Maikel's Bakery

7331 W Waters Ave, Tampa - 33634
47 reviews
Cupcakes
(813) 249-7550

Night shift staff was very friendly. Food was amazing, pollo en salsa (chicken in sauce) plantains and a huge serving of rice and beans. I will definitely be back.

I heard great things about this place but I was a little disappointed after visiting. I ordered some pastries And hot food on Sunday at 3:30. We took the food to our car And immediately tasted it. Tamales were slightly warm. I thought that they would taste better hot so I waited to eat the rest of it. Then I checked the fried fish. The fish was room temperature. I was shocked by this. Cooked fish at room temperature? For how long? That doesn’t seem up to code. I threw all the hot food away because I didn’t feel comfortable eating it. The pastries were decent. I did notice some condensation on some pastries while in the store thinking that the refrigeration wasn’t what it should be.Also, there aren’t many English speaking employees. There was one that helped us and she was very sweet.I just wanted send this message as a way to communicate with the business that I’m concerned about their food safety practices.

Huge selection of all kinds of cakes and pastries. Love that they have lots of Spanish type as well. They also have a very large selection of hot food and sandwiches which I encourage to visit with a full stomach so you won’t regret leaving there with a lot more that what you went for ?

Referred here by a customer. I am someone of a Cuban sandwich connoisseur so I had to visit. Not a bad Cuban sandwich

Very delicious Cuban Sandwich, pork and bread were tasty. Definitely, will go back and try other items. I went at 5am and only drive through was open (open 24hrs). Guy that helped me was very nice and helpful! Thank you!

The staff is amazing the food is delicious and the places is great to sit and dine or take out amazing atmosphere

My wife and I decided to support a business in our community. We walked in the bakery that absolutely looked fabulous. The food looked delicious and we were excited about trying the Cuban sandwhich. We approached all 3 counters, and though we were the only customers in the store, the employees never greeted us, never acknowleged us and never made eye contact. I walked up to one counter where I saw a young lady working. She started to approach me and I thought "finally". But instead of engaging me, she stood right across the counter from me, stirred a couple of the entrees and walked away without saying a word.Finally, my wife, approached another counter, and asked if we could order. The young man shook his head but never said a word. My wife who is Cuban, smiled and spoke to him in Spanish. He made our sandwich, took our money, and never said a word. Not hello, thank you, goodbye. Nothing.Now I understand why, in spite of the delicious looking food, why the place was empty. With so many options to choose from for food, why would you choose a place that clearly doesn't appreciate you business.Needless to say, we won't be back.

It's my second time and the service not good. The 1 time I went for breakfast. The hot latte coffee was cold and the Cuban sandwich was cold inside! I went today for lunch the Rice Frite with a few shrimp was cold too and expensive. The piece cake it wasn't fresh it was old....What a disappointment because everything looks very nice and there are many good places around to choose

I haven’t been here but home girl Ms. Smith down there need to relax maybe, you can learn some Spanish! Or is telling people what language to speak to racist? Wait maybe I should travel to Germany and complain cause there isn’t someone who speaks English or Spanish… I have an awesome idea, you know this program called google? Yeah, the one your on now… it has a really cool feature too it’s called translate it’s pretty powerful tool when your Intelligent enough to use it hope that help with feature Latino endeavors.

OMG what a bakery. We have not seen food this great and fresh since South America. So much to choose from. I don't understand why everyone is saying it's pricey. $1.50 for a great hand made empanada. It so reminders us of South America. So many caked and donuts. All fresh made there. There is a line for lunch or dinner. No wonder there is a crowd here at lunchtime. So glad to have you in the neighborhood. The staff is very friendly. This will be our go to stop.