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3756 Grand Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55409

612-827-8948

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BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): Breakfast, Cuban

Hours: Mon 6:30am-2:30pm, Sun 8am-2pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
Attire: casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

Looking for something festive and funky with authentic fare worthy of two visits from the Food Network? Victor's 1959 Cafe has you covered. The cafe has a setting as unique as its traditional Cuban fare. Stop in for a killer sandwich cubano, ropa vieja, or a plate of yuca frita and you'll be living as high as Fidel. Looking for something really different? Don't miss the killer mango pancakes, and be sure to leave your praises on their writable walls.

2007 | BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH

Spanish Caribbean music wafts out of half the restaurant kitchens in town, but can you get a decent order of black beans and Creole sauce with those eggs Not usually, unless you're talking Victor's, which has added a full Cuban dinner menu and wine and beer in recent years. A shack painted sun-yellow inside, like some Havana House of Breakfast, and covered with photos too idiosyncratic to be random (salsa mensch Larry Harlow, Castro playing baseball, Tito Puente, Hugo Chavez), Victor's... More »
2000 | BEST ADDITION TO THE BREAKFAST SCENE

Even though some of us are still bitter about last year's demise of Rick's Ol' Time Café, Victor's is garnering a larger following with each passing month. There's plenty of standard yanqui breakfast fare, but the Cuban entrées are the real reason to get out of bed to beat the crowd to this trailer-sized neighborhood fixture. You can have your eggs accompanied by black beans, a nippy creole sauce, fried yucca, sweet plantains, toast with guava jam, Cuban steak, mango pancakes,... More »

Victor's vs. El Burrito Cubano: a Cuban (sandwich) conflict

By Michael Mattson | Fri, July 22, 2011

If an interested foodie were to Google "Minneapolis Cuban restaurant," they would find a disappointing dearth of options. Minneapolis has never been a mecca for Cuban emigres--to be fair, very ... More »
Victor's 1959 Cafe: A culinary journey through Cuba

By Kate N.G. Sommers | Fri, September 24, 2010

I love breakfast. More so, I love it when someone else makes me breakfast on a Sunday morning while I sit back and reminisce about the evening prior. Often my grumbling stomach wins early on, and w... More »

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schmidty2129 | Minneapolis, MN | 28 Reviews

| Wed, November 17, 2010

Be ready to wait, but its worth the wait. Great spot!
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zkrog612 | Saint Paul, MN | 11 Reviews

| Thu, February 11, 2010

Be brave enough to try some of the Cuban stuff. Portions are kind of small, except for the pancakes, which are huge.
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JodyC1 | Lakeville, MN | 3 Reviews

| Wed, February 24, 2010

Excellent Cuban food. My husband and I love this little place.
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Dinner Menu

Appetizers

$6.95
Half Order $4.25

Yuca Frita
steamed then fried & served with our garlic & lime juice mojo with lightly sauteed onions

$8.50
Half Order (2) $4.25

Empanadas
fried pastry dough filled with choice of beef, chicken, or enjoy the vegetarian version cheese with sweet red pepper

$8.25

Crab Cakes
two crab cakes served with cusabi sauce cucumber & wasabi & topped with diced mango fruit

$4.50

Tamal Cubano
cuban pork tamal, steamed in its husk & topped with our house mojo

$7.95

Cubano Mix
two empandas two ham croquetas & two tostones with mojo & creole sauces on the side

Side Salads
Served With Our House Mango-garlic Vinaigrette

$4.75

Habana Vieja
this side salad contains fresh sliced avocados topped with diced red onions & served with our house mango-garlic vinaigrette, it will surely take you back to calle obispo

$4.50

Ensalada Simple
this simple salad of sweet spring mix tomatoes & diced mango fruit with our house mango-garlic vinaigrette is a simple must in every cuban meal. especially at lydia's home in "el vedado"

$5.75

Ensalada Completa
still a side salad. this is the complete with a sweet spring mix, tomatoes, avocados, red onions & diced mango fruit served with our house mango-garlic vinaigrette

Our House Specialties
Order Nay Rice As A Side Dish - $1.95 For White, $2.75 For Yellow Or Moros Y Cristianas, White Rice Topped With Beans $4.25

$13.75

Lechon Asado
juicy pulled pork loin that has been roasted for hours in lime juice & garlic, topped with grilled onions & served with yuca frita. a cuban tradition

$17.95

Bistec Encebollado
an 11 ounce strip steak marinated in our lime mojo, topped with grilled onions & served with tostones just like in cienfuegos

$16.25

Camarones Criollo (shrimp Creole)
for all creole sauce lovers. five tiger-tail shrimp sauteed in a delicious cayenne spiked creole sauce & served with tostones

$15.75

Camarones Al Ajillo (garlic Shrimp)
five tiger-tail shrimp, lightly sauteed in our garlic & lime mojo & served with tostones. came upon this simple, delicious dish at a little beach side spot at the bay of pigs

$9.50
Add Spanish Chorizo Sausage For $1.00

Sandwich Cubano
proudly serving our cuban sandwich. sweet ham, pork loin, swiss cheese, mustard & pickles served with choice of frita or small tropical salad. rice not included

Vegetarian Entrees
Created With The Finest Ingredients

$11.95

Plato Vegetariano
a great mix. our signature black beans with white rice, yuca frita con mojo & sweet plantains served with our creole sauce on the side

$12.75

Vegetables Criollo
a delicious blend of fresh yellow squash, yuca, carrots, zucchini, red pepper, green pea pods & red onions, simmered in our house creole sauce, served with tostones & choice of rice

$10.50
Add Grilled Citrus Chicken $3.50
Add Garlic Shrimp Or 6 Oz Salmon Fillet $6.50

Ensalada Tropical
for a vegetarian entree-sized salad, try this generous tropical blend. sweet spring mix with avocados, tomatoes, red onions, sliced mango & green olives, served with our mango garlic vinaigrette, a stroll through the valley of vinales

Vegetarian Side Dishes

$4.25

Arroz Blanco Con Frijoles Negros
white rice with our signature black beans

$4.75

Platanos Maduros
fried sweet plantains

$2.50

Frijoles Negros
luscious black beans

$4.75

Tostones
fried green plantains, golden, crispy & drizzled with our house "mojo"

$6.25

Vegetales Criollo
fresh yellow squash, yuca, zucchini with carrots, red peppers, green pea pods & red onions, simmered in our house creole sauce

Life Is Sweet

$6.95

Pina Colada Cake
three big layers of moist pina colada-glazed coconut cake with refreshing pineapple & creamy coconut custard covered with light cream & toasted candied shards of coconut. this dessert is a tropical dream

$5.75

Flan Con Coco Rallado
home-made, traditional flan topped with the sweetest grated coconut you can imagine!

$6.50

Cascos De Guayaba Con Queso Crema
guava shells & cream cheese served with cuban crackers. this is the cuban dessert & absolute tradition

$5.95

Coconut Ice Cream
with flecks of chocolate & almonds served in a chocolate dipped wafer basket & topped with milk chocolate syrup. a favorite with our customers!

$6.25

Passion Mango Cheesecake
layers of creamy smooth passion fruit & mango infused buttermilk cheesecake topped with tart passion fruit curd. finished with a shimmering glaze of passion fruit & mango.

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Victor's 1959 Cafe

3756 Grand Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55409

612-827-8948

Description

2007 | BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH

2000 | BEST ADDITION TO THE BREAKFAST SCENE

Victor's vs. El Burrito Cubano: a Cuban (sandwich) conflict

By Michael Mattson | Fri, July 22, 2011