La Cocina

Soups

Frijoles Negros Soup: black beans cooked on its cream caribbean seasoning - cuban style

$2.45 Cup $3.50 Bowl

Garbanzo Bean Soup: garbanzo beans simmered with spanish chorizo and smoked ham coked with cuban flare

$2.45 Cup $3.50 Bowl

Caldo Gallego Soup: white beans simmered with spanish chorizo smoked ham, baby greens w/spanish flare

$2.45 Cup $3.50 Bowl

Salads

choice of house dressings: vinaigrette-country herb-balsamic vinaigrette-extra dressing add 0.50

Tossed Salad: fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, pepperinicini, olives with a choice of house dressing

$2.45

Madre Patria Salad: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, green peppers, scallion, olives, and crumbled queso fresco with a choice of house dressing

$5.50

Caribbean Fiesta Salad: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, slice mandarin oranges, cucumbers, walnuts & shaved aged asiago cheese with a choice of house dressing

$7.50

La Cocina Latin Cafe salad: crisp lettuce and tomato topped with a mixture of olives, ham, genoa salami, swiss cheese, onions, green pepper & parmesan cheese with a choice of house dressing

$7.50

Latin Cravings

Devil Crab: 100% crabmeat made fresh daily

$2.45

Stuffed Potatoes: seasoned beef fills this specialty

$1.95

House Specialties

all entrees are served with two side items

Merluza a La Rusa - Breaded: spanish whitefish filet dusted in seasoned breadcrumbs & sauteed. topped with our russian style sauce

$8.95

Picadillo (Ybor Spanish Beef Hash): ground beef, olives & capers in a seasoned tomato sauce

$6.95

Ropa Vieja "Old Clothes" (shredded Beef): tender flank steak slow simmered in a burgundy sauce

$7.75

Palomilla Steak - Breaded: breaded palomilla steak topped with grilled onions, if you like

$8.50

Steak Milanesa - Breaded: breaded palomilla steak topped with a robust tomato sauce & garnished with chopped boiled eggs, peas, pimientos & grated romano cheese

$8.95

Lechon Asado (Cuban Style Roasted Pork): fresh pork marinated in our own mojo (sour oranges, garlic herbs) slow-cooked a fork tender

$8.70

Steak Pepe - Breaded: breaded palomilla steak topped with burgundy wine mushroom sauce, swiss cheese, peas and pimientos

$8.95

Taste Of Ybor: combination of ropa vieja, picadillo and roast pork

$8.90

Masltas de Puerco Fritas: tender cubes of pork, lightly fried and topped with our sour orange mojo sauce

$8.70

Pollo Asado (Cuban Style Roasted Chicken): fresh chicken marinated in our own mojo (sour oranges, garlic herbs) slow-cooked on fork tender

$8.70

Side Dishes

Side Dishes - Fry: peas, sweet corn, broiled yucca, fried yucca

$2.45

Side Dishes - Green Caribbean Style Fry: caribbean root, yellow rice, white rice, spanish green beans, sweet plantains, tostones

$2.45

Side Dishes: plantain, tossed salad, black beans

$2.45

Combinations

Arroz Con Pollo: our yellow rice seasoned the "old way" served with cuban style roast chicken

$7.15

Black Beans & Rice: choice of yellow or white rice topped with delicious black beans

$4.70

Soup & Salad: cup of soup & small tossed salad

$4.95

Soup & Sandwich: half 1/2 cuban or 1/2 pork sandwich & a cup of soup

$5.95

Sandwiches

Cuban Sandwich (The Best In Tampa): smoked ham, roasted pork, genoa salami, swiss cheese & pickle

$4.95

Palomilla Steak Sandwich (A House Favorite): breaded palomilla steak, mayonnaise or mustard on fresh cuban bread

$6.50

Ropa Vieja Sandwich (Shredded Beef): tender flank steak low simmered in a burgundy sauce on fresh toasted cuban bread

$6.50

Lechon Asado Sandwich (Roasted Pork): our slow roasted pork on fresh cuban bread. served with mojo on the side for dipping

$6.50

Merluza Sandwich: spanish white filet dusted in seasoned breadcrumbs and deep fried. served on cuban bread with lettuce, tomato and our house tartar sauce

$6.95