The Lazy Parrot

Not bad.

That pretty much sums it up but allow me to elaborate!

We started off w/ tostones which were good to start...crispy, but seriously oily. I brought half home and re-heated them only to create a pool of oil in the bowl under them.

Then I ordered the roasted pork which was actually pretty delicious. Pretty dang delicious actually! Very juicy and well seasoned - lil salty - how I like it!

The Beau ordered the seafood soup and I tried a bite. Good broth but seemed to be lacking in the seafood. Not many shrimp at all.

And since I checked-in on Yelp (score!) they gave us a free seafood mini-calzone (aka empanada, if you don't watch Parks n Rec!). The Beau said it was really good but since I'm gluten-free I can neither confirm nor deny that. But whatever mango-something sauce that came w/ it was awesome w/ the tostones.

Our server was sweet as sweet plantains to us, but it took forever for our food to come out when the place was pretty empty. What gives?! So we had to skip out on the movie we were aiming for. Bum.

Summary: food's not bad, love the BYOB, friendly servers but slow, probably won't be craving it but wouldn't be against giving it another go.

Oh how I loved The Lazy Parrot.  My friends and I decided to check this place out on a Monday night. We picked up a bottle of wine since it is BYOB, and when we got to the LP, we were seated right away (actually, there was only one other table of customers...) The decorations are a bit strange, but it adds to the experience. The menu is a bit overwhelming, but we asked for recommendations from our waitress and we were FAR from disappointed.
Here is what she recommended....
-we each had a free empanada for checking-in, and she recommended the ground beef. It was amazing, and the sweet sauce that its served with makes it a treat.
- the LaGuardia sandwich. It has everything you could imagine between two soft pieces of bread. It was juicy and delicious, and the portion size is huge.
- the Nachos. We loved these especially because they are served as individual bites and we didn't have to fight for the nucleus chip.
- the flan. Nuff said.

We also tried the Cubana sandwich and the shredded beef sandwich. Both amazing choices, but I say go with the LaGuardia, even if the shredded beef does melt in your mouth and the Cubana won awards...

Overall, give the Lazy Parrot a try. You won't be disappointed!

With just a few easy tweaks and this place would give 90 Miles a run for its money.  I came here w/ my Cuban boyfriend to test the authenticity.  It passed the "do you have Iron Beer?" test.  The waitress was super friendly.  She went over the whole menu for us which was great.  I think the owners breezed in and out but they didn't break their stride.  Although the whole time we were there she was on hold w/ Comcast on speaker phone.  Odd.
We started w/ the nachos.  We waited awhile for them I assume b/c they have to fry up the plantains.  They were crispy but we were disappointed to see the rest of it came from squeeze bottles.  It doesn't look or taste as good as the real deal.  If they  were to make guac, sprinkle real cheese and a dollop of sour cream it would be amazing.  It seems so simple!
We ordered the chicken firecrackers but they never came.  It was ok b/c we left full.
My boyfriend had to try the Cuban sandwich w/ a side of fried yucca.  As usual too much yucca!  After a few bites you're kind of done w/ it.  It needed seasoning.  Maybe make yucca fries?  He loved the sandwich although I think it had the wrong kind of cheese on it.
It looked great.
I got the 29 shrimp dish and they weren't kidding.  It was loaded w/ shrimps!  I took home a skewer to eat for breakfast.  I had the mild shrimps in the salsa sauce and it was great.  Also the coconut shrimp were great.  I loved the spicy pineapple dip.  I need that on everything.
I think we'd be back for quick dinner.  Maybe in the summer.  Although its #3 for Cuban food for me.