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Delicia Tropical Cafe
780 Villa St
Elgin, IL 60120
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Main Menu
Aperitivos / Appetizers - Platano Y Yuca / Plantain And Casava
Amarillos
$3.25
sweet ripe plantain slices
Tostones
$3.25
large plantain chips coated with garlic served our homemade dipping sauce mayo-ketchup
Aranitas
$3.25
grated platain fried to a crisp and served with mayo ketchup
Pastel De Guineo O Yuca
$2.50
puerto rican style "tamles" made with green banana dough or casava dough. stuffed with pork
Platanutres
$3.25
thin cut plantain chips sprinkled with adobo served with our homemade dipping sauce mayo - ketchup
Aperitivos / Appetizers - Frituras / Fritters
Bacalaito
$1.50
fried cod fish fritter
Relleno De Papa
$1.50
mashed potato balls stuffed with ground beef
Pastelillo De Carne
$1.50
pastry turnover stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection
Pastelillo (emapanadilla) De Queso
$1.50
pastry turnover stuffed with american and swiss cheese
Alcapurrias De Guineo O Yuca
$1.50
grated green banana or casava dough stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection
Asopados / Soups
all soups include platain chips and salad
Asopado De Pollo
$7.25
chicken and rice soup
Asopado De Jamon
$6.50
ham and rice soup
Asopado De Salchichon Con Gandules
$7.25
summer sausage and pigeon pea soup
Asopado De Camarones
$8.95
shrimp and rice soup
Emparedados / Sandwiches
Tripleta
$5.95
pressed french bread stuffed with three meals. roasted pork, ham, turkey pastrami, lettuce, tomatoes, plantain chips, swiss cheese, and mayo
Jibarito Delicia (steak, Chicken Or Pork)
$5.25
platain sandwich coated with garlic served with lettuce, tomatoes and our special sauce
Jibarito Chicago
$5.25
chicago style plantain sandwich coasted with garlic served with lettuce tomatoes, mayo, and cheese
Bori-cuba
$5.25
rican/cuban plantain sandwich filled with roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard
Cubano
$5.25
cuban style pressed sandwich filled with roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard
Criollo De Bistec, Pollo, O Pernil
$5.25
pressed french bread served with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo-ketchup or just plain mayo. your choice of steak, chicken or pork
Cridollo De Jamon Queso Y Huevo
$4.50
pressed french bread served with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo-ketchup or just plain mayo
Emparedados / Sandwiches - Side Orders
Arroz Con Gandules
$3.00Amarillos
$3.00
sweet plantain
Platanutres
$3.00
plantain chips
Arroz Blanco Con Habichuelas
$3.00Tostones
$3.00
fried plantain
Papa Frita
$3.00
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
Chuletas En Salsa
$9.75
pork chops in salsa criolla topped with red peppers and onions
Carne Frita
$7.95
pork loin cubes marinated and seasoned then fried to perfection
Pastel (guineo O Yuca)
$5.50
puerto rican style "tameles" made with green banana dough or casava dough stuffed with pork wrapped in banana leaves then boiled to perfection
Pernil
$8.95
marinated oven roasted pork
Chuletas
$8.95
pork choips marinated and seasoned then fried to perfection
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
Carne Guisada
$9.75
cubed beef stewed with potatoes and sofrito
Bistec Encebollado
$7.95
sandwich steak sauteed in olive oil, oregano, and smothered in onions
Bistec En Salsa
$9.50
beef strips sauteed in salsa criolla topped with red peppers and onions
Platos Tradicionales - Camarones
Camarones En Salsa
$10.95
13 tail on 31-40 shrimp sauteed in salsa criolla topped with red peppers and onions
Camarones Empanado
$11.95
fried breaded shrimp
Camarones Al Ajillo
$10.95
13 tail on 31-40 shrimp sauteed in garlic lemon buttery blend topped with red peppers and onions
Platos Tradicionales - Seleciones De Pollo / Chicken Selections
all dinner are served with your choice of arroz con gadules, white rice with beans or mofongo and salad
Pechuga En Salsa Criolla
$9.50
diced chicken breast sauteed in salsa criolla topped with onions, green peppers and red peppers
Pechuga Al Ajillo
$9.50
diced chicken breast sauteed in our garlic butter sauce topped with onions, green peppers and red peppers
Pollo Guisado
$8.00
chicken stewed with potatoes and sofrito. two pieces drumstick and thigh
Chicharones De Pollo
$8.95
strips of marinated chicken breast seasoned, breaded and fried to perfections
Pollo Frito
$7.95
two pieces of chicken seasoned with avocado and sazon, marinated in our special mojo criollo then fried skin on unbread to perfection
Acompanantes / Sides
Mofongo De Platano
$5.50
green plantain cooked then mashed into a mound with garlic, butter, pork ribs then served with chicken broth on the side to pour over
Arroz Con Gandules
spanish rice with pigeon peas and green olives
- Small $1.75
- Medium $3.25
- Large $6.50
Arroz Blanco
while rice
- Small $1.25
- Medium $2.00
- Large $4.00
Habichelas Guisadas
pinto beans served with potatoes, kidney beans stewed with summer sausage and potatoes
- 8 Oz. $2.25
- 16 Oz. $14.25
Drinks
Malta
$1.75Specialty Pops
$1.50
kola champagne (p.r. cream soda), coco rico (coconut soda), jupina (pineapple soda)
Natural Juice
$1.75
parch (passion fruit) and guayaba (guava)
Drinks - Pepsi Fountain
Pepsi
$1.75Diet Pepsi
$1.75Raspberry Tea
$1.75Sierra Mist
$1.75Cherry Pepsi
$1.75Orange Crush
$1.75Surtido's / Mixed Appetizer Dish
Surtido Grande
$15.95
diced chicken breast, fried pork chunks, breaded cheese, all fried to perfection. served with plantains and mayo-ketchup dipping sauce
Surtido Pequeno
$8.95
diced chicken breast, fried pork chunks, breaded cheese, all fried to perfection. served with plantains and mayo-ketchup dipping sauce
Pechugas / Chicken Breast
one choice of dinner side selection
Pechuga Rellena De Camarones
$13.95
breaded chicken breast stuffed with shrimp and mozzarella cheese, wrapped in bacon then pan fried to perfection, topped with mushroom gravy or marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese
Pechuga Al La Parmesana
$11.95
breaded chicken breast fried to perfection, topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese
Pechuga Rellena De Jamon Y Queso
$11.95
breaded chicken breast stuffed with ham and mozzarella cheese, wrapped in bacon then pan fried to perfection, topped with mushroom gravy or marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese
Pechuga Rellena De Amarillos
$9.95
chicken breast stuffed with sweet plantain, wrapped in bacon then baked to perfection, topped with mushroom gravy
Pechuga Rellena De Mofongo
$9.95
chicken breast stuffed with seasoned plantain, wrapped in bacon then oven baked to perfection, topped with mushrooms gravy
Main
one choice of dinner side selection
Cerdo / Pork - Chuleta Rellena De Jamon Y Queso
$11.95
breaded pork loin stuffed with ham and mozzarella cheese wrapped in bacon, pan fried to perfection, topped with mushroom sauce
Churrasaco
$14.95
pan grilled skirt steak seasoned in worchester sauce topped with mushroom gravy
Mofongo's
side selection not included with mofongos
Mofongo Relleno De Camarones
$14.95
mashed seasoned plantain stuffed with shrimp. shrimp is sauteed in our salsa criolla sauce
Mofongo Relleno De Pollo
$12.95
mashed plantain stuffed with diced chicken breast. chicken is sauteed in our salsa criolla
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About Us
Delicia Tropical Café offers quality, home-cooked Puerto Rican food to the Elgin, IL area. Our family owned restaurant is the only restaurant in the Chicago suburbs that serves authentic Puerto Rican foods.