Lunch Menu
Please enter at 1806 W. Irving Park Rd.
Breakfast Selections
The other side of the world 7.95
Scrambbled eggs with smoked salmon, fresh dill, spinach and cream cheese.
Served with oatmeal toast.
Chilaquiles
Corn tortillas 6.75
cooked with a spicy red tomato salsa served with sour cream,
queso fresco and eggs. (With grilled chicken) 7.95 (With Steak) 8.95
Ham Cheese and Eggs Sandwich 4.25
Scrambled eggs, swiss cheese and honey smoked ham on french bread
Starters
Papa Rellenas 6.75
Spicy mashed potatoes filled grilled chicken, pico de gallo, & cheese, with saffron sauce.
Coconut Shrimp 7.25
Sautéed shrimp in a spicy coconut sauce with sweet plantains. Served over curry rice.
Green Tamales 6.75
Made with poblano peppers, corn and brick cheese served with sour cream and pico de gallo
Taste of Cuba 6.75
Empanadas de picadillo, chicken & ham croquetas. Served with mariquitas and saffron sauce.
Café 28 Quesadillas Spinach or Chicken 5.75 Shrimp 6.50
Flour tortillas filled with brick cheese, garlic mushrooms,pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Soups & Salads
Soup of the Day Small cup 3.00 / Bowl 3.95
Black Bean Plate. 6.25
Black beans, white rice, and sweet plantains with a salad on side.
Tortilla Cobb Salad 6.50
Grilled chicken breast over romaine lettuce, diced tomato, scallions, and queso fresco with
a garlic vinaigrette.
Half & Half Sandwich 7.95
Choice of 1/2 a sandwich and 1/2 order of soup or salad.
Entrées
Carne a la Mexicana 10.95
Skirt Steak with tomato, cilantro, onion, & jalapeno pepper, served over
Mexican rice and vegetables.
Grilled Salmon 12.50
Grilled Atlantic salmon, served with garlic polenta, and sauteed spinach.
Tacos al Carbon Chicken 7.50 / Steak 8.50
Three grilled chicken or beef on corn tortillas, served with white rice and beans, salsa morita and sour cream.
Cuban Style Chicken 10.95
Chicken breast served with a roasted garlic sauce over Congri (beans and rice)
and sweet plantains.
Chino Latino Stir Fry 10.95
Stir fry chicken & shrimp, seasonal vegetables, and rice with a spicy sweet sauce.
A La Carte Selections
Sandwich Cubano 5.75
Ham, roast pork, swiss cheese, and pickles on pressed french bread.
Tacos al Carbon Each (Chicken 2.00)(Steaks 2.25)
Grilled chicken or beef on corn tortillas, salsa mortia and sour cream.
Mexican Chicken Torta 5.75
Grilled chicken breast, avocado, sliced onion, and avocado on french bread.
Cuban Steak Sandwich 6.75
Sauteed skirt steak, & onions in a mojo sauce, served on french bread.
Vegetable Sandwich 5.75
Grilled vegetables portobello mushrooms, green zuchini, yellow squash, eggplant, & red onions, served on oatmeal bread with feta cheese.
Pan Con Lechon 6.50
A tasty Cuban style roast pork sandwich.
Ropa Vieja Sandwich 5.75
Shredded flank steak, cooked with tomato sauce, red & green peppers, and spices
topped with fresh sliced onions.
Things to Share
- Guacamole & Chips 5.25
- Papas Fritas 3.25
- Yuca 2.00
- Small salad 2.75
- Vegetables 2.75
- Tostones / Maduros 2.75
- Mariquitas 1.50
- Congri 2.75
- White Rice 2.00 Black Beans 2.00
Soft & Hot Beverages
- Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Tonic $1.50
- Materva $1.50
- Ice Tea $1.50
- Lemonade $1.75
- Pineapple Juice $1.75
- Grapefruit Juice $1.75
- Mango Juice $1.75
- Cappuccino, Latte $2.50
- Mocha $3.75
- Café con Leche $2.50
- Café Cubano $1.00
- Espresso $1.75
- House Brew Coffee Small / Large 1.75 / 2.75
- Cortadito $2.00
- Hot Chocolate $2.00
- Hot Tea $1.50
- Aqua Panna Bottle Water $3.50
- San Pellegrino 16 oz. $3.50