house salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots and onions with lemom wedges.
Ensalada De Frijol Negro
$4.95
cuban black bean salad with onions, celery, tomato and balsamic vinaigrette.
Ensalada De Pollo A La Parrilla
$7.25
grilled chicken breast on a bed of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots and onions.
Combo Plate
$8.95
vegetable empanada, sweet plantain, white rice and plack beans.
Beef
Picadillo
$10.25
creole-style ground beef
Ropa Vieja
$13.95
shredded beef in tomato sauce
Palomilla
$12.95
grilled thin-cut steak with grilled
onions
Jibarito Dinner
$9.95
jibarito sandwich - steak or chicken
with grilled onion, american cheese,
mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato
between a green plantain - with white
rice and black beans
Bistec Arrachera
$16.25
grilled skirt steak
Rabo Encendido
$16.25
oxtail stew
Bistec Empanizado
$11.95
thin cut of steak seasoned and breaded
to a golden brown
Aji Rellenos
$11.95
peppers stuffed with picadillo, topped
with mozzarella & marinara sauce
Pork
Chuletas De Puerco Con Salsa Bbq
$11.25
2 pork chops fried to a golden brown
and smothered with bbq sauce
Lechon
$13.95
roasted pork served with congri and
yuca. not served with rice, beans or
sweet plantains
Masitas De Puerco
$13.95
fried pork morsels with grilled onions
and garlic sauce
Chicken
Pechuga De Pollo A La Parrilla
$11.25
grilled chicken breast
Milanesa De Pollo
$12.95
breaded chicken breast with ham,
mozzarella, and marinara sauce
Fricase De Pollo
$11.95
chicken stew
Arroz Con Pollo
$11.95
chicken on the bone with yellow rice.
not served with beans.
Chicken Kebobs
$11.95
pinchos de pollo
Pollo Frito
$9.95
half a chicken marinated overnight
and fried to a golden perfection
Seafood
Enchilado De Camarones
$16.25
shrimp cooked in creole sauce
Enchilado De Langosta
$24.95
lobster tail cooked in creole sauce
Camarones A La Plancha
$16.25
grilled shrimp in tomato sauce
Camarones Empanizados
$12.95
breaded shrimp
Pulpo
$14.95
grilled octopus. served with
congri and sweet plantains.
not served with beans.
Pargo
$16.25
red snapper in house sauce
Paella A La Valenciana
not served with
beans.
For 2$45.00
For 4$85.00
Hearty Sandwiches
Cuban Sandwich Sampler
$9.95
12 classic cuban sandwich, 12 pan con
lechon and 12 pan con bistec
Sandwich Cubano
$6.50
ham, swiss cheese and roasted pork
Pan Con Lechon
$6.50
roasted pork sandwich
Pan Con Bistec
$6.50
steak sandwich
Cuban Sandwich Sampler
$9.95
1/2 cuban sandwich, 1/2 pan con lechon, 1/2 pan con bistec.
Ropa Vieja Sandwich
$6.50
flank steak shredded and simmered in a homemade sauce of tomato and sweet peppers.
Jibarito Sandwich
$6.95
steak or chicken with grilled onion, american cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato between a green plantain
Sandwich De Pollo A La Parrilla
$6.50
grilled chicken sandwich
Miami Sandwich
$6.95
a bigger version of our cuban sandwich with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
Cafe Cubano Stuffed Burger
$6.95
hamburger stuffed with your choice of two: feta, mozzarella or american cheese, onions, green peppers, jalapenos, bacon or olives.
Hamburguesa Rellena
escoja dos ingredientes:
queso, cebolla, aji verde, jalapenos, aceitunas
o tocino.
$6.95
Per Each Additional Ingredient$0.35
Media Noche
$6.75
roasted pork, ham and cheese on a soft cuban bread
Sandwich De Arrachera
$6.95
chunks of skirt steak with grilled onions served on french bread with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato.
Vegetarian Delights
Aji Relleno Con Arroz, Vegetales, Queso Y Salsa Marinara
$10.25
two bell peppers stuffed with delicious vegetables and rice, topped with mozzarella cheese and homemade marinara sauce.
Combo Plate
$8.95
vegetable pastry, sweet plantains, white rice and black beans.
Guajirito
$8.95
tres huevos fritos, arroz blanco, frijoles negros y papas fritas.(3 fried eggs , white rice, black beans and french fries)
Tapas
Tamal Cubano
$3.50
cuban tamal made of corn and ham bits wrapped in corn husk.
Yuca Rellena Con Carne
$3.50
stuffed yuca with beef and fried to a golden brown.
Papa Rellenas
$4.50
potato balls stuffed with seasoned ground beef.
Spicy Shrimp Empanadas
$5.95
spanish pies stuffed with spicy shrimp.
Empanada Sampler
$6.25
a delicious sample portion of our beef, chicken and spicy shrimp empanadas.
Croquetas
$4.50
4 of our delicious ham croquettes.
Empanadillas
$4.95
two stuffed spanish pies filled with savory chicken of beef.
Tortilla Espanola
$8.95
spanish frittata eggs, potatoes, onion, ham and green peas. served warm.
Pulpo Con Ajo
$9.95
delicious octopus grilled with onions, garlic, potatoes and simmered in a homemade sauce of tomato and sweet peppers.
Ceviche De Camaron
$8.95
shrimp, scallops, mussels marinated in a house sauce.
Camarones Flamenco
$9.95
shrimp with roasted peppers and garlic.
Cocktel De Camarones
$9.95
butterfly shrimp cocktail.
Mejillones
$12.95
steamed shell mussels in white wine sauce.
Tapa Combo
$10.50
a sampler of our delicious appetizers two papas rellenas, one beef empanada, three croquetas, two beef tostones rellenos
Tostones Rellenos
green plantain shells stuffed with your choice of beef or vegetable.
$5.95
Shrimp Extra$1.50
Camarones Empanizados
$9.00
breaded shrimp served with a dipping sauce.
Side Orders
Platano Maduro
$4.95
sweet plantains
Tostones
$4.95
green plantain with garlic sauce.
Papas Fritas
$2.75
french fries.
Arroz Blanco
$2.75
white rice.
Arroz Espanol
$3.50
spanish yellow rice.
Congri
$3.50
cuban style rice with black beans.
Frijoles Negros
$3.00
black beans.
Yuca Con Mojo De Ajo
$4.00
yuca with garlic & olive oil.
Soup Du Jour
sopa del dia. soup of the day.
Small$2.75
Large$3.50
Mariquitas
$3.50
fried green plantain chips.
Desserts
Flan Del Leche
$4.00
baked caramel custard.
Flan De Coco
$4.00
baked coconut caramel custard.
Empanadillas De Queso Y Guayava
$4.95
spanish pastry, filled with guava and cream cheese.
Café Cubano is Chicagoland's most authentic Cuban restaurant. Family owned and operated, Café Cubano offers customers the unique flavors of old Cuba.
All the recipes are closely guarded by Javier Fernández Jr., the owner and head chef. The recipes came from his father Javier Sr. who passed away in 2009, leaving all his knowledge of and love for Cuban cooking to his son and family.
The family carries on the Cuban tradition and high standard of authenticity Javier Sr. set in his recipes. Every dish at Café Cubano is meticulously prepared with fresh and authentic ingredients and seasonings, exactly as Javier Sr. did it.