El Balcon De Las Americas Plantation
Popular menu items
Pechuga con Champinones
Grilled chicken breast (10 oz.) topped with our homemade mushroom sauce. Served with white rice, french fries and seasonal vegetables.
$13.99Bandeja Paisa
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.
$14.99 +Carne Asada
A delicious wood grilled sirloin, flap steak, marinated with our secret spices. Accompanied by white rice, french fries and salad.
$15.99Beverages
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. Call restaurant for details.
$8.99Breakfast
Arroz con Huevo
Scrambled eggs mix with white rice. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$6.95Caldo de Costilla
Beef rib soup with potatoes, topped with a hint of cilantro. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee. Weekends only.
$14.99Calentado Paisa
A favorite Colombian breakfast. This is a mix of white rice, red beans and cut chicharron (pork belly). Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$7.99Calentado El Balcon
Calentado paisa with grilled steak and two fried eggs. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$10.99Carne Asada
Desayuno. Grilled steak topped with sauteed onions. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$7.99Higado Enbebollado
Desayuno. Grilled beef liver topped with sauteed onions. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$7.99Huevos al Gusto
3 eggs scrambled or fried. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$5.99Huevos Pericos
Scrambled eggs, chopped onions and tomatoes. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$6.50Tamales
Desayuno. A corn cake filled with chicken, pork, potatoes, peas & carrots all wrapped in a banana leaf and cooked by hot steam. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$8.99Huevos Campesinos
Grilled cheese topped with Colombian Creole sauce. Served with 3 fried eggs. Served with arepa paisa topped with cheese and choice of hot chocolate or coffee.
$8.99Appetizers
Arepitas 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
Steak and mushroom quesadilla. Grilled steak sauteed with mushrooms, onions, peppers and cheese mixed in a grilled flour tortilla.
$11.99Quesadilla de Pollo y Champinones
Chicken and mushroom quesadilla. Grilled chicken, sauteed with mushrooms, onions, peppers and cheese mixed in a grilled flour tortilla.
$11.99Quesadilla de Vegetales
Fresh vegetable, sauteed mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes and broccoli mixed in a grilled flour tortilla.
$11.99Soups
Sancocho de Gallina (Weekends Only)
Chicken soup cooked with a combination of spices, potatoes, yuca, plantains and corn topped with creole sauce. Served with white rice, sweet plantain and "arepa." Hint of cilantro. Weekends only.
$13.99Sancocho de Cola (Saturday Only)
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 and "arepa." Hint of cilantro. Saturday only.
$17.99Sancocho 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.
$13.99Sancocho de Costilla de Res (Weekends)
Beef rib soup cooked with a combination of spices, of spices, potatoes, yuca, plantains and corn. Served with white rice, sweet plantain and "arepa". Hint of cilantro. Weekends only.
$17.99Mondongo
A traditional soup made with tripe, pork, potatoes, served with white rice, sweet plantains, salad and "arepa."
$12.99Ajiaco Santafereño (Sunday)
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. Sunday only.
$12.99Cazuela 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 De La Casa with Steak
House salad, fresh garden greens, tomatoes and homemade vinaigrette with 9 oz. grilled steak "entrana."
$15.98Ensalada Caesar
Caesar salad. Crisp Romaine, classic Caesar dressing, croutons and Parmesan cheese.
$6.99 +Ensalada de Pollo con Vinagre Balsámico
Grilled chicken breast, served over mix greens, tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles, black olives, bacon bits, balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
$11.99Ensalada Cartagena
Grilled fresh tilapia fillet served over fresh greens, tomatoes and our freshly made house vinaigrette.
$10.99Ensalada con Salmón Fresco
Grilled salmon served over fresh greens and our freshly made house vinaigrette.
$16.99Ensalada con Pollo a la Parilla
Grilled chicken served over mixed greens with our freshly made house vinaigrette.
$11.99Chicken
Pollo al Grill
Marinated wood grilled chicken breast (10 oz.), served with white rice, beans and salad.
$12.99Pechuga con Champinones
Grilled chicken breast (10 oz.) 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
Wood grilled chicken breast (10 oz.) with broccoli, mashed potato and roasted corn topped with melted cheese. Mixed with our homemade cilantro sauce.
$13.99Arroz con Pollo
Rice with chicken "Colombian Style!" Yellow rice mixed with shredded chicken breast, vegetables and spices. Served with french fries and salad.
$10.99Pollo a La Criolla
Chicken breast lightly marinated with Colombian spices. Topped with homemade creole sauce. Served with white rice, yuca and salad.
$11.99Tamales
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
Bandeja Paisa
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.
$14.99 +Chuleta Caleta
Thinly pounded pork tenderloin lightly breaded and fried. Served with white rice, red beans, sweet plantains, and salad.
$12.99Parillada 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.
$17.99Bistec a Caballo
NY strip steak with Colombian Creole sauce topped wit 2 fried eggs. Served with rice, potato and beans.
$16.99Lomo Salteado
Tender beef sauteed with onions, tomatoes and a soy sauce marinated. Served with white rice and french fries.
$14.99Lechon Asado
Slow roasted marinated pork with traditional sour orange mojo, served with white rice, yuca fries, garlic mojo and salad.
$12.99Higado Encebollado
Grilled liver steak topped with grilled onions and served with white rice, red beans and salad.
$12.99Fajitas Los Tres Amigos
Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp topped with onions, peppers and cheese. Served with flour tortillas.
$15.99Punta De Anca
Grilled 12 oz. cap of sirloin steak. Served with white rice, fried yuca, garlic mojo and seasonal vegetables.
$17.99Carne Asada
A delicious wood grilled sirloin, flap steak, marinated with our secret spices. Accompanied by white rice, french fries and salad.
$15.99Churrasco
An 18 oz. butterflied grilled NY steak with white rice, fries, salad and chimichurri sauce.
$20.99Carne Aguacatala
12 oz. grilled NY steak, served with guacamole, white rice, tostones and salad.
$16.99Seafood
Filete de Pescado
Fresh fish fillet with coconut milk and curry, served with white rice and fried green plantains.
$14.99Pargo Rojo
Whole deep-fried red snapper, served with white rice, fried green plantains and salad.
$22.99Filete de Tilapia
Your choice of grilled or fried tilapia fillet, served with white rice, green plantain and seasonal vegetables.
$11.99Cazuela 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 +Mojarra
A representative dish of Colombian seafood. Whole deep-fried tilapia fish. Served with white rice, green plantains and salad.
$16.99Filete 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.
$18.99Side Orders
Sandwiches
El Cubano
A classic Cuban favorite. Slow roasted pork, sliced ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and mayonnaise, pressed on fresh Cuban bread. Served with fries or small soup.
$8.99Sandwich de Polla a la Plancha
Grilled chicken breast topped with caramelized onions, tomatoes and Swiss cheese, pressed on fresh bread. Served with fries or small soup.
$8.99Pulled 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.
$8.99Desserts
Tres Leches
A famous Latin dessert, perfectly moist vanilla sponge cake make with three types of milk.
$5.99Strawberry 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.
$5.99