Victor's 1959 Café, located at 38th and Grand in southwest Minneapolis, sells excellent Cuban food at very reasonable prices. I especially like eating on the restaurant's deck during the summertime. The deck is shaded by colorful umbrellas and surrounded by wooden flower boxes filled with flowers and herbs. I ordered the picadillo, which is sauteed ground beef with green and red peppers, green olives, and capers and raisins in Creole sauce. The picadillo is served with rice, black beans, and sweet plantains. I also ordered the guanabana juice, which is a mixture of banana and guava juices. Part of the reason why I wanted to order the picadillo is because it was featured on the Food Network. And I can see why. The dish was delicious; it was spicy, but not overpoweringly so. The plantains that came with it were very sweet and very good. The guanabana juice was good, although I think I would rather have had the mango juice, which was sold out at the time, because mango is one of my favorite fruits. If you haven't had guava before, it tastes similar to papaya, and less similar to but still somewhat like pear.
The picadillo with beans, rice, and sweet plantains.
One of the flower boxes on the patio. The plant on the left is a basil plant.
Victor's 1959 Café patio
This is a cool mural that is painted on a wall next to the restaurant.
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