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    El Centro Americano

    3.6 (78 reviews)
    ModerateLatin American
    Closed 8:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    EL CENTRO AMERICANO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Súper Antojitos
    Karla E.

    Restaurante muy típico y auténtico con la comida Centro Americana. Great service by the waitresses and the manager. Plenty of space a tables for guests. Great for big groups. They also have a bar area with additional seating. They play music and sometimes have live bands playing. We ordered an appetizer called súper antojitos to start off with. Price is $25/$30 but it is so worth it! Great starter for groups of 3-5 people. You can down one by yourself but chances are you won't have space for the pupusas! In the video you'll see pupusas de frijol con queso and the Salvadorian favorite queso con loroco. So good! Only thing I noticed was that they were oily and the masa was falling apart. After we started eating them you could literally open them in half like if it was an arepa - which they aren't meant to be like. Overall it's a great place to enjoy a little taste of home.

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    Aylin V.

    Food is good, abundant and authentic! Service is good. Is a classic place in Miami! Many years around! Ambience torn better with the live music or karaoke! Is a big place an very central located.

    Carne Asada
    Jennifer V.

    This is a really good place for the money. I went for lunch and the food came out fast and it was very good.

    Cafe con leche
    Gloria A.

    Visit: first Food: had the scrambled eggs w ham, beens, tortilla, maduros, cheese and cafe con leche. This was delicious and it felt like my grandma was in the kitchen. Food is comforting filling and delish Environment: we sat outside and its in a shopping center so not the best views but def call ahead because we went early and they were packedddd Staff: was efficient and sweet Return: yesssss

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    7 years ago

    Good service love to go eat breakfast they serve a good portion of food .I like it because it's family oriented.

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    I love coming here for breakfast. Always get the huevos ranchers. Didn't realize I been coming here sporadically for almost 10 years.

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    9 years ago

    Delicious food, great service and excellent prices. This place is a must for authentic & delicious Central American food!

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    8 years ago

    This place is great. Food is delicious and on a Friday night there is live music. Been coming here for years.

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    Luis Galindo's Latin American 2

    Luis Galindo's Latin American 2

    3.5(192 reviews)
    1.4 mi
    $

    Whenever I need a quick bite to eat or when I wanna eat in the dining room real Cuban food I come…read morehere. It's not the fanciest but man is the food good. This is the stuff we grew up with. Order a sandwich here and you're gonna be hungry for sure because they are great portions and they taste old school like the Milano queen you were a kid and also the Cuban sandwich with the pickle taste wow. But they have great dishes I mean from the seafood platters to the Roja pita you're my goodness they're so good. Of course they are the king and Palomilla with the tennis sandwich or whether you're eating it with rice and beans wow and good masa de de purr o desserts, lord, I think of every dessert that capacity think of from pastries that are Cuban to the Cakes like flan and tres leches this place is amazing. My favorite thing to eat here when I come are the Cortas please ask for them to be hot. They are really delicious. Of course they do have everything else you can think of. I mean their list of sandwiches and their menu is impressive great portions great service. The girls here were really hard. It's a great place legendary

    My experience here was awesome. I'm actually still sitting here. I was helped by Patricia who was…read morespectacular; the order came out as I'd hoped for with specific attention to my liking. Her customer service and attention to detail was awesome, ensuring she stopped by multiple times throughout to top off water and check on my experience. I went with the grilled Chicken breast and double side of tostones which tasted fantastic. Of note, I covered the tostones in the garlic like sauce while they were hot, which rendered them a fine combo of crunchy and somewhat soft- in short, awesome. Personally, no meal is finished without some form of coffee at the end. I admit this habit stems from my upbringing and a penchant for American, French and Italian fare but this was no different. I enjoyed a Cortadito which tasted amazing and had beautiful presentation. If I could rate this experience 6 stars I would. They knocked it out of the park. Note: They're FIU student, police and county friendly to boot.

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    Bocas House- Doral

    Bocas House- Doral

    4.0(2.5k reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    Family-owned & operated
    Speaks Spanish

    My favorite restaurant during my Florida trip. I made reservation a little before dinner time and…read morewas surprised it wasn't busier considering the glowing reviews. Guess we came at a good time cause later we did see more people come in. For starters, the staff here were all so professional and welcoming. Shoutout to MARIA for being the sweetest! Great recommendations from her. I loved the food so much. Mix ceviche -- so refreshing and loved the variety Jalea Bocas house (fried shrimp, fried fish, fried yuca fries) -- a little bit of everything and fried perfectly. Paired with the sauces. Skirt and fettuccine -- cooked as I requested (medium). Packed with flavor. SO FREAKING GOOD. Arroz cremoso de aji Amarillo with lomo saltado -- unique dish that worked so well. Recommend! Spicy margarita -- best drink here. Mezcal mule -- my mom and I didn't really like it because it was too smoky. Maria was kind enough to swap it out for us with another spicy margarita and didn't charge for the mezcal mule. Love the ambiance. They have daily promos on some of their items so be sure to check it out. I highly recommend this spot. 10/10

    Food is amazing, service great but this location does not have the all you can eat deal. Came a 2nd…read moretime to try it and was told the other location is that serves the all you can eat was bummed out for that but still ordered the parilla for 2 and it was just as good as the 1st time. Will be a constant visitor,very good tasty food. One fail for me would be to make it be known they don't do ayce here. I know alot of people probably have gone to try out all the foods.

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    Fonda Sabaneta - Arepa De Choclo

    Fonda Sabaneta

    3.8(49 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    Delicious food, good prices ans great service! Their promos are always great for dine in or…read moretakeout. Two Bandeja Paisas for $30 on certain days (Pictured) and it was great! Came on a Monday around 3 PM and was sat right away. Around 4, the restaurant started to get super packed and theres not much seating inside so be prepared to wait. Inside, the restaurant is clean, they play colombian music, the waitress is always attentive and they even give complimentary broth on arrival to get your taste glands started. def recommend!

    This Colombian food chain has gained some popularity in the past couple of years. I've had the…read morepleasure of visiting the Kendall location and wanted to love this one just as much. They boast both indoor and outdoor seating with the same aesthetic and nods to Colombian culture, like the cute hats and sandals hanging on the wall. We were seated inside fairly quickly on the Sunday afternoon we came in. They were pretty busy, but the waiters were kind of hanging out at the bar, just chit-chatting. We were able to get one of the servers to look at us after a couple of minutes of sitting there. They brought us a little palate-opener of a small portion of a simple soup. They had a margarita special we tried, $5 frozen margaritas. The maracuya (passion fruit) one was a solid choice. I also ordered the mojarra frita with white rice, tostones, and salad. The rice was really undercooked. The waiter tried to appease us by bringing us more of the same uncooked rice. We were not the only table to say something about it because our neighbors confirmed they too received the same and were also unhappy. Other than that, the rest of my meal was great. However, I will say my mom was very upset with her experience and expressed that her chicken wasn't prepared well either.

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