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    Mi Bandera

    3.7 (79 reviews)
    ModerateLatin American
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Good for kids
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    Delicious meal with great service. The chicken just fell apart, the chicken soup was creamy and delicious and the yuca was my favorite.
    Jody R.

    Delicious meal with the chicken just falling off the bone but still moist, creamy chicken soup and the yuca was my fave. Great service and price.

    Jenny R.

    The Colombian spot to be in tampa! I am a superfan of Colombian dishes and have tried ALL the restaurants in tampa but none have the flavors and mouthwatering sauces that this place offers. Meat lovers, this is the one spot that gives you options in a plate for fair value price. Mi bandeja Paisa is amazing for the different contents within the dish. You will be extremely full but don't skip the soup (sopa de res or sancocho)! I highly recommended trying the juice (Jugo de maracuya), freshly made and sweet. Ooooo, for appetizers the empanadas were also really tasty that came with two different kind of sauces that made want to pass out because it was so good. Also a compliment, these were the best tostones (deep fried plantains) I've had in years!

    Sangria
    Boon C.

    Mi Bandera has been in my bookmark for sometime been want to try it. This was the second Columbian restaurant of the week. They definitely a solid 3 stars and above average. Typical Columbian restaurant. I always like Columbian candy they give at the bill. Each restaurant has different candy so do this restaurant. We have the tripe soup, black sausage, churrasco Bandeja paisa. The tripe soup is ok. The churrasco is good flavor, the pork belly do not has salt, the sausage is average, it does give a good portion of food for good price. My wife want to try the black sausage which is blood sausage. It can be better with correct seasoning. Our experience here is good. Nothing stand out but solid. The server know a bit English and enough to take your order. Even change the TV channel for you. Overall many Latin people eat there. Many have look at us and curious what we have order. They were surprised we know our order :)

    Mofongo w pork
    Coty S.

    Get ready to strap on the feed bag, because Mi Banera dishes up a serious Colombian MEAT PARTY of ridiculous proportions. Cow and pig meats in various forms of hammered then, chopped'n'screwed, and encrusted, and incased in flaky-starchy pouches. Heavy white ceramic platters of meat, covered in runny fried eggs, and served up with two different kinds of eye-roll-inducing house sauces--- spicy red pepper sauce and green cilantro sauce. The Mofongo here is also quite serious... seriously loaded with shards of pig pieces, packed with garlicky goodness. Waaaaay better than the other places around that even have Mofongo as their specialty dish. The operation appears to run on a daily menu style cycle, with different specials noted on certain days. A hand-scribbled board is also up front for other items. Take note that many of the regulars order the Empanada of the day along with either a fried platter (French fries, deep fried pork chunks, and fried hot dogs) or large bowl of soup. I prefer to take the meat-sweat approach and order the meat sampler platters, which there are many to choose from at various prices. The accompanying addictive rice is chewy, buttery, and salty perfection; while the meat stewed red bean soup is equally praise-worthy. They do not serve pandebonos, instead serving corn-based breads like arepas. Arepa con Queso being my favorite. Please don't show up here like an a$$hole and ask for a wine list, it is embarrassing and I will take it personally. If you have to drink wine with every meal, then you have some issues and don't need to burden others with your problems. While the setting is very cafeteria-like, there are no hot troughs of food served up in a line. This is a very casual neighborhood place, which is large enough even for a banquet or to have live music. The parking lot is almost as ridiculous as the meat is delicious. There is more parking around back, but there will be curb parking and overflow into the adjacent neighborhood. Hell, maybe you are even better off parking at the Bravo across the street and walking over. Here is an ROTD for you... you are welcome.

    Shrimp in salsa. Yummy
    Candace T.

    This was my first Colombian restaurant experience so I don't have anything to compare it to other than a couple of home cooked meals I've had at a friend 's home. This was really good. I don't speak much Spanish and my waitress didn't speak much English but between the two of us were able to communicate. And I was able to order a scrumptious meal of shrimp in salsa. The plantains that come with the meal are yummy. The yellow rice was the perfect combination for the salsa. The shrimp were well cooked, tender not over done. The seasoning was mild with a bit of a kicked. Loved it. Look forward to returning soon and try something different.

    Carne Asada w/yellow rice
    Wesley B.

    They put crack in the sauce, like a real boss. And I'm not talking about Picante sauce, I'm talking about sh*t that you would only see in Land of the Lost. Taste the fajitas, n' you'll lick the plate. Or the roasted chicken where you'll be at heaven's gate. The red beans are to die for, along with the rice. Not too hot, just the right amount of spice. I'm not overselling and telling you lies...when I say that one of the best things I like, is their better than average fries. Don't forget to tip your waitress, and ask for free bread. This is another fantastic review from Wesley, now I'm buzzed, and need to go to bed.

    Homemade chicken noodle soup
    Steve E.

    I would like to apologize in advance for the mooing sounds that you are hearing in the background as you read this review. That would be me.....and I am currently laying on my sofa, doing my best impersonation of a beached whale after eating dinner at Mi Bandera Colombian restaurant on Hillsborough Avenue in Town & Country. Mi Bandera is tucked into a little ethnic strip mall along Hillsborough in between Hanley and Webb Roads, not far from the Korean favorite, Rice Market and Restaurant. This is one of the better homestyle Colombian restaurants in town, and it is very popular with the local Latin community. Since it was a cold and rainy night in Tampa, I was in the mood for a nice warm bowl of soup. I remembered that a friend had raved about the homemade soups at Mi Bandera, and so it was time to set off for another culinary adventure. The restaurant is spacious and very clean with both counter seating and 4-top tables around the room. They did a brisk carryout business while I was in there this evening, and the waitresses were happily chattering away with their regular clients. My waitress brought me their menu which is filled with every imaginable form of Colombian cuisine from arepas and other appetizers, to the homemade soups, to sandwiches, and the chicken dishes, and the beef dishes, and the pork dishes (these are all about $10 or less), and the mixed grilled platters (between $15 and $20). All sorts of side dishes and desserts as well. It's a very extensive menu with English translations and lots of pictures. She also pointed out the whiteboard with all of their daily specials, and she gave me lots of great suggestions when my Spanish got a bit shaky. I ordered a bowl of their homemade chicken soup which was spectacular with lots of rough-chopped chicken meat swimming in a hearty broth along with homemade egg noodles. Very warm and delicious, and it sure took the edge off of a chilly evening. I decided to order an entrée to take home for tomorrow night, but mistakenly forget to mention the words "To Go" and so the Bandeja Paisa (mixed grill platter) showed up on my table a short while later. This monstrosity of a plate included a big ol' honkin' Churrasco seasoned skirt steak, a scoop of white rice with an over-easy fried egg on top, chicharrón (fried pork rinds), chorizo sausage, fried plantain, a corn arepa, a dish of red beans cooked with pork, and some serious kick-ya-butt homemade hot sauce. Well gee, I guess I should be polite and take a few bites, right? I made it through the egg & rice, and part of the beans before I called her over and begged for a to-go container. Honestly there is enough food here for two more meals! She packaged everything up, and even included another scoop of rice as well as a side container of beans, and a bunch of the hot sauce since she saw me using it on my food. The grand total for the soup and the Bandeja Paisa was just under $20, and I have a ton of food to last me another day or two. If you like Colombian food but don't feel like driving clear to Armenia Avenue, then this NW Hillsborough restaurant would be perfect for you. Delicious ethnic comfort food with great prices! And now please pardon me as I go in search of some "plop plop. fizz fizz" action!

    Sam Q.

    So I stopped here after being completely disgusted at the lack of ripe plantains at El Mofongazo. I did a quick Yelp search because I was in the mood for Latin food. Now, I know better than to confuse Puerto Rican food with Columbian food. But El Mofongazo was sold by its original owner and I'm not sure you can call it Puerto Rican anymore. I mean, they don't have ripe plantains. What is that? So, I was hungry. Columbian will have to do. Now, I'm a big fan of La Pequeña Columbia, so this restaurant already had a tall order to fill. But I was very hungry. That helps. Hunger impedes my brain function and makes most food taste awesome. It wasn't very packed for a Saturday night. I ordered a couple of Columbian empanadas to kick off the festivities. They took their sweet time to get them to me. Maybe I was so hungry I was also very impatient. The food that came out was fine. It wasn't the best I've ever had, but it wasn't bad. The arepa in the bandeja I ordered was inedible. Too hard. But the rest was fine. The taste was also good. Not great, but good. It's tough for a Columbian restaurant to be successful when there is La Pequeña Columbia to compare against. This comes in at a solid second place.

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    Allison D.

    A very good, quaint, delicious Colombian restaurant in the area. While be it a Colombian restaurant, the Mofongo is amazing!! Today we had both the shrimp and the pork Mofongo. The steak there are just as good. The Jugo, fantastic!! I highly recommend this place. The staff is always really friendly too. The portions are huge, if that fits your fancy!

    Oxtail soup with two sides yellow rice and sweet plantain. Half roasted chicken.  Mango agua. Delicious.
    Sung C.

    Me gusto mucho. Mi Bandera has become a regular venue for my Sundays. I mainly come here for Sunday's Soup which is Oxtail soup. It has a wonderful flavor with meet that falls off the bones. The soup also has plantain and Potatoes which I've gotten used to. The 1/2 chicken which I order to go on most days can be a tad dry but pretty good. I was a little confused the first time I came here because no one tells you where to sit. Then about a minute later one of the waitress will tell you to sit anywhere. Sorrt... my mistake as an amateur. The ambiance at the restaurant is open and free. The restaurant is laid out in a wide open space with bustling waitresses who speak with wonderful exotic accents. And, they are very attentive to you needs, you just have to call them sometime "oye por favor". Hope the oxtail soup Sundays never change.

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    Best Latin food in town. Excellent service and a great environment to bring your family and enjoy a great lunch or dinner. 5 star!!!!!!

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