I bear in mind when the Latin Café 2000 signal went up on Chicken Street a couple of month earlier than the 12 months 2000. I used to be nonetheless working at Finest Purchase then and puzzled if this was one other one of many lackluster Cuban eating places throughout South Florida.
We most likely ate there a handful of instances however didn’t suppose very a lot of it; years later, Marcela and I moved close to the Miami Worldwide Airport and discovered ourselves close to one other Latin Café 2000.
It wasn’t all the time our go-to Cuban Consolation Meals spot, however it by no means disenchanted. It was an ideal late-night spot to get café con leche, tostadas, and croquetas. After all, I attempted the Rooster Milanesa, which was nice, too.
Through the years, Latin Café 2000 has grow to be a spot the place we rejoice after a profitable Croqueta Palooza or Hamburger Home Social gathering.
Not too long ago, the house owners opened Bored Cuban proper subsequent door, and we now have grow to be addicted, specifically, to their pixas and shakes
I felt it was time to hit up Latin Café 2000 as soon as once more. I did a deep dive into the menu and located that I ought to’ve been consuming right here far more than I used to be. So, let’s bounce into this.
Deep Dive Into Latin Cafe 2000
It would appear like the identical queso frito appetizer you discover at most eating places round city, however there’s one distinction: the sauce. Latin Café 2000 serves its fried cheese with a signature tropical rum sauce.
If you happen to haven’t been acquainted with queso frito, it’s a well-liked facet discovered in any respect Nicaraguan fritangas and eating places. The squeaky white cheese is fried, normally in small slabs. Some enterprising particular person paired them with smaller cubes/strips with guava sauce, and a brand new Miami appetizer was born.
Latin Café 2000‘s sauce was a breath of recent air in a sea of sameness.
Any self-respecting Cuban restaurant value its weight in black beans serves nice mariquitas. The fried plantain strips include a facet of mojo for dipping—or drizzling, in my case.
One other nice starter that works effectively as a facet when having a sandwich is the yuquita frita. These spear-shaped fries are constructed from cassava (yuca) and served with a cilantro aioli sauce. Don’t get carried away with dipping them within the sauce; it occurs to the most effective of us.
Sandwich Speak
The Miami Sandwich is my go-to Cuban Sandwich, and Latin Café 2000 makes an ideal one. Nevertheless, you’ll discover the Latin 2000 Sandwich on their menu.
This fella comes on pressed French bread with bolo ham, roasted pork, Spanish chorizo, aged prosciutto, Swiss cheese, and olive oil. As you may see, it’s a thick sandwich and solely made for sando warriors. It’s a sandwich that has discovered life between a Cuban sandwich and a Spanish tapa, freakin’ scrumptious.
My mouth simply watered, wanting on the rooster milanesa. The pollo empanizado a la milanesa is the group pleaser. I can’t think about a world the place somebody would eat this dish and say, subsequent.
The pounded skinny rooster breast is breaded then pan fried. After all it doesn’t finish there, Swiss cheese, ham and housemade creole sauce cowl this stunning creation. I eat milanesas throughout city and the thicker flavorful breading on the Latin Café 2000 model makes it a standout.
Pasta Carbonara at Latin Café 2000?
Can we take a second to debate the pasta carbonara with rooster? Why is that this on the menu and why is it so tasty. There’s a shrimp model which I’ve but to attempt however I see a pasta carbonara with rooster and shrimp in my future.
I like to start out my meals with a few their housemade ham croquetas. There’s a croqueta preprada sandwich on the menu however I’ve to order one.
The croquetas with the cilantro sauce are a knockout combo however you didn’t hear it from me. By the best way, the housemade croquetas could be ordered subsequent door at Bored Cuban.
Is The Burger Any Good?
On a whim I requested in regards to the cheeseburger. The burger patty is floor in home from churrasco and skirt steak trimmings. I’m fairly certain they snuck seasoning in there however I’ve not confirmed that.
I order mine cooked to medium with grilled onions. It was excellent as is, no have to pile lettuce and tomato on it. I may take or go away the shoestring fries.
I’m gonna go forward and say this out loud, Latin Café 2000 has no enterprise having this nice of a burger. And that’s not a grievance, it’s a proclamation of my pleasure.
I can’t ever appear to make it to dessert however I all the time go away some house for espresso or a restaurant con leche, oscuro after all. It’s the right approach to finish your meal at Latin Café 2000, now excuse me whereas I plan out what I’m consuming subsequent time.
Latin Cafe 2000
875 NW forty second Avenue
Miami, FL
(305) 642-4700
Web site – https://www.latincafe.com
Instagram – https://instagram.com/latincafe2000
Fb – https://www.fb.com/latincafe2000
Monday 6:30 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 6:30 am – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 6:30 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday 6:30 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 6:30 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday 6:30 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 6:30 am – 11:00 pm