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| - M and I strolled in for lunch after I discovered this place which seems to have appeared out of the blue. It's much larger inside than I expected and also more of a traditional diner. I was thinking seats along the walls and booths, more looking like a Subway, but normal restaurant it was.
I can never turn away from a Cuban. Much as I might try to order something else, I open my mouth and Cuban comes out. I really didn't want chips though so I asked about the "southwestern" quinoa salad. I love quinoa. I think it should be a staple on every menu. It's just so versatile, so something called "southerwestern" sounded like a good choice. However, I was told it had peppers, onions, black beans... ok, southwestern enough... Italian dressing and feta. Um what? What southwest are you referring to? I don't think that they even have feta in the southwest. Still, I ordered it cause 1. I like all those ingredients, even if they don't seem to make sense together, 2. I am intrigued by things that don't seem to go together and 3. it sounds like something I would whip together at my house and call a success.
The Cuban insides were amazing - ham, pulled pork, mustard, pickles, cheese - all done well. The bread however - a brioche roll - was all wrong. It was delicious, don't get me wrong, but not the appropriate carb for the meal. The quinoa was very odd - again, not bad at all and definitely something that I could make at home. I have no idea who thought to put those things together, but if they just named it something different I would be on board.
All in all, a good meal, just not put together in a traditional way.
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