El Rincon Latino

This Latin food has been here sometimes in my bookmarks. Finally I have a chance to visit them. The restaurant is basically in the Spanish plaza. The plaza is kind of die on traffic. Such big plaza but not much of car in front of it. The restaurant has deli food and order in the menu. I would go for the menu order. We got the Bistec with grilled shrimp from the menu and my wife got the goat with yellow sauce from deli. Both dish is good. The added grilled shrimp is five count big size. The side also good. We have plantains, white rice and black bean, salad. The service is friendly. Price is affordable. It is a great place to get food. I hope the plaza owner make some modifications and attractions customers event. This will help the business.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS!!??? Please!! Help! Found out yesterday that you guys completely shut down. Did you move locations? Are we doing at home catering? Can visit you at home?? WE NEED YOU!! PLEASE COME BACK!!!

A random meeting in this strip mall brought our group to lunch at El Rincon Latino, and it didn't disappoint. It's served cafeteria style and portions are more than plentiful. There is a distinct lack of labeling, so picky eaters and those with allergies, beware. That said, everything I tasted was great. Some sort of pork was salty for my taste but still good, and the fried plantains, stewed yucca, and a tomato avocado salad (extremely generous with the avocado) were all great and seemed fresh. The line was extremely fast.I'm never really in this part of Tampa so I don't know if/when I'll be back but if I lived or worked in the area I could see myself being a regular.

Tucked into a corner of a small strip mall, this little place is authentic and delicious. The prices are low and the atmosphere is festive, but not over the top. Looks they have entertainment on the weekends as well.

Their website and pictures on the window are very deceiving. There was not a good variety of food, it all looked old, only eat the Sancocho cause we came from a long way and we're starving, and to be honest, it was the only thing that looked half decent. Will definitely not go back.

I stopped in for lunch because I have been wanting to try this place for quite some time. The ambiance of the place was typical for a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in a strip mall. You know the vibe I'm talking about, the one that makes you question your lifes choices.Upon placing my order from the limited selection of food I realized that there was no way this cafeteria style served Latin food was going to be satisfying. I was pretty much on point with my assumptions, the food was what I consider to be acceptable because it was edible. I ordered roast pork and arroz con gandules and it was flavorless and bland. I'm quite certain it wasn't up to proper temperature either, so I imagine I ate some bacteria and may become closer friends with my toilet later.There are many Latin American restaurants in this area that are of much better value and quality. It is actually hard to find one that is worse in the area. Steer clear and you'll be living your best life.

We visited El Rincon Latino while visiting Tampa and I was severely disappointed. From the moment you step into this place, you get a sense of unsanitary practices from the cooking to the cleaning to the poor service at this place. Let me start off by saying their empanadas are probably the only thing I would eat again from this place so if you are lucky enough to eat here, just take my advice and order yourself 3 or 4 of these and call it a meal. Things I noticed. First, we sat down at this place when there was literally no one else inside. Then a few minutes later, a group of people walked in and they seemed to be very friendly with the staff as if they were family or close friends and of course we get put in the back burner. We ordered a Bandeja tipica ($14.99) and bistec salteado ($12.99) for entrees as well as a couple sides of rice and beans. I also ordered a Coke (came in a can) and 2 mango drinks and this cost $48 plus a left a little tip. IMO it is severely overpriced for what we ordered and I don't know why we charged $48 as I didn't even want to ask and get out of this place as soon as we could. I left about 90% of my entrée on my dish and asked to take it home but as soon as we left this place, I threw it in the trash right outside the restaurant. On top of that, my wife was sick the next day and we believe it was from this place so good luck to you if you find yourself here for lunch/ dinner.

The alcapurias were terrible! they were greasy and tasted like. it came from a box. They are not authentic at all. Will not eat there again .

Nice clean restaurant.Good Spanish food. Not busy. Menu and prepared food available.

Great service and Amazing food. Something that's truly hard to find in Tampa. A huge variety of food to choose from. Great for in a pickup and go. Extremely happy