Submitted by wontonsoop78 t3_z8803l in vermont
Hello all,
I am having a fierce craving for cuban cuisine. I see there's a restaurant in Colchester called Miamimami, just wondering if anyone knows of any other Cuban restaurants anywhere in the state. Willing to drive to NH too. Please help me out with any recommendations you have!
Thank you!
Santiagos is great. Mamajuana is overrated.
Sadly Boston and Worcester are probably your closest in the states. Otherwise try Montreal.
I remember this hole in the wall Cuban place in Jamaica Plains in Boston. They had a fish and chips served in a newspaper that was amazing.
That has nothing to do with your question but it brought back memories of visiting my GF in Boston when I was 18.
El Oriental De Cuba, JPs finest!
This is definitely helpful, I appreciate it!
oh the memories. the best.
Miami
Southern southern Vermont
Man I miss Cuban food so much
Me too, friend. Me too.
been dreaming if a oripoer Ceviche for months
There is a Dominican restaurant that recently was nominated a semi-finalist for the James beard award ‘best new restaraunt’ in the old north end, Burlington.
There’s also a Cajun restaurant in downtown Burlington across from city market.
https://www.bourbonstreetbtv.com
I realize neither are Cuban, but that’s all I got.
Isn’t mamajuana closed? Passed by there last week
Yup
I’ve started cooking my own. My mom is from Havana and I grew up eating Cuban food as comfort food. Dishes like cuban fricasse, picadillo, and ropa vieja aren’t too complex. You can also get plantains and yucca at Hannaford and price chopper a lot of the time. It’s not the exactly the same, but it works.
My mom is also from Havana and I came to say more or less the same thing.
Not Cuban, but I do like Garcia’s Bistro in Enosburg Falls. My fiancée is Dominican and that is the only good Spanish food we have found in VT. We did not enjoy Cafe Mamajuana.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I was hoping someone would say whether Mamajuana was worth checking out. I will check out Garcia's Bistro!
No problem. We use to live in Miami and it’s hard to find Spanish food in Vermont. I believe they are from Honduras and speak fluent Spanish. The vibe brought us back a bit to Miami. Highly recommend the empanadas, taquitos, and birria tacos. The plantains were not bad either. We didn’t finish our food at cafe mamajuana is wasn’t really edible and very upsetting as we were happy to find a Dominican restaurant, but we could have went on a bad day.
You didn't catch them on a bad day. Mamajuana couldn't pass the very low bar of properly cooking plantains.
Good to know. She refuses to give them another try.
As a Dominican living in VT, can confirm I was also not impressed with Mamajuana. Tried it twice, never again.
I'm from Miami, too. Husband is from VT so we moved up a few years ago. I think I'm 97% adjusted but that 3% misses the food! I'd settle for pollo tropical lol
Ohhhh I miss Pollo Tropical so much. They closed all the ones in NJ years ago. Their fries with curry mustard were amazing, and their pulled pork. I need to go to one next time I am in FL.
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It's crazy that Enosburg have the best Spanish food. I'm 100% taking my family out there this Friday.
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Latino,* Spanish is from Spain
My fiancée and her family could care less if you say Spanish or Latino/a lol they refer to food as Spanish.
I know that most latinos who were born in the US or moved here are comfortable with it. However, the term is wrong. I am South American and I know for a fact we Latin Americans hate us or our national/regional food being called "Spanish," because it's not
I think you took my reply the wrong way. I am saying that since we are referring to food, I do not think it matters to call it Latino, Latina, or Spanish food. Every Latino or Latina that I know calls it Spanish food and I’ve never heard them say Latino food and have never cared for how you say it, but that is from my experience and my fiancées experience. I guess you could say food from Latin American countries if you want to use the correct terminology, but I really don’t think it matters.
I am not calling a Latino or Latina Spanish. I am simply referring to food. It seems that you are from Peru and maybe in Peru they say “I am in the mood for Latino food”, but from my experience it’s always been called Spanish food and that is why I said Spanish food.
(FYI my fiancée and her family are from DR, half of my family is from Argentina which is South America). I lived in Miami, FL for many years around a diverse Hispanic population).
Edit: you just edited your reply (your original reply before you edited was that I was calling Latino’s/Latina’s Spanish, in which that was never even mentioned, but I’ll reiterate that I am not referring to your heritage or nationality or region. I am referring to FOOD. You seem to be the only one taking offense for absolutely no reason.
This place is suppose to be opening soon, looks like they might need additional funding.
Heads up miamimami is run by a transphobic black fishing white lady who can’t cook Cuban for shit
That is disappointing to hear. Thanks for the heads up- I'll act accordingly and keep trying to make what I want myself.
whats 'black fishing'?
whatever she is, she certainly isn't a UI expert, holy shit thats a dogshit website; https://www.miamimamivt.com/
“Blackfishing is a form of blackface, which is the practice of dressing up as a Black person. A person may blackfish to gain attention or financial resources or to mimic Black people and culture.”
oh boy. ok. thanks for sharing.
A Cuban restaurant is opening by the waterfront in Burlington soon, near Main Street Landing, other side of the train station.
Know the name?
I don’t. I saw the owner going in when I walked past and he said it is Cuban food opening soon. I unfortunately did not get (or ask) for the name. It is off Battery street near April Cornell.
What specific dishes of Cuban cuisine are you looking for?
Either steak or grilled chicken with plantains and white rice. But the chicken and rice have to be the cuban way 🥺
Have you tried making some simple Cuban dishes at home? All you really need for seasoning to get some Cuban flavor is Adobo, sazón completa, sazón, and lard. Sprinkle some adobo on chicken and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours before cooking. Make rice with a dash of sazón completa and bit of lard. It’ll probably be better than anything you find up there.
Learning how to cook the cuisine I can't get up here is how I cope.
Absolutely! I can't quite get the rice yet but I will just have to keep trying.
jamaica_70 t1_iyaghv4 wrote
Santiagos is coming (back) to Burlington soon, building out their space at 3 Main right now. Cafe Mamajuana is Dominican but I think theyve switched to catering orders only.