Cuban restaurants are not new to Milwaukee—past examples include Lazara's and Hemingway's Old Havana—but currently only one remains. Cubanitas, which opened eight years ago, is still going strong. Part of the Bianchini restaurant group that includes the Mexican restaurant...

The 2011 City Guide to Cuban cuisine.

Cubanitas offers a bit of Latin-style elegance—conjuring leisure and a good cigar. And then there is the food, homey Cuban favorites such as ropa vieja, shredded flank in a creole sauce; and pollo asado, roasted chicken with garlic and lime. Begin with an empanada or two and finish with a slice of key lime pie...

Wedged into a busy strip of Downtown Milwaukee, Cubanitas led the way in exposing the city to the delicious cuisine of Cuba. Try the sandwiches served on distinct, flat Cuban bread, with fried yucca as a side dish.