La Cocinita Restaurant
Popular menu items
Yuca Fries
Latin American-style French Fries, served with Chipotle Crema and topped with Queso Fresco
$4.95 +Specials
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Pack
Taco Kit: 6 or 12 Tortillas with choice of Protein, Cilantro Cabbage Slaw, Cheese, & Salsa Rice & Beans Churros with Chocolate Sauce
$32.00 +Valentine's Weekend Lunch/Dinner Special Featuring Heart-Shaped Arepas
Two Heart-Shaped Arepas served with choice of meat/veggies, choice of sauce, and cheese
$11.95Venezuelan Christmas Specialties
Venezuelan Christmas Special
1 Hallaca 8-oz container of Ensalada de Gallina 1 Slice of Pan de Jamon Hallacas: Venezuelan-style tamales wrapped in banana leaves and stuffed with chicken, pork, red pepper, green olives, onion, potato, and raisins Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free Ensalada de Gallina: Venezuelan-style chicken salad with potato, carrots, peas, cilantro, and apple Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free; Contains: Egg Pan de Jamon: Slightly sweet homemade bread stuffed with ham, bacon, green olives, and raisins Nut-Free; Contains: Wheat, Dairy, Egg
$13.00Ensalada de Gallina
Venezuelan-style chicken salad with potato, carrots, peas, cilantro, and apple Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free; Contains: Egg
$7.00 +Hallacas
Venezuelan-style tamales wrapped in banana leaves and stuffed with chicken, pork, red pepper, green olives, onion, potato, and raisins Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free
$10.00Appetizers
Venezuelan Sampler
Cheese Empanada, Brisket & Cheese Arepa, Pulled Pork Pataconcito, and Guasacaca (Venezuelan-Style Guac)
$12.95Nachos
Housemade Tortilla Chips with Nacho Cheese Sauce, Black Beans, Cremita, Pico de Gallo, & Queso Fresco
$6.95 +Empanada Trio
$7.00Tamales
$4.00 +Arepitas (Brisket)
$7.25Arepitas (Cheese)
$5.50Build Your Own Bowl
Veggie Tamale Plate
House made Venezuelan style tamales topped with black bean, queso fresco, roasted butternut squash, rajas and cremita with green cilantro slaw.
$10.00 +Costa Rican Bowl
Cuban-style black beans and rice topped with pork, sweet plantains, cremita and cotija cheese.
$10.00Cuban Sliders
Pressed Hawaiian rolls with mojo-braised pulled pork, cured ham, Chihuahua cheese, pickle and mustard crema.
$10.00 +Grilled Chicken Bowl
Cuban-style black beans and rice topped with grilled chicken, salsa verde, cotija cheese, and arepa chips.
$10.00Grilled Chicken Taco Salad
Romaine Salad with grilled chicken, black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, tortillas trips and cilantro-lime vinaigrette.
$10.00Build Your Own Bowl
Customize your Cocinita Experience how you want it! Starts with Black Beans, garnished with Cilantro Cabbage Slaw & Cotija Cheese
$11.95 +Arepas
El Pabellon Arepas
The Venezuelan National Dish. Brisket, Sweet Plantains, Queso Fresco, and Cremita Made with GF Ingredients, Nut-Free
$12.95 +La Sifrina Arepas
Grilled Chicken, Chihuahua Cheese, Chipotle Crema, Roasted Sweet Potato, & Cotija Cheese
$11.95 +El Vegano Arepas
Roasted Sweet Potato, Corn & Carrot Sofrito, Salsa Verde, Cabbage Slaw, and Pico de Gallo
$11.95 +El Pabellon Vegetariano
Black Beans, Maduros (Sweet Plantains), Avocado, Queso Fresco, and Cremita
$11.95 +Tacos
Crispy Fish Tacos
3 Fried Tilapia Tacos with Cilantro-Green Onion Sauce and Rajas (Grilled Poblano Peppers) on Corn Tortillas
$12.95 +Mushroom & Potato Ajillo Tacos
3 mushroom & potato ajillo tacos with chipotle crema on flour tortillas
$10.95 +3 Tofu and Creamy Rajas Tacos
With salsa verde on corn tortillas. Stuffed with black beans and rice, and garnished with cilantro-purple cabbage slaw and cotija cheese.
$9.00Sides
Yuca Fries
Latin American-style French Fries, served with Chipotle Crema and topped with Queso Fresco
$4.95 +Sancocho
Venezuela Chicken Soup with Corn, Yuca, Carrot & Butternut Squash, Served with Spanish Rice, Cilantro & Lime
$8.95 +Rice and Black Beans
$3.50Side Taco Salad
Romaine salad with black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, tortilla strips and cilantro-lime vinaigrette.
$3.00 +Kids Menu
Desserts
Family-Style Meals
Arepa Family-Style Meal
Serves 4. 8 deconstructed arepas with your choice of protein, 2 large sides, 2 sauces, cilantro cabbage slaw, queso fresco cheese, garnishes, and churros with chocolate dipping sauce
$49.95 +Taco Family-Style Meal
Serves 4. 12 deconstructed tacos with your choice of protein, 2 large sides, 2 sauces, cilantro cabbage slaw, queso fresco cheese, garnishes, and churros with chocolate dipping sauce
$49.95 +Arepa Meal Kit
Delivered cold, served 4. Make your own arepas! Includes masa dough for 8 arepas with your choice of protein, pico de gallo, sauce, queso fresco garnishes, and instructions for making the arepas at home
$39.95 +Taco Meal Kit
Delivered cold, serves 4. Make your own tacos! Includes 12 corn or flour tortillas with your choice of protein, pico de gallo, sauce, and queso fresco garnishes
$39.95 +Take & Bake Enchiladas
Serves 4. Tray of family-style enchiladas: rolled corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken, pork, or roasted veggies. Includes baking instructions.
$34.00Take & Bake Empanadas
12 Venezuelan-style cornmeal turnovers stuffed with chicken, pork, cheese, or ground beef, served with a side of salsa. Includes baking instructions for the oven or air fryer
$36.00Family-Style Nacho Kit
Housemade tortilla chips, nacho cheese sauce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guac, housemade pickled jalapeños, and black beans. Order ready to eat or ready to heat!
$31.95 +Drinks
Alcohol (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Margarita: Cocktail in a Can
Beagans 1806 Award-Winning Craft Cocktails in a Can. Must be 21 to purchase.
$6.00 +Mojito: Cocktail in a Can
Beagans 1806 Award-Winning Craft Cocktails in a Can. Must be 21 to purchase.
$6.00 +Meal Donations for Community Members in Need
Donate 1 Meal
Please consider donating a meal for a community member with food insecurities during the COVID-19 pandemic. La Cocinita will deliver your donated meal to a local shelter or designated pick-up location on the South Side of Chicago. Thank you for supporting our community!
$12.00Donate 5 Meals
Please consider donating a meal for a community member with food insecurities during the COVID-19 pandemic. La Cocinita will deliver your donated meal to a local shelter or designated pick-up location on the South Side of Chicago. Thank you for supporting our community!
$60.00Donate 10 Meals
Please consider donating a meal for a community member with food insecurities during the COVID-19 pandemic. La Cocinita will deliver your donated meal to a local shelter or designated pick-up location on the South Side of Chicago. Thank you for supporting our community!
$120.00Donate 25 Meals
Please consider donating a meal for a community member with food insecurities during the COVID-19 pandemic. La Cocinita will deliver your donated meal to a local shelter or designated pick-up location on the South Side of Chicago. Thank you for supporting our community!
$300.00Catering Packages
Catering Appetizers
Chicken Empanadas Tray
Turnovers stuffed with meat. Served with creamy cilantro and green onion sauce.
$38.00Cheese Empanadas Tray
Turnovers stuffed with cheese. Served with creamy cilantro and green onion sauce. Vegetarian.
$32.00Cuban Sliders Tray
Pressed Cuban sandwiches with pulled pork, ham, cheese, pickles, and mustard crema.
$44.00Catering Salads
Black Bean and Corn Taco Salad Tray
Romaine with black beans, corn, tomatoes, adobo-spiced tortilla strips, and cilantro-vinaigrette. Vegetarian.
$38.00 +Catering Tacos
Taco Bar
Everything you need to build your own tacos, including chicken, pork, vegetables, garnishes, and flour tortillas.
$11.00Deluxe Meal Package
Everything you need to build your own tacos, including chicken, pork, vegetables, garnishes, and flour tortillas. Served with rice and beans and chips and salsa.
$15.00Complete Fiesta Package
Everything you need to build your own tacos, including chicken, pork, vegetables, garnishes, and flour tortillas. Served with rice and beans, chips and salsa, dessert, and Mexican sodas.
$20.00Catering Sides
Catering Beverages
Catering Desserts
Catering Setup
Utensils
$1.00Disposable Chafing Dish
If your lunch is more than 45 minutes long, a chafing dish keeps the food hot for an hour or more. Order 1 kit for roughly every 10 people being served.
$15.00