You have to try Mama J's Jollijeep. I Fav is their Pork Sisig. It is soo good I can't get enough!!…read morePlus The owners are Super nice and friendly And the Best part is they're close to home so it's a Win win! Their new location is on Gunn Hwy. & Anderson Rd. @ the Shell Gas Station. Can't miss their Bright colored sign at the corner

Great food truck - my parents loved it. Great variety and the food came out fairly quickly!…read moreEverything we've had, we've liked... so if you like Filipino food but don't want to cook it yourself - stop by here! Super friendly, too. Sometimes when I drive by, it's closed, so I don't know exactly when the hours are. But I just call ahead to order and I've never had an issue with timing. Also, I wouldn't recommend eating there without headphones bc it's right by the interstate... but it's easy to just call ahead and do take out... otherwise, it's very loud and cars are constantly driving by. Sometimes when I'm waiting in school pickup line, I make an order and it's ready by the time I leave the car line!! Talk about convenience! Bottom line, this truck is another example of a local small business trying to make it! Please go check them out and help support them! Maybe if they can grow their business - they can afford a store front or a better location. Anyway, definitely worth trying and coming back soon!

I got the Halo Halo but without the evaporated milk. It was still delicious and still very sweet so…read moreI definitely recommend it without the evaporated milk if you're unable to consume any milk products. I can still eat ice cream though LOL. The dessert drink was absolutely delicious. I waited for the shaved ice to melt a little bit so I can drink some of it and all the little fruits in there and the beans were absolutely so fresh and I really love the Ube in there. I'm one of those type of people that like to custom my drinks and food so next time I would probably omit some of the fruits in there and either add extra Ube or extra ice cream or something like that if they allow it. The service was exceptional. The folks behind the counter were absolutely super sweet. I know they're Filipino, but I literally felt like I was in Hawaii. The service was so incredible. I felt like I was in paradise.

The Filipiniana is a small, humble eatery that sits in a rather hidden plaza (it's hardly…read morenoticeable from the main road) along and at the crossroads of eastbound Waters Avenue and Dale Mabry. Like most other Filipino restaurants/cafe, there is a behind-the-counter, glass protected buffet at the forefront of the restaurant. From here, you can make your selections as you build your combination platter. The Filipiniana also offers a small section of baked goods and desert, while specializing in drinks such as Halo Halo and other Asian-curated beverages. Interesting to note that the Filipiniana offers catering in the kamayan style (simply put, a spread of various dishes over banana leaves to be shared by multiple people amd eaten with hands). However, they don't serve this in house/at the location - you will have to give advance notice (like with other caterers) to have this prepared. The Filipiniana is definitely a good spot to satiate your curiousity, explore, and discover Filipino cuisine!

The spicy carne molida empanadas tasted off and so was the consistency the mondoca is weird that it…read moredoesn't come with shredded cheese and the papelon was great but 8 dollars and the price on menu said 3.90

Delicious food and friendly service! They also cater :) love the convenience of a food truck nearbyread more

This Colombian Food Truck Can be found at the Empire Food Plaza. We had their patacones altoque…read morewhich is a flattened plantain with chicken and meat, sweet plantain, potato strings and sauces. It was very good but the plantain was a bit over fried. Someone sitting at the table with us had a chicken sandwich and it was massive. Definitely want to try those next time. There's other food trucks in this location and it's def worth a visit. Service was nice and atmosphere and is nice outside at night with Spanish music playing

Excellent Colombian cuisine with real Colombian taste open late which makes it even more enjoyableread more

This is a stationary Latin food truck in the Shell parking lot on the corner of Sheldon and Waters…read more I frequent this truck for cafe con leche and cortaditos. I've only come for breakfast, so I'll need to try lunch someday, however the owner makes a really hot tostada (pan con mantequilla or Cuban bread and butter). I like it best with just butter, but I've had it with eggs and cheese too. Just don't order American cheese here because it's the processed kind. The owner is a sweetheart. He knows exactly how I like my cafe con leche and he knows to make my husband's less sweet.

Its recommended to call ahead for faster service, it beats hanging out in the hot sun. If you don't…read moremind the heat, get yourself one of Eddie's tropical smoothies to cool you down. Super service.

After my Puerto Rican coworker insisted I visit this truck, we decided to make a special visit. I…read morecouldn't visualize seeing the truck in the past, but he insisted it was there - on the left hand side when heading to Tampa, AFTER the bait-and-tackle truck. We almost missed it. We managed to screech our way in and wandered up to the truck. The first thing that we noticed was the music that was playing was ridiculously loud, we had a difficult time standing by the menu to decide what to order. There is a single table outside but that's it, you'll probably end up eating in your car. There were 4 of us, so we ordered a variety of things and were able to taste each others. As a run down for what we got: Tostones - Unsalted, and dry. They gave us salt packets, but they were too moist to use. The sauce they came with was delicious, it's the same sauce that comes with everything. Crab and Beef Empanandillas - The crab reminded me somewhat of a deviled crab cake, but obviously a different outside and less spicy. It was really delicious. The beef was ridiculous though. Loved every bite of it, and each of us fought over it. Skirt Steak - This was probably the tastiest thing we ordered. It's skirt steak, so it wasn't precisely tender but the flavor was amazing. It came with rice and beans which were incredible. It also came with a "salad" but I'm hard pressed to call it that. Onion Steak - This one is more than enough for two people. It was a huge serving of meat, sauteed onions and of course rice and beans. It was okay, we were all spoiled by the skirt steak. Grilled Chicken Mofongo - We weren't exactly sure what to expect, but we ordered it. Mofongo is a plantain dish, but again it was really dry and kinda bland. We only took a few bites of it. The chicken was decent, I liked it a lot but I seemed to be the only one. I'm not sure how it's supposed to be, but I guess I feel like there should be some sort of sauce to accompany it. Overall - if we were in the area and hungry, we would definitely stop again for the skirt steak or empanadillas, but we wouldn't send someone there or go out of our way. Perhaps we're just too American!

Located by the side streets off Courtney Campbell Bridge, this food truck dishes out some fine…read morePuerto Rican dishes. Sit on the plastic tables and chairs loosely set by the truck, or eat out of your car. Regardless Sabor del Caribe certainly does bring the street vendor feel to your gastronomical experience. The menu is not a lengthy extravaganza, however every item, they do served, is a plateful of delicious goodies. The Empanadas are piping hot, perfectly balanced fried without excess grease and stuffed full of your choice of meat - pork or beef. The pork plate is served with tender chunks of pork - which at the first taste exude aromas and tenderness only - if you had a Puerto Rican grandma, would cook. The rice and beans that accompany are steeped in equal aromatics and explosive taste on every bite. The prices are reasonable and balance the quality of food. They folks operating the truck have heavy accents but are very friendly to order to and will even explain the dishes to you. During my visit, I was the only non-spanish speaking patron but I did not feel out of place or alienated. The other patrons struck up a conversation with me that was wonderful. At the end I left feeling I just spent the 30 min at a true by the busy road street vendor offering a whimsy for your tastebuds.

WELCOME to the neighborhood, saw this new business popup on Yelp. I have my fav. Ceviche…read morerestaurant, but wanted to support a local business during hard times - cravings for Ceviche have been off the charts for me lately! Yes, it's a food truck located to the side of a Marathon gas station. Don't let this stop you from going (seriously!) - they make the freshest Ceviche using Swai fish. The thinly sliced red onions, cilantro and lime juice is refreshing - so deeelicious!! Also, the Pervuian corn, cancha (toasted corn) & sweet potatoe balances the citrus. They have tables setup with a TV. The owner was nice, just disappointed that he and his assistant wasn't wearing a mask if you are concerned about that while preparing the food.

Ceviche was really good and the calamari went perfectly with it- the leche de tigre was just a…read morelittle on the salty side, but the flavor with the ajíes was delicious. Perfect hint of spiciness with it. The Lomo saltado was good but had very little meat in it, maybe only about 6 small slices, and mostly just rice and French fries.

I want to like it more. And it is good, mark my words. But some of the pricing is just way too off…read morefor me and what I'd recommend anybody. I had an option to add lumpia as a side order bonus. I figured I would get at least 2 for what I paid, but lo and behold, I got one. Should I have been disappointed, or was that my fault? What's the plural of Lumpia? Lumpias? There aren't a lot of Philippino food spots, so this food truck is cool for the option. A lot of their other dishes are quite good, and I feel as reasonably priced. They're worth going to check out!

Love, love love this food truck. Cheese mac lumpia is to die for. her purple brownies are killer!…read more To the owners, please register on this website so that our community in Apollo Beach can host your truck for a night. Thanks. https://www.aafttampa.com/become-a-partner