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87% ambiance
“Decor is perfect for what it is, the food is fantastic with off-island prices, their mojitos are top-notch and the crowd is fun.”
100% dessert
“Steak enchilladas are filling and delicious- the sour cream and meat perfectly accented with avocado and cilantro.”
91% drinks
“so good, so cheap--bad drinks?”
86% food quality
“The food is well-prepared and extremely flavorful and the prices are very reasonable.”
100% menu variety
“The menu features fresh meats and vegetables in mouth watering combinations.”
75% overall
“have been living in New York for five years, and this is by far my favorite restaurant in the city.”
100% return potential
“The food in general was great and I would go back in a heart beat!”
63% service
“Service was great and friendly!”
87% value
“great food, value”
55% wait time
“It will not compensate for the excessively rude hostess and the 2 hour wait (when you call they will tell you 20 minutes).”
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What Our Expert Scouts Say
November 16, 2012
Trendy and lively even after all these years. Sit in or do take out around the corner but either way you get your Cubano on you'll be happy.
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August 30, 2012
My favorite place to go on weekends. They have great pork sandwiches, delicious grilled corn and a-mazing desserts. I always take my friends here when they visit NY and they all love it. Plenty of celebs frequent this place during the week. Great for lunch and people-watching!
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April 12, 2011
Not Bad But Had Better. This place was ok, not the best Cuban food that I've had but not the worst. The wait was pretty long, service wasn't great and the food was average. I prob wont be going back anytime soon.
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February 06, 2011
Never going back. I actually like this place and go there often. Tonight, my order was taken incorrectly. Even after I gave it to them again I received a different dish. Then when my order arrived it looked like it had been scrapped onto my plate from another plate made earlier. When I ate the food it was over cooked. Then they actually had the nerve to include gratuity on my bill. I'm never going back.
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June 14, 2010
AMAZING grilled corn !.
There def. is a long wait when coming to this place but it's quite worth it - $12 for a whole platter of rice and beans and grilled skirt steak that tastes delicious !
Aside from the more than affordable pricing the scene is fun - while your waiting you can sip on a drink & people watch. The hostess with the close cropped hair is really nice and waiters are pleasant.
If your a very picky person you probably won't enjoy the very simple decor - it's very tightly packed and basic seating but sometimes you need the no frill's environment to just enjoy what's in front of you.
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April 05, 2010
I've had better.. I'm sorry, I just didn't like anything about this place. I came here at night with a friend and we hate to wait a long time to sit down. I ordered the corn and some other dish and it was all just Okay. I think it was kind of plain and definitely overpriced. I wouldn't come back.
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January 31, 2010
Best Cuban EVER!. The food is amazing and their drinks are the best. I highly reccommend the Mexican corn and the Cuban, but everything I have eaten there has been good. The wait staff runs a tight ship, which can been interpreted as rudeness, but they are ALWAYS busy and they do the best they can to accomodate every customer. But even so, getting it for take out is best.
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June 30, 2009
Rude, rude rude!.
Won't ever go here again. There are far too many great Cuban places to eat in this city with enjoyable, non-attitude laden servers. One waitress was so rude, we got up and left.
Get over yourselves.
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May 10, 2009
In A Hurry?.
me and a group of friends came here yesterday for brunch. it was super busy and they had a crowd waiting outside. they set the five of us up in a booth so that one of us had to sit on a chair at the end, in the way of everything. the waitresses had a hard time getting by. the girls working there were beautiful. the black hostess, though, looked so stressed out and was downright rude in her behavior. she looked like she was hungover. i would rather be greeted by someone sweet and calm instead of treated like cattle. they think they're doing a good job?
our waitress was nice, but was ready to get us out of there. other than the rushed service, our food was great. the corn and hot cocoas were the best.
i would come here again when they learn how to not be so aggressive, because it just sets the tone of my meal, which i would like to enjoy.
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April 14, 2009
terrible. This place is TERRIBLE!! The yellow rice in the "vegetarian" burrito actually has chicken stock in it. When I tried substitute it with white rice I was give a serious attitude and informed that the chef would not allow it. So much for a "green" restaurant...
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January 25, 2009
I will be back!. My cousin took me here for my birthday, and it was good. The corn is off the chain. You got to have the corn. It is addictive. I also had a mojito, regular, and it was good! It could have been a litle sweeter, but VERY GOOD. I even believe they used cuban rum. :-) I can't remember what the name of the dish I had, but bascially it was like shreaded chicken, corn tortilla's in a cassarole type set up with crema and cojita cheese on top. It was mixed in with green/verde sauce witch has a bit of a kick to it. It was good, BUT! we came during brunch on a sunday afternoon, and as a result no rice was available, only beans. I'm not a bean type of girl, I love my rice. Will be back and try out the rest of the menu. It is busy, crowded, and tight with space, but that's NYC. I'll be back.
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