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La Essencia Menu and Prices

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La Essencia Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14

Desayuno Specials $8

Pancakes, Eggs And Bacon

Price may varies

with orange juice.

Mongu

$8.00 - $6.00

Egg, Salami, White Fried Cheese, Bacon And Cheese Omelette

Price may varies

Spinach And Cheese Omelette

Price may varies

Western Omelette

Price may varies

Ham And Cheese Omelette

Price may varies

Aperitivos

Tostones Rellenos

$11.00

mini filled plantain cups.

Calamares Fritos

$11.00

crispy calamari.

Alitas De Pollo

$9.00

chicken wings.

Quesadilla

$9.00

flour tortilla.

Croqueta De Pollo

$9.00

chicken croquettes.

Palito De Quesa

$8.00

mozzarella sticks.

Tacos Res Pollos Carnitas

$8.00

Empanaditas

$6.00

Sopas

Pollo

$7.00 - $4.00

chicken.

Sancocho

$8.00 - $5.00

traditional soup.

Mondongo

$5.00 - $8.00

beef trip soup.

De Camarones

$17.00

soup with shrimp.

De Mariscos

$21.00

seafood.

Ensaladas

Verde

$3.50

green salad.

De Aguacate

$5.00

avocado.

La Essencia

$7.00

Caesar

$6.00

Caesar Salad With Chicken

$8.00

Caesar Salad With Camarones

$14.00

Pastas

Lasana Caribena

$11.00

caribbean lasagna.

Pollo Parmigiana

$15.00

chicken parmigiana.

Berenjena Parmigiana

$12.00

breaded eggplant.

Camarones A La Essencia

$18.00

shrimp essencia.

Signature Dishes

Paella Caribena

$22.00

caribbean paella.

Ropa Vieja Sobre Yuca Fongo

$17.00

shredded skirt steak yuca fongo.

Picadera De Pollo, Res Y Cerdo

$17.00

appetizer dish to share. chicken, beef and pork.

Arroces

De Pollo Arroz

$12.00

chicken.

Longaniza, Pollo Y Chuleta Arroz

$17.00

sausage, chicken and chop.

Calamares Arroz

$13.00

calamari.

Camarones Arroz

$18.00

shrimp.

Pollos

Chicharron De Pollo

$11.00

fried chicken.

Chicharron Sin Hueso

$13.00

boneless fried chicken.

Pechuga Al Limon

$16.00

chicken in a lemon sauce.

Medio Pollo Al Hormo

$8.00

half of chicken.

Pechuga A La Essencia

$16.00

essencia chicken breast.

Pechuguines Caribenos

$16.00

caribbean crisp chicken breast.

Pechuga Golden Blue

$18.00

Filetillo De Pollo

$13.00

strip chicken breast.

Pollo Al Champinon

$16.00

chicken mushrooms.

Carnes $13

Filetillo De Res

Price may varies

steak strips.

Masita De Res

Price may varies

boneless steak strip.

Bistec Encebollado

Price may varies

seared thin cut steak with onions.

Bistec Empanisado

Price may varies

breaded steak.

Cerdo

Pernil Asado

$12.00

roasted pork.

Chuleta

$13.00

pork chops.

Chuleta A La Criolla

$13.00

smothered pork chops.

Masitas De Cerdo

$13.00

boneless pork.

Mofongos $8

Chicharron

Price may varies

crispy pork.

Pollo

Price may varies

chicken.

Longaniza

Price may varies

spanish sausage.

Queso

Price may varies

cheese.

Vegetales

Price may varies

vegetables.

Parrilla

Churrasco

$22.00

skirt steak.

T-Bone Steak

$27.00

Costilla

$13.00

ribs.

Chuleta

$13.00

pork chop.

Pechuga

$13.00

breast chicken.

Bistec

$13.00

steak.

Camarones

$18.00

shrimp.

Guisados

Pollo

$12.00

chicken.

Res

$13.00

steak.

Chivo Liniero

$13.00

goat.

Rabo Ensendido

$15.00

tail in a rich sauce.

Bacalao

$13.00

codfish.

Mariscos

Salmon A La Essencia

$19.00

Salmon Al Horno

$17.00

baked salmon.

Filete De Pescado Al Horno

$16.00

baked fish fillet.

Filete De Pescado Relleno De Camarones

$21.00

fish fillet filled with shrimp.

Pescado En Salsa Blanca

$19.00

fish served in a white sauce.

Camorones Al Ajillo

$18.00

garlic shrimp.

Pargo

$20.00

red snapper.

Sandwiches

Pechuga De Pollo

$7.00

chicken breast.

Bistec

$7.00

steak.

Pernil

$7.00

pork.

Jamon Y Queso

$4.00

ham and cheese.

Cubano

$7.00

cuban.

Hamburgesa A La Essencia

$8.00

essencia burger.

Club

$9.00

Family Specials

Family Special #1

$20.00

whole rotisserie chicken, white rice, beans, salad and 2-liter soda.

Family Special #2

$21.00

pepper steak, white rice, beans, salad and 2-liter soda.

Family Special #3

$20.00

three fried pork chips, white rice, beans, salad and 2-liter soda.

Side Orders

Arroz

$2.00 - $4.00

rice.

Habichuela

$1.50 - $2.50

beans.

Tostones

$3.00 - $6.00

green plantains.

Vegetales

$4.00

veggies.

Pure De Papa

$4.00

mashed potatoes.

Pure De Yuca

$4.00

mashed cassava.

Pan Tostado

$1.00

toasted bread.

Aguacate

$2.00

avocado.

Platano Maduro

$3.00

sweet plantains.

Menu De Ninos $6

Kid's Chicken Tender And Fries

Price may varies

Kid's Mini Hot Dog

Price may varies

Kid's Macaroni And Cheese

Price may varies

Jugos

Naranja Jugo

$3.50

orange juice.

Jugo De Chinola

$3.00

passion fruit juice.

Limonada

$3.00

lemonade.

Jugo De Naranja Y Zanahoria

$3.50

orange and carrot juice.

Jugo De Morisonando

$3.50

orange juice with milk.

Jugo De Tamarindo

$3.00

tamarind juice.

Batidos

Milk Shake

$3.50

Pina Colada

$5.00

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