Carmen's Cuban Cafe & Lounge

I highly recommend this restaurant. My husband and I are both of Hispanic origin and love any type of Latin food. That being said, I had seen the sign on I-40 with the name of this restaurant about a year ago, but for some reason, I thought it was a small take-out type of place. Therefore, we never made the effort to go. Now I regret it! We could have been enjoying their delicious food and friendly service for the past year. I think it will quickly become one of our top 3 favorite restaurants. We each had a Pina Colada with our dinner. The drinks were really good, the food was 😋 and the atmosphere was very comfortable and casual with nice music playing. The layout is pretty open, tables not right on top of each other. Place looks really small from outside, but don't let it deceive you. It is much nicer inside and bigger than you realize. I understand they also have a dance floor and offer Salsa dance nights where you can take lessons for a small fee. This is definitely a hidden gem in my book. Works for a family dinner with kids but also for a date night. Really enjoyed...keeping it on my mind for birthdays and special occasions...they also take reservations. Give them a try!

The Rabo Cubano was incredible! Perfectly fried yuca with red beans and rice made this plenty for two meals. 10 out of 10! They knocked this one out of the park. Sounded like some rhumba or salsa lessons going on too. Very cool place. Glad I stumbled across it.

Yes so good. I'm Dominican and Finally carribean food near me yayyy! Ordered cuban sampler and lomo de cerdo, pretty sure they made a mistake and I got chicharron but still amazing food. Well seasoned, good portions. The croquetas I did not like they were like soggy spam but still this place is it if you want good rice and beans and everything else!!!

Not from the area but glad to have spotted the restaurant before flying out. The food is amazing! Wish I could go back to try more items. Staff was very pleasant but a bit slow. Hope to go back again next time I visit the area. Highly recommend.