We grabbed dinner tonight at Eve's new restaurant in Ann Arbor. It is a take on Cuban street food. Fritas are chorizo sandwiches topped with fried shoestring potatoes. Batidos are a tropical take on milkshakes so the restaurant is basically Cuban burgers & milkshakes. Overall it was yummy. The decor is very laidback. Ordering takes place at a counter/bar and diners enjoy the street food at picnic tables and bar stools.
We ordered the conch fritters, the pulled pork sandwich and churros with chocolate espanol.
The conch fritters were served with a lemon "scented" mayo, creme fraiche and cilantro lime salsa. The cilantro lime salsa was fabulous. It was spicy, well seasoned and perfectly balanced. Do not pass this up when you go. The fritters themselves were light, as fritters should be. The were filled with veggies and large pieces of conch and were very good. The lemon "scented" mayo was not exactly "scented". It was VERY heavy on the lemon. It went well with the fritters, but a little went a long way.
My pulled pork sandwich was topped with a tropical coleslaw and I ordered a side og "avocado spread" which was really a very tasty guacamole. The pulled pork was seasoned surprisingly. I think I expected a Mexican ancho-chile/bbq kind of flavor but it is uniquely Cuban with undertones of cinnamon and other island spices. I really enjoyed it, especially with the cilantro lime salsa and avocado spread. The tropical coleslaw wasn't as tropical tasting as I thought it would be but I give my sandwich two thumbs up. :)
And now for the really disappointing part of dinner. We decided at the last minute to take some churros and chocolate espanol home with us. After having churros and Aztec hot chocolate at Rick Bayliss's XOCO in Chicago I was very excited to taste Eve's version. The portion was very large and the churros travelled well. The chocolate espanol dipping sauce was fabulous. It was the perfect mix of chocolate and spices. The churros themselves were not great. They were described as "orange and nutmeg scented". The orange was soo overpowering that the churros were almost inedible. As dessert lovers I was shocked that we couldn't finish them. We split one churro and the rest went in the trash. I suggest getting a chocolate espanol drink and skipping the churros!
Dont waste your money on the churros but definitely stop by and try the sandwiches and salsa!!!
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