Mi Tierra Latina, one of the best Colombian restaurants in Tampa Bay, offers delicious and…read moreplentiful food at very reasonable prices. The restaurant is located in an unassuming strip plaza off of Hillsborough Avenue, near Veteran's Expressway. While the place isn't fancy by any means, the generous, favorable traditional dishes make up for it. As the place is known to get packed very quickly, especially around normal meal times, the petite waitstaff is highly attentive, friendly, and helpful in getting customers seated as soon as possible. Also, despite the sometimes loud din in the restaurant, patrons are jovial and just glad to be served. Among the best tostones/patacones I've ever had are those here. As opposed to being cut round, these plantains are cut on a lengthy diagonal, and they are never overcooked, so they remain soft and crunchy. Also, there is a lot of flavor in their frijoles (red beans), and they also add pieces of plantain to them. Having a daily Sancocho soup on the menu also earns them bonus points.

I have been excited to try Mi Tierra Latina after hearing from people around town that it's a great…read moreplace to go for great Colombian food. And I can say, they were not lying. We ordered the beef stew, empanadas, fried yuca, black beans, rice, and plantains. The soup was great with lots of toppings. The empanadas were beautifully crunchy and the sauces on the side for them were divine. My favorite bite of the night though was the black beans; oh my gosh the flavor was there. Our server was excellent. Very friendly, gave us great recommendations and went over the menu with us as first timers. I went with her suggestion to get a frozen drink and I'm so glad I trusted her. The frozen lemonade tasted so fresh and no artificial flavor at all. She said you can adjust the sugar on any of their fresh juices as well. The atmosphere was great, I would love to come back here and try different rotations of soups they offer!

I don't know what happened here. Perhaps the owners are out of town. I really hope it didn't change…read moreowners because everything was noticeably different. The ladies working were not familiar at all. They also were not friendly and helpful. I was pretty sad. It did make me feel like the previous owners were gone bc either one were there. I hope they are still around and eventually when I come back, I can update this review. We ordered the Hawaiian hot dog and the arepa with beef and chicken. Something was missing. Also we ordered two empanadas. I like their green chimmichuri sauce with it, and as soon as I asked for it, she walked away and never came back. Even the pic on the outside sign shows them with that sauce, but nope never got it. They also have their usual Colombian drinks which are Postobon and Colombiana. They are more expensive and smaller sizes. We will definitely take a break from here. Hope the owners that we know and love will be there.

Have been craving some Colombian food since in Georgia there is nothing and was excited to eat here…read morewhile visiting family. We'll it did not disappoint at all. Right when you come in we were greeted and it felt really nice and cozy. We were taken care of fast and were able to order no problem. The food was so delicious and perfectly cooked and seasoned. I recommend this place to everyone. There was nothing we ate that we didn't like.

I really wanted to support a new local business but the customer service is terrible! First, they…read moreact like you're an alien if you walk in there and don't speak Spanish. Second, after I placed my order, the lady behind the counter must've sneezed 5 times in her hand then proceeded to go to the back and I heard her packaging my food without washing her hands or wearing gloves. Next, I ordered a bunch of food and they only gave me 1 green sauce which is very tiny (probably less than 1 ounce). I asked for another sauce and they tried to charge me an extra dollar for 1 TINY extra sauce LOL I will continue making the drive to Are-Pitas in the temple terrace area.

the chicken arepa + salsas were so delicious! the cachapa was heavy after a couple bites but still…read moregood to try

Can't say a bad thing about this restaurant. It's a small space, but they make it work. The food is…read morevery solid Colombian cuisine. Being Colombian, I fancy myself a good critic of our cuisine. This one hit the spot. The staff was very friendly. Our server approached us and clearly only spoke Spanish. Even though I'm perfectly fluent in Spanish, it's a bit offputting when you have company that does not speak the language. Always makes for awkward ordering. We had the Bandeja Paisa, Ajiaco, and empanadas and chorizo as appetizers. All were delicious. I'd stop by again while in the area.

Everything was amazing. Came for breakfast and left stuffed and happy. Our waitress was so sweet…read moreand attentive. Every single thing we ordered had such flavor and tasted so fresh. Every time I come to visit my sister in law I'll be going here to eat.

We arrived around 4:50 pm on a Sunday and the restaurant was already almost full, which immediately…read moretold us we were in for something good. Even with the crowd, we were seated right away. Before sitting down, we took a moment to admire the bakery case filled with fresh, delicious-looking Colombian pastries. We love ordering platters so we can try a variety of items, and the Especialidades Mi Carreta platter was perfect. Everything arrived hot, flavorful, and cooked beautifully. We also ordered buñuelo, pandebono, and almojabana from the bakery. Each one was fresh and delicious. The portions are generous and we ended up taking home a lot of goodness. The restaurant and restrooms were clean, and the ladies' room had a baby changing station. Multiple TVs were playing soccer, adding to the lively and welcoming atmosphere. Mi Carreta delivers great food, great service, and great energy. We will definitely be back.

Picked up dinner for 4. Food was ready within the quoted time. Plenty of food where nobody will…read moreever be hungry after. Had 2 orders of Bistec Encebollado (Steak w Onions), 1 Pollo en Champinones (Chicken Marsala), 1 Arrozo con Pollo (Shredded Chicken w Rice) and 1 Tres Leches. Food came with Salads, Brans, Sweet Plantains, Rice and 2 with Fries. Good food, good service, nice place and good lively music at times. It was our 3rd time and we will be back.

This is a review for future Christina, get the fries from here because the kids like it…read more I know most people go to Empamamas for the empanadas. That's what my sister did. She got an empanada and said that it was pretty good. However, I waited in line just to get fries. This place opens at 11 AM so we walked up at 10:57 and waited for them to open. Once they opened, they gave us buzzers which I thought was interesting since other places now text. It did mean that I ended up just staying close by because I wasn't sure how far the range was. I do appreciate though that they do give you buzzers in case you want to go put in an order at another place. One order of fries is enough for both children, and they both liked it! My children don't like all fries, so this is useful to know that they will eat the fries here. The fries seem to be made fresh, so I did wait a little bit for it. I think this is a great stall at Armature Works.

Solid empanada! Came here right when they opened at 11 am, so was first in line and can't comment…read moreon wait times. I opted to get a tampa girl empanada, as it seemed like something different than the norm. The empanada was solid-- it came out piping hot and I really enjoyed the flavors. It's definitely unique and a fun play on a cubano in empanada form. One is a substantial snack, if you wanted a meal I'd suggest 2-3 depending on how hungry you are. My sister also ordered the fries from there which were pretty solid as well! Overall, a good spot to hit up at Armature Works and I'd definitely go back.

One of the best food trucks in the Tampa bay area. My first time trying since he moves to riverview…read moreand im so happy I did. He has great empanadas but his winning dishes were the cuban sandwich and the salchi papa. I will definitely visit again to eat this amazing food.

This is because of the man with the glasses not the lady. The lady was really sweet. I don't want…read moreto give bad reviews. But some people are just out of control. Rude and disrespectful. Demanding my phone number in so many words in a tone that is unacceptable when dealing with the public. I had to tell him no three times. He was trying to convince me to give him my phone number so he can prove the transaction is legit? I politely declined 3 times. The man was huffing and puffing, Like an angry bull who didn't get his way. If it wasn't for the lady stepping in and saying it's okay, who knows where the situation would have went. I hope that he changes his ways and deals with whatever he needs too. When I returned to get my food he handed to me my food without saying a word. As I walked off he speaks out, have a good day. I was convinced that he was going to take it to a different level if I would respond negatively. So I just walked off. I knew that I needed to do a review in hopes that something would change here. I was willing to let it go. But when he didn't say thank you for coming or anything. I knew for a fact that this man is just not someone at this present time that should be dealing with the public. He needs to be retrained. I really hope he doesn't sink the business because the lady is really sweet.

This was recommended to me by my dentist and I gave it a whirl. It was a nice little spot that…read moreserved all the Dominican goodies you can think of. They have rice, chicken, beans, patacones, chimi, empanadas and natural juices. I was satisfied with my order. The only thing I didn't like was that the sandwich was not cut and it was too saucy and it drenched the cabbage and fixings. The chicken and pizza empanada were good and my fav part was the tamarind juice. I would come again to try the other things on the menu. The service was nice too! It looked like it's owned by a Dominican mom and son.

This was our first time here. We were so welcomed. Everyone was so nice. Told us everything they…read morehad available and then some ready to make everything fresh for us. We wanted to try a little bit of everything and that we did sat outside waiting for our order to be filled. They were amazing. You could sit inside seating outside clean ambiance was welcoming. It was a great experience. We will definitely be returning.