I have loved croquetas since I was a little beast. When I would open his lunchbox at school, everyone was perplexed.

They had never seen such a thing, but once I shared one of my Cuban meat sticks, I suddenly became the most popular kid at the table. My love for croquetas has never waned, only grown by leaps and bounds.

All I’ve ever wanted to do as a grown-up was to share this love with my familia, the people of Miami. So, I created Croqueta Palooza, and the rest is croqueta history.

The Croqueta Palooza celebrates everything that is special about living in the 305.

”Of all the food festivals that take place in this town (and there are plenty), this event tasted, felt and sounded the most Miami.” – edible South Florida

Croqueta Palooza Table of Contents

Croqueta Palooza 2020 Special Edition

2020 Croquetapalooza

Believe it or not, Croqueta Palooza came back in 2020 for its 7th annual edition. Unfortunately, it was not the type of event we wanted, but until an actual indoor event can happen at a regular capacity, it’s the best we could do.

Croqueta Palooza 2019

2019 Croquetapalooza
2019 Poster

Best Croquetas 2019

Masa Craft collab with Farmhouse BBQ - Croqueta Palooza 2019 Judge’s Winner
Masa Craft collab with Farmhouse BBQ – Croqueta Palooza 2019 Judge’s Winner
Dos Croquetas - 2014 Croqueta Palooza People’s Winner
Dos Croquetas – 2014 Croqueta Palooza People’s Winner

Croqueta Palooza 2018

2018 Croqueta Palooza Poster
2018 Poster

Best Croquetas 2018

Croqueta Palooza 2018 Judge's Winner Doce Provisions
Doce Provisions – Croqueta Palooza 2018 Judge’s Winner
Croqueta Palooza 2018 People's Winner World Famous
World Famous – Croqueta Palooza 2018 People’s Winner

Best Flan 2018

Flantastic 2018 Winner Magic City Pizza
Magic City Pizza – Flantastic 2018 Winner

Croqueta Palooza 2017

Best Croquetas 2017

2017 Croqueta Palooza Judge's Winner Doce Provisions
Doce Provisions – Croqueta Palooza 2017 Judge’s Winner
2017 Croqueta Palooza Judge's Winner Croquette
Croquette – Croqueta Palooza 2017 People’s Winner

Best Frita Cubana 2017

El Rey de las Fritas – Frita Showdown 2017 Winner

Croqueta Palooza 2016

2016 Croqueta Palooza Poster
2016 Poster

Best Croquetas 2016

Palomilla Grill - Croqueta Palooza 2016 Judge's Winner
Palomilla Grill – Croqueta Palooza 2016 Judge’s Winner
Trust & Co - Croqueta Palooza 2016 People's Winner
Trust & Co – Croqueta Palooza 2016 People’s Winner

Best Frita Cubana 2016

Frita Showdown 2016 Winner El Rey de las Fritas
El Rey de las Fritas – Frita Showdown 2016 Winner

Croqueta Palooza 2015

2015 Croqueta Palooza Poster
2015 Poster

Croqueta Palooza 2014

2014 Croqueta Palooza Poster
2014 Poster

Best Croqueta 2014

Croqueta Palooza Winner 2014 Barley
Barley – Croqueta Palooza 2014 Winner

Best Flan 2014

Flantastic 2014 Winner Fireman Derek's World Famous Pies
Fireman Derek’s World Famous Pies – Flantastic 2014 Winner

The Croqueta Palooza Experience Video

Croqueta Palooza Press

2020

Thrillist – Safely sample Burger Beast’s favorite croquetas

2019

Narcity – A Massive Croqueta Festival Is Coming To Miami This Winter

2018

The Miami Herald – Is Miami’s best croqueta actually … an egg roll?

2017

Miami New Times – Croqueta Palooza 2017 at Magic City Casino

2016

Miami New Times – Croqueta Palooza 2016 at Magic City Casino

2015

CBS Miami – Hundreds Of People Enjoy Annual Croqueta Palooza

2014

NBC Miami – Croqueta Palooza: A “Love Letter” To The Croqueta

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