Turning Cuban Street Food into a Restaurant Empire
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The Cuban Guys is a small local chain of brick and mortar stores in the Miami area that offer authentic Cuban food to both local Cubans and the curious tourist. Founded by Cuban-American Joge Llapur, Cuban Guys is known for its frita Cubana, or Cuban hamburger, one of the most iconic street foods on the island.
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There is no debt amigo, people like you built and continue to build America.
@THE-NC2
Жыл бұрын
@The Purge is Coming lol
@NoNo-bz1fz
Жыл бұрын
@The Purge is Coming I hope you’re joking.
@limmel3588
Жыл бұрын
Lmao 💀
@joeywho534
Жыл бұрын
White Europeans?
@Rid_Of_Thee
Жыл бұрын
Goddamn right
I low key just want a whole show based around this success and future in the industry
@UncannyLiving
Жыл бұрын
same, this guy is awesome and humble and exciting and awesome
This guy is pure inspiration and the embodiment of the American Spirit 🇺🇸 🇨🇺
Bring Cuban Guys to NJ! We’ve got a great Cuban-American population in Hudson County that could use a good frita! I have fond memories having fritas and batidos de mamey in Miami when visiting my Abuelo & Abuela.
@CreedK
Жыл бұрын
I agree, the NJ area needs stuff like this but isn't as competitive as NY, yet still attracts weekenders from the city.
@keevs2933
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more!
Much respect to the owner and the staff of the business!!!
Casually wearing an $18k Rolex submariner.
@co8539
Жыл бұрын
Owns 5 restaurants, he’s doing well. And he earned it too
@victorhugo8899
Жыл бұрын
I prefer a $18k cuban link chain
@tomsinnema4511
Жыл бұрын
Hard work pays off 🎉
@HyperactiveNeuron
Жыл бұрын
So are you saying it's a bad thing that he treated himself? He obviously deserves it
@WaffelBandit
Жыл бұрын
And now? He is still a nice guy
Thank you for sharing this beautiful success story! The perfect example of hard work, perseverance and staying on the right path
Thank you for such a great video of Cuban street food restaurant 👍
I live in Fresno, Ca. There's only one Cuban place here, and it's a food truck. It's OUTSTANDING. Cuban food is underrated and phenomanal.
Awesome. Can’t wait to try it. Looks really delicious
Come to dc we would love you here!
this guy gets it, i have seen plenty of guys work in burgerking, mcdonalds etc but very few continue to work the whole rack of jobs in there and than take that leap of fate, if u do something right it will work given the right location & price.
Hi congratulations on you living the American dream. I am Cuban American also. My parents left Cuba in 1968. I hope you can open up one of your restaurants here in Chicago.
We need a Cuban Guys in Tampa its like a no brainer to have one here
Witness of your hard work, you made your dream come true….!!! Congratulations…!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Come to New York!! Omg I want to try this so bad now!! Congrats from one Cuban American to another!
Bro I want that coffee now. Bucket list 😢🙏🇦🇺
Wow... What a personality. God bless Cuban Guys. Love from India🇮🇳
The food is awesome!! My favorite is the steak bowl!
This is an exceptionally good video, his comments on what you learn during those jobs where you feel your at the bottom of the ladder (kudos to everyone working any shift in any restaurant) hold water well
Bring it up to Orlando. I'm ready!!!
Great business concept.
I love their food
We need a location here in Chicago ❤️ THANK YOU 😊
Please bring this delicious food to Toronto Canada🇨🇦🇨🇦
Great video
True American! really inspirational
Great story, I opened a photography studio in order to NOT go to Jail, IT worked out great as i RANA VERY PROFITABLE AND ENJOYABLE PASSION FOR 50 years in Canada eh! This guy exudes gratefulness and humility, Nice, I always hung out in Little Cuba when I was in Miami, Girlfriend worked at the Coconut Grove Hotel and we ate at the Cuban restaurants, this video brought bck lots of memories Thanks
He could go anywhere with that! I hope one day he'll come to Atlanta! We have Cuban food, but nothing like this concept!
God bless Cuba 🇳🇴
Holy shit Cubans are fucking awesome, I need to try this!!!. Cubans be badass!
@theopinion9452
Жыл бұрын
I called"the yearning for freedom" we have.
Very smart business man
parece un buen tipo
Look so good
Ohh y’all in Miami !! Say no more ❤
You’ve finally uploded
It was shocking when they closed their Miami Gardens location. This video gave some great insight to their business model. Hearing this owner's attitude, I'm surprised they're still operating. Minimum wage mindset of yesteryears brings minimum results. Hopefully, CG can strive once again.
ill try it make sure its good and will be back
Basically he didn't quit his job like Tony Montana...
Need this burger
canadian here.. would love to try
Excelente
Nice guy man
Vice was probably mad at The last 3 mins of this interview 😂 capitalism is key 🇨🇺🇺🇸
We need one Cuban Guys in Asia
Very nice 👍
Very delicious very nice
This is the food that built and continues to build America.
Coño come to Jacksonville!!!
Have to try them out the next time I go to Miami!
@some-nerd
Жыл бұрын
Go to the real spots like Rey de las Fritas
@marcdelgado393
Жыл бұрын
Or el mago de la Fritas.
Okay I gotta come home.
Open in Antioch, California!!!
Please come to Wichita Kansas
If ya keep it simple and use what you got you can do anything
In Chicago there is a few Cuban restaurants and they are always extremely busy simple yet flavorful sandwiches media Luna, steak, and their coffee no bells or whistles a few chairs for the older guys that just go to talk and eat while everyone else runs in and out.
@jonathancarshow9573
Жыл бұрын
I don't know what a media Luna but a media noche or a midnight sandwich might be a Chicago play on words
@176cgna
Жыл бұрын
@@jonathancarshow9573 Spanish media Luna = midnight that's what I meant it's a sandwich
@jonathancarshow9573
Жыл бұрын
@@176cgna i know what it is I'm Cuban just never heard it called that and Luna is moon noche is night
@176cgna
Жыл бұрын
@@jonathancarshow9573 u right lmao
@176cgna
Жыл бұрын
@@jonathancarshow9573 u know what I meant
he is having a Rolex, people might like his food!
How you describe America is beautiful. Sad people born in America hate the country, don’t try to succeed and don’t leave.
I’m never gonna forget what the owner said “ he said their no such thing as a bad job,you will always learn he said” I’m never gonna forget those words.
Come to Philly- guarantee this takes off
If more people had his mindset of a job.
Pease come to Orange County, Southern California!!!
Come bring Cuban Guys to Los Angeles. From a Mexican American hermano.
For every Tony Montana or Manny there's a thousand of these successes.
@joshuastefanick4806
Жыл бұрын
Real life ain’t a movie. Stfu
Gus Fring irl!
interesting use of Papyrus in that logo
No convincing needed here ! Come to Oakland please!!
wait a minute, in netherlands we have kroketten which is the same thing as croquetta
Come to Az …
I wish we had one in South Dakota that food looks so amazing
NO WAY CUBAN GUYS LETS FUCKING GO THERES A BUNCH NEAR BY ME MY SCHOOL EVEN HAS THEIR FOOD TRUCKS
I don't think you gotta convince any non-Cubans to come to you. I'm Middle Eastern from Ohio and you can bet that I'll be visiting your spot when I visit Miami next time.
this great cuban american started at Burger King-let that sink in all you whiney lazy complaining handout searchers.This MAN built an empire from a fast food start ,its ALLpossible with a dream and hard work.Sir you owe America nothing America OWES YOU,and THANKS YOU-bless up be well 👍🏻🥃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hope he expands out to California some day.
@spht9ng
7 күн бұрын
I hope so. If you want great Cuban food and aren't far from Los Angeles, La Cubana in Glendale is amazing with good prices. It's not as much cafeteria/street food like this but they have all the staple Cuban entrees (i recommend the Rabo Encendido aka oxtail, Masitas de Cerdo aka pork chunks and fried Yuca). All of it is so authentic and I can vouch for it having grown up my whole life in Miami.
@rogermilla2358
7 күн бұрын
@@spht9ng Awesome, I actually don't live too far, will definitely try it one day - thank you!
The food looks sooo good!
Kids coming out of college with feelings of entitlement should talk guys like this. He will give them a real education on what it takes to be successful.
If not for Burger King who knows where this man would be.
1:10 + 1:32 this is browns chicken and pasta all over again
Bring it to Oklahoma City please!
Come to California
5:25; I believed that sound bite for all of 2 seconds
🤔 FIVE RESTAURANTS!?...FIVE (CUBAN) GUY'S!?✌️😄
Wild vice did something with the person talking bad on communism
Sweet and strong❤
I wish there was more willingness to experiment when it came to Cuban chefs since all I see when I see the frita Cubana is the recycling of American cuisine as it is being repackaged as something Cuban.
Man I miss this place! I loved going there for the Fritas, Pan con Bistec, and the Cuban Bowls! Amazing flavor. Sucks to live on the opposite end of the country from them, now. :/
oye Chico Where's Tony Montana lol
I like
Guy's younger pic at 4:30 looks like a Cuban Daniel Radcliffe.
@Sakja
Жыл бұрын
He was a nice looking young man.
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spanish town n cuban road
Please come to Orlando,but not the east side where there’s already Cuban places,you need to hit the west side,west Kissimmee,Disney,Winter Garden,Windermere,Horizon West,Hamlin,these are the fastest growing areas in the US and there’s nothing Cuban,you gotta drive 30 minutes to get anything Cuban.
I always take a double shot cuban coffee when miami or orlando Airport
Cuban food is so underrated
I like what he said, something like that low paying jobs is the foundation to future success. Now that low paying job needs a living wage so people can have the latest Iphone, a nice car and apartment etc etc etc.
Cubano!
Castro wants a word
craaaaaaaaaazy
Foods good. Too bad they always mess up or miss stuff on your order, lol.
Shout out to Enrique Santos
Our raza somos la gente que no se rajan Im from New Mexico USA we area mix of Mexican, Native American, and Spanish mixed with Jewish heritage