Café Sofrito

Wonderful locally owned food place! This is super close to my apartment and I will be here often. Really excited to work my way through their delicious menu! Prices are great for the quality and portion size. Can’t wait to come back 😊 skip the chains and support local!

Spotted this little shop while out for some errands. As I was already planning to pick up some drive thru takeaway for dinner, this quickly became the (better) plan. Yes, it was cold, and yes, there's only a walk up window, but the very helpful staff at the window knew almost exactly how long it was going to take for my order to be ready, so it was convenient to just go wait in my car. And if your visit is planned, then just order ahead. Everything was delicious. The chicken, although tasty, is in just about the same format wherever it appears in an iteration, so if you want a lot of diversity, order accordingly. The black beans and rice are delicious - definitely a worthy side. The arepas were my favorite, especially (ESPECIALLY) the guasacaca. So fresh and fresh tasting! It surpassed my expectations. I would go back and get just these, honestly. But we enjoyed everything else we got, as well, with leftovers. I ordered approx two bags of food, for reference. Those arepas are super sturdy, and I would estimate they're the equivalent of two tacos; pricing seems very appropriate. The quick pickled shredded carrots that came with the rice are really nice. The sauce on the side is interesting. Not spicy, but adds just a bit more.

The pernil sandwich was delicious. The little french fry sticks stayed crispy, shockingly, and are essential to this sandwich texturally. It's a very generous size and we split one half (in addition to all the other food we were eating). If I was getting it on its own to eat on my own, one half would be more than enough.

They were out of flan so I ordered the tres leches instead and quickly realized that I was glad they were out of flan because this piece of cake was delicious. (Enjoy the picture of the half eaten piece - sorry 😆). We shared one piece among two adults and one toddler. Will you want your own slice? Yes. Is it rich enough to share, despite its standard size? Yes. Did I want more? Yes

Love having this option in Kansas City. Looking forward to getting a chance to go back.

(Although it kept the food nicely warm until we got home, the only unfortunate aspect is the Styrofoam packaging. I'll remember in the future to decline the plastic cutlery that ended up in the bag.)

Came in today after driving past. We were wanting to try the Cuban sandwich and took the owner, José’s, recommendation on the Arepas and Empanada combo. Cuban was absolutely amazing, definitely in the top 3 for me and I’m from Tampa. The owner was a great guy to talk to and he said that they’d be adding burritos to the menu this coming Monday. I can’t wait

Got a quick bite as I had an appointment nearby
Cubano with fries
The fries have an amazing seasoning and the Cubano was amazing and very filling. The bread had the most amazing texture, the crust had the most amazing bite to it. Would heavily recommend!