What's wrong with this menu?
Orinoco
56 JFK St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Uber
MORE PHOTOS
more menus
Dinner Menu
Lunch Menu
Sunday Brunch Menu
Dinner Menu
there will be a $5 surcharge for shared entrees
Antojitos
little cravings
Cocas Del Dia
$8.00
spanish flatbread, two types - champiñones: sautéed oyster and shitake mushrooms with garlic, manchego cheese, arugula, shaved black truffles, porcini glaze; or guayaba: guava preserve, goat cheese, arugula, fig glaze
Datiles
$7.00
bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates
Maracuchitos
$5.00
queso paisa wrapped in sweet plantains
Mini Costillitas
$8.00
apple cider, slow-steamed, baby-back ribs with guava bbq, tapas-style
Tequeños
$6.75
guayanés cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup
Trio De Empanadas
$8.25
cazon, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo
Ensaladas
Salads
Orinoco
$8.75
grilled chicken breast, with a fresh greens salad, green grapes, tossed in a sherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted almonds
Palmito
$8.50
heart of palm tossed with fresh greens salad tossed cabrales cheese vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates
Remolacha Con Cabra
roasted beet tossed with a fresh green salad. tossed in a sherry vinaigrettefresh goat cheese and pinenuts
- $8.00
- Add Chicken $3.00
Arepas
traditional venezuelan grilled corn flour pocket sandwiches
Domino
$5.75
black beans (contains pork) and palmizulia cheese
Guayanesa
$6.00
(veg.): venezuelan creamy guayanés cheese
Jardinera
$6.00
(veg.): guayanés cheese, sweet plantains, guasacaca
La Gringa
$4.75
edam cheese
Mechada
$6.00
venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef
Pelua
$6.50
venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with edam cheese
Pernil
$7.00
mojo marinated pork, guayanés cheese, tomato
Queso De Mano
$6.00
(veg.): venezuelan hand-made cheese
Reina Pepiada
$6.00
shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato
Empanadas
traditional latin american turnover patties
Mechada
$8.50
venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo
Verde
$8.75
made with 100% plantain dough and filled with forrest mushrooms, piquillo peppers and manchego cheese; with a fresh greens salad tossed with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
Main Dishes
Asado Negro
$13.50
panela, onion slow-cooked beef roast served au-jus with rice and sweet plantains
Pabellón Criollo
$14.00
shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains
Pollo Adobo
adobo criollo marinated-halved chicken with oregano oil and grilled scallions
- $14.00
- Add Malanga Gnocchi In A Trumpet Mushroom Cream $5.00
Polvorosa De Pollo
$14.50
criollo chicken guiso in a polvorosa dough pie served with spring mix and mango chutney
Orinoco’s Signature Dishes
Adobo Smoked Churrasco
$19.00
12 oz. quick smoked strip-steak churrasco, char-grilled with a panela-red-wine-glaze, arugula blue cheese salad in a balsamic, dry mushroom/cranberry vinaigrette
Atún
$19.00
adobo-rubbed high grade yellow-fin tuna seared and served with arugula sun-dried tomato vinaigrette salad and toasted pepitas
Beef Tenderloin Churrasquito
$19.00
7 oz. beef tenderloin, rolled-cut churrasco style, char-grilled with crab picadillo, grilled asparagus, and salsa chimi
Cordero Tradicional
$19.00
pistachio-panela-plantain crusted nz lamb chops with mint mojo, arugula cabrales cheese salad
Costillitas
$19.00
apple cider juice slow-steamed baby-back ribs with guava bbq sauce and yuca fries
Mahi-mahi
$17.00
plantain crusted mahi-mahi with “rabo encendido” and tomato escabeche. this dish contains meat
Parilla Caraqueña
$19.00
orinoco’s grill plate with a seasoned 4oz stripsteak, 1/4 marinated chicken, grilled chorizo, guasacaca, and yuca frita with signature mojo
On The Side
Arroz Con Caraotas
$4.50
white rice with black beans (cooked with pork) in a bowl
Espinaca A La Brava
$5.50
sautéed spinach with mushrooms, garlic and corn
Grilled Asparagus
$5.00
with chimi sauce
Tajadas
$4.50
fried sweet plantains
Tostones
$4.50
crispy green plantains mini-cakes with sun dried tomato vinaigrette
Yuca
$4.50
crispy or steamed with signature mojo
Antojitos
little cravings
Datiles
$7.00
bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates
Maracuchitos
$5.00
queso paisa wrapped in sweet plantains
Tequeños
$6.75
guayanes cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup
Ensaladas
Orinoco
$8.75
grilled chicken breast, with a fresh greens salad, green grapes, tossed in a sherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted almonds
Palmito
$8.50
heart of palm tossed with fresh greens salad tossed cabrales cheese vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates
Remolacha Con Cabra
roasted beet tossed with a fresh green salad. tossed in a sherry vinaigrettefresh goat cheese and pine nuts
- $8.00
- Add Chicken $3.00
Arepas
traditional venezuelan grilled corn-flour pocket sandwiches
Domino
$5.75
black beans (contains pork) and palmizulia cheese
Guayanesa
$6.00
(veg.): venezuelan creamy guayanés cheese
La Gringa
$4.75
edam cheese
Jardinera
$6.00
(veg.): guayanés cheese, sweet plantains, guasacaca
La Llanera
$6.75
grilled flank steak or chicken, onions, red peppers, avocado, and special sauce
Mechada
$6.00
venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef
Pelua
$6.50
venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with edam cheese
Pernil
$7.00
mojo marinated pork, guayanés cheese, tomato
Queso De Mano
$6.00
(veg.): venezuelan hand-made cheese
Reina Pepiada
$6.00
shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato
Valenciana
$6.75
grilled chicken, tomato, red onion and guasacaca
Empanadas
traditional latin american turnover patties
Mechada
$8.50
venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo
Verde
$8.75
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
Sandwiches
french bread sandwich served with sautéed onions, peppers, and special sauce
Pepito De Pollo
$7.00
grilled chicken
Pepito De Carne
$7.00
grilled tenderloin steak
Pepito Mixto
$7.00
grilled chicken and steak
Pernil Galipan
$7.25
slow-cooked pork toasted sandwich with tomato and special salsa
Main Dishes
Polvorosa De Pollo
$14.50
criollo chicken guiso in a polvorosa dough pie served with spring mix and mango chutney
Pabellón Criollo
$14.00
venezuela’s most folkloric dish: shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains
Antojitos
Datiles
$7.00
bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates
Maracuchitos
$5.00
queso paisa wrapped in sweet plantains
Tequeños
$6.75
guayanes cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup
Trio De Empanadas
$8.25
cazon, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo
Tajadas
$4.50
fried sweet plantains
Ensaladas
Palmito
$8.50
heart of palm tossed with fresh greens salad tossed cabrales cheese vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates
Remolacha Con Cabra
roasted beet tossed with a fresh green salad tossed in a sherry vinaigrette fresh goat cheese and pine nuts
- $8.00
- Add Chicken $3.00
Empanadas
traditional latin american turnover patties
Empanada Mechada
$8.50
venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo
Empanada Verde
$8.75
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
Arepas
traditional venezuelan grilled corn-flour pocket sandwiches
Pelua
$5.50
venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with edam cheese
Pernil
$7.00
mojo marinated pork, guayanés cheese, tomato
Queso De Mano
$6.00
(veg.): venezuelan hand-made cheese
Reina Pepiada
$6.00
shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato
Carupano
$5.50
chroizo and onions grillé
Guayanesa
$6.00
(veg.): venezuelan creamy guayanés cheese
Mañanita
$5.50
venezuelan-style scrambled eggs and chorizo
Mechada
$6.00
venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef
Pabellón
$6.75
black beans, mechada, tajadas and queso blanco
Sandwiches
french bread sandwich served with sautéed onions, peppers, and special sauce
Pernil Galipan
$7.25
slow-cooked pork toasted sandwich with tomato and special salsa
Desayuno Venezolano
traditional venezuelan breakfast fare
Cachapa
$9.00
traditional corn pancake with melted queso de mano
Cachapa Pabellón
$14.00
traditional corn pancake with mechada, tajadas, black beans, queso fresco
Resuelto
$9.50
venezuelan-style scrambled eggs, black beans, carne mechada, plain arepa
Pa’ Los Gringos
$9.50
venezuelan-style scrambled eggs, yuca hash, chorizo, plain arepa