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jcov7 t1_iyanu9u wrote

Not Cuban, but I do like Garcia’s Bistro in Enosburg Falls. My fiancée is Dominican and that is the only good Spanish food we have found in VT. We did not enjoy Cafe Mamajuana.

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wontonsoop78 OP t1_iyaqxg5 wrote

Thank you for sharing your experience. I was hoping someone would say whether Mamajuana was worth checking out. I will check out Garcia's Bistro!

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jcov7 t1_iyawb1m wrote

No problem. We use to live in Miami and it’s hard to find Spanish food in Vermont. I believe they are from Honduras and speak fluent Spanish. The vibe brought us back a bit to Miami. Highly recommend the empanadas, taquitos, and birria tacos. The plantains were not bad either. We didn’t finish our food at cafe mamajuana is wasn’t really edible and very upsetting as we were happy to find a Dominican restaurant, but we could have went on a bad day.

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justreadthearticle t1_iybc1ba wrote

You didn't catch them on a bad day. Mamajuana couldn't pass the very low bar of properly cooking plantains.

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jcov7 t1_iycknuj wrote

Good to know. She refuses to give them another try.

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Disastrous-Fox t1_iycq9nj wrote

As a Dominican living in VT, can confirm I was also not impressed with Mamajuana. Tried it twice, never again.

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wontonsoop78 OP t1_iyaz33c wrote

I'm from Miami, too. Husband is from VT so we moved up a few years ago. I think I'm 97% adjusted but that 3% misses the food! I'd settle for pollo tropical lol

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sumthncute t1_iybq786 wrote

Ohhhh I miss Pollo Tropical so much. They closed all the ones in NJ years ago. Their fries with curry mustard were amazing, and their pulled pork. I need to go to one next time I am in FL.

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Adaptacije78 t1_iybe97m wrote

It's crazy that Enosburg have the best Spanish food. I'm 100% taking my family out there this Friday.

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WhyAmIOld t1_iybye3a wrote

Latino,* Spanish is from Spain

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jcov7 t1_iycke8h wrote

My fiancée and her family could care less if you say Spanish or Latino/a lol they refer to food as Spanish.

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WhyAmIOld t1_iyd6uxj wrote

I know that most latinos who were born in the US or moved here are comfortable with it. However, the term is wrong. I am South American and I know for a fact we Latin Americans hate us or our national/regional food being called "Spanish," because it's not

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jcov7 t1_iyd89t1 wrote

I think you took my reply the wrong way. I am saying that since we are referring to food, I do not think it matters to call it Latino, Latina, or Spanish food. Every Latino or Latina that I know calls it Spanish food and I’ve never heard them say Latino food and have never cared for how you say it, but that is from my experience and my fiancées experience. I guess you could say food from Latin American countries if you want to use the correct terminology, but I really don’t think it matters.

I am not calling a Latino or Latina Spanish. I am simply referring to food. It seems that you are from Peru and maybe in Peru they say “I am in the mood for Latino food”, but from my experience it’s always been called Spanish food and that is why I said Spanish food.

(FYI my fiancée and her family are from DR, half of my family is from Argentina which is South America). I lived in Miami, FL for many years around a diverse Hispanic population).

Edit: you just edited your reply (your original reply before you edited was that I was calling Latino’s/Latina’s Spanish, in which that was never even mentioned, but I’ll reiterate that I am not referring to your heritage or nationality or region. I am referring to FOOD. You seem to be the only one taking offense for absolutely no reason.

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