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El Rocoto
11433 South St.
Cerritos, CA 90703
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Main Menu
Appetizers & Cravings
To start
Jalea
Fried fish, shrimp, scallops, squid, and mussels with salsa criolla, cancha and tartar sauce
- Half $23.00
- Full $39.00
Papa Rellena
$12.00
Potato croquettes stuffed with beef picadillo served with salsa criolla and huancaina sauce
Pulpo a la Parrilla
$18.00
Grilled octopus with aji limo, mint and ginger chimichurri
Chicharron Calamari
$14.00
Fried calamari with salsa criolla and tartar sauce
Yuquita Dos Salsas
$13.00
Fried Yuca with huancaina and ocopa sauce
Tamal
$12.00
Chicken or pork Tamal, served with salsa criolla
Trio Causitas
$14.00
Three causitas, whipped potato with aji amarillo. Crab meat, tuna tartare and chicken
Ensalada Mixta
$14.00
Spring mix salad with Peruvian corn, quinoa, queso fresco and passion fruit dressing
vegetarian
Papa Huancaina
$12.00
Sliced potatoes topped with aji amarillo-feta cheese sauce, botija olive and boiled egg
Wonton Frito
$14.00
Fried wontons stuffed with shrimp, pork and chicken with tamarindo sauce
Pulpo al Olivo
$18.50
Sliced octopus, Peruvian corn, in botija olive sauce
Cebiches
fish / seasonal briefly marinated in "leche de tigre" (lime juice, garlic, ginger and aji limo)
Exotica Cebiche
$17.00
Ahi tuna, pulpo, leche de tigre
Tuna Cebiche
$18.00
Tuna, crispy quinoa, cucumbers, avocado and nikkei sauce
Crocante Cebiche
$19.00
Halibut in aji amarillo, leche de tigre on top of fried calamari, cancha and glazed sweet potatoes
Mixto Cebiche
$17.00
Halibut, shrimp, octopus and squid in leche de tigre, peruvian corn and glazed sweet potato yam
Pescado Cebiche
$18.00
Halibut in leche de tigre, peruvian corn and glazed sweet potato yam
Anticuchos
peruvian skewers served with peruvian corn, chimuchurri, crispy potatoes and huacatay sauce
Chicken Anticuchos
$13.00
Abf chicken breast, huacatay sauce
Beef Anticuchos
$14.00
Tenderloin angus, huacatay sauce
Anticuchos de corazón
$14.00
Beef heart, rocoto sauce
Sides
complement the dishes
Bread
- Small $0.85
Green Hot Sauce 2 oz
- Small $0.40
Orange Hot Sauces 2 oz
- Small $0.40
Quinotto
$10.00
Side Quinotto
Papas Fritas
$4.00
Side French fries
Arroz Blanco
$3.50
Side white rice
Yuca Frita
$5.50
Side fried yucca
Camote Fritos
$4.00
Side sweet potato chips
Tallarin Verde Solo
$9.00
Side pesto spaghetti
Platanos Fritos
$5.50
Side fried plantains
Salsa Criolla
$4.00
Side marinated onions & tomatoes
Chaufa Solo
$8.00
Side of fried rice
Soups
exquisite soups
Sustancia
$16.00
Beef or chicken angel hair noodle soup
Sopa Wonton
$19.00
Special wonton soup
Chupe de Camarones
$22.00
Creamy shrimp chowder, Peruvian corn, potatoes, fresh cheese, eggs and fish
Parihuela Salvaje
$22.00
Peruvian bouillabaisse with seafood and aji panca soup
Chilcano de Pescado
$18.00
Fish and rice clear broth soup
Specialty Rice Dishes
rice simmered and fried rice
Seco Carne
$26.00
Braised beef short rib, cilantro beer sauce, canario beans, salsa criolla
Arroz con Mariscos
$23.00
Rice simmered in saffron wine sauce with squid, mussels, shrimp, octopus and scallops
Chaufa Especial
$20.00
Oriental Peruvian fried rice with shrimp, pork, chicken and beef
Arroz con Pollo
$20.00
Rice cooked with cilantro sauce with chicken, salsa criolla and papa huancaina
- Add Grilled Chicken Breast
- $2.00
Chaufa Mariscos
$23.00
Oriental Peruvian fried rice with shrimp, octopus, scallops, mussels, and squid
Arroz Norteño
$23.00
Rice simmered in cilantro dark beer sauce with squid, mussels, shrimp, octopus and scallops
Chaufa
$18.00
Oriental Peruvian fried rice, chicken or beef
Fish & Seafood
best peruvian seafood
Seco de Pescado Camarones
$25.00
White fish and shrimp stew in cilantro beer sauce, yucca and rice
Pescado a Vapor
$22.00
Steamed fish with shitake mushroom, bok choi, ginger, green onions, steam rice and oil soy sauce
Camaron al Ajo
$25.00
Jumbo shrimp in a butter and garlic sauce with asparagus and rice
Saltado de Mariscos
$21.00
Stir-fry seafood, onions, tomatoes, fried potatoes and steamed rice
Quinotto Chorrillano
$26.00
Pan-fried fish, aji amarillo Peruvian corn quinoa risotto, chorrillana sauce
Pescado Sudado
$22.00
Poached fish fillet with onions, tomatoes, with aji pancha white wine sauce and rice
Picante de Mariscos
$24.00
Seafood in aji panca creamy sauce and rice
Pescado Frito
$22.00
Pan fried fish, salsa criolla, salad, rice
Mariscos a la Parrilla
$24.00
Grilled seafood, aji panca huacatay beer sauce
Pescado a Lo Macho
$25.00
Shrimp, squid, mussels, scallops and octopus with aji amarillo creamy sauce on fish fillet with rice. Seafood lover!
Tacu Tacu de Mariscos
$26.00
Seafood aji Amarillo creamy sauce, rice mixed mashed canario beans, salsa criolla
Pastas
traditional pasta
Oxtail Fettuccine
$26.00
Braised oxtail in tomato wine sauce with creamy fettuccine and mushrooms
Tallarin Trozos Pollo
$19.00
Stir-fry oriental, Peruvian chicken chowmein, free range chicken
Tallarin Saltado-Beef
$22.00
Stir-fry tenderloin angus, spaghetti, snow peas, tomatoes and onions
- Add Seafood
- $2.50
Fettuccine a la Huancaina
$26.00
Huancaina fettuccine, stir fry beef tenderloin angus with mushrooms
Tallarin Verde
$20.00
Breaded chicken or beef steak, pesto spaghetti with parmesan cheese
Vegetarian Entrees
Vegetable dishes
Quinotto
$19.00
Sauteed mushrooms and Peruvian corn over aji amarillo quinotto
vegetarian
Tallarines Verde con Huancaina
$19.00
Pesto spaghetti with papa huancaina
vegetarian
Saltado de Vegetables
$16.00
Stir-fry vegetables, fried potatoes and rice
vegetarian
Tallarin Verde Solo
$9.00
Side pesto spaghetti
Entrees
authentic and traditional dishes
Carne a la Parrilla Encebollada
Grilled ribeye angus steak, topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes and rice
- Chicken $25.00
- Ribeye Steak $30.00
Seco de Cordero
$24.00
Braised lamb shank in cilantro beer sauce with Peruvian beans, salsa criolla and rice
Aji de Galliana
$20.00
Shredded chicken in aji amarillo and walnuts creamy sauce with potatoes and rice
Saltado de Pollo
$17.00
Stir-fry chicken with onions, tomatoes, fried potatoes and rice. Free range chicken
Lomo Saltado
$22.00
Stir-fry tenderloin angus, onions, tomatoes, fried potatoes with riceMost popular!
- Protein Choice - Chaufa
- $2.00
Quinotto Lomo
$26.00
Stir-fry beef tenderloin, onions, tomatoed with Peruvian corn quinoa risotto huancaina
Suprema de Pollo
$20.00
Breaded chicken with rice and salad. Protein Choice: Beef, Breaded Chicken
Carne a Lo Pobre
$26.00
Grilled ribeye angus steak, fried plantain, egg, fried potatoes, chimichurri, huancaina sauce, salad and rice. Protein Choice: Chicken
Malaya con Ocopa
$24.00
Braised skirt steak in aji panca sauce, potatoes in ocopa creamy sauce, salsa criolla and rice
Tacu Tacu Especial
$26.00
Stir fry tenderloin angus, onions, tomatoes, plantain, rice mixed mashed canario beans, eggs, salsa criolla
Desserts / Postres
delicious peruvian desserts
Alfajor
$8.00
Shortbread home made Cookie with Manjarblanco Filling
Beverages
infusion drinks and more
Sprite
Sprite is sparkling lemon-lime soda
- Small $4.00
Coca Cola
Refreshing Coca Cola glass bottle
- Small $4.00
Fanta
Fanta- brightens colors
- Small $4.00
Fiji Water
bottle water 16 FL oz
- Small $3.50
Perrier Sparkling Water
Bottle sparkling water 11 FL Oz
- Small $4.00
Inka Kola
Inka Kola is a golden soda that has a sweet, fruity flavor that somewhat resembles its main ingredient, lemon verbena (verbena de Indias or cedrón in Spanish)
- Small $4.00
Maracuya
Refreshing Passion Fruit 16 FL Oz
- Small $4.00
Beer
Imported and domestic beer
Budweiser
$7.00
Budweiser is a medium-bodied, flavorful, crisp American-style lager. Brewed with the best barley malt and a blend of premium hop varieties
Coors Light
$7.00
Coors Light Beer is an American style light lager. Crisp, clean and refreshing, this light beer has a 4.2% alcohol by volume
Corona
$8.00
Corona Extra is imported from Mexico and has a lighter than traditional beers, with a crisp and refreshing taste
Modelo Especial y Negra
$8.00
Modelo Especial is made with filtered water, malted barley, hops, corn and yeast
Kirin Ichiban
$8.00
Kirin Ichiban is brewed from only malt, hops and water. Unlike other beer, only the first press of the wort is used
Heineken
$8.00
Heineken is a premium lager with deep golden color, light fruity aroma, a mild bitter taste and balanced hop aroma leaving a crispy, clean finish of refreshing taste
Stella Artois
$8.00
Stella Artois is a classic Belgian lager, golden in color with a floral, hop aroma, well-balanced fruity malty sweetness, crisp hop bitterness and a soft dry finish
Cristal
$8.00
Cristal is a very light yellow color with a white. Aroma has notes of lemons, ripe apples, and sweet malt. This a light bodied beer with a clean, refreshing finish
Cusqueña
$8.00
Cusquena is a super-premium golden lager from Cuzco, the seat of the Inca empire. Brewed since 1911, it uses only the finest natural ingredients, including pure mountain water from a source at 18, 000 feet in the Peruvian Andes
Cocktails
Artisan cocktails
Chilcano Fruits
$13.00
Pisco quebranta, ginger ale, mint, lime, raspberry, cucumber
Chilcano Cucumber
$13.00
The refreshing Chicano Cumber snap of lime, cucumber and pisco with the fizz of ginger ale is what makes the Chilcano delicious
Chilcano 100
$13.00
Pisco, ginger ale, fresh mint, lime, angostura bitters
Maracuya Sour
$13.00
Maracuya Sour is yellowish skin and full of acid, fruity and floral flavor. Pisco quebranta, passion fruit, egg white
Pisco Sour
$13.00
Our most popular Pisco Sour is made of pisco, lime juice, egg white and Angostura bitters, the Pisco Sour is simultaneously earthy, sweet and tart a cocktail
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General Info
Payment Types
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Cuisine
American - Contemporary
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 8:30pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 8:30pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 8:30pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 8:30pm
Friday:
11:00am - 9:30pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 9:30pm
Sunday:
9:30am - 8:30pm
Additional Information:
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