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Glades Cafe

★★★ 3.3 · 86 reseñas

Glades Cafe brings a taste of authentic Restaurante cuisine to Fort Lauderdale. We strive to offer a satisfying dining experience with dishes prepared using traditional methods. With a rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 63 reviews, we are committed to continuously improving an...

Glades Cafe

Restaurant · Fort Lauderdale

3.3 · 63 reviews Google

Glades Cafe Opening Hours

Monday 12:00–23:00
Tuesday 12:00–23:00
Wednesday 12:00–23:00
Thursday 12:00–23:00
Friday 12:00–23:30
Saturday 12:00–23:30
Sunday 12:00–22:00

About Glades Cafe

Glades Cafe brings a taste of authentic Restaurante cuisine to Fort Lauderdale. We strive to offer a satisfying dining experience with dishes prepared using traditional methods. With a rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 63 reviews, we are committed to continuously improving and providing our gues...

Glades Cafe brings a taste of authentic Restaurante cuisine to Fort Lauderdale. We strive to offer a satisfying dining experience with dishes prepared using traditional methods. With a rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 63 reviews, we are committed to continuously improving and providing our guests with quality food and service. We invite you to visit us and discover the flavors we have to offer.

What Customers Say About Glades Cafe

Glades Cafe receives mixed reviews. While some customers praise the clean environment, friendly staff, and standout items like the croquetas, others report issues with rude service, incorrect orders, and subpar food quality, particularly the empanadas and pre-made sandwiches.

Popular Dishes

croquetas (3) empanadas (4) tequeño papa rellenas steak tacos sandwiches

Best For

Quick Bite Tourists Solo Dining

Tip: Check your order before leaving, as mistakes are common. Some reviewers suggest avoiding the cold sandwiches and focusing on the croquetas.

Frequently asked questions about Glades Cafe

Glades Cafe is located at 47801 W State Rd 84, Ochopee, FL 34141, Fort Lauderdale.
Glades Cafe offers restaurant cuisine.
Glades Cafe has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
The most recommended dishes at Glades Cafe based on customer reviews are: croquetas, empanadas, tequeño, papa rellenas, steak tacos.
Glades Cafe is ideal for quick bites, tourists, solo dining.
Glades Cafe receives mixed reviews. While some customers praise the clean environment, friendly staff, and standout items like the croquetas, others report issues with rude service, incorrect orders, and subpar food quality, particularly the empanadas and pre-made sandwiches.
Check your order before leaving, as mistakes are common. Some reviewers suggest avoiding the cold sandwiches and focusing on the croquetas.
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Glades Cafe Fort Lauderdale Reviews

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Lao

Best croquetas IN THE WORLD!!! Or at least Florida lol. The other food and drinks are also really good too. It's worth the hour drive just for the croquetas alone. I wish there were more glades cafes, so it would be closer. Miccosuke service station itself is also very nice though

Lao
Lao

Best croquetas IN THE WORLD!!! Or at least Florida lol. The other food and drinks are also really good too. It's worth the hour drive just for the croquetas alone. I wish there were more glades cafes, so it would be closer. Miccosuke service station itself is also very nice though

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Jerry Zahn
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Eusebio Buitrago
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Danay Perez
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Gary Arabaci
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Yoan Pupo
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Raymond Preeschl
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Sam Cappello
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Ramon zepeda
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Diana Milena Osorio Moncada
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zz top
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maithe rodriguez
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Wilbert Alexánder Quiroz
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Allison Rick
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Gary Rodriguez

Cheaper to eat in the food court that buying a sandwich in the retail center

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Bryan Bennett

Great truckstop on Alligator Alley. Good people. Food coffee and showers

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jader lopez (suzie the puppy)

Exit 49 by interstate 75 , brand new building

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Vitaliy Bublik

Cool place

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Israel Junior

Un café exquisito. Hay una latina trabajando por eso me salvé pk mi ingles es muy malo 🤣🤣

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Meyi Machado

Excelente lugar para un descanso y una buena merienda

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Ricardo Alvarez

Muy bueno

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Harold Hishon (Top)

Best Stop on the alley, sandwiches are awesome great Cuban food.

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Yamile Garcia

Amazing people the place was clean and the food was Perfect! And very clean bathroom gratis place for long trips

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Carlos Pardo

I recently visited Glades Cafe fe had a cozy, welcoming atmosphere that made it a great spot to take a break during my trip. The staff were exceptionally friendly and attentive, ensuring that my visit was enjoyable from start to finish. The menu featured a nice variety of options, making it easy to find something appealing. I decided to try the grilled chicken sandwich, which came with a side of crispy fries. The chicken was juicy and flavorful, perfectly complemented by fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and a tangy sauce. For dessert, I couldn't resist trying their famous key lime pie. It was the perfect blend of tart and sweet, with a deliciously crumbly graham cracker crust that added just the right amount of texture. Overall, my experience at Glades Cafe was excellent. The combination of tasty food, friendly service, and a comfortable environment makes it a place I would happily visit again and recommend to others.

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LivingLife

This place is in a nice rest stop. It doesn’t have a lot of tables but just enough. Small business with good steak tacos. Slow to make the food but I suppose that could be a good thing.

Harold Hishon (Top)
Harold Hishon (Top)

Best Stop on the alley, sandwiches are awesome great Cuban food.

Yamile Garcia
Yamile Garcia

Amazing people the place was clean and the food was Perfect! And very clean bathroom gratis place for long trips

LivingLife
LivingLife

This place is in a nice rest stop. It doesn’t have a lot of tables but just enough. Small business with good steak tacos. Slow to make the food but I suppose that could be a good thing.

Carlos Pardo
Carlos Pardo

I recently visited Glades Cafe fe had a cozy, welcoming atmosphere that made it a great spot to take a break during my trip. The staff were exceptionally friendly and attentive, ensuring that my visit was enjoyable from start to finish. The menu featured a nice variety of options, making it easy to find something appealing. I decided to try the grilled chicken sandwich, which came with a side of crispy fries. The chicken was juicy and flavorful, perfectly complemented by fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and a tangy sauce. For dessert, I couldn't resist trying their famous key lime pie. It was the perfect blend of tart and sweet, with a deliciously crumbly graham cracker crust that added just the right amount of texture. Overall, my experience at Glades Cafe was excellent. The combination of tasty food, friendly service, and a comfortable environment makes it a place I would happily visit again and recommend to others.

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Hannah Liriano

The tequeño was nice. I did not enjoy the chicken croqueta or the stuffed potato. That’s all I had, the pastry they have pre-made. Good atmosphere.

Hannah Liriano
Hannah Liriano

The tequeño was nice. I did not enjoy the chicken croqueta or the stuffed potato. That’s all I had, the pastry they have pre-made. Good atmosphere.

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Luz Chilson
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Javier Serrano
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Ahury Flores
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Roger Guerra Echeverria
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Reinier Roman
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Adam K

Excellent Cuban Sandwiches. Fair pricing but the sandwich tasted great.

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David Thibodeaux

Not much selection on food but what is here is good.

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Traveler's, do it better

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Gloria Carbajal

La verdad que pedí unas carnitas… que muy amable la señora me explicó lo que era.. tenía todo para estar delicioso… pero no tenía gusto a nada…🙁desde las tortillas muy crudas y todo muy poco salteado y nada de sabor… que pena… con todos eso ingredientes quedaría delicioso..

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Miguel Amui

Lugar para parar a la mitad de la 75 west

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dilpreet singh
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Kim Davis
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Mire A.
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Yosaily Brenes

Estaba muy emocionada por comer el pan con lechón ya q me hacía ilusión debido a q en casi ningún lugar se ve, y siendo el local latino tenia mis expectativas muy altas. Cuando recibo mi "pan con lechon" me doy cuenta de q solo es un pan cubano con puerco y cebolla. Aun asi decido probarlo pensando de q simplemente es una apariencia diferente, pero no supo nada al pan con lechón tradicional. El sabor parecía mas bien de un sándwich el cual te venderían en cualquier local comercial, en vez de ser un pan con lechón en lo que respecta con el bun y su sabor tipico. Cabe resaltar que la carne se encontraba muy seca y con la falta de su mojito qué lo caracteriza como pan con lechón. Muy decepcionada con esta comida en especifico, aunque el servicio fue bueno. Espero que en mi próxima visita pueda disfrutar de un verdadero pan con lechón.

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The Void

Nice place. Still expanding at the moment. Nice restrooms and Cafe but that food is beyond saving. Not worth the money. A bag of Cheetos is better.

The Void
The Void

Nice place. Still expanding at the moment. Nice restrooms and Cafe but that food is beyond saving. Not worth the money. A bag of Cheetos is better.

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Melisa
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J Haynie
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Felipe Idarraga
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David A

Food not so good, no Cuban coffee, this is not a cafe, its a glorified gas station at best

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Eric Lui

Ordered a hot fish sandwich, got a hot fish and cold buns. Food isn’t worth the price. The staffs were chatting most of the time and ignored me when I’m standing in front of the cashier. If I could cancel my order after placing it, I would have go to Dunkins next door.

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Daniela Escobar

The lady was nice but the food isn’t worth it. Got some empanadas but got the wrong ones or they advertise falsely ( got egg and chorizo empanada but no chorizo, same with egg and bacon, no bacon) Wouldn’t eat here again.

Daniela Escobar
Daniela Escobar

The lady was nice but the food isn’t worth it. Got some empanadas but got the wrong ones or they advertise falsely ( got egg and chorizo empanada but no chorizo, same with egg and bacon, no bacon) Wouldn’t eat here again.

Eric Lui
Eric Lui

Ordered a hot fish sandwich, got a hot fish and cold buns. Food isn’t worth the price. The staffs were chatting most of the time and ignored me when I’m standing in front of the cashier. If I could cancel my order after placing it, I would have go to Dunkins next door.

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Dean Bizhanov

I had a very disappointing experience at Glades Café. The cashier was extremely rude, speaking to me as if I owed her money instead of being a paying customer. When I started asking simple questions about their food, she became visibly nervous and impatient, making the situation even more uncomfortable. I ordered empanadas, and they didn’t bother to explain that the Colombian empanadas were a completely different, much smaller size than expected. The food itself was not what I anticipated, and the service made the whole experience unpleasant. I ended up throwing the food away and going to Dunkin’ Donuts next door instead — at least there I was treated with respect and got exactly what I wanted.

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Angie

I ordered empanadas and they were burnt. I called the manager since she was the only one who spoke English and she tried to convince me they weren't burnt and blamed it on the oven. Don't bother coming here because customer service is not one of the talents and food has gone down hill fast at this place.

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Kenneth Burgess

Don’t bother ordering cold sandwiches, they premake them, I could have made this sandwich when I packed my school lunches, that’s what it looks like. I ordered thinking they would make it fresh and there would be other things like lettuce and tomato, guess not. The onion rings I ordered were in a hotcase and siggy and barely warm. Definitely not worth the $13.02 I spent. The Large 32 oz drink is overpriced by a $1 or so. This is basically a glorified cafe and fast food mixed.

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Jacob Shore

First off, they got my order incorrect second off the cashier is counting money and then touching the food without gloves and eating pickles and whatever else she could get her hands on, just totally gross and disgusting. I am posting a picture of the lady that is taking orders, counting the money and touching the food without the gloves. Just pure disgusting.

Dean Bizhanov
Dean Bizhanov

I had a very disappointing experience at Glades Café. The cashier was extremely rude, speaking to me as if I owed her money instead of being a paying customer. When I started asking simple questions about their food, she became visibly nervous and impatient, making the situation even more uncomfortable. I ordered empanadas, and they didn’t bother to explain that the Colombian empanadas were a completely different, much smaller size than expected. The food itself was not what I anticipated, and the service made the whole experience unpleasant. I ended up throwing the food away and going to Dunkin’ Donuts next door instead — at least there I was treated with respect and got exactly what I wanted.

Angie
Angie

I ordered empanadas and they were burnt. I called the manager since she was the only one who spoke English and she tried to convince me they weren't burnt and blamed it on the oven. Don't bother coming here because customer service is not one of the talents and food has gone down hill fast at this place.

Kenneth Burgess
Kenneth Burgess

Don’t bother ordering cold sandwiches, they premake them, I could have made this sandwich when I packed my school lunches, that’s what it looks like. I ordered thinking they would make it fresh and there would be other things like lettuce and tomato, guess not. The onion rings I ordered were in a hotcase and siggy and barely warm. Definitely not worth the $13.02 I spent. The Large 32 oz drink is overpriced by a $1 or so. This is basically a glorified cafe and fast food mixed.

Jacob Shore
Jacob Shore

First off, they got my order incorrect second off the cashier is counting money and then touching the food without gloves and eating pickles and whatever else she could get her hands on, just totally gross and disgusting. I am posting a picture of the lady that is taking orders, counting the money and touching the food without the gloves. Just pure disgusting.

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Daniel Martin

The lady taking order was completely rude and disrespectful. I decided to just walked out and not even order.

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Carlos Baldo

Horrible service, bunch of ladies that never worked on fast food or restaurants. The one who run the show is the worst.

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Jessica Stanfield

Extremely expensive and price gouging.

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Ivette Gobea

I'll just say I didn't return it because I was already on my way to I 75; not even the birds outside would eat that food.🤮🤮

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Ennaeli Anoroc

Son unos abusadores con los precios . Una limonada $5 . Chicken tenders por $ 9 y las papitas con sabor amargo 🫣 . Wow honestamente se pasaron de abusadores .

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Lourdes Martinez

Las personas atienden lo hacen de muyyyy mala manera es un pésimo servicio los clientes no tenemos la culpa de tu mal día !

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Carlitos

Los Philly Steak no saben muy bien.

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Matilde Sifontes

The lady that was taking our order was very rude and she just looked like she was annoyed. Very unpleasant experience since it was our first time coming here. Food was also not good it was hard and like stale and had no kind of seasoning. I’m not a picky person but I thought this was going to be a great place to eat but from the very beginning it was just a big disappointment.

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Carlos Gonzalez

For the love of god do not drink from they soda dispensers, my girlfriend and I had a fanta and a sprite respectively and it tasted so wrong like if the water was dirty and the smell was worse , I brought this up to the person at the front and they started talking between them in Spanish about like how I was exaggerating and that it was fine like if a didn’t know Spanish myself, in resume a have been sick since yesterday afternoon, not even a hour after drinking from that disgusting dispenser, please fix your staff and fountain

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Business 1

Don’t bother! Crazy manager. Our whole order was wrong (a group of 6) and before I even get it, I told them to label the items so they make sure they’ve put the right things and the manager came in screaming she doesn’t want to do it. Bad business. After waiting 45 minutes.

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Hansel Castroo

Visited at 10:00 AM and ordered croquettes, papa rellenas and tequeños and everything was definitely from the previous day, dry and old.

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Ana Bravo

Food is overcook, empanadas not the best. They do not have coffee. Check your food before leaving. You ask for one thing and they give you another. Seems like the staff there do not want to work, showing actitud.

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Valentína García

The services sucks and the food isn’t really good

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Nick

These people here at glades cafe need to learn English or just don’t work here. Everytime I come this lady gets my order wrong simple English she can’t understand it’s so annoying she needs to go… it almost feels deliberate..

Valentína García
Valentína García

The services sucks and the food isn’t really good

Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez

For the love of god do not drink from they soda dispensers, my girlfriend and I had a fanta and a sprite respectively and it tasted so wrong like if the water was dirty and the smell was worse , I brought this up to the person at the front and they started talking between them in Spanish about like how I was exaggerating and that it was fine like if a didn’t know Spanish myself, in resume a have been sick since yesterday afternoon, not even a hour after drinking from that disgusting dispenser, please fix your staff and fountain

Business 1
Business 1

Don’t bother! Crazy manager. Our whole order was wrong (a group of 6) and before I even get it, I told them to label the items so they make sure they’ve put the right things and the manager came in screaming she doesn’t want to do it. Bad business. After waiting 45 minutes.

Nick
Nick

These people here at glades cafe need to learn English or just don’t work here. Everytime I come this lady gets my order wrong simple English she can’t understand it’s so annoying she needs to go… it almost feels deliberate..

Hansel Castroo
Hansel Castroo

Visited at 10:00 AM and ordered croquettes, papa rellenas and tequeños and everything was definitely from the previous day, dry and old.

Matilde Sifontes
Matilde Sifontes

The lady that was taking our order was very rude and she just looked like she was annoyed. Very unpleasant experience since it was our first time coming here. Food was also not good it was hard and like stale and had no kind of seasoning. I’m not a picky person but I thought this was going to be a great place to eat but from the very beginning it was just a big disappointment.

Ana Bravo
Ana Bravo

Food is overcook, empanadas not the best. They do not have coffee. Check your food before leaving. You ask for one thing and they give you another. Seems like the staff there do not want to work, showing actitud.

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47801 W State Rd 84, Ochopee, FL 34141

Fort Lauderdale, FL 34141

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