Cuban Sandwich @ Fat Spoon
Although the Fat Spoon's two locations on the North Shore are more about breakfast than lunch, they do make some big, well-assembled poor boys and the like. The best of these specialties is an excellent Cuban sandwich. It's a foot long, well layered with ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese and pickle slices. The bread is not the kind found in the Cuban communities in Florida, from which this sandwich originally comes. Instead, standard New Orleans French bread is pressed (literally) into service. That's the unique quality of a Cubano: it's toasted on a gizmo that works like waffle iron. The bread comes out with a light tan, heat of the sandwich press softening (but not melting) the cheese and warming up the meats. It's the best Cuban sandwich I've found on the North Shore and about twice the size I can finish. Tuesdays are North Shore days in the New Orleans Menu Daily.
