Yesterday me and my family went to an awesome restaurant called Havana Cafe. It is located on 3151 East Tremont Avenue Bronx, NY 10461. When you first walk in you can hear loud Cuban music. You will see the bar which is next to the door. You should also see the brick pillars. For light there were chandeliers hanging from the wooden ceiling. On the corners there are T.Vs. On most of the walls there were murals. We were there from 5:30-7:00 and at these hours it was busy. It seems like a very popular restaurant! I remember a guy walking around and balancing a lot of cups. That was cool.
Let's talk about the food. We got 3 appetizers. We got Mofongo, which is green plantations with smoked bacon and jumbo shrimp on top. I didn't taste the bacon. My mom loved it though. She said she tasted nothing but bacon.
The other appetizer are Empanadas, which are little turnovers or as I like to call it little pockets of food. The Empanadas were assorted or mixed up. One of them had chicken which was yummy. The other one had beef which was exquisite.
The final appetizer was Pastelons. Picture a shepherd's pie made with food like plantains, olives, raisins and instead of mashed potatoes on top it is melted cheese. In the Pastelons there is ground beef. It tasted great!
We got two dishes as a main course. We got Chorzizo pizza which was impeccable. It was a bit spicy with the chorizo on top. It was bit spicier than your average pepperoni pizza, which it what I liked about it.
We also ordered Ropa vieja. This is one of the national dishes of Cuba. It looks like pulled pork, but it's beef. It was luscious. The funny thing about the dish is that when translated it means old clothes. Maybe because the dish looks like a pile of old and torn clothes!
For desert we got a flan. The flan came with strawberries and whipped cream.
This restaurant is great! You should check it out. Check out their website first to look at the menu. Their website is: www.bronxhavanacafe.com
