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Tuesday - Sunday, 5:30-Close
ANTOJITOS
Little CravingsDatiles
bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates.
$9.75
Maracuchitos
queso Paisa wrapped in sweet plantains.
$9
Tequeños
Guayanes cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with cipotle ketchup.
$9.50
Cocas del dia
Spanish flatbread, two types: Champiñones: sautéed oyster & shitake mushrooms with garlic, manchego cheese, arugula, shaved black truffles, porcini glaze; or Guayaba: guava preserve, goat cheese, arugula, fig glaze.
$9.95
Mini Costillitas
apple cider, slow-steamed, baby-back ribs with guava BBQ, tapas-style.
$9.95
Trio de Empanadas
queso blanco, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo.
$9.95
Sopa Calabaza
Roasted butternut squash with coconut milk and tajada (no cream).
$8
Vegetarian
Vegan
AREPAS
Traditional Venezuelan grilled corn-flour sandwiches.Domino
black beans (contains pork) and Palmizulia cheese.
$8.50
La Gringa
Edam cheese.
$8
Mechada
Venezuelan-style, stewed shredded beef.
$9
Pelua
Venezuelan-style shredded beef with Edam cheese.
$9.50
Queso de mano
Venezuelan hand-made cheese.
$8.50
Vegetarian
Guayanesa
Guayanes (Venezuelan soft, creamy) cheese.
$8
Vegetarian
Jardinera
Guayanés cheese, sweet plantains, guasacaca.
$8.50
Vegetarian
Pabellón
black bens, mechada, tajadas, and queso blanco.
$9
Pernil
mojo-marinated pork, Guayanés cheese, tomato.
$9
Reina Pepiada
shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato.
$9
EMPANADAS
Traditional Latin American fried turnover pattiesEmpanada Mechada
Venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo.
$12
Empanada Verde
made with 100% plantain dough and filled with forest mushrooms, piquillo peppers and Manchego cheese; with a fresh greens salad tossed with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
$13
Vegetarian
ENSALADAS
SaladsOrinoco
grilled chicken breast, fresh greens salad with red onions, green grapes, tossed in a sherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted almonds.
$11.50
Palmito
heart of palm, fresh greens and red onions, tossed in a cabrales cheese vinaigrette, with bacon wrapped dates.
$11.50
Remolacha con quinoa
roasted beets and quinoa tossed with mixed greens, red onions, in a sherry vinaigrette with fresh goat cheese and pine nuts (add chicken 3.00).
$11
PRINCIPALES
Main DishesPolvotosa de pollo
criollo chicken guiso in a polvorosa dough pie served with spring mix and mango chutney.
$17
Pabellon Criollo
Venezuela’s most folkloric dish: shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains.
$22
Cachapa
Traditional corn pancake with melted queso de mano.
$14.50
Cachapa Pabellón
Traditional corn pancake with mechada, tajadas, black beans, queso fresco.
$17
Adobo-smoked Churrasco
12oz quick smoked strip-steak churrasco, char-grilled with a panela-red- wine-glaze, arugula blue cheese salad in a balsamic, dry mushroom/cranberry vinaigrette.
$24
Atún
adobo-rubbed high grade yellow-fin tuna seared and served with arugula sun-dried tomato vinaigrette salad and toasted pepitas.
$24
Chuleta
dry chile-spiced rubbed pork loin chop with orange mermelada and roasted cauliflower-manchego purée.
$22
Cordero Tradicional
pistachio-panela-plantain crusted NZ lamb chops with mint mojo, arugula/Cabrales cheese salad.
$25
Costillita
apple cider juice slow-steamed baby-back ribs with guava BBQ sauce & yuca fries.
$23.50
La Primera Burger
Pork/chorizo patty, Manchego cheese, Peruvian criollo salad. rocoto aioli, chipotle ketchup. With truffle-salted hand cut fries.
$17
Panela Salmon
Panela marinated salmon, cook to order, served over aji amarillo creamed quinoa with jicama/arugula salad and broken olive vinaigrette
$22
Parrilla Caraqueña
Orinoco’s grill plate with a seasoned 4oz strip steak, 1/4 marinated chicken, grilled chorizo, guasacaca, and yuca frita with signature mojo.
$25
Pollo Adobo
adobo criollo marinated-halved chicken with oregano oil and grilled scallions-- add malanga gnocchi in a trumpet mushroom cream (5.00).
$18
Roasted Portobello Arepa
Portabello-filled arepa made with sweet roasted corn and anise seeds—with sautéed wild mushrooms, sweet corn and spinach and huitlacoche sauce.
$21
Vegetarian
AL LADO
Arroz con caraotas
white rice with black beans (cooked with pork) in a bowl.
$7.25
Grilled Asparagus
with chimi sauce.
$6.75
Papitas Fritas
French fries.
$5.75
Espinaca a la brava
sautéed spinach with mushrooms, garlic and corn.
$7
Vegetarian
Tajadas
fried sweet plantains.
$6.25
Tostones
crispy green plantains mini-cakes with sun dried tomato mojo.
$6.25
Yuca
crispy sticks with signature mojo.
$6.25
POSTRES
Quesillo
homemade traditional Venezuelan custard with caramel.
$6.50
Gluten free
Torta Fluida
molten chocolate cake made with 100% Venezuelan dark chocolate.
$7
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Prices on the web site may not be up-to-date.
Please call the restaurant to confirm current menu prices.
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