"There are many Polo Nortes across Miami, but there is only one Polo Norte Cuban Restaurant, which is no longer associated with the other locations. This Polo Norte is still in the original space that opened in the early ’90s and has since become a local institution. At some point, as rumors go, there was some sort of drama between this location and the others, which we think could make a great Netflix mini-series. But mostly, they get their fame from Cuban pizza and ice cream. The pizza here has a thicker crust, lots and lots of cheese, and toppings that go under the cheese. Their ham pizza is our favorite thing to get. They grind the ham up so it’s extra fine and it covers the entire pie. They also have a great ice cream parlor that features flavors like naranja-piña, mamey, malta, and mantecado, and also has options like copa lolita (two scoops on top of flan) or pico turquino (an ice cream-topped rum cake)." - Yuliet Llanes, Carlos C Olaechea
