Super Cafeteria of Miami

It’s a wee place next to Pay Day Loans and a Chevron station and typical of so many Cuban coffee shops. These small coffee restaurants never get reviewed and I don’t know why because this one has better food than two chain Cuban restaurants I went to once upon a time. I had a Cuban sandwich that was better than the Versailles version, really tastey ropa viejo, cortadito, and wonderful Puff pastry, which is not the same as phyllo pastry, although puff pastry can be substituted for phyllo in some applications. Phyllo dough is made with flour, water, and fat and is stretched to size rather than rolled. Usually when using phyllo dough, a small amount of oil or melted fat (usually butter) is brushed on one layer of phyllo dough and is topped with another layer. This process can be repeated as many times as desired. When it bakes, it becomes crispy but, since it contains somewhat less water, does not expand to the same degree as puff pastry does. I was so surprised to find a nice Puff pastry filled with a yummy guava confection. It made my day and I shall begin to investigate more of thses tiny restaurants. I do biz in Medley and will certainly return here for their flaky, puffy, phyllo deserts.