Our friends were visiting from New Jersey, and since he's a Cuban-Haitian-American (or a Haitian-Cuban-American), his first choice is usually a Cuban restaurant (if there are Haitian restaurants, he hasn't found any yet). It was a first visit for all of us.\n\nWe loved the ambience; it's a pretty place, and I was surprised to see only a couple of other tables occupied at prime weekend dinner time. \n\nWe ordered a pitcher of sangria, \"easy on the ice,\" but when the waitress brought the pitcher and it was 34 filled with ice, our collective dismay had her cheerfully going back to the bar to add more. After that, we got the amount we'd expected from the pitcher.\n\nI ordered the Tasting Plate - ropa vieja, pollo tequila, and lechon asado. The ropa vieja was juicy enough, but disappointingly not very tender, but the chicken and pork were delicious. I was glad mine came with the sweet platanos maduros, which I like much better than the starchy tostones. Mr. G had the Pollo Tequila as a main course. The other couple ordered steak, with a side order of tostones, and loved it.\n\nIt's a long ride from Summerlin to Cuba Cafe, but it was definitely worth the drive!
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