Best Plantain Dishes In Tampa
Plantains are a Caribbean special! Find them at any restaurant that serves Cuban, Haitian, and Puerto Rican food. Eat them mashed into mofongo, deep fried into maduros, or sliced thin into crispy and addictive plantain chips! However you like to eat your plantains, here is a list of the best plantain dishes in Tampa.
La Pequeña Colombia Restaurant
6312 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL
(813) 876-8338
La Pequena serves outstanding Colombian cuisine, and their plantains are a must-try meal in the restaurant. The tostones, which are fried green plantains, are served crispy and tasty, and they come with various accompaniments, but the garlic cilantro sauce elevates them to heavenly.
The menu includes other meals cooked in the typical Colombian flavorful fashion. Some exceptional dishes include specialty plates that come with various meat options and others rich in flavor. The empanadas are also great and come with great in-house sauces specializing in food. The drinks menu includes sweet sangria, wine and beer, and non-alcoholic options that include soda, lemonade, and coffee. The service is great, making this one of the top spots to have Plantain Dishes in Tampa.
La Teresita Restaurant
3246 W Columbus Dr, Tampa, FL 33607-1818
(813) 879-9704
La Teresita Restaurant is a casual dining restaurant that has excellent plantain dishes. Their menu includes stuffed plantain, filled with perfectly seasoned beef and Fried Green Plantains which are a great lunch meal orders. For something light, Fried Plantain Chips that are crunchy and delicious.
The fried ripe plantains are sweeter than the other plantain options, and they are a good option for people who would like to try plantain dishes for the first time. Plantain dishes come with pork, beef, chicken, rice, beans, or plenty of other tasteful accompaniments. They also have fresh salads, and the sauces are a rich addition to the meal.
La Casona Restaurant
5701 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL
(813) 414-9774
La Casona is a Cuban restaurant specializing in various delicious plantain dishes. The plantain dishes are called mofongos, which means fried plantains cooked in Puerto Rican and Cuban methods. The pork mofongo is fried plantain with garlic and fried pork with great seasoning and flavors.
There is an option of fried green plantains filled with shrimp or crab that are tasty while the seafood is fresh and delicate, and the combination of taste is exceptional. The green banana fritters stuffed with ground beef are delicious, while the fried green plantains that come with spicy chicken and cheese are another must-try dish. The house sauce is tangy and delicious and makes it a perfect accompaniment.
Green Lemon
915 S Howard Ave (at W. Eleta St), Tampa
(813) 868-5463
Green Lemon is a Mexican restaurant with a lively atmosphere and tasty plantain dishes. The restaurant’s Taco Tuesdays get full because the tacos are delicious. The Cerdo Perfecto is a taco filled with pulled pork, plantains, and bell peppers, all perfectly flavored and give such a wonderful combination.
The green fried plantains come as a side dish and they are an excellent option for other meals available. The guacamole is always fresh and tasty is another great must-try option. The plantains come in a side option, not just in the taco.
Jerk Hut Jamaican Grille
926 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL
(813) 977-5777
This Jamaican restaurant serves some great meals, and the fried green plantain comes as an accompaniment that you will enjoy. The menu is varied with plenty of options, and some of what we had included the curried chicken that was spicy and flavored just right, the goat curry that was creamy and richly seasoned, and fried fish.
They serve fried green plantain with all their meals and are known to be crunchy and delicious. The meals also come with cabbage which is crunchy and fresh. On a side note, they serve various drinks such as Jamaican sodas and fresh juices in multiple flavors, perfecting their excellent meals. The great atmosphere, excellent service, and great food make this one of the must-visit spots to sample Plantain Dishes in Tampa.
Columbia Restaurant
2117 E 7th Ave (bt N 21st & 22nd Sts), Tampa, FL
(813) 248-4961
The Colomba Restaurant serves Cuban fusion meals that are rich and flavorful. The plantain dishes are exceptional, and there is a choice of ripe fried plantains and green plantains. The Picadillo Criollo came with beef fried with onions, green peppers, olives, and raisins with a hearty sweet and sour flavor served with sweet ripe plantains and white rice.
Other plantain dishes include pork, chicken, and fish paired with a rich garlic sauce, black beans, and fried plantains.
La Fiebre Del Sabor Criollo
6311 E Hillsborough Tampa, FL 33610
(813) 644-6973
La Fiebre Del Sabor Criollo serves some great mofongo dishes full of flavor. The food truck has a great selection of Puerto Rican dishes and serves mashed green plantain and fried sweet plantain as a side dish. They include chicken mofongos, fried green plantain with delicately flavored chicken, and beef mofongos with robustly seasoned beef.
The seafood mofongos have a combination of shrimp, octopus, snapper, and octopus accompanied by a salad with the green fried plantain mashed and seasoned excellently. Of all the options we tried, the seafood option was our favorite.
Bahama Breeze
3045 N Rocky Point Dr E, Tampa, FL
(813) 289-7922
Bahama Breeze has a variety of Latin American and Caribbean cuisine. They serve tostones, which are green fried plantains coated with melted cheese and pepper that give the right amount of spiciness. Paired with baby back ribs proves to be delicious, especially with the tasty sweet and spicy sauce.
The tostones also come with chicken, steak, or lamb, which are well prepared. Make sure to try their sugarcane juice- refreshing and perfectly complemented the meal. The large portions and perfectly seasoned food make this one of our top eating spots.
Yah Mon
301 W Platt St Unit C Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 605-5800
Yah Mon serves Jamaican food and other Caribbean dishes cooked to perfection. The plantains come with various accompaniments. Our top pick? Oxtail, which is a Jamaican specialty, and jerk chicken with our plantains and white rice. The plantains are fried perfectly and come in large portions. Another must try plantain dish is the fried snapper and plantains. The fish is fried perfectly and flavored delicately so that the seasoning does not overwhelm the fresh flavor of the fish. Ya Mon is a must-visit eatery if you want tasty Plantain Dishes in Tampa.
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