Banana Cafe & Piano Bar Cuban

Banana Cafe & Piano Bar Menu

(202) 543-5906
500 8th St Se, Washington, DC 20003
$$$$$

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 and one mixed seafood. Served with a delicious red pepper sauce
Cuban Empanadas
$7.95
As delicious as the famous sandwich. Two empanadas stuffed to the limit with baked ham, slow roasted pork, swiss cheese and sliced dill pickles. Served with a papaya sauce
Stuffed Yuca
$7.95
Mashed yuca stuffed with chorizo, carrots and olives. Topped with cheese and served with a siimply amazing cilantro - lime sauce
Fried Calamari
$8.95
Accompanied with our fresh mango or 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 cifrus juices, ginger, red onion, cilantro and jalapenos arnished with avocado, mango, pineapple and potatoes
Pork Nachos
$10.95
Tortilla chips topped with black beans, puerto rican slow roasted pulled pork and blend of cheese. Topped with sour cream pico de gallo, jalapenos, guacamole and green onions
Queso
$5.95
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

Dressings: Ranch, red pepper ranch, blue cheese, raspberry, vinaigrette & balasamic vinaigrette. Add ons: served with grilled chicken or beef, add $4.00. Served with mixed shrimp, scallops and squid, add $6.00. Served with just shrimp add $6.00, served with grilled salmon, add $6.00.
House
$4.95
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms and spanish 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
Southwester Salad
7.95
Romaine lettuce, grilled corn, black beans, carrots, spanish onions, cilantro and red peppers. Topped with homemade tortilla strips

$Soups


Plantain
$8.95
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.

$Entrees


Ropa Vieja
$14.95
Served with tomatoes, onions, pepper and spices. Served with ripe plantains, black beans and white rice
Cuban Picadillo
$13.95
Served with white rice, black beans and ripe plantains
Puerto Rican PIononos
$14.95
Topped with a blend of monterey jack and cheddar cheese. Served with puerto rican red beans and white rice
Stuffed Plantains
$18.95
Very heraty and delicious meal of 3 fried green plantains stuffed one with picadillo, one with chicken and one with mixed seafood. Accompanied with black beans and white rice
Pernil de Puerco Relleno de Mofongo
$18.95
Pounded pork loin stuffed with mofongo. Oven roasted and topped with our ginger mango sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and vegetables
Bistec Encebollado with Beef
$15.95
Pounded and marinated flank steak or boneless chicken breast sauteed and smothered with cooked onions and our secret sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.
Bistec Encebollado with Chicken
$14.95
Pounded and marinated flank steak or boneless chicken breast sauteed and smothered with cooked onions and our secret sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.
Bistec Empanizado with Beef
$15.95
Breaded and pounded flank steak or chicken breast pan fried and served with black beans and white rice. A caballo topped with fried egg, add $1.00
Bistec Empanizado with Chicken
$14.95
Breaded and pounded flank steak or chicken breast pan fried and served with black beans and white rice. A caballo topped with fried egg, add $1.00
Bistec a La Milanesa with Beef
$16.95
The previoius bistec empanizado topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, Served with black beans and white rice.
Bistec a La Milanesa with Chicken
$15.95
The previoius bistec empanizado topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, Served with black beans and white rice.
Churrasco Surf & Turf
$19.95
Topped with a delicate chiimichurri sauce, 3 grilled jumbo shrimp and grilled chorizo. Served with black bean congri and julienne vegetables
Caribbean Vegetarian Combo
$12.95
Superb vegetarian dish including tamal de elote, vegetables, fried plantains, yuca con mojo, guacamole, white rice and black beans
Carnitas Cubanas
$15.95
Served with Yuca con mojo, black beans and white rice
Saltado with Beef or Chicken
$14.95
Choice of the above sauteed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, jalapenos, fresh garlic, potatoes and white wine. Served with white rice and black beans.
Saltado with Seafood
$17.95
Choice of the above sauteed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, jalapenos, fresh garlic, potatoes and white wine. Served with white rice and black beans.
Picadillo a Caballo
14.95
Topped witha fried egg

$Entrees - Mofongos

One of puerto rico's most popular dishes. Twice fried green plantains mashed in a wood pilon with garlic, pork cracklings and olive oil. Served with a side of chicken broth and garlic bread.
Masitas de Cerdo
$16.95
Bistec Encebollado
$17.95
Flank steak with onions
Chicken
$16.95
Shrimp
$19.95
Seafood
$19.95
Vegetables
14.95
Sauteed spinach, zucchini, squash, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, tomato, garlic and onions. No bacon added to the vegetarian mofongo

$Seafood


Paella Valenciana
$19.95-36.95
Legendary spanish dish of saffron rice simmered with shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels, chicken, chorizo sausage and herbs.
Zarauela de Mariscos
$18.95
Delicious seafood stew of scallops, shrimp, squid, mussels and flunder cooked in a rich and creamy lobster bisque. Served with white rice and garlic toast
Salmon a la Parilla
$17.95
Grilled chilean salmon glazed with our ginger mango sauce. Served with coconut rice and ripe fried plantains.
Pescado Criollo
$16.95
Filet of flounder broiled, topped with fresh tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeno peppers with a white wine, lemon butter sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and vegetables
Camarones Andaluz
$17.95
Sauteed jumbo shrimp with scallions, green peas, red peppers, mushrooms, all cooked in a delicate white wine sauce. Served with white rice and black beans
Fish Tacos
14.95
Two breaded tilapia tacos, topped with spanish coleslaw and mango habanero salsa. Servedwith white rice and black beans.

$Tex Mex


Vegetables Fajitas
$12.95
Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.
Chicken Fajitas
$13.95
Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.
Beef Fajitas
$14.95
Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.
Shrimp Fajitas
$16.95
Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.
Chicken & Beef Fajitas
$14.95
Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.
Shrimp with Beef or Chicken Fajitas
$15.95
Tacos
$10.95
Chicken or shredded beef, solt or crispy, served with yellow rice and refried beans
Cheeese Enchiladas
$10.95
Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.
Spinach Enchiladas
$11.95
Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.
Beef, Chicken or Carnitas Enchiladas
$12.95
Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.
Mixed Seafood Enchiladas
$14.95
Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.
Enchilada & Taco Platter
$12.95
One of each, beef, chicken, carnitas or cheese, crispy or soft, served with yellow rice and refried beans
Tex Mex Brochette
$14.95
Juicy skewered shrimp, grilled chicken and beef with zucchini, green pepperand onions. Served with black beans and yellow rice
Chimichangas Beef, Chicken or Carnitas
$12.95
Quick fried stuffed flour tortilla served with yellow rice and refried beans.
Mixed Seafood with Chimichagas
$14.95
Quick fried stuffed flour tortilla served with yellow rice and refried beans.
Beef, Chicken or Carnitas with Burrito
$12.95
Large flour tortilla, stuffed, baked and topped with ranchero sauce and melted mexican cheese. Served with yellow rice, refried beans.
Black Bean with Burrito
10.95
Large flour tortilla, stuffed, baked and topped with ranchero sauce and melted mexican cheese. Served with yellow rice, refried beans.

$Sides


Rice
$2.50
Beans
$2.50
Red, black or refried
Congri
$3.00
Fried Yuca or Yuca Con Mojo
$4.00
Amarillos
$4.00
Fried ripe plantains
Tostones
$4.00
Fried green plantains
Guacamole
$1.50-3.50
Vegetables
$3.95
One Enchilada or One Taco
$3.95
Tortillas (3)
$1.50
Flour or Corn
Sour Cream
$1.50
Shredded Mexican Cheese
$1.50
Pico de Gallo
1.50

$Kids Menu


Cheese Pizza
$6.95
Personal size with tomato sauce.
Pepperoni Pizza
$6.95
Personal size with mozzarella, tomato sauce and pepperoni
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$6.95
Prepared on white bread with cheddar cheese and fries.
Slider Grilled Chicken Sandwich
$6.95
One slider grilled chicken sandwich with swiss cheese and mayo. Served with fries.
Cheese or Chicken Quesadilla
$6.95
A smaller version of the original. Served with fries
Taco One crispy or soft, chicken or beef taco. Served with refried beans and yellow rice.
6.95

$Desserts


Cheesecake
$6.50
Seasonal flavor
Banana Bread Pudding
$6.50
Puerto RicanTembleque Flan
$6.50
Seasonal flavor
Tres Leches
6.50

$Sodas & Such


Soda or Lemonade
$2.50
Coffee or Tea
$2.50
Juice
$3.00
Expresso
$3.00
Cortadito
$3.00
Expresso coffee with splash of milk
Cuban Coffee
$3.00
Similar to italian espresso
Cafe Con Leche
$3.25
Cuban coffee with frothed milk. Similar to cafe latte
Cappuccino or Latte
$3.50
Virgin Frozen Drinks
$4.50
Dominion Root Beer
$3.50

Quesadillas

Add: Spinach, plantain, mixed vegetables, roasted corn, mushrooms, cooked onioins, black beans. For one filling add $2.00. Any extra, add $1.00. Chicken, beef or pork: for one filling add $3.00, any extra, add $1.00. Shrimp add $5.00. Mixed seafood: shrim
Just Cheese
7.95
Flour tortillas filled with mexican cheese and served with sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole

$Sandwiches

Served with fries or house salad
Cuban Fritas
$10.95
The cuban version of sliders, 3 mini burgers made of ground beef, onions, bread crumbs, eggs, ketchup, paprika and other spices blended together and pan fried. Topped with grated fried potatoes and mayo
Pan Con Lechon
$10.95
Shredded slow roasted pork with sauteed onions on sub roll with lettuce and tomatoes
Carnitas Sandwich
$10.95
Morsels of tender roated pork on sub roll with mozzarella, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato
Grilled Chicken
$10.95
Roasted peppers, spinach, gorgonzola cheese and mayonnaise
Grilled Salmon Sandwich
13.95
On a kaiser roll with lettuce, tomato and cilantro mayo sauce

$Lunch Specials


Caesar Salad
$9.95
Grilled beef or chicken.
Tropical Salad
$9.95
Grilled beef or chicken, romaine, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, heart of palm, mushrooms and spanish onions.
Tacos a la Parrilla
$9.95
Two flour tortillas filled with your choice of grilled beef or chicken. Served with refried beans, yellow rice, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Mixtas
$9.95
All served with black bean congri or white rice topped with your choice of red or black beans, ripe plantalns or yuca con mojo.
Ropa Vieja
$9.95
Traditional cuban dish of shredded flank steak cooked with tomatoes, onions, peppers and spices.
Ropa Vieja de Pollo
$9.95
Served with shredded chicken.
Cuban Picadillo
$9.95
Ground beef and pork cooked in criollo sauce with capers, olives, raisins and flavorful spices.
Carmitas Cubanas
$9.95
Succulent morsels of tender pork marinated in our own criollo style sauce and roasted with fragrant sevilla's bitter orange.
Puerto Rican Pionono
$9.95
One sweet plantain timbale stuffed with picadillo and topped with monterey jack and cheddar cheese.

Brunch at the Banana


Banana Cafe Eggs Benedict
$11.99
Two poached eggs served on top toasted english muffins with canadian bacon and tomato. Topped with our lime cilantro hollandaise sauce and accom panied with breakfast potatoes
Florentine Eggs Benedict
$12.99
Two poached eggs served on top of a toasted english muffins, tomato and sauteed spinach. Topped with our lime cilantro hollandaise sauce and accompanied with breakfast potatoes.
Florentine Eggs Benedict
$12.99
Two poached eggs served on top of a toasted english muffins, tomato and sauteed spinach. Topped with our lime cilantro hollandaise sauce and accompanied with breakfast potatoes
Caribbean Eggs Benedict
$13.99
Two poached eggs served on top of toasted english muffins with fresh shaved smoked salmon and tomato. Topped with our lime cilantro hollandaise sauce and accompanied with breakfast potatoes
The BBanana Big Breakfast
$12.99
3 Egg any style, 2 bacon, 2 sausage, breakfast potatoes & toast
Grand Marnier French Toast
$11.99
Topped with Blueberries, caramelized pecans and whipped cream
Banana Pancake or French Toast Breakfast
$11.99
Your choice of french toast or banana pancake stack served with 2 eggs & breakfast potatoes
Omelets
$12.99
Your choice served with breakfast potatoes & fresh fruit. Ham & cheese: Western omelet green & red peppers, onions, cheddar cheese & ham. Spinach & mushroom & cheese
Huevos Rancheros
$11.99
Traditional mexican brekfast dish with fried eggs served atop flour tortilla with ranchero sauce & refried beans topped with queso blanco and avocado. Served with breakfast potatoes.
Baked Eggs
$11.99
Two baked eggs over cuban bread and grilled ham. Topped with hollandaise sauce and mozzarella cheese. Served with breakfast potatoes.
Breakfast Burrito
$11.99
Chorizo with scrambled egg black beans, queso blanco and cilantro. Served with breakfast potatoes & fruit
Steak & Eggs
$13.99
Skirt steak grilled with 2 eggs any style. Served with breakfasat potatoes & fresh fruit
Breakfast Quesadilla
$10.99
Twisted quesadilla with scrambled eggs, cheese, bacon & sausage. Served with guacamole, soure cream & pico de gallo
Lucy's Wild & Crazy Champango
$7.95
Champagne, mango rum & mango
Ricky's Caliente Bloody
$8.95
Absolut pepar, zing zang bloody mary mix & clamato juice
Mimosa
$4.99
Ever popular brunch drink of champagne & fresh squeezed orange juice
Kir Royale
6.00
Wonderful concoction of chmpagne with a splash of chambord liquer

$MilkShakes


Mounds Bar Milkshake
$7.95
Delicious milkshake made with cruzan coconut rum & godiva chocolate liquer
Milky Way Milkshake
$7.95
Refreshing milkshake made with godiva chocolate & godiva caramel liquers
Dirty Banana Milkshake
$7.95
Wonderful milkshake mode with real banana, banana liquer, banana rum & godiva chocolate liquer
Almond Joy Milkshake
$7.95
Scrumptions milkshake made with amaretto, cruzan coconut rum and godiva chocolate liquer
Peppermint Patty Milkshake
$7.95
Great milkshake made with white creme de menthe and godiva chocolate liquer
White Russian
$7.95
Made with stoli vanilla vodka & kahlua
The Irishman
7.95
Wonderful winter milkshake made with bailey's irish cream

$Coffee Drinks


Irish Coffee
$7.00
Jamesons irish whiskey & kahlua topped with whipped cream & green creame de menthe
Mexican Coffee
$7.00
Tequila and kahlua topped with whipped cream
Jamaican Coffee
$7.00
Myers dark rum & tia maria topped with whipped cream
Cafe Diablo
$7.00
Grand marnier & cognac topped with whipped cream

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