La Cubanita, not really.

Everybody has a cubanita in their mind isn’t it? Well in this case you can eat it. Nice place in McKinney street part of the group that owns, La Taverna, Sangria and Toulouse, but in my opinion the least fortunate. Food is just OK, the place is cool and the service good. This time I had the Lechón asado, baby pork, a bit dry, with rice and black beans combination, fry sweet plantains and boiled vegetables (really bad). In the past I tried the Sandwich cubano and it was good. I ordered something fun as appetizer, Cuban Cigars; my friends, please take it out of the menu, it’s a chicken fried taco with guacamole. Until I understand that is one of the most typical Mexican dish, they don’t know tortillas in Cuba, neither tacos, or guacamole is almost as incomprehensive as the fact that Fidel still alive.

In the pictures, other dishes ordered in the table: Churrasco with Chimichurri (it wasn’t Argentinean?), Shrimp and avocado salad and Ropa Vieja.

Cremona still alive

After the old place went to fire not long time ago, Cremona reopen their doors at a new location, where Orleans Restaurant use to be, right in front of the Quadrangle building. Nice and cozy place, great service but specially great pasta and for those with “angry decease” like mine, I have a great news, the proportions are big at a fair price.

I had Rigatoni al pesto with shrimps, delicious; you now, sometimes pesto can be overwhelming but in this case and with help of a garlic bread, it was just perfect. OK, if you already feel guilty, don’t worry you will get a house salad before, I ordered with ranch dressing so I still feel guilty. Not really.

The picture? the special of the day, Chicken with fetucini Alfredo.