Cajio’s Cuban Cuisine

Omg this place is super super super good, girls are friendly and the rabo encendido es the bomb. The fave 3 big portions.

Where do I begin? Customer service is hit or miss some of the ladies can be rude and obnoxious. On some days they seem to have a better attitude. The quality of the food is what you would expect from a mall location not good at all. They have basic latin breakfast items in which the quality is horrible a basic ham croquette tastes funny. The Cuban bread is never soft as it should be at least early in the morning. The coladas are very sweet and taste burnt mostly all the time, they don’t make it with a nice balance of flavors. They keep food inside a big warming tray but the food never seems to be kept warm enough. Their pastries are not that tasty and coffee is bland at best. They have had the exact same menu for years and only add pork on the weekends to mix things up.

So I recently started working in Cutler Bay and believe it or not Cuban food is limited in the area! The first day I started my employment in the area I Unilocaled cuban food as I was in serious need of Cuban coffee and couldn’t find anything open at 8am with decent coffee and Cuban pastries. Then the heavens opened and I came across Cajios. It’s located inside Southland Mall and although the mall doesn’t open until 10am Cajios actually opens earlier at approximately 815−830am.
They have delicious made to order Cuban breakfast and the Empanadas and croquetas are made fresh and delicious! I have had multiple items here including: croquetas, Empanada of meat also chicken, breakfast egg sandwich and platter, cortaditos, and most recently tried two of their lunch options. For Good Friday I had the breaded fish with tomatoes and lettuce and today I had the Carne con papa (beef stew) with rice and plantains. It was not a disappointment folks! It was all delicious! I can say I would prefer to order from here than Sergio’s or La Carreta as these two have lost their touch and their quality and taste has decreased and prices have increased! Cajios prices are reasonable and serving size is fair. I definitely will keep Cajios as part of my weekly routine for meal options!

Not the best quality cuban sandwich in the area, but for $ 5 at the food court in a mall, you really can’t complain. It was large, loaded with meat and had a good flavor. The staff pretty much doesn’t speak any english at all here. That might be a good sign as far as the food goes, but if you’re working at a mall in the US, you should at least try. I would go back though.

Pork and beans great. I ordered a whole pig with moro for a Holiday party and everyone was amazed. GREAT PRESENTATION!

Rice was meh. Tasted like they used instant rice. Pork was good.
This place is in the food court of the mall.