I ordered “The Fidel” off their menu which is essentially a Cuban sandwich served with a side of black beans and rice. This is the absolute basics of Cuban food in my book. It is a simple pressed sandwich which contains roast pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread. The first “sin” in incorrectly making a Cuban sandwich is to include deli meat. When my Cuban friend first introduced me to the sandwich, he told me that if I ever went somewhere that used deli/lunch meat, I wasn’t getting the real thing. This proved to quickly be strike one for the restaurant. Although their menu advertises “roast pork, I could see as soon as it was brought to me that they had used deli-style meat. I then noticed that they had used cheddar cheese on the sandwich instead of the swiss cheese shown on the menu. I could live with this as I have had good quality sandwiches made with deli meats. So, I dipped the sandwich in the side of mojo and took the first bite. The sandwich tasted as if it had been bathed in mustard rather than lightly coated. It tasted more like a mustard sandwich than a sandwich with mustard. In addition, the cheese had that taste of cheddar cheese that had been left to sit on the counter and gotten that gritty taste to it. I did finish the sandwich, but more out of hunger than enjoyment. The black beans and rice were good, but how hard is it to mess that up?\r
I ended the meal with a Cuban coffee. I noticed the waitress put something in the cup before pouring the coffee (which wasn’t freshly brewed). I didn’t ask what she put in, but the coffee was decent. The only problem was that it wasn’t a traditional Café Cubano.\r
Pros: Eclectic Atmosphere
Cons: Food quality
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