"This restaurant is actually in North Miami, not Little Havana. If you have a big family, bring them here. Its multiple dining rooms are filled with the sort of heavy wooden chairs you might find in a Viking mess hall—and have a way of making the matriarch of a family feel like a queen. The menu is big and filled with classics. The vaca frita should always be on the table. The juicy meat comes in a little metal plate that collects all the marinade at the bottom and is covered in translucent onion strips. The arroz con frijoles is also excellent, and the pork chunks are garlicky and tender." - virginia otazo