El Tinajon Cuban Food

Friendly staff, family owned.
I come here for their Cuban sandwiches almost every week. Simple yet very filling.

Actually, it’s 4 stars at best. However, Vegas needs more places like this and I’m grading on a sliding scale that incorporates the fact that this is a hole in the wall.
Prices: Fantastic (likely to go up a little in the future I would guess)
Tamales were a dollar a piece. A full plate of food was $ 7. That came with a meat, a rice side (white rice and black beans or them mixed together), choice of starch: fried plantain (sweet chunks or thin, savory chips) or mojo de yucca (tender yucca in oil and onion), and a tiny salad dressed nicely with avocado. Yes, that’s FOUR items for 7 bucks. The sammys were 6 to 7 bucks and come with fries which they would sub in another starch side upon request.
Food: Great all the way down to bad.
The sides are awesome here. If you have had Cuban food before and get dizzy with excitement thinking of the beans and rice or fried plantains, you are going to be stoked. My Cuban sandwich was also pretty good. I thought the tamales were a little sweet but my wife loved them. Think steamed corn bread. My wife didn’t love her steak and my mom’s pork was DRY beyond excuse. Really dry and bad and should not have been served. My advice to the owners would be to not do that. If you know it’s old and bad, just say you’re out. In the long run, it will pay off. There’s something to be said about slow roasting for hours, but you don’t wanna cold rest it for days. It may have been an off night though. Also, like my wife mentioned, what do you want for $ 7 really?
Place:
Shopping mall, hole in the wall that is literally family-​run. You got the son taking orders, the sister bringing out the food, and the mom asking if it was good. Could be cousins and aunts or something, but you get the idea.
I don’t live in Vegas anymore, and I don’t know when I’ll be back. However, I hope this place has a long life in Vegas. We need more places like this. Even though we have awesome Mexican food (I’m looking at you D-​bag who said Mexican food was disgusting), we could use a little more variety in Latin food.

Very authentic, employees are awesome. The food is a little below par for anyone who grew up Cuban but worth trying.

Food its always good. But they need to train the two cashiers on customer service skills and how to be organized

Great food I will come again. I ordered Ropa Vieja with rice black beans, green salad and tostones. AMAZING! finally we are having Cuban food here which is one of the best Latin food ever.
We should have more of this than disgusting Mexican food.

So happy there is a Cuban Spot in the neighborhood! It’s a small place with BIG flavor! There are a few high top tables and chairs for people who want to dine in. I decided to order to go. I ordered the Ropa Vieja, which came with side salad made up of shredded lettuce, tomatoes and avocados, a side of fried bananas, and black beans and rice. I also ordered a Cuban Sanwich and an Iron Beer for a friend, the total bill was under $ 20.00 — tip included. Everything was amazing. I honestly felt like I was eating my grandmas (Mima’s) cooking. Everything was perfect! I really didn’t expect much since it’s a pretty new business, in a small shopping center in the back next to Smart and Final. The place does not look like much, a little hole in the wall Cuban spot that I am glad I found! This will definitely be a regular spot for me.