"Havana's Love Language"

Hola, mi familia! We invite you to taste travel in time, we are riding to Havana in our Chevrolet Bel-Air to explore our families "love language" through flavorful cuisine! Buckle up and wear your best guayabera your taste buds are in for a ride!

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TODAY'S SHOWCASE

Pastelitos de Carne

“¿Y qué tal los pasteles?”

$4.75

We take you back to the 19th century Havana household where women prepared pastries as appetizers or desserts! This beloved sweet and savory pastry blends Spanish baking traditions with Caribbean flavors for a real treat! We welcome you to taste Cuban identity, hospitality, and heritage with our meat-filled pastelito stuffed with our seasoned but not spicy beef in a tomato-based sauce, married with raisins and green olives sealed with a sweet glaze. Enjoy Cuba!

¿Dónde está la guayaba?

$4.75

Es hora de cenar! Dinner time!  Your Cuban mother was listening to José "Pepe" Sánchez while hand making your favorite dessert Pastelitos de Guayaba y Queso! Also known as a Guava and cream cheese pastry. We invite you to try our symbol of cultural identity and nostalgia! We blended Guava's tropical fruit’s sweetness with a creamy cheese filling and kissed it with a smooth donut glaze to provide you with the ultimate dessert! beso del chef!


What's for Lunch?

Ropa Vieja with Black Beans & Rice

¿Qué trae de almuerzo?

$15.00

Havana's jewel Ropa Vieja or “old clothes” holds deep roots across the Caribbean and Latin America. Feeding the hungry with cultural fusions since the 16th century! Enjoy our family's recipe of flank steak in a tomato-based sauce enriched with peppers, onions, cumin, oregano with a side of rice and black beans!  We know your taste buds will enjoy! Welcome to 16th century Cuba! 


What's for Lunch?

Cuban Frita with Crispy Plantain Chips served with Cuban Mojo Sauce

¿Qué hay para cenar?

$16.00

Hola, it's 1959! We are celebrating the Cuban revolution! There is nothing better on a hot day in little Havana than ordering a Cuban burger with a side of plantains before you get in your Chevrolet Bel-Air and head to Santa Maria del Mar to soak up the Caribbean sun! When you arrive, you'll enjoy your Cuban style burger with spiced chorizo-beef patty complimented with a heavenly melted Swiss cheese and smothered with our top-secret tomato-based sauce!  “Nos encanta esto.” 


What's for Lunch?

Pollo A La Plancha

“¿Dónde está el pollo?”

$14.50

Hola, it's the economic crisis following the Soviet Union in the heart of Cuba's 1990's!  You are hungry! What you are about to enjoy is a synthesis of the Afro-Carribbean, Spanish, and indigenous Taino influences that shape Cuba's culinary heritage. This dish is a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of Cuban cuisine. We made a special plate at our table just for you with our thinly pounded chicken breasts slowly marinated in citrus- garlic mojo, seared to perfection!  Disfruta!


Havana's Pastelitos

Pastelitos de Carne | Pastelitos De Guayaba

“¿Y qué tal los pasteles?”

$4.75

We take you back to the 19th century Havana household where women prepared pastries as appetizers or desserts! This beloved sweet and savory pastry blends Spanish baking traditions with Caribbean flavors for a real treat! We welcome you to taste Cuban identity, hospitality, and heritage with our meat-filled pastelito stuffed with our seasoned but not spicy beef in a tomato-based sauce, married with raisins and green olives sealed with a sweet glaze. Enjoy Cuba!

¿Dónde está la guayaba?

$4.75

Es hora de cenar! Dinner time!  Your Cuban mother was listening to José "Pepe" Sánchez while hand making your favorite dessert Pastelitos de Guayaba y Queso! Also known as a Guava and cream cheese pastry. We invite you to try our symbol of cultural identity and nostalgia! We blended Guava's tropical fruit’s sweetness with a creamy cheese filling and kissed it with a smooth donut glaze to provide you with the ultimate dessert! beso del chef!


Havana's Sides & Treats

“¿Qué tal los plátanos?”

$3.99

Showcasing Cuba's 16th century with the nutritional benefits of plantain's we would love you to try our Maduros which translates to "ripe plantains". I am not going to get all  científico on you but let's just say there is a very biochemical magical type of reaction to make this one of sweetest banana's you'll ever try! Enjoy this as a dessert or a side! Son mágicos. 

“Amo Bala Baiana.”

$3.99

Tan bueno! Enjoy our familia's guilty pleasure of this delicately glazed coconut filled pastry! Before you know it, you have eaten the whole box! It's the creamy crunch for me!  “La fantasía de un amante del coco.” 

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Helping families through the love of food!

Our Vision

If you love Cuba as much as our family, please feel free to show your love and support to our Caribbean families in need by giving a direct donation to a wonderful nonprofit US based organization Give2Cuba! All proceeds help gift food and promise for a better tomorrow! For as little as $10.00 you are providing emergency food to families! 

If you love Cuba as much as our family, please feel free to show your love and support to our Caribbean families in need by giving a direct donation to a wonderful nonprofit US based organization Give2Cuba! All proceeds help gift food and promise for a better tomorrow! For as little as $10.00 you are providing emergency food to families! As a BIG thank you, you will receive a special gift from my familia to yours!  -Please send us your receipt to receive your gift with your order!

 Give2Cuba 

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