La Pena Restaurante Menu and Prices

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La Pena Restaurante Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Appetizers

Plantain Turnovers

$3.95

Ecuadorian green plantain turnover, stuffed with beef or chicken

Plantains Patties

$3.25

2 Fried green plantain patties stuffed with cheese

Corn Tamale

$3.25

Ecuadorian corn tamale stuffed with cheese

Cassava Fritters

$3.25

2 Cassava fritters stuffed with cheese

Fried Calamari

$7.95

Breaded and fried calamari rings served w/ cocktail sauce

Plantain Chips

$3.25

Delicately fried plantain chips served with a mild tomatoes herb spice sauce

Chicken Wings

$8.95

8 Breaded and fried chicken wings, served w/ french fries. (Regular or Hot)


SaladsCreamy ranch, creamy caesar, balsamic vinaigrette, lime vinaigrette

Chicken Salad

$9.95

La pena salad topped w/ chicken breast fillet, w/ your choice of dressing

La Pena Salad

$4.95

Romane lettuce, iceberg lettuce, carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers, w/ you choice of dressing

Avocado Salad

$5.95

Romane lettuce, iceberg lettuce, avocado, tomatoes and onions

Jicama, Radish Salad

$4.95

Romane lettuce, iceberg lettuce, jicama, radish, yellow peppers, red peppers and lime vinaigrette


Soup

Chicken Consomme

$2.95

Homemade chicken


Meats

Roasted Pork Chunks

$15.95

Roasted pork chunks, served with fried sweet plantain, white hominy, dry corn, salad and mild, hot salsa

Grilled Rib-Eye Steak

$19.95

10 oz. grilled rib-eye steak served w/ fried egg, french fries, avocado, white rice and small salad

Sauteed Rib-Eye Strips

$19.95

10 oz. sauteed rib-eye strips, cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, topped w/ french fries and served w/ white rice

Grilled Lamb Chops

$19.95

Grilled lamb chops, served w/ potato patty tapped w/ peanut sauce, avocado, salad and white rice

Grilled Rib-Eye Steak

$19.95

10 oz. grilled rib-eye steak served w/ mayocoba beans sauce, white rice and fried sweet plantain

Sauteed Chicken w/ Rice

$15.95

Sauteed chicken breast strip' cooked w/ onions, green peppers, green peas, carrots mixed with yellow rice

Grilled Chicken Breast

$15.95

Grilled chicken breast served with white rice, mayocoba beans and fried sweet plantains

Breaded Rib-Eye Steak

$19.95

Breaded rib-eye steak, served with white rice, french fries, salad and avocado

Fried Potato Patty

$19.95

10 oz. grilled rib-eye potato patty stuffed w/ cheese, topped w/ peanut sauce, accompanied w/ rice, fried egg, avocado and salad


Chicken

Breaded Chicken Breast

$15.95

Breaded chicken breast served with rice, french fries, salad and avocado

Chicken Stew

$15.95

Choose leg & thigh or breast bone-in cooked in a hearty passion fruit stew, served with yellow rice and sweet plantains

Grilled Chicken Breast

$15.95

Grilled chicken breast served with french fries, fried egg, white rice, avocado and salad


Grilled Seafood8 onces of tender marinated seafood in rich garlic-basil sauce served w/ white rice, avocado salad & fried sweet plantains

Grilled Shrimp

$19.95

Grilled Octopus

$19.95

Grilled Calamari

$19.95


Spaghetti

Andean meat Platter

$39.00

Grilled ribeye steak, chicken breast, sausage and fried pork served on a hot platter accompanied with white rice, potato patty (topped with homemade peanut sauce),sweet plantain and house salad

Seafood Spaguetti

$19.95

Sauteed seafood combination shrimp, mussels, calamari, octopus, scallops w/ steamd vegetables over rich white sauce

Spaghetti

$9.95

Homemade basil sauce mixed with spaghetti and crumbled parmesan cheese

White & Red Spaguetti

$19.95

Selection of (shrimp, ribeye steak, chicken breads) cooked in a hearty tomato basil or white creamy sauce and topped w/ cheese


Seafood

Pan Fried Salmon

$19.95

Lightly pan fried Salmon fillet served w/ rice, fried green plantains and salad

Seafood Rice

$19.95

8 ounces of large shrimp sauteed w/ onions, green peppers, carrots and peas mixed w/ yellow rice

Seafood Rice

$19.95

Seafood combination (shrimp, calamari, octopus, scallops, mussels) sauteed w/ red onions, green peppers, diced carrots and green peas mixed

Breaded Shrimp

$19.95

8 ounces of large shrimp lightly breaded, served w/ white rice, salad and avocado

Steamed Salmon

$19.95

Steamed Salmon fillet cooked in a rich blended refrito, served w/ white rice and fried green plantains


CevichesClassic marinated cooked seafood cocktail. Mix w/ red onions, tomatoes, cilantro and fresh squeezed lime juice. Accompanied w/ roasted dyr corn. Choose: camaraon, shrimp, pulpo, octopus pescado, fish

Ceviche Mixto

$11.25

Small cocktail comabination of pick 2 shrimp, octopus or fish

Ceviche Marinero

$19.95

Large cocktail comabination of shrimp,calamari octopus or fish


Combination Platter for Two

Land & Sea Platter

$39.00

Grilled ribeye steak, chicken, sausage, shrimp, calamari and scallops, served in a hot platter w/ white rice, beans and house salad

Encocado Seafood

$39.00

Seafood combination(shrimp, calamari, octopus, scallops, mussels and salmon, cooked in rich coconut stew, accompanied w/ white rice, green plantains and house salad

Grilled Seafood Platter

$39.00

Grilled seafood combination (tender pieces of octopus, calamari, shrimp and scallops) served on a hot platter accompanied with white rice, fried sweet plantains and house salad


Side Order

French Fries

$2.55

White, Yellow Rice

$2.55

Mayocoba Beans

$2.55

Avocado

$2.55

Steamed Vegetables

$2.55

Fried Sweet Plantaint

$2.55


Dessert

Rice Pudding

$3.50

Coconut Flan

$3.50

Fried Sweet Plantain

$3.50

Served with cheese


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