Delicia Tropical Cafe Menu

780 Villa St, Elgin, IL 60120
  • Emparedados / Sandwiches / Jibaritos

    • Jibarito Stake

      Seasoned fries plantain sandwich. Seasoned with garlic, and served with lettuce, tomato and our special sauce mayoketchup or the choice of Chicago style, regular mayo and American cheese.
      $9.99
    • Tripleta

      Pressed French bread stuffed with three meals, roasted pork, ham, turkey pastrami, lettuce, tomatoes, plantain chips, swiss cheese, and mayo.
      $9.99
    • Bori - Mexi

      Chicken or pernil with lettuce, tomato, swiss cheese, rice with gandules and delicia sauce.\n Burrito only
      $9.99
    • Emparedado Cubano

      Cuban style pressed sandwich filled with roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard.\nSandwich only
      $9.99
    • Criollo De Pollo, O Pernil

      Pressed French bread served with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo-ketchup or just plain mayo.
      $9.99
    • Emparedado Criollo De Jamon Queso Y Huevo

      Pressed French bread served with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo-ketchup or just plain mayo.
      $9.99
    • Jibarito Delicia

      The choice of, pork or chicken. Platain sandwich coated with garlic served with lettuce, tomatoes and our special sauce.
      $9.99
  • Aperitivos / Appetizers

    • Tostones

      Large plantain chips seasoned with garlic.
      $4.99
    • Pastel De Guineo

      Puerto Rican style "tamles" made with green banana dough or cassava dough stuffed with pork.
      $4.99
    • Platanutres

      Thin cut plantain chips.
      $4.99
    • Bolitas De Queso

      Breaded cheeseballs, fried to perfection and served with mayo-ketchup dipping sauce.
      $4.50
    • Sorullos

      Corn stick fritters (12 pcs) served with mayo-ketchup sauce.
      $5.75
    • Bandeja De Entremeses Surtidos / Mixed Appetizer Sampler

      Diced chicken pieces, fried pork chunks, breaded cheeseballs, and corn stick fritters, all fried to perfection. Served with large fried thick-cut plantain chips and mayo-ketchup dipping sauce.
      $13.99
  • Sopas / Soups

    • Sopa De Pollo

      Chicken and rice soup.
      $8.75
    • Sopa De Jamon

      Ham and rice soup.
      $8.75
    • Sopa De Salchichon Con Gandules

      Pastry turnover stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection.
      $8.25
    • Sopa De Camarones

      Shrimp and rice soup.
      $9.95
  • Platos Tradicionales - Seleciones De Cerdo / Pork Selections

    • Carne Frita

      Pork loin cubes marinated and seasoned then fried to perfection.
      $9.99
    • Pastel De Guineo

      Puerto Rican style "tameles" made with green banana dough or casava dough stuffed with pork wrapped in banana leaves then boiled to perfection.
      $5.99
    • Pernil

      Marinated oven roasted pork.
      $9.99
  • Platos Tradicionales - Seleciones De Res / Beef Selections

    • Carne Guisada

      Cubed beef stewed with potatoes and sofrito.
      $13.99
  • Platos Tradicionales - Mariscos / Seafood

    • Camarones Al Ajillo

      Shrimp sauteed in garlic butter sauce and topped with peppers and onions.
      $13.99
    • Tilapia Al Ajillo

      Tilapia fillet sauteed in garlic butter sauce and topped with peppers and onions.
      $13.99
  • Platos Tradicionales - Pollo / Chicken

    • Pollo Guizado

      Stewed chicken with potatoes.
      $10.99
    • Chicharrones De Pollo

      Breaded chicken breast chunks.
      $9.99
    • Pollo Frito

      Breaded fried chicken.
      $8.99
    • Pechuga Al Ajillo

      Chicken breast with garlic butter sauce, topped with peppers and onions.
      $10.99
  • Frituras / Fritters

    • Bacalaito

      Fried cod fish fritter.
      $3.75
    • Relleno De Papa

      Mashed potato balls stuffed with ground beef.
      $3.75
    • Pastelillo De Carne

      Pastry turnover stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection.
      $3.75
    • Pastelillo De Queso (Emapanadilla)

      Pastry turnover stuffed with American and swiss cheese.
      $3.75
    • Alcapurrias De Guineo

      Grated green banana or cassava dough stuffed with ground beef then fried to perfection.
      $3.75
    • Pastelillo De Pizza

      Turnover stuffed with marinara sauce.
      $3.75
  • Especialidades De La Casa / House Specialties

    • Mofongo Relleno De Pollo

      Mashed-seasoned fried plantain stuffed with chicken.
      $16.50
    • Mofongo Relleno De Camarones

      Mashed-seasoned fried plantain stuffed with shrimp.
      $17.99
  • Sides

    • Arroz Con Gandules

      Seasoned yellow rice with pigeon peas and slices of sausage, accompanied by a savory bean stew.
      $4.00
    • Amarillos

      Sweet plantain. 8 piece
      $4.50
    • Platanutres

      Plantain chips.
      $4.50
    • Tostones

      Fried plantain. 8 in a order
      $4.99
    • Mofongo

      Mashed seasoned fried plantain. Into a mound with garlic, butter and pork rinds. Serve with chicken broth on the side of mofongo.
      $7.50

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