A Latin Heart Beats Anew
A Review of Corazon de Cuba, in Long Beach
By JOANNE STARKEYAPRIL 11, 2014
When I reviewed the Cuban Crocodile in Long Beach in 2012, it was the only Cuban restaurant I knew of on Long Island. It was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, and Corazon de Cuba opened in its former quarters less than four months ago.
There are at least a couple of other Cuban places on the Island now, but Corazon de Cuba beats out the competition. It is an attractive restaurant, too, though not particularly Cuban in atmosphere, except for its loud, pulsating Latin music (which will be lowered on request). The restaurant’s brick and stucco walls and dark wood tables set with cloth napkins and votive candles would be at home in an Italian or a New American spot.
The food, though, says Cuba loud and clear. Our favorite appetizer was the grilled steak bocadillos: bite-size pieces of extremely tender skirt steak that had been marinated overnight. Noe Dominguez, an owner, said in a telephone conversation after my visits that the marinade included “secret Cuban spices.”
Corazon de Cuba review
By JOAN REMINICK joan.reminick@newsday.com
May 7, 2014
It's Friday night and the bar at the bi-level Corazon de Cuba is packed three deep. Although the band hasn't arrived yet, the decibel level hovers between loud and deafening. But so what if you can't hold a conversation, let alone hear yourself think? You can certainly eat -- which you do with gusto, since this is one restaurant where the food matters as much as the scene. Perhaps more.
Off The Menu: Location, Location, Locations
Publication: The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press
BY HAMILTON BERGER
Jul 13, 2015
Latin food has long driven the growth of the food truck—they’re pretty much just called “taco trucks” in California, whether they serve tacos or not—and our favorites were the empanadas from Island Empanada and the Cubano sandwich from Corazon de Cuba, both of which are just skirmishers from successful restaurants elsewhere on Long Island—Lake Ronkonkoma and Long Beach, respectively.