El Balcon De Las Americas Plantation
Popular menu items
Pan con Bistec Sandwich
Palomilla steak sandwich grilled with onions, peppers, tomatoes and shoestring potato sticks, put together on Cuban bread.
$9.99Milanesa de Pollo
Pounded chicken breast, lightly breaded and deep fried. Served with white rice, french fries and salad.
$12.99Ajiaco Santafereno
The traditional soup of Bogota, Colombia. A shredded chicken soup, Colombian yellow and white potatoes, corn, "guascas," capers and heavy cream. Served with white rice, sweet plantains and avocado.
$13.99Breakfast
Huevos Campesinos
3 fried eggs served over bread with bacon bites, tomatoes, scallions and mushroom saute.
$8.99Calentado Paisa
A favorite Colombian breakfast. This is a mix of white rice, red beans and cut chicharron (pork belly).
$8.99Tamales
A corn cake filled with chicken, pork, potatoes, peas and carrots all wrapped in a banana leaf and cooked by hot steam.
$9.99Appetizers
Ceviche de Chicharron
Thinly sliced fried pork belly served with a mix of red onion, sweet peppers, cilantro and lime. Served with a fried arepita.
$9.99Arepitas Paisas con Guacamole y Hogao
Fried mini Colombian arepas with guacamole and with a Colombian sauce made of tomatoes, scallions and butter.
$9.99Patacon con Pollo
Fried green plantains layered with chicken fricassee, melted cheese, topped with fresh tomato salsa.
$10.99Patacon con Hogao
Fried green plantains lightly salted and served with a Colombian sauce made of tomatoes, scallions and butter.
$6.99Quesadilla de Carne y Champinones
Grilled steak, sauteed with mushrooms, onions, peppers and mixed cheese in a grilled flour tortilla. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.
$12.99Quesadilla de Pollo y Champinones
Shredded chicken breast, sauteed with mushrooms, onions, peppers and mixed cheese in a grilled flour tortilla. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.
$11.99Quesadilla de Vegetales
Fresh vegetable, sauteed mushrooms, onions, peppers, mixed cheese, tomatoes and broccoli mixed in a grilled flour tortilla. Served with broccoli, pico de gallo and sour cream.
$11.99Soups
Sancocho de Gallina
Chicken soup cooked with a combination of spices, potatoes, yuca, plantains and corn topped with creole sauce. Served with white rice, sweet plantain, "arepa" and a hint of cilantro.
$14.99Sancocho de Cola
Oxtail is the main ingredient in this phenomenal bowl of soup. Yuca, potatoes, plantains and corn, topped with creole sauce. Served with white rice, sweet plantain, "arepa" and a hint of cilantro.
$17.99Sancocho de Costilla de Res
Beef rib soup cooked with a combination of spices, potatoes, yuca, plantains and corn. Served with white rice, sweet plantain, "arepa" and a hint of cilantro.
$17.99Mondongo
A traditional soup made with tripe, pork, potatoes. Served with white rice, sweet plantains, avocado, "arepa" and a hint of cilantro.
$13.99Ajiaco Santafereno
The traditional soup of Bogota, Colombia. A shredded chicken soup, Colombian yellow and white potatoes, corn, "guascas," capers and heavy cream. Served with white rice, sweet plantains and avocado.
$13.99Sancocho de Pescado (Sunday Only)
Fish soup cooked with spices, white potatoes, yuca, plantains, corn and a hint of cilantro. Served with a side of fish fillet, topped with a homemade creole sauce, white rice, green plantain and "arepa." Sunday only.
$13.99Cazuela Paisa
Ground beef, pork belly, beans, sweet platains, potato stick and corn, served in a bowl. Served with rice.
$15.99Sopa del Dia
$3.75 +Salads
Ensalada Caesar
Caesar salad. Crisp Romaine, classic Caesar dressing, croutons and Parmesan cheese.
$6.99 +Ensalada Cartagena
Grilled fresh tilapia fillet served over fresh greens, tomatoes and our freshly made house vinaigrette.
$10.99Ensalada De La Casa with Steak
House salad, fresh garden greens, tomatoes and homemade vinaigrette with 9 oz. grilled steak "entrana."
$15.98Ensalada de Pollo con Vinagre Balsámico
Grilled chicken breast, served over mix greens, tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles, black olives, bacon bits, balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
$11.99Sandwiches
El Cubano Sandwich
A classic Cuban favorite. Slow roasted pork, sliced ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and mayonnaise, pressed on fresh Cuban bread.
$9.99Sandwich de Pollo a la Plancha
Grilled chicken breast topped with caramelized onions, tomatoes and Swiss cheese, pressed on fresh bread.
$9.99Pulled Pork Sandwich
Our special tender pork roast, hand shredded and tossed in our BBQ sauce. Piled on a soft bun. Served with fries or small soup.
$8.99Balcon Philly
Our famous steak sandwich grilled with onions, peppers, tomatoes and potatoes stick, put together on Cuban bread. Served with fries or small soup.
$8.99Pan con Bistec Sandwich
Palomilla steak sandwich grilled with onions, peppers, tomatoes and shoestring potato sticks, put together on Cuban bread.
$9.99Sanduche de Chicharron Sandwich
Thinty sliced fried pork belly, topped with red onion, ceviche, mayo, cilantro sauce and shoestring potato sticks.
$9.99Latin Flavors Meats
Bandeja Paisa
Considered one of the best Colombian dishes! The "paisa" platter combines white rice, red beans, ground beef or top round steak, sweet plantains, fried "chicharron" (pork belly), arepa, avocado and a fried egg. Add Colombian sausage for an additional charge.
$14.99 +Higado Encebollado
Perfectly cooked liver steak topped with grilled onions. Served with white rice, red beans and salad.
$13.99Chuleta Calena
A native dish from southwest Colombia famously known as "valle del cauca". Thinly pounded pork tenderloin lightly breaded and fried. Served with white rice, red beans, sweets plantains and salad.
$12.99Lomo Saltado
Tender beef sauteed with onions, tomatoes in a soy sauce marinate. Served with white rice and french fries.
$15.99Lechon Asado
Slow roasted pork, marinated in a traditional sour orange mojo. Served with white rice, yuca fries, garlic mojo and salad.
$12.99Fajitas Los Tres Amigos
Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp topped with onions, peppers and cheese. Served with flour tortillas, pico de gallo and sour cream.
$18.99Parillada al Balcon
Serves 2 people. Grilled chicken breast, punta de anca and pork chop. Served with vegetables and Colombian potatoes.
$42.99Lengua En Salsa
A tender beef tongue with a great taste. Boiled with spices and topped with our famous combination of tomatoes and onions. Accompanied with white rice, potatoes and yuca.
$17.99Tamales
An inheritance from the Indian-Colombian culture. A corn “cake” filled with chicken, pork, potatoes, peas and carrots all wrapped in a banana leaf and cooked by hot steam. Served with white rice and arepa.
$9.99Meats on the Grill
Punta de Anca
12 oz. grilled cap of sirloin steak "picanha." Served with white rice, fried yuca, garlic mojo and seasonal vegetables.
$17.99Carne Asada
A delicious 10 oz. wood grilled sirloin flap steak, marinated with our secret spices. Served with white rice, french fries and salad.
$17.99Churrasco Colombiano
A butterfly 16 oz. grilled NY strip steak center cut served with white rice, french fries, salad and chimichurri sauce.
$21.99Carne Aguacatala
10 oz. grilled center cut NY strip steak, served with white rice, tostones, guacamole and salad.
$17.99Bistec a Caballo
10 oz. grilled center cut NY strip steak with Colombian creole sauce topped with 2 fried eggs. Served with rice, potato and red beans.
$17.99Chicken
Pollo al Grill
10 oz. marinated wood grilled chicken breast, served with white rice, beans and salad.
$13.99Pechuga con Champinones
10 oz. grilled chicken breast topped with our homemade mushroom sauce. Served with white rice, french fries and seasonal vegetables.
$13.99Milanesa de Pollo
Pounded chicken breast, lightly breaded and deep fried. Served with white rice, french fries and salad.
$12.99Pollo con Salsa de Cilantro
10 oz. wood grilled chicken breast. Served with mashed potato loaded with corn and melted cheese, both topped with our homemade cilantro sauce and a side of broccoli. Delicioso!
$13.99Arroz con Pollo
"Colombian Style!" Yellow rice mixed with shredded chicken breast, vegetables and spices. Served with french fries and salad.
$12.99Pollo a La Criolla
Chicken breast lightly marinated with Colombian spices. Topped with homemade creole sauce. Served with white rice, yuca and salad.
$11.99Seafood
Mojarra
A representative dish of Colombian seafood. Whole deep-fried tilapia fish. Served with white rice, green plantains and salad.
$16.99Filete de Tilapia
Includes your choice of grilled or fried tilapia fillet. Served with white rice, green plantain and seasonal vegetables.
$12.99Filete de Pescado
Fresh fish fillet with coconut milk and curry, served with white rice and fried green plantains.
$14.99Cazuela de Mariscos
Seafood casserole. A combination of octopus, baby clams, squid, scallops, shrimp and prime mussels. Served with white rice and salad. Weekends only.
$13.99 +Filete de Pescado al Ajillo
Fish fillet with garlic sauce served with white rice, salad and fried green plantain.
$14.99Viudo De Pescado
Juicy whole fish, sauteed in Colombian creole sauce. Served with white rice, green plantains and salad.
$18.99Trucha
Includes your choice of grilled or fried trout butterflied. Served with white rice, green plantains and seasonal vegetables.
$14.99Side Orders
Daily Special
Daily Special
A different lunch special every day. Includes the chef's choice of meat: chicken, fish or pork. Served with white rice, soup, salad and side dish.
$8.99Desserts
Postre de Natas
A very traditional Colombian dessert of the Andean region. Made from milk skin, milk and eggs.
$6.00Tres Leches Dessert
Vanilla spongecake, bathed in a combination of evaporated milk, condensed milk and heavy cream, topped with whipped chantilly cream topped with a cherry.
$6.00Molten Chocolate
Chocolate cake with a molten chocolate center, topped with vanilla ice cream, combines the elements of a flourless chocolate cake and a souffle!
$6.00Flan
Out famously homemade dessert! Custard dessert with a layer of clear caramel or coconut sauce.
$6.00Strawberry Short Cake
Layers of luscious, all natural strawberry jam, layered with moist vanilla cream cake, top with all natural whipped topping.
$5.99Passion Fruit Pie
Tart and sweet passion "maracuya" fruit. Filling topped with passion fruit whipped cream around the edge.
$5.99Apple Cobbler Cheesecake
Studded with spiced apples and topped with crunchy cinnamon crumbs, hand decorated caramel icing.
$5.99Mazamorra
A traditional colombian cooked corn dessert drink. It is typically accompanied with panela or guava paste.
$5.99Brevas con Arequipe
Popular dessert in Colombia which is made of delicious figs with dulce de leche!
$6.00Mousse de Maracuya
This tropical mousse is deliciously light and creamy! Made with passion fruit, condensed milk, egg whites and sugar.
$6.00