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    Isla Bella

    5.0 (12 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Ropa vieja- substituted plantains for the rice pudding. Yum!
    Kristin C.

    Stopped at The Heist for dinner before a concert tonight, and tried Isla Bella. It was so good! I had the ropa vieja and my best friend had the shrimp bowl. Both tasted amazing. I loved the salsa that came with it, and everything tasted fresh and had amazing flavor, I love food truck pods anyways because of the variety, and the Heist is a neat little place, with multiple trucks that sounded good. Plenty of seating too, even at dinner time we had no issue finding a table. If you stop in, highly recommend checking out the delicious Cuban food at Isla Bella!

    The owner Isla Bella , waiting to serve you good delicious authentic Cuban food. Always with a smile.

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    This place is the jam, chicken and shrimp stew plates are worth it every time. Good price and the flavs are on point.

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    5 months ago

    AMAZING fried plantains and the Cuban Sandwich was suuuper good. Can't recommend enough!

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    insanely delicious food, really well done texture and flavor. going back like...tomorrow.

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