Cubanos - Silver Spring, MD

Yuca, a Caribbean cousin of the potato, is pureed, formed into spheres and filled with a gently seasoned ground beef mixture (picadillo) and fried crispy.

Smooth smoked ham croquettes with our own updated tomato-garlic mojo or the almost addictive cilantro aioli.

Creamy Cuban style polenta studded with succulent bits of pork and red pepper served steaming on a plantain leaf.

Olga's favorite traditional turnovers with either ground beef (picadillo) or seasoned savory chicken.

Fried plantain chips with traditional Cuban garlic mojo.

Fried green plantains, a brother of the banana, accompanied by either shredded beef (ropa vieja) or shredded chicken with an updated tomato-garlic mojo.

Marinated, crispy chicken on its bone, served with yuca and the traditional Cuban mojo (olive oil, garlic, lime, and parsley).

A tantalizing array of aperitivos! Tostones, an empanada, 2 croquettes, chicharrones, a special sampling of roasted pork, and fried yuca, with our updated and unequaled mojo!

Chilled sparkling fresh shrimp with a zesty cocktail sauce.

Fresh rockfish marinated in lime juice, onion, peppers, and an assortment of tropical spices.

A fresh mix of greens with tomato wedges, red onions, carrots, cucumbers, green peppers, queso Blanco and black beans, served with delicious balsamic vinaigrette on the side.

Lettuce bed with artichoke hearts, hearts of palm, green asparagus surrounding a center of blue cheese dressing.

A traditional Caesar salad of crisp romaine lettuce and tangy dressing.

An assorted fresh seasonal vegetable platter served with rice and black beans.

Grilled beef, chicken and shrimp over crispy mixed greens with either our house vinaigrette or blue cheese dressing.

A seductively smooth and creamy green plantain soup.

Quintessentially Cuban! A velvety rich black bean potage infused with the subtle graces of bay leaf, cumin and oregano.

Our chef's creation of an updated classic or a more traditional offering. Please call restaurant for today's selection.

Combination of chicken soup mixed with picadillo beef and yuca.

Chicken braised with potatoes, onions, and garlic in a hearty wine-tomato sauce.

A grilled chicken breast (both boneless & skinless) masterfully marinated in the traditional mojo of olive oil, lime and garlic.

Chicken breast strips marinated in Cuban spices, sauteed with fresh cilantro, onions, garlic, green and red peppers.

Tender boneless, skinless chicken breast sauteed in pure lemon butter, shallots and crisp white wine

Plump chicken breast sauteed to perfection and draped in a decadent porcini mushroom and marsala wine sauce. Accompanied with sauteed vegetables.

Breaded chicken filet with cheese and mojo sauce.

Crispy fried marinated morsels, properly dressed with gently sauteed onions.

Tender roasted pork in a splashy bitter orange marinade dressed with translucent onions.

Fresh cut pork chop marinated, then grilled to sear in their natural juices, garnished with sweet grilled onions.

One of our most popular dishes. A familial tradition. A magnificent Cuban hash of beef, speckled by green olives and capers, with diced potatoes, onions, and green peppers joined by a soothingly seasoned tomato sauce.

Cubano's most celebrated dish. Shredded beef in Cuban-style sauce with tomato, garlic, onion and red and green peppers.

Pan fried shredded steak flavored with mojo and slightly caramelized translucent onions.

Slowly roasted and tender eye-of-round, draped in savory gravy of its own drippings, tomatoes, onions, carrots, and garlic.

Marinated and thinly-sliced top sirloin, flame grilled and blanketed with onions and parsley.

Cracker-crumb crusted, thinly-sliced top sirloin, seasoned with adobo and gently pan fried.

An adopted Argentinian flank steak, flame grilled, and served with a house made chimichurri sauce (a rustic blend of olive oil, parsley, vinegar, garlic, onions, green peppers and unique herbs).

Fresh shrimp sauteed in a garlic-infused wine sauce bejewel a rich golden crown of saffron rice.

Reminiscent of a dinner on the famed Cuban beach of varadero. A filet of fresh catfish relaxes on a bed of sliced sweet plantains, topped by thinly sliced onions, green and red peppers, zucchini and carrots, flavored with garlic, then doused with a dash of pernod, wrapped, baked and steamed gently in foil.

Skewered juicy shrimp grilled in a garlic-rosemary marinade.

Crispy cod fish coated with green plantain, draped in a delicate scallop cream sauce and topped with grilled shrimp. Served with an array of garden fresh vegetables, saffron rice and sweet plantain.

Accompanied with grilled vegetables and a side of caper-mustard sauce.

White rice.

Mixed and seasoned rice and black beans.

Saffron rice.

Sweet plantains.

Fried green plantains.

Yuca with garlic sauce.

Fried yucca.

Black beans.

French fries.

Side salad.

Fried calamari.

Avocado salad.

Picadera for one.

A bountiful presentation of mixed grilled chicken breast, churrasco strips, chorizo, calamari, and shrimp over an array of shoestring potatoes and fried yuca strips.

Chorizo al horno.

Gambas al ajillo.

A splendid sampling of cubano's most popular offerings: ropa vieja, lechon asado, and fricase de pollo. Accompanied by traditional moros y cristianos and sweet plantains.

Cuban sandwich (roast pork, baked ham, Swiss cheese, mustard, and thinly sliced pickles) served with fries or a side salad.

New York strip steak.

A hearty and heady mixture of scrumptious seafood: morsels of fresh fish, sparkling shrimp, tender squid, clams, mussels, capers, and black olives in a rich tomato and garlic sauce.

Parrillada cubano's (for two).Grilled chicken, pork, lamb, beef, chorizo

Grilled rosemary lamb chops in a tangy garlic lemon butter sauce.

A romantic entanglement of fresh shrimp, squid, scallops, mussels, clams, pork, chicken, and chorizo, all hosted in a bed of golden saffron rice.

Our Maria's creamy and rich flan either traditionally flavored or with coconut.

A long-standing Cuban tradition of serving guava fruit in syrup, accompanied by cream cheese.

A famous Latin American dessert! A nostalgic, moistly enriched sponge cake.

Homemade bread pudding, layered with guava and caramel, dotted with raisins.

"Drunken cake" - a homemade rum drenched cake filled with smooth chocolate custard, decorated with nuts.

"Grandmother's cake" - a choice of grandmother's two favorite recipes - if you can choose - between an almond torte or a rich chocolate layer cake.

A rotating variety of selections to appeal to all.

Soft drinks.

Iced tea.

Specialty beverages.

San Pellegrino mineral water.

Regular coffee.

Cuban coffee.

Espresso coffee.

Cafe con leche.