Francisco R.
Yelp
I have an obsession with pizza, and being from Miami, the land with few decent NY Style pizza joints and no Chicago Style pizza joins it leaves much to be desired. I'd been driving by this sign for cuban pizza off of 57th Avenue and 8th Street going north and finally decided to stop and see. Doesn't get more hole in the wall than this. Couldn't even see it when I parked, but deduced where it had to be, hidden between an optical place next to some type of clothing store... As expected this was a trip to old world latin america. Two basic tables with four chairs and counter space with four to six stools total, latin music blaring, but the owner brought it down when I entered. I asked for a menu and was given a 4x6 full color card. It listed pizzas and pastas with their toppings and prices. Their personal cheese was $4 and the family size was $12. Toppings included ham, chorizo, "shrimps" and pepperoni. The wall also listed all the typical cuban staple sandwiches, like a frita and a media noche at a fair price as well as the typical tropical juices and shakes, though I wasn't interested in them, since I came for the pizza...
Like typical cuban pizza, the is thick, resembling focaccia, which I would bet has some lard thrown in for "good luck". It's similar to Pizza Hut pan crust but more seasoned. The tomato sauce had some type tang in it, cumin, garlic, and/or paprika. Whatever it is it's traditionally cuban my wife says. The cheese felt like some type of whole milk mozzarella or gouda, which I think is what I read these cuban pizza places use.
Anyway, the pizza was well done all the way through and was as good if not better than Montes de Oca and Rey's Pizza.
The place is cash only. Expect to bring along an interpreter if you don't speak Spanish or just point to the menu. I wish the owner luck as it doesn't get more mom and pop than this. :)