I work for the DC bureau of a Japanese newspaper, and my colleague and I were in town last week reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. My colleague had never had a Cuban sandwich before, so I brought him to El Caribe.
He liked it so much that the next day I took him to Casa Rojas on Pine Island Rd, and since returning to our bureau in DC he has been searching for good Cuban sandwiches here too.
The fact is, though, that he has not found anything to match either the price or the quality of El Caribe’s Cuban sandwich. The key is El Caribe’s roasted pork: so juicy and flavorful that it transforms the sandwich.
Inflation has hit El Caribe; I can see from other customer photos that two years ago the Cuban sandwich was $5.99, and now it’s $7.99 (see photo). But the sandwich is huge!
Casa Rojas charges $9.99, and it’s just not as good. The DC shops he has tried so far all charge $16-20 for smaller, inferior sandwiches. (He hasn’t tried Cuba Libre or Mi Cuba Cafe in DC yet; I’m hoping they’ll have what he’s craving.)
The fact is that $7.99 for a sandwich this big and delicious is an absolute steal. If you haven’t tried it yet, you’re in for a treat. If I’m ever back in Fort Myers, this will be...
Read moreThe chef making sandwiches has to go back to school worst ever made the flat press egg sandwich with tomatoes making it slushy on the fire sticks coffee cuban expresso blaa very sweet the you girl server nasty audited poor service did not bring the food to the table nor offer water no salt or pepper on the table when explain what was wrong with the sandwich she said well don't come back .Humm well fort myers this a don't stop to eat place over price sandwich compaire to full breakfast with coffee and bread humm scaming customers to over pay food and drinks. Don't go...
Read moreI was really craving an authetic Cuban, and we found this place after the flea market and it didn't let down. The thing I love about local restaurants and bakeries is that everything us made fresh and feels home cooked instead of commercial and this place was right on the money. Definitely worth a visit if you're craving some...
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