Cubana Café

  • Cuban
  • Carroll Gardens
272 Smith St. (bet. Degraw & Sackett Sts.)Brooklyn, NY 11231www.cubanacafenyc.com
  • 718-858-3980

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93%
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# of Reviews:
88
Cuban Rank:
10 of 28
Carroll Gardens Rank:
21 of 41
Members Been Here:
2
Member Favorites:
1

Sopas
1-Chicken Soup  with Avocado & Tomato, Cilantro & Yuca $4.50
2-Potaje- Black Bean Soup with Cumin, Oregano and Garlic Toast $4.00
3-Sopa de Mariscos- Shrimp, Mussels and Calamari in shellfish broth, Just a little spicy $6.50
Ensaladas y aperitivos
4-Ensalada de aguacate: avocado with shrimp, mango & mesclun $8.50
5-Mixed greens - with lemon garlic vinaigrette $5.00
6-Jicama, green apple & cotilla salad  $6.00
7-Chic pea salad  with roast corn, tomato & lemon garlic vinagrette $6.00
8-Cheviche of shrimp & calamari with lime garlic and cilantro $8.00
9-Elote: roasted corn with chipotle mayo cotilla cheese chili pepper served on a stick $2.00
10-Camarones de coco: Coconut breaded shrimp with a mango relish $6.00
11-Relleno de papa: crispy mashed potato stuffed with savory ground beef, served with a tomato cilantro relish $4.50
12-Empanada of the day  $3.00
Platos grandes
13-Piccadillo cubano: Your choice of savory ground beef or turkey with sofrito, olives, raisin, yuca & cumin $7.50
14-Arroz con pollo:  half roasted chicken with rice & beans $8.00
15-Ropa vieja: braised beef with sauteed onions, olives peppers, rice and beans $9.50
16-Lechon: roasted pig with rice & beans $8.50
17-Palomilla: pounded chicken breast or sirloin marinated in garlic, lime and onions, served with rice & beans $9.00 $9.50
18-Buena vista pollo: pounded chicken breast with mango, citrus salsa served with rice & beans $8.00
19- Pulled pork  with yuca and onion relish $8.00
20-Pulled pork  with whipped plantains & roja wine pork gravy $8.50
21-Shrimp with roast garlic & tomato salsa, rice and black beans $8.00
22-Arroz con vegetales: saffron rice with tomatoes, snow peas, corn bell pepper and cilantro $7.00
23-Oven roasted red snapper  with chunky tomato mango salsa, served with sweet plantain pure and clotes $14.00
24-Filettillo -  Hanger steak with sauteed Green Peppers, Onions with side of Rice and Beans $11.00
25- Stuffed Poblano Chile with Shrimp and Calamari Cotilla Cheese, Chipotle Mayonnaise, rice and beans $9.00
26-Chicken  with Sauteed Onions, Peppers and Mango $8.00
27-Moros-  black beans with white rice $5.00
Quesadillas
28- Pork, Chicken or hanger steak  with mole, anejo, cheese and black beans  $6.50 $7.00 $7.50
29- Chicken or shrimp with avocado, tomatoes & chipotle salsa $7.00 $7.50
30- Pork,chicken or hanger steak with monterey jack cheese & sauteed onion $6.50 $7.00 $7.50
Sandwiches
31- Cuban sandwich: roast pork, sliced ham, swiss cheese, sliced pickle & chipotle majonnaise $7.50
32- Media noche: half cuban sandwich $4.00
33- Grilled chicken cutlet  with lettuce, tomatoes & chipotle majonnaise sandwich $7.00
34-Palomilla chicken sandwich: pounded chicken cutlet marinated in sour orange with onions & garlic $7.00
35- Palomilla hanger steak: pounded hanger steak marinated in garlic, lime & onion with chimichuri sauce $8.00
36- Molete:  refried beans with melted cheddar cheese, roast garlic & tomato salsa sandwich $6.00
37-Hanger steak  with avocado, sliced tomato, swiss cheese and chipotle majonnaise sandwich $7.50
Desayuno
served any time
38-Omelette with Tomato, Scallion and Cheddar Cheese $7.00
39-Scrambled Eggs with Snow Peas, Chorizo, Cheddar Cheese $6.00
40-Huevos Rancheros  $6.00
41- Cuban benedict: poached eggs and chorizo over toasted cuban bread with chipotle sauce $6.50
42-Torejas- Cuban French Toast with Mango Compote, $6.50
43-Eggs  with Roast Tomato, Artichoke Salsa and white rice. $6.50
44-American Pancakes with Real Maple Syrup $6.00
45-2 Eggs over Home Fries with Chorizo and Scallions $6.50
46-Home Fries with Chorizo and Scallions $2.50
Sides
47-Maduros: sauteed sweet plantain $2.00
48- Tostones fried green plantain  $2.00
49-Arroz: white rice, yellow rice, or coconut rice $2.00
50-Abichuelas: red or black beans $2.00
51- Yuca with Mojo- Boiled Yuca with Roast Garlic and Olive Oil, Lime and Parsley $3.00
52-Whipped Sweet Plantain Puree  $3.00
Postres
Flan: rich custard with thin caramelized sugar $3.50
Arroz con leche de coco: coconut rice pudding with dried fruit $3.50
Tres leche: sponge cake made of a combination of three milks $3.50
MENU DISCLAIMER
Menu items and prices are subject to change.