Victor's 1959 Cafe
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Phone: (612) 827-8948
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon 6:30am-2:30pm, Tue-Sat 6:30am-2:30, 4pm-9pm, Sun 8am-2pm
Editorial Review for Victor's 1959 Cafe – by Blair Reynolds
In Short
Owner and Chef, Victor serves up Cuban cuisine from recipes his father taught him as a boy. This corner of South Minneapolis takes on the look smell and feel of Havana. The kitchen cranks out traditional Cuban fare including breakfasts consisting of mango and banana pancakes, fried yucca and free-trade coffees. At lunch and dinner guests are treated to Cuban sandwiches and spicy entrees like the chicken stew. Don't forget to try Cuba's answer to the French fry: fried sweet plantains.
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Insider Tips
Fun FactCo-owner Victor Valens moved to New York from Cuba in 1961 when he was 11; the "1959" in the name comes from the year of the Cuban revolution.
What to DrinkDon't forget to try some of the imported Caribbean beer or a refreshing glass of guava juice.
User Reviews for Victor's 1959 Cafe
08/19/2008 Posted by CrackedPepper
Victor's is tiny or I would be there every weekend. The food is worth the wait that typically accompanies it. My rating would be a solid 5 but the dinners are not in the same league as the breakfast offerings. The Rancheros Cubanos is my favorite and I love to share mango pancakes as they are melt in your mouth good. The coffee is Cuban style which means little and strong and the soda comes in cans so no refills.
07/05/2008 Posted by tideker
Overall, Victors 1959 Cafe was underwhelming. We went there with some of our best friends and sat outside at a table on their small patio. Service was pretty slow, but we weren't in a big hurry and were happy to chat. We asked for recommendations and the waitstaff was happy to provide their insight - very friendly staff. Their recommendations, however, brought average food that was dry, lifeless, and uninspiring. Furthermore, the food was cold - and the kitchen is only 23 steps from our table! I am NOT a Cuban food expert (far from it) but I have eaten enough of it to know that the pork dish I ordered was incredibly overcooked and too dry to serve. One saving grace was the fried plantains - but who can't fry things? Small, cramped unisex bathrooms, too. Again, very friendly and accomodating waitstaff stuck serving poor food.
Pros: Parking on the street was easy, friendly staff
Cons: Food, presentation, bathrooms
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