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LUNCH ENTRÉES*
Chicken and Yellow Rice "Sarapico"
The traditional dish from Tampa’s Ybor City, one quarter chicken baked with yellow rice, green peppers, onions and tomatoes, spices and virgin olive oil.

Pollo “Riojana”
Boneless Chicken breast breaded, grilled and topped with Rioja tomato sauce and melted Spanish Tetilla cheese. Served with yellow rice.

Roast Pork Loin “A la Cubana”
Slices of roast pork with a delicious marinade. Served like in Cuba with black beans, rice and platanos.

Boliche
Sliced eye round of beef, prepared with chorizo (Spanish sausage) and roasted in a flavorful gravy. Served with white rice, black beans and platanos.

Arroz con Pollo
Arroz con Pollo
Ropa Vieja
Choice beef shredded, sautéed with onions, green peppers, and tomatoes. Served with platanos and white rice.

El Combo de Cuba
A Cuban feast of Roast Pork, Boliche, platanos, Empanada de Picadillo, black beans and yellow rice.

Palomilla
Marinated Top Sirloin cut very thin and quickly grilled. Topped with mojo crudo (chopped onion, parsley and lime juice.) Served with platanos and fries or rice.

Cannelloni de Langosta “Setes Portes”
A favorite of ours when we visit Barcelona, tender Cannelloni pasta filled with Maine lobster meat, tender shrimp, pan seared scallops and sautéed shallots, blended with a lobster sherry cream reduction, smothered with a lobster sherry Mornay sauce.

Mahi Mahi “Cayo Hueso”
Boneless fillet of Mahi Mahi marinated in citrus juices and grilled. Served with yellow rice, platanos and mojo.

Shrimp Supreme
Jumbo shrimp is wrapped in wafer thin bacon, marinated and fried. Served with yellow rice or french fries.

Paella Española
The most popular dish of Spain. Our luncheon version of seafood, meats and chicken baked in a casserole with yellow rice. (Please allow 30 minutes)

Snapper “Adelita”
King of Gulf fish, Snapper, grilled and topped with hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and onions.

The Original Cuban Sandwich
Smoked ham, pork, salami, Swiss cheese, dill pickle and mustard on hot Cuban bread.

Havana Club Sandwich
Turkey, bacon, ham, Swiss cheese, tomato and mayonnaise on Cuban bread. Served with plantain chips.

Mojo Chicken Sandwich
Char-grilled breast of chicken with roasted red peppers, melted Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and olive alioli sauce on Cuban bread. Served with plantain chips.

The Original Cuban Sandwich
The Original Cuban Sandwich
Mahi Mahi Cubana Sandwich
The best fish sandwich North of Havana. Grilled Mahi Mahi seasoned and topped with sautéed onions, mushrooms, green peppers and smothered with cheese on Cuban bread. Served with plantain chips.

George’s Burger
George Guito, after 44 years of working at the Columbia has created RG’s favorite burger worthy of being on the menu. Grilled seasoned choice ground beef topped with cheddar cheese, Ruskin tomatoes, lettuce, onions, ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard on Cuban bread.

Shrimp Criollo
We enjoyed this recipe of our mother and grandmother, Adela, On Sunday’s at her home. Large white shrimp sautéed in a hot skillet with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, green peppers, tomatoes, platanos, potatoes, spicy Spanish paprika and splashed with Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth. Served with white rice.

Salteado
(The Columbia’s Traditional Method of Sauté)
Inspired by the Chinese who lived in Cuba in the 19th century, a very hot iron skillet with extra virgin olive oil is used to sauté onions, green peppers, fresh garlic, mushrooms, diced fried potatoes, chorizo, splashed with a hearty red wine. Served with yellow rice.
Prepared with your choice of: Chicken, Tenderloin Tips or Shrimp.

Eggplant “Riojana”
Sliced eggplant breaded with ground plantain crumbs, smothered in our rich Rioja sauce of tomatoes, garlic, capers, olives and red wine topped with melted Galician Tetilla cheese.

Merluza “Russian Style”
Created by Francisco Pijuan, Columbia’s famous chef and former chef to King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Merluza, a tropical white flaky fish breaded with Cuban bread crumbs and grilled. Garnished with a Russian sauce of lemon butter, parsley and hard boiled eggs. Served with yellow rice.

Merluza “El Greco”
Boneless fillet of Merluza, grilled and topped with onions, lemon, olive oil, garlic and oregano. Served with yellow rice.



(*Menu items may vary from location to location and are subject to change without notice.)
(Consuming raw or undercooked foods may increase your risk of food borne illness, especially if you fall into a high risk group or have a medical condition.)


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