Cuba De Ayer Restaurant

15446 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
(301) 476-9622

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Shrimp Avavado in Garlic Butter Sauces
Off Trio Empanadas & Combination
Ropa Vieja with Rice More
Arroz Con Pollo Dark Meat
Camarones En Aguacate
Camarones Al Ajillo
Tostones Rellenos
Tres Leches Cake
Caribbean Salmon
Bistec Salteado

Menu

Appetizers
Pan Solo
Sliced toasted bread
Pan Mantequilla
Sliced bread toasted with butter
Pan con Ajo
Sliced bread toasted with garlic and olive oil sauce
Papa Rellena
Stuffed potato with beef lightly breaded. (1)
Camarones Al Ajillo
(5) Shrimp in lemon garlic sauce
Tostones Rellenos
(3) Stuffed fried green plantains with ground beef
Tostones Rellenos/Camarones
(3) Fried green plantains stuffed with shrimp
Aguacate con Camarones
(6) Large shrimp sautéed in our very own lemon garlic sauce drizzled over fresh avocado
Tres Empanadas
(3) Beef, chicken, guava & cheese, or cheese turnover.
Side Salad

Soups
Sopa de Pollo
Chicken soup.
Sopa de Res
Beef soup.

Salads
House Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, radish, green and red peppers
Grilled Chicken
Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, radish, green peppers, red peppers and grilled marinated chicken
Spinach Avocado Salad
Organic baby spinach tossed in our very own garlic vinaigrette dressing mixed with avocado, sliced red onions, cherry tomatoes, red and green peppers
Chicken Spinach Avocado Salad
Sliced avocado with a variety of vegetables.
Salmon Spinach Avocado Salad
Sliced avocado with a variety of vegetables.
Pargo Spinach Salad

Beef
Ropa Vieja
A delicious typical Cuban entreé. Shredded beef in a Cuban tomato based sauce with garlic, onions, red and green peppers
Bistec Palomilla
Marinated Cuban style steak, thinly sliced and sautéed with onions
Bistec Salteado
Thinly sliced pieces of marinated steak, cooked with sautéed onions, green peppers & red pepper.
Bistec Empanizado
Seasoned breaded top sirloin steak, thinly sliced and fried.
Churrasco Cubano Steak
Charbroiled flap steak marinated in apple cider, parsley, fresh garlic and cuban seasonings
Rabo Encendido
Our delicious oxtail cooked in our tomato based creole sauce with burgundy wine and a hint of spice
Vaca Frita
Shredded flank steak pan fried with onions, garlic and lemon
Boliche
Slowly roasted and tender eye round, draped in a savory gravy of its own sauce of tomatoes, onions, and garlic.
Picadillo
Cuban style seasoned ground beef cooked with green olives, raisins, potatoes and (non-spicy) spices

Chicken
Arroz con Pollo (Dark Meat)
Yellow rice and chicken served on it's bone with a choice of plantains.
Pollo a la Plancha
Grilled boneless chicken breast specially seasoned
Pollo Salteado
Slices of chicken breast, cooked with sautéed onions, green peppers and red pepper
Fricase de Pollo
Skinless chicken on it's bone cooked with potatoes, white wine, herbs and green olives
Pollo Empanizado
Fried breaded boneless chicken breast specially seasoned

Pork
Pernil
Traditional Cuban roasted pork, marinated with bitter orange juice, lemon juice, garlic, pepper and dressed with onions
Lechon Asado
Cuban roasted pork marinated in "mojo criollo" (citrus marinade) dressed with onions
Masitas de Puerco
Fried marinated morsels of pork
Chuletas de Puerco
Marinated pork chops with sautéed onions

Seafood
Camarones al Ajillo
Shrimp in garlic sauce with white rice, side salad and a choice of plantains
Avocado Salmon
Salmon fillet dressed with a white wine creamy chipotle sauce, topped with avocado, scallions, cilantro, tomatoes and corn
Caribbean Salmon
Salmon fillet dressed with a sauce made of mango chunks, scallions, cilantro, red peppers, a sweet & spicy sauce
Trucha (Trout)
Seasoned rainbow trout cooked on the grill with red and green peppers and onions
Pargo Frito
Red snapper fish fillet seasoned then lightly breaded and quick fried to a crisp
Grilled Pargo
Arroz con Mariscos
Savory saffron flavored yellow rice cooked with fish, scallops and shrimp

Vegetarian
D-Vegetarian Platter
White rice served with vegetarian black beans, yuca con mojo and maduros. *Note Moros and Cristianos regular beans are cooked with pork

Sandwiches
Sandwich Cubano
Cuban sandwich hot pressed baguette with roast pork, baked ham, Swiss cheese, mustard and thin sliced pickle.
Pan con Pollo
Grilled chicken with lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise served on baguette.
Chicken Avocado Sandwich
Breaded chicken breast with onions and avocado slices served on baguette
Pan con Bistec
Thinly sliced marinated steak, grilled with onions served on baguette.
Pan con Lechon
Marinated roasted pork grilled with onions and served on baguette

Kid's Menu
Kids Cheeseburger
Cheeseburger served with fries
Kid Boneless Chicken Breast Morsels
Fried marinated morsels served with fries
Mini Pollo a la Plancha
Kids marinated grilled chicken breast served with white rice and a maduro
Mini Palomilla
Kids marinated thinly sliced steak served with white rice and a maduro.
Boliche Bowl
Our tender eye round pieces served with white rice, maduro and little beans.

Side Orders
Moros y Cristianos
Mixed and seasoned rice and black beans.
White Rice
Black Beans
Cuban style black beans cooked with pork.
Vegetarian Black Beans
Red Beans
Cuban red beans cooked with pork.
Maduros
Fried sweet plantains.
Tostones
Fried green plantains.
Yuca con Mojo
Yuca with garlic sauce.
Yuca Frita
Fried yuca.
Papas Fritas
French fries.
MOJO SIDE
Avocado Side
Fried Egg
Broccoli

Desserts
Tres Leches
Moistly enriched sponge cake topped with merengue, whipped cream and a cherry.
Flan
Caramel vanilla custard.
Rum Cake
Sponge cake mix with Bacardi rum glaze.
Choco Fudge Cake
Cheesecake
New York style.
Guava Cheesecake
Guava Shells with White Cheese

Milk and Milkshakes
Batido Mango
Batido Mamey
Choco Milk
Milk

Juices
Mango Juice
Guava Juice
Coconut Juice
Straw/Bana Juice
Apple Juice
Pineapple Juice
O.J.
Mango/Guava
Cranberry Juice

Soda
Coke
Materva
Malta
Iced Tea
Diet Coke
Sprite
Gingerale
Lemonade
Nestea Sweet
Club Soda
Ironbeer

Coffee and Espresso
Cafe con Leche
Cuban espresso served with hot milk.
Iced Cafe
Double espresso shot over condensed milk, topped with whipped cream and a chocolate drizzle.
Espresso
Cuban coffee served unsweetened.
DBL Espresso
Cafecito Cubano
Cuban espresso sweetened.
Double Cafecito Cubano

Other
St Pellegrino
SM Panna
LRG Panna
SM.Pellegrino

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Recent Reviews

I have been coming for a few years now and the food always delivers. The waitress was pleasant but appeared inexperienced. We had to ask for things more than once and she brought out our apppetizers with our food.
September 2025
I've been coming here since 2006 when they were just a small quaint restaurant. As a direct descendant of Cuban 🇨🇺 parents, and eating Cuban food all my life this restaurant has matched and at times has exceeded my expectations and standards for authentic Cuban food. Up until this recent experience 9/13/25 (19 years later) is the first time we had a moderate experience with the quality control of the food. The caldo (broth) in the Camarones Al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)...
September 2025
First time here. Won't be the last. You walk in to see great art and great music. Already I'm happy. Friendly place too. The food selection is amazing. I loved when I ordered. It was so much, I had to get a box.
August 2025

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Cuba De Ayer Restaurant

15446 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
(301) 476-9622