Flaco's Cuban Bakery

The food is a hit and miss. The Cuban sandwiches are delicious, warm, and crispy. Howerever the empanadas and quesitos taste as if they were plucked from the freezer section from Sam’s Club and then left on the hot road for a few days. They are a strange mix of both peeling dryness and freezer burned. You either have to wait 20+ mins with a crowd of drunk teenagers for your Cuban or you can get your reheated questio right away.

The service? I suppose Flaco’s doesn’t have a dress code for their employees. The cashier was wearing a hat with a vulgar phrase on it and seemed dismissive of me when I asked what he recommended. The employees seem like they just got back from the club as they seem to be working and taking orders drunk. They don’t seem to care for the food either. All of the employees are constantly switching between taking orders and making food, which doesn’t seem that sanitary. One employee was taking cash and touching the screen of the register, then heading to the food prep area to make a sandwich- without washing his hands or changing his gloves first. Yuck.

I miss the old layout of Flacos with the bench seating and the IPads for quicker ordering. The environment is now sterile, with a few metal seats. What if you want to sit outside? Well prepare to be harassed or possibly get in a fight because there tends to be large groups of rowdy drunk men that group outside often catcalling young college girls while they walk by. Is the frozen questio worth it? I don’t know.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pastries, Cuban

So good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cuban, Cuban Sandwich

Media noche was so good!

Food: 5

Dive spot with lots of history. Good was pretty good as really affordable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Stopped in quickly while leaving south FL. The kitchen was in array when they just opened at 6pm. It was 2 customers including myself and it took a while to get food. Their coffee machine was down and that was disappointing. The food was subpar on the Medianorce sandwich, cheese was not melted, ham was good, not enough spread and the bread wasn’t toasted well. Will I return? Yes if I lived in town possibly but I don’t so…

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Excellent food and quick turnaround time at an even better price

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Ropa Vieja Sandwich

I love stumbling into here after a night at UC and getting their pastries ? literally a godsend, they're so good, even when you're sober

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pastries, Guava and Cheese Pastry, Guava Pastry

Service is abysmal

Flaccos is a Gainesville staple! Open late, always great made to order food! You really can't go wrong with this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

They Get 5 Stars! They Stay open Late to accommodate for the People getting out the Clubs at 2am. Them Sandwiches be Bussing & them Arepas are on Point!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pastries, Cuban, Cuban Sandwich

I would probably commit a felony for their quesitos, they are SO good. I’ve tried all of the sammiches, never disappointed. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pastries, Cuban, Cuban Sandwich

Some of the best late night food I've ever had. Filling and delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chicken tacos

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Surprisingly good for 2am grub.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Delicious hot, crispy, juicy Cuban sandwich. They have original Materva, which is delicious. They call out your name in Spanish ? staff is nice. Place could use a little sprucing up ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pastries, Cuban, Cuban Sandwich