Francisco M.
Yelp
Typical Cuban bakery but not as good. To begin with their credit card machine wasn't "working." So, we had to go to Sedano's next door to use their ATM, guess what? Sedano's wasn't working either! With the little bit of cash my wife, father-in-law and I had, we were at least able to order something close to what you would call a breakfast.
I used to work retail and when our CC machine went on the fritz, we did EVERYTHING possible to 1) correct the issue and 2) tell customers their options for purchasing and WORK WITH THEM to make sure their purchase goes as smoothly as possible. In the time that we were there, I didn't notice, not even once, any of the workers on the phone calling their bank or cc card service provider with regards to their issue. I never once felt that they wanted to make sure that we, as paying customers, were treated with courtesy and due attention because their machines were down.
Unfortunately, this is a staple of MOST Cuban/Hispanic cafeteria/bakeries in South Florida. There is usually no organization when it comes to taking orders and a very ho-hum attitude for the customer - nearly all of these cafeterias basically make you feel as if their doing you a favor by taking your order and this spot was no different. My wife ordered toast with extra butter since these places are NOTORIOUS for skimping of the butter. Instead of extra butter, she essentially recieved a plate of butter with a side of bread. When my wife took it back to the counter, the girl looked at her as if saying, "Isn't this what you ordered, what?" Stop it! Only now do I truly wish I was drafing a review on yelp while eating so I could've snapped a pic of bread drenched in butter...totally inedible.
As for their food, it was very mundane. The pastelitos I had were alright but their ham croquettes were "runny," something a fried food should not be. As a last send off, we got some pastelitos for the rest of the crew back at the house. My wife ordered a guayaba and queso pastelito, don't you know, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY??? WTF, it's only 9:00 am in the morning on a Sunday and you don't have every Hispanics favorite pastery? WOW. I shan't be going there again, I'll take my chances at McDonald's across the way were at least I know that they take credit cards and they won't run out of McMuffins.