Where is the Best Caribbean Food in Phoenix, Arizona?
The food here is really yummy and flavorable. I love eating here every so often to throw in some variety…not too many cuban places here in Phoenix that I know of. I frequently get the arroz con pollo which is chicken on the bone cooked in rice w/ vegetables and some kind of sausage (maybe chorizo). It is so good! It’s like comfort food, but a bit on the exotic side. It also comes with the maduros fritos, which are fried sweet plantains. I first had those in Ecuador in 1999 and have been dreaming about them ever since – I am so grateful Havana Cafe serves em! They have a lot of different menu items and I look forward to trying more. Oh, as for the decor…I thought it was weird when I saw that tacky style mixed w/ such good food that is kinda pricey, but I was informed by a friend (a bit more worldly than I) that it is classic Cuban style. It’s all part of the experience!Pros + not your average fare – delicious!
Reasons to adore Havana Cafe: the Friday night Sailor’s Paella special, when you eat from the bottom, starting with the crusty bits. The amazing silver and gold mojitos, maybe the best in the Valley. Datiles con chorizo, spicy meat-wrapped dates of yumminess. Cho cho, an African squash stuffed and roasted to fork-tenderness over rice with a spicy, creamy sauce. A regularly-rotating specials list that has never failed me. Unfortunately, service is unreliable. One of their regular waiters is always excellent, but the others are hit-or-miss, and they always seem to be training new servers.This restaurant looks like a dump from the outside, packed into a run-down strip mall, but the food, oh, the food is so good. Pros + Fantastic food and drinksCons – Hit-or-miss service
