Cuento Sandwiches
Sandwich shop · Miami Free Zone ·
Sandwiches with literary names, creative twists on classics
Sandwiches with literary names, creative twists on classics
"What’s that saying (we just made up right now)? Reject tradition and embrace the unexpected use of chorizo? Well, if it leads the world to produce more sandwiches like this, we’d print it on bumper stickers and stick it to every car on the Palmetto during rush hour. This Doral shop's “Don Quixote” is made with mozzarella instead of swiss cheese, and juicy bits of cured chorizo instead of lechon. Does the fact that it's made with medianoche bread technically make this a, well, medianoche? Sure. But it still deserves a place on the guide, and it's not the only rule breaker on this list." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Imagine for a second that drag shows consisted of judging flans instead of queens. If that were the case, this white chocolate flan’s drag archetype would be the outsider. You know, the one that strays away from tradition to delightful results. This flan leans more thick than jiggly because it's made with cream cheese and mascarpone. But the sweetness is still there thanks to a hefty syrup coating and white chocolate. If you want to go even wilder, they also have this in batido form." - virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"The Doral sandwich shop feels more like a sandwich library. The menu items are named after literary characters from 17th-century Spanish novels and each sandwich is crafted with the same passion you'd see from an archivist tasked with repairing the spines of medieval books. The "Doña Elena" is their take on the Elena Ruz sandwich. The homemade strawberry jam comes on the side so you can build your own sweet and savory bite. And no element inside the sandwich—from the cream cheese to the turkey ham—outshines the other." - virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Like all the sandwiches at this Doral shop, Cuento's pan con bistec (called El Cid on the menu) has just enough unique elements to separate it from the rest of the sandwich pack. Instead of potato sticks, they use housemade malanga sticks—delicious and starchy toothpicks perfect for hanging out of your mouth like a cool cowboy in an old western film. And the palomilla steak is pounded so thin, you wonder if former powerlifter and WWE sports entertainment superstar Mark Henry is working in the kitchen. El Cid might also be the biggest pan con bistec in Miami too, made with half a loaf of cuban bread that's as long as a PTA mom’s to-do list." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer
"El Cid This casual Doral sandwich shop has a menu inspired by literary characters from 17th century Spanish novels and, much like a good book, you can inhale their sandwiches in one sitting. El Cid—their massive take on a pan con bistec—is made using half a loaf of cuban bread. It’s the sandwich equivalent of the Bayeux tapestry and it tastes fictitiously good. Cuento also makes more excellent sandwiches, croquetas, lemonade, and half-baked brownie cookies. But if it’s your first time, get El Cid. It just might make you read up on 300-year old literature to figure out when beefsteak became bistec. " - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
