Banana Cafe & Piano Bar

Appetizers

• Chips & Salsa$2.50

  First order complementary with food order. Made fresh daily

• Ham Croquettes$6.95

  Four to the order. Served with our homemade red pepper sauce

• Alcapurrias$7.95

  Fritter made of mashed green bananas and root vegetables, then stuffed with ground beef, olives, capers and pimientos. One of Puerto Rico's most popular street foods

• Empanadas$8.95

  One chicken, one picadillo (beef/pork) one mixed seafood. Served with a delicious red pepper sauce

• Cuban Empanadas$7.95

  As delicious as the famous sandwich. Two empanadas stuffed o the limit with baked ham, slow roasted pork, Swiss cheese and sliced dill pickles. Served with a papaya sauce

• Stuffed Yoca$7.95

  Mashed yuca stuffed with chorizo, carrots and olives. Topped with cheese and served with a simply amazing cilantro-lime sauce

• Fried Calamari$8.95

  Accompanied with our fresh mango, ginger sauce

• Gambas al Ajillo$9.95

  Sauteed jumbo shrimp in a delicious lemon, garlic, butter wine sauce. Served with grilled bread

• Cod Fish Fritters$8.95

  Served hush puppy-style with our house made guava sauce

• Tropical Ceviche$11.95

  A customer favorite Fresh flounder, shrimp, scallops and squid marinated in citrus juices, ginger, red onion, cilantro and jalapenos. Garnished with avocado, mango, pineapple and potatoes

• Lechon (Pork) Nachos$10.95

  Tortilla Chips topped with black beans, Puerto Rican roasted pulled pork and blend of cheeses. Topped with sour cream, pico de gallo, jalapenos, guacamole and green onions

• Queso$5.95

  Always popular, always requested jalapeno cheese dip served with tortilla chips

• Guacamole Al Fresco$8.95

  Fresh guacamole, Mexican cheese and pico de gallo served with tortilla chips

• Tamal De Elote$3.95

  Slowly Steamed and made from a sweet delicate fresh corn puree

Salads

Dressing: Ranch, Red pepper, Ranch, Blue cheese, Raspberry Vinaigrette & Balsamic Vinaigrette

• House$4.95

  Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms and Spinach onions

• Caesar$7.95

• Tropical Salad$8.95

  Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocadoes, heart of palm, mushrooms and Spanish onions

• Grilled Wedge Salad$6.95

  Quarter grilled iceberg lettuce topped with blue cheese and crumbled pork cracklings, boiled egg and tomatoes

• Southwestern Salad$7.95

  Romaine lettuce, grilled corn, black beans, carrots Spanish onions, cilantro and red pepper. Topped with homemade tortilla strips

Add Ons

• With Grilled Chicken or Beef$4.00

• With Mixed Shrimp, Scallops and Squid$6.00

• With Just Shrimp$6.00

• With Grilled Salmon$6.00

Soups

Made to order, a meal in itself

• Plantain$8.95

  A house specialty. Green plantains cooked in a hearty chicken broth with a touch of cilantro and garlic

• Chicken Tortilla$7.95

  A Rich and tasty broth with shredded chicken, carrots, onions, celery, yuca and cilantro topped with a squeeze of lime and homemade tortilla strips

• Seafood$10.95

  Wonderful cream base soup with shrimp, scallops and mussels. Rich and delicious

Entrees

Cuban & Puerto Rican

• Ropa Vieja$14.95

  One of the most popular and great cuban dishes of shredded flank steak slow cooked with tomatoes, onions, pepper and spices. Served with ripe plantains, black beans and white rice

• Cuban Picadillo$13.95

  Well seasoned ground beef and pork cooked in criollo sauce with capers, olives and raisins. Served with white rice, black beans and ripe platains

• Puerto Rican Piononos$14.95

  Wonderful dish of sweet plantain timbales stuffed with picadillo (ground beef and pork) and topped with a blend of Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese. Served with Puerto Rican red beans and white rice

• Stuffed Plantains$18.95

  Very hearty and delicious meal of 3 fried green plantains stuffed, one with picadillo (ground beef and pork), one with chicken and one with mixed seafood. Accompanied with black beans and white rice

• Pernii de Puerco Relleno de Mofongo$18.95

  Pounded pork loin stuffed with mofongo (mashed green plantains seasoned with garlic and pork cracklings). Oven roasted and topped with our ginger mango sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and vegetables

• Bistec Encebollado

  The owner's Favorite. Pounded and marinated flank steak or boneless chicken breast sauteed and smothered with cooked onions and our secret sauce. served with with white rice and black beans

  • Beef$15.95
  • Chicken$14.95

• Bistec Empanizado

  Breaded and pounded flank steak or chicken breast pan fried and served with black beans and white rice. Definitely old time comfort food, always a winner

  • Beef$15.95
  • Chicken$14.95

• Carnitas Cubanas$15.95

  Customer's all time favorite. Succulent morsels of tender roasted pork marinated in spices and fragrant Sevilla's bitter orange. Served with yuca con mojo, black beans and white rice

• Bistec A La Milanesa

  The previous Bistec Empanizado topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Served with black beans and white rice

  • Beef$16.95
  • Chicken$15.95

• Churrasco Surf & Turf$19.95

  Very tender churrasco steak topped with a delicate chimichurri sauce, 3 grilled jumbo shrimp and grilled chorizo. Served with black congri and julienne vegetables

• Caribbean Vegetarian Combo$12.95

  Superb vegetarian dish including tamal de elote, vegetables, fried plantains, yuca con mojo, gucamole, white and black beans

• Saltado

  A very hearty peruvian dish of your choice of the above sauteed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, jalapenos, fresh garlic, potatoes and white wine. Served with white rice and black beans. Your choice of:

  • Lomo (Beef) or Chicken$14.95
  • Seafood (Shrimp & Scallops)$17.95

Mofongos

One of Puerto Rico's most popular dishes. Twice fried green plantains mashed in a wood "pilon" (mortar) with garlic, pork cracklings and olive oil. Topped with your choice of:

• Masitas de Cerdo (Pork)$16.95

• Bistec Encebollado (Flank steak with onions)$17.95

• Pollo (Chicken)$16.95

• Camarones (Shrimp)$19.95

• Mariscos (Seafood)$19.95

• Vegetables$14.95

  Sauteed spinach, zucchini, squash, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, tomato, garlic and onions. No bacon added to the vegetarian mofongo