Ethnic Eats – Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Leaving Vancouver

I’ve reviewed Havana before, but I haven’t said much about the food.  Usually when I eat at Havana, it’s because I have to, either because I’ve drank so many mojitos that eating is imperative, or because someone else wants to go there. The food used to be good but it’s gone through so many fads and phases that it doesn’t seem very authentic anymore. That’s ok, they’ve got a beautiful decor, good service, great drinks and a fantastic patio, does it really matter if they’re not authentic? It hadn’t to me until I tried to order a medianoche sandwich. The last time I had one of these was in Calle Ocho in Miami and I was so enthralled by it that I ordered it without thinking, so grateful to have another taste of it. It’s supposed to have pork and ham on slightly sweet, spongy bread, which technically this one did, but it’s not anywhere near the sandwich of my dreams. It was so dried out and sad that I abandoned it for yam fries and beer.

Brunch is better, with omelettes and black beans and chorizo, but your best bet it a mojito.

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Havana
1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver