Tio Colo Bocaditos de Helado

The fact that this place is now closed makes me extremely sad! Disappointed! Being Cuban American and having something that reminded me of my grandma was great! :(I hope they reopen somewhere else!

I’m so glad I found this place on Unilocal!The place is located in a small shopping center you have to drive slow or you might miss it. I went 30 minutes before they closed so I didn’t have trouble finding parking in the front of the shop. Their ice cream sandwiches are the bomb! I tried the dulce de leche, the cookies & cream & the rum raisin. The ice cream taste homemade and the sponge cake is sugary & gives it a nice crunch. The prices are very reasonable. I will definitely be coming back! If you are in the area you must try!

I can only speak for the cookies & cream sandwich. I was lucky enough to have a friend bring one over for me to try. It was AMAZING! Needless to say I will be visiting Tio Colo myself soon.

I am visiting from California. I lived in Hialeah, a very long time ago (early 80s). I try to visit as often as I can over the many years. Whenever I do come to visit, there is the usual MUST HAVEs: pastelitos de guava y queso, etc… But never have I tried the «bocaditos de helado» until today. WOW! An explosion of yumminess! Cuban ice cream between a sandwich of thin layer «lady finger-​like» sponge cake. So whenever in the area, try this cool treat!

Very delicious Cuban ice cream sandwiches. The guava one was my favorite. There’s plenty of parking in the back. It’s a very nice looking ice cream shop with friendly staff. I will definitely be coming back.

The ice cream sandwich served here is unique and very tasty. I tried the cookies and cream flavor and was pleasantly surprised. The sugar coated outside creates a crunchy texture that compliments the soft cake and creamy ice cream. Great find for a special Cuban treat.

I came here thanks to fellow Unilocalers. What a little jewel. The Unilocal info has their Sunday closing time listed as 9pm. In fact, they close at 8pm. We got there at 8:30, but they were very nice and let us come in anyway. This is a little family owned shop. They actually bought it 4 months ago from the previous owners, but the ice cream sandwiches are exactly like the reviews claim.
We had the almond, which was delicious & had little bits of almond, and the mantecado, which was just as tasty. The outside of the sandwich is a thin layer of sponge cake which has encrusted sugar that gives is a nice light crunch.
I can’t wait to go back & try the other flavors. Check it out!

Addictively good treats. Almond, coconut, dulce de leche — they are all good.
Not sure how this place stays in business, but I’m glad they do.
FYI — Parking looks like a nightmare if you are driving by, or looking at the area on a map; but there is parking around back. (There’s also a large parking lot at the drugstore that’s steps away.)

This is really a one of a kind shop and I’m still trying to figure out how they do it. So it’s its an ice cream rectangular block between 2 thin slices of pound cake and then dipped in sugar. I don’t know how they do it but the ice cream is hard but the pound cake isn’t and obviously delicious. The new owner is very nice and chatted, asking us for critiques so he can improve — I like that. Then he gave us a market to leave a thought on the walls– loved it!

This ice cream joint is not in any tourist area so it will probably get overlooked by many visiting Miami. If you are adventurous, head west on Calle 8 (SW 8^th Street) from Pequeña Habana and look for this place.
Previous reviews mentioned that this place serves up authentic Cuban ice cream sandwiches, which I cannot confirm but I did find out on my visit that the Cuban owner (s) sold this place to what appeared to me to be a Dominican couple (maybe brother and sister? I’m not exactly sure). They assured me that the recipes have been kept exactly as they were carried out by the original owners. On my trip here, the refrigerated case was a bit sparse (I came on a weekday afternoon) but seeing the disappointment in my eyes, the woman who greeted told me that all flavors were available, just that some of them had not been transferred from the back to the case. Cool, since I was concerned that maybe I would not get to try to the highly-​praised almond variety.
I ended up getting that and tried a coconut one as well. The coconut one was already in the case and I discovered that the sandwich was better a bit firmer. My ice cream filling melted quickly, though the flavor was spot on with bits of almonds throughout. Next time, I’d be interested in trying the guava and mantecado flavors, which are quintessential Cuban ice cream flavors. Okay, who am I kidding? I am also curious about the rum raisin and mango varieties. The cookie/​cake between which the ice cream was lodged was clearly homemade and is wonderfully different from anything that you could obtain from your neighborhood grocery store. It was soft and covered in granulated sugar without taking on the cloying characteristic of extremely decadent confections.
I am unsure about the level of English spoken here and was glad that I could maneuver my way about without having to resort to speaking America’s de facto language. Don’t be scared though, I think some words can be exchanged with success in the legacy language left by our colonizers, and if worst comes to worst, you can point.
Go try this place out. Don’t be afraid to step out of the comfort zone of where all tourists spend their time in Miami and head out to experience the city’s real cultural flavor. You may not want to go back to Brickell or SoBe afterwards.

Although I have never stepped foot in Cuba, I was raised by Cuban parents and abuelitos. My grandfather would always buy me my special bocadito treats. So when I heard about this place, we just had to stop in for some dessert after dinner.
Right off the bat we were greeted and genuinely welcomed… with a smile too. Seriously, I had to pinch myself to make sure that I was still in Miami. This is a family run place and each one of them is very friendly. We were offered Cuban pizza, which they will be offering soon. But we had just eaten, so we stuck with 2 bocaditos. One mango and one dulce de leche. Both delicious. While we were inhaling our bocaditos, the owner brought out 2 slices of pizza for us to try. I’m ashamed to admit, that I have never tried Cuban pizza. And although I usually stick to thin crust, I really liked this pizza. The dough is homemade and it baked up nicely.
This is a small place in a strip mall but it’s really cute and clean. I look forward to trying their other offerings. Stop on in and give them a try. We need to support small business.
Needless to say, we will return. Next time, we’ll have pizza & bacaditos!
One quick note. I tried checking in while sitting at a table inside Tio Colo but the Unilocal app kept telling me that I was too far from that location. So maybe I was somewhere else??? ;-)

I love this place. I get nostalgic when I have the ice cream sandwich treat. My grandma used to take me to a Cuban Market (el Globo) which sold these. The ice cream is sandwiched between two crispy sponge cake covered with sugar. Sounds weird but delicious. My favorite flavors are the Guayaba and Almond. I wish more people would know about this place because they are great and cheap. $ 2 each. Can’t beat that.

Awesome place by far the best bocaditos I’ve ever had and the staff is beyond amazing! I go every Friday and stock up for the rest of the week LOL I’m addicted

Freaking Delicious! Nothing more need be said! Had the Almond Bocadito and it was sensational!

Best Cuban ice cream sandwiches!!! Woohoo! As good as it gets!

This place is great and it is the only place in Miami that sells a true bocadito de helado. I know this stuff because I am Cuban, let my Cubaness gauge guide you.
They have all sorts of tropical flavors sandwiched in between two thin layers of cake covered in sugar. The only one I don’t like was the malta flavor, I thought it was lacking in flavor, more malta por favor. Everything else is on point and delish!
The place is always empty though! and that is sad because Miami, you don’t know what you are missing right now!!! Heaven! Unfortunately heaven doesn’t have water available for customers, you are going to have to buy a bottle.

LISTEN UP UnilocalERS… im about to let you in on a secret which i really thought long and hard about keeping it to myself.
you have probably passed it numerous times, right on 8 street on the south side, between 62 and 63 avenues in a strip mall with very awkward parking sits this little gem!
tio colo’s cuban ice cream sandwiches! if youre like me, you are a proud cuban american although youve never been to cuba. you embrace your culture and your food, your history and traditions. you look forward to one day eating a bocadito de helado in havana, but for now you settle on eating one right in the heart of miami.
anyways this place is amazing, imagine an ice cream sandwich made with panetela (thats a thin layer of poundcake) coated with sugar and filled with your favorite homemade ice cream. they have all the tropical flavors — mamey, coco, guava, mantecado, etcetc and then some basics like vanilla, chocolate, and even cookies and cream!
at 2 bucks a pop its a deal. trust me, before you know it you will be buying them by the dozen!