Karlita's Cafe — Restaurant in Key West

Discovered this gem as it across from Azul (great stay, check em out!). The food is SO DARN GOOD!! I got the huevos rancheros one morning (to die for), and the breakfast burrito another morning. They serve food all day, but we only hit them up at breakfast. I imagine everything is good! Their cuban coffee was as good as cuban coffee queen. Most days language barrier was not a problem, there was a young guy who was working our last visit before we left KW, his inability to understand us was problematic- our food order was wrong. BUT, the lady from the back who brought the food out, she fixed the issue right away. Staff do need to be able to speak enough english to do the job if you're going to leave him in charge of the front of house. Not really a complaint as everything was made right. This will be where I get breakfast next time...

This was the best and most "real" food I had on Key West. It's not a tourist spot. It seems to be mostly locals ordering food in Spanish and everyone who walked in greeted the cashier like they knew each other. It's not a place for ambiance, it's for food with a home-cooked feel. We had steak tacos and the chicken taco salad, which were so good. The mango con leche smoothie was delicious. And the Cuban coffee we had was the closest to authentic: while the rest of the island serves American coffee with milk parading as Cuban coffee, my Cuban fiance was happy with...

Breakfast latin was my favorite and was a perfect choice. Hit the spot for a break while working the morning outside. I loved that it came with 2 Tortillas and real cheese. The chorizo was good but a little too chewy for my liking. Reminds me of how we eat at home when we have latin breakfasts. Also had an iced cafe con leche and she added a little vanilla extract which was so nice! I'd recommend and would to go back to try other...