Tampa Strip Clubs: Hugo’s Cuban no runner-up this time
June 25, 2009TAMPA – The Cuban sandwich at Hugo’s Spanish Restaurant on South Howard Avenue is cited for best sandwich honors in Playboy’s online issue this month, sharing space with lobster rolls from Nantucket and cheesesteaks from Philadelphia.
The most expensive sandwich on the list, the lobster roll, is available at the Straight Wharf Fish Store on Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island. The sandwich tips the scales at $17.95.
The cheapest offering is the St. Paul’s sandwich at Wong’s Inn in Maplewood, Mo. The egg foo yong, bean sprout and minced white onion concoction costs a mere $2.40.
The brief description of the $5.87 Hugo’s Cuban tells how the sandwich is assembled and mentions that it was first made by Tampa Cuban immigrants in the early 1900s.
The unnamed writer mentions the Mons Venus adult club (after all, this is Playboy) and calls Tampa “our favorite Gulf Coast stripper haven.”