I walked in and ordered two regular Cubans and paid for them . Lady went back and made them almost right away. I was only there for a total of maybe six minutes. Young couple came in behind me, they phoned in an order and there’s were not ready yet. Just the one lady working Handling the phone and cash register thankfully she kept changing her gloves when she went back and forth to the food , this was at 10 after 12 lunchtime on a Wednesday. The decor is not very pretty the price for the two Cubans regular with onion and lettuce were 21 and some change.. the sandwiches itself was not the greatest. Did the traditional fold up the meat make it look big in the middle and hardly any at the end couldn’t taste the pork at all. It was just like eating a ham sandwich. I would give that about a three out of 10. Had to try it because it’s close by my house but don’t think I’ll be back.
Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible only with help
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Kraig Knoth
Absolutely disgusting experience. Had to walk out without even eating. The older lady that took our cash was caught making and handling our food without ever washing her hands after handling physical money and touching everything. Everything inside was just dirty and looked like it was never cleaned. This place needs to be thoroughly inspected. It is gross
Recommended dishes: Cuban Bread Toasted
Leonardo Olan
The experience at this restaurant was deeply disappointing. The establishment was neither clean nor organized, which should have been a red flag, but hunger led me to stay. The overpowering smell of used, dirty cooking oil was the first sign of trouble. I ordered a "Cuban" sandwich, only to find it was pre-made and refrigerated, likely due to the lone employee managing the place.
The sandwich was a poor imitation of a Cuban classic, lacking mojo pork, salami, and Swiss cheese. It did contain ham, but it had an unpleasant, vinegary taste. Although the staff member added onions, lettuce, and tomato as I requested, the tomato had an unsettling black spot. The sandwich was pressed for a mere 30 seconds, leaving the bread slightly warm but the interior disappointingly cold. I managed to eat half before the sight of the tomato made me discard the rest.
I didn't initially plan to write this review, but after suffering from stomach ache and diarrhea, I felt compelled to share my experience. To the owner, my aim is not to harm your business but to encourage necessary improvements. Please consider the feedback from my review and others to enhance the quality of your service and food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Santiago Maya
Could definitely use a remodel inside and it doesn’t look the best but the food is great and the service ok the lady seems to do it all herself in there but this is a true American dream in the flesh because its people providing for the people dont just look at the outside taste it and see
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Marcus Jay
This is not real cuban food. Meat is not fresh and they do not use actual steak for steak sandwiches. Gave it a chance after not really liking how the inside was and I took a bite & threw the $15 sandwich away!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Robien Brooks
Mrs Li is the sweetest she really want you to have great exsperience place is old has not been updated she been in business for 25 yrs . I wish the community could get together and pitch in to update her lil place i watch so many locals come in and out and order her sandwhiches and they have kept her in business most months she keeps a float from her own purse just so she can keep it open.. loved learning this from Mrs. Li she is very deticated to the community. people who leave a bad review are people who do not care about small buisness owners or thier comminity. Your missing out on this place and Mrs Li she the owner and only worker in this shop so have patience and help her out if you see she needs it .. love her and this place ..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
steve sherrouse
Run down dated interior soda machine wasn't working correctly. Wouldn't recommend the cuban sandwich isn't made correctly
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Cristan Family
I’ve never ordered food from somewhere and walked out immediately after. But today I did just that. This place is disgusting. Dirty from floor to wall. You can tell this place hasn’t been cleaned in years. The lady at the counter made the sandwiches with dirty gloves. The ice did work at the soda machine and they had insects fly out of the ice dispenser. I’m still a little confused on how a chines restaurant can be a Cuban sandwich shop. Please believe all the other reviews and do not eat here. I wasted $17 on a sandwich and drink just to simply walk out.
Figured we would give this place a try and get a cuban. Was not a fan. Bread itself tasted fresh and good but had very little meat. Pork was virtually non existent, like some kind of deli meat. Not fresh pork like I've had at many others. Price for the size of sandwich isn't bad, just the quality wasn't there. Probably wouldn't come back.
Restaurant name is very deceiving. By far the worst cuban and Spanish bean soup we've ever had. Cheap ingredients, barely anything on your sandwich, poor flavor. Definitely try someplace else!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Julie Lindsay
I lived in Tampa for 50 years before moving to Lakeland and was missing a good Cuban. My Hubs had one a few months ago and said was good. We tried together a few months ago and he adds veggies to his bit I prefer mine the old style meat, cheese, pickle mayo, mustard. Mine had little meat. My Hubs today talked me into giving a second chance...it was worse. The cheese and meats were 1 slice or less in most of the large sandwich thick. The pork was some sort of lunch meat and no pickles. It all tasted like cheap lunch meat what was there. This was the WORST example of any sandwich much less a cuban. DO NOT BUY A CUBAN THERE! We spent over $25 for 2 sandwiches. Never again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Susan Conner
I was really hoping to like this place. I should have known better when we walked in and it was messy and not very clean looking. Shared a cuban and stuffed potato with my husband. The bread was fresh and tasted good. Meat was sparse and they use chunky red onions which was a negative. The potato ball was microwaved but still tasted like old grease. The lady behind the counter wasn't very friendly. Unfortunately, this will be the last visit for us.
I walked in and ordered two regular Cubans and paid for them . Lady went back and made them almost right away. I was only there for a total of maybe six minutes. Young couple came in behind me, they phoned in an order and there’s were not ready yet. Just the one lady working Handling the phone and cash register thankfully she kept changing her gloves when she went back and forth to the food , this was at 10 after 12 lunchtime on a Wednesday. The decor is not very pretty the price for the two Cubans regular with onion and lettuce were 21 and some change.. the sandwiches itself was not the greatest. Did the traditional fold up the meat make it look big in the middle and hardly any at the end couldn’t taste the pork at all. It was just like eating a ham sandwich. I would give that about a three out of 10. Had to try it because it’s close by my house but don’t think I’ll be back.
Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible only with help
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Absolutely disgusting experience. Had to walk out without even eating. The older lady that took our cash was caught making and handling our food without ever washing her hands after handling physical money and touching everything. Everything inside was just dirty and looked like it was never cleaned. This place needs to be thoroughly inspected. It is gross
Recommended dishes: Cuban Bread Toasted
The experience at this restaurant was deeply disappointing. The establishment was neither clean nor organized, which should have been a red flag, but hunger led me to stay. The overpowering smell of used, dirty cooking oil was the first sign of trouble. I ordered a "Cuban" sandwich, only to find it was pre-made and refrigerated, likely due to the lone employee managing the place.
The sandwich was a poor imitation of a Cuban classic, lacking mojo pork, salami, and Swiss cheese. It did contain ham, but it had an unpleasant, vinegary taste. Although the staff member added onions, lettuce, and tomato as I requested, the tomato had an unsettling black spot. The sandwich was pressed for a mere 30 seconds, leaving the bread slightly warm but the interior disappointingly cold. I managed to eat half before the sight of the tomato made me discard the rest.
I didn't initially plan to write this review, but after suffering from stomach ache and diarrhea, I felt compelled to share my experience. To the owner, my aim is not to harm your business but to encourage necessary improvements. Please consider the feedback from my review and others to enhance the quality of your service and food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Could definitely use a remodel inside and it doesn’t look the best but the food is great and the service ok the lady seems to do it all herself in there but this is a true American dream in the flesh because its people providing for the people dont just look at the outside taste it and see
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
This is not real cuban food. Meat is not fresh and they do not use actual steak for steak sandwiches. Gave it a chance after not really liking how the inside was and I took a bite & threw the $15 sandwich away!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mrs Li is the sweetest she really want you to have great exsperience place is old has not been updated she been in business for 25 yrs . I wish the community could get together and pitch in to update her lil place i watch so many locals come in and out and order her sandwhiches and they have kept her in business most months she keeps a float from her own purse just so she can keep it open.. loved learning this from Mrs. Li she is very deticated to the community. people who leave a bad review are people who do not care about small buisness owners or thier comminity. Your missing out on this place and Mrs Li she the owner and only worker in this shop so have patience and help her out if you see she needs it .. love her and this place ..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Run down dated interior soda machine wasn't working correctly. Wouldn't recommend the cuban sandwich isn't made correctly
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
I’ve never ordered food from somewhere and walked out immediately after. But today I did just that. This place is disgusting. Dirty from floor to wall. You can tell this place hasn’t been cleaned in years. The lady at the counter made the sandwiches with dirty gloves. The ice did work at the soda machine and they had insects fly out of the ice dispenser. I’m still a little confused on how a chines restaurant can be a Cuban sandwich shop. Please believe all the other reviews and do not eat here. I wasted $17 on a sandwich and drink just to simply walk out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Love ❤️ this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cuban Bread Toasted, Regular Cuban 8, Spanish Bean
Figured we would give this place a try and get a cuban. Was not a fan. Bread itself tasted fresh and good but had very little meat. Pork was virtually non existent, like some kind of deli meat. Not fresh pork like I've had at many others. Price for the size of sandwich isn't bad, just the quality wasn't there. Probably wouldn't come back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Restaurant name is very deceiving. By far the worst cuban and Spanish bean soup we've ever had. Cheap ingredients, barely anything on your sandwich, poor flavor. Definitely try someplace else!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
I lived in Tampa for 50 years before moving to Lakeland and was missing a good Cuban. My Hubs had one a few months ago and said was good. We tried together a few months ago and he adds veggies to his bit I prefer mine the old style meat, cheese, pickle mayo, mustard. Mine had little meat. My Hubs today talked me into giving a second chance...it was worse. The cheese and meats were 1 slice or less in most of the large sandwich thick. The pork was some sort of lunch meat and no pickles. It all tasted like cheap lunch meat what was there. This was the WORST example of any sandwich much less a cuban. DO NOT BUY A CUBAN THERE! We spent over $25 for 2 sandwiches. Never again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
I was really hoping to like this place. I should have known better when we walked in and it was messy and not very clean looking. Shared a cuban and stuffed potato with my husband. The bread was fresh and tasted good. Meat was sparse and they use chunky red onions which was a negative. The potato ball was microwaved but still tasted like old grease. The lady behind the counter wasn't very friendly. Unfortunately, this will be the last visit for us.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Regular Cuban 8, Potato Ball Stuffed Pork
Great food.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Drove a long way to try this Cuban.First & last time.
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