Café Cubano's Menu - Elmwood Park / Chicago, IL
Cafe Cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois
$5 mojitos on thursday. Best mojito in Chicago is at Cafe Cubano Elmwood Park Illinois
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Ernest Hemingway Foundation
of Oak Park
Hemingway lived in Cuba
for over 20 years, and
Oak Park is his boyhood home.
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Cafe Cuban Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois Daily Entrees

All entrees are served with white rice, black beans and sweet plantains.

Servido con arroz blanco, frijoles negros y platanos maduros.

No substitutions please.

Beef Menu Items at Cafe Cubano Chicago

Picadillo - Ground beef cooked in a savory tomato sauce with cubed potato, carrots and Spanish olives.
$10.25


Ropa Vieja - Flank steak shredded and simmered in a homemade sauce of tomato and sweet peppers.
$13.95


Palomilla - Grilled thin cut steak seasoned with Cuban spices and served with grilled onions.
$12.95

Jibarito Dinner- new menu item cafe cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois- Jibarito sandwich - steak with grilled onion, American cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato between a green plantain - with white rice and black beans.
$9.95

Bistec Arrachera - 12 oz cut of skirt steak marinated overnight with house spices and grilled to taste.
$16.25

Rabo Encendido - Ox tails simmered for hours till tender in a tomato house sauce with sweet peppers.
$16.25

Bistec Empanizado - Thin cut of steak seasoned and breaded to a golden brown.
$11.95

Aji Rellenos - 2 bell peppers stuffed with delicious picadillo, topped with mozzarella cheese and homemade marinara sauce.
$11.95

Cafe Cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois Cuban Food Pork Menu

Chuletas de Puerco con Salsa BBQ - 2 pork chops seasoned and fried to a golden brown and smothered with a homemade BBQ sauce
$11.25

Lechon - Roasted pork served with Congri and yuca.
$13.95

Masitas de Puerco - A generous portion of season Fried pork morsels, topped with grilled onions and mojo de ajo {garlic Sauce}
$13.95

Cafe Cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois Cuban Food Chicken Menu

Pechuga de Pollo a la Parrilla - Chicken breast seasoned in our house BBQ sauce and grilled to perfection
$11.25

Milanesa de Pollo - Breaded chicken breast topped with ham, mozzarella cheese and our home made marinara sauce DELICIOUS!
$12.95

Fricase de Pollo - Delicious Chicken and potatoes stewed for hours in our succulent tomato sauce.
$11.95

Arroz con Pollo - Our yellow Spanish rice cooked with chicken on the bone for a savory combination.
$11.95

Chicken Kebobs - 2 skewers with pieces of Chicken breast, sweet red and green peppers and onions grilled to perfection
$11.95

Pollo Frito - 1/2 a chicken marinated over night and fried to a golden perfection.
$9.95

Cafe Cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois Cuban Restaurant Seafood Menu

Enchilado de Camarones - Delicious butterfly shrimp cooked in our spicy creole sauce.
$16.25

Enchilado de Langosta - Lobster tail cooked to perfection in our spicy creole sauce.
$21.95

Camarones a Ia Plancha - Grilled butterfly shrimp simmered in our home made sauce of tomatoes and sweet peppers
$16.25

Camarones Empanizados - Seasoned and Breaded butterfly shrimp served with salad and a homemade dipping sauce
$12.95

Pulpo - Generous serving of octopus grilled with cubed potatoes and a homemade sauce of tomato and sweet peppers served with Congri rice and sweet plantains.
$14.95

Pargo - Red Snapper seasoned and fried to perfection, topped with a homemade sauce of tomato and sweet peppers .
$16.25

Paella a la Valenciana- A delicious dish of yellow rice cooked with a medley of seafood, chicken and lobster tail topped with tostones
Allow 45 minutes
No Beans.
For 2: $45.00 For 4: $85.00

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Platano Maduro - Sweet plantains.
$4.95

Tostones - Green plantain with garlic sauce.
$4.95

Papas Fritas - French fries.
$2.75

Arroz Blanco - White rice.
$2.75

Arroz Español - Spanish yellow rice.
$3.50

Congri - Cuban style rice with black beans.
$3.50

Frijoles Negros - Black beans.
$3.00

Yuca con Mojo de Ajo - Yuca with garlic & olive oil.
$4.00

Soup du Jour - Sopa del dia. Soup of the day.
Small $2.75
Large $3.50

Mariquitas - Fried green plantain chips.
$3.50

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Tamal Cubano - Cuban tamal made of corn and ham bits wrapped in corn husk.
$3.50

Yuca Rellena con Carne - Stuffed yuca with beef and fried to a golden brown.
$3.50

Papa Rellenas - Potato balls stuffed with seasoned ground beef.
$4.50

Spicy Shrimp Empanadas - new menu item cafe cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois- Spanish pies stuffed with spicy shrimp.
$5.95

Empanada Sampler - new menu item cafe cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois- A delicious sample portion of our beef, chicken and spicy shrimp empanadas.
$6.25

Croquetas - 4 of our delicious ham croquettes.
$4.50

Empanadillas - Two stuffed Spanish pies filled with savory chicken of beef.
$4.95

Tortilla Española - Spanish frittata eggs, potatoes, onion, ham and green peas. Served warm.
$8.95

Pulpo con Ajo - Delicious octopus grilled with onions, garlic, potatoes and simmered in a homemade sauce of tomato and sweet peppers.
$9.95

Cerviche de Camaron - Shrimp, scallops, mussels marinated in a house sauce.
$8.95

Camarones Flamenco - Shrimp with roasted peppers and garlic.
$9.95

Cocktel de Camarones - Butterfly Shrimp cocktail.
$9.95

Mejillones - Steamed shell mussels in white wine sauce.
$12.95

Tapa Combo - A sampler of our delicious appetizers two papas rellenas, one beef empanada, three croquetas, two beef tostones rellenos
$10.50

Tostones Rellenos - Green plantain shells stuffed with your choice of beef or vegetable.
$5.95
With shrimp $1.50 extra

Camarones Empanizados - Breaded Shrimp served with a dipping sauce.
$9.00

Cuban sandwich menu Cafe Cubano Cuban Restaurant Chicago Elmwood Park Oak Park Illinois

Cuban Sandwich Sampler - A Savory variety of our most popular sandwiches ½ Cuban sandwich, ½ Pan con Lechon and ½ pan con bistec.
$9.95

Sandwich Cubano - Ham,swiss cheese and roasted pork on French bread.
$6.50

Pan con Lechon - Roasted pork served on French bread with tomato slices.
$6.50

Pan con Bistec - Delicious sliced steak with grilled onions on French bread with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato.
$6.50

Cuban Sandwich Sampler - 1/2 Cuban Sandwich, 1/2 Pan con Lechon, 1/2 Pan con Bistec.
$9.95

Ropa Vieja Sandwich - Flank steak shredded and simmered in a homemade sauce of tomato and sweet peppers.
$6.50

Jibarito Sandwich - new menu item cafe cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois- Steak or Chicken with grilled onion, American cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato between a green plantain!
$6.95

Sandwich de Pollo a la Parrilla - Grilled chicken sandwich.
$6.50

Miami Sandwich - A bigger version of our Cuban sandwich with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
$6.95

Cafe Cubano Stuffed Burger - 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
35¢ per each additional ingredient

Media Noche - Roasted pork, ham and cheese on a soft Cuban bread.
$6.75

Sandwich de Arrachera - Chunks of Skirt steak with grilled onions served on French bread with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato.
$6.95

Vegetarian Cuban Food Menu Cafe Cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Oak Park Illinois

Aji Relleno con Arroz, Vegetales, Queso y Salsa Marinara - 2 bell peppers stuffed with delicious vegetables and rice, topped with mozzarella cheese and homemade marinara sauce.
$10.25

Combo Plate - Vegetable pastry, sweet plantain, white rice and black beans.
$8.95

Guajirito - Tres huevos fritos, arroz blanco, frijoles negro Y papas fritas.(3 fried eggs ,white rice, black beans and french fries)
$8.95

Cuban food salad menu Cafe Cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Oak Park Illinois Cuban Restaurant

Ensalada de la Casa - House salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots and onions with lemom wedges.
$3.75

Ensalada de Frijol Negro - Cuban black bean salad with onions, celery, tomato and balsamic vinaigrette.
$4.95

Ensalada de Pollo a la Parrilla - Grilled chicken breast on a bed of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots and onions.
$7.25

Combo Plate - Vegetable empanada, sweet plantain, white rice and plack beans.
$8.95

Cuban desserts Chicago

Flan del Leche - Baked caramel custard.
$4.00

Flan de Coco - Baked coconut caramel custard.
$4.00

Empanadillas de Queso y Guayava - Spanish pastry, filled with guava and cream cheese.
$4.95

Cuban drinks at Cafe Cubano Chicago

Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Root Beer or Iced Tea.
$1.95

Materva - Carribbean Soda.
$1.50

Leche - Milk.
$1.50

Malta - Malt Drink.
$1.75

Cola Champan.
$1.75

Coco Rico.
$1.75

Jupiña
$1.75

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Mango
$2.00

Pineapple
$2.00

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Mango
$3.95

Mamey
$3.95

Strawberry
$3.95

Banana
$3.95

 

Wine Menu Cafe Cubano Elmwood Park and Chicago Cuban Food

Cubanisimo new menu item cafe cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois- 2007 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Orego."This wine is a result of the Pinot Noir grape and the pride of my Cuban heritage. I hope it inspires lust for the fullest enjoyment of life. A Cuban tradition". Mauricio Collada, Founder Cubanisimo Vineyards.
$32.00
a bottle

House Wines - Merlot, Chardonnay or White Zinfandel
$4.75 a glass.

 

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Heineken, Heineken Light or Corona
$4.25

MGD or Miller Lite
$3.50

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Mojito - Rum, mint, lemon, sugar and seltzer.
$7.75

Mojito Martini- Rum, mint, fresh fruit, sugar and seltzer.
$8.00

Flavored Mojito - Coconut, mango and raspberry {fresh fruit}.
$7.75

Cuban Sunset - Rum, vodka, pineapple, orange and banana juice.
$7.75

Cuba Libre - Rum and Coke
$6.25

Mango Daiquiri
$6.95

Strawberry Daiquiri
$6.95

Piña Colada
$6.95

Sangria Glass
$5.00

cuban coffee chicago

Café Cubano - Café espresso.
$1.75

Cappuccino
$2.95

Café con Leche - Coffee with steamed milk.
$2.95

Cortadito -new menu item cafe cubano Chicago Elmwood Park Illinois- Cuban coffee with a shot of steamed milk.
$1.75

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