I have bought cuban bread from this location for decades...no matter where I was living in Tampa, the bread was worth the trip...looked forward to butter/pressing it when I got home like it was a cupcake treat. I used to see an employee there that also worked at the nursing home my mother was at... she was so nice, calling me "Ms Tillie's mom." Sorry, folks, NO MORE!! I have stopped by the FL Ave store, bought it, took it home, cut off a hunk, took a bite, and threw it in the trash....not even butter/pressing could give flavor to that TOTALLY TASTELESS BREAD!! It was not bad...it was not good...it was totally tasteless. I tried buying a couple of la Segunda loaves from Publix (don't know which bakery location services Publix) and it was the same thing...tasteless... and they went in the trash. I know times have changed, was told by someone that owners changed, but unless someone figures it out, they will keep on losing customers. I am not the only one who feels this way. To put things in perspective, I get more flavor out of pressing a...
Read moreYou are basically ordering in a manufacturing place lol and it's awesome. What's not awesome is the guava turnover I ordered must've succumbed to the Tampa humidity because there was no crispiness or crunch even though there was flake. This doesn't seem to be guava's natural color but maybe they use natural ingredients to color it. What was most disappointing is that I expected to get a Cuban sandwich there, as the existing Google photos and their online ordering suggest are available, but with no menu posted, no mention of sammies anywhere on-site, and no active sandwich making or press visible I figured I must've read wrong and didn't ask. Maybe for the best because the ropa vieja empanada I ordered was dry and less than half filled with anything other than air. I get it's an institution, that's why I came, but I was disappointed. I'll try a different La Segunda location next time, I'm not...
Read moreI just went to this bakery and purchased some bread and other baked goods. When I paid, the screen to add a tip disappeared quickly. The woman handed me my things and the receipt, and I left. I later looked over the receipt and noticed she had tipped herself 10%. Although I generally tip much higher and intended to, I assumed they didn't allow tips to be added on a card, and it may have been programmed into the credit card software. I feel as though a tip is earned and not entitled. Hopefully, this will help someone before they are in this same situation. I am very disappointed in this company now as I have been a customer for over 30 years. I veiw this woman as a thief and am disappointed that this company employees...
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