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| - I ate at La Cubana Ossington with a group of six that needed to grab a quick meal. For what it's worth, I can confidently say the food here is a different species than Cuban resort food, and 200% better.
The room is bright and tiled, like a vaguely art deco cafeteria. You order off a concise menu, take a number and wait at a table. Our orders came fairly quickly, and within a few minutes of each other, despite the size of the group. It's not set up for groups of more than four - the trays our food came on had to be discarded to give everyone space to eat.
You can order plates or sandwiches. The former comes with sides, which can also be ordered separately. The plates were large and filling, mostly based around pork or chicken, although there was a vegetarian option on the menu. I had the achiote roasted chicken plate - the meat was juicy, and the beans were flavorful. The vinaigrette on the coleslaw was a nice contrast to the rich and slightly salty chicken skin, although the plantain was starchy and bland.
At $15 the plates seem like good value - most of our group opted for them, and they were all cleaned. However, we did leave behind half a pressed Cubana sandwich that looked a little sad. I'd go here again for a casual lunch or dinner, but probably wouldn't bring my vegetarian mother-in-law.
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