4/5 Arri 2 months ago on Google • 54 reviews New
My
mom
was
Cuban
and
now
that
she's
not
around
I'm
always
looking
for
a
restaurant
that
makes
food
even
close
to
her
cooking.
(As
close
as
one
would
hope
for
restaurant
-style
food,
anyway).
I
first
tried
Havana
Central
over
8
ago
and
immediately
fell
in
love.
The
food
tasted
great
and
the
presentation
was
lovely.
Since
then
I've
been
consistently
delicious
and
beautiful.
That
was
until
tonight.
I
went
here
with
dad
for
his
birthday,
since
he
misses
moms
cooking
as
much
as
I
do.
He
and
I
ordered
our
fave,
ropa
vieja,
and
my
partner
ordered
the
pernil.
I
was
disappointed
with
my
plate.
It
used
to
come
neatly
prepared
and
with
maduros
included.
When
it
arrived
it
looked
sloppy,
no
maduros,
and,
worst
of
all,
my
meat
was
way
more
pink
than
I've
ever
had
it.
It
still
tasted
ok,
but
everything
was
luke
warm
(which
made
me
side-eye
the
meat
even
more,
wondering
if
they
took
it
off
the
fire
too
soon).
I
prayed
my
dad's
wasn't
as
pink,
since
he
doesn't
like
anything
that's
not
well
done.
He
ate
it,
complaining
about
the
thick
slices
of
onion,
but
not
about
the
color
of
the
meat.
My
bfs
pernil
was
hot
and
tasty
and
perfect,
so
that's
nice.
The
service
was
perfect,
and
the
atmosphere
was
lovely
as
always.
Plus
we
got
to
hear
some
live
music
too.
Lastly,
the
Cuban
espresso
brought
me
back
to
my
childhood,
highly
recommended.
In
the
end
4
out
of
5.
Everything
was
pretty
great
except
the
"doneness"
of
my
meat.
I
hope
this
was
just
a
fluke
and
when
I
go
back
my
food
will
be
hot
and
a
lil
less
pink.
🩷