El Cristo Restaurant

Cuban restaurant, 1543 SW 8th St, Miami, FL

VeganScore 50 · 1 vegan main dish

Menu

Mains

• Vegetarian Wrap — Sautéed vegetables, wrapped with lettuce and tomatoes. Vegan
• El Cristo Cuban Platter — Signature dish with pulled pork, ground beef, fried pork chunks, shredded beef, moros rice, white rice, boiled yucca, black beans, sweet plantains, and a Cuban tamale.
• Sandwich Cubano — Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and mayo on Cuban bread. Served with French fries.
• Pan con Bistec / Sandwich de Pollo — Grilled steak or chicken sandwich served on toasted Cuban bread with mustard, grilled onions, tomato, lettuce, and mayo.
• Tacos with Cuban Flavor — Chopped onion, tomato and cilantro. Served grilled with chicken, beef, shrimp, pulled pork or ropa vieja.
• Churrasco — Cuban style marinated outside skirt grilled steak served with chimichurri sauce.
• Ropa Vieja — Cuban-style shredded beef stewed in tomato sauce with onion and green pepper.
• Palomilla Steak — Traditional thinly cut marinated steak topped with onions.
• Cubano Picadillo — Cuban creole-style sautéed ground beef with fresh herbs and olives.
• Lechon Asado — Signature Cuban-style roasted pulled pork then sautéed with onion.
• Masitas de Puerco — Pork chunks seasoned with authentic spices and garlic sauce.
• 1/4 Pollo Asado — Bone roasted chicken quarter, Creole style.
• Pollo a la Plancha — Marinated grilled chicken breast topped with onion.
• Camarones — Shrimp sautéed in garlic or tomato sauce.
• Fish Fillet — Mahi-Mahi or Salmon.
• Rabo Encendido — Tender Cuban-style oxtail slow-braised in rich cooking wine, tomato sauce, and aromatic fresh herbs.
• Trio Habanero — Cuban medley composed of sautéed chicken strips, grilled beef steak churrasco, and sautéed shrimp with garlic, served with special homemade sauce.
• Trio Cubano — Lamb or beef oxtail broiled in red wine reduction tomato sauce, ropa vieja shredded flank steak, and lechon asado signature roasted pulled pork.
• Cuban Seafood Platter — Cuban inspired seafood mixture with shrimp, lobster and fish fillet served grilled or sautéed in garlic or tomato sauce.
• Pan con Bistec — Our famous grilled steak sandwich, served on toasted Cuban bread garnished with grilled onions, lettuce, tomatoes and topped off with potato stix.
• Pan con Lechon — Succulent roast pork with grilled onions and mojo sauce, topped off with potato stix served on Cuban bread.
• Sandwich de Pollo — Grilled chicken steak, served on toasted Cuban bread garnished with lettuce and tomatoes and topped off with potato stix.
• Cubano Sandwich — Ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and a touch of mustard on Cuban bread.
• Media Noche — Midnight ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and a touch of mustard on sweet egg roll bread garnished with potato stix.
• Chicken Caesar Wrap — Roasted chicken strips, romaine lettuce, shaved Parmesan or Swiss cheese and Caesar dressing.
• Bandeja El Cristo — A combination of ground beef Cuban style, roasted pork, white rice, black beans, yucca and tamale.
• Paella — Cuban style delicious yellow rice casserole, with a mixture of seafood.
• Arroz Frito Cubano — Cuban fried rice, sautéed in sesame oil with ham, roast pork, chicken bread and shrimp.
• Arroz Frito Vegetariano — Vegetarian Cuban fried rice, sautéed in sesame oil with vegetables.
• Arroz Imperial — Traditional Spanish yellow rice casserole stuffed with fresh herbs, deboned chicken, small dices of ham, garnished with Swiss cheese.
• Arroz con Pollo — Deboned chicken in yellow rice casserole garnished with parsley and sweet peas.

Breakfast

• Tradicional Cubano — Two eggs sunnyside up or scrambled with ham, bacon or sausage and hash browns.
• Bistec a Caballo — Steak and eggs. Grilled palomilla steak served with two eggs sunnyside up or scrambled with sausage, bacon and hash browns.
• Desayuno de Clara — Scrambled egg whites with turkey ham, veggies or spinach.
• El Cristo Pancakes and Eggs — Two eggs, sunnyside up or scrambled, with ham, bacon or sausage, and two pancakes.
• Perico Ripeado — Scrambled eggs, ham, green pepper, onion, tomatoes with bacon or sausage.
• Tortilla de la Casa — Homemade omelette. Choose up to three ingredients to make your favorite combination.
• El Cristo Breakfast Wrap — Scrambled eggs with ham or bacon with veggies cheddar cheese, wrapped in whole wheat tortilla.
• Turkey and Bacon Wrap — Turkey ham and bacon, romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes and cheddar cheese wrapped in whole wheat tortilla and served with the dressing of your choice.

Starters

• Aguacate — Avocado salad, when in season. Vegan
• Chicken Caesar Salad — Caesar salad with grilled chicken breast.
• Picadera Cubana — Cuban sampler platter combination of fried yuca, tamal, pork chunks, green plantains served with garlic sauce and cilantro sauce.
• Picadera Habanera — Sampler platter combination of beef and chicken empanada, green plantains, ham croquette and fried yuca.
• Ceviche — Marinated with special homemade recipe garnished with chopped red onions and parsley with fish or shrimp.
• Fried Calamari or Shrimp — Breaded squid rings or shrimp served with marinara sauce.
• Tostones Rellenos — Authentic stuffed green plantains stuffed with shrimp or beef.
• El Cristo Salad — Romaine lettuce with feta cheese, walnuts, red onions, medley dried fruits.
• Caesar Salad — Romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing, topped with croutons and Parmesan cheese.
• Mixed House Salad — Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and shaved Parmesan.

Desserts

• Cuban Cheese Flan — A custard-based deliciousness with the delectable flavor of caramel and vanilla.
• Cuban Tres Leches — Made with three milks: sweet condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream, soaked into the cake.
• Cuban Rice Pudding — Sweeter than regular rice pudding, sprinkled with cinnamon or garnished with a cinnamon stick.
• Cuban Buñuelos — A light fried pastry, made of yuca dough served with a homemade syrup of sugar and anise.

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