"It's one of the best sandwiches you can get in Chicago for under $4." [Photographs: Nick Kindelsperger] Tropi Cuban 3000 W. Lyndale Street, Chicago IL 60647 (map); 773-252-0230 The Short Order: Friendly stand in Cuban grocery store, with incredible Cuban sandwich. Want Fries with That? Yep, and rice, and beans, and plantains. Want Ketchup? With the fries, but its better with the large bottle of hot sauce. Call me a heretic, but until last week I wasn't too sure the Cuban sandwich belonged in the elusive sandwich pantheon. Most versions I've munched on have been dry and tasteless, nothing more than a ham sandwich with overly pressed bread. The flaw was the lack of balance. I mean, I had a...
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