Tres Leches: yellow sponge cake soaked in a three milk sauce topped with toasted meringue. Another one that I did not absolutely love, I'm sure if Opera's are your thing than you would love this, but I just wasn't that much of a fan of the taste. Opera: Almond sponge cake soaked in coffee, a layer of chocolate ganache, a layer of mocha buttercream, and topped with chocolate. This was by far my favorite of ALL, it was amazingly creamy and filled with fresh mango flavor that was so strong! Basically if you love mango, you would die for this. Mango Mousse Cheesecake: New York style cheesecake with a sponge cake bottom and fresh mango cheese filling. I love, love, love tiramisu but this one was just alright, nothing spectacular. This one I actually did not like too much. Tiramisu: Thin layers of white sponge cake (soaked with espresso) and cream cheese mousse. Though I didn't get to try it myself, he did comment on its amazing-ness multiple times! ($2.50) We bought this one for my godfather, who is a chocoholic. potato balls pastries cake sandwiches dulce de leche desserts. Parisian Chocolate Cake: Devil's food chocolate cake, layered and decorated with chocolate whipped cream and finished with chocolate shavings. The pastries at Portos Bakery & Cafe is a cant miss. Basically the only kind of cheesecake my sister will eat because it uses marscapone rather than cream cheese, but this was BEYOND delicious! So creamy and sweet, one of my favorites. Italian Cheesecake: Thin layers of white sponge cake, soaked with rum, marscapone cheese, and fresh pears. One of their most popular items and definitely one of my favorites! How could you go wrong with deep fried starch and protein? ($35 for 50 balls) Papa rellenas/ Potato Balls: Mashed potatoes filled with seasoned ground beef, lightly breaded, then fried to a golden crisp. Kind of reminds me of something we Vietnamese eat, but a different and equally delicious version. Meat pie/ Pastel de Carne: delicious and crispy puff pastry filled with seasoned ground beef. ($2.15 for a large box with side of sauce) This is what they serve with their sandwiches (a perfect accompaniment), and they were so good I bought some to bring home. Maariquitas : homemade plantain chips, lightly salted and served with a side of Cuban garlic sauce.
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