Las Delicias Ranch Cafeteria - Alva

The pork belly was outstanding and the Cuban sandwich was great. Friendly staff and great service

I go here a couple times a month. they have always made good cuban sandwiches but today i was a little disappointed. first she put our cuban sandwiches in a microwave and i don't recall them ever doing that. then she squeezed mayo and mustard on with some pickles. then pressed it. there was no flavor in this sandwich and it was disappointing. i'm hoping this was just a bad day, i have not written them off yet.

Drove past this place multiple times wanting to try it. Always packed with cars. It's definitely cafeteria style. Nothing impressive inside, which is fine. Cleanliness is meh. Lots of meat and cooked starches. If you like some fresh veggies, this is not your stop. Was impressed with the sizes of the meat combo plates some of the guys ordered. A serious amount of food! We got a Cuban sandwich, which was huge. Definitely got our money's worth quantity wise. Ordered the recommended way but it was tasteless. Big bummer. My other half will eat about anything but threw the rest of this away and then didn't feel great the rest of the day. Was also surprised key lime pie wasn't featured more inside since there's a big sign outside. They could totally sell more pie with it more visible, maybe in pie/cake plates on top of the counter. Who knows maybe they sold out of it all before lunch. Aside from the quantity of food they serve, I suspect many of the hard working guys who come for food don't hate the the view (several cute gals behind the counter who wear yoga pants look good in them).

I was excited to try a local cubano and key lime pie when my uncle suggested it and we ended up placing an order in advance for the sandwiches since they can take a while. What I did not realize is that the sandwiches are massive and one can easily feed three people, especially when adding in sides. The meat was packed a bit thick for my liking and there wasn't quite enough mustard but we were able to remedy that quickly once we got back to the house. I wouldn't rank the sandwich in my favorites for cubanos but the rice was delicious and the key lime pie was probably the best I've ever tried. I didn't get a chance to try the oxtail but everyone in our group raved about it. This place was busy when we arrived but we got through fairly quickly after picking out our side dishes. I would recommend this place. If I ever return I'll make sure to try the empanadas and tamales but skip the cubano, flan, and rice pudding.

We were on the way to the U-Pick Blueberry farm and saw this tiny little restaurant with the jam packed parking lot. I made a mental note of its location so we could check it out for lunch. We went back and arrived shortly after 1 pm. The lunch crowd was leaving or do we thought. Before we finished our food there were two more waves of people. The restaurant is cafeteria style. You pick your meat snd two sides. Drinks are in cans or bottles a la cart. Food was plated into styrofoam containers for dine in or carry out. The taste was quite good with subtle mixes of spices thrown in with just enough tropical flavors to make you realize you were not in Kansas anymore, Toto. I like Cuban style foods. They often have to make do with what they have and what they might be able to harvest from their gardens. The subtle nuances they create they do not try to ruin with hot sauce like in Jamaica. If you insist to ruin their efforts, there was a bottle of hot sauce at each table. The restaurant is quite small. It was clean. There is a single bathroom. The serving sizes were huge. We easily have another meal from it. Two things which led to the downgrade. The Key Lime Pie was still frozen. In its defense though, even though it was frozen you could not detect so much as a single ice crystal. The other thing though could have blown us all up. One of the workers was outside taking a smoke. As he came back in he threw his lit cigarette into the propane tanks. Propane is heavier than air. Even a tiny leak can pool on the ground or low spot. Give it an ignition source and, BOOM! Probably would have thawed the Key Lime Pie though. LOL