Sabor Latino

Good sized portion fresh food. Not much atmosphere.

Food is good, small portion though. Friday’s they have a mini Bandeja Paisa that’s great for the price.

Visit for the first time ever and the food was good. Service was great and friendly and our meals was served within 10 after ordering. Would definitely stop by again.

La bandeja paisa estaba super deliciosa y el mofongo con carne frita muy buen sabor. Lo mas q me atrae es que tienen platos de diferentes paises. Recomendado.

I’ve eaten a lot of authentic Latin food and this place is up here with some of the best I’ve eaten at in Miami, Texas, and California. Great authentic food. Get the Arroz con Pollo with Maduros.

Great hole in the wall. Food was great and service was excellent. I would eat here again.

Yes, the strip mall where it is located is old, but the tacos are awesome! Service was excellent. No, it’s not a chain restaurant, but I think, that’s a good thing. Check this place out.

I’m South American and always crave good latin home cooking, and this place HIT THE SPOT! Awesome home flavor and variety of Colombian, Central American and Caribbean plates.
The sea food steak (churrasco marinero) and the sancocho (beef soup) were a home run.
PS. Finish with a 3 leches dessert!

First time here and this place was AMAZING. I will return if I am in the area. Great job to the staff for the service.

Spotless place with excellent food and service. I will definitely return next time I’m in the area.

Stopped by to eat at 6 pm, hours said they were open but door was locked, has this place closed?

The food is delicious and fresh, juices are made from fresh fruit is a must in bradenton Enjoy!!!

Hate to review a place before I try the food there, I am sure that it is very good and the previous reviews had me salivating. I found out that they deliver and was super excited, but had to be disappointed due to the fact that they don’t speak to you if you don’t know Spanish and unfortunately no one at the office speaks Spanish so all ten of us had to settle for pizza again for lunch :(Oh well … will see if I get a chance to drive up there to try the food someday.

If not for Matthew T., we would have never discovered Sabor Latino. Yep, it is a typical scary Bradenton shopping center next to a Bingoland. There are local rednecks drinking beer in the parking lot at 2:30 in the afternoon. So we knew this was going to be another adventure.
As soon as we got out of the car, we would hear joyous Latin music blasting from the speaker on the front of the restaurant. I started to get really excited to see what is inside. We found a seat in the back right next to the open kitchen.
There is a very Brooklyn/​Queens* vibe about the place because the tap water is served at room temperature and the sodas are served in a can with a straw.
Sabor Latino is a Columbian restaurant, but they also serve dishes from Peru, Honduras, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
They have warmed Pandebonos! Which is a soft cheese roll made mostly with cheese mixed with tapioca flour and cornmeal. They are only $ 1 each so we ate two as an appetizer and ordered four more to take home for later. I have had the Brazilian version of this bread, and was so happy to see that there is also a Colombian version.
And the front of the menu showed their Colombian specialty the Bandeja Paisa (which means Platter from the Paisa region). If you google this dish, it is typical of the information you would find online. The dish is similar to an English Breakfast with beans, eggs, sausages— but with rice, and various other accompaniments.
«Are you sure you want the blood sausage?» the waitress asked.
Yep, I wanted to taste the food as served to everyone. The blood sausage was crumbly, but very delicious because it was loaded with spices. The chorizo, on the other hand, had the vibrant flavor of a hot dog. These were served with flat seared steak and fried pork with skin. The pork was sitting in beans, so it became quite wet and rubbery.
My husband ordered the best dish so far, which was the Mofongo with Carne Frita. The mofongo was not the highlight of this dish— but the carne frita was lick-​your-​plate good. It is fried pork chunks that have been marinated in a sour sauce and seared on the flat top with onions. The flavor is so vibrant that I just kept going in for more.
Next time, I want to try one of their many seafood dishes served with a cream base. They also have delicious looking desserts and Arepas with various fillings. Available is also an assortment of bottled beers, many which I have never heard of.
*Only slightly-​cold or room temperature drinks, we started referring to as «New York Cold, «being sarcastic. The Hipsters would eat Sabor Latino up, they pay top dollar for Arepas. I remember eating an Arepa dinner one night that was around $ 130 for 3 people.

How can this place not be reviewed yet? It seems like I’ve seen the sign for it for years. While it is in a rundown sort of nearly empty icky strip mall on 41 north of the airport is probably part of the reason this hasn’t been reviewed yet. Which is a shame. What is more criminal is the fact I didn’t try it sooner.
I tried the Bandeja Paise, for two main reasons, fried pork belly with the skin still on and some chorizo. This dish is actually a ton of food and meat heavy as it comes with a bit of steak (thinly sliced), rice and beans, a nicely cooked runny egg and sweet plantains. One meal for the entire day! Every thing was yummy. The salsa had a good kicked and mixed in with anything on the plate added a great dimension. The pork was amazing, the chorizo was ok, I’ve had better. Really loved the rice and beans and hard to beat a runny egg on rice to counter balance the other yummy bits or a bite of the belly. Didn’t need to eat for a day after this.
The waitress was supper friendly and just a comfortable friendly, welcoming place. So don’t let the scary strip mall run you off, Try this nice hole in the wall. This review is based on one visit but I know I’ll be back. Got to go back and try a few other things!