Some of
Hialeah's
famous citizens include
Harry
Wayne Casey, founder of
1970's hit-maker
K.C. and the Sunshine
Band - formed in
1973 here and today has a park named in his honor-
and
Cuban American and
Afro-Cuban singer and songwriter
Juan
Francisco Secada Ramirez, better known as
Jon Secada, to name a few. The
236,000
resident city (2019) is also home to one of the last flights of aviatrix
Amelia Earhart
(born 1897 - died circa 1939).
Earhart
left
Hialeah for her mysterious trip around the world in
1937
that ended somewhere near
Nukumanu, formerly
Tasman Islands, an
atoll (
ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets)
of
Papua New Guinea, located in the
Southwestern Pacific Ocean,
4
degrees south of the equator. Today there is a fabulous
515-acre park
named in her honor here at
401 East 65th Street. Learn more of the
city's history on the
QCT Miami Daily City Toursm
Segment Three.
I decided to order a takeout this go round because of the
threat of
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) being on the rise in
Miami-Dade
County. The last time I dined outside at one of their sidewalk tables near
the restaurant's entrance. I waited only about two minutes before being helped
by one of the staff members who was very friendly and thankfully bilingual. The
dining area was exceptionally clean, and the atmosphere was pleasant with traditional
Cuban music playing at a moderate level in the background.
I once again ordered the
Cuban Sandwich on
Cuban
bread (known as a Cubano) which is the most famous
Latin American
cuisine in
South Florida that was created by
Cuban immigrants. The
sandwich comes with ham, cheese, red onions, green peppers, pickles, and roasted
pork. It is best consumed after being toasted which flattens the bun and melts
the cheese. Some folks order a side dish like chips, fries, or a salad but the
sandwich is so big I rarely have room left in fact I usually only eat half now
and the other as a late night snack.
My to go order was up in just a few minutes and the total
came to
$6.88 with taxes. I usually tip a dollar or so on small to-go
orders. Again, what makes this sandwich so delicious is the toasting which
melts the cheese and sauteed the onions and bell pepper. The roasted pork added
icing to the cake as it was some of, it not, the best that I have ever consumed.
It was so tender that it melted in my mouth and the seasoning was heavenly. I
will certainly be back for yet another consistency check.
Soy Guajiro Cuban Restaurant is located in the
Flamingo
Shopping Plaza at
901 East 10th Avenue,
Hialeah,
Florida
33010, their phone number is
786-558-8759, see their menu @
bit.ly/soyguajirohialeah. Tell them that
Trend Magazine Onlinetm
sent you!
The City
was founded in 1921 and its name means High Prairie which was
coined by a Seminole Indian named Willie Willie who, along with
his tribe members would travel here from the Everglades, dock their
canoes, and sell their wares to the newcomers to Miami. Hialeah was
incorporated in 1925 and two of its early pioneers were aviator Glenn
Hammond Curtiss (born 1878 - died 1930) and Missouri cattleman James H. Bright
(born 1866 - died 1959).
