La Cocinita Restaurant in Evanston, IL

Veggie Tamale Plate

$10

House made Venezuelan style tamales topped with black bean, queso fresco, roasted butternut squash, rajas and cremita with green cilantro slaw.

Costa Rican Bowl

$10

Cuban-style black beans and rice topped with pork, sweet plantains, cremita and cotija cheese.

Cuban Sliders

$10

Pressed Hawaiian rolls with mojo-braised pulled pork, cured ham, Chihuahua cheese, pickle and mustard crema.

Grilled Chicken Bowl

$10

Cuban-style black beans and rice topped with grilled chicken, salsa verde, cotija cheese, and arepa chips.

Grilled Chicken Taco Salad

$10

Romaine Salad with grilled chicken, black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, tortillas trips and cilantro-lime vinaigrette.

Buid Your Bowl

$11

Customize your Cocinita Experience how you wanted!

Arroz and Frijoles

$4

Spanish Rice & Cuban-Style Black Beans, Topped w/ Queso Fresco

Maduros

$4

Sweet Plantains Topped w/Queso Fresco

La Cocinita Veggies

$4

Roasted cauliflower and carrot sofrito or chile roasted squash and rajas.

Chipotle Butternut Squash Soup

$4

Tortilla strips and cotija.

Chile-Roasted Veggies

$3

Corn, butternut squash and rajas.

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup

$3

Topped with queso fresco and tortilla strips.

Grilled Street Corn

$3

Corn on the Cob, grilled with cremita, chile, and lime

Rice and Black Beans

$3.5

Side Taco Salad

$3

Romaine salad with black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, tortilla strips and cilantro-lime vinaigrette.

Mexican Sodas

$3

Made with Real Sugar, 12oz Glass Bottle

Canned Sodas

$2

1oz Can

Bottled Water

$2

Canned Soda

$1.5

Diet Coke

$1.5

Can of Diet Coke.

Fanta

$2.5

Glass bottle of Fanta.

Jarritos

$2.5

Mexican Sodas

Pumpkin Spice and Horchata Bread Pudding

$4

With dulce de leche sauce.

Horchata Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding

$4

Served with Dulce de Leche Sauce

Churros

$4

Dusted with Cinnamon Sugar & served With Chocolate Sauce

Assorted Individual Soda

$2

Assorted Mexican Soda

$3

Street Tacos Tray

$30

Mini tacos with pico de gallo and your choice of protein.

Chips and Salsa Tray

$24

Pico de gallo and chips. Vegetarian.

Chicken Empanadas Tray

$32

Turnovers stuffed with meat. Served with creamy cilantro and green onion sauce.

Cheese Empanadas Tray

$32

Turnovers stuffed with cheese. Served with creamy cilantro and green onion sauce. Vegetarian.

Chips and Guasacaca Tray

$42

Venezuelan guacamole and tortilla chips. Vegetarian.

Cuban Sliders Tray

$42

Pressed Cuban sandwiches with pulled pork, ham, cheese, pickles, and mustard crema.

Black Bean and Corn Taco Salad Tray

$36

Romaine with black beans, corn, tomatoes, adobo-spiced tortilla strips, and cilantro-vinaigrette. Vegetarian.

Taco Bar

$11

Everything you need to build your own tacos, including chicken, pork, vegetables, garnishes, and flour tortillas.

Deluxe Meal Package

$15

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.

Complete Fiesta Package

$20

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.

Basic Buffet

$10

Includes chicken, pork, vegetables, rice, beans, and garnishes.

Arroz con Frijoles Tray

$28

Rice and black beans.

Maduros Tray

$36

Sweet plantains. Vegetarian.

Quesillo Tray

$32

Venezuelan custard in your choice of flavor.

Churros Tray

$36

Deep-fried pastries with cinnamon and sugar.

Utensils

$1

Disposable Chafing Dish

$10

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.