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Casa Larios
Cuban Restaurant
Here's a little
known fact about Cuban Restaurants in Miami; there are something
like 10,000. But a few of them stand out and Lario's is one of
them.
Casa Larios menu
runs the gamut of Cuban cuisine. Some of our favorite menu items
include the black bean soup (sopa de frijoles negros) and meat
stuffed potatoes (papas rellenas). The papas rellenas are made
from seasoned ground beef with a few raisins thrown in to
sweeten it up. The mixture is then wrapped in mashed potatoes
and fried. The potato outside gets nice and crunchy and the
whole thing becomes a tasty treat.
We also tried a
couple of salads and the Cuban sandwich. The Cuban was prepared
and served perfectly hot all of the way into the middle, which
is clearly very important and quite often not the case. The
Caesar and house salads were very fresh. The house included a
surprisingly nice selection of vegetables that were colorful,
fresh and flawlessly displayed.
While we were at
Casa Larios for a late lunch, we perused the dinner menu and
found several things that we'll be back for. There's a nice
selection of seafood including selections made with mahi mahi,
king fish, shrimp, lobster and salmon. Land lovers meats
include, liver, chicken, steak and pork. There are also burgers
and other sandwiches so that you don't feel like you have to
leave the kids at home.
All in all we
enjoyed our mid-afternoon lunch on the oversized outdoor patio
at Larios. The ceiling fans and the shade keep it nice and cool,
even on a hot summer afternoon in Miami. |
