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Best Sandwich ever: The Cuban
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Tasty, toasted Cuban sandwiches are Miami's favorite snack. These treats can be found in most Miami restaurants, but the best places to buy them are from the street corner-snack bars, called loncherias.
The sandwiches have a submarine-style layering of ham, roast pork, cheese, and pickle between a sliced length of Cuban bread. The key to a great, versus a good, Cuban Sandwich lies in the grilling. A great Cuban sandwich is grilled in a sandwich press (called a plancha) until the ham, pork, and pickles have warmed in their own steam. Cuban restaurants use a sandwich press, but you can substitute a waffle iron. These sandwiches use no mayonnaise, lettuce, onions, bell peppers, or tomatoes; however, butter and mustard are optional. Cuban sandwiches are sold hot (pressed)
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Yeah, Cuban sandwiches are [censored] yummy. I need to find me a place that makes good ones around here (NYC).
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Havana Central on 17th Street between Broadway & 5th.
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Uptown there is a diner on either the corner of 165th or 166th and Bway makes a great Cuban. Dont remember the name of the place but its across one corner south of a Chase bank. I believe it has a green neon sign, and also something in the window advertising the fact they make Cuban sandwiches.
Another decent Cuban bakery uptown is on Lex between 116th and 117th. They make the "authentic" Cuban bread there.
My unofficial (but for all intents and purposes) father in law is from Cuba, and he insists all the truly great Cuban eateries have closed (hes been living in NYC for 40 years). Also, he claims a real Cuban uses day-old pernil (pork shoulder).
If you love Cubans, also try and track down a place that'll make a "Media Noche" (sp?). A different bread is used for this one.