Behold the beautiful small Cuban sandwich combo with red beans and rice from Aroma Cafe. This might be my favorite food for the past five months or so. You get all this and a drink for $9. It's the best Cuban sandwich I've ever had, served with a cup of au jus for dipping. There is some serious magic going on in that smooshed sandwich.
Aroma Cafe is at 2570 E. Broadway in Maryville and is worth the trip, Knoxvillians. The area around the cafe is a little funky, but don't let that deter you. Come down on a Saturday, hit the farmers' market (opens May 5), take a stroll on our greenbelt and have a Cuban sandwich for lunch. The cafe is opening a second location on 411 South near the intersection with William Blount Drive. Southland Books, another E. Broadway institution and a great place to while away some time, is opening its second location next door to the new Aroma Cafe site.
The Grub Scout loved it, too. As the review mentioned, Aroma sells out of popular items toward closing time, so you might not get what you hoped for, but all their food is great.
We started going to Aroma Cafe after we came back from Key West, Fla., after a week of vacation in October 2011. We were hooked on cafe con leche from Key West's Five Brothers Grocery and wanted to find something like it at home. Speaking of Key West food, if you're ever there and want an awesome meal, go to El Siboney. It was the best meal of the trip, in my opinion, and we ate a lot of great food that week.
I often make cafe con leche --- basically espresso coffee with steamed milk and sugar --- at home now and I'll post those directions sometime this week.
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