06/17/09

Terrible place! Unprofessional behavior!

by CSMobileUser

I visited this so-called "Cuban" restaurant not too long ago and feel that it is my civic duty to warn people about this place. A friend and I had dinner there and while the food was ok at best, the service and behavior of the staff was just plain despicable. We were appalled to discover that most of the staff was drinking alcohol on the job in front of guests! The manager, who was unprofessionally dressed in a wrinkled tshirt and some jeans, was seen pouring liquor into her styrofoam cup and drinking while attempting to "manage" this poor excuse of a restaurant. All in all, the food was mediocre (disgusting at times), the staff was inattentive and drunk, and the fake-breasted redhead manager should be fired for her negligent behavior and blatant alcohol abuse at the workplace. I urge you all to stay away from this place, and perhaps alert Lombardi to the terrible behavior displayed here.

05/15/09

A New Experience

by DaddyD

I was pleasantly surprised! I asked a lot of questions since I didn't know what some of the items were.

They have something like a French Fry but it was made with a root. I was a little nervous about this at first, but it was excellent! Better than a fry!

My lunch buddy and I each ordered a different sandwich and split them. Mine was a pulled pork and hers was a chicken breast with pesto. I have to admit, they were far different from any sandwich I had tasted. New flavors that were so enjoyable. There is a sauce that you can dip your sandwich in that has a hint of lime I think. It really adds.

I know that $10.00 is a little pricey for a sandwich, but still the food was excellent and unique!

• Pros: Great Staff - Unique Flavors - Trendy Location
• Cons: Parking - Price

02/05/09

Pretty Good, but a disappointment compared to the other Lombardi Restaurants

by lg83

I was surprised to see how empty this place was when I went there...The mango sangria was great, the appetizer we got had plaintain chips with three different dips and that was wonderful as well...I got a tuna special entree, I should have gone with one of the sandwiches my friends got, they were much better.

11/30/08

CUBAN FOOD???? LOL

by mabelle

My wife and I are cuban and we lived in Miami for the las 9 years. We have never try a more discusting and unflavored food. This place is not only a joke to Cuban food but everything serve in there is horrible. The rice and beans are a capital offense. The pork was unflavored, chewie and uncooked. The yuca and tostones were something that came from the frozen section of the supermarket. The black beans were a JOKE. The top of the night was the CUBAN FLAN. We couldn't believe the discusting, white, flacid unsavory thing they call "FLAN" in this place. And the most funny part is not even the "MEXICAN" food they have is good. We feel sorry that someone decide to take our wonderful, tasty, flavored, amazing cuban food and turn it into this horrendous experience and on top of that charge for it. Even the worst cuban chef would cook better than the chef in this place. Please if you are cuban or want to really know cuban or latin food don't go to this place, let other people know what a joke this place is, and how offensive is this for the cuban community.

• Pros: No pros
• Cons: all cons

10/06/08

loved it!

by va0036

The service was excellent: the manager came to our table to check on us and the waiter was very attentive. For lunch we had the black bean soup, bistec sandwich, and yuca fries and everything was amazing. Very authentic flavors!

09/09/08

LOVED IT!!!!

by taza

We started the evening with Mojitos - Pomegranate and regular. Both fantastic, but I'll order the Pomegranate next time. Appetizer - delicious - Mariquitas con Guacamole. For entree I HIGHLY recommend the Churrasco skirt steak. It was to die for! In fact it was so good we went back the next day for Sunday brunch and ordered the steak again.

The restaurant was very festive, so don't go there if you are looking for a quiet romantic dinner. The service was excellent and fun. We commented to the manager that we loved the music, and he made a CD for us!

Can't wait to go back to La Cubanita!

• Pros: Food, Drinks, Festive atmosphere
• Cons: Parking

06/15/08

Stay clear...unless you are there just for drinks

by KevinPatricio

After reading the reviews I was excited to try La Cubanita. Before the meal I had to ask for three sets of silverware...all were dirty. The bread/appetizer plates at two of the four seats were dirty and agian when they brought back new plates they were dirty. This made us all nervous about the cleanliness of the kitchen, I dare not to use my imagination. The Cuban Cigars were not fully cooked and tasted like half warmed Taco Cabana toquitos. The entries were not much better...nobody ate more than half of their meal. Oh ya, one of our dinner guest was Cuban and thought it was a far from authentic...dont get her started about the plantains they served.

Three positives: The drinks were cold, good location, nice balcony.

• Pros: Nice balcony, good location
• Cons: aweful food

06/09/08

Fun dining experience

by Hriider

I had read a few of the reviews on La Cubanita before experiencing it for myself this evening, and I was pleasantly surprised! Some of previous reviews were less than complementary. But we had a great time! We started with the chips and salsa, as well as cocktails. Everything was good! The sangria is different than expected, but nice, and the regular as well as the pomegranate mojitos were excellent. There were five of us, seated close to the kitchen, and we were amused by the atmosphere. There's a moderate size flat screen TV showing old episodes of I Love Lucy, which fits in with an Cuban-American experience. The entrees were all satisfyingly prepared and served promptly. Adam was our server, and he was knowledgable and friendly. All the staff seemed anxious to assist, and checked on us repeatedly! The Tres Leches cake and cuban expresso capped off a festive dining experience. My only complaint is the requisite valet parking. They need to make it complementary if they're going to give you no option of parking for yourself. Overall though, I'd recommend the place.

• Pros: Good atmosphere; casual; what I'd expect for a neighborhood Cuban experience
• Cons: Valet parking $5.00; no parking option

05/18/08

Not worth it!

by cdeliz

In the name of Fidel Castro!!! Can someone explain me how out of 13 reviews 8 are negative and this place has 4.5 stars and recommended here? Does the owner of this awful place owns citysearch reviews?

Guys if you want the BEST cuban food in the DFW area go to carribean cafe (Carrollton and Frisco), by far much better restaurant than the cubanita. Everything is better (service, food, price,cafe,etc).

I understand that if you are not from Cuba, Puerto Rico or any other Latin American country with similar food, you might like this place but if you are from any of these countries or has been exposured to this kind of food for a long time and you like this place, that I will never understand. I went with my wife and her cousin somewhere in February. The place was full and the music was extremely loud, it was difficult to hear our waitress . She was not pleasent until she brought us the bill when she made sure to smile and be nice. The place inside looks good, I liked it. The best word I can use for the food (appetizers, main courses and desserts) is mediocre. Don't get me wrong I pay anything for the great restaurant experience but this was far from it. Way too much money for what they offer. They either do it right or not do it at all.

05/13/08

Ay caramba, no where close to authentic

by CubanFoodLover1

Cuban...not. The waiter raved about how good everything was but the reality is that the food is just so-so. Nothing authentic about this cuban food here. After living in S. Florida for 18 years I can tell you what good cuban food is and this place ain't got it. To be fair the roasted pork was decent but the arroz con pollo was a disaster, I don't know how they screwed up such a simple dish. The flan was tasteless and lacked the caramalized sauce that gives it its character (hello chef, open up a cuban cookbook and get with the program). Way overpriced, cuban food has traditionally been tasty, generously served and very economical, gourmet it is not and should not be priced as such. The servers were friendly and the food came out in a reasonable amount of time, keep in mind though that it was not peak time. The funniest thing was the ridiculous valet service there. This place has minimal parking available why insult customers with it ($5.00 to park your car in a tiny lot). If anything they should apologize for the lack of it. Lastly my alcoholic drink tasted as if it was virgin. I'm not a regular drinker so I can easily pick up on the alcohol when it is present. I didn't even bother asking the waiter to confirm its alcohol contents at this point it didn't matter. I gave this place a one star rating out of generosity.

• Pros: 1 decent dish
• Cons: no where close to authentic