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Please join us for our special pairing - celebrating Peninsula Restaurant Week!

Enjoy these three Cuban inspired favorites:

Prix Fixe $30

* Start with our traditional mojito cocktail, same refreshing recipe #Since1997 (with or without Bacardi Limon rum)

* Impossible (TM) Savory Picadillo Cuban Hash,
sauteed with sultanas, capers and olives,
served with braised red cabbage & laurel scented rice,
finished with sofrito sauce
(if you dare have leftovers, is a favorite Sunday AM leftover with a fried or poached egg)

* Café Cubano Housemade Flan (our favorite twist on the Cuban staple)

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Available 5/14/21 - 5/22/21

Outdoor distanced Dining or #LaBoToGo

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Pork Empanadas

house-made pork picadillo turnovers, filled with chilis & cheese, with black bean salsa, cabbage slaw, coconut/jalapeño sauce

$15.80
Pan Roasted Pei Mussels

Sour orange, soy sauce, garlic, CTO

$15.20
Cuban Black Bean Soup

Spanish onion, parsley

$8.20

vegan
Potato Croquetas

Kid/adult-friendly, manchego cheese, tamarind BBQ sauce

$13.20

vegetarian
Marinated Olives

Orange zest

$6.80

vegan
Shrimp Ceviche

Black beans, habanero, red onion, coconut milk, lime juice, and cilantro

$16.20
Platanos Maduros

Sweet, ripe plantains

$7

vegetarian
‘Mariquitas’ Plantain Chips

Black bean salsa

$8.20

vegan
Crispy Yuca

House ketchup. Pronounce ‘you-kah’… nothing ‘yuccky’ about it!

$7

vegan
Crab Cakes

Roasted corn salsa, avocado-cilantro pesto, sofrito sauce

$16.40
‘CTO’ Cuban Table Oil

250ml bottle. Remember the orange oil that we serve? take some home, so many uses, just ask

$12.50

yesica salad

Mixed greens, tossed with roasted shaved corn & pepper salsa, black beans, carrots, radish, citrus-cumin vinaigrette

$9.40

vegan
Palmitos Salad

Frisee, radicchio, hearts of palm, supremed ruby red grapefruit, sugar cane walnuts, avocado, lime vinaigrette

$12.80

vegan
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

vegan

1 Pound Bindle of BBQ Ribs

New in 2020
Served smothered in guava bbq sauce, fried yuca on the side with spicy ketchup, and a side of raw slaw with ‘MHS’ aioli

$24.80
Tierra Y Mar

Grilled marinated skirt steak, coconut crusted shrimp, sofrito mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, avocado-cilantro pesto

$29.40
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!

$24.60
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?

$24.80
Caribbean Curry

Mild, yellow, turmeric-based curry, with spinach, carrots, yuca, red sweet peppers, coconut milk, chilis, veggies

$22.80

Shrimp? + $6

Pasta Verde

Vegan upon request Pasta (noodle type changes daily), spinach, squash, petit pois, asparagus, aged manchego cheese, avocado-cilantro butter sauce, pimento de la vera oil

$19.97

Shrimp? + $6

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

$22.20
‘Impossible’™ Savory Cuban Picadillo Hash (New in 2020)

Simmered with roasted tomatoes, chilis, sultanas, capers & olives, served with black beans, laurel scented rice, braised purple cabbage (‘plant-based’)

$25.20

Paella Cubana

Serves 2-3. Shrimp, chicken, chorizo, mussels, cooked with yellow rice, shellfish stock, petit pois, olives, piquillo peppers, and family salad on the side

$56.40
Seafood Ajiaco

Serves 2-3. Lobster tails, black mussels, shrimp, yuca, plantain, spicy tomato cream stock, laurel rice, and family-style salad on the side

$69.20
‘Winner Winner Chicken Dinner’: Aka ‘El Aljibe’

Serves 2-3. Cuban-style grilled chicken, black beans, laurel rice, sauteed veggies, sour orange mojo sauce, and choice of family salad (insider secret: If anyone in the house isn't in to the mojo sauce, ask for it on the side and request a side of BBQ sauce... Who doesn't love BBQ chicken #happyfamilymeal #keepeveryonehappy)

$68.40

Cuban Flan

Traditional house-made

$8
Mr. Johnson’s Chocolate Rum Cake

Rich, dark, chocolate sauce

$10
Key Lime Tart

Guava berry coulis

$9

Mojito

Bacardi Limon, mint, sugar, fresh lemon and lime juice, with a splash of soda and crushed ice

$12.40
Paloma

Tito’s Vodka, ruby red grapefruit juice, sugar cane syrup, lime juice, soda water, rocks

$13.20
Sangria

Today’s recipe of wine, rum, and fresh fruit – ask your server for details

$13.20
Cuban Sidecar

Aged dark rum, triple sec with a splash of citrus, on the rocks with a sugared rim

$13.20
Dark N’ Stormy

Gosling’s dark rum, ginger beer, served tall with lime

$12.60
J.S.P.M.

Silver tequila shaken with citrus-pineapple juice and habanero honey, served on the rocks with a Maldon salt rim

$14.40
alamar

el silencio mezcal, citrus, cinnamon, apricot-tangerine marmalade, shaken and served on the rocks

$14.20
Zacapa Manhattan

Zacapa ‘23’ rum, Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth, bitters, rocks, a Luxardo cherry

$14.80
nacional no. 1

zaya rum, apricot liqueur, pineapple juice, shaken with fresh citrus juice, finished with a luxardo cherry

$13.60
Rum Rickey

Mt Gay Eclipse Rum, pressed key lime juice, served tall with tonic

$11.20
Cuba Libre

Plantation 5-year rum, coca-cola, with a hint of citrus

$11.60
Santiago Cooler

Bacardi Tangerine infused rum, pineapple & orange juices, float of dark rum

$12.40
Hemingway

bacardi limon rum, maraschino liqueur, fresh citrus juice, served up, sugar rim

$12
Havana Sling

Havana club aged rum shaken with a house-made spiced cherry syrup, magdala liqueur, pineapple & lime juices, served up with a dash of bitters

$14.20

NV Mercat Cava

Brut: Spain

$11

/ $44
2019 Père Anselme

White Blend: France

$8.50

/ $34
2018 Pazo Das Bruxas

Albariño: Rias Baixas

$10

/ $40
2020 Tarrica

Sauvignon Blanc: Central Coast

$10

/ $40
2019 Imagery

Chardonnay: Sonoma

$11

/ $44
2019 Caraccioli

Rosé: Santa Lucia Highlands

$12

/ $48
2016 Bernardus

Chardonnay: Monterey County

$14

/ (1/2) $28

2018 Reserve De L’aube

Syrah Blend: Languedoc

$10

/ $40
2016 Altos Ibericos

Tempranillo: Rioja

$10.50

/ $42
2019 Alta Vista

Malbec: Argentina

$10.50

/ $42
2019 Imagery

Pinot Noir: California

$11

/ $44
2019 Camp

Zinfandel: Mendocino

$12

/ $48
2019 Camp

Cabernet Franc: Sonoma

$14

/ $56
2017 Turnbull

Cabernet Sauvignon: Mendocino

$16.50

/ $66

NV Gloria Ferrer

Blanc De Noirs: Sonoma

(1/2) $26
2017 Schramsberg

Blanc De Blancs: North Coast

$68
NV Beaumont Des Crayeres

Grand Rosé: France

$72
2009 Moët & Chandon

Dom Pérignon: France

$250

2018 Navarro

Dry Gewurztraminer: Mendocino

$48
2017 Domaine Ostertag

Dry Riesling: Alsace

$54
2018 Thirot-Fournier

Sauvignon Blanc: Sancerre

(1/2) $32
2016 Lavantureux

Old Vines Chablis: France

$60
2016 Stuhlmuller

Chardonnay: Alexander Valley

$66
2016 Mindego Ridge

Chardonnay: Santa Cruz Mountains

$68

2018 Navarro

Pinot Noir: Mendocino

$48
NV Sean Thackrey Pleiades XXVIII

Red Blend: California

$52
2019 Imagery

Cabernet Sauvignon: California

$50
2017 Branham Vineyard

Zinfandel: Rockpile, DCV

$62
2016 Mindego Ridge

Pinot Noir: Santa Cruz Mountains

$62
2018 Ridge

Pagani Ranch Zinfandel: Sonoma

$66
2016 Drew

'the Ornbaun' Syrah: Mendocino

$68
2016 Hale Mary

Pinot Noir: Russian River Valley

$68
2015 Twomey Silver Oak

Merlot: Napa Valley

$82
2015 Roda Reserva

Tempranillo Blend: Rioja, Spain

$94
2014 Numanthia

Tinta De Toro: Toro, Spain

$98
2016 Purgatori

Cariñena Blend: Costers Del Segre, spain

$120
2015 Silver Oak

Cabernet Sauvignon: Alexander Valley

$122
2016 Flor De Pingus

Tinto Fino: Ribera Del Duero, spain

$132
2014 Benziger Tribute

Bordeaux Style Blend: Sonoma

$140
2013 Silver Oak

Bordeaux Style Blend: Napa Valley

$175
2012 Martin Estate

Reserve Cabernet: Rutherford

$180
2015 Mas La Plana

Cabernet Sauvignon: Penedes, spain

$210
2006 Vega Sicilia Unico

Tinto Fino Blend: Ribera Del Duero, spain

$420

Stiegl

Grapefruit Radler

$7.40
Bitburger

Pilsner

$7
Benediktiner

Hefeweizen

$8.20
Chimay

White

$11.80
Anderson Valley

Boont Amber Ale

$7.80
Rogue

'Batsquatch' Hazy IPA

$9.20
Westmalle

Belgian Dubbel

$12.40
'cheer with beer'

rotating special

$5

"cheer with beer" special

our rotating tap is currently Bembel 'Apfelwein Pure', a German off-dry cider (yep, not a beer tonight :)

$5
starter… crispy calamari

habanero remoulade

$15.40
entree... pollo a la plancha

spice rubbed + marinated chicken, grilled on the plancha, roasted corn mezcla, black beans, piquillo sofrito, micro cilantro

$25.40
dessert… chocolate natilla (hansen family favorite)

housemade callebaut pudding, rum whipped cream

$12.20

Not sure what to do with your $600 stimulus check?
Feeling generous and want to keep it local?

Choose your favorite group of medical personnel, front line workers, teachers, first responders...
& treat them to a delicious La Bodeguita lunch!

We are offering 36 hot lunch boxes for $600 (tax included).
3 entrée choices available
(min 10 of each - no modifications)

We will personally deliver outside (to one location)
if it is within 5 miles of La Bo.

Must be Tuesday - Saturday between 11:30 AM and 2 PM.

Email BOH@LaBodeguita.com if you are interested or have any questions. Advance booking required.

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‘impossible’™ savory cuban picadillo hash (minimum 10 orders)

simmered with roasted tomatoes, chilis, sultanas, capers & olives, with black beans, laurel scented rice, braised purple cabbage (‘plant-based’, aka vegan)
arroz con pollo (minimum 10 orders)

cuban style, oven-roasted chicken, mildly spiced yellow rice, sauteed veggies, pollo braising sauce, roasted sofrito sauce
pork masitas (minimum 10 orders)

chunks of traditionally slow-braised pork shoulder, white rice, black beans, pickled red onions, cabbage, spicy pork demi-glaze & micro cilantro

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Menus

food menu

Starters, Salads, Sandwiches, Sides, and Stuff

Entrees

Family Style Packages

Desserts

drink menu

Cocktails

Wines by The Glass / Bottle

Wines by The Bottle

beers

specials

'stimulus lunch package for 36'

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