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Cuba Restaurant NYC

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Celebrated a friend's graduation at Cuba Restaurant in NYC. What a fantastic place!

Started out with Empanadas Habaneras. This was THE BEST empanadas I've ever eaten. Crispy texture, wonderful shredded chicken and beef picadillo. Amazing.

Next was the Yuca Frita. Very smooth yuca with a light crunchy exterior. It was paired with a mayo-cilantro dipping sauce with a hint of garlic. Excellent!

For the main course, Ropa Vieja - shreadded skirt steak braised in tomato/pepper salse. This was presented in a lightly fried plaintain basket. Black beans and rice on the side. Classic cuban. Mouthwatering shredded skirt steak!

Dessert, a traditional Cuban flan. Now I've had my fair share of flan, and I must say that the way they created this classic Cuban caramel custard would probably be one of my favorites.

With pitchers of red/white sangria, and pitchers of mojitos on every table, the drinks were flowing, the food was great, and the company was excellent. This was one of my favorite places and I'll have to remember to come back here again on my next trip to the city.

Cuba Restaurant
www.cubanyc.com
222 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012

Enjoying a Super 8 Bar

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Enjoying a Super 8 bar from Chile while doing some work. I'm not sure if they even sell them here in any local South American supermarkets. It's a really good candy bar. Nothing like anything we have here in the States. I personally think all chocolate made here is way too sweet. Looks like all the other countries understand that less is more when it comes to candy. It's mildly sweet, and inside there's a couple layers of crispy wafers. Imagine a Kit-Kat but larger, with a lot less sweetness. Overall, I give it a 9 out of 10.