El Cristo Restaurant
Cuban institution founded in 1972, relocated to Calle Ocho next to the Tower Theatre. Counter seating looks straight into the kitchen; the dining room serves scratch-made oxtails, rice and beans, plantains, and Cuban sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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The Vibe
Cuban institution founded in 1972, now anchored next to the Tower Theatre on Calle Ocho. Counter seating looks straight into the scratch kitchen — oxtails, rice and black beans, pressed Cubans, and plantains done right since before the neighborhood was trendy.
What to Order
- Oxtails — scratch-made, a house specialty served since 1972El Cristo menu
- Cuban Sandwich — pressed to order, counter-service styleEl Cristo menu
- Rice and Black Beans — paired with every entree, consistently praisedYelp
- Setting
- Indoor dining
- View
- None
- Formality
- Casual
- Music
- Background Music
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