Tropicana Cuban Menu
Introducing Tropicana Cuban, a cozy Cuban cafe in Austin known for its authentic taste and friendly service. This Latinx-owned spot offers a variety of Cuban sandwiches, savory dishes, and delightful desserts. Customers rave about the flavorful Cuban coffee, tostones, and medianoche sandwich. The menu also includes vegetarian options and traditional Cuban tamales. With a full bar, happy hour specials, and free Wi-Fi, Tropicana Cuban is perfect for lunch, dinner, or catering events. The inviting atmosphere, gender-neutral restrooms, and wheelchair accessibility make it a welcoming spot for all. Whether you're craving a classic Cuban dish or a unique treat, Tropicana Cuban is a must-visit destination in north Austin.
Starter Plates
Empanadas
Choice of chicken, beef, or a ham and cheese stuffing
Papa Rellena
Lightly fried breaded puréed potatoes rolled into a ball and stuffed with ground beef.
Croquetas
Breaded and fried croquette infused with peppers, garlic, onions, and your choice of ham or fish filling.
Tamales Cubans
Homemade corn meal masa mixed with garlic, bell peppers, and roasted pork.
Tropicana Plate
Includes a tamale Cubano, croquetas, papa rellena, fried plantains, tostones, fried yuca, and mojo dipping sauce.
Chicken Wings (Half Dozen)
/ dozen chicken wings basket with your choice of sauce: BBQ, Mango-Habanero, or Hot Bacon Honey Mustard.
Chicken Wings (Full Dozen)
A full dozen chicken wings basket with your choice of sauce: BBQ, Mango-Habanero, or Hot Bacon Honey Mustard.
Cubano
Roasted pulled pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mayo, and mustard. Sandwiches are served with lays chips and on a Cuban bread pressed to perfection.
Medianoche
Roasted pulled pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mayo, and mustard on a semi-sweet bread.
Pan Con Lechon Asado
Slow roasted pulled pork with onions and mayonnaise. Sandwiches are served with lays chips and on a Cuban bread pressed to perfection.
Pan Con Bistec Encebollado
Thin-cut steak and grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, and poblano sauce.
Fish Sandwich
Fish fillet lightly seasoned and fried, with lettuce, tomato, onions, and tartar sauce. Sandwiches are served with lays chips and on a Cuban bread pressed to perfection.
Chicken Sandwich
Chicken fajita cooked '''a la pancha''' and grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, and poblano sauce.
Classic Burger
Beef patty lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, mayonnaise, and mustard. Served with fries. Add cheese for fifty cents.
Chicken Burger
Chicken fajita cooked '''a la pancha''' with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, mayonnaise, and mustard. Served with fries. Add cheese for $. extra.
El Cubanito Burger
Beef patty, ham, roasted pulled pork. Bacon, Swiss and American cheese, lettuce tomato, onions, pickles, mayonnaise, and mustard. Served with a side of fries.
Sandwiches and Burgers
Entree Plates
Fricase De Pollo
Bone-in chicken and diced potatoes cooked in sweet and spicy Cuban seasonings.
Pollo Frito
Half chicken marinated in lemon juice, garlic, and light tomato crillo sauce, lightly fried.
Pechuga De Pollo
Sautéed chicken breast topped with grilled onions.
Arroz Con Pollo A La Tica
Fried rice with chicken, bell peppers, carrots, onions, and cilantro
Bistec De Palomilla
Signature Cuban steak seasoned with garlic and mojo then seared '''a la plancha''' and topped with onions.
Rope Vieja
Shredded beef slowly cooked in a light tomato Cuban sauce with onions and peppers.
Rabo Encendido
Traditional Cuban-style oxtail stew.
Carne Con Papa
Cubed beef and potatoes slow simmered in a homemade tomato sauce with Cuban spices.
Churrasco Steak With Chimichurri
Marinade skirt steak covered with a spoonful of chimichurri; served with white fluffy rice.
Bistec De Puerco
Thin-cut pork loin steak, marinated in Cuban seasoning and grilled with onions.
Lechon Asado
Roasted pork marinated overnight with grilled onions and garlic lime mojo.
Chuleta
Pork chop lightly fried until golden brown and topped with grilled onions.
Masitas De Puerco
Chunks of pork marinated in Cuban seasonings and lightly fried.
Arroz Con Camarones
Fried rice with shrimp, bell peppers, onions, cilantro, peas, diced carrots.
Arroz Con Mariscos
Seafood fried rice with oysters, clams, mussels, shrimp, octopus, squid, and fish.
Tilapia Frita
Whole tilapia fish seasoned and fried until golden brown, served with fries.
Sea Bass Fillet
Sautéed or seasons and fried until golden brown, served with fries.
Habanero Fillet
Grilled fish fillet marinated in lime juice, garlic, black pepper; topped with cheese, shrimp and pico de gallo!
Caldo De Mariscos
Seafood soup made with a combination of clams, oysters, mussels, octopus, squid, shrimp, crab, and sea bass.
Camaron A La Plancha
Camarones Empanizados
Camarones Al Ajillo
Camaron Enchilado
Del Mar—Seafood
Vegetarian
Tropicana Salad
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, avocado, and onions served with vinaigrette dressing.
Veggie Rice Bowl
Steamed white rice, black beans, maduros, topped with sliced avocado and pico de gallo.
Veggie Plate
Choice of yuca, choice of plantains, white rice, black beans, and a side salad.
French Fries
Fried fries lightly salted and seasoned.
Congris
Cuban mixture of rice and beans.
Steamed White Rice
Fluffy and steamed to perfection.
Black Or Red Beans
Cuban-style beans with herbs.
Maduros
Ripe plantain bananas sliced and lightly fried until caramelized.
Yuca Con Mojo
Boiled yuca and onions dressed with mojo.
Yuca Frita
Lightly fried yuca sticks served with mojo.
Tostones
Plantain banana cut into disks, lightly fried, and served with mojo.
Sides
Soups (Mexican Style)
Whole Shrimp
Caldo Siete Mares
Soup includes: Oyster, shrimp, crab, green mussels, and sea bass fish.
