Mima's Cuban Cafe - East Rutherford

Permanently closed! Boo : Still there but restaurant is closed.

This place unfortunately has gone downhill fast! We used to order from Mima's often, as they had a delicious vegetarian Cuban sandwich. In the past few months, their food has decreased in quality significantly. The bread has been stale, the ingredients used are now sub-par (no more tofu on vegetarian Cuban, base of the sandwich is different) and they regularly forget items we ordered. So disappointed as I used to love this place. Hope they can improve moving forward!

Chicken empanadas and Cuban sandwiches was great. Service feels a bit clumsy, place was packed during our visit, so not a big issue. Sandwich was huge, with good amount of meat and cheese, delicious. Menu options not huge, but looks like everything in a list is a decent choice. Thanks for a great dinner!

Nice ambiance but the service is extremely poor. The waitress at the counter was very inattentive. When we arrived, it seemed like we were inconveniencing them. They only gave us one sticky menu for a party of 3, which was full of crossed out menu items. It was a Friday night but they didn't have any dishes with beef available? At that point, they should have just closed for the night. The only options were vegan beef empanadas and vegan beef papa rellena. The Cuban sandwich was decent, but the service was lacking. We were never asked how the food was or if we needed anything, only if we were finished with our plates. Overall, it was a major disappointment and we will not be returning.

I am accustomed to having a wide variety of Cuban food options where I live, so when I visited this restaurant with a coworker, I was excited. The restaurant was charming and the appetizers under the hot lamp looked fresh. I decided to try the ropa vieja bowl, but unfortunately, it turned out to be the worst ropa vieja I have ever had. I was disappointed, especially after paying $15.99 for the dish. I hope the restaurant improves their quality and makes it better in the future.