Cuban Plates — Masitas & Pollo al Horno in Shepherd Park, DC, MD
Masitas de puerco in Sevilla bitter orange, and half a mojo-criollo roast chicken. We're 7 min · 2.4 mi from Shepherd Park, DC, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Across Eastern Avenue at the top of the District, Shepherd Park is seven minutes away via Piney Branch Road. As The Parks at Walter Reed has filled in with new residents, the Wednesday jazz crowd has picked up a DC contingent — closer than driving down to a U Street club, with parking that actually exists.
From Shepherd Park, DC we're 7 min · 2.4 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
The Parks at Walter Reed · Georgia Avenue · Eastern Avenue · Rock Creek Park (east side)
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Cuban Plates — Masitas & Pollo al Horno in Shepherd Park, DC?
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.