Food at
Scrambled
32 Market Square
Coffee at
Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea
117 Campbell Avenue
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BCREEK
If you know me at all, you know that I love a good story. My husband's great grandmother's family was from Cuba and he lived in Miami for a while so he loves Cuban food. He introduced me to the Cuban Island Restaurant in Roanoke.
Estela Gonzalez-Perez and her husband, Manuel Hidalgo left Cuba in 1994. Manuel bought a small boat and loaded it with twenty people heading out to America for new opportunities. She can tell their story better than I but they ended up at Guantanamo Bay and were placed in Roanoke by our government with only three months rent and three months worth of food stamps. They spoke no English but both got jobs at the Home Shopping Network, where they worked for ten years. They bought their first house within nine months due to a strong work ethic.
One day Estela's husband suggested they open a business serving food through a food truck which is how their restaurant began in 2007. They opened the doors to what is now the Cuban Island Restaurant in 2010. Estela and her husband serve authentic Cuban food with all fresh ingredients. It is one of my favorites in Roanoke now!
Cuban Island Restaurant
5508 Williamson Rd
Roanoke, VA 24012
Mosaics at the Market Building - Cheryl Foster
Around Taubman - "Everyone Wants to Love Their Mark" by Mickael Broth
& "In It for the Long Run" by Toobz
First Street alley by Toobz
581 Overpass pylons by Brenda Mauney Councill
Western Virginia Water Authority mural by Ashley Roop
Wasena
Wasena Bridge - "Beautiful View" by Jared Bader of Philadelphia
Main Street Bridge in Wasena
Maurice's Mockingbird Mural by Toobz
Roanoke Art extras...
Stormdrain Inlet Art Project information >
Roanoke's Art by Night >
Another awesome mural has just been added to the Greenway.
Artist: Jon Murrill (painted with the help of volunteers)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7seO3v2yJ/?igshid=NWRhNmQxMjQ=
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