I've had the Cubanos from the food truck before and they were awesome, but this was the first time coming to the actual restaurant/bar. We chose to sit in the bar area tonight.
Cool atmosphere, fun vibe. Everything on the menu looked great, so it was hard to choose, but I went with the Chicken Esquite sandwich, as it had the corn and the slaw on it, which are two of my faves.
Sigh. I didn't want to be disappointed, but I'm afraid I was. It came out, looked alright, although a bit undercooked in my opinion. I took a bite and it was pretty dry. Not like a meaty, saucy, spicy, cheesy melt I'd thought it would be after having the Cubanos in the past. I asked right away for some chipotle mayo on the side as my sandwich seemed to be missing it. That helped, but I think it would have served the sandwich better had it been on the bread and a lot of it, with the cheese melted into it by being grilled longer. I opened up the half I was taking home to put the sauce on it, the corn and tortilla strips were all kind of clumped in the middle, and there really wasn't many of them. On the ride home I couldn't really remember noticing cheese, but I see it in the photo, partially melted. Chips were good and there was a sufficient amount of them. So sadly, I have to give it a 6/10 Ticket on most sandwiches here is $18, as this was.
Hubby on the other hand, absolutely LOVED his shrimp tacos. (Me regretting my choice hard now) He enjoyed the tang and sweetness of the slaw, flavor of the shrimp and that the tortillas had a little char. (Haven't seen that before at a restaurant; good move.) I tried his chips; there are definitely better chip choices out there, and a little pico or salsa would have gone well with them to cut the dryness. Regardless, he thought those tacos were , and $15, I believe.
Service was good and pleasant, no complaints at all there. Hubby also had some kind of Old Fashioned that looked super cool and SWANKY with the big ice cube and garnish accessory. He loved it.
You can definitely tell someone cares here. I noticed the extra touches like the mega-ice cube, stylish drink spears, non-marichino cherry garnishes and a killer, well-thought out menu. These are the touches I really appreciate in a local establishment.
All in all, really good experience. I'll get over my sandwich disappointment and definitely be back to try those shrimp tacos. read more