The Cuban

987 Stewart Ave, Garden City
(516) 222-0295

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Saffron Yuca Cauliflower Puree

Camarones Malecon Seafood

El Tradicional Ceviche

Frijol Negro Cotijano

Churrasco Cubano Beef

Sancocho De Mariscos

Willy's Guacamole 1

Ropa Vieja Entree

Tostones Rellenos

The Famous Cubano

Black Angus open flamed grilled C.A.B skirt steak, chimichurri, arroz moro, and maduros topped with pickled onions. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Plato Illegal

Pork chop, chorizo, chicken, C.A.B skirt steak. Served with black beans, white rice, and maduros. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

The Famous Cubano

Traditional Cuban sandwich, a layer of roasted pernil, smoked ham, swiss cheeses, pickles, mustard sauce, mojo dipping, and yuquitas fritas.

Ropa Vieja

'Willy's special recipe' crock-pot slow-braised flank steak, tomatoes, peppers, onions, green olives. Served with white rice and black beans. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Pealla Marinera

Mix seafood with shrimp, scallops, calamari, salmon, lobster tail, green peas, simmered in a seafood broth crushed tomato and saffron rice.

Appetizers/Entradas

Hand Rolled Empanadas

Crisp, flaky wedges of pastry surround a trio empanada. Choice of ropa vieja, la Cubana, shrimp, chicken, picadillo, served with habana sauce.

Quesadilla Cubana

Grilled chicken, sweet plantains, flour tortilla, mozzarella cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.

Willy's Guacamole

Freshly made a la vista with avocado, jalapeño, cilantro, tomato, onions, garlic, oregano, lime, served with freshly made corn tortilla chips.

Fried Calamari

Batter-coated, the deep-fried squid, fried until golden brown, served with Cuban marinara, and saratoga sauce.

Croquetas Cubanas

Crispy fried potato croquetas, serrano ham, and habana sauce.

Chicharrones de Pollo

Lemon, marinated chicken thighs in mojo, deep-fried topped with cilantro.

Cubanitos

Twin Cuban sliders, layer of roasted pernil, smoked ham, swiss cheese, pickles, brioche buns, mustard sauce, mojo dipping, and yuquitas fritas.

Camarones de Coco

Handmade coconut crusted jumbo shrimp, maduros mash, and Cuba libre glaze.

Masitas de Puerco

Bite-sized crispy pork, tossed in mojo sauce, lime juice, and cilantro, topped with pickled onions.

Pastelitos de Cangrejo

Lump crab cakes topped with sweet, and spicy pineapple salsa served with habana sauce.

Tostones Rellenos

Stuffed green plantains cups, one shrimp, one pollo, and one picadillo (ground beef).

Pulpo a la Parrilla

Open flame grilled slightly charred Spanish octopus, baby greens, tomato, onions, and radishes drizzled with balsamic dressing, and grill sauce.

El Cubano Mixto

A sampling of yuca frita, chicharrones de pollo, croqueta, chorizo en salsa criolla (serves two).

Mariquitas

Crispy fried plantain chips, salsa de aguacate, and picadillo.

Bacalaitos

Crispy cod cakes with lemon, and habana sauce.

Oye Chico

Chicken lollipop, sautéed onions, ají, garlic, and vinegar.

Gambas al Ajillo

Sautéed shrimp cooked in garlic butter, white wine, evoo, and smoked paprika.

Chorizo en Salsa Criolla

Grilled chorizo de puerco, garlic, onions, scallions, and plum tomato.

Mejillones

Sautéed mussels in garlic white wine, coconut milk, curry, topped with cilantro.

La Familia Sampler

Served with crab cakes, coconut shrimp, empanadas, chorizo en salsa criolla, fish ceviche, and croquetas (serves six people).

Balsa de Aguacate

Stuffed avocado, lump crab salad. Served with plantain chips, and tostones.

Ceviche

Mixto Ceviche

Baby shrimp, calamari, octopus, peppers, red onions, maíz blanco, mango, freshly squeezes lime juice, served in a chilled cocktail glass.

El Tradicional

White fish ceviche, red onions, ají guajilla, avocado, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, rocoto peppers, maíz blanco, jugo lima with leche de tigre, served in chilled cocktail glass.

Camaron Cocktail

Poach shrimp, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, red onions, maíz blanco, rocoto peppers, ají guajilla, evoo, served in a chilled cocktail glass.

Soups/Sopas

Ajiaco de Pollo

Hearty chicken soup, chicken chunk pieces, garden vegetables, avocado, cilantro, and lime.

Sopa de Frijol Negro

The classic of classics black beans, mojo, crema, vegetarian.

Salads/Ensaladas

Pepino Avocado Salad

Served with iceburg lettuce, avocado, cucumber, garnished with red onions, and cilantro. Served with santiago dressing, and tri colored tortilla chips. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Frijol Negro Cotijano

Black bean, roasted corn salad, cherry tomatoes, cotija cheese, over bib leaf lettuce with avocado, cherry vinaigrette. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Ensalada de Santa Clara

Spinach, red onions, mango, tomatoes, olive oil, lime juice, sea salt, avocado, red peppers, cilantro, and fresh mandarina. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Típica Tropical

Iceberg lettuce, pineapple, mango, avocado, red radishes, red onions, cherry tomato, lemon, and mint vinaigrette. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Seafood/Mariscos

Pealla Cubana

Lobster tail, shrimp, chorizo, scallops, clams, mussels, red pepper, garlic, onions, green pea sofrito and crushed tomatoes served in a caldera with saffron rice.

Pealla Marinera

Mix seafood with shrimp, scallops, calamari, salmon, lobster tail, green peas, simmered in a seafood broth crushed tomato and saffron rice.

Salmon Rumba

Pan seared Atlantic salmon, charred pineapple salsa, white rice, vegetable of the day.

La Campechana

Whole lobster, shrimp, scallops, clams, saffron, mussels, crushed tomato, seafood broth. Served with white rice.

Camarones Embullo

Sautéed jumbo shrimp sofrito, olive oil, garlic, onion, red peppers, green olives, vino blanco, crushed tomatoes with white rice.

Vegetarian Paella

Served with carrots, cauliflower, green peas, red and green peppers, crushed tomatoes and sofrito sauce with saffron rice.

Salmon en Miel Limoncillos

Pan seared Atlantic salmon fillet, brushed with a honey lemon glaze, toasted almonds, grilled figs minted quinoa with mix salad.

Sancocho de Mariscos

Lobster tail, shrimp, sea scallops, tomatoes, coconut milk rice, curry broth, served with white rice.

Camarones Malecon

Grilled shrimp on a sugarcane skewer, mango lime salsa over quinoa, mixed greens drizzled with balsamic dressing.

Beef/Carnes

Churrasco Cubano

Vaca Frita Cubano

Twined cooked crispy skirt steak, with onions, grilled jalapeños, oregano. Served with black beans and white rice with a fried egg on top. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Ropa Vieja

Rabo Encendido

Slow-braised oxtail, chorizo in a tomato broth, white rice, and stew black beans. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Picadillo Clasico

Black Angus ground beef, onions, garlic, oregano, white wine, pimento green olives, served with black beans, white rice, and maduros. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Plato Illegal

Palomilla en Cebolla

Thinly sliced prime beef marinated in garlic, lime, juice, topped with caramelized onions, cilantro, served white rice, and black beans. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Costilla de Vaca a la 100 Fuego

Bucanero braised boneless short ribs, saffron yuca, cauliflower purée, and spinach. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Rib Eye Steak en Cafe

Coffee rubbed rib eye steak C.A.B, orange mojo over mushrooms, served with white rice and black beans. These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

Chicken/Pollo

Pollo Sofrito

Marinated grilled chicken breast, tossed in house sofrito, served with white rice and black beans.

Arroz con Pollo a la Cazuela

Boneless chicken sautéed in sofrito sauce crushed tomato with chorizo, peas, olives, braised in a caldera saffron rice.

Pollo al Ajillo

Chicken breast, sautéed in salsa de ajo, served with white rice and black beans.

Pechuga de Pollo a la Plancha Ayega

Lemon herb grilled chicken breast, mix greens, smoked roasted corn and avocado with balsamic dressing.

Pollo Rumbero

Chicken on the bone, apple wood smoked bacon, topped with salsa de ajo, spinach and yuca cauliflower purée.

Pork/Puerco

The Famous Cubano

Traditional Cuban sandwich, a layer of roasted pernil, smoked ham, swiss cheeses, pickles, mustard sauce, mojo dipping, and yuquitas fritas.

Puerco Frito

Twice cooked crispy pork shoulder, Cuban oregano topped with pickled onions. Served with black beans stew, and white rice.

Lechoncito

Cuban roasted pork shoulder, yuca frita, pickled onions, moros y cristianos.

Chuleta la Isla

Pork chop marinated, garlic, oregano, cumin, sour orange mojo, caramelized onions, and drizzled with honey, maduros, and congri.

Solomillo de Cerdo

Beer-braised pork tenderloin served with garlic spinach, yuca mash, and sofrito.

Algo Más

Maduros

Tostones

White Rice

Black Beans

Moros Rice

Yuquita Frita

Avocado

Espinaca en Ajo

Mashed Maduros

Seasonal Vegetables

Saffron Yuca Cauliflower Puree

Saffron Yuca Cauliflower Purée

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Recent Reviews

I got the perco frito, aka fried pork, the piece irregular sized. When I make it at home, I cut all chunks as even as possible it's all about presentation. Not what I got there it had a refrigerator taste, not pleasant. I was with a group of friends, and I didn't want to complain. So I more than left half. I was disappointed 😞. Everyone else enjoyed their food. I'm a foodie who expected more from the cuban restaurant.

July 2025

Food is nothing to brag about, very hard to get near the bar. Parking is sometimes challenging. The atmosphere. Is cool but again, for money, I expect food with some sort of taste.

July 2025

We just had our Daughters 21 Birthday at the Cuban and it was BEAUTIFUL!! The managers Caroline and Joe are so professional and helpful . They guided us through every stage of the party planning including the decorating!
My guests did not stop complimenting us on how delicious the food was and much the atmosphere contributed to the experience!!
I’m so happy we chose the Cuban , the staff was friendly and polished , every wish was granted and the house DJ...

July 2025

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