CUBA 1958 - Sarasota

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   Mark

   Tampa

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The owner greeted us on the way in and also stopped by the table towards the end. The food was absolutely amazing! Staff was friendly and professional! Atmosphere was on point. Our first time there and will definitely be going back.
   

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   vicki

   Detroit

   9 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A very lovely restaurant. Cuban music in the background, decor/details delightful. Food was outstanding - the best Cuban sandwich I have ever had!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Orlando

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 16 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Legit cuban food! Everything we ordered from the appetizer sampler to the main dishes (churrasco and vaca frita) down to the desserts (arroz con leche and tres leches), all hands down and both thumbs up excellent! We’ll be coming back for sure!
   

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   Vanessa

   Tampa

   41 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined on 15 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Absolutely fantastic. We sat at bar and were very pleased with the service. We ordered the mojitos flight which was amazing. Ordered the plantains and pico de gallo and the fried pork as appetizers. Both delicious. Our entrees were the skirt steak and the chicken soup. Also both delicious. The fried yucca definitely my favorite. Highly recommend.
   

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   Cindy

   Tampa

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Enjoyed dining here for the first time. A good room. Inviting menu and drink selections - will return!
   

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   Betty

   Tampa

   1 review

   vip
   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 30 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The minute we walked in we noticed how noisy it was and had them move us to a quieter table. It was still very loud. The happy birthday clanging by waitstaff for 2 birthdays just added to the noise. However, we enjoyed the food and might try to eat outside next time.
   

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   Aaron

   Tampa

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 29 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and staff. Very impressed with the food.
   

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   Sal

   Tampa

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Really enjoyed dinner, the food was fabulous, will definitely be going back and would recommend the place
   

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   Frederick

   Philadelphia

   25 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Our dinner started out with being seated at a table with 2 filthy glasses. I am not talking about glasses with water marks from the dishwasher. There was visible encrusted food and grit on them. We should have left right there as the food being served was no better. Lukewarm, thin black bean soup which I suspect came out of a can. A very pedestrian garden salad with wilted lettuce. The Chorizo al Vino (Spanish sausage which is supposed to be sauteed in white wine but is not sauteed and is swimming in a tasteless red sauce) using a very poor commercial packaged sliced sausage. The Camarones Enchilado is supposed to be sauteed shrimp in a zesty creole sauce; again the shrimp were not sauteed but tasted boiled and were swimming in the same red sauce as the Chorizo a Vino. The Lechon Asado is supposed to be 12 hour roasted pork but instead it was shredded and boiled and came out cold (clearly not heated but probably right out of the frig, pre-prepared and had to be sent back to be heated up). All in all, the food is not fresh and is tasteless other than the overwhelming amount of salt being used to try to give some flavor. Nothing tastes as if it is actually cooked in the sauce and the sauce has no discernible flavor. To top it all off, the place is so noisy that by the time we left I could barely hear myself think.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York City

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on 25 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Fabulous!! The food, ambience and service are top notch.
    

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