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| - The Chandler location is located in a strip mall. Strike one.
The decoration of the Chandler location looks very ...80's? Strike two. ( I don't know how to describe it. The Havana Cafe's Chandler location just doesn't look modern or even retro; the interior just looked outdated.)
They got on base with the food. We ordered "Tostones", which are twice fried plantains with a mojo garlic sauce and an order of Empanaditas for the appetizers for four of us. Both were satisfying.
For dinner, I ordered Pollo Cubano, chicken breast in light curry, lime, and garlic with sauteed sweet onions on top. The winner at the table was the Gallina Frita, shredded chicken breast, pan fried with onions laced with a garlic sauce. Can't decide from all the choices that sound good on the menu? Do as my husband did and order the Dinner Sampler and try a variety. At the end, we were too stuffed to try desert. (Well, for the record, everyone else was too stuffed. I would have been game to try something, but I didn't want to look like a pig :)
I thought the food was good, but a overpriced for the meal. Our service was spot on and attentative, but as the other reviews seemed to indicate, and our friends feedback validated, the service can be spotty.
I say - try the place out. We would definately go back.
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