Battle Cuban Cheese Rolls: Tropicana vs. Porto's

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • June 2, 2011
The gauntlet was thrown down by our Dave Lieberman, who responded to my post about Porto's Bakery and its cheese rolls with a comment, nay, a challenge: “The cheese rolls at Tropicana Bakery (also in Downey) blow Porto's out of the water. I just...
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