Habana Calle 6
Austin, TX 78701-3717
Phone: (512) 443-4252
04/07/2008 Posted by nicola74
This is the worst supposed 'Cuban' food I've ever had. I'm truly amazed the people of Austin give it such glowing reviews. It just goes to show that Austin is completely lacking in Cuban and Caribbean cuisine. And I know, because I am Cuban. The 'Puerto Rican' dishes also leave a lot to be desired. I dined here with a Puerto Rican friend, who ordered what he thought was one of his favorite traditional dishes, and essentially got bland, plain old fried chicken. Greasy, gross, and bland, bland, bland. I found a chunk of unidentified meat swimming in the greasiest platanos maduros I have ever seen in my life. My rice was undercooked and Uncle Ben's style. Are you kidding me? I even went a second time just to make sure it wasn't an off night the first time. Nope, it just is always that terrible. They told me they didn't have platanos maduros because they 'weren't in season' which is an out and out lie. You can go down to the Fiesta market and buy them fresh or frozen and ready to go year round. You can't call yourself a Cuban restaurant if you're not going to have platanos maduros available and done properly. Seriously! Their one redeeming point is that they offered Jupiņa, a pineapple flavored Cuban soft drink, but I don't remember having that available on my return visit. Perhaps it is no longer available there? If you want to try Cuban cuisine, don't waste your money or taste buds here. It's not Cuban. It's crud.
Pros: they had Jupiņa pineapple soft drink available
Cons: horrible food, rude service, way over hyped
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