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    La Colonia

    4821 N Elston

    Chicago, IL 60630


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    Food Menu

    Appetizers

    • Empanadas de carne

      Meat turnovers (3)

      $8.45
    • Empanadas de queso

      Cheese turnovers (3)

      $8.45
    • Yucas Fritas

      Crispy fried yuca sticks

      $8.45
    • Ensalada de Pollo

      Grilled chicken salad

      $11.00
    • Tostones fritos

      Green plantain smashed and fried

      $5.45
    • Maduro con queso

      Fried ripe plantain with cheese

      $6.45
    • Mote Pillo

      Ecuadorian-style scrambled eggs with hominy

      $8.45
    • Alitas de pollo

      Chicken Wings (5)

      $9.95
    • Side de chicharron

      Fried pork belly served with pickled vegetables (onion, tomato, lime, and cilantro)

      $7.45
    • Humitas

      Steamed corn cake made with fresh ground corn and cheese

      $9.99
    • Arepas con queso

      Corn cakes with cheese

      $8.45
    • Calamares fritos

      Fried calamari

      $10.45
    • Llanpingachos

      Potato patties stuffed with cheese, served with fried egg, sausage, salad and peanut sauce

      $8.95
    • Pollo con papas

      Chicken nugets with french fries

      $7.45

    Entree

    • Arroz con camaron

      Yellow rice sautéed with shrimp and bell peppers

      $17.95
    • Arroz con pollo

      Yellow fried rice mixed with shredded chicken breast

      $16.95
    • Arroz Conteño

      Coastal-style seafood rice with shrimp, squid, octopus, and shellfish in house sauce. Served with tostones, avocado, and salad (tomato, onion, and cilantro)

      $22.75
    • Arroz Marinero

      Yellow fried rice with green and red peppers, green peas, carrot, shrimp, calamari, fish, mussels, snow crab claws

      $21.95
    • Arroz Paisa Colombia

      Colombian-style fried rice with chicken, pork cracklings, beef, chorizo, egg, onions, bell peppers, avocado, and sweet plantain

      $20.45
    • Bandeja paisa

      Grilled sirloin served with rice, pork cracklings, fried egg, beans, Colombian sausage, corn cake (arepa), avocado, and sweet plantain

      $22.45
    • Bandera

      Three traditional stews in one plate: beef, chicken, and tripe. Served with rice and sweet plantain

      $19.45
    • Bandera Especial

      Sampler with four meats: guatita, shrimp ceviche, cevichochos, and goat stew. Served with rice and sweet plantain

      $22.45
    • Bistec a caballo

      Top sirloin in homemade creole sauce with cassava and fried egg. Served with rice and beans

      $16.95
    • Bistec encebollado

      Grilled beef with sautéed white onions. Served with sweet fried plantain and side of rice and beans

      $16.45
    • Bolones de verde

      Green plantain dumplings stuffed with cheese and pork cracklings, fried until crispy. Served with beef stew and fried eggs

      $13.45
    • Camarones Apanados

      Breaded shrimp served with patacones, rice, and beans

      $19.45
    • Carne apanada

      Breaded beef served with rice, beans, and french fries

      $16.45
    • Carne Asada

      Grilled beef steak served with rice, beans, and sweet plantain

      $16.95
    • Ceviche Colombiano

      Fried pork belly with pickled onions, tomato, peppers, and cilantro. Served with chifles and avocado

      $16.95
    • Ceviche de Camaron

      Ecuadorian style shrimp ceviche

      $14.95
    • Ceviche Mixto

      Ecuadorian style shrimp and tilapia ceviche

      $19.45
    • Ceviche Peruano

      Marinated tilapia with onion, tiger’s milk and cilantro. Served with chifles, sweet potato, corn, toasted corn

      $21.95
    • Chaulafan

      Ecuadorian-style fried rice with chicken, shrimp, beef, pork, egg, peas, and carrots

      $18.45
    • Chivo con Guata

      Combination of goat stew and tripe stew. Served with yellow rice and sweet plantain

      $17.99
    • Chuleta Valluna

      Breaded pork loin served with rice, beans, and french fries

      $16.45
    • Churrasco

      Top round sautéed steak with onions, peppers and tomatoes served with a side of rice. Fried egg, french fries and avocado

      $17.99
    • Colonia Típica

      Grilled pork chop with yellow rice, mote pillo, cevichochos, and salad

      $22.45
    • Encebollado

      Ecuadorian tuna soup with pickled red onions and yuca, served with rice

      $16.95
    • Encocado de pescado

      Cod fish in a coconut sauce, served with rice, avocado, and sweet plantain

      $18.45
    • Guatita

      Ecuadorian-style beef tripe stew in peanut sauce, served with rice

      $15.95
    • Lomito Peruano

      Beef sautéed in Peruvian-style sauce with onions and peppers. Served with rice and french fries

      $17.95
    • Lomito Saltado

      Stir-fried beef in homemade sauce with peppers, tomato, sweet potato fries, and served with rice and avocado

      $17.95
    • Pechuga de pollo al grill

      Grilled chicken breast served with rice, beans, and sweet plantain

      $17.95
    • Picada La Colonia

      “La Colonia” Platter: Grilled beef, pork loin, Colombian sausage, pork cracklings, fried green plantains, yuca, and sweet plantain

      $21.95
    • Pollo apanado

      Breaded chicken served with rice, beans, and french fries

      $17.95
    • Pollo Rostizado

      ¼ Roasted chicken served with rice, beans, salad, and tomato

      $13.45
    • Sancocho

      Bone-in pork stew cooked to perfection. Served with mote, llapingacho, and salad

      $15.45
    • Seco de carne

      Beef stew served with rice, salad, and sweet plantain

      $16.95
    • Seco de Chivo

      Goat stew served with rice, sweet plantain, and salad

      $16.95
    • Seco de Pollo

      Chicken stew served with rice, salad, and sweet plantain

      $12.95
    • Sobrebarriga a la criolla

      Flank steak in homemade creole sauce, served with rice, beans, potato, cassava, and sweet plantain

      $17.95
    • T-bone steak

      T-bone steak served with rice, beans, and sweet plantain

      $21.95
    • Tilapia Apanada

      Breaded tilapia served with rice, beans, and french fries

      $16.95
    • Trufa Frita

      Pan-fried rainbow trout served with rice, beans, and french fries

      $22.95
    • Vegetariano

      Vegetarian plate with rice, beans, potato, cassava, fried sweet plantain, avocado, and salad

      $12.95

    Kids

    • Panini

      Chicken pesto panini with provolone cheese. Served with fries or salad

      $9.99
    • Salchipapas con huevo

      French fries topped with sliced sausage and a fried egg

      $7.45
    • Arroz con huevo y chorizo

      Rice with fried egg and Colombian sausage

      $7.75
    • Cheese burger

      Choice of Cheddar or Swiss cheese. Served with french fries

      $9.95

    Sides

    • Maduro con queso

      $6.50
    • Papas Fritas

      $6.50
    • Frijoles

      $7.00
    • Tostones

      $7.00
    • Chicharron

      $8.00
    • Arroz

      $7.00
    • Chorizo

      $7.00
    • Arroz con frijoles

      $8.00

    Caldos

    • Caldo de Bolon

      Ecuadorian soup made of green plantain dumpling in beef broth stuffed with meat and vegetables

      $16.45
    • Caldo de Pata

      $12.95
    • Caldo de Bagre

      $14.95
    • Caldo de Mariscos

      $20.00
    • Caldo de gallina

      $16.45

    Del día

    • Almuerzo

      $14.95

    Beverages

    Soda

    • Coke Can

      $3.00
    • Diet Coke

      $3.00
    • Lemmonade

      $3.00
    • Coke Btl

      $4.00
    • Club Soda

      $3.00
    • sangria

      $3.00
    • Red Bull

      $4.00

    Juice

    • Orange Juice

      $3.00
    • Cramberry Juice

      $3.00

    Shakes

    Your flavor choice, mixed with water or milk
    • Maracuya (Passion fruit)

      $6.00
    • Tomate de árbol (Wine tree tomato)

      $6.00
    • Mora (Blackberry)

      $6.00
    • Mango

      $6.00
    • Guanabana

      $6.00

    Aguas Frescas (Fresh fruit drinks)

    • Horchata

      $4.50
    • Jamaica (Hibiscus Flower)

      $4.50

    Colombian Beverages

    • Manzana Postobon

      $5.00
    • Malta Pony

      $5.00
    • Soda Colombiana

      $5.00

    Ecuadorian Beverages

    • Fioravanti Strawberry

      $5.00
    • Inca Kola

      $5.00
    • Tropical

      $5.00
    • Fanta

      $5.00
    • Manzana

      $5.00

    Jarritos

    • Pinneaple

      $4.75
    • Tamarind

      $4.75
    • Mandarin

      $4.75
    • Non-alcoholic Sangria

      $4.75

    Coffe

    • Coffe

      $2.00

    Desserts/Postres

    Cakes

    • Cheese Cake

      $8.00
    • Tres Leches

      $8.00
    • Tiramisu

      $8.00

    Ice Cream

    • Vainilla Ice Cream

      $4.00
    • Chocolate Ice Cream

      $4.00

    Shots

    Tequila

    • Plata

    • Dorado

    • Reposado

    • Añejo

    • Extra Añejo

    • Cristalino

    Mezcal

    • Montelobos Espadín

      $14.00
    • Del Maguey Vida

      $15.00
    • Mezcal Unión

      $14.00
    • Bozal Ensamble

      $16.00
    • Del Maguey Vida

      $15.00

    Vodka

    • Tito’s

      $12.00
    • Grey Goose

      $15.00
    • Chopin

      $15.00
    • Ketel One

      $13.00
    • Smirnoff

      $10.00
    • Amsterdam

      $10.00
    • Clark & Sheffield

      $10.00

    Whisky

    • Americano / Bourbon

    • Escocés / Scotch

    • Otros

    Ron

    • Bacardí Superior

      $11.00
    • Captain Morgan Spiced

      $12.00
    • Malibu Coconut

      $11.00
    • Malibu Strawberry

      $11.00

    Gin

    • Tanqueray

      $13.00
    • Bombay Sapphire

      $14.00
    • New Amsterdam

      $10.00

    Licores y Otros

    • Jägermeister

      $11.00
    • Fireball

      $11.00
    • Jeppson’s Malört

      $10.00
    • Fernet-Branca

      $13.00
    • Grand Marnier

      $13.00
    • Chambord

      $14.00
    • Drambuie

      $13.00
    • Baileys

      $11.00
    • Kahlúa

      $10.00
    • Cointreau

      $13.00
    • Disaronno

      $12.00
    • Aperol

      $11.00
    • Campari

      $12.00
    • Llords Blue Curaçao

      $9.00
    • Llords Orange Curaçao

      $9.00
    • Triple Sec

      $9.00
    • Martini & Rossi Rosso

      $10.00

    All hours
    Sunday10:00 am - 10:30 pm
    Monday10:00 am - 10:30 pm
    Tuesday10:00 am - 10:30 pm
    Wednesday10:00 am - 10:30 pm
    Thursday10:00 am - 10:30 pm
    Friday10:00 am - 1:30 am
    Saturday10:00 am - 1:30 am
    Restaurant info

    Come in and enjoy!

    Location

    4821 N Elston, Chicago, IL 60630

    Directions


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