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    Cubanito Express

    4.5 (51 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Bistec jibarito and Cubano sandwich
    Cher C.

    The food was so good! Really enjoyed the cubano sandwich and steak jibarito. Loved the texture of the fried plantains in contrast with the steak. Will definitely be back.

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    Rosa F.

    This place is very very good!! My sisters and I came to have dinner here and everything we ordered was good. Brenda -The one who took our order - was super super nice and attentive - she earned her tip! I ordered the chicken encebollados and it was top notch with rice and black beans. Highly recommend this place!! Place is a bit chilly so if you are a always cold like me being a light sweater. The inside is nice and spacious. You order and then you sit and they bring you food.

    The steak sandmich.
    Louie N.

    I tried this spot not long ago for their breakfast and was impressed; good service, tasty food so why not for lunch/dinner right? Welllll....not so fast; still got good service. I ordered a chicken jibarito with PR rice & companion ordered the steak jibarito w/white rice. Also 4 empanadas(chicken, guava & cheese, shredded beef, ground beef). The presentation looked good on the jibarito but no taste. The "garlic" sauce tasted more like paste. The rice was ok, not spectacular. The chicken was a thin chicken breast versus my Humboldt Park spot gives u chunks of chicken. The chicken, shredded & ground beef empanadas were aight, thankful 4 the sauce. The guava + cheese is their signature 1...delish. Hmmm. I may want to stick to their breakfast or travel to Humboldt Park.

    Tamiris D.

    If I could leave 12 stars, I would! Such a yummy place! And it's so cute as well! Made my trip even better finding it on day 2 of 6 I WILL be back

    My friend and I split our sandwiches so we can taste both. I gave her some of my rice and she gave me some of her beans.

    My friend and I decided to try a new restaurant and boy were we impressed with the food. It was delicious and I'm definitely going back with my family. The owner Señor Cesar was very attentive and brought us different sauces to try with our food and we asked him about the cafe cortado and we were pleasantly surprised that he provided us this coffee on the house. I ordered the empanadas de guava and cream cheese, they were delicious and went well with the coffee. My friend also said she would be back with her family as well. We found out that there's another location. The original restaurant but, honestly this one is perfect and closer to home. We will definitely be back since this restaurant is closer from our homes. There's a really nice selection of food and we were appreciative of the restaurant's attentive service.

    Cubanito Express Full of flavor. I enjoyed every bite.
    Embra B.

    Amazing food and service. I like the service we received. One key takeaway from our visit is the Food! Delicious! I highly recommend to try their menu which includes a variety of options from sandwiches, bowls, starters and drinks! Thank you and see you on the next visit!

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    2 years ago

    The empanadas were amazing here! We had the emapandas de pollo and guava. Highly recommend! The service was amazing as well.

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    2 years ago

    Absolutely FANTASTIC food. Get the steak chimichurri sandwich PLEASE!!! it's soooo good. Wonderful staff too! And very clean!!

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    Food was amazing! Service was also very great. Great size portions, wish I could give over 5 stars! Will be returning.

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    Racine Bakery @ 6216 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL Great Polish/Lithuanian Bakery & Fresh Deli.Meats & Sausages.Imported European Goods.Cool!

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    Racine Bakery @ 6216 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL Great Polish/Lithuanian Bakery & Fresh Deli.Meats & Sausages.Imported European Goods.Cool!

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