"Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Ozzy Llanes wanted to find an authentic Cuban sandwich shop in Atlanta, where he moved to work in finance. After years of searching to no avail, he decided to create his own. During the onset of the pandemic, he built a tiny house in his driveway. He then convinced a Sandy Springs shopping center to let him move said house onto its parking lot. By opening day in August 2020, Cubanos ATL already had 4,000 followers—and sold out of sandwiches in 45 minutes. Cubanos ATL doesn’t have a liquor license, but its dangerously strong four-ounce pour of colada (Cuban espresso) should require an I.D. Llanes also sells hard-to-find Cuban sodas such as pineapple-flavored Jupina and cream-soda-like Ironbeer." - Allison Weiss Entrekin