Padrino’s is a family-owned-and-operated Cuban restaurant with locations in Hallandale Beach, Plantation, Boca Raton, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and Dania Beach.
Over the past few years, the third generation of Padrino’s — Laura, Mario and Eduardo — have come on board, opening Fort Lauderdale in 2017, Dania Beach in 2019, and most recently, overseeing the renovation of the West Boca Raton location just last year.
There are four additional riffs on the classic Cuban cocktail (in addition to sangria, beer, wine, and a full bar): the Summer mojito with Brugal Añejo, pineapple, coconut, lime and mint; the Passion mojito with Miami Club Rum, passion fruit, lime and mint; the 1935 mojito with Bacardi 8, lime, agave and angostura bitters; and the Spicy Mango moijto with Bacardi Superior, mango, jalapeño, lime and mint.
We were much too full for dessert (and there wasn’t any Shaina-friendly options anyway), but Padrino’s does have two options: flan, a traditional Cuban dessert made of custard and caramel sauce, and Tres Leche, another classic sweet treat made of a homemade semi-sponge cake that has been soaked in a sweet mixture of three different milks.