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I'll be in town for the ECU bball game and wanted to put the "best Cuban sandwich" debate to rest. I recall Aguilla's on Hillsborough was crowned, but not sure if I can make it there by 4 (apparently when they close...WTF kind of Cuban sandwich shop closes at 4?). So who are the other contenders?

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Brocatos to start off the list

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I'll save JTrue the trouble and say West Tampa Sandwich Shop. I fully intend to try this next time I'm in town.

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I'll save JTrue the trouble and say West Tampa Sandwich Shop. I fully intend to try this next time I'm in town.

You forgot the other thing I say to this every time a Cuban sandwich is mentioned...

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I'll save JTrue the trouble and say West Tampa Sandwich Shop. I fully intend to try this next time I'm in town.

You forgot the other thing I say to this every time a Cuban sandwich is mentioned...

Yep. My bad. Make it a medianoche rather than a Cuban ...

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Boom!

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Okay so made it to West Tampa Sandwich Shop

Tostones - on point

Yucca Frita - Prolly best I've had, but mildly disappointed that it was with a mojo sauce as opposed to creamy cilantro garlic.

Croquetas de jamon - good

Pan con bistec - okay

Media noche - I see what you mean. My 4 yr old actually rejected his pan con bistec in favor of the media noche. Had to get him his own.

Overall - A

Thanks for the recommendation.

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Sweet! Seeing as I have no relatives in the Tampa area any longer, only in godforsaken Gainesville, it might be worth it to make a 2 and a half hour detour to grab a bite there next time I'm visiting the in-laws.

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Went to Arco Iris on Saturday:

Media noche was not on the menu - strike 1

They would not make me one when I requested it - strike 2

My pan con bistec did not have papitas - strike 3

In hindsight I should have gone with the pejerrey frito

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