Cuban Guys Restaurants - Hialeah Gardens

A friend told me about this restaurant and said that the food was delicious. So, I decided to visit the Hialeah Gardens store today (1/24/24 @ about 4pm). The young lady working the register greeted me and was very pleasant. I ordered the "Pan con Bistec." The lady asked if I wanted the 4 oz or the 8oz. I replied that I wanted the 8oz sandwich. She rang up the bill, I paid, and gave a 20% tip. She took my name and said it would be a few minutes. I waited for a bit, and they called out my name. I went to the pickup location of the counter, and the same pleasant lady that took my order handed me my sandwich (bagged) and said "buen provecho" in Spanish. I then walked out to my car and departed.

Shortly thereafter, I got home and opened the bag, and noticed the packaging. The sandwich was nicely wrapped in paper and placed in tray and into a sleeve. I had never seen that packaging method and considered it unique and thought it was a nice way to present a sandwich.

The sandwich was nicely built, and it looked delicious. I grabbed 1/2 of the sandwish, took a bite of it, and was not impressed. "The sandwich looked delicious, had a unique presentation, but it was bland.......no seasoning what-so-ever." The sandwich had no taste at all, not even salt. Needless to say, I threw away 95% of the sandwich because it was not seasoned.

With all the other Cuban restaurants available in South Florida, I don't anticipate returning to this restaurant again.

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression."