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    El Cristo Restaurant

    3.8 (658 reviews)
    ModerateCuban
    Closed 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Joella F.

    Food was delicious. Great atmosphere. Yenny our server was fantastic! $5 mojitos for happy hour.

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    Joanna V.

    This place is in the heart of Little Havana where most food is catered to tourists, which usually means overpriced and under seasoned. However, this restaurant does a really good job of serving authentic Cuban food. The service was really good, despite us sitting outside in the patio. Are drinks were replenished quickly and they were very accommodating to all requests. My chicken sandwich was very filling and genuinely really tasty. The mojitos were also good and packed a punch.

    Tim C.

    Super friendly and helpful staff, in English or Spanish. Huge portions all at very reasonable prices!! The food was delicious, everything was super tasty and the lechon was one of the best things I've eaten in a a long time and I will be thinking about it for awhile. Also didn't snicker when I ordered double dessert

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    Emma M.

    the service was very quick and friendly. the food tasted amazing and i loved my strawberry mojito! we sat outside and the weather was perfect.

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    Dan D.

    While in Miami recently, I Yelped for the best Cuban breakfast place and this one had the top reviews. It wasn't crowded early on a Saturday so four of us sat inside and enjoyed traditional Cuban breakfasts and cafe con leche. Everything was pretty good: The food, service and seating area. One hiccup: I received a $20 off offer (of a $100 purchase) by checking into Yelp when I arrived. None of the staff was familiar with the offer even though there were Yelp stickers on their doors. I wasn't about to leave without getting the discount so I remained firm and they eventually relented after calling someone. I was then told, "You'd better give us a good review!" OK, here it is...

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    Will M.

    Part of a little Havana tour. Very good Cuban coffee. Empanada had a very nice crunch. Ground beef with potatoes on the inside. A lot of different sauce options depending how spicy you want it.

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    Kenya W.

    Best Cuban food I've ever had. The service was also phenomenal and everyone was friendly, plus the food came out quick. Would return again!

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    Terry W.

    So we returned to Little Havana to grab some lunch. This wasn't our first choice, but the first choice was closed they day we were in the neighborhood. Cuban food. The server said "everything is good" when asked about the menu, which isn't very helpful. Not everything was explicitly Cuban, but he claimed it was "Cuban style". Also not very helpful. I ended up ordering the Bandeja El Cristo, and my wife ordered the Solomillo. Both were fine, but a little disappointing. The Solomillo was what appeared to be a stir-fry with a pile of rice/beans and a few slices of plantains. The flavor of the rice/beans was actually very nice. The "stir-fry" was nothing special. Meanwhile, my bandeja was a mixed bag. The tamale was almost all masa; very little filling. The rice was rice, the beans were black beans. Very basic, no seasoning. Then there were two cups with meat. Those were pretty good. I ended up mixing the rice and beans (which still wasn't as good as the rice/beans mix my wife was served), and the one meat with the tamale to make up for the fact there was almost no filling. The mango smoothie was all smoothie (i.e. creamy), and very little mango. My lemonade was better. All in all, a mixed bag of "pretty good" and "mediocre". And a bit pricey.

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    Jaime P.

    La atencion excelente , la comida exquisita muy bien elaborada y rica un lugar acogedor , las margaritas no tienen buena calidad

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