La Margarita Cocina Latina

This place is such a hidden gem, and has a cute and cozy interior. There are 3 picnic tables and a small tabletop, but a lot of people take their orders to-go, so there is usually seating for whenever we feel like eating there. My partner and I love to come here when we have a craving for a cubano sandwich. We pair it with the freshly made mango smoothie (always with milk!). The empanadas are also our faves! The staff are always friendly, willing to give recommendations, and their service is also quick!

Delicious Dominican food, amazing service, and it's beautiful inside. The vibe is friendly and they also sell fresh squeezed orange juice. Not many places do that anymore. 10/10

The FOOD!! Wow! Good quality at a super affordable price! The Cuban sandwich is amazing! The daily specials are really good and they come with a lot of food for the price. I highly recommend this place!

I can't express how delicious everything was!!!!!!!!!! A must stop for Cuban and Puerto Rican food!!!We got to meet the owner too! So sweet and gracious! I love local small businesses!!!!!

We were in the mood for a Cuban sandwich so I searched Yelp for suggestions. The restaurant specializes in Dominican food but they did have some sandwiches on their menu. Order one cuban sandwich. One avocado salad. One guava and cheese empanada and two fresh squeezed lemonades. All were very very good. FYI their empanada was fried. The service was efficient and extremely friendly. We look forward to a return so we can check out the DR food along with more fresh juices. They also make milk shakes.

This place was amazing! It looks like s jungle on the inside. Pretty cool. We got white rice and beans, arroz con gandules, and chicken. It was delicious and service was great."!

Whoa, what happened ? I have not ordered pernil and rice here for a bit and man it was so sad to get my meal today and see the change. First off, the service is still good, they are small but still do a good job of getting you in and out. I got the small meal "Margarita Bowl" and while it is no longer served in a bowl it is in your typical divided foam container and yes you get more (which is a plus if it's delicious). The food was very bland I had arroz con gandules and pernil and asked for moros. No moros today, bummer. So I went with the macaroni salad. The rice was not very tasty and just lacking in latino flavor. It was basically the color of brown rice and bland. The pernil was grayish and also cooked scrimping on seasoning. It was a decent portion for $8 but I would rather have less of a tastier meal. The macaroni salad was good. It was typical and cold. If you are not familiar with hispanic food, you may like this and think it's good if you are not used to flavorful food. I will try it again after they are done with all the construction on the outside. It's not good if thrifty grocery down the street on Alabama and 13th Street has better food. I usually get soups here and they are always the best! The inside is small but clean! Parking sucks as they are working on the exterior of the building.

Good food! I ordered from them on Ubereats 2x. The first time I ordered the Sancocho with arroz blanco. I wasn't impressed with the large recycle cardboard container bc that looks like a small. There wasn't all the meats that should come in the Sancocho as described, so I was disappointed. There was one piece of meat and the rest corn and plantain in the large soup. The second time I ordered a small Sancocho, why did I do that? The container is tiny. They gave me 2 pieces of meat which I guess was all that could fit in the tiny plastic container. Good thing I had it with the arroz amirillo. Sancocho has a lot of stuff in it, so they need to rethink the container situation. Now the Carne Guisada is what did it for me! Served with arroz blanco, beans, habichuela roja and ensalada verde. Now that salad was EVERYTHING. I could eat that all day. I ordered a side of cilantro lime sauce and that was good too. I will definitely go into the restaurant one day and check out the atmosphere and service.

Stopped by while in the area and I'm so happy I did! The Dominican food here was delicious and tasted homemade! I ordered the bistec encebollado, yellow rice, black beans, and macaroni salad. Everything was so fresh and tasty; the portions were great, I even saved some for later for work the next day! While I loved all the food I picked, I would maybe go for the potato salad next time; the macaroni salad was yummy, but I felt like it was missing something! Upon arrival, there's a written menu board with bowls and specials of the day for their serving bar; however you can also order anything of their paper menu. Again, so many options from entrees, to shakes, juices, and desserts! I was pleased to see they had options like morir soñando and even Dominican cake!The workers here are so friendly! The overall place is so cute and tiny, with 3 little picnic style benches inside and an outdoorsy grass wall that sets the aesthetic. I would definitely come back here for food; while I love going to the local Spanish stores to pick up a plate to go; this places beats the chaotic environment and hassle of those places! Prices were definitely inexpensive compared to the portions of food!

Excellent food. We both had bistro encebollado with rice, beans and yuca. Dessert was a delicious flan and a cortadito coffee.