Plantain Café

Ohio


The family who owns this bright-yellow eatery cooks the Cuban classics, including lechon (slow-roasted pork) and picadillo (ground beef, olives, raisins and potatoes in tomato sauce), with sides of black beans and sweet plantains. The Cuban sandwich gets a gold star. It’s a downtown lunchtime favorite.


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