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Breakfast

Pan con Chicharron
$19.95

Deep-fried pork, fried sweet potato, and salsa criolla.

Pan Con Bisteck
$19.95

8 oz New York steak, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Served with fries.

Pan Con Pescado
$19.95

Deep-fried fish, lettuce, tartar sauce, and salsa criolla.

Sandwich de Pollo
$19.95

Shredded chicken, lettuce, shoestring fries. Served with fries.

Lomo al Jugo
$19.95

Beef strips cooked in a rich tomato base. Served with red onions.

Tamal Pollo o Chancho
$19.95

Pork or chicken tamal.

Chicharrón Con Camote
$19.95

Deep-fried pork pieces. Served with fried sweet potatoes and salsa criolla.

Combo Desayuno
$29.95

For two • Cau-cau, tamal de pollo o chancho, chicharrón, camote, salsa criolla.

Appetizers

Anticuchos
$16.95

2 beef heart skewers marinated in aji panca house-made sauce, served with choclo and fried potatoes • Con rachi (cow trips) $19.95

Causa
$9.95

2 layers of a mixture of mashed potatoes and aji amarillo paste stuffed with
Chicken, peas, carrots, and mayo. Topped off with cilantro, red bell pepper, cooked egg shrimp, red onions, and mayo • Topped off with ceviche and cancha chulpi $15.95

Chicharron De Calamar
$15.95

Fried calamari served with 2 pcs of yuca, salsa criolla, and tartar sauce.

Choros a la Chalaca
$14.95

Fried mussels, leche de tigre, choclo, tomato, purple onions, and cilantro.

Ensalada Mixta
$8.95

Romaine lettuce, choclo, tomatoes, and onions tossed in lime vinegar.

Papa a la Huancaina
$10.95

Steamed potatoes covered in our house-made aji amarillo sauce, topped with purple olives and hard boiled egg.

Salchipapa
$11.95

Steamed potatoes covered in our fries, topped with sliced hot dog.

Tamal
$8.95

Choice of chicken or pork served with salsa criolla.

Yuca Frita
$8.95

6 fried yuca served with huancaina sauce.

Papa Rellena
$9.95

Deep-fried potato ball stuffed with beef, onion, raisins, and egg served with salsa criolla.

Plátano Frito
$7.95

6 fried plantains.

Soups

Aguadito

Pollo (Chicken) $17.95 | Mariscos (Seafood) $21.95 | Camarones (Shrimp) $20.95 • Cilantro-based chicken soup with choclo, potatoes, peas, and carrots.

Chupe

Camarones (Shrimp) $19.95 | Mariscos (Seafood) $20.95 • Chowder

Parihuela
$20.95

Seafood soup in a tomato-based broth. Served with onions, tomatoes, yuca, and a side of steamed rice.

Sopa a la Minuta
$19.95

Broth containing beef, diced tomatoes, onions, angel hair pasta, egg, and evaporated milk.

Sopa Criolla
$19.95

Broth containing beef, diced tomatoes, onions, angel hair pasta, and egg.

Sopa de Pollo
$17.95

Homemade chicken soup.

House Specials

Ronda Marina
$19.95

Choose 4 of these options: arroz con mariscos or chaufa de mariscos, choros a la chalaca or causa de camarón, ceviche, chicharrón de calamar o chicharrón de pescado.

Ronda Criolla
$19.95

Choose 3 of these options: aji de gallina, seco con frejoles, chanfaina, cau-cau, mondonguito a la italiana, saltado de pollo.

Cau - Cau de Mondongo
$22.95

Honeycomb tripe ahi amarillo stew with potatoes, peas, and carrots served with steamed rice.

Chanfaina
$25.95

Beef lung stew with potatoes served with steamed rice and hominy.

Combinado
$25.95

Chanfaina served with papa a la huancaina, red spaghetti, and hominy.

Cuatro Colores
$25.95

Chanfaina served with papa a la huancainca, red spaghetti, and ceviche.

Mondonguito a La Italiana
$25.95

Honeycomb tripe stew sautéed with onions, peas, and carrots. Served on a bed of fries with rice.

Main Dishes

Fetuccini a La Huancaína Con Bisteck
$22.95

Fettuccini tossed in our huancainca sauce. Served with lomo al jugo.

TALLARÍN VERDE:

Pesto pasta.

Lomo Al Jugo
$22.95

With lomo al jugo.

Milanesa De Pollo
$22.95

With breaded chicken.

CHICHARRÓN:

Crispy deep-fried bite-sized protein served with rice, fries, and salsa criolla con lomo al jugo (with lomo al jugo) con milanesa de pollo (with breaded chicken).

Pollo (Chicken)
$19.95
Pescado (Fish)
$19.95
FILLET:

Protein served with rice, fries, and salad.

Milanesa De Pollo
$19.95

Breaded chicken breast.

Pollo a La Parrilla
$19.95

Grilled chicken breast.

Pescado Apanado
$19.95

Breaded deep-fried fish.

Pescado a La Plancha
$19.95

Grilled swan fillet.

Pollada
$19.95

1/4 of a chicken marinated and deep-fried. Served with papa a la huancaina, rice, and salad.

Ají De Gallina
$19.95

Shredded chicken in a creamy sauce made with aji amarillo. Served on a bed of boiled potatoes topped with a purple olive and hard hard-boiled egg.

Pescado a Lo Macho
$24.95

Fried fish topped off with a seafood mixture in a creamy homemade macho sauce. Served with yuca and rice.

Sudado
$20.95

Steamed fish served in a broth with onions and tomatoes. Accompanied by yuca and rice.

Arroz Con Mariscos
$24.95

Seafood paella. Served with a side of salsa criolla.

Jalea Mixta
$34.95

Fish and seafood deep fried and topped off with salsa criolla and cancha chullpi served with fried plantains and yuca frita.

PICANTE:

Protein served in a creamy homemade sauce with yuca and a side of rice.

Mariscos
$23.95

Seafood mixture.

Camarones (Shrimp)
$22.95
Bisteck a Lo Pobre
$23.95

8 oz New York steak served on a bed of fries with plantain and fried egg. With a side of rice.

Bisteck Encebollado
$22.95

8 oz New York steak marinated and served with onions and tomatoes, and steamed potatoes. With a side of rice.

TACU TACU:

A mixture of beans, rice, and seco juice pan fried and served with a side of protein.

Lomo
$23.95

Lomo saltado.

Bisteck
$23.95

8 oz New York steak.

Mariscos
$24.95

Seafood in a creamy homemade sauce.

Seco De Res Con Frejoles
$22.95

Beef stew marinated with cilantro. Served with rice, beans, and salsa criolla.

CEVICHES:

Raw seafood protein marinated in lime juice and tiger's milk, topped with fresh seaweed, red onions, choclo, cancha chulpi, sweet potato, and plantain chips. Served with choclo and fried potatoes.

Pescado
$19.95

Swai fish.

Camarón
$19.95

Shrimp

Mariscos
$22.95

Shrimp, mussels, and squid.

Mixto
$23.95

Fish, shrimp, mussels, and squid.

Carretillero
$22.95

Swai fish. Served with fried calamari.

Mixto Carretillero
$23.95

Fish, shrimp, mussels, and squid. Served with fried calamari.

Saltados

From the wok • Marinated protein sautéed with soy sauce, red wine vinegar, red onions, and tomatoes. Served on a bed of fries with a side of steamed rice.

Lomo (Beef)
$20.95
Pollo (Chicken)
$19.95
Camarones (Shrimp)
$22.95
Mariscos (Seafood)
$25.95
Cielo, Mar y Tierra
$22.95
Camarones y Carne
$25.95

Shrimp and beef

Lomo a lo Pobre
$24.95

Topped with a fried egg and plantains.

Tallarín Saltado

From the wok • Spaghetti sautéed with marinated protein, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, red onions, tomatoes, and green onions.

Lomo (Beef)
$20.95
Pollo (Chicken)
$19.95
Mixto
$22.95
Mariscos (Seafood)
$24.95
Camarones (Shrimp)
$22.95
Camarones y Carne
$24.95

Shrimp and beef.

Chaufas

From the wok • Topped off with crispy wontons.

Pollo (Chicken)
$19.95
Carne (Beef)
$22.95
Mariscos (Seafood)
$24.95
Mixto
$24.95

Chicken, beef, and shrimp.

Camarones (Shrimp)
$23.95
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