Looking around Julie’s Cuban Restaurant, it’s hard to believe owner Sylvia Llewellyn was reluctant to run a restaurant. The space radiates warmth, lovingly decorated with antiques from the ’50s and ’60s and softly lit with strings of lights. But, she says, becoming a restaurateur was never her intention or her passion. “I didn’t want to work in a restaurant,” she says. “I’d never worked in a restaurant.”
Instead, Julie’s was born out of circumstance. Faced with an early ’90s recession, Sylvia tried to sell the building, after she took over ownership from her mother Julie, but it proved difficult. So Sylvia embraced the space, renovating and turning it into a licensed restaurant. Despite her initial apprehension, it didn’t take long before Julie’s became known as the place to get the perfect mojito or to have a first date.
“Within six months, we were so popular that visitors from New York and L.A. were booking tables,” says Sylvia, seeming somewhat surprised herself by the restaurant’s quick rise to success. It even became popular with the celebrity crowd, counting Rachel McAdams, Natalie Portman and local celebrities among its customers.
Drinks
TROPICAL COCKTAILS Mojito Cubano Daiquiri Original Fresh Druit Daiquiri Margarita Strawberry Margarita RUM TEQUILA SCOTCH | WHISKEY BRANDY | COGNAC LIQUEURS, CORDIALS AND DIGESTIFS WINE BOTTLES | BLANCO BOTTLES | TINTO CERVEZAS | BEER JUICES AND SPRITIZERS CAFÉ CUBANO TÉ | TEA - 3 SPECIALTY COFFEE
S = Spicy
V = Vegetarian
V* = Vegan
V* Aguacate
Avocado, greens, cucumber, tomato, red onion
V* Aguacate y Mango
Avocado, mango, greens, red pepper, red onion
Aguacate y Camarones
Shrimp, avocado, greens, tomato, red onion
V* Mixta con Garbanzos
Chick peas, cucumber, peppers, tomato, onion
S = Spicy
V = Vegetarian
V* = Vegan
V* Tortilla Chips con Guacamole
V* or Salsa - 6
V* Tostones Rellenos
Green plantain cups filled with a choice of avocado, shrimp or picadillo
Blue Marlin Ceviche
Fresh fish salad cured in citrus juices
Calamari
Lightly floured and seasoned squid
Camarones con Coco
Coconut shrimp with salsa
Camarones al Ajillo
Shrimp in white wine and garlic
S Enchilado de Camarones
Shrimp cooked in a spicy tomato salsa
S Quesadilla con Pollo
Two cheeses, grilled chicken, and jalapeno salsa in a tortilla wrap
V Quesadilla con Queso
Two cheeses and jalapeno salsa in a tortilla wrap
S Chorizos
Spicy Spanish sausage in red wine sauce
V Plàtano Maduro Frito
Sweet ripe plantains
V Tachino
Green plantain topped with salsa and cheeses
V Plàtano Especial
Ripe plantain topped with picadillo
V Frituras de Maíz
Peppery corn fritters and a side of sour cream
V* Yuca con Mojo
Potato-like root vegetable in garlic and onion mojo
Pan Tostada
Pressed Garlic bread
Papa Rellena I
Potato puff stuffed with picadillo
Papa Rellena II
with mushrooms and vegetables
V* Moros
Traditional black beans and rice
V* Frijoles Negros
Black Bean Soup
V* Arroz and Frijoles
white rice topped with black beans
V* Arroz con Azafran
Saffron spiced rice
S = Spicy
V = Vegetarian
V* = Vegan
S Enchilado de Camarones
Shrimp in spicy tomato based sauce, served with white rice
S Picadillo de Mamita
Beef and pork hash, served with saffron rice and fresh seasonal fruit
Ropa Vieja
Most traditional Cuban dish… Flank steak, pulled, stewed in tomatoes and aromatics, served with white rice and frijoles
Vaca Frita
Flank steak, pulled, seared with onion, garlic, tomatoes and lime, served with rice and frijoles
Puerco Empanizado
Tenderized, breaded pork cutlet served with moros
**Available grilled
Bistec de Palomilla
Tenderized sirloin steak topped with onion served with moros
Pollo con Plàtano Maduro
Grilled chicken breast stuffed with ripe plantains and served with saffron rice
Bistec Empanizado
Tenderized sirloin steak, breaded served with moros
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