1492 Cuban Fusion Cafe

Ever since I went to Miami I fell in love with Cuban food. I was on a hunt to find delicious Cuban food back home, here in Chicago. I can truly say that I have found it. 1492 Cuban Fusion Cafe was delicious! I had the sandwich Cubano, papas rellenas, and beef chicken empanadas. The piña colada was very tasty as well. The restaurant is beautifully decorated in truly Cuban fashion. The staff was very delightful as well.

Wonderful experience all around. Will totally come back. If I lived close by, I’d come all the time. Yuca con mojo was pretty good with the garlic sauce. Ropa vieja sandwich was absolutely delicious. A bit messy but deep rich flavors on lovely mayo-ed bread. I could eat this all day. Want to try the Cubano and lechon asada in the future. The coconut empanada for desert had a crunchy shell. It was good and not too sweet, safe but not nothing spectacular. Beautiful space with art all around and service was super friendly, always coming to see how we were doing without feeling intrusive. Came for a Sunday lunch and space was busy but not crowded. This place and cafecito are both rock solid.

This was my first time here as well as my first time trying authentic Cuban food, and it was tastyyy The fried sweet plantains are something you wanna give a try. Pleasantly, polite and attentive service. I must say, I felt a bit lost and that things were in a rush when having the menu explained to me or when I had a question about the menu, I sensed a bit of annoyance coming from my waitress—they definitely need more staff because the only 2 waitresses that were on the floor definitely seemed understaffed and overwhelmed trying to handle seating, answering the phone, getting the food, taking the orders etc etc all by themselves. Other than that, I enjoyed this meal and I will be back for su...