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Review votes:
26 Useful, 2 Funny, and 10 Cool
Falls Church, VA
Yelping SinceNovember 2008
Things I Lovemuseums, festivals, video games, learning, nonfiction books, classic novels, old movies, travelling, sailing, sushi, human rights
My Favorite MovieSingin In The Rain, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Big Lebowski
We opted to sit indoors instead of outdoor seating (because Floridians are addicted to air conditioning). The decor was bright and cheery. We were seated right away, no wait. The dining area wasn't too busy when we arrived around noon, although it did pick up later. Oddly, it was really LOUD inside, in spite of being a somewhat small sitting room with many empty tables.
The server was friendly, but we just wish we could have seen his smiling face a little more often, He never bothered checked in on us after our food was served and we almost had to send out a search party to get our bill. Not to mention the length of time it took for him to first take our drink orders... then the unusually long period of time it took for him to come back with the drinks and take our food orders.
I ordered the Carnitas Cubanas, which the menu notes is the 'customer favorite.' The dish came on a platter with a sort of stewed beef with the sides of yucca, black beans and rice. I'm not a fan of yucca in general, but it wasn't too bad. The black beans, however, were cold. And the rice had crunchy bits, which makes me think it was old. The 'carnitas' were okay, but not really special.
My companion enjoyed his Cuban Sandwich more than I enjoyed my meal, but he was too annoyed by the (lack of) service to walk away with a positive impression.
I may be back someday to check out that upstairs piano bar, but in the meantime my search for decent Cuban food in the Washington DC area rages on....