Cuba Central

Today I celebrated the end of a lovely four-day work week at Cuba Central in downtown LA. All I really wanted to do was lick a salt block (as my rag is just around the corner), and luckily their plantain chips hit the spot. I highly recommend their happy hour, mojitos and their gorgeous bathroom. 

Look at this nice little classy spot: 

Ok, those pictures don't do it justice at all. But check this out: 

Oh, yeah, your eyes are not fooling you. That is a faux window with foliage (or a framed plant? Not sure which). It's so glorious and strange, I can't even take it. Also, the bambo lining the bottom half of the walls is just perfect. Dark tiles in here, too, folks, not sure if you caught that. 

Let it also be known that this bathroom is meticulously clean (I even looked where the toilet connects to the ground- that's always a telling area), it smells good (well, not after I was in there...), and they have the good toilet paper. That's right, no chafe (and thank god, b/c they serve a lot of black beans up in here). 

I am giving this place an A-. And the minus is only due to the fact that it's located directly next to the bar, which I'm not crazy about (just in case a smell a-follows ya' out, you don't need the bartender to get the whiff, know what I'm saying?). 

Highly recommended. I love you, Cuba Central! :)