I really wanted to like Piece of Havana, but was instead horribly disappointed. This place fell flat in every single way it could.\n\nLet's start with the service.  It was severely lacking.  There was barely anyone (only 2 other tables) in the entire restaurant and it still took an obscenely long time to get anything, from our initial drink orders to refills to even our food.  If they were slammed I could understand, but the waitstaff spent most of the time chit chatting or watching one of the TV's mounted on the wall.\n\nNow, the food.  I don't believe my standards are unrealistic.  There's plenty of good Cuban food to be found outside of Miami, all it takes is a little effort.  Also, it shouldn't be overpriced.  We're not talking foie gras or lobster here.  Sadly, this place suffered from both bad and expensive food.  \n\nFirst of all, the Cuban salad was a joke.  It was the bare minimum needed to be considered a salad and clocked in at 8 dollars.  There wasn't even a dollar's worth of ingredients on the plate.  Then there was the Vaca Frita which should have been called Vaca Greasy.  It was served in a little bowl swimming in grease and fat.  There was nothing Frita about the dish with all the meat hanging limp and dripping oil.  The chimichurri sauce was equally greasy and unappealing.  I'm not even going to talk about the rice and beans (a staple dish of any Cuban restaurant).  Suffice it to say, I've had better at Taco Bell.\n\nThe one thing they did well where the Mariquitas and the avocado dip.  That's it.  The best part of the entire depressing meal was the appetizer.\n\nThis was a bad experience across the board.  I don't understand why such little effort was put into what could otherwise be a fantastic place.  The decor is great, they have a solid looking menu, and the right ambiance, but it fails at the very essentials of any restaurant, food and service.