Carlo's Cafe

Starved Cuban Family in Charlotte finally finds the restaurant we?ve been looking for! This is Cuban: The Food, The Smell, The Owners and The Atmosphere. It felt as if we had driven 700+ miles south to Miami for lunch. It?s been two years since we moved to Charlotte from Miami and one of the things we?ve missed the most was a good Cuban restaurant. I?m happy to say: ?We found it!? Everything we ordered tasted Cuban. From the Pork Chunks to the Tamales, the Rice to the Maduros. It?s been a long time since I have Black Beans that taste like the ones that my grandmother would make and the Flan was second to none. If you have never eaten Cuban Food you will be hooked, if you have you?ll agree that this Carlos Cafe has the Mojito, and if you?re Cuban it will bring back the memories. I highly recommend Carlos Cafe. Pros: Authentic Food, Service and The Atmosphere Cons: Did see any more

Starved Cuban Family in Charlotte finally finds the restaurant we?ve been looking for! This is Cuban: The Food, The Smell, The Owners and The Atmosphere. It felt as if we had driven 700+ miles south to Miami for lunch. Pros: Authentic Food, Service and The Atmosphere Cons: Did see any more

You don't have to be Cuban to love Carlos's cafe. I don't know Cuban food at all, but I know great food, great service, and reasonable prices when I see them. The menu has everything from huge Cuban sandwiches for $5 or less to seafood, chicken, pork, and more. There's something for everyone with a glass of wine, a beer, delicious Cuban coffee, or a Cuban soda to go along. Pros: High quality food. Fast, friendly service. more

You don't have to be Cuban to love Carlos's cafe. I don't know Cuban food at all, but I know great food, great service, and reasonable prices when I see them. The menu has everything from huge Cuban sandwiches for $5 or less to seafood, chicken, pork, and more. There's something for everyone with a glass of wine, a beer, delicious Cuban coffee, or a Cuban soda to go along. Service is friendly and fast, too. There are so many things it's impossible to choose the best, but their pepper steak is a fine example. It's made of tender and tasty chunks of beef, and the peppers and onions are lightly grilled to perfection. The steak in pepper steak is obviously a high qualifty cut, because it has the same flavor and texture as if you had ordered a fine steak. There's nothing over-spiced or greasy at all. Just the flavors of fine-quality food, well prepared. (Be sure to ask, if you want your steak rare or medium, even in pepper steak, or it may come back a more traditional well-done). The black beans are to die for, and nantilla, a custard dessert with cinnamon on top, is a great way to finish an excellent meal. Give Carlos a try. I bet you'll like it. Pros: High quality food. Fast, friendly service. more

Iam cuban and therefore can be very critical of my food. But this placed was was just good home cooking. Great Pan con bistek(steak sandwiches) with the littles fries in it. The Cuban sandwich I have had a better one in Latin America in Miami. Eventhough I would have toasted my bread a liitle more, it was very flavorful. There batidos(milk shakes) Papaya, Mamey and Mango were just right and the expresso was just the good ending. It is a liitle place with a big heart for flavor. and very easy on the pocket.Very affordable for all the food they serve. Just great home cooking cuban food. It was also very clean.. I highly recommend more

Iam cuban and therefore can be very critical of my food. But this placed was was just good home cooking. Great Pan con bistek(steak sandwiches) with the littles fries in it. The Cuban sandwich I have had a better one in Latin America in Miami. Eventhough I would have toasted my bread a liitle more, it was very flavorful. There batidos(milk shakes) Papaya, Mamey and Mango were just right and the expresso was just the good ending. It is a liitle place with a big heart for flavor. and very easy on the pocket.Very affordable for all the food they serve. Just great home cooking cuban food. It was also very clean.. I highly recommend more