CUBA512
Cuban restaurant · South Austin ·
Authentic Cuban sandwiches, ropa vieja, loaded fries & more
Authentic Cuban sandwiches, ropa vieja, loaded fries & more
"The loaded fries at this South Austin restaurant come topped with your choice of meat—from Cuban classics like lechon asado or ropa vieja to the equally tasty picadillo and sauteed veggies. The fries here are really well-seasoned and crispy. We like to get the lechon asado—the tangy, garlic-rich marinade coating the pork balances really well with all of the mozzarella and guacamole that cover the whole thing. Add on a little bit of salsa and it becomes the perfect plate." - nicolai mccrary
"The loaded fries at this South Austin restaurant come topped with your choice of meat—from Cuban classics like lechon asado or ropa vieja to the equally tasty picadillo and sauteed veggies. The fries here are really well-seasoned and crispy. We like to get the lechon asado—the tangy, garlic-rich marinade coating the pork balances really well with all of the mozzarella and guacamole that cover the whole thing. Add on a little bit of salsa and it becomes the perfect plate." - nicolai mccrary
"The folks at Cuba 512 certainly know how to make a Cuban sandwich. The menu lists all the standard components—roast pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and pressed Cuban bread—but where they excel is in the ratio of these ingredients and how well they all work together in balance. The roast pork is juicy and tender, and we really liked how finely pulled it was. It allows for all the flavors to shine through while still achieving an even distribution of everything in each bite. And the Cuban bread is pressed just enough to add a crispy textural contrast to all the soft wonders that lay inside." - nicolai mccrary
"The downtown outpost of a South Austin Cuban restaurant opened in 2019 and closed sometime in early 2021; the original South Austin location remains open, and the former downtown space has since been repurposed for a new bar project." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Sort of similarly and nearby, a new bar is taking over what had been the downtown second location of a restaurant. Saturn is going to open in the former Cuba 512 downtown address this summer." - Nadia Chaudhury