough and get, not here. Simply delicious. The hog maws (cow stomach) is tasty and tender. The best in my opinion is the pork. Crispy skin and tender meat. read more

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TLDR: food is delicious, dine in area is a bit sketch Ok, so maybe it's a 4.5 star review but I'm rounding up because of the nostalgia factor... my husband took me here on our first date 8+ years ago and we decided on a rare day off from work to come back and recreate the date since the kids were at daycare. The food is exquisite! We share a meal combo... pork and we got a piece of the crispy skin it came with!! It was so good! Rice and beans that went with it were great too! The lady helping us was very friendly. It was a lot of good. We split this plus a side of pork belly. Area of improvement: the sit in dining area. There was an obviously homeless person sitting there while we ate. Two other parties were eating meals as well. read more

This place does not disappoint. I haven't had one order from here that left me disappointed. Full of flavor & lots of good for the price, there is enough to share. read more

he restaurant has a good location. Some of the personnel/staff are friendly. The food quality is mediocre. The price of food is high, and the coffee is of poor quality (too watery, as if they reuse the same coffee grounds). The floors are always dirty.. Cleanliness is extremely poor. Prices are not listed as if they were made up on the spot. read more

Food n service is amazing. Plenty of food.Good eats. Good variety. Very nice people who help you.

Delicious bargain sandwich- huge two meal breakfast sandwich on sweet bread with garlic butter, ham, cheese, and eggs was only $12! read more

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I got the lunch special -- it was a bargain and totally delicious. I wish I had a chance to try more things! I didn't even notice the large selection of bakery items until after I had checked out. Worth the trip! read more

Buffet style service. Very nice establishment to sit and eat at. Puerto Rican cuisine at fair prices, especially for the amount of food you get. The ladies working behind the counter are extremely nice. They also have fresh baked French bread and a ton of drink options. And they have baked goods as well. read more

I have had this place bookmarked for months and finally decided to check it out. I didn't explore much of the interior and went straight for the counter. I got myself a coffee, a ball ($2.00) filled with potatoes, two empanadillas ($4.00), one with beef and one with potatoes and two personal sized flans. Everything was delicious. I definitely want to come back and try their actual menu! read more

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Very nice restaurant with plenty of available parking. They are a busy, so bare with them while ordering, because it will be worth it in the end. I got the Philly cheesesteak and $12 meal box. The Philly was good I would rate it 7.4/10 it was flavorful. The 12 dolla meal box was legit. The BBQ chicken was tender, juicy, with great flavor. The rice and peas were very good and the plantains are great addition to the meal. The customer service at this establishment was great, and on the other side of the restaurant they have dining. read more

Caribe Bake Shop - Cuban Philly cheese steak - Bakeries Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

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Ordered Cubano Medium size $12 will feed two no problems. Fresh made at time of order. Just delicious. Also enjoyed the beef empanada. All the prepared foods looked just amazing, next visit for sure. read more

I have no idea what I ate exactly, but it was good! Enough to make me want to come back, but only sooner or later. I'm not in a rush, but my interest is definitely piqued. Which, to me, is a good sign! If you're looking for that very spicy Latin American type of food... This place is not for you. While I do think you can purposely make it spicy of course, it doesn't come spicy and I'm not sure it's meant to be eaten that way anyways. Inside is kind of like a cafeteria lunch line... Go down and pick what you want and then pay. There are some tables if you choose to stay. I actually think they might have a lot of tables but half the restaurant was not in use at that moment, so I can only hypothesize what's on the other side of the building. I highly recommend the horchata! I very much so enjoyed it, and it did not taste like Big Red. Also, whatever the items we got from the baked area were so good. Just go here for lunch, OK? Definitely worth a try. read more

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Went there tonight for dinner it was delicious. We had a pork dinner , side of plantains , potato ball and empanada . I had a coconut popsicle on the way home WOW are they good !!! Might go back in the morning for another and some to take home . Very nice staff , the ladies were lovely . read more

Good for takeout, go early if you want your food to be fresh. They serve early lunch and have some great sweets like Tres Leches cake.

This is the only place I have found west of the Cuyahoga River that has a Cubano sandwich that is truly authentic ... pork, ham, swiss, pickle and mustard pressed in a flat bread. Period. Other places add tomato, lettuce, mayo or serve it on the wrong kind of bread. This is no longer authentic, and it does NOT belong on a hoagie roll. Caribe may be a hole in the wall, but if you want the real deal, this is the only place you're going to get an authentic Cubano on the west side. It's not pretty, or a place for a date by any means, but the staff is friendly and able to describe the offerings for those unfamiliar with the cuisine. read more

Fabulous Puerto Rican authentic food. Everything I had was wonderful! Will be making this my spot for sure!

This place seriously rocks. The Sammies are all good, the Cuban really stands out. I would recommend getting there bit earlier as the were sold out of many of the dishes I was craving. The rice and beans are to die for. I had a couple renditions of the beef stew and they were excellent. The food is served cafeteria style, but they have a dining room on the other side. The food is super authentic and the service was very friendly. You do not have to get the combination platters, they will sell you just the main dishes if you wish. Welcome to flavor town! read more

Oh man everything in here is so good. They don't mess around with the food or portions. I fell in love first time I went there. Just wish it was closer! read more

Authentic? I don't know - I'm not Latin American, nor have I ever been to Puerto Rico. I'd like to think so though. Reasonably priced? Absolutely. Delicious? HELL YES. There's not much to the exterior or interior of this little corner stop, but it just means there's that much more attention paid to the food. If Sokolowski's had a Puerto Rican counterpart, this would be it. Two ladies were alternately manning the lunch counter and pastry display, one of whom was switching off between English and Spanish like she was channel flipping on TV. Unlike Sokolowski's, the walls aren't plastered with photos and paraphernalia, and there are no shirts for sale, but there's a tiny selection of produce - which is advertised at $0.50 a piece if you buy a meal. We weren't sure whether they'd accept credit card, but they do for charges over $10. I'm sure the ladies were laughing at me because my eyes grew huge and I all but pressed my face to the glass of the lunch counter as I took in the bounty of steaming food options. Next time I'll have to peel my eyes away and try out one of the many sandwich options, but my friend and I opted to split a dinner size ($10) Roast Pork Combo and lunch size ($8) Beef Stew Combo. All combos come with rice (white or yellow - I recommend yellow), and beans. But these aren't just any old beans. I rarely ever get beans at Chipotle, but if they made them like Caribe does, soaked in savory juice and boiled with hearty potatoes, I probably would get them 100% of the time. If I could have, I would've tried some of the Pork Ribs, Empanadas, Mofongo, or Platains as well - but that's for next time! We couldn't leave Caribe BAKE Shop without trying a dessert, so we topped off our already full stomachs with a serving of Tres Leches. It was spongy, cinnamon-y, and appropriately moist without being too soggy. Their other signature dessert, the Tembleque (a sort of coconut pudding), had already sold out by lunch time - plan accordingly, but don't fret if the glucose craving is real, because they have plenty of other desserts to spare. The majority of customers purchase their food to go, but there's four chairs split amongst two family-sized dining tables. Which means you're welcome to stay and eat as long as you don't bring a crowd. read more

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Had a tripleta and a quesito from Caribe today. It was hella good! The tripleta was loaded with meats and they were tasty and fresh. The pork was delicious! I haven't had a sandwich from here in a while and I'm not sure why. But I will make an effort to visit Caribe more often. It's kind of far from home, but worth the trip. I really like the new store that they built. It's good to see that they're prospering. I also bought some quesitos and they're absolutely delicious! They're sugary, flaky, fluffy, and they have some body. The creamy cheese filling is delicious. It tastes a little like cheesecake and I love it! I'll be back for more! read more

Caribe Bake Shop - Tripleta sandwich - delish! - Bakeries Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

After getting sick a couple times and not being able to pinpoint it, I am done. Ate a Cubano Saturday 7/16/2021 and the next day both me and my mom are sick. We have our own household and we're the only ones sick. Everyone else ate same respective home-cooked meals. But me and my mom shared a sandwich from caribe. We are the only 2 sick. Guess they say 3rd times a charm. read more

Caribe Bake Shop - Bakeries Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Great selection - too many items to choose from. Awesome personnel. And even the customers were so kind to me. Will return many times.

Puerto Rican food that is delicious! We make trip to Cleveland just for the pastellas for Christmas dinner. Easy to park and run in. And the coffee, pork, pastries and bread are all great too. In fact all good-homemade! read more

I've been going here off & on for has to be 20 years, usually Sundays, fresh bread and roasted pork ( so good) the occasional empanada or alcapurra. Today I stopped in to get some fresh Morcilla and decided to grab some lunch so I got rice & gandules, carneguisada ,habichueles and a side of bistec. Got home and was really disappointed in the whole meal, the rice was so mushy, overcooked and bland, the carne guisada tasted days old and some pieces of beef were rubbery, the bistec was flavorful but not the flavors I'm used to for this dish, it was more like beef and gravy something you would get at Golden Corral. I will return for my occasional bread and roast pork but I will never get that cafeteria/buffet food ever again. read more

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I ordered chicken stew with rice just today and got home and it tasted just like fish and I'm allergic so on my way to metro I called them and the young lady who answered actually hung up on me. They lost my business read more

Best priced sandwiches you will find in Cleveland. The tripleta is my favorite sandwich!! Wish the morcilla was spicier/hotter.

What a great hidden gem this place is!! Great food at a great price. When you walk in the food line is on one side and the bakery is on the other. Cannot recommend the roast pork enough, that stuff is straight gold. Either on a plate with rice and bean or on the Cubano, both are great read more

I had heard that the empenadas were wonderful. That's what led me here. There is no signage, so I actually drove by at first. It's cafeteria style but I saw the empenadas right as I entered, in a separate warmer. The line was haphazard, so I just tried to make eye contact with one of the employees. After only a minute, I was able to place my order. I had cash, so it went quickly. I took it to go, so I'm not sure how the seating area is. But i was not steered wrong. These are the best empenadas in Cleveland! read more

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O...M...G Don't judge a book by its cover. That's all I am going to say. I was looking for a place that wasn't going to eat up my wallet, but at the same time give me my money's worth. This place met my criteria. It's definitely not the fancy, lavish place...extremely rough around the edges. The menu is not the best or even really available, but luckily I kind of had an idea what to order by reading the reviews on Yelp before going. When I walked up to the counter, the only thing I said was "I wanted the special with the rice and beans with a choice of meat" she said okay and told me the different kinds of meats they had. I opted for the beef stew. Let me tell you, I got my ten bucks worth! Just watching her pile on the rice, beans and meat in the container...I'm just thinking, I don't need all that (whew). I was going to sit down and eat but it was so freaking hot inside (no air conditioner) and I felt kind of bad for the employees. So I just ended up taking it home. Finally got home and I just wanted to get a taste of it and hold off until dinner time. I just found myself standing in my kitchen, taking one bite after another. Very good...everything seasoned just right...just wow! Very delicious...I repeat, very freaking delicious! It will definitely last another day...that's how much they give you. Highly recommended!!! read more

Caribe Bake Shop - Beef stew, rice and beans - Bakeries Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

I ordered the baked chicken dinner with yellow rice and beans . It was the daily special on Thursday $10 . It was tasty and plentiful , definitely shareable meal . Loved the beans and yellow rice . I also tried the beef and chicken empanadas they were large and tasted really good . Will definitely return when I have a craving for homemade empanadas since I don't cook them myself . Worth the visit . read more

I saw a fellow Yelper post a picture of their food from here and it looked so good I decided to find this place and try it out for myself. I had some trouble finding it, actually drove past it, and it doesn't appear to be located in the best area, but once I made it inside I was greeted by warm and friendly staff. The young lady working there helped me figure out what everything was at this buffet/cafeteria like set up, and she even let me get samples of a couple different dishes in my to-go box. The food: Yellow Rice with Chickpeas, Fried Sweet Plantains, Beans with Pork, Steak, Pork, Pizza Empanadillas, Alcapuria Deguineo (fried ball with ground meat and plantains). - I found the food to be a little salty, lacking vegetables, and it did not have any memorable flavor to it. BUT! I think if you enjoy Latin cuisine then you should definitely check this place out because although I personally did not think it was amazing, the food was still good, AND they give you huge portions, AND it's cheap since my bill was only $10, AND the staff is super great. I would give this place another shot to try some of the other stuff they offer. read more

Caribe Bake Shop - A little bit of everything! - Bakeries Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

My family passes this place all the time but we decided to finally stop in. The women at the counter were so kind and answered all of my mother's questions about the bakery. We chose a chocolate donut, a ladylocks, two small containers of flan, a loaf of sweet Italian bread, and a big container of rice pudding. We also got two empanadillas, one cheese and one chicken. Ok that was a lot- now let's dig in shall we? My mom thought the chocolate donut was delicious and I heartily agree. The dough was perfect and the frosting was not overly sweet. The ladylocks was incredibly flaky and they were generous with the custard! The Italian bread reminded my mother of her grandmothers easter bread!! It's incredibly soft, and the sweetness brings back so many memories of my great grandmothers bakery. My dad thought the rice pudding had too much nutmeg but my mother and I LOVED the flan. The empandillas were absolutely delicious, filled with cheese and chicken. However, despite their crispiness, they were fairly greasy. We will definitely go back and try their other items! 4.3/5 read more

Omg budget friendly taste of Puerto Rico/ Caribe. Pro: The portions are enough for two The service is fast. The food is so yum but varies in flavor from day to day( which I love) Cons: The parking is difficult and requires some sort of all terrain vehicle if the paved lot is full. read more

Hands down the best place in Cleveland for Hispanic food, they have it all, pork, chicken, steak, rice and beans, morcilla, empanadas, escabeche, pasteles..etc. I love this place! read more

Food was good until I realized my pork was green. Very disappointed. Be careful when eating here, if you decide to do so after reading this. Not too sure why pork would be green? read more

Caribe Bake Shop - Green pernil.. hope I don't get sick. - Bakeries Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Great Food!! Such a variety of PR cuisine, Lovely customer service. We had a frozen fruit cup that was so delicious and refreshing to have on such a hot day. We also bought chicken empanadas, chiccharones, a guava & cheese pastry, all was delicious. Finally for dinner we had the pork chops with fried sweet plantains plus rice & beans, all had such great flavor. The next time we are close to the Cleveland area we will make sure to stop by and grab some more great PR delectables. read more

I've been here first time before one year ago and bought the sugary dessert lol I can't remember the name's of it. And by mistake I lost the address but today by chance I drove my wife to somewhere.. Then I saw some building has arts, suddenly I remember this is Puerto Rico area. So, I used Yelp for looking for my favorite bakery and I found it. They are so kind & nice with me and they gave me some for free. Thanks Yelp Don't worry because old decorations BUT. ( OLD IS GOLD ) read more

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We love Caribe Bake Shop for their empanadas, Cuban sandwiches, fried bananas, chicharrones, fried stuff yuccas, .... basically everything. We have been eating here for over 20 years and the flavors and quality is still as good as the day we first tried it! What's great about their food, it's delicious hot, eaten right away in their cafe seating area OR COLD right out of the fridge for a midnight snack!! It's Delicious no matter how you eat it! read more