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By: Living the Mile-High Life » Titusville Restaurants: El Leoncito

Living the Mile-High Life » Titusville Restaurants: El Leoncito — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:44:11 +0000

[...] raisins and a sofrito base (onion, garlic, tomato, peppers). Unlike the salty picadillo I had at Cuba Cuba in Denver, this dish was warm and spicy and made me want to keep eating it. And I didn’t need [...]

By: Denveater

Denveater — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:07:41 +0000

Hmm, gotta say I wasn't feeling Samba Room at all on my one visit there. Authenticity's something of a bugaboo (no pun intended) to begin with, so I don't worry about that too much unless it's a matter of blatant misrepresentation. But it has to be good whether it's "authentic" or hybridized or once-removed or what have you. The dishes I had were mostly pretty bland. Denveater’s last blog post..Wallowing in the warm mud of meaty grub at the British Bulldog Pub

By: Beth Partin

Beth Partin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:59:01 +0000

Tracie, it was good to meet you too. Thanks for the nice comments about my blog. Beth Partin’s last blog post..Poem by Another: “Houses” by Patricia Dubrava

By: Tracie

Tracie — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:39:42 +0000

Beth...I loved meeting you today! And love your blog and all of the fun reviews... I have been wanting to go to Cuba Cuba for awhile now but haven't been able to get a group to join. I agree with Saint Facetious' review of Samba Room. It might actually be the place to make you LOVE Cuban food. Tracie’s last blog post..Isn't really only the moments?

By: Beth Partin

Beth Partin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:28:31 +0000

Bruce, it sounds like the "oldest building in Denver" has some similarities to the "oldest continuously inhabited city in America": the Hopis and the Acoma and Taos fight over that one. That's why I gave the source. Robin seems to know a lot about the Golden Triangle, so I thought I would put it out there for what it's worth. I've had worse things in my food than a beetle. At a restaurant in DC called Pied de Cochon (now closed), I found a curly black hair in my crepe. That bothered me a lot more than the bug in my drink. Beth Partin’s last blog post..Bug-Eyed at Cuba Cuba

By: BruceQ

BruceQ — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:29:28 +0000

Have to agree with Bernard on this one, the bug would have been a deal breaker. While I understand there’s bugs (and worse) crawling over my food all the time, I cherish the fantasy that someone with clean hands is cleaning and preparing my food before it gets to the table. I know, it’s a fantasy, but if you give me incontrovertible proof to the contrary it… well… “gives me pause.”

Also, not that it has anything to do with your excellent restaurant review, but I’m skeptical of the claim of oldest building in Denver. Technically, Four Mile House is the oldest standing structure in Denver. If we limit it to downtown, Shelby’s Bar and Grill at 18th and Glenarm and one or two buildings on Larimer Square all make that claim.

By: Beth Partin

Beth Partin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:27:50 +0000

Bernard, even taking up two houses, it WAS a small place–perhaps even the bugs are feeling crowded.

Saint, I thought the food was pretty good. I think our total bill was around $65, including one glass of wine but not the mojitos. So if you want a drink, plan on spending about $30 per person. If the Samba Room more than that?

Let me know what you order if you do go.

Beth Partin’s last blog post..Bug-Eyed at Cuba Cuba

By: BernardL

BernardL — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:21:52 +0000

I’m sure it’s a great restaurant, but when bugs arrive with my drink or food, it gives me pause. I start thinking if they’re riding out with the drinks, I wonder if there’s simply no more room for them in the kitchen.

BernardL’s last blog post..Monster

By: saint facetious

saint facetious — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:28:47 +0000

People keep telling me about Cuba Cuba, but I've yet to go. I've only been to the Samba Room on Larimer Square, which I've never been disappointed with (it's crazy expensive, though their "lunch boxes" are a great deal, lots of food for 12 bucks). Everyone says Cuba Cuba is better though. More authentic. At least, I'll have to give it, that it's a local restaurant. Was it worth the going? And how was the prices? saint facetious’s last blog post..On the Road to T'bilisi (???????)