Cuban Plates — Masitas & Pollo al Horno in Kensington, MD
Masitas de puerco in Sevilla bitter orange, and half a mojo-criollo roast chicken. We're 14 min · 7.4 mi from Kensington, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Kensington's Antique Row does lunch, but dinner-and-a-show means a drive — and El Golfo is fourteen minutes down Plyers Mill and Georgia. It's become the post-antiquing dinner for couples who want the patio in summer, and the Wednesday jazz night is the same vintage-friendly speed as the town itself.
From Kensington we're 14 min · 7.4 mi, which makes Cuban plates a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.

Cuban Plates — Masitas & Pollo al Horno done properly
Masitas de Puerco are Cuban-style oven-baked pork morsels marinated in Sevilla bitter orange and mojo criollo, served with sweet plantain ($26) — another of the dishes their own story page says customers rave about. Pollo al Horno is half an oven-roasted chicken in the same mojo criollo treatment topped with sweet Spanish onions ($26), and the kids' Moros y Cristianos plate ($10) keeps the Cuban corner honest.
What's included
- Masitas de Puerco with sweet plantain — $26 (GF)
- Pollo al Horno — half roast chicken in mojo criollo — $26 (GF)
- Moros y Cristianos kids' plate — $10
- Plátanos with crema fresca and beans — $6
Antique Row · Washington DC Temple · Kensington MARC station · Plyers Mill Road
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Cuban Plates — Masitas & Pollo al Horno in Kensington?
8739 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring — parking on site for 30-plus cars. Order takeout online, or come in for the version with a sizzling platter and a band.