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| - I can't honestly believe that I am giving a buffet 4 stars, but I can't help it. The husband and I decided to try something new after a failed attempt at Stacy's Smokehouse (they only take cash). A quick turnaround and a short drive later, we arrived at Sabor Cubano. I already knew I liked the place when the first thing I saw upon walking in was a giant fish tank. I'm a sucker for fishies. The girl who greeted us was super sweet and her accent was absolutely adorable.
Now, I'm no expert on authentic Cuban food, but I did try a really good Cuban place in Miami and this was right along the lines of that place. The buffet is small but comprehensive. There are a couple different types of beans, a few offerings of rice, a soup, and many meat dishes. Oh, before I forget, there are these amazing little fried wonders called croquettes (I think) and they were insanely good. I have no idea what they are or what was in them, but I ate like 6 of them. The beans were very tasty but the rice had been out too long (the place was empty when we got there). The meat dishes however were really great. The meat was all very tender and juicy. I'm not really sure how Cuban food is prepared, but from what I discovered here, everything is slow roasted and delicious and full of deep, full bodied flavor. The yucca is also really really good and something I had never tried before, kind of like tastier mashed potatoes. To end our meal, I decided to put off my previous conceptions about flan and ordered what is considered The New Times best Flan in 2008. It was good. I was a little off put by the weird texture, but the sweetness kept pulling me in. There is also a small salad and dessert buffet. The dessert is nothing spectacular, rice pudding that I did not like, simple chocolate pudding, and blueberry muffins (???),
I hope this place is doing well. It's nice to have a different buffet option other than the million Chinese buffets and the generic Hometown/Old Country Buffet. It's also right off the 19th and Camelback lightrail stop so there is no excuse to not try it.
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