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La Cuchara Prices in Chicago, IL 60607

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Restaurant Menu

Botanas

Mexican Tapas, Ideal For Sharing (Though You May Not Want To)

Hongos Al Ajillo "Primos"	$8.50	sautéed mushrooms in garlic, served with bread 0
Rajas Con Queso Y Crema	$7.50	poblano pepper with cheese and cream, served with corn or flour tortillas 0
Cazuelas		casseroles, served with corn or flour tortillas. choose: 0
Cazuelas	$8.50	melted cheese 0
Cazuelas	$10.50	melted cheese with sausage 0
Cazuelas	$10.50	melted cheese with mushrooms 0
Patatas Bravas	$3.50	spanish-style potatoes with spicy tomato sauce 0
Perejil Frito Con Limón	$2.00	fried parsley with lime juice 0
Nachos	$4.00	with refried beans, chihuahua cheese, and a slice of jalapeño 0
Guacamole & Chips	$7.00	0
Chips & Salsa	$5.00	0
Spinach Flour Chips & Salsa	$5.50	0
Esquites	$3.00	fresh corn with mayo, lime, chile piquín, and añejo cheese 0
Montadito De Jamón Serrano Y Queso Manchego	$6.00	spanish ham on grilled open-face bread with olive oil, garlic, manchego cheese, a touch of parsley and minced serrano pepper 0

Sopas Y Ensaladas

Soups And Salads, Super Fresh And Packed With Flavor.

Sopa De Cilantro	$4.50	chicken-based cilantro soup with pumpkins, onion, and serrano peppers, garnished with sour cream, fresco cheese, and tortilla strips 0
Sopa De Lentejas	$4.50	tomato-based lentil soup, with chistorra (spanish sausage), chorizo (mexican sausage), and bacon, sprinkled with parsley 0
Sopa De Tortilla	$4.50	chicken-based corn tortilla soup, blended with poblano peppers, onion, tomato, and cilantro, topped with cheese and corn tortilla strips 0
Ensalada "La Cuchara"	$5.50	apple, jicama, red onion, lettuce, tomato, and pecans 0
Ensalada De Melón, Arugula, Y Jamón Serrano	$6.00	cantaloupe, arugula, and spanish ham 0
Ensalada De Jitomate Con Oaxaca	$4.50	tomato salad with oaxaca cheese 0

Quesadillas

Melted Perfection, Folded In A Corn Or Flour Tortilla.

Queso Chihuahua	$3.50	chihuahua cheese 0
Queso Con Chorizo	$4.00	mexican sausage with chihuahua cheese 0
Hongos Con Queso	$4.00	mushrooms with chihuahua cheese 0
Rajas Con Queso	$4.00	poblano peppers with chihuahua cheese 0
Vegetariana	$4.00	spinach, mushroom, chopped white onion, olive oil, and jalapeño pepper 0

Tortas

More Than Your Average Sandwich - Our Tortas Are Layered With Pinto Refried Beans, Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato, And Onion.

Pastor	$6.00	marinated pork 0
Arrachera	$6.00	grilled skirt steak 0
Pollo	$6.00	chicken 0
Chorizo	$6.00	mexican sausage 0
Chorizo Con Huevo	$6.50	mexican sausage with egg 0

Specialty Tortas

Something Spectacular Between Bread.

"Pepito" De Filete	$7.00	open steak sandwich with refried beans, guacamole, tomato, onion, and chipotle mayo 0
Milanesa	$7.00	breaded beef with green tomatillo salsa and gratinated emmental cheese 0
Cubana	$7.00	the king of all sandwiches: turkey, pork meat, smoked ham, provolone cheese, onions, mustard, and pickle 0
Molletes Con Chistorra	$6.50	open-face sandwich with refried beans, spanish sausage, and gouda cheese, sprinkled with scallions 0

Tacos

I Believe We've Met Before Served On A Corn Tortilla With Cilantro And Onions.

Arrachera	$3.00	grilled skirt steak 0
Pastor	$3.00	marinated pork loin, served with a slice of pineapple 0
Gringa	$3.00	marinated pork loin, served with chihuahua cheese and a slice of pineapple 0
Pollo	$3.00	0
Chicken	$3.00	0
Chorizo	$3.00	mexican sausage 0
Chuleta	$5.00	pork chop (order of 2) 0
Costilla	$5.00	rib (order of 2) 0
Aguacate	$3.50	avocado bathed in beer and flour, served with lettuce, refried beans, parsley, and our house salsa 0
Camarón	$3.50	shrimp bathed in beer and flour, served with lettuce, refried beans, parsley, and our house salsa 0
Pescado	$3.50	fish bathed in beer and flour, served with lettuce, refried beans, parsley, and our house salsa 0

Burritos

Flour Tortilla, Sauteed Green Peppers, Onions, Lettuce, Tomato, Black Refried Beans, Chihuahua Cheese, Sour Cream, Cilantro, Served With Avocado Or Seasoned Red Rice.

Arrachera	$9.50	grilled skirt steak 0
Pollo	$9.00	chicken 0
Pastor	$9.50	marinated pork loin, served with a slice of pineapple 0
Arroz Y Vegetales	$9.00	rice and vegetables 0

Fuertes

Be Generous To Your Stomach With One Of Our Hearty Main Dishes.

Filete Parrilla	$14.00	grilled flank steak, caramelized onions, and toreado green peppers, served with french fries 0
Filete Arriera "Primos"	$17.00	8oz grilled steak with arriera sauce and roasted red peppers, served with french fries 0
Alambres		kabobs stacked with green and red peppers, pineapple, onions, and mushrooms, served with rice and refried beans. choose: 0
Alambres	$12.00	vegetariano (with chihuahua cheese) 0
Alambres	$13.00	rib 0
Alambres	$13.00	chicken 0
Alambres	$14.00	steak with bacon 0
Alambres	$15.00	shrimp with bacon 0
Oreja De Elefante	$14.00	breaded beef with green tomatillo salsa and gratinated emmental cheese, served with french fries 0
Chiles Rellenos		stuffed poblano peppers, served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas. choose: 0
Chiles Rellenos	$13.00	cheese 0
Chiles Rellenos	$13.50	cheese and mexican sausage 0
Chiles Rellenos	$13.50	cheese and refried beans 0

Guarniciones

A Little Something On The Side.

Frijoles Charros	$4.00	mexican "charro" beans, with mexican sausage and bacon 0
Frijoles Refritos	$2.50	refried pinto beans 0
Arroz Rojo Con Plátano Frito	$3.50	seasoned red rice and refried plantains 0
Arroz Rojo Con Huevo	$3.50	seasoned red rice with a fried eggs 0
Aguacateo	$1.50	avocado 0
Guacamole	$2.00	0
Crema	$1.50	sour cream 0
Papas A La Frances	$3.50	french fries 0
Chiles Torreados Con Cebolla	$1.50	spicy torreado serrano peppers and onions 0

Bebidas

Thirsty? Of Course You Are!

Soft Drinks	$2.00	coke, diet coke, sprite, lemonade, cranberry 0
Mexican Coke	$2.50	bottled 0
Bottled Water	$2.00	0
Coffee	$2.00	0
Hot Tea	$2.50	assorted flavors 0

Postres

Time To Indulge.

Flan	$4.00	0
Plátanos Con Cajeta Y Nuez	$5.00	banana with goat milk caramel & pecans 0
Ate Con Queso Manchego	$5.00	quince jelly with manchego cheese 0
Pastel Del Día	$3.50	cake of the day 0

Drafts

Miller Light	$4.50	a delicious american light beer 0
Coors Light	$4.50	another american light beer - also delicious 0
Pacífico	$5.00	a mexican pilsner-style beer, first brewed in 1900 0
Blue Moon	$5.00	an american belgian-style witbier, popular among everyone 0
Fat Tire	$5.00	from fort collins, colorado, this awesome amber ale is new belgium brewerys flagship brew 0
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA	$9.00	called "possibly the best ipa in america" by esquire magazine, this imperial ipa is continuously hopped, "allowing for a pungent-but not crushing-hop flavor" 0

Mexican Bottles

Corona	$5.00	possibly mexicos most famous beer, this pale lager is great with a slice of lime 0
Corona Light	$5.00	possibly mexicos most famous beer with all the fun and half the calories 0
Victoria	$5.50	a mexican vienna-style lager 0
Modelo Especial	$5.00	one of mexicos most popular brews with a growing american presence. if youre a fan of american lagers, try the mexican equivalent. 0
Tecate	$4.00	a delicious mexican lager, great as a michelada 0
Indio	$5.00	described as an oktoberfest-style beer, indio has grown to be a very popular beer on both sides of the border, with toasted malt and caramel aromas and a slightly sweet, fruity finish 0
Dos XX Especial	$5.00	clean, crisp, and always great with a lime. "stay thirsty, my friends." 0
Negra Modelo	$6.00	a delicious, creamy, and full-flavored dark brew with a pleasant malt aroma, dry hop flavor, and smooth mellow taste 0
Bohemia	$5.00	malty and refreshing, this pale lager has more body than your standard domestic 0

Domestic & European Bottles

Miller Light	$4.50	0
Coors Light	$4.50	0
Bud Light	$4.50	0
Budweiser	$4.50	0
Heineken	$5.00	0
Amstel Light	$5.00	0
Stella Artois	$5.00	0

American Craft Bottles

Goose Island 312	$5.00	an "urban wheat ale," 312 has made itself as famous and popular as the city and area code its named after, with a "spicy aroma of cascade hops followed by a crisp, fruity ale flavor d 0
Allagash White	$6.00	modeled after a belgian witbier, this brew gets its unique flavor from the addition of both curacao orange peel and coriander 0
Crispin Cider Original	$5.50	crisp, refreshing, natural hard apple cider thats great over ice and always gluten free! 0
Deschutes Mirror Pond	$5.50	a great american pale ale from deschutes brewery in bend, oregon 0
Lagunitas Pils	$5.50	an american czech-style pilsner 0
Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin	$6.00	a unique beer "featuring a strong hop finish and a silky body" great for those who enjoy both ipas and wheat beers 0
Lakefront Fixed Gear	$5.50	a unique red ale from milwaukee, wisconsin that some say drinks "like an ipa" because of its rather hoppy characteristics 0
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout	$5.50	dark and delicious, this milk stout will blow your mindpour aggressively! 0
Lost Coast Alleycat Amber	$5.50	a full-flavored amber ale from eureka, california 0
Ska Mexican Logger Lager	$5.50	an american craft lager that takes its inspiration from mexican lagers 0
Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale	$7.50	its arrogant. if you dont like arrogance, try something else - youre probably not ready for this 0
Two Brothers Prairie Path	$5.50	while light in color, this brew is not light in flavor. brewed with sazz and golden hops in warrenville, il, this beer is crisp, mildly bitter, and also gluten free! 0
Two Brothers Outlaw Ipa	$5.50	an aggressive and delicious ipa from our friends at two brothers brewery 0

Specialty Cocktails

Our Specialty Cocktail List Has Been Meticulously Designed To Incorporate Exciting New Developments In Mixology. While We Obviously Enjoy Tequila, We've Done Our Best To Incorporate Unique Ingredients And Liquors, All Of Which Help To Make A Diverse And A

Trace Of Scofflaw	$10.00	a play on the traditional scofflaw. buffalo trace bourbon and our house-made pomegranate grenadine, stirred and served up. 0
The Rude Cosmo	$10.00	a traditional cosmo that will slap you in the face. with a growing demand for unique tequila-based cocktails, la cuchara has decided to play on a traditional recipe, using corazón blanco tequila. the 0
Dream In Purple	$10.00	generously refreshing. a healthy pour of corazón blanco tequila, sweet cedilla liqueur de açaí, and fresh squeezed lemon juice, shaken and poured over ice. 0
The Oaxacan Manhattan	$10.00	a play on the traditional manhattan. tanteo cocoa tequila and a dash of chocolate bitters. 0
La Cuchara Michelada	$7.00	your hangover doesn't stand a chance. we take an ice cold tecate, pour it into a tall salt-rimmed glass, full of even more ice, then add our house-blend michelada mix made with homemade salsa and spi 0

Margaritas $9

Frida Kahlos House Margarita		la cucharas house margarita served with frida kahlo tequila blanco, fresh lime juice, a dash of cointreau, and a dash of our house simple syrup. served on the rocks with a salt rim and fresh lime ga 0
Strawberry Margarita		our standard house margarita infusedwith strawberry liqueur and garnished with a strawberry. 0
Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Margarita		made with a healthy pour of tanteo cocoa tequila, fresh lime juice, agave nectar, and strawberry liqueur. shaken and served in a salt-rimmed glass. 0
Cucumber Margarita		this margarita gets extra flavor from the cucumber, combined with the warmth of the frida kahlo blanco tequila, fresh squeezed lime juice, and a dash of cointreau. you'll like the humble origins of t 0
Jalapeño Margarita		our standard house margarita made with frida kahlo blanco tequila that has been infused with fresh jalapeño. add a bit of agave nectar, a dash of cointreau, and fresh lime juice, and you have a refre 0
Tamarind Margarita		in mexico, the tamarind - a combination of salty, sour, spicy, and sweet flavors - is usually eaten as a candy. this margarita has a fascinating spicy and sweet taste that evolves from the ground chi 0

White $8

Casa Lapostolle Chardonnay		chile 0
Graffigna Pinot Grigio		graffigna pinot grigio 0
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling		washington 0
Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc		chile 0
Freixenet, Brut		spain 0

Red

Brancott Pinot Noir	$8.00	new zealand 0
Graffigna Malbec	$9.00	argentina 0
Night Harvest Merlot	$8.00	california 0
Finca Flichman Cabernet Sauvignon	$8.00	argentina 0
Campo Viejo Tempranillo	$8.00	spain 0
Montes Twins Blend	$8.00	chile 0
Cline Syrah	$8.00	california 0
Sledgehammer Zinfandel	$9.00	california 0

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