"If you want to visit a classic Calle Ocho Cuban spot for vaca frita, it should be La Carreta. Theirs is sweeter than others, thanks to thicker pieces of onion that are intertwined with the charred meat. It comes with your choice of two sides. But one of the best things about La Carreta is that free basket of pressed, buttered, and garlicky Cuban bread on every table. We like to use it to build little vaca frita toasts with any stray strands of meat left behind." - virginia otazo