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Banana Cafe & Piano Bar
500 8th St SE
Washington, DC 20003
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Main Menu
Lunch Menu
Nightly Special
Main Menu
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
$7.95Tropical 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
$4.00With Mixed Shrimp, Scallops and Squid
$6.00With Just Shrimp
$6.00With Grilled Salmon
$6.00Soups
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
- Add Caballo (topped with fried egg)
- $1.00
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)
$16.95Bistec Encebollado (Flank steak with onions)
$17.95Pollo (Chicken)
$16.95Camarones (Shrimp)
$19.95Mariscos (Seafood)
$19.95Vegetables
$14.95
Sauteed spinach, zucchini, squash, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, tomato, garlic and onions. No bacon added to the vegetarian mofongo
Quesadillas
Spinach, Plantain mixed vegetables, roasted corn, mushrooms, cooked onions, black beans. chicken, beef or pork for one filling add $3, any extra add $1 more. Shrimp add $5. Mixed Seafood: Shrimp, squid, and scallops add $5
Just Cheese
$7.95
Flour tortillas filled with Mexican cheese and served with sour cream, pico de gallo and gucamole
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
Pan Con Bistec
$11.95
Flank Steak on sub roll with lettuce, Spanish onions, avocados and red peppers sauce
Carnitas Sandwich
$10.95
Morsels of tender roasted 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 sauce
Cuban Sandwich
$10.95
The ever popular "sub-style" sandwich of slow roasted sliced pork loin, honey baked ham, swiss cheese, mustard, mayonnaise and sliced dill pickles. Press grilled a la placha
Lunch Specials
Caesar Salad
$9.95
Grilled beef or Chicken
Tropical Salad
$9.95
Grilled beef or chicken, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, hearts of palm, mushrooms and Spanish onion
Tacos A La Parrilla
$9.95
Two flour tortillas filled with your choice of grilled beef or chicken. Served with refried bean, yellow rice, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
Mixtas (All in One Plate)
$9.95
All served with black bean congri or white rice topped with your choice of red or black beans, ripe plantains 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
Same as above, but with shredded chicken
Cuban Picadillo
$9.95
Ground beef and pork cooked in criollo sauce with capers, olives, raisins and flavorful spices
Carnitas 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 (ground beef and pork) and topped with Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese
Main
Monday - Vaca Frita
$13.95
Shredded flank steak cooked with onion, garlic and lime juice. Served with white rice, black beans and yuca con mojo
Tuesday - Pechuga De Pollo
$13.95
Pounded chicken breast stuffed with ripe plantain and parmesan cheese. Topped with a delicate ginger mango sauce and served with red bean congri and julienne vegetables
Wednesday - Arroz Con Pollo
$13.95
The famous and ever popular Cuban dish or Chicken and rice cooked in saffron borth with bacon, olives, green peas and pimiento. Served with tostones (fried green plantains)
Thursday- Ajiaco, Sancocho
$16.95
cubans call it Ajiaco and Puerto Ricans Call it Sancocho. Either way it is a delicious stew in a light broth consisting of beef, chicken and sausage with an assortment of tropical and regional vegetables. Yuca calabaz (pumpkin), plantains, corn on the cob, potatoes, carrots , peppers, onions, mushrooms, squash and zucchini. Then we top if off with avocado and cilantro . Served with garlic bread for dipping. (Make sure you squeeze the lime in it will enhance the flavor and bring you luck)
Friday - Lechon Asado
$17.95
Roasted leg of pork, marinated in garlic, pepper, oregano and slow roasted for 8 hours and served with light au jus. Accompanied with arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) and plantains. A puerto Rican Tradition
Saturday - Guava BBQ Ribs
$16.95
Pork BBQ ribs glazed with a homemade delicious guava BBQ sauce. Served with black bean congri and tostones (fried green plantains). Taste the flavors of the Caribbean
Sunday - Cuban Boliche
$15.95
Eye of round beef stuffed with chorizo and ham, slow baked with onions, garlic and pepper. Topped with an au jus sauce. Served with red bean congri and ripe plantains. A sunday tradition
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Friday:
11:00am - 11:30pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 11:30pm
Sunday:
3:00pm - 10:00pm
About Us
It has been a long dream of Jorge Zamorano to have a fun, colorful and exciting restaurant here in DC that depicted the fun atmosphere he experienced living in Cuba, Puerto Rico and his many visits to Mexico. He took that vision and made it into reality.