La Fonda in Chicago, IL

Mexican Latin American
4.1

La Fonda Restaurants with Address and Phone:

1 restaurant location in Chicago

La Fonda Menu in Chicago

Starters

Empanadas
$2

beef, chicken or spinach / mushroom stuffed corn turnovers, avocado hot sauce

Guacamole
$6.75

avocado, onion, tomato, cilantro and lime juice

Tostonachos Caribeños
$5.95

fried green plantains topped with black beans, melted cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.

Tamalitos De Pollo
$5.75

corn tamale filled with chicken bits, green peas and carrots, poblano sauce

Arepa Con Champinones
$5.5

a white corn cake topped with sautéed mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, red wine and melted cheese

Arepa De Choclo Con Camarones
$5.95

sweet corn cake topped with melted cheese and bacon wrapped shrimp, drizzled with roasted red pepper sauce

Yuca Frita
$5.95

crispy fried cassava served with chipotle mayo

Quesadillas
$5.95

three grilled flour tortillas stuffed with cheese served with guacamole, pico de gallo and drizzled with sour cream

Quesadillas
$1.5

add sautéed mushrooms, chicken or shredded beef

Soups & Salads

House Salad
$5.75

mixed greens, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, fresh cheese, avocado and cilantro vinaigrette

Sopa De Frijol Negro (V)
$4.25

black beans soup, topped with chopped raw onions, chopped tomatoes, cilantro and sour cream

Consome De Pollo
$4.5

chicken soup, served over white rice, garnished with avocado and cilantro

Sancocho De Res
$12.5

hearty beef short ribs soup (week days)

Mondongo (Saturdays)
$12.5

honeycomb tripe soup

Sancocho De Gallina (Sundays)
$13.95

traditional colombian hen soup

De La Parrilla

From The Grill.

Carne Asada
$18.5

grilled flat iron, served with white rice, red beans, mixed green salad, sweet plantains

Churrasco
$22.5

12 ounce strip loin grilled to order, roasted potatoes with mustard cream cheese sauce, salad, chimichurri on the side

Plato Montañero
$16.95

white rice, red beans, grilled rib eye steak topped with fried egg, fried pork rind, sweet plantains and avocado

Bistec A La Criolla
$16.95

beef loin steak or chicken breast sautéed with tomatoes and onions, white rice, mixed greens salad and sweet plantains

Lomo De Cerdo
$17.5

grilled pork loin, marinated with annatto and orange juice, served with moros y cristianos, mango salsa and sweet plantains

Milanesa Cerdo
$18.5

lightly breaded pork loin, pan fry, served with white rice, black beans, pico de gallo and sweet plantains

Pechuga De Pollo
$16.95

grilled chicken breast, marinated with white wine, garlic and scallions, spanish rice, sweet plantains and guacamole

Milanesa De Pollo
$18.5

crispy breaded chicken breast, pan fry, served with white rice, red beans, mixed greens salad and sweet plantains

Arroz Con Pollo
$15.95

shredded chicken, onions, green peppers, corn, peas and carrots, simmered in yellow rice, sweet plantains

Sobrebarriga
$18.5

slowly braised beef brisket simmered in creole sauce, accompanied with potatoes and cassava, white rice and mixed green salad

Lengua En Salsa
$18.5

tender beef tongue simmered in tomato and green peas sauce, served with white rice, sweet plantains and mixed greens salad

Tostada
$16.5

a crispy green plantain topped with sautéed beef, chicken or vegetables

Tostada
$16.5

served with black beans and guacamole

Plato Mixto
$22.5

1/2 churrasco, 1/2 chicken breast, five garlic shrimp, served with mixed greens salad and roasted potatoes

Pescados Y Mariscos

Fish And Seafood.

Camarones Al Ajillo
$19.5

garlic shrimp served with white rice, green plantains and mixed green salad

Tilapia
$17.95

plantain crusted tilapia, served over sautéed spinach, mofongo (mashed green plantains) and shallots white wine sauce

Cazuela De Mariscos
$19.95

white fish, shrimp, scallops, squid and clams in a tomato-coconut milk broth, accompanied with white rice and green plantains

Arroz Con Camarones
$19.95

shrimp, onions, green peppers, olives and peas mixed with yellow rice, and green plantains

Arroz Marinero
$19.95

white fish, shrimp, squid, scallops, clams, olives, onions, green peppers and peas mixed with yellow rice and green plantains

Ordenes Extras

Side Orders.

Tostones
$4.5

fried green plantain

Maduros
$4.5

fried sweet plantain

Arroz Y Frijoles
$5

rice and beans

Frijoles Rojos Y Negros
$2

red or black beans

Papas Fritas
$4

home fried potatoes

Arepa De Choclo
$3.5

sweet corn cake with melted cheese

Arepa Con Queso
$4

white corn cake stuffed with monterrey cheese

Arepitas Blancas
$3

small white corn cakes

Postres

Desserts.

Flan
$5.5

traditional milk custard with caramel sauce

Rollos De Queso Crema
$6.5

dulce de leche cheesecake rolls, vanilla ice cream and guava sauce

Torta De Chocolate
$6.95

warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and blackberry sauce

Soft Drinks $2

Coke

7up

Colombiana

Manzana

Tropical Juices

Tropical Juices
$3.5

mora, guanabana, maracuya, lulo, mango

Colombian Coffee
$2

Cappuccino
$3.75

Expresso
$2.5

Herbs Teas
$3

Brandy, Cordiales Y Cafes

Licor 43
$8

Cardenal Mendoza
$9

sanchez

La Ina
$7

dry sherry domecq

Warrens Otima 10
$8

ten years old tawny porto

Agavero
$8

original tequila liqueur

Sambuca
$8

Café Colombia
$6.5

colombian coffee with splash of cristal aguardiente and whipped cream

Café Mexico
$6.5

café con leche, kahlua and topped with whipped cream

Brandy, Cordiales Y Cafes

Buffet Lunch
$8.95

tuesday-friday: 11:00am-2:00pm. regular full menu available. all you can eat