Liborios Latin Cafe

I love Liborios! They have a wonderful selection to choose from and it's always fresh! Their plate servings are massive and enough to feed you for two or three meals (maybe even four!). Their prices are great. I've been coming here years and anytime I'm in Tampa I always try to stop in and grab a large plate. Their yuca and roasted pork is so delicious! Their tables are always clean and so is the soda fountain area. The ladies who are behind the counter are always friendly and polite. They don't rush you through ordering either.

Stopped here recently for lunch. It looked good and got good reviews here on Yelp. Let me say we were not disappointed. The restaurant is set up cafeteria style. You start out with picking a rice and then your sides and then a protein. I decided on spainish rice with sweet plantains and a garbanzo bean soup with the fried fish. Everything I got was good. Next time I would probably switch out the garbanzo bean soup. There were so many options certainly something for everyone. I also added a tamale. It was good but I would probably hold off on getting that again. The wife got a Cuban Sandwich. That was very good. The dining room is spacious and they had additional seating outside. I also saw a bar area which I would assume is open on the weekends. The service was good and prompt but limited if you don't know Spanish. We will totally be back.

We stopped by for lunch and were impressed with how many options were available to us at this cafe. They have cafeteria style service where you can choose your dish with sides or get a sandwich. I decided to get a Cuban sandwich. It was one of the best ones I've ever had. I got a large one, so I would have leftovers. The bread was pressed how I prefer with it not toasted too much. I don't want the roof of my mouth to be injured from eating a sandwich. This one was perfect. The outside of the bread was lightly toasted, but the inside was still soft. The meats were plentiful and I can't wait to go back again soon.

A group of us stopped in to Liborios for a quick dinner before seeing a show at the Tampa Amphitheater last night. Liberios serves a variety of Puerto Rican, Cuban, and American food cafeteria style. Additionally, they have a full breakfast menu, a decent selection of hot/cold sandwiches, and offer catering. Don't let cafeteria style process chase you away; the food is fresh, delicious and the staff load you up, so there is no way to leave this place hungry. Nancy and I went with the two large combos ($12.49 each), which comes with one choice of meat and three sides. I went with the pulled pork, rice with vegetables, sweet plantains, and vegetable soup. Nancy chose the pork ribs, green beans, sweet plantains, and chicken noodle soup. All of the food was awesome, my only complaint is that my rice was a little salty for my taste, other than that, everything else was great. Our friends let us try their Picadillo and Papas Rellenas which were full of flavor and delicious. The Papas Rellenas were huge, I would have been happy to order two of these bad boys for dinner and call it a day. The soups were very good as well, they sell the soup in larger quart options too. I love the big chunks of vegetables and chicken chunks with bone still attached; definitely provides that traditional-real-deal feel. Something to take into consideration when ordering, is you get a 10% discount when you pay with cash. I've been told that Liborios is a local favorite and at lunchtime the line can go outside the door and around the building. We must have been lucky because we got here right around 4:30pm and there were only a few customers in line and several more came in behind us. There is not a lot of seating here; however, fortunately for us, most customers must have been regulars because they were taking their orders Togo. Something else I should mention is there is a bar directly to the right when you walk in. I like how management decided to keep the bar separate from the dining area, it allows families to bring their children in for dinner without mingling with the bar crowd. However, if you need to use the restroom, it is located in the bar section. The bar is quite popular and has a pool table if you are looking fit in a game or two with a friend. All-in-all, Liborios Latin Café has a great thing going and I look forward to coming back to try some more of their food in the future. If you happen to be in the area or live in Tampa and have never been here before, I highly recommend giving them a try.

Great cafeteria style set up. Price point is good and the selection is big. Service is easy since it's just counter service. The food is very good too. This is a great spot for a grab and go.

As a Tampa Native, what is this? Because it definitely isn't a Cuban. The most mediocre and overpriced Latin restaurant I've been to in a while. Never again.

Everything here is amazing. It's the real deal. You know because there is a line at almost every hour and everyone knows exactly what they want to order before they even get to the counter. Generous portions and everything is insanely flavorful. Not to mention fantastic prices for what you get. Their large Cuban sandwiches are easily enough for two meals and the cuban coffee is fabulous. You need to go, trust me. Big parking lot too.

I've been going there since a child love the food is good for men that work all day very filling but I did as a 17 year old tell the cook who's now the owners husband that I was being abused and he didn't see it but as an opportunity to take the owner liked me because Iam a great person and was a great race car driver at the time I was going to be big but like all kids keep the abuse hidden I came out to the owners husband looking for help but he denied I ever told him this is a true story about the abuse I do have proof used in court I was being abused at this time

I visit my family in Riverview often and wanted to bring something unique for lunch.I stopped here after reading other Yelp reviews and was so happy I did.The staff and other customers were all so nice and very patient with this first-timer! There were so many great choices. I struggled with what to order. I ordered a platter with rice, chicken and sides of vegetables, and I also had to try the beef and chicken empanadas. My only requirement was "no caliente" as I was buying lunch too for my 86 year old mom.We loved everything we tasted, and I plan to return on my next visit to the Tampa area. As others shared, it is easy to miss this location, and I drove past it and had to turn around. The customer line was getting pretty long right before 11 a.m., so it's definitely a sign of great food!

The pictures don't do justice to the flavors. And they are so generous with the portions, I had half of my plate left to finish but I had to stop because I just couldn't breathe anymore. 10/10 would recommend.