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| - I visited this place for a change from the typical "Jack Astor's & McDonald's" etc, which is definitely a "hidden gem" and I mean hidden, but given its location the people that seem to go there are local residents in the area. I am not a resident of the area but I was totally shocked by the great food.
First off it definitely didn't spark any excitement when I walked in, but as soon as you talk to I would assume owners they really try their best to give you the best service they possible can and from there I knew I have come across something special.
The next thing I notice was how clean the restaurant was and how they seem to have some of the most up-to-date expresso machine like the ones a true cafe would have so don't doubt the name when you read "Havana cafe". It is truly a cafe with some great strong latte to wake you up for days.
The next thing I notice was how they really live up to their other part of name " Havana" aka Cuban food. It's truly authentic Cuban food, I was a bit thrown off when I saw the sign outside the restaurant reading "pizza", but I didn't let that stop me from walking in, so proceed forward.
The owner suggested the areas to order from the menu being their pizzas, and sandwiches. I went to order a sandwich but the owner suggested a more authentic sandwich from the one I selected, so I said OK let's go for it. My girlfriend ordered a rice and pulled beef dish, forget the name but you'll know it when you see it. So for my dish (sandwich) it was pulled pork with mustard, pickles, cheese, and some other ingredients all lighted toasted very good and more than enough to fill you up.
The girlfriend's dish was even better as I kept eating away at her dish as it came with sliced fried sweet plantain, the most delicious rice I ever had and the best pulled pork ever and it is not the typical pull pork....its flavour was amazing.
The price of each dish is between $9.99-13.99 and do get a latte and it is worth the $2.75. So give this place a shot and you'll be pleasantly surprised as I was.
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