RachelinFL
I just got an order delivered from here and calling this a Cuban sandwich is a joke. The bread doesn’t resemble Cuban bread at all, and the inside of the bread was burnt (real Cubans are buttered on the outside and pressed…the inside of the bread doesn’t touch a griddle). The roasted pork was dry. The black beans were bland. They tasted like they had been poured straight out of a can and had no seasoning added.
… moreSophie Canton
Easy way to order your food, tasty and made to order. It was terrific I barely finished the Alice… only thing might need improvement in my opinion is the espresso cubano… it just tastes like regular Nescafe…is not strong and sweet like the real deal. Other than that I’m coming back to try more plates!!
… moreDebbie Cusic
Tidy little place serving delicious food. We had a sampler appetizer platter. All will well prepared and delicious. The garlic sauce is the bomb. The shrimp in garlic was generous portion. The tostones were perfectly caramelized not burnt. Thoroughly enjoyed a delicious meal. It’s a food court area so different tastes can be explored. And there’s a bar a few steps away should you wish for a beer with your meal. Good enough to go back and explore more.
… moreEvangelina Trujeque
I’ve been to Habana Cuba before with no issue, but today was a completely different experience. The restaurant inside the bingo hall was open during business hours, yet when I went to place my order, the woman at the counter (I believe her name is Morgan) told me they weren’t taking any more orders because they were “too busy filling current ones.” She was rude when saying it but I understood and walked away, but within five minutes I watched her take an order from a man and then proceed to take several more right in front of me. It was frustrating and disappointing to be treated that way when they were clearly still operating. Definitely not the kind of customer service I expected.
… moreE. M.
This food establishment is located in the SoFA Market food court. We came here on a Sat afternoon, there were plenty of seats both inside and out. I was really looking forward on trying this restaurant being that I am a fan of cuban cuisine. We tried several dishes spending about $60. We ordered the tamal cubano with lechon, sandwich cubano, ropa vieja, rabo encendido and flan. The ropa vieja and rabo encendido came with white rice, black beans and platano maduro. The flavors of both dishes were okay, though the oxtail was soft and tender. Sauces were thinner and more on the blander side. The tamal cubano wasn’t my favorite, I felt the lechon lacked flavor. I did enjoy their cubano, the flavors were good except that the bread (although it looked toasted) was soft at first bite. I was definitely missing the crunch factor. Sad to say that their flan was the absolute worst flan I’ve ever had. If I knew what insant flan tasted like, I would assume that it would taste just like that. The flan was more gelatin vs tasting like it was made out of eggs and milk. It was bland and the sauce tasted like it was watered down caramel. Never would I ever suggest their flan to anyone. It was quite disappointing. All in all, I don’t think I’ll be eating at Habana Cuba in the future, a very big disappointment for me.
… morerodriguezmisc
Note the food coming out this little restaurant, one of the nest in the area, out of the three locations for Cuban food this one ranks #1 on this visit to the San Francisco area. The vaca frita and black beans were out of this world. Now it’s a little hard to find, as it’s part of a food court in the SOFA Market building, google maps takes you there, at first I graded the maps app as :(. But then realized it was working fine. Kind of a lost treasure- make the drive my friends and go find it !!!!
… moreNate Ulsh
Great spot tucked away in the SoFA Market. Great deal with the Dine Downtown Prix Fixe menu – papa rellena hit the spot with the black beans and rice, flavorful chicken. The dessert arroz con leche was a perfect finish to this meal. The mango drink quinched my thirst, not too sweet. The to-go container was fitting for the meal. Staff was friendly and order was ready on 5 minutes. Ambience vibe was good.
… moreMaster Maggie Li
I was excited about a CUBAN spot opening up in the SoFa market, and my expectation is higher after learning that it’s taking the spot of Konjoe Tei (o how I miss their ramen).
Food is 3-stars (I admit I don’t know what authentic Cuban food taste like); however, the price you pay is not worth it in my opinion. I ordered the Lechon Cubana $14, and paid $2 extra for the fried green plaintain. The meat was tender but there wasn’t much fat and no crispy skin (I guess I was expecting crispy pig skin given the name “Lechon” but I was definitely wrong). The meat didn’t have too much flavor and the beans had a strong herb taste but really no too different from canned beans.
Tip: The plain-looking salsa tasted fresh and had a nice kick, I would put it all over the meat
… moreAlex Tea
Went to this place on a whim, and….it was fantastic. Highly recommend the Sandwich Cubano with a side of sweet plantains. I also got a Malta because I love it. Total for all that was about $17, so it’s a little expensive, but the flavors were spectacular.
… moreBrynn Johnson
The food is incomparable! The staff and owner are lovely people who put love into their food. I have never had a bad meal or a bad item.
I definitely miss having a restaurant atmosphere where we can order a pitcher of sangria and kick back and relax a bit. The new atmosphere is very loud and very windy (HUGE ceiling fans for circulation)!
But the food, yeah. Incomparable. I can’t wait until dessert is back!
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