La Bruquena in Chicago, IL
La Bruquena Restaurants with Address and Phone:
1 restaurant location in Chicago
La Bruquena Menu in Chicago
Soups
Rice Creole Soup
$9
Soup of the Day
$3
Tripe Soup
$3
Chicken Broth
$3
Platos Tipicos Puerto Rican Heartland Dishes
Made of Chicken Breast
$12
Sliced Plantain Chicken Sandwich
$10
With rice.
Green Plantain
$6
Mashed with pork rinds and garlic.
Green Banana Dumpling
$7
Stuffed with pork.
Meats & Chicken
Served with salad and your one selection of rice and beans, yellow rice or fried plantains or substitute those with a delicious mofongo.
Roasted Pork
$8
Tender Steak
$10
Cooked with Spanish onions.
Breaded Steak
$12
Fried Chicken
$9
Center Cut Pork Chops
$12
Fried Pork Pieces
$11
Garnished with onions.
Crispy Fried Chicken
$10
Chicken Breast
$11
Sauteed on butter and garlic.
Vegetarian Goodies
Plantain Cups
$10
Stuffed with pigeon peas.
Mashed Plantain
$4
With garlic served with salad.
Chick Peas
$10
Sauteed with onions, green peppers and cilantrillo over white rice.
Pigeon Peas in Our Secret Mojito Sauce
$11
Served with white tender rice and sweet plantains.
Pigeon Peas in Tomato Sauce
$11
Served with tender white rice and fried plantains.
Mofongo Relleno
Mofongo (Spanish pronunciation: [Mo Fongo]) is made from fried green plantains which are mashed together in a pilon (which is a wooden mortar and pestle), with broth, garlic, olive oil and pork cracklings or bits of bacon. it is often filled with vegetables, chicken, crab, shrimp or beef and is often served with fried meat and chicken broth soup, the mofongo relleno is stuffed with stewed beef, pork, chicken, or sea-food with stewed sauce poured over.
Beef Stew
$15
Octopus
$19
Sea Food
$26
Shrimps
$18
Chicken Breast
$16
Lobster
$25
Seafood
Served with salad and your selection of fried plantain, rice or mofongo. Choose your style; Salad, breaded, creole sauce, garlic and butter, rice soup, or cook within tender yellow rice.