Alvarez Cafe
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Alvarez Cafe Reviews
This is one of the most authentic Cuban restaurants outside of South Florida. Try the pulled pork with yuca and black rice. Tasajo, dry cured beef similar to beef jerky, is awesome. It is prepared in a sauce. It's not tough like jerky. The oxtail is spicy and finger licking delicious. Mariquitas are yummy. This are thin curly friend green plantains. The desserts are to die for.
I have been eating here since I am a little boy, and as an adult I take my family here, even now order Christmas Eve dinner here. If you want to experience good ol' home made authentic cubin cuisine, this is the place to go! The atmosphere is still warm. Highly recommend.
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I can’t believe that Alvarez Café, the most famous and iconic restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey has closed, I did a little Googling research and it says “temporarily. closed”. I don’t live anymore in Elizabeth that’s why I didn’t write a review about Alvarez Café and its great steaks and Cuban food. I hope this is only a short break for one of the “places I remember all my life..”