Carmen's Cuban Cafe & Lounge
Cuisine Type
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🕒 Hours & Details
Hours
Restaurant Details
📋 Menu
Carne / Meats
Ropa Vieja
Shredded marinated flank steak, cooked with onions and peppers in a light tomato sauce.
Bistec De Palomilla
Marinated sirloin grilled and topped with onions.
Picadillo
Fine ground sirloin with onions, potatoes, Spanish olives, raisins, and tomatoes.
Vaca Frita
Shredded flank steak, seared and topped with onions.
Rabo Cubano
Cuban-spiced oxtail.
Churrasco Con Chimichurri
Hand trimmed grilled skirt steak topped with chimichurri sauce.
Bistec Empanizado
Breaded sirloin pan-fried.
Aperitivos-Appetizers
Empanadas
Puff pastry stuffed w/ seasoned ground beef mixture or braised chicken mixture.
Croquetas
Puree of flour, ham, and spices rolled, breaded and deep-fried.
Papas Rellenas
Breaded mashed potatoes stuffed with seasoned ground beef.
Empanadas Cubanas
Seasoned beef or chicken in a flour-based pastry shell.
Tostones
Tostones are salted and eaten much like potato chips, crisps or french fries, chips. In some regions, it is customary to dip them in mojo a garlic sauce. The dish is made from sliced green unripe plantains cut either length-wise or width-wise and are twice-fried.
Platanos Maduros
Sweet fried plantains, or plátanos maduros in Spanish, are a staple of Latin American cuisine and are found in a few West African dishes as well.
Tamales
Cornmeal stuffed with pork wrapped in a corn husk.
Havana Sampler
Papa rellena, croquetas, choice of a beef or chicken empanada, mariquitas.
Mariquitas
Crispy plantain chips served with a delicate garlic sauce.
Carmen’s Ceviche
Traditional Cuban mix of fish and shrimp in a chilled citrus sauce.
Acompañantes / Sides
Plátanos Maduros
Fried sweet plantains.
Moros
White rice cooked with black beans.
White Rice
Yuca
Boiled or fried yuca.
Fries
Tostones
Tostones are salted and eaten much like potato chips or crisps or french fries or chips.
Yellow Rice
Garlic Bread Service
6 slices of our Cuban bread brushed w/ garlic butter and herbs.
Red Beans
Seasoned w/ pork.
Black Beans
Seasoned w/ pork.
Bocadillos / Sandwiches
El Cubano
ham, pork, swiss cheese, pickles & mustard.
Bistec De Palomilla
grilled sirloin w/ onions, lettuce, tomatoes & mayo.May be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Lechon Asado
roasted pork w/ grilled onions.
Classic Hamburger
certified angus beef hamburger w/ lettuce, tomatoes, onions & mayo.May be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Frita Habanera
combo of chorizo, pork, & beef, topped w/ raw onions & shredded potato.May be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Bistec De Pollo
grilled marinated chicken breast w/ lettuce, tomatoes, onions & mayo.
Tilapia Sandwich
breaded or grilled tilapia fillet w/ lettuce, tomatoes & mayo.
Pollo / Chicken
Arroz Con Pollo
Yellow rice cooked with chicken and Cuban spices.
Bistec De Pollo
Marinated chicken breast grilled and topped with onions.
Pollo Empanizado
Breaded chicken breast pan-fried.
Postres / Desserts
Flan
Flan.
Flan De Coco
Coconut flan.
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Chocolate mousse cake.
Tres Leches
Tres leches cake.
Sopas / Soups
Sopa De Pollo
Homemade chicken vegetable soup
Sopa De Frijoles
Homemade bean soup
Mariscos / Seafood
Mahi Mahi En Salsa Caribbean
Mahi in a caribbean citrus sauce.
Camarones Criollo
Shrimp sauteed in a spicy creole sauce.
Tilapia Frita
Breaded tilapia fillet pan-fried and topped with mojo.
Cherna
Grouper served with a sauce.
Seafood Havanero
Shrimp, scallops, mussels & clams in a spicy habanero sauce.
Mariscos A La Carmen’s
Lobster, shrimp, clams, mussels, scallops, and fish in a Caribbean-infused sauce.
Seafood Paella
Seafood mixture cooked with saffron rice.
Grilled Tilapia W/ Mojo
Grilled Tilapia filet basted with a traditional Cuban marinade then topped with our in-house mojo
Camarones Al Ajillo
Shrimp sauteed in a lemon and garlic sauce.
Camarones En Salsa Verde
Shrimp sauteed in a spicy cilantro, garlic, lemon & olive oil sauce.
Puerco / Pork
Lechón Asado
Slow roasted pork in garlic and onions.
Masitas De Puerco
marinated and deep-fried tender pork chunks.
Lomo De Puerco Mechado
Pork loin stuffed with chorizo, bacon, and carrots.
Ensaladas / Salads
House Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
House salad topped with marinated grilled shrimp.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, croutons, and Parmesan cheese tossed with Caesar dressing.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Caesar salad topped with marinated grilled chicken.
Shrimp Caesar Salad
Caesar salad topped with marinated grilled shrimp.
Grilled Chicken Salad
House salad topped with marinated grilled chicken.
Ceviche Salad
House salad tossed in a vinaigrette dressing topped with Carmen’s ceviche.
Vegetable
Vegetable Sofrito
Seasoned vegetable medley sautéed with onions, garlic, green peppers & olive oil.