Been going here for over a decade. Food is just fantastic. Over the years I've had most of their dishes are huge portions and shareable. Notable among them are their empanadas, arroz con pollo, salmon etc. read more

It looked very quite from the outside but the restaurant was packed. I found out why, when they sat me and my wife. Our waiter recommended our appetizers, margarita drinks and our dinner. Everything was amazing! The churros were amazing for dessert. read more

This place has gone down hill a lot. We used to love it and I guess that's what keeps us coming back but it'll be a while before I forget this one. Our food was cold! We ordered two small soups and those came out first and were a decent temp but everything after that was cold. My husband ordered a large arepa with cheese and it was cold to the point where now the arepa wouldn't cut cause it was hard and cold. We got two bandejas típicas, don't judge us for being basic, and the steak on it was cold. On both of the plates. The food also took a while to come out so we think maybe they forgot our food and it just got cold til they brought it out. Anyways we didn't complain, I'm cautious about complaints at places where people are making my food, lol. We paid and as we were leaving I approached a woman and in Spanish asked if she was the manager, and I told her. She didn't really say much. She didn't seem to care. Anyways if you don't mind cold food...idk read more

If I could give this place zero I would just for their rude customer services! EVERYONE here needs retraining! Disgusting! Tried to get simple very very simple help by paying for an item that isn't on their doordash menu but IS on their actual menu. NO HELP get hung up on with no explanation. If you don't want to work why are you even there? read more

Since I started dating my boyfriend early 2017, I always would hear him talking about how much he loves this restaurant so today he took me for lunch. Atmosphere: Latin music of course as soon as we walked in, which is always a good thing to have to feel the vibe of the restaurant. Also, upon walking in, we were immediately greeted by the hostess. We were like the 3rd or 4th party to be seated. The wait wasn't that bad considering the restaurant was packed! 20 min tops! The one thing I noticed that really stood out were the waiter/waitress uniform. They were all wearing yellow shirts and WHITE pants. Although it's somewhat irrelevant to what I really want to address in this review, my advice would be for the wait staff to wear BLACK pants especially working at a restaurant where it's so easy to get dirty. Just my 2 cents lol. Service: As soon as we were seated, we were greeted by the waiter and he immediately took our drink orders. And since we already read the menu while waiting, we ordered our appetizer and food right away. Whenever we needed something, a waiter/waitress staff was always available. Food: My boyfriend raves about the food here so I was excited to try. For our appetizer, we had hot & crispy Colombian Empanadas that paired very well with their special sauce that reminded me of chimichurri sauce. Lots of scallions, onions, herbs, and other spices. For my entree, I ordered their COUNTRY PLATTER which was a huge plate of food with ground beef, fried pork rinds, rice, beans, fried egg, sweet plantain, corn cake (arepa), and avocado. This plate was delicious although I did not like that I had a slice of avocado with rotten parts smh. Before coming to this restaurant, I read some reviews and came across one complaining about their avocado having black/brown spots. This is one thing this restaurant has to be mindful of. No one wants to eat anything rotten. Overall, my dining experience was good and I am looking forward to coming back and trying more of their menu. I hope they will have better looking avocados next time! read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - COUNTRY PLATTER - So much food!! - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

I love this place !!! The service is top notch the food is delicious, the bathrooms are clean and the drinks are popping! Great place to get a bite to eat or hang out. The bar is nice too read more

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Ohhh holy sangria!! It was the best sangria I have had, seriously. The portions are phenomenal here and the churrascos was excellent even though they didn't cook it as I wanted. I asked for medium well and they definitely brought out that bad boy "well done" lol. I laughed it off because I know this is how Latin cuisine is usually cooked (if it's not well done its not done ha!).The service was excellent when we first got there but as the place got busier, our waiter, let alone anyone, were almost impossible to flag down. The parking lot needs way more lighting!! read more

The 'sangria special' is AWESOME. It has a mix of whisky, agave syrup, and frozen pureed raspberries. So Good! I also enjoyed their ceviche, it could taste more acidic but the portion was excellent. read more

Didn't feel like waiting 45 mins at Pollos El Paisa for a table, so we decided to try Mi Tierrita. Restaurant was super busy and lively but we were seated in 10 minutes on a Sunday afternoon! I ordered the Bandeja Tipica (rice & beans, chicharron, steak, maduro, avocado, arepa). The portion was huge and the food was delicious. The green salsa on the side was spicy, but really tasty! Would definitely go back! read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

So normally I come here for takeout and I decided to dine in by myself the service was horrible I was sat at a corner table only to be forgotten about by staff I had to ask for service...but didn't get napkins or fork until I asked I was very disappointed. read more

Ordering a diner the steak was so hard to chew i have to put it at my garbage and at end , I eat rice a beans, no quality of meat!

I was at a family gathering at this restaurant, I received nothing but disrespect, our waiter accused one of my family members for being an alcoholic for ordering a singular beer, after the waiter disrespected my family member I went to speak to the manager and the lady responded violently with a argument and tried to hit my daughter in the process. Never come to this place all you'll receive is horrible food and staff. read more

Only had the Bandeja (Typical Platter) and it is some of the best Colombian food I have eaten in a long time. This is coming from a Colombian who has been eating at Colombian restaurants all his life. The steak was seasoned to perfection and not overcooked, the rice was just right, which means not bland, I will definitely come back and try other things. PS A packed parking lot is a good sign of good food read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Been coming here for years and never had a bad experience. My favorites are the breaded chicken breast, arroz con pollo and chicken consome. They have been awesome during Covid times and require everyone to wear a mask when entering. They separate the tables to maintain safety as well. read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - Chicken fingers and Chicken Consome - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

My go to place. Always delicious, I wish I lived closer. I was in the area so I grabbed my usual steak, white beans and rice and platinos. I used to love the virgin pina coloda but I can't have it anymore due to dietary restrictions. Everything here is over the top delicious. It's always busy, there's a reason. Good stuff. read more

the service in this place is really bad I went there wit my partner and they didn't even know how to take a god damm order, second they bring me not once but twice the order that's wasn't even mine and third to call it the worst spot i order rice and beans with chicken the rice came out not cook I though I was in a chinnese or Japanese restaurant so i told them can u switch this after the hour I waited and they bring it to me again not cooked properly like the rice was so watery it was freaking disgusting. I would never come back to this place. read more

First time having Columbian food and I've gotta say, its delicious and inexpensive ! The service was also great. I ordered the plato typical with rice & beans, plantain, egg, steak, avocado & pig skin.. it was so flavorful and portion was huge. I will definitely be coming back. read more

Excellent chicken, rice and beans. Also, try the chicken consommé. My favorite is the Mi Tierrita Special. read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Craving Spanish food & missing my Grandma's cooking. Mi Tierrita, while not nearly as great as Grandma's Ecuadorian cooking, offers the best rice & beans and sweet plantains - the foundations of any home cooked meal! Delicious Columbian food with huge portions and low prices. One entree can easily feed two people. I love the typical grilled steak dish and my friends love the red snapper. Do not expect a lot of healthy options, however. I got the beef & vegetable soup and by vegetables they mean yuca, potatoes and plantains! The salad is a few shreds of iceberg lettuce, beets and one slice of tomato. Heavy food, but really well made and delicious! The waiters and cashiers are all very sweet despite my lack of conversational Spanish. Dining in is ok, but I usually take it to go and enjoy with the family at home. Mostly because I don't like their decor - not because the neighborhood isn't safe (It's Hempstead, not Brownsville, BK! What are people thinking?). read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Loved it. This food was really tasty. The inside was nice and clean. Nice music on. Chicken was really good. Shared one 1/2 chicken with my wife and it was a perfect amount. My wife said she remembered this place being really good from when she was a teenager and she was right! Definitely cant wait to come back and try a steak! read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - The inside - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

They gave huge amounts of food i was so full Rice beans with chicken so good read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

One of the popular spanish resturants in this part of long island. The food is always delicious. I always get the chicken platter. Don't worry if you don't speak spanish, the staff are all are great and help you to order. The price is decently priced for the portions too. There's plenty to take home. There's a parking lot behind the building and limited street. read more

I ordered over the phone a bandeja paisa and a blackberry juice and the girl says is $25.50... really? $5.50 for a juice? Check your competitor prices because this is insulting. After so many years... never again! read more

Been comming here since I was a little girl... Haven't been in years & went for the first time yesterday & loved it !! I got the Country Platter- Ground beef, pork skin, egg, corn cake, sweet plantain, avocado, rice and beans. The beef & chicharrones were amazing mean was seasoned so well as well as the beans and white rice!, tostones had a great crunch to them .. I tried my moms flounder It was fantastic! The fish tasted very fresh... I think I will get the next time i go.. They give great portions so there is plenty to take home ! read more

Mi Tierrita Restaurant - Country Platter -amazing !! Ground beef, pork skin, egg, corn cake, tostones, avocado, rice and beans. - Latin American Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Nice, and friendly staff to begin with. Colombian restaurant so it would be helpful to know a bit of Spanish. No reservation time at least during the day. Tons of food for a good price! French fries are a bit hard so I wouldn't go for those. If you get full fast this will fill you up for the day of and you can take the rest home for later/ tomorrow. read more

This place used to be good... now, they don't even want to give you extra souse. Togo customer service the worst!!!!!! Este lugar era tan bueno, pero ahora no te quieren dar ni salsas para su propia comida y las personas que atienden el teléfono las peores!!!! read more

I'm picky when it comes to Colombian food. This place is by far the best Colombian food I've had in NY.. the bandeja Paisa is amazing, the drinks delicious & the service is too notch. I especially enjoyed the bandebono. Omg it is to die for! I ate more tthan I should because they were so delicious. I'm always satisfied when I go there. My entire family loves it. The parking lot in the back is a plus. If you haven't checked thEm out please do!! You will not be disappointed. read more

This is one of those few times where Yelp! can be misleading. I ordered the "typical platter" to be picked up and the menu stated $13.95. I really didn't want to pay that much but my usual $10. spot closes early so I thought "what the heck.. I'll try this place". First of all, that platter cost me $18, and when I asked why I'm being charged that amount she showed me my receipt and said "see? It say $17.95". I was too hungry and tired to be my usual combative self so I left. First of all, my steak looked and tasted 3 days old and was as flat and thin as construction paper!!!!! The pork was hard as hell and even drier than it was hard. Rice was mushy, plantain was far from ripe and I think the green stuff that was mostly grey and brown was supposed to be avocado? WILL NEVER EVER RETURN... and the reviewer who mentioned getting f***** up steak every time his/her Hispanic friend wasn't there to order, might be on to something because they knew I didn't speak Spanish when I ordered. read more

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A Colombian restaurant that doesn't have arepas ready and says that it would take 35 mins for any plate with arepas; ISN'T A COLOMBIAN RESTAURANT. It's run by non-Colombians who don't understand the Colombian culture. read more

Please could you arrange the restaurant's hours of operation, here they say that they open at 10:30 a.m. but actually they open at 11:00 a.m. read more

If I could zero stars I would. I used to order take out all the time from this place now the last 5 times which I gave it a chance the steak and rice and beans takes like dish water!! Yes dish water!! No taste what's so ever. It was uneatable for a human but if you need cat food please come to this place. read more

Mi Territa is a very unassuming quaint little latin american restaurant with some seriously good food. When you arrive, it looks kind of like a cross between a diner and a mexican restaurant, it is very clean and kept up nicely. I also noticed that on most occasions the majority of the crowd is latin american which means that the food is definitely authentic and must be good! Bottom line- the rotisserie chicken is where it is at. They give you this rich soup to start which is great, and then a huge platter with a 1/2 chicken and rice, french fries, etc...The chicken some of the best of this style you will find. I highly recommend. read more

My brother told me this place use to be great. Now however, Waitress never came back around to the table to even refill soda Service was horrible my steak was dried out. The salmon was ok. read more

This place has a bad service food so so, but no good service and is not cheap I pay $87 dollar for two and change and the person who took the bill ask por tips read more

I own a business and work in Hempstead for the last 20 years and I have eaten in and have taken food out from this restaurant. Either way you get it, get it. I will mirror the majority of reviewers in saying that this place is absolutely worth the trip. I definitely recommend it. I must say that the neighborhood is not as bad as written here and in my years of working here I have made many friends and have never had a problem with anyone. Please don't let the reviews about the neighborhood deter you from visiting for some good food and drinks with some friendly people. read more

Came here for dinner with my family and i had a great experience. I came here on a Tuesday night so it wasn't too crowded and not too empty. I had the bandeja de pollo al carbon which was so good! Its just a bargain! It comes with soup, salad, chicken, rice and beans. Its to die for! My father ordered the chicken consome which is great. My sister ordered the pechuga de pollo (breaded). It came with a great tartar sauce which was so amazing. I would recommend this place. Its better than the pollos mario down the block. read more

I've been here before but seriously BEWARE, this is not a particularly safe area. I don't recommend coming here as an out-of-towner. If you know your bearings fine, and if you don't go to Queens for Colombian food. Me and my coworkers came here a few times for lunch and each time we were equally satisfied. The food is crazy cheap considering the portions they give. My manager got this skirt steak that was HUGE and i believe it was like $14. I've has Pastellas, soup, and of course the sides which consisted of rice, beans, and guacamole. This is a pretty big restaurant considering where it is, and because most of the other eateries in the area are take out only it.stands for something important. I don't believe its dining style, although I could be wrong. I think you just order and then if you want to stay and eat the food you have that option. There's a parking lot in the back, which is an added bonus because I wouldn't want to be looking for parking spot in Hempstead no matter WHAT time of day it is. When you park you can enter threw the back entrance of the restaurant as well. The staff was very helpful, but it is a bit of a wait when you order your food when you arrive (not like the Dominicans who have their food in hot trays simmering all day, ready to be scooped out). But do be patient, it IS a restaurant, so it would be like walking into AppleBees and doing carside; if you don't wait to wait, CALL AHEAD. The main thing I have to rant about is the bang for your buck. You get a lot of food no matter what meal you order, and its inexpensive. Check it out sometime! read more

I'm not sure what these raving reviews are about, because my experience at Mi Tierrita was two stars, at best. Firstly, the consumer should be made aware that the empanadas are made of yuca, instead of corn flour, as yuca is not the standard flour used to make empanadas. When I asked the waitress if the orange colored patty in my hand was made of yuca, she seemed uninterested, and said "yeah, I think so." You should probably have some basic knowledge of what ingredients are in the food you serve daily. Second, I ordered a glass of sangria and she asked if I would like Hennessy in it as well. Um...no? Just no. For my meal, I went with the bandeja tipica. (Rice, beans, grilled steak, and pork rind.) Terrible is all I can say. The rice was undercooked, the beans were hard, the pork rind had no taste what so ever, and the grilled steak tasted as if it were seasoned in stale oregano for days. My mom ordered the Arroz con Pollo, which came with French fries(random) and a soup. The rice was also a very bright orange color, and so salty that she couldn't even eat it. Clearly, someone in that kitchen loves to over season. I will not be returning here, and would definitely not recommend to anyone I know. Mi Tierrita gets 2 stars for having a parking lot, and for the friendly hostess. read more

Go for breakfast! Eggs, steak or sausage, rice and beans, corn cake, hot chocolate (the real deal)... Out of this world! It is a lot of food. It will carry you through lunch. We also ordered some empanadas. Talk about good! Friendly staff:) read more

After reading all the good reviews, I had to try out Mi Tierrita. I ordered the Mi Tierrita special platter. It comes with grilled steak, chicken, pork, rice & beans, avocado, & salad. I did not enjoy the chicken or pork because it was not hot enough. Seems like it was just sitting out and they did not bother to reheat it. I did enjoy the steak, rice & beans. The steak was cooked properly. My wife ordered the breaded fish, which comes with salad, green plantains, rice and beans. It was a better dish than the special platter. Fish and plantains tasted great. We both enjoyed the rice & beans. I'm willing to give Mi Tierrita another try. read more