Dinner Tonight: Cuban Sandwich
You all just made a Cuban in Brooklyn, not only very hungry, but very wanting to visit home.
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Do you like the Cheesecake Factory as much as NBA players?
I fricking love the Cheesecake Factory. Grew up on it while living in Miami. Miss it like crazy in NYC. Best cheesy chain restaurant ever. We make it a point every few months to have a day of mall shopping and CF eating in Jersey, just to not get our heads too big living in NYC. :)
Lettuce wraps and Sweet Corn Cakes, btw....
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Miami has various "Cuban pizza" chains such as Ray's (no relation to the NYC chain" and Montes de Oca. Only had it once....very chewy, with an extremely sweet sauce that recalls, ugh, Domino's. You can get it topped with plantains, potatoes, etc. Not my thing, but my dad's been known to order it down there.
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sorry, but "La Bagel Delight" isn't even the best bagel in the Park Slope vicinity. that honor, and what i think would be the best little-known bagel in NYC, goes to Bergen Bagel on Dean St. and Flatbush Ave.
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Dinner Tonight: Cuban Sandwich
I use my Evo Flattop Grill / Plancha to make Cuban sandwiches. It sears perfectly.
A List of Regional Pizza Styles
From a native Chicagoan to all the people saying that Chicago style stuffed pizza does not have a layer of crust on the top: look again!
Giordano's and Edwardo's and everywhere else I've gotten stuffed pizza in Chicago has a VERY THIN top crust right on top of the cheese, but under the sauce. It's so thin, you probably don't notice it. It IS there. I can promise you that.
There's another style of pizza that's missing: French Crust Pizza. I've only ever had it at Breadaux in Millstadt, IL, and Pagliai's in Charleston, IL. It's pretty basic, but very good. The crust is thin, but fluffy.
A List of Regional Pizza Styles
I moved away from Pittsburgh the Bay Area (where there is plenty of good pizza) and i STILL crave Aiello's!!!! Pittsburgh pies do have a unique taste- its the sweeter sauce.
Ohio Valley pizza certainly deserves its own category- its pretty unique.
If you want true Ohio Valley Pizza, you have to go to the Firehouse in Ambridge, PA on Merchant street. Only open on the weekends, the business is run by firemen to support the firehouse (we're talking real social capital here). Its not my favorite (really dougy crust) but its certainly an experience.
Another experience would be Tony R's pizza in Sewickley on Nevin Ave. A tiny pizzaria run by Tony (who does all the deliveries himself) and his two sons.
A List of Regional Pizza Styles
When I read "Ohio Valley Pizza" above, I knew immediately what you were talking about but there is only one chain who prepares it in that way these days, DiCarlo's. About 20 years ago there were several copy cats but they have long since closed down.
Honestly I'm not sure that the Ohio Valley deserves it's own pizza style category, but if it's all we've got we'd better hold on to it I suppose.
A List of Regional Pizza Styles
I'm a New Yorker born and raised. I make pizzas at home in a variation of the "grandma" style. After reading about Old Forge-style pizza, I tried mixing in a little sharp cheddar with my mozz. Ya know what? It's really good! It adds a nice "tang."
It pays to be open-minded :)
Dinner Tonight: Cuban Sandwich
Mojo sounds even better than mayo or Russian. Will make mojo next time. What do cubanos think of using egg buns? "Memories of a Cuban Kitchen", Mary Urrutia Randelman and Joan Schwartz, suggests them.
Dinner Tonight: Cuban Sandwich
@ redfish: YES! Russian dressing would be fab! My favourite! Great idea!
Dinner Tonight: Cuban Sandwich
The only place that I have had a really good Cuban was in Miami. I now live in Texas, and even the Cuban restaurants here do not make them like Miami.
Do you like the Cheesecake Factory as much as NBA players?
My husband and I like to go to the Cheesecake Factory on occasion, especially since it's right down the street from us at the mall. It's definitely not awesome food, but it's a fun environment and the service at the one close to us has always been very friendly. The menu is certainly creative and there's tons of variety; the last time we went, we just ordered an array of appetizers to share as our meal. It's certainly not our favorite, but we definitely don't hate it. :-)
Do you like the Cheesecake Factory as much as NBA players?
Eww. I can't go back to the cheesecake factory for these reasons:
1) Badddd service and rude hosts
2) I almost ate raw chicken (cooked on the outside... PINK and Gummy on the inside)
3) Cheesecake is only... okay
4) Menu takes about 20 minutes to get through.
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