Tropicana Bakery & Cuban Cafe

In the early 90s, Melvyn Madrazo opened Los Pollos, a chicken rotisserie that combines Cuban and Mexican flavors. In 1999, Madrazo opened Tropicana with a bakery and a full service restaurant selling fantastic Cuban dishes. Expect Cuban favorites like excellent Cubano sandwiches, potato balls filled with ground beef or spinach and cheese, and tasty pastelitos. You can grab cakes and smaller pastries or a loaf of Cuban bread. While Porto’s has become an institution in Downey, Tropicana offers a similar product but with a shorter line and better Cubanos (absolutely zero shade to Porto’s).