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La Palma Restaurant
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
7 reviews for La Palma Restaurant
Ambiance: C
Food: B
Price: B
It's a great joint if you have craving for Cuban food at 1:00 A.M.. In my opinion, it's better than La Carreta.
hit them up for late night munchies at 4am with a bunch of opera singers. yes, we were quite the noisy bunch!
pros..
our waitress kicked ass! she handled about 10 of us just fine and kept everybody happy. i had the steak sandwich and have to say it was on par with the one from sergios. not bad at all.
cons..
another waitress, zoraida, which wasnt even our waitress was particularly annoyed by us. everytime she walked passed she'd nag us to tuck our chairs in. our waitress which had some serious junk in the trunk navigated the aisles just fine. pfffft!
overall...
this place is a much better deal than denny's or ihop for late night munchies.
2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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9/5/2009
came back and things were better this time.
i didnt order the churros or the slimy hot chocolate this… Read more »
I've been going to La Palma since I was a kid....mostly for the churros (I think they were $1 for a bag of 10 then) but also for the infamous "Disco Volador" (flying saucer sandwiches).
A few nights ago, it was after 10pm and I was absolutely starving. It was too late for for delivery. Luckily I remembered about La Palma & that they are open 24 hours so I quickly made my way over there.
I ordered a Guarapo (The menu said $3.19 but they charged me $2.75), a Disco Volador w/ ham, cheese, & chorizo ($3.99) and a Frita ($3.69). I was sharing....I swear ;) LoL My Disco Volador was good, but they didn't cut off the crust like they used to. The churros were crunchy and sweet.... & loaded with sugar. The guarapo was refreshing but I wish it were cheaper....I could drink it by the gallon!
I'm not sure what happened when Robert was there but they were making fresh batches of churros for other customers while I waited for my food. The same old machine that was there when I used to go as kid was still being used. They pull down on the giant metal wheel to force the batter out, then grab the churro (with their hands....) to break it off and drop it into the fryer. They also fried up a bunch of those giant elephant-ear-looking guava empanadas while I was there.....yum!
I must point out that Frita was not my favorite. It was alright but not like El Mago's. It had wayy to much paprika and cumin (?) and I'm certain this was a pre-made patty or something.
I have to say that although this place is really dirty and could use several hours......make that days.....of elbow grease their food is really good and they're open around the clock. They are always packed whenever I drive by which means they must be doing something right.
great churros ok price cafe con leche is good too service is ok by miami standards
I finally came back here after years, and this place has gotten better. I had the churros with hot chocolate, and pan con bistec. Everything was very good and I was given a very warm service.
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9/24/2008
I love this place in the winter. We would always go to their window and order Churros and Hot… Read more »
I can't give ZERO stars, otherwise I would.
I will never go to this place again. Been twice. The absolute WORST service I have ever seen. Maybe it's because I don't speak Spanish or maybe it isn't. But twice already I have stood at the window waiting to order only to have the little 'citas walk right by me in favor of others standing at the window.
I asked if I could order and was given the "uno momento" mumble while she took care of the others who arrived after me then mumbled some things to her waitress friend while gesturing towards me.
The first time I was here I had the churros. Yeah, they were okay. But I think the oil was old as they had an off-taste. Didn't want to complain because it wouldn't have done me much good.
You can have your stinkin' churro fried bread. There's better comfort food after a cold front anyway.
I'm so over this town!!
By the way, we were coming from Caffe Italiana, which was great. I'll review later when I get over my absolute disdain for the overrated Las Palmas piece of crap.
This isn't a 24 hours sit-in indoor restaurant, but it's window is open for business for 24 hours. But this place isn't really known for having the best Cuban food - it probably is standard, although I can't vouch it since I didn't come here for Cuban food. What this place is known for, however, are the churros.
Churros are Latin American "doughnuts" in which you can dunk into a hot chocolate, coffee, or whatever of your liking. They basically are dough sticks covered in sugar. The Cuban churros are of the type found in the Caribbean and South America - they're doughy, soft in the center and crispy on the outside. That's vastly different (and in my opinion, superior) from the Mexican style churros which tend to be crispy and dry all over, inside and out.
The churros at La Palma is often considered as the best in Miami. And thankfully you can easily get them at any hour of the day or night. It's also a great place to chat with friends over churros and coffee in a casual setting.
Roughtly, the long churros cost $1.60 for 4, if I'm right, but no more than that. The hot chocolate costs 75 cents. Very affordable and worth the deal if you have a sweet tooth needing a quick fix.
INTERESTING SIDE NOTE: This is the only Cuban restaurant I've witnessed that has a sign up on all of its doors saying that they don't use Trans Fat.
