Cuban American Cafe — Restaurant in Orlando

My husband and I both Cubans went to town for a business trip. Not knowing the surroundings looked for a place to eat on Google and found this. Entrance is a bit confusing, lost in the parking lot I asked a guy for directions and he showed me the way. We ordered the special rice, beans, steak with maduros and a salad. I like my steak well done, chef took it back to cook it a little longer and rest is history… We had an amazing lunch, place super clean and beautifully but simple decorated. They were nice and friendly. On top they have an incredible Bustelo coffee that exceeded our expectations. After the coffee I went back to the cashier to thank them and surprisingly the guy in the parking lot was the owner and the chef, the cashier was her mother. We left with our happy full bellies and made some friends in the process. Surely recommend this place to anyone looking for a friendly, neat, quiet and with very tasty food cafe. Hope to see you...

I ordered 1 Chicken Empanada, 1 Beef Empanada and the Cuban Special Sandwich.

The Empanadas were TOP TIER, very good and I was super happy with them, they had amazing flavor and the dough of the Empanada was spot on!. It reminded me of my childhood lol...

HOWEVER... That Cuban Special Sandwich had to be hands down the worst depiction of a Cuban sandwich I have ever eaten.. The ham was super thick cut and tasted overall very cheap. The bread was okay, but the contents in the sandwich were not good at all. And on top of all that, the bread was extremely soggy. I am beyond disappointment. How can you be a "Cuban Restaurant", but not have the Cuban Sandwich down to a T?? I can definitely see Americans falling for this as an actual Cuban Sandwich, but there's no way any Cuban is going to be happy trying this...

Please take my review...

It’s located inside of the Fairwinds Credit Union building. There is free parking in a small lot on the side of the building. There is paid parking across the street. The cafe is tucked away in a small corner. Very good coffee and super nice staff! So glad to have visited. Seems most of their customers work in the upper floors of the building, so it’s a very quiet restaurant.

Ps: they have recently adjusted their prices due to inflation (see the photo I added). Pps: on my third visit, I came at 7:30 am, which is their opening time. The doors were closed. The security guard informed me they’re usually open a few minutes after 7:30. So, keep that in mind when you’re planning your trip....