Asia de Cuba

Last night I had a dinner for work at Asia de Cuba (Madison between 37th and 38th Streets). It was fortuitous that that restaurant had been chosen, as it has a gluten-free menu! Ah, relief. For appetizers, we had some sort of grilled shrimp thing which was okay, and the rest of my party had ordered the calamari salad. Because of me, the server brought the calamari and dressing (not gluten-free) separate from the salad, so I had some of that too. Frankly, it was just dry lettuce and other junk-- would have been better for my dining companions to get the real deal, and I could have sat it out. They also had the spare ribs, which they loved, but were not gluten-free.
For entrees, we had the tuna, a steak special, and the cod-- the cod was definitely the stand-out. We also ordered sides of fried plantains (arguably my favorite non-dessert food) and lobster mashed potatoes (could not possibly not be excellent!)
Then it was time for dessert. Despite how full I was, somehow the dessert stomach opened up and welcomed in the flourless chocolate cake-- and so will yours, so definitely order that! My companions also had some donut things, but I was too busy stuffing my face (and gulping down a glass of yummy port) to notice. Gluttony!