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DINNER MENU

ANTOJITOS - APPETIZERS

Empanadas
Fried pastry dough with fillings of either chicken, beef, or cheese & sweet red pepper. These are delicious...

Cubano Mix
Empanadas, ham croquettes, tostones.

Yuca Frita
Yuca is steamed, then fried, and served with our garlic & lime juice mojo with lightly sautéed onions.

Tamal Cubano
Cuban pork tamal, Steamed in its husk and served with Cuban crackers.

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Croquetas de Jamon
Four rolls of corn meal & minced ham, breaded and fried to perfection.

Platanos Maduros
Fried sweet plantains.

Tostones
Fried green plantains, golden, crispy and drizzled with our house "mojo".

Camaraones de Coco
Coconut fried shrimp served with a tangy mango-guava cocktail sauce.

Crab Cakes
Two crab cakes served with a cusabi sauce,(cucumber & wasabi) and topped with diced mango fruit.


FAVORITOS DE LA CASA - THE HOUSE FAVORITES

These entrees are served with your choice of white rice, yellow rice, or moros and christianos rice.

Picadillo a la Cubana - as seen on the Food Network!
We sautee our lean ground beef with green and red peppers, green olives, capers and raisins and finish it in our delicious creole sauce. Served with fried sweet plantains. As classic as a '53 caddy in Bejucal.

Masas de Puerco
Tasty chunks of lean pork, marinated in our house mojo, perfectly pan-fried and served with yuca frita con mojo. Just like in Tony Oliva's house in Pinar del Rio.

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Ropa Vieja - as seen on the Food Network!
Literally means "old clothes". This shredded flank steak is simmered in our own sherry-spiked Spanish red sauce with green & red peppers, garlic, onions and sweet green peas. Served with fried sweet plantains. A walk in the mountains of the Sierra Maestra.

Fricasee de Pollo
Cuban chicken stew. This chicken is cooked with red & green peppers, onions, finished in our creole sauce and served with fried sweet plantains. You'll love it - you're in old Havana now.

Camarones al Ajillo
Shrimp, lightly sautéed in our garlic and lime mojo and served with tostones. Came upon this simple, delicious dish while scuba diving in the Bay of Pigs with Glen.

Bistec Encebollado
A 12 oz. strip steak marinated in our lime mojo, topped with grilled onions and served with tostones. Just like in Cienfuegos.

Plato Vegetariano
White rice and black beans, yuca frita con mojo and sweet plantains, served with our creole sauce. Mmmmm....

Ensalada Tropical
A vegetarian entree-sized salad of a generous tropical blend. Sweet spring mix with avocadoes, tomatoes, red onions, fresh mango slices and green olives, served with our house vinaigrette. A stroll through the Valley of Vinales.

Add grilled citrus chicken, garlic shrimp, or mango-glazed salmon

Salmon de Mango
A 6 oz salmon filet, pan-seared and topped with a mango glaze, served on a bed of spinach that's been sauteed with garlic, and sweet plantains. Now you're in Varadero Beach.....

Vegetales Criollo
A delicious blend of fresh yellow squash, yuca, carrots, zucchini, red peppers, green pea pods, and red onion simmered in our house creole sauce and served with tostones.

Sandwich Cubano - as seen on the Food Network!
Proudly serving our authentic sandwich Cubano at dinner! Sweet ham, pork loin, swiss cheese, mustard and pickles. Served with choice of yuca frita or a small tropical salad.


ACOMPAÑAMIENTOS - SIDE DISHES

Frijoles Negros
Luscious black beans

Yuca Frita con mojo
Traditional vegetable root, steamed, then fried and served with our house “mojo”.

Moros y Cristianos
Moors and Christians. Black beans and white rice cooked together.

Arroz Blanco
White Rice, steamed with a hint of olive oil.

Arroz Amarillo
Yellow rice, seasoned w/our creole sauce and a bit of saffron.

Vegetales Criollo
Vegetable mix simmered in our house creole sauce.

Arroz Blanco con Frijoles Negro
White rice with black beans


ENSALADAS - SIDE SALADS

Habana Vieja
This side salad of tropical smooth avocadoes and red onions with our house vinaigrette, will take you back to Calle Obispo.

Ensalada Simple
This simple salad of sweet spring mix and tomatoes, with our house vinaigrette is a must in every Cuban meal, especially at Lydia's home in "El Vedado".

Ensalada Completa
Combining the ingredients of our other two side salads, this is the completa with a sweet spring mix, tomatoes, avocadoes and red onions - still a side salad, served, of course, with our house vinaigrette.


POSTRES - DESSERTS

Flan con Coco Rallado
Delicious, traditional flan topped with the sweetest grated coconut you can imagine!

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Cascos de Guayaba y queso crema
Guava Shells and cream cheese, served with Cuban crackers. A very traditional Cuban dessert.

Passion Mango Cheesecake
Layers of creamy smooth passion fruit and mango-infused buttermilk cheesecake topped with tart passion fruit curd. Finished with a shimmering glaze of passion fruit and mango. Need we say more?

Coconut Ice Cream w/flecks of chocolate and almonds
Served in a chocolate dipped wafer basket

Key Lime Pie
Authentic key lime pie with zesty key lime juice, tartly refreshing in a graham cracker crust and iced with real whipped cream. Hemingway would definitely approve!

Xango!Chango!
Rich smooth cheesecake with a slightly tangy finish, rolled in a melt-in-your-mouth flaky pastry, tossed in a sugar and cinnamon blend, then served on a fresh guava puree. The Orishas love it and so will you......

Chocolate Cake
Five layers of dark, moist chocolate cake, sandwiched with the silkiest smooth chocolate filling and finished with elegant dark chocolate ganache. Not particularly Cuban, just a taste of divine decadence.




Hours:

Breakfast and lunch, 7 days a week.
Sunday and Monday 8am-2pm
Tuesday thru Saturday 7am-2:30pm

Dinner, Tuesday thru Saturday.
4:30pm - 9:00pm
Reservations suggested for dinner
Happy Hour! Tues - Saturday 4:30pm-6:30pm

3756 Grand Avenue South, MN

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REFRESCOS - BEVERAGES

Café - Coffees
(We proudly serve Fair Trade Coffees)

Café Cubano - (espresso)
Cortadito - (espresso with a dash of steamed milk)
Café con leche - (like a café latte)
Café Frappe - (iced coffee)
Chocolate con leche - (hot chocolate)
Café Americano - (American coffee, Victor's special blend)
Te - (Hot Tea)

JUGOS Y REFRESCOS - JUICES AND OTHER REFRESHMENTS
Mango Juice
Guava Juice
Guanabana Juice
Iced Tea
Raspberry Lemonade

DOMESTIC SODAS
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite

IMPORTED SODAS
Materva - Cuban soda

CERVEZA Y VINO - BEER AND WINE
A great wine and beer list - always changing!

TROPICAL MIMOSAS
Mango, Guava, Guanabana, Orange, Cranberry or Raspberry Lemonade

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All content © 2004-2006 Victor's 1959 Café. Photos by Jolee Aleja Santos Madl.