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MENUES
DO-MI 4PM-10PM | ju-vi 4PM-11PM
15 SABORES DE CUBA: SU PASAPORTE A LA ISLA PROHIBIDA
DEGUSTACION DEL MENU DEL CHEF

TODOS LOS VIERNES Y SÁBADOS POR LA NOCHE DE 11PM A 3AM 

 

ENTRETENIMIENTO LATINO NOCTURNO
CENA  

HORAS  |  LU-MI 4PM-10PM JU-SAB 4-11PM / DOM 4PM-9PM

APERITIVOS

Appetizers

 

PINEAPPLE GUACAMOLE CUBANO   

Avocado, grilled golden pineapple, roasted jalapeños, fresh lime juice, extra virgin olive oil. Crispy plantain chips

 

TROPICAL CHIPS AND TRIO OF DIPS

Plantain and malanga chips

Black bean hummus, roasted cauliflower hummus with curried onions, and Cuba Libre salsa

 

CRAB GUACAMOLE

Blue crabmeat, avocado, grilled golden pineapple, roasted jalapeños, fresh lime juice, extra virgin olive oil. Crisp plantain chips

 

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MAMÁ AMELIA’S EMPANADAS 

Choose two or three

Served with aji-sour cream dipping sauce

- Del Campo: Pulled pork, roasted poblano,

charred tomatoes

- Picadillo: Cienfuegos-style ground beef, potatoes,

Manzanilla olives, raisins

- De la Casa: Hand-chopped chicken, corn,

Jack cheese

 

GUAVA BBQ RIBS 

Slow-cooked St. Louis cut pork ribs, guava BBQ sauce glaze.

Pickled pineapple, sliced pickles

 

SHRIMP CÓCTEL 

Cuban-style shrimp cocktail.

Latino cóctel sauce and avocado

 

CUBAN TAMAL 

Fresh corn masa filled with chicken,

bell peppers and cachucha chiles.

Roasted corn sauce

 

SOPA Y ENSALADA

Soup and Salad

 

BLACK BEAN SOUP    

Traditional Cuban black bean soup with rich authentic flavors.

Sour cream and onions

 

JARDÍN SALAD     

Watercress, baby spinach, romaine,

grape tomato, Kalamata olives, red onions and marinated queso blanco. Red wine vinaigrette and boniato chips

 

LEVANTA MUERTO SEAFOOD SOUP    

Seafood soup to “raise the dead,” with shrimp, bay scallops,

crabmeat and mussels. Coconut milk fortified “Chino-Cubano” broth. Truffle oil

 

 

TAPAS
Small tasting plates

Combination of any two, three or four     

 

ALBÓNDIGAS CUBANAS

Beef, pork, pine nut and raisin meatballs.

Creole tomato sauce and grilled Cuban bread

 

CHICKEN CROQUETAS

Abuela’s creamy roasted chicken croquettes.

Roasted cachucha pepper allioli.

 

OCTOPUS A LA PARRILLA

Truffle and citrus marinated grilled baby octopus.

Smoked potato crema, crispy garbanzo beans

and Spanish paprika

 

MALANGA FRITTERS

A traditional Cuban street food of crispy taro, garlic and

West Indian culantro. Tamarindo ketchup

 

SPINACH AND MANCHEGO BUÑUELOS

Manchego cheese and spinach puffs. Goat cheese-ranch sauce and organic olive oil

 

COCONUT CRAB FRITTERS

Jumbo lump crabmeat, fresh grated coconut, peppers, fresh herbs. Sweet chili dipping sauce

 

 

PLATOS FUERTES

ENTREES

 

CARNE (meat)

 

VACA FRITA     

Tender braised and crisped-shredded flank steak, roasted onions and citrus-garlic sauce. White rice and Cuban black beans.

 

ARROZ CON POLLO    

Saffron long grain rice, boneless chicken, green peas, Manzanilla olives, hard-boiled egg. Asparagus, Palacios chorizo, roasted piquillo pepper salad

 

ROPA VIEJA 

Shredded beef brisket stewed with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, red wine. Maduros and steamed white rice

 

CITRUS CHICKEN 

Pan roasted marinated semi-boneless chicken breast. Yuca mash and grilled broccolini. Mango passion fruit sweet and sour sauce. 

 

VISIT TO HAVANA    

  • Pressed Cuban Sandwich, Ybor City style with sour orange marinated pork loin, Genoa salami, ham, provolone and Swiss cheese. Yellow mustard-pickle relish
  • Black bean soup, sour cream and onions
  • Ensalada Mixta
  • Tropical chips

 

LECHÓN ASADO 

Slow roasted, marinated Southeast Family Farms’

Berkshire pulled pork, classic sour orange mojo.

Amarillo chile smashed yuca, black bean broth.

Vigorón slaw

 

VACIO STEAK ARGENTINO    

Grilled Argentine-cut bavette steak,

Moros y Cristianos and tostones.

Argentinean chimichurri

 

CHURRASCO A LA CUBANA     

All natural Black Angus grilled skirt steak,

roasted garlic boniato-potato mash.

Parsley, lemon, onion sauce.

Watercress salad and red wine vinaigrette

 

RIBEYE JIBARO   

16 oz. salmuera-rubbed bone-in

rib-eye steak. “Boniato bravas"

and grilled broccolini. Cuba Libre steak sauce

 

Add grilled shrimp to any steak or chop

 

PESCADO Y PAELLA 

(Seafood and Paella)

 

SHRIMP CON MOJO  

Pan-seared citrus marinated jumbo shrimp, onions, peppers, sliced garlic and crisped yuca. Cilantro-lime mojo sauce. White rice

 

PARGO A LA PLANCHA  

Olive oil griddled Florida red snapper.

Coconut basmati rice and candied cashews.

Mango salsa and red curry sauce

 

SEAFOOD PAELLA     

Jumbo shrimp, Maine lobster tail, little neck clams, mussels, Mahi-Mahi fillet, squid, baby octopus. Saffron long grain rice. Roasted piquillo pepper salad

 

GRILLED VEGETABLE PAELLA     

Broccoli, zucchini, cauliflower, leeks, eggplant, wild mushrooms, artichoke hearts, saffron long grain rice. Asparagus and roasted piquillo pepper salad

 

 

FOR TWO

 

CRISPY PORK PATA      

48-hour slow-cooked Berkshire pork shank.

Grilled seasonal vegetables and Moros y Cristianos. 
Citrus pan reduction

Limited quantity available

 

PLATO GAUCHO MIXED GRILL     

All natural Black Angus skirt and Argentine-cut bavette steaks, jumbo shrimp, marinated chicken breasts, Cortez chorizo sausage and red hot onion rings. Argentinean chimichurri, Cuba Libre steak sauce and salsa criolla

 

 

SIDES  

 

GRILLED BROCCOLINI

Lemongrass mojo

 

ARROZ CON FRIJOLES

Steamed white rice and Cuban black beans

 

MOROS Y CRISTIANOS

Traditional black beans and rice pilaf

 

BONIATO

Roasted garlic boniato-potato mash

 

AGUACATE

Sliced fresh avocado. Olive oil and sea salt

 

YUCA FRIES

Crispy and creamy yuca. Cilantro-caper allioli

 

TOSTONES

Twice-fried green plantains. Dijon-mojo

 

MADUROS

Fried ripened sweet plantains

 

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