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"Versailles feels much like any number of Miami restaurants
that cater to the Cuban community..."
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"The garlic chicken alone is reason enough to come here,
and is indeed what most diners set out for..."
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"A casual eatery where splashy, colorful decor and long
waits go hand-in-hand, Versailles -- which makes historical
reference to the period of Cuban prosperity following the
1763 signing of the Treaty of Versailles..."
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"Versailles is only a heartbeat away from the way Cuba
used to be..."
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"L.A.'s best, jammed with those who come for the best
broiled garlic chicken imaginable..."
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"You see, the food here is great, and the portions are
enormous..."
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Frommers,
2004
Versailles
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Outfitted
with Formica tabletops and looking something like an ethnic
IHOP, Versailles feels much like any number of Miami restaurants
that cater to the Cuban community. The menu reads like a veritable
survey of Havana-style cookery and includes specialties like
"Moors and Christians" (flavorful black beans with white rice),
ropa vieja (a stringy beef stew), eastin lechón (suckling
pig with sliced onions), and fried whole fish (usually sea
bass). Anybody who's eaten here will tell you the same thing:
"Order the shredded roast pork." Tossed with the restaurant's
trademark garlic-citrus sauce, it's highly addictive. Equally
as fetching is the chicken -- succulent, slow roasted, smothered
in onions and either garlic-citrus sauce or barbecue sauce.
Almost everything is served with black beans and rice; wine
and beer are available. Because meals are good, bountiful,
and cheap, there's often a wait. Another Versailles restaurant
is located in Culver City at 10319 Venice Blvd. (tel. 310/558-3168).
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