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Married Couple Opens Authentic Cuban Restaurant In Bergenfield Married Couple Opens Authentic Cuban Restaurant In Bergenfield
Married Couple Opens Authentic Cuban Restaurant In Bergenfield The Cuban Around The Corner lives up to its name: offering authentic Cuban cuisine made by real Cubans.The new restaurant recently opened in Bergen County. Manny Fernandez and Audrey Pacheco, who have been married for 20 years, originally opened a takeout restaurant in Bogota, but patrons requested a spot with more space, and they settled on a location in Bergenfield at 260 S Washington Ave. At The Cuban Around The Corner, Pacheco handles the front, while Fernandez is in the back making his famous Real Deal Cuban sandwiches. Pacheco estimates they sell about 25 a day. Other popular dishes in…

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Son Grieving Mom's Loss Brings Family Cuban Restaurant To Bergen County Son Grieving Mom's Loss Brings Family Cuban Restaurant To Bergen County
Son Grieving Mom's Loss Brings Family Cuban Restaurant To Bergen County A new restaurant with Cuban roots has opened in Bergen County. The Cuban 'Round the Corner, located on W. Main Street, in Bogota, is run by Manny Fernandez. Fernandez took over his mom's restaurant El Farallon in Cuba after she died in 2018, the restaurant's website says. "Traveling back and forth to the island took a toll on his family dynamics back in Bogota, NJ," it reads.  Ropa Vieja empanada The Cuban 'Round the Corner Facebook Fernandez and his family decided to sell the restaurant just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He waited several months before his sister, Berta,…

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by Cecilia Levine