

One of the great debates on the message boards is where is the best Cuban sandwich. It's a difficult decision. There are some great ones out there. Off the top of my head, Margon in theTimes Square area is my favorite. It's a bummer they are only open for lunch. Anyway I was heading over to the Mercantile Building in Chelsea to my friend’s place with 30 minutes to feed my face.
I’d passed this storefront with the neon advertising the best Cuban, so I had to check it out. Located on 8th Ave. and 20th St, Havana Chelsea is a warm and inviting little place. I took a seat at the bar, because I was alone and immediately ordered the half Cuban. It was $4.50. They sit pre-assembled in the window case and are put in the sandwich press with a generous brush of butter. The resulting sandwich is really good. The bread was almost like a cracker, it was thoroughly toasted and the rest of the elements worked nicely. Pickle, ham, roast pork. Yum! The pork was a tad dry in a couple of bites, but the cheese helped moisten the rest. A good sandwich, but next time I go, I’m going to get the Sopa de marisco. The bowl of yellow soup had tons of seafood in it and was less than 5 bucks. As soon as the weather gets cold, I’m going to get me some of that!
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