El Floridita Restaurant
$$ · hollywood
1253 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA, 90038 ↗
Bocaditos
- Croquetas Con ChicharitasFour Cuban style croquettes filled with chicken or ham. Served with plantain chips.
- Tostones Rellenos ●Green plantain shells filled with Creole shrimp or garlic shrimp.
- Papas Rellenas ●Mashed potato balls filled with picadillo beef. Served with garlic plantain chips.
- Empanadas De Carne O Pollo ●Turnovers with beef or chicken and garlic plantain chips.
- Chicharrones De Pollo Con Yuca FritaPieces of Cuban fried chicken served with fried yucca root and mojo.
- Còctel De Camarones El FloriditaJumbo shrimp with house cocktail sauce and garlic plantain chips.
- Bocadito El FloriditaCombination platter with fried chicken, croquettes, potato balls, turnovers, and yuca fries.
Sopas y Ensaladas
- Soup of The DayAvailable in medium or large; server recommendation required.
- Ensalada De AguacateAvocado salad with onions; tomatoes available as add-on.
- Ensalada MixtaGreen salad with avocado; grilled chicken (+$7.00) or shrimp (+$10.00) options.
- Ensalada El FloriditaBaby arugula, dates, manchego cheese, walnuts, with citrus vinaigrette.
Main Course
- ChurrascoButterfly cut filet mignon grilled to perfection with chimichurri sauce.
- Entraña ●Prime skirt steak with chimichurri.
- Vaca FritaFlank steak marinated in garlic, line, and salt. Seared until crispy.
- Ropa ViejaShredded beef sautéed in Cuban style creole tomato sauce, garlic, and spices.
- Picadillo a La CriollaCuban style ground beef prepared with potatoes and olives.
- MilanesaBreaded steak fried with cheese and sofrito.
- Bistec De PalomillaJohnny Polanco's favorite dish. Tender top sirloin steak garnished with sizzling onions.
- Half Pollo Asado O Frito a La Cubana ●Juicy and tender baked chicken marinated with lemon garlic sauce.
- Filete De Pollo a La PlanchaGrilled chicken fillet, seasoned with garlic, lemon, and topped with sizzling onions.
- Fricase De PolloChicken in tomato sauce with potatoes, olives, onions, peppers.
- Arroz Con PolloCooking time is 45 minutes but well worth the wait. Chicken is baked in a casserole with yellow rice, olive oil, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, Spanish white wine, and beer.
- Masitas De PuercoCrispy, tender, chunky fried pork marinated in garlic.
- El Vegetariano El FloriditaMixed green salad, white rice, black beans, sweet plantains, yucca con mojo, and garlic plantain chips.
Mariscos
- Camarones Al AjilloButterflied jumbo shrimp sautéed with bell peppers, onions, and garlic (shrimp scampi).
- Camarones en Salsa Criolla ●Shrimp prepared in a creole sauce, wine, onions, garlic, and bell peppers.
- Salmon a La Plancha ●Grilled salmon steak sautéed with lemon and garlic.
Especialidades de la Casa
- PaellaAvailable for one or two; Cooking time is 2-30 minutes, but well worth the wait. This seafood casserole is baked with yellow rice, chicken, pork, Spanish sausage, clam, lobster, shrimp, white fish, crab legs, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, Spanish wine, and olive oil. Garnished with peas and pimentos.
- Sol, Mar, Y Tierra for TwoGrilled shrimp, filet mignon, and chicken fillet with Cuban mojo.
- Rabo EncendidoSlow cooked Cuban style oxtail stew.
Postres
- Flan
- Tres Leches ●