After eating the Cuban Doner at Tom’s Little Havana, I felt compelled to also showcase the Blackened Chicken Panini. Apparently it is the more popular of the two sandwiches – and it sounds delicious!
This sandwich is described thusly: “Blackened chicken breast panini on Lebanese pita bread with pineapple, salsa, chipotle mayo, red onion, mozzarella and cheddar”.
The pita was grilled to a crispy perfection. I love the style of this sandwich, the novelty and the flavour potential.
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Somewhere in the middle — and that's okay.
However, the chicken appears to be lightly seasoned, rather than blackened. It lacked the big bold flavours of this New Orleans-based technique. It was also that soft wet chicken that I hesitate to call “processed” because that gets me into trouble. Instead, there must be some cooking technique that restaurants are using that makes the chicken bland and too-tender. Some people may not be bothered by this, but I like my chicken to have some flavour and texture.
Otherwise, the pineapple, salsa and chipotle mayo were effective in elevating the flavour profile. This is a tasty sandwich, but I actually don’t think I’d order it again. The Cuban Doner has my vote at Tom’s Little Havana.
