LOCAL RESTAURANTS New Grand Island restaurant offers Cuban buffet with Central American influences JEFF BAHR Apr 1, 2026 19 hrs ago 0 John Padilla and his wife, Marielis Fernandez, are the owners of Buffet Hispano, which is in the former home of the Upper Deck. JOSH SALMON,THE INDEPENDENT Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JEFF BAHR At Buffet Hispano, you don't order off a menu. All of the food is available in a buffet.kAm%96 C6DE2FC2?E[ H9:49 @A6?65 |2C49 f[ @A6C2E6D :? E96 7@C>6C 9@>6 @7 E96 &AA6C s64<] xEVD @? E96 D64@?5 =6G6= @7 E96 #6D:56?E $F:E6D x??[ H9:49 :D 2E a``_ (] $64@?5 $E]k^AmkAm|@DE @7 E96 7@@5 :D rF32?] qFE :E C67=64ED E96 :?7=F6?46D @7 r9:=6[ r@=F>3:2[ !F6CE@ #:4@[ E96 s@>:?:42? #6AF3=:4[ }:42C28F2 2?5 vF2E6>2=2]k^AmkAmxE 92D 366? @H?6C y@9? !25:==2VD =@?8E:>6 5C62> E@ CF? 2 C6DE2FC2?E[ D2JD 9:D H:76[ |2C:6=:D u6C?2?56K]k^Am The buffet is the centerpiece of Buffet Hispano. 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