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Cafeteria Marianao

4.0 (52 reviews)
InexpensiveCuban, Coffee & Tea
Closed 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Sandwich
Pekes C.

Sandwiches are great and they have good coffee fresh food i definitely come back is u look for a good breakfast sandwich on the budget this is the place

Steak Sandwich
Ana V.

Armitage location. Haven't eaten here in a while. Steak Sandwich was aweson6a lot of steak. Cheese was nice and melted with the onions nicely cooked and the tomatoes. Wowww

Menu 10/22/21
Jeff S.

Egg, cheese and onion sandwich add mojo. Absolutely incredible. Highly recommend. Please note that this establishment is CASH ONLY. ATM available inside.

Guillermo M.

Marianao cafe is on of the most wonderful places to have a cafe con leche, a cafe cubano and a Cuban, or any other sandwich, ham and cheese, steak and cheese etc... All of them are delicious! And the cafe is superb, Plus where do you drink a cafe cubano por one dollar? You can't say you are a "foodie"... or that you have experience restaurants in Chicago if you haven't try marianao. This cafe is one of a legendary place in the Latino community. The workers have been forever, today I found out that one has been working here 24 years! Is cash only Don't look for fancy Is tasty Good and delicious Be patient, Long lines and be ready to experience some "cultural" immersion and delicious food If you are intolerant in any way This place is not for you A true Chicagoan? You will love this place! I come here once in a while, not to often And just looovee this place

Bistec Encebollado Cuban sandwich!
SueLing B.

Such a good Cuban sandwich spot. It's small and they only take cash, but man will you be glad you went! I drive from the west suburbs for this! It's worth every mile!

Steak sandwich
Kate W.

This place has cheap Cuban sandwiches which were not too shabby.. They could use more flavors and sauces to make it more savory. The bread was the best part since it was slightly crispy on the outside. The plain churro I ordered was dry. There were a few seats by the counter and on the side. It could be fixed up a bit to look more appealing.

Jack A.

Ridiculous Cuban sandwiches! It's a tiny spot and just a few stools. It's definitely unique.There's somebody there to take your order as soon as you walk in. I ordered the breakfast steak and egg/ham sandwich with cheese. They add some cooked onions and tomato on it. The sandwich has so much flavor and the meat was tender and juicy the bread was on point. You can't go wrong with their cafe con leche either. 100% recommend!

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13 years ago

The best breakfast sandwiches EVER! Small, but friendly. More people need to check this place out! Worth the 20 minute drive!

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9 years ago

The best coffee in Chicago!!!Great sandwiches too..So bummed this place closed down...Where to go now?

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8 years ago

I've been coming here for the past 15 years and the taste is the same from the first time I ate here. Customer service is great!

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I always get the double with a café con leche, and when I take that first bite, I swear everything is right with the world.

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Havana Grill

3.9
(1.1k reviews)
6.2 mi
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i've been craving good cuban food since moving to arizona where it's very hard to find. havana did…read morenot disappoint. the guacamole, ceviche, and tostones were all fantastic. the garlic dip and mojo with the tostones were perfect and just added to how perfectly the tostones themselves were cooked. my husband ordered the sandwich cubano which was soooo delicious along with the crispy latin fries. i ordered the churrasco... wow. juicy, tender, perfectly seasoned. paired with all of my favorite things- a light citrusy salad, fried yucca, and plantanos maduros. we paid $240 for a steak the night prior at a very high end restaurant, and i enjoyed this one more. our server was very attentive despite being slammed and serving several tables. it was a hot and humid day and the air must've gone out, but they had backup air conditioner units that cooled the space off eventually. i didn't mind the short stint of heat- it made it feel like an authentic havana experience

This place was amazing!…read more Came in a few weeks ago to grab dinner with friends, and was easily able to get a reservation same day on a Saturday night at 7 PM. From the very beginning, we were taken care of very well. We were quickly seated when we got in, and our server was very attentive. The restaurant was jampacked too, I'm surprised we were able to get in so quickly! The food was delicious; for dinner I had the pollo a la cubana which was so good. Our server had mentioned to me that this was his favorite item on the menu, and I could not agree more. The chicken was perfectly cooked, and very juicy. Great vibes in the restaurant too, very upbeat feeling here. Everyone was very friendly, and the music added a very tropical feeling. Overall great time and would happily come back.

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Sitting curbside, super cute scenery.

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Sitting curbside, super cute scenery.
Cafecito

Cafecito

4.2
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6.3 mi
$$

I'd never had Cuban food before until I came here. I got a fried tilapia platter which came with…read morerice and a spinach salad. I genuinely cleaned this plate off. The spinach had a kind of sauce with it that when mixed with the rice and fish tasted absolutely divine. The plantains were perfectly fried. My friend got the pork sandwich which she also enjoyed. We also got two vanilla lattes which were very good. This place has both indoor and outdoor seating. We opted for outdoor because the weather was nice but the vibes were good inside as well. They have a pastry counter indoors that looked good. I would highly recommend making a reservation because the place was packed on a Thursday morning! In the future I would bring friends and family here.

I saw this place was close to my hotel, so I decided to give it a shot. I noticed they had a lot of…read moregood options, but I decided to stick with the pollo chimichurri. My food was ready within minutes and while I was hoping for a mouthful of flavors, I got anything but. The chicken wasn't really seasoned. In fact, it was lukewarm and bland. The plate could have gone without the tomato's as it made the maduros mushy. The plate itself was rather meh and I was pretty disappointed. Also, I was expecting the chimichurri to already be on the chicken and not for me to have to add it myself, especially considering I didn't get very much. Maybe they had an off day or I just chose the wrong dish.

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Still on point.....steak, eggs annnnnd coffee
Still on point.....steak, eggs annnnnd coffee
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Cafeteria Marianao - cuban - Updated July 2026

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