The Cuban Sandwich
Hood Burger
Special Edition
Specs
  • hoagie bread roll
  • pulled pork marinated in orange, lime, garlic, oregano, cumin, pepper, and paprika
  • mustard
  • sauce (with lemon, orange, mint)
  • Cheddar cheese
  • cooked prosciutto
  • pickles
Review
Acidity overdose.

In retrospect, I was unduly harsh in my original review. Or maybe my tastes changed, I don't know. The point is, score go up.

At the end of the day, however, this is still a wildly unbalanced sandwich. I understand that you can't let the richness of pulled pork and Cheddar simply run wild. But at what point does the cure get worse than the condition it's treating? Just look at that spec sheet: pickles and mustard and citrus-based sauce and citrus-based marinade? It's just too damn much!

Personally, I'd ditch the pickles and add a different vegetable. Arugula, perhaps. Or simply something more neutral/less overtly acidic. The score would shoot up. But as it stands, middle of the road score is as high as I can go.

Older Review
Rating:
That's gonna be a thumbs down for me dawg..

It's probable this is entirely because of my bias, however the the orange-y flavor really didn't agree with me. Especially not when you add pickle to it (an insult to injury).

This is a highly personal preference, however. Hood's build quality is yet to disappoint so if the spec sheet sounds OK to you, ignore this review.

Tested:
Joint | December 2019
Last tested:
Joint|September 2026

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