Sabor del Caribe

Best Puerto Rican food in Tampa! Food is always fresh and prices are good for the amount of food you get. Nothing fancy just a good old food truck with friendly service and great food.

Great place in which we found on our way to another restaurant! Finding food from Puerto Rico and even Spanish branded drinks is a wonderful find. Prices are great and the flavor of the food was very authentic! Four stars was given not due to the prices or the food cause they’re really good but the stability of hours of being a food truck and not really knowing when they’re going to be there?!

We just happened to stumble upon this food truck and so glad we did. It is so hard to find this kind of food with the right flavor. We got the alcapuria and the empanada! They both had a nice amount of meat filling. The seasoning was delicious and was not overpowering but just enough. The food tasted fresh and was very enjoyable to eat. They also had kola champagne which is a must when eating these typical Puerto Rican foods. Looking forward to going back!

Again if you have not tried Sabor Del Caribe you do not know what you a missing. The food and service is top notch and very very affordable. The empanadas are the be I have ever had and the pork tips and fried chicken are to die for. I can’t believe all this comes from a food truck. The chef should have his own restaurant. Go and check them out you will be glad you did.

Quality food, only disappointment is not being able to get to them whenever I want.
The food is consistently good 4 visits so far. Twice in one day to bring home dinner for the family after a great lunch.
I’ve had Mofongo — Pork Chops, Chicken and Steak also Crab and Beef Empanadillas.

The best food truck in Tampa. Management is extremely friendly. The truck is very clean. Hands down the best place to eat puertorican food in Tampa bay. Their food has so much flavor that you feel in the island. Crab empabadas are amazingly good.

After my Puerto Rican coworker insisted I visit this truck, we decided to make a special visit. I couldn’t visualize seeing the truck in the past, but he insisted it was there — on the left hand side when heading to Tampa, AFTER the bait-​and-​tackle truck.
We almost missed it.
We managed to screech our way in and wandered up to the truck. The first thing that we noticed was the music that was playing was ridiculously loud, we had a difficult time standing by the menu to decide what to order. There is a single table outside but that’s it, you’ll probably end up eating in your car.
There were 4 of us, so we ordered a variety of things and were able to taste each others.
As a run down for what we got:
Tostones — Unsalted, and dry. They gave us salt packets, but they were too moist to use. The sauce they came with was delicious, it’s the same sauce that comes with everything.
Crab and Beef Empanandillas — The crab reminded me somewhat of a deviled crab cake, but obviously a different outside and less spicy. It was really delicious. The beef was ridiculous though. Loved every bite of it, and each of us fought over it.
Skirt Steak — This was probably the tastiest thing we ordered. It’s skirt steak, so it wasn’t precisely tender but the flavor was amazing. It came with rice and beans which were incredible. It also came with a «salad» but I’m hard pressed to call it that.
Onion Steak — This one is more than enough for two people. It was a huge serving of meat, sauteed onions and of course rice and beans. It was okay, we were all spoiled by the skirt steak.
Grilled Chicken Mofongo — We weren’t exactly sure what to expect, but we ordered it. Mofongo is a plantain dish, but again it was really dry and kinda bland. We only took a few bites of it. The chicken was decent, I liked it a lot but I seemed to be the only one. I’m not sure how it’s supposed to be, but I guess I feel like there should be some sort of sauce to accompany it.
Overall — if we were in the area and hungry, we would definitely stop again for the skirt steak or empanadillas, but we wouldn’t send someone there or go out of our way.
Perhaps we’re just too American!

Located by the side streets off Courtney Campbell Bridge, this food truck dishes out some fine Puerto Rican dishes. Sit on the plastic tables and chairs loosely set by the truck, or eat out of your car. Regardless Sabor del Caribe certainly does bring the street vendor feel to your gastronomical experience. The menu is not a lengthy extravaganza, however every item, they do served, is a plateful of delicious goodies. The Empanadas are piping hot, perfectly balanced fried without excess grease and stuffed full of your choice of meat — pork or beef. The pork plate is served with tender chunks of pork — which at the first taste exude aromas and tenderness only — if you had a Puerto Rican grandma, would cook. The rice and beans that accompany are steeped in equal aromatics and explosive taste on every bite.
The prices are reasonable and balance the quality of food. They folks operating the truck have heavy accents but are very friendly to order to and will even explain the dishes to you. During my visit, I was the only non-​spanish speaking patron but I did not feel out of place or alienated. The other patrons struck up a conversation with me that was wonderful. At the end I left feeling I just spent the 30 min at a true by the busy road street vendor offering a whimsy for your tastebuds.