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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
$14.80
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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
$12.60
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Key Lime Tart
fresh key lime juice custard, handmade graham cracker crust, guava berry coulis
$12.20
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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.
drink menu
Cocktails
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Mojito
Bacardi Limon, mint, sugar, fresh lemon and lime juice, with a splash of soda and crushed ice
$14.20
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Paloma
cazadores reposada tequila, ruby red grapefruit juice, sugar cane syrup, lime juice, soda water, rocks
$14.60
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Sangria
Today’s recipe of wine, rum, and fresh fruit – ask your server for details
$16.40
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Cuban Sidecar
havana club aged dark rum, triple sec with a splash of citrus, on the rocks with a sugared rim
$14.80
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Dark' n Stormy
Goslings dark rum, ginger beer, served tall with lime
$14.20
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J.S.P.M.
cazadores reposado tequila shaken with citrus-pineapple juice and habanero honey, served on the rocks with a Maldon salt rim
$16.20
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Zacapa Manhattan
Zacapa ‘23’ rum, Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth, bitters, rocks, a Luxardo cherry
$16.40
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S.T. Old Fashioned
santa teresa '1796' aged rum, a bit of sugar cane syrup & orange bitters, muddled with a luxardo cherry, orange peel, rocks
$16.20
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nacional no. 1
zaya rum, apricot liqueur, pineapple juice, shaken with fresh citrus juice, finished with a luxardo cherry
$15.80
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Rum Rickey
Mt Gay Eclipse Rum, pressed key lime juice, served tall with tonic
$14.20
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Cuba Libre
Plantation 5-year rum from barbados, coca-cola, served tall, on the rocks with a hint of citrus
$14.20
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Santiago Cooler v.2
stiggins' fancy pineapple rum, fresh orange juice, a dash of pineapple juice, float of dark rum
$14.60
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Hemingway Cocktail
bacardi limon rum, maraschino liqueur, fresh citrus juice, served up, sugar rim
$14.60
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El Presidente
bacardi limon rum, maraschino liqueur, fresh citrus blend, shaken, served up with a sugar rim
$15.80
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Havana Sunrise
goslings dark rum, layered with fresh ruby red grapefruit juice, & a splash of grenadine
$14.80
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La Bo Hot Toddy
served HOT, house-spiced dark rum, sugar cane syrup, cinnamon, orange zest & star anise
$14.20
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Mezcalito
el silencio mezcal, housemade basil syrup, fresh lemon & lime juices, served on the rocks with a tajin-spiced rim
$16.20
Wines by The Glass / Bottle
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NV Mercat Cava
Brut: Spain
$14
/ $56
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Atance Blanco
White Blend, Spain
$12.40
/ $54
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Moulin de Gassac
Sauvignon Blanc Blend: France
$12.80
/ $52
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Aix Rosé
Blend: Provence, France
- $14.80
/ $60
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Valravn
Chardonnay: Sonoma County
$14.80
/ $60
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La Cana
Albarino: Rias Biaxas, Spain
- $15.40
/ $64
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Mindego Ridge
Chardonnay: Santa Cruz Mts.
$18.20
/ $74
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Villa Wolf
Pinot Noir: Pflaz, Germany
- $12.80
/ $52
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Maria Cruz Garcia
Tempranillo: navarra, Spain
- $13.60
/ $56
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Numanthia 'Termes'
Tinto de Toro, Toro, Spain
$15.20
/ $64
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Ridge 'Three Valleys'
Zinfandel blend: Sonoma, California
- $17.40
/ $70
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Mindego Ridge
Pinot Noir: Santa Cruz Mountains
- $18.20
/ $74
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Turnbull
Cabernet Sauvignon: Napa, California
- $19.40
/ $80
Wines by The Bottle
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Foucher Cremant de Loire
Loire Valley, France
$64
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NV Gloria Ferrer
Blanc De Noirs: Sonoma
(1/2) $36
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Schramsberg
Blanc De Blanc: North Coast
$92
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Billecart-Salmon 'Brut'
Champagne, France
$146
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Moët & Chandon
Dom Pérignon: France
$372
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Neboa
Albarino: Rias Biaxas, Spain
$50
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Navarro
Dry Gewurztraminer: Mendocino, California
$62
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Henri Bougeois
Sauvignon Blanc: Sancerre, France
$64
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Celeste
Verdejo: Rueda, Spain
$66
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Obsidian 'Poseidon'
Chardonnay: Carneros, California
$78
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Lavantureux
Old Vines Chablis: Burgundy, France
$82
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badia a coltibuono (375 ml)
Sangiovese: Chianti, Italy HALF BOTTLE
$29
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Muga 'Reserva' (375 ml)
Tempranillo: Rioja, Spain HALF BOTTLE
$42
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Ramey 'Claret' (375 ml)
Cabernet Blend: North Coast, California HALF BOTTLE
$52
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caymus (375 ml)
cabernet: Napa Valley, California HALF BOTTLE
$85
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Alta Vista
Malbec: Mendoza, Spain
$48
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Sostener
Pinot Noir: Santa Lucia Highlands
$50
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MV Sean Thackrey Pleiades XXX
Sangiovese Blend: California
$54
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Chateau Belle-Graves
Merlot-Cabernet Franc Blend: Pomerol, France
$66
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David Trousselle
Pinot Noir: Satenay, Burgundy, France
$72
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Ridge
Pagani Ranch Zinfandel: Sonoma, California
$76
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Hale Mary
Pinot Noir: Russian River Valley, California
$80
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Domaine de Montille
Pinot Noir: Burgundy, France
$88
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Blue Farm
Pinot Noir: Sonoma Coast, California
$94
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Roda Reserva
Tempranillo Blend: Rioja, Spain
$112
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Pintia
Tinta de Toro: Toro, Spain
$168
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Bodegas Alion
Tinto Fino: Ribera del Duero
$228
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Vega Silicia 'Valbuena 5'
Tinto Fino: Rioja, Spain
$320
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Vega Sicilia 'Unico'
Tinto Fino Blend, Ribera del Duero, Spain
$624
beers
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Hatuey
'Original Cuban' in the bottle
$6.20
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Chimay
Blue (750 mL): Belgium
$36
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Orval
Trappist Pale Ale: Belgium
$14.20
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Galipette Organic Apple Cider
France
$7.80
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estrella galicia
spanish Lager
$7.80
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Prada
Pilsner
$8.20
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Andechs
Hefeweizen
$9.20
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Chimay
White
$14.80
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Anderson Valley
Boont Amber Ale
$8.20
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deschutes 'fresh haze' IPA
$9.20
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Absolution
'405' IPA
$9.20
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Westmalle
Belgian Dubbel
$14.80
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.
currently serving indoor, outdoor & to-go
open tuesday - saturday, open at 3 PM...
kitchen closes at 9 PM on T/W/Th, 9:30 PM on F/S
cuban social hours (csh) from 3-5 pm
(wink, wink, we are happy at all hours)
daily specials (post by 3 PM)
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basil-ginger elixir (non-alcoholic)
this zero-proof (n/a) alternative is made with housemade fresh basil syrup, lemon & lime juices, ginger ale, served on the rocks with a spiced tajin rim
$8.20
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starter… handmade shredded chicken empanadas
using our special turmeric crust, filled with shredded chicken, aged manchego cheese, chilis, spanish onions & spinach, finished with a chive yogurt-crema
$16.80
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starter… ‘piquillos rellenos’
roasted piquillo peppers (3) filled with shrimp, chilis, aged manchego cheese & bechamel, finished with chive oil & micro cilantro
$16.80
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entrée… ‘pollo el aljibe’
cuban style ½ chicken, brined & slow-roasted, sofrito mashed potatoes & sauteed zucchini, finished with traditional ‘el aljibe’ sour orange mojo sauce
$28.20
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liquid dessert … ‘carajillo’
freshly brewed espresso & ‘licor 43’ (vanilla, cinnamon & citrus spanish liqueur that is a blend of 43 spices & botanicals), shaken & served chilled on the rocks with a turbinado sugar rim
$14.20
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.
Rum of the Month: Facundo Brand (September)
Each month, we feature one of our premium rum brands. Tastings are self-guided. You MUST be 21 or older with valid ID. You can enjoy at the bar, in the dining room, or out front. If you chose to go to the 'Cigar Divan/BackPatio', that area is unserviced and food is not allowed. You can order any of the labels neat or try our selected tasting board... If a cocktail is more your jam, we will have a featured cocktail of the month with one of the rums. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook @LaBo_PaloAlto ... We will be having ticketed tastings where brand ambassadors will be onsite occasionally doing Rum Pop-Ups (guided tastings)......Wink, wink, we are "happy" at all hours...
Join us Tuesday - Saturday from 3 - 5 PM
We offer these "laugh/smile" specials
in addition to our full traditional menu...
drink/laugh
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'cheer beer'
label rotates, ask about today's special
$5
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vino de la casa
glass of red or white wine, varietal/labels vary
$8
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rum & coke
havana club dark rum, coca-cola, citrus, on the rocks
$8
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Havana Mule
havana club light with ginger beer
$8
eat/smile
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albondigas de frijoles
black bean "meatballs", roasted red pepper sofrito (vegan)
$8
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chicharrones de pollo 'snack'
crispy buttermilk chicken bites, 'mhs' aioli
$8
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side of raw slaw
finely shredded cabbage, carrot, cilantro & jalapeno, tossed in a smoked paprika vinaigrette (vegan)
$5
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'calamari pequeno'
a small plate of our spice dusted, crunchy shrimp, served with habanero remoulade
$8
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.