Cuban Island - INDIALANTIC

Cuban Island Restaurant 2910 N. Hwy A1A, Indialantic, FL 32903 5 Stars It seems I have broken the code on my random name generator after repeatedly disappointing Italian restaurants run by real Italians. The key to getting it to work properly is to type, as Tarzan said, make Cuban food. And voila, the name Cuban Island Restaurant popped out at me. Glancing at the GPS, I knew this was automatically a win as I didn 't have to go to the mainland. In fact, I didn 't have to go far at all as I was there in two shakes of a snake 's tail. Seated and handed a menu, my glorious service professional, Normat, soon approached me. Normat is everything a wait staff member should be and more. Normat was exceedingly helpful in going over the menu with me, and to that end, I placed an order for some Carnitas, the Churrasco and chimichurri plate, and one Cuban Sandwich. Enjoying the digs, I snapped a few pics and awaited Normat 's return. Within a short amount of time, my food was in front of me. A wave of enticing Cuban aromas assaulted my olfactory senses like so many tasty atoms. With eager anticipation, I immediately dug in as soon as Normat cleared away. First I tried a sample of the Carnitas. I really love me some good pork Carnitas, and these were some of, if not the best, I have ever had. They were incredibly tender and immensely flavorful. Each bite was a veritable cornucopia of intermingling island flavors. Moving on to the Churrasco and chimichurri plate, once again, I was overwhelmed (in a delightful way) with Caribbean flavors. I could go on for pages about the complexity of the spice mix and how each seemed to enhance the other, resulting in a mountain of tastiness, but you should just stop reading and go there already. This brings me to the final item on today 's glabrous sojourn on our charming barrier island: their take on the ever-popular Sandwich Cubano. As you can see by the picture, this included a mix of thinly sliced ham and roasted pork, oozing with melted Swiss with a pickle and mustard slathered on then pressed Cubano style and toasted to a sumptuous golden brown. This tasted as good as it looked and I was in foodie paradise! This place unequivocally serves some of the best Cuban food in Brevard County and the owner is Italian. I love that! The Big Boy says, You want the best Cuban food, you got the best Cuban food. Cuban Island!!

Fantastic little family owned Cubano restaurant! We were staying across the street and saw all of the great reviews and decided to try. We were seated right away, they have a small dining room with table service. Lots of folks filled tables, so they are clearly popular. We ordered a couple of traditional mojitos that were very well made and fresh. We were not too hungry so we split their sampler appetizer plate and a Cubano sandwich. Everything was absolutely delicious! Our service was fantastic, we had a tall Italian gentleman waiting on us who checked in often. If we were locals we would definitely be regulars here!

I was in Melbourne on business up from Miami so I decided to continue my cravings for Cuban food. I went to The Cuban Island Restaurant to see if they could give the Cuban Cuisine in Miami a run for their money. They did not disappoint me I had Masitas de Puerco, congri y yuca. Some of the most tender masitas i have ever had the meal was authentic comida Cubana. It was really good. If your in the area and want to dine estilo Cubano you will be pleasantly surprised with The Cuban Island Restaurant.

Highly recommended. We started with mojitos, authentic delicious. For dinner we tried Vaca Frita Lechon Asada. Both were sublime and nearly perfect, served with rice, black beans a little ewer of garlic sauce. Each plate was good for two portions. Flan was delicious; coconut flavor is available too. It was a bit loud, mostly from a garrulous trio in the bar area. very good mojitos, parking seems about right for the size of the restaurant, seats about 40 plus 12 seats at the bar. Service was flawless.

It is a must stop, really! I went in with lunch and delighted at my meal. I went old school and jumped on the Cuban sandwich with a side of maduros. Unbeknownst to me, the sandwich came with fries which were good but my waistline didn't need.