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    Café Cubano

    4.2 (45 reviews)
    ModerateCuban, Sandwiches
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:30 pm

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed

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    Tasha M.

    I need coffee from here all the time! Super cute little cafe in the neighborhood. They are so quick with attending to you when you walk in. I was picking up to-go to have a snack for school pick up and they were so quick. The staff is friendly and so helpful. I need so come back to have a sit down meal. I love the interior and the lively atmosphere.

    Scott W.

    Great place for Cuban food. The atmosphere was great with perfect lighting and art murals on the walls. It's my understanding that this place just recently moved to this location. They should be extremely excited as it's a great area. The staff were extremely wonderful and polite. Food and drink were wonderful. The lechon sandwich was outstanding. The meat was very tender and well seasoned. Aak for the mayo on the side so you can taste the before and after difference. If you like oxtail, you will not be disappointed. It's very tasty and tender. Loved it. Oh, I brought it home as a meal to eat later. One awesome thing they have going on Friday's is they have live bands playing starting at 8, if I'm not mistaken.

    Pork Cuban bowl
    Raffaela G.

    This was a very cute, clean restaurant A few of my friends and I met up here for a light dinner. I ordered the Cuban bowl, very simple.. Rice beans, avocado cucumbers and chicken... Reminded me of a poke bowl..... My friend ordered the breaded steak she said was also delicious.... For what we ordered I appreciate it wasn't heavy. I left there feeling good about what I ate... I'm not really familiar with Cuban food so I really cannot tell you about authenticity but I can tell you that we did enjoy it... Only issue that I had was the server which she was adorable but she didn't really speak much. English was kind of hard to communicate with her... As a customer not being familiar with the menu, I would have liked to been able to ask her about it... Overall was delicious

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    Adrianne B.

    Love this little spot. The food is always delicious. They have live music on Saturday nights!

    Empanadas
    Ae S.

    What a quaint airy place! We arrived at an off hour (between lunch and dinner) however as we were almost done eating several people arrived. With that being said the tables were placed at a comfortable distance. We were greeted by a person who was our waitress. She asked right away about a beverage selection. We both wound up ordering Sangria (side note, some of the fruit was definitely "aged"). On a scale of 1- 5 I would give it a 3.5. The glasses were beautiful. We ordered Empanadas (chicken & beef) as an appetizer. The crust was a bit thick for my liking, however tasty. The filling seasoned well. There is a dipping sauce which was a bit overpowering for the taste of the empanada, however after adjusting how much sauce did taste better. On a scale of 1 - 5 I would rate 3.75 One of us ordered Ropa Vieja and the other Enchilado de Camarones. Both meals were hearty and delicious. Ropa Vieja was seasoned well, meat tender and when combined with the black beans rounded out the taste. The Enchilado de Camarones was equally tasty. After mixing the sauce with rice the flavors rounded out, and with adding the black beans turned into a perfect bite. I must admit that I was hesitant because the rice was plain, however its mild taste complimented the Creole sauce the shrimp was cooked in. On a 1 - 5 rating this dish hit 5! Our waitress was pleasant and very attentive. All in all it was a pleasant refreshing meal to kick off our 22nd year of marriage. I would recommend getting your taste of Cuba at Cafe Cubano!

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    Vee Y.

    Great food, service and location. Def will return. Parking was easy as well. We enjoyed everything about it. My friend had garlic shrimp and it was delicious. Also churros for dessert were really good with guava sauce.

    Miami sandwich
    Elizabeth G.

    If you are looking for a great Cuban sandwich spot, you've found your place. This was my second time at Cafe Cubano and it was amazing, as expected. My partner got the Ropa Vieja sandwich and I got the Miami sandwich, and we each gave each other half (the way to do it). 10/10 recommend the plantain chips for an appetizer, you get so much, plenty for 2 people. Their sangria is amazing and you can tell that there is love here. Thank you Jasmine for the wonderful service!

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    Very quick service. I had the Cuban sandwich. Large servings. The pork on the Cuban sandwich didn't seem very flavorful.

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    ***** for the service and great live music. Good location for parking and the vibe was great. You gained a loyal customer.

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    2 years ago

    Very glad this is in Oak Park! Wonderful croquettas and great service. They've done a great job with the decor.

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    2 years ago

    Lovely evening here. Food and music adds to a delightful evening with friends. And it brought us to dance to add to the cachet.

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    2 years ago

    Tried café Cubain for the first time. The Cuban sandwich was flavorful quite filling.

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    Ambiance makes it feel like you're in Miami! Tasty food, I got the Aji rellenos and Cafe bombon.

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    2 years ago

    Was excited to try this place but was underwhelmed. The food was not interesting and somewhat bland. Total for 3 of us was about $100.

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    Such a great find for us and we can't wait to go back. Everything we tried was delicious.

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    One of the best dinners/bagel shops in Chicago. The bagels by themselves are a reason to go in…read more They're the perfect amount of a chewy crust to light and fluffy inside, with the toppings being to die for. I tried an onion, everything, and jalapeño cheddar and I loved all three. I highly recommend any of the breakfast bagel sandwiches. My boyfriend got the Avocado Turkey breakfast sandwich (not shown) and I got the Lox breakfast sandwich. The sandwiches are actually filled with food rather than just a few thin slices. My boyfriend and I split the liver plate and it was amazing. I find it hard to find great liver and this place has some! If you like liverwurst you will like this plate. We got it with an onion bagel. We got bagel chips while we waited and sipped on coffee and looking back I wish I grabbed a few extra bagels to go to try more of the variety they had since the assorted chips were so good. The staff was amazing; being warm and welcoming like we had been going there for years. The interior was beautiful and made you feel at home. This is one of those hidden gems anyone around the Chicago area should try, whether you live here or you're just stopping by.

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    Outstanding food. I had the ramen 10/10…read moreHotdogs 7/10 And a mash potato thingy 11/10 Service was great Ambiance was good I would go again. the parking garage nearby is good for closeness, and we went while it was cold so we didn't walk around, but was nice. Honestly you can't have a bad time here. But it is cramped and smaller and limited seating but it's nice place.

    Markedly below average food. Ordered the rainbow rolls, Grace's teriyaki, Burmese noodle salad, and…read morethe green tea cheesecake. Adequate service and totally unremarkable ambiance. The rainbow rolls consisted of plain, uncooked vegetables wrapped in rice paper, accompanied by peanut sauce as well as a vinegar dip. There was absolutely no taste to the rainbow rolls, and the peanut sauce tasted like peanut butter that had been microwaved for twenty seconds. The vinegar dip was the only thing that salvaged the rolls. The teriyaki did not come as advertised. There were chunks of glazed soy in brown rice - no other veggies in the bowl itself. There was a side salad that I dumped into the bowl to add some crunch and texture. The glazed soy was tasty but the rice was remarkably bland and mushy. This regime of blandness continued with the Burmese noodle salad: some of the flavours had potential and the dish might have been tastier if those flavours were accentuated, but instead it was a bowl of noodles and assorted vegetables with no compelling taste or texture. The cheesecake was both too sweet and remarkably bitter at the same time. It was fine texturally but the sweetness was overwhelming. The layer of tea on top of the cheesecake added some bitterness. The two flavours were totally incongruous. I have never wasted dessert before - if I can't finish it I take it home, but this dessert was so inedible that even at nine dollars it was not worth salvaging. Service was fine and the food came out quickly. The location of the restaurant in downtown Oak Park was nice - there was some sort of music festival going on outside that made an otherwise aggressively mediocre meal more bearable. Overall, I do not recommend this establishment.

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    My spam sandwich. Chewy fresh bun. Crunchy salad toppings. And crispy spam slabs- sooo good.

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    My spam sandwich. Chewy fresh bun. Crunchy salad toppings. And crispy spam slabs- sooo good.

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