food menu
food menu
Starters, Salads, Sandwiches, Sides, and Stuff
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Pork Empanadas
#since1997 ... our signature, house-made pork picadillo turnovers, filled with chilis & cheese, with black bean salsa, cabbage slaw, coconut/jalapeño sauce
$17.40
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Platanos Maduros
Sweet, ripe plantains
$8
vegetarian
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Camarones con Mojo
finally back on the menu! spicy sauteed shrimp with piquillos, garlic & habanero peppers, served with cuban style toasts
$17.20
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Crispy Yuca
House ketchup. Pronounce ‘you-kah’… nothing ‘yuccky’ about it!
$8
vegan
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Pan Roasted PEI Mussels
sautéed in CTO (cuban table oil), garlic, sour orange & soy pan sauce
$17.60
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Marinated Olives
house citrus & spice blend with orange zest
$7.40
vegan
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Potato Croquetas
Kid/adult-friendly, potato fritters with aged manchego cheese & pimenton, chives, side of tamarind-smoked jalapeno BBQ sauce
$14.60
vegetarian
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Shrimp Ceviche
Black beans, habanero, red onion, coconut milk, fresh key lime juice, and cilantro
$17.20
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Crab Cakes
crab, JO #1 spice, served with roasted corn salsa, avocado-cilantro pesto, sofrito sauce
$17.80
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‘Mariquitas’ Plantain Chips
thinly house sliced, fresh plantains, served lightly salted and crispy with black bean salsa
$8.80
vegan
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Cuban Black Bean Soup
Spanish onion, parsley
$8.80
vegan
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‘CTO’ Cuban Table Oil
250ml bottle. Remember the orange oil that we serve? take some home, so many uses, just ask
$13.80
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yesica salad
mixed greens, tossed with roasted shaved corn & pepper salsa, black beans, carrots, radish, citrus-cumin vinaigrette
$11.40
vegan
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Palmitos Salad
Frisee, radicchio, hearts of palm, supremed ruby red grapefruit, sugar cane walnuts, avocado, lime vinaigrette
$14.60
vegan
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Raw Slaw
Amazing! Shaved green cabbage, carrots, cilantro, smoked paprika vinaigrette. Sliced jalapeños are on the side, you control the spice/heat, ask for non-vegan ‘MHS aioli’ if you want to take up the heat!
$8.80
vegan
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Plantain Crusted Goat Cheese
served on a bed of arugula, radicchio, toasted pepitas, sultanas, tossed with an aged sherry vinaigrette
$16.40
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Chicharrones De Pollo Sandwich
Crispy buttermilk fried chicken, spicy ‘MHS’ aioli, brioche bun, with a side of crunchy raw slaw
$18.40
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Cubano Sandwich
Butter grilled acme sourdough, roasted pork, ham, dill pickle, thin swiss, spicy dijon, side salad
$18.40
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pulled pork sandwich
guava bbq sauce, pickled red onions, jalapenos, spicy slaw, ‘mhs’ aioli & pimenton vinaigrette
$18.40
Entrees
...la bo trivia: el aljibe is a well-known, family-style chicken joint in havana...-
1 Pound Bindle of BBQ Ribs
Served smothered in guava bbq sauce, fried yuca on the side with housemade spicy ketchup, and a side of raw slaw with ‘MHS’ aioli
$27.20
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Tierra Y Mar #Since1997
Grilled marinated skirt steak, coconut crusted shrimp, sofrito mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, avocado-cilantro pesto
$31.60
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Pork Masitas
Chunks of traditional slow-braised pork shoulder, white rice, black beans, pickled red onions, spicy pork demi-glaze. Staff favorite! if you can’t finish, makes great leftovers for tacos or breakfast scrambles!
$27.20
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Ropa Vieja
Shredded skirt steak stewed with peppers, tomatoes and chilis, spiced yellow rice, sofrito sauce, maduros. (...leftovers? great option for breakfast hash. do you have eggs, cheddar?)
$28.80
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Caribbean Curry
turmeric-based, mild, yellow curry, with spinach, carrots, yuca, red sweet peppers, coconut milk, chilis, veggies, over laurel-scented white rice
$26.20
Shrimp? + $6
soy, vegetarian
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Pasta Verde
Pasta (noodle type changes), spinach, squash, petit pois, avocado, asparagus, aged manchego cheese, avocado-cilantro butter sauce, pimenton de la vera oil
$26.20
Shrimp?+ $6
vegetarian
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Arroz Con Pollo
A favorite with kids & adults, not spicy. Oven-roasted chicken, spiced yellow rice, sweet platanos maduros, pollo braising sauce, roasted sofrito sauce
$26.80
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‘Impossible’™ Savory Cuban Picadillo Hash
Simmered with roasted tomatoes, chilis, sultanas, capers & olives, served with black beans, laurel scented rice, braised purple cabbage (‘plant-based’)
$27.60
vegan
Family Style
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Paella Cubana
(Serves 2-3, cuban inspired preparation). Shrimp, chicken, chorizo, mussels, cooked with savory yellow rice, shellfish stock, petit pois, olives, piquillo peppers
$65.20
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Seafood Ajiaco #Since1997
(Serves 2-3 our signature family style dish). Lobster tails, stewed down with black mussels, clams, shrimp, yuca, plantain, in a spicy tomato bisque, side of laurel rice
$72.80
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Short Person Pasta
Plain side of pasta, plain cheese. No green garnish, no veggies
$8
Desserts
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Havana Bananas
Caramelized bananas, spiced walnuts, cinnamon and caramel sauce, served warm with fiorello's vanilla gelato
$15.40
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Cuban Flan
Traditional house recipe, soaked in dark caramel
$9.40
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Mr. Johnson’s Chocolate Rum Cake
Rich, dark, callebaut chocolate sauce
$13.60
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Key Lime Tart
fresh key lime juice custard, handmade graham cracker crust, guava berry coulis
$13.40
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Fiorello's Sorbet
flavors rotate... Blood orange, pineapple and coconut are favorites
$8.80
La Bodeguita del Medio applies a surcharge of 5% on all items. This is to offset rising operational costs and is NOT a service gratuity. Thank you.