Cuba Cuba

I would NOT eat here if you’re a Celiac! They are not cautious enough to be safe at all!

I got very lucky, but only by happenstance. (I’ll explain below) so if you’re not gluten free by choice, (ie. Celiac or intolerant) I would NOT trust this place!

So they said they could do gluten free and gave me 4 options I could choose if they left off the plantains. So I ordered one and explained I was a Celiac and how important cross contamination was. When the dish came out they’d forgotten to leave off the plantains so she had to take it back and explain (again) how I can’t have anything touching gluten. Only then did they inform her that whole dish (not just the plantains) are contaminated so if I can’t eat anything touching gluten I could only do these two (other) dishes. Neither of which was one of the ones they started with telling me I could have. The wait staff and manager was apologetic, but clearly their kitchen does not care enough to support them, which means they can’t handle it.

I only went ahead and ate because I was starving! And nothing else around was open. This was already the third place we tried.

Very fortunately (and possibly miraculously) the new dish didn’t get me sick. It was a very simple dish of chicken with onions, white rice and black beans, and it was good, but unfortunately I will never eat here again because I can’t trust it to be safe.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

DO NOT EAT HERE! The hostess told us that they do have many gluten free choices on their menu. Our server stated that everything except the fried food (not a dedicated fryer) is gluten free or can be made gluten free, like their sandwiches, with gluten free bread. I ended up so sick within 15 minutes of eating.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent