Cuban Grill

I liked the wood, tiles and dark green leather on the booths. Décor overall was too stark. Needs more pictures.
The lighting is horrible. Dim those lights. Why does every restaurant now Keep the lights so bright.
The drinks were very good. I had a vodka martini that was made perfectly and was the biggest I had ever had in Palm Springs.
The fried chicken was crunchy and moist in the middle. Sauted mixed vegetables were cooked to perfection. Food gets an A
Service was an A as well.
I will return soon, just please dim the lights, Rick.

Horrible! My friend’s steak with onions sucked, no flavor, how in the world do you mess up steak? Even the black beans were flavorless. My red snapper with supposed «Cuban spices» was bland as well. Typically, I don’t add salt to my food but I need something to give it something. The chorizo was nothing memorable. Service was slow too. Would have been better eating street food. This is why I didn’t bother ordering dessert (and I love dessert). The only redeeming factor was the guava milkshake wasn’t too bad.

We were coming back from Coachella when we decided to take a spin to Palm Springs for lunch. It was a typical afternoon– you know, over 100 degrees and sunny. We wanted something outside but in the shade and with misters! We happened to notice this place on the second floor and decided to pop in and see what it was all about!
The balcony seated about 8 tables of four each. It wasn’t very busy but it was 2PM on a Sunday afternoon, too. We decided to go with the tostones for appetizers since my brother and his friend loved them in Puerto Rico. They were good if you like plantains and I loved the garlic dip it came with.
While sitting under the misters enjoying the afternoon we ordered mojitos since nothing else sounded more refreshing. They were really good… not too sweet either.
For lunch, most of us order the ropa vieja sandwich. DELICIOSO! Mucho saber! Very tasty, just spicy enough, the bread was perfectly crisp! It was as good as I have had in terms of Cuban food. In fact, the next time I am in the area I will make it a point to come back and order either this sandwich or the ropa vieja plate! YUM!

IN SUM:
— Stale, reheated food (actually, the papas rellenas were cold — guess they couldn’t even be bothered to microwave them).
— TERRIBLE, overpriced drinks, as in $ 9 a pop for a bitter, watered-​down and just plain undrinkable mojito and a glass of sangria that made me wish for that pre-​made Gallo stuff out of a jug.
— Their machine rejected my friend’s Discover card, which, after the subpar meal and drinks, was just more annoyance we didn’t need.
Too bad. The location is great and the service was friendly (until we called them out on the overpriced drinks, of course.) Maybe someone will come in and invest in bringing the food up to a decent level. That’s what really keeps them coming back. We won’t be.