New Home for Cuban Food in Madison

Nashville Restaurants and Food
Havana Grill

Havana Grill has been serving up Cuban food in Madison for about 7 months now. They just recently moved around the corner into a new location at 505 Gallatin Pike South. It's a much bigger room, and while they are still putting on the finishing touches it looks colorful and festive.

Some menu notables: Tamales Cubanos, papa rellena, chicharrones, plantains, ropa vieja (beef in red sauce), picadillo al la Havana (ground beef with Cuban seasoning), camarones al tequila (shrimp in a tequila and sour cream sauce) and of course the Cubano sandwich.

The house special plates includes a choice between three styles of rice. This lunch visit put Masitas de Cerdo Fritas on the plate. The congris (dark rice and beans) is a hearty and flavorful side dish. The fried pork was juicy and a bit greasy, with grilled onions on top. Plantains were tender and tasty. It's a big plate of filling food for $8.99.

Not much on tap for the Veggie Eater: rice, plantain chips and a couple of other plantain and potato side dishes. Judging from the Congris, though, I would imagine some variety of meat fat or stock is involved in nearly everything. I'll be sure to ask for sure on the next visit.

Thanks for the heads up to Ken, a longtime reader who is always several steps ahead of us in the ethnic food scene. I'll get back to do a real review in a few weeks.

Havana Grill
505 Gallatin Pike South
Madison
615-865-6270
Right now they are open each day 11am to 9pm.
Be sure to call ahead