There look to be some very good options for Cuban Sandwiches in LA. I have been to Versailles more than a few times for their garlic chicken but never had their sandwich.
Whenever I finally go to LA again, I am definitely going to Potro's Bakery.
BEST Cuban Sandwiches in Los Angeles 1. Porto’s Bakery 2. Versailles Cuban Restaurant 3. El Cochinito 4. El Colmao 5. Gigi’s Cafe Cubano
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Eat like a 19th century cigar factory worker
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They sell 1.5 million cheese rolls every month, and hundreds of thousands of potato balls
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8.5 of the Supposed Top 10 “Cubans” in the LA Eater article aren’t even Cubans. I will allow for some slight variations but fried chicken, bbqed pork shoulder, Monterey Jack cheese and ordinary rolls instead of Cuban/Tampan bread is complete bulls%*^.
If you’re wondering why I call BS on each sandwich it’s because:
1) A Cut Above - flagged for using jalapeños, cilantro, sweet carmelized onions, and a bagette
2) Beer Belly - flagged for using fried chicken, pickled jalapeño and a sesame bagette
3) Crispy Cuban - These are actual Cubans and kudos for making all three variations in the original Tampa Cuban, the Miami ripoff and the Havana Media Noche.
4) Division 3 - flagged for using pork belly, Monterey Jack cheese and a Brazilian roll
5) The Front Yard - flagged for using hickory bbqed pork shoulder and a baguette
6) Porto’s - flagged for using whatever the hell “Cuban dressing” is instead of simple yellow mustard and using a generic bread roll
7) Punta Cubano - flagged only for using the wrong bread so this is the half I added to come up with 8.5
8) Sack Sandwiches - flagged for using mayo (and a Horrifyingly gross ton of it for a nonMidwesterner) and a “roll with a light crust” which is the exact opposite of the bread you want
9) The San Fernando - flagged for using pork belly and Gruyere cheese
10) Tabula Rasa Bar - flagged for using garlic champagne mustard Instead of American yellow mustard and a bolillo roll
I‘m sure all of the above are decent sandwiches but only one is an actual Cubano.