Authentic Puerto Rican Food
Menu
APERITIVOS / APPETIZERS
sweet ripe plantain slices
large plantain chips seasoned with garlic
grated platain fried to a crisp and served with mayo ketchup
puerto rican style "tamles" made with green banana dough or casava dough stuffed with pork
thin cut plantain chips
Breaded cheeseballs, fried to perfection and served with mayo-ketchup dipping sauce
Corn stick fritters (12 pcs) served with mayo-ketchup sauce
Diced chicken pieces, fried pork chunks, breaded cheeseballs, and corn stick fritters, all fried to perfection. Served with large fried thick-cut plantain chips and mayo-ketchup dipping sauce
Lettuce and tomato salad. Served with your choice of dressing
FRITURAS / FRITTERS
fried cod fish fritter
mashed potato balls stuffed with ground beef
pastry turnover stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection
pastry turnover stuffed with american and swiss cheese
grated green banana or casava dough stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection
Turnover stuffed with marinera sauce
SOPAS / SOUPS
all soups include platain chips and salad
chicken and rice soup
ham and rice soup
pastry turnover stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection
shrimp and rice soup
lobster and rice soup
EMPAREDADOS / SANDWICHES / JIBARITOS
pressed french bread stuffed with three meals. roasted pork, ham, turkey pastrami, lettuce, tomatoes, plantain chips, swiss cheese, and mayo
chicken or pernil with lettuce, tomato, swiss cheese, rice with gandules and delicia sauce
cuban style pressed sandwich filled with roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard
pressed french bread served with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo-ketchup or just plain mayo. your choice of steak, chicken or pork
pressed french bread served with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo-ketchup or just plain mayo
platain sandwich coated with garlic served with lettuce, tomatoes and our special sauce
chicago style plantain sandwich coasted with garlic served with lettuce tomatoes, mayo, and cheese
Pollo, Pernil, Bistec w/rice
Vegetables w/rice
SIDES
sweet plantain
plantain chips
fried plantain
french fries
PLATOS TRADICIONALES - SELECIONES DE CERDO / PORK SELECTIONS
all dinner are served with your choice of arroz con gadules, white rice with beans or mofongo and salad
pork chops in salsa criolla topped with red peppers and onions
pork loin cubes marinated and seasoned then fried to perfection
puerto rican style "tameles" made with green banana dough or casava dough stuffed with pork wrapped in banana leaves then boiled to perfection
marinated oven roasted pork
pork choips marinated and seasoned then fried to perfection
pork chop served with ribs and fried pork skin
PLATOS TRADICIONALES - SELECIONES DE RES / BEEF SELECTIONS
all dinner are served with your choice of arroz con gadules, white rice with beans or mofongo and salad
cubed beef stewed with potatoes and sofrito
sandwich steak sauteed in olive oil, oregano, and smothered in onions
beef strips sauteed in salsa criolla topped with red peppers and onions
pan-grilled skirt steak, seasoned with Worchester sauce and topped with mushroom gravy
PLATOS TRADICIONALES - MARISCOS / SEA FOOD
13 tail on 31-40 shrimp sauteed in salsa criolla topped with red peppers and onions
shrimp sauteed in garlic butter sauce and topped with peppers and onions
tilapia fillet with sauce and topped with peppers and onions
tilapia fillet sauted in garlic butter sauce and topped with peppers and onins
lobster with sauce topped with peppers and onions
lobster sauteed in garlic butter sauce and topped with peppers and oninos
PLATOS TRADICIONALES - POLLO / CHICKEN
parmesan-style breaded chicken breast topped with marinera sauce and mozzarella cheese
stewed chicken with potatoes
breaded chicken breast chunks
breaded fried chicken (requires extra cooking time)
chicken breast marinated with sauce and topped with peppers and onions
chicken breast with garlic butter sauce, topped with peppers and onions
ESPECIALIDADES DE LA CASA / HOUSE SPECIALTIES
breaded pork chop stuffed with ham and mozzarella cheese wrapped in bacon then fried and served with your choice of marinera or pimonte sauce (allow extra cooking time for chicken and breaded pork chop)
mashed-seasoned fried plantain stuffed with chicken
mashed-seasoned fried plantain stuffed with shrimp
mashed-seasoned fried plantain stuffed with lobster
Contact
Delicia Tropical Cafe
780 Villa St.
Elgin IL, 60120
Business Hours:
Mon-Wed-Thur 10am-9pm
Tuesday 10am-7pm
Friday-Saturday 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-9pm
Call Now:847 695 6207
