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| Cuisine | Cuban, Chinese | ||
| Hours | Daily noon-midnight | ||
| Address | 2651 Broadway | ||
| Location | Btwn 100th and 101st sts, The Upper West Side | ||
| Transportation | Subway: 1 to 103rd St | ||
| Reservations | Reservations not accepted | ||
| Phone | 212/663-5520, 212/595-2525 | ||
| Prices | Main courses $4.50-$19 (most under $10); lunch specials $5-$7 (Mon-Sat to 4:30pm) | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, MC, V ($15 minimum) | ||
| Other | Other location: 484 Amsterdam Ave. (btwn 83rd and 84th sts.). tel. 212/787-3388. Subway: 1 to 86th St | ||
Frommer's Review
Cuban/Chinese cuisine is a New York phenomenon that started in the late 1950s when Cubans of Chinese heritage immigrated to New York after the revolution. Most of the immigrants took up residence on the Upper West Side, and Cuban/Chinese restaurants flourished. Many have disappeared, but the best one, Flor de Mayo, still remains and is so popular that a new branch opened farther south on Amsterdam Avenue. The kitchen excels at both sides of the massive menu, but the best dish is the la brasa half-chicken lunch special -- beautifully spiced and slow-roasted until it's fork tender and falling off the bone, served with a giant pile of fried rice, bounteous with roast pork, shrimp, and veggies. Offered Monday through Saturday until 4:30pm, the entire meal is just $6.95, and it's enough to fortify you for the day. Service and atmosphere are reminiscent of Chinatown: efficient and lightning-quick. My favorite combo: the hearty, noodles-, greens-, shrimp-, and pork-laden Chinese soup, with yellow rice and black beans.
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