Discovering the World’s Best Cuban Sandwich in Tampa | On the Road with Bryan Roof
Travel alongside Cook’s Country’s Editorial Director Bryan Roof as he explores the communities and cuisines that make up the great American dinner table. In this episode, he travels to Ybor City in Tampa to learn all about the Cuban Sandwich.
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Unfortunately the sandwich businesses that enter the competitions serve sandwiches that they don't make in their businesses. If you want to know about Cuban sandwiches in Tampa, go to Boliche Boulevard. If you can't find it on a map, ask a local.
I've been to the Columbia restaurant many times it's my favorite restaurant!!!
We do have amazing cubans. TAMPA BABY
Tampa native here, there are so many good Cubans in town.
Outstanding
Ahh yes the Cuban…or as I refer to it a ham and Swiss with mayo.
As someone who is born and raised in MIami, currently living in Tampa for the past 2 years and someone who is half cuban…Miami has the better cuban sandwich in my opinion. Doesn't mean Tampa's cuban sandwiches are bad, far from it. They're actually really good, but I feel Miami has the most authentic cuban sandwich.
La Pola – West New York, NJ
I loved all of their answers in what they looked for in a good Cuban sandwich.
Brocatos (est. 1948) has THE best Cuban sandwich and devil crab in Tampa. Go eat one–you will not be disappointed.
Strawberry Hut in Plant City
I stopped watching any ATK videos with Bryan because he came across as such a butthole in their old Cuban sandwich series and other videos of that time.
Happy to live in Tampa and have access to the cuban bread made At La Segunda!
Great video!
I lived and went to college in Tampa back in the early '90's and Ybor was my playground, the Columbia was my go to snack shack, I lived in SRQ after school and they have one there in St. Armand's Circle as well, that's where my obsession for cigars took hold of me too. I moved from there about 20 years ago but still have family there and always enjoy a trip back to memory lane. Thx. for the vid.
A Cuban sandwich does NOT have salami in it! Sincerely…a former Hialeah resident.
Can we get more of these? Love this guy.
El Sandwich Miami has the best Cuban and it’s not even close! Next question
How can you talk about la segunda making all the bread and say nothing about their cuban sandwich!!!!! It is the best cuban in Tampa
I feel like here in San Antonio they should ask if we want a good breakfast taco or an Austin breakfast taco 🤢.
My first and only Cubano was at the Columbia restaurant. Incredible!
Tampa has the best Cubans I've tried. Been to Miami and the Keys and they are good, but they don't compare.
I wanted their opinion on cozy coffee's sandwich
cuban sandwhich is fucking awful. Tampa food sucks. Lived here for 6 years have nothing good to say about the food here.
Yeah, ask a bunch of white and Puerto Rican people above Cuban sandwiches. Keep your salamis and come to Miami have a real Cuban sandwich.
i regret never visiting ybor city. i worked in tampa for 7 months and recently left. i will definitely go back to visit this part of tampa.