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| - As a born-again Arizonian (I used to live here and i'm back), I decided to slowly get to know the Yelp crew here by attending one of their Intentional Supper Clubs. I will 100% bluntly say that doing reviews for businesses you try BECAUSE OF Yelp is the hardest thing ever: you have to remind yourself to separate your amical Yelper experience from the food/service business itself, and trust that people will understand what you are saying.
.. But I will point out quickly that I had a fabulous time meeting the attendees and getting to know Gabi (our head yelper) as well as I appreciate the free goodies and lovely conversations.
Alright, on with the food.
I was fortunate enough to try all 8 appetizers and my order of steak sandwich and fried yuca. To cut things nice and shor(er than usual), I'll tell you the best and the worst. The yuca fries are nice and crispy, the cuban bread is absolutely delicious (soft, warm and sweeeeet) and the plantain chips are pretty well executed.
The papa rellena (stuffed potato) was lacking a little stuffing but the potato mash was nice and soft- could have been fried a tad more. The croquetas were not great, soft and warm but it lacked crispiness outside and cheesiness inside. The tostones were not traditional- they were pancake flat instead of being made with a tostonera which resulted in a drier and harder dish than its original counterpart. The empanada had the same stuffing as the papa rellena and was a tad oily (as its fried instead of baked) but good overall flavor and quality.
The steak sandwich (with yuca fries) was overwhelmingly large and a great value at $9.50 for dinner. The steak was not a bisteck laid on bread with veggies- it was flat meat cut up into 1/2" squares and layered together, not what i was expecting. When put together with string fries, mayo, lettuce, tomato and grilled onions I did think the whole sandwich had decent flavor and the yuca fries were a great accompaniment.
As all the ladies agreed, the price was right and the flavors were decent. Our waitress Kelly did a great job and keeping up with a large group and the owner was courteous at stopping by to say hello and thanking us for our business- always a great thing to see. Although it is not a spot I am dying to bring people over to, it seems to have a decent vibe and since the music was good- who knows? Maybe its a decent party spot, cuban style.
I'll let you scope it out and let me know what you think. :)
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