El Rey de las Fritas, Cuban hamburger restaurant in Little Havana, Miami, US.
El Rey de las Fritas is a hamburger restaurant in Miami that serves Cuban fritas - sandwiches with seasoned meat patties and crispy shoestring potatoes on traditional Cuban bread. The menu offers different versions of this classic, some with extra toppings like cheese or plantains.
The restaurant was founded in 1979 after the owners Victoriano and Angelina Gonzalez arrived in Miami from Cuba in 1973 and brought their traditional frita recipe with them. They created a place that preserved Cuban cooking while the city around them was changing.
The restaurant keeps alive a Cuban specialty: the frita is a sandwich made with seasoned meat and crispy potatoes on Cuban bread. Visitors can see how this dish is prepared and what role it plays in the daily food culture of the Cuban community here.
The restaurant has several locations across Miami, including spots in Little Havana, Hialeah, Bird Road, and Flagler where you can eat affordably every day. Orders move quickly and the food works well for a quick visit or takeout.
The menu features eight different frita varieties, which takes this simple dish in many directions. The Frita Suprema, for example, combines the traditional meat and potatoes with fried cheese and sweet plantains - a surprising menu for an everyday meal.
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