Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant & Catering Menu

An authentic Costa Rican dish. Your choice of chicken, steak, veggies, skirt steak, or shrimp. Served with gallo pinto, sweet plantains and Costa Rican cabbage salad.

Caramelized sweet plantains, fried to a golden brown, offering a tender and naturally sweet flavor.

Thick-cut fries seasoned with spices, topped with melted cheese, crispy bacon bits, and drizzled with a zesty sauce.

Well-seasoned steak with beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. Try the upgrade of tender skirt steak.

3 delicious empanadas filled with either cheese, spinach and cheese, jalapeño and cheese, beef and potato, or chicken.

Vegetarian. Avocado, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream.

Our homemade savory soup is garnished with cilantro and onion.

Crispy tortilla chips paired with a smooth, vibrant green salsa.

Served with sweet plantains and cabbage salad.

Sautéed onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and lizano sauce.

Summer's bounty is being realized just in time! This incredibly fresh salad of sharp arugula, juicy mango and velvety avocado is splashed with our homemade honey/lime vinaigrette and dashed with crunchy sesame seeds.

Hearts of palm stalks on a bed of shredded cabbage slaw tossed with beets, cucumber, tomato, avocado, radishes, cilantro splashed with vinegar, lime, and olive oil.

Vegetarian. Shredded cabbage slaw tossed with beets, cucumber, tomato, avocado, radishes, cilantro, splashed with vinegar, lime, and olive oil.

A seafood dish popular throughout Latin America, this satisfying platter consists of long-grain rice cooked in a light tomato base with succulent jumbo shrimp and diced veggies; served with a side of sweet plantains and cabbage salad.

Vegetarian. Two tacos with seasonal vegetables flavored passionately with Costa Rican seasoning and accompanied with our homeland’s gallo pinto, cabbage salad, and sweet plantains. It’s paradise on earth.

Two tilapia tacos sautéed with veggies, topped with pico de gallo and served with gallo pinto, cabbage salad, and sweet plantains.

An authentic Costa Rican dish. Your choice of chicken, steak, veggies, skirt steak, or shrimp. Served with gallo pinto, sweet plantains and Costa Rican cabbage salad.

Served with sweet plantains and cabbage salad.

Authentic starter to your meal. Fried pork layered with whole black beans, white rice, pico de gallo and topped with avocado and lizano sauce.

Freshest avocados mashed and topped with pico de gallo.

5 delicious empanadas filled with either spinach and cheese, beef and potato, or chicken.

4 of our very own Costa Rican taquitos. Crispy tortilla filled with flank steak, topped with cabbage, mayo, ketchup, and lizano sauce.

This homemade vegan soup keeps you warm on these chilly nights! Garnished with tomato and cilantro.

These fried green plantains known as patacones or tostones depending on where you are in Latin America are one of our favorite appetizers or snacks. They are twice-fried and sprinkled with salt for a crunchy, delicious bite that can be dipped in mojo salsa, puréed black beans, or guacamole.

Tortilla chips covered in gallo pinto, pico de gallo, slivered radishes, white cheese, and avocado with a splash of Salsa Lizano.

Shrimp marinated in our own cocktail sauce, topped with pico de gallo and avocado, and served with chips.

Can't decide between the whitefish and The Shrimp varieties of our ceviche? Then choose both!

Atlantic cod marinated in lime juice with onions and sweet peppers and topped with pico de gallo and avocado. Served with chips.

7 delicious empanadas filled with either spinach and cheese, beef and potato, or chicken.

3 delicious empanadas filled with either cheese, spinach and cheese, jalapeño and cheese, beef and potato, or chicken.

Do you like French fries? Then you will love this latino version of an American favorite. Treat yuca just like you treat potatoes.

Take the flavor up a notch with this new offering! Juicy chicken breast, lettuce, tomato and our twist on a chipotle aioli with Salsa Lizano. All of this deliciousness is served on toasted French bread.

Breaded steak, mayo, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and lizano sauce. Served on French bread.

Choice of chicken, steak, skirt steak or vegetarian with sautéed onions, cheese, black beans, and lizano sauce. Served on French bread.

Baptized after the owners' surname, this Caribbean pork sandwich is chicago's ultimate Sammy with aioli mayo, grilled onions, and a hint of heat. Bar none, an elite porky!

Texas-sized shrimp with beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.

Juicy chicken, beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.

Spicy sausage with beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.

Well-seasoned steak with beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. Try the upgrade of tender skirt steak.

Vegetarian. Avocado, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream.

Get 3 juicy tacos topped with pico de gallo and cabbage.

Get 3 juicy tacos topped with pico de gallo and cabbage.

A fresh and stimulating slushie-like limeade. Your perfect mixer to beat The Thirst.

As a young man, our owner henry would enjoy mom’s cooking served just like this. Portioned as a casado, the national dish of Costa Rica, the spread includes the following. Gallo pinto: A perfectly seasoned and savory white rice and black bean blend. The protein of choice flavored with Costa Rican lizano salsa. Fresh, healthy, and unique cabbage salad. And no classic meal is complete without caramelized sweet plantains. Now it’s your turn to share in henry’s experience with your loved ones. Feeds a family of 4-6 people.

Made with fresh pineapple, get your dose of this thirst-quenching and creamy libation and transcend to Manuel Antonio beach in Costa Rica.

Crispy tortilla chips paired with a smooth, vibrant green salsa.

Sweet, ripe plantains, perfectly prepared for a delightful side dish.

Crispy tortilla chips paired with a 16 oz container of vibrant green salsa.

Our newest addition to the menu which pairs well with everything!

Fluffy, steamed white rice, perfectly cooked to accompany any meal.

Traditional Costa Rican rice and beans, a savory side dish perfect for any meal.

Fresh and flavorful - just tomatoes, onions, cilantro and lime with a bag of chips.

Bright yellow rice with a hint of saffron and subtle spices.

Fluffy white rice, perfectly steamed, 8 oz portion.

Tender black beans garnished with fresh cilantro, offering a hearty and nutritious side.

For that extra burst of flavor.

Golden-hued yellow rice, seasoned with Latin spices, offering a vibrant and aromatic side dish.

Tender black beans garnished with fresh cilantro.

Traditional Costa Rican rice and beans, a savory side dish perfect for any meal.

Not sure what dessert you'll like the most? Then choose the flight and you'll receive flan, rum cake and the guayaba key lime pie!

Caramelized sweet plantains, fried to a golden brown, offering a tender and naturally sweet flavor.

2 oz.

Vegetarian. Diced veggies and savory rice make this a colorful and hearty addition to any meal. Serves up to 5 entées.

A dozen of your choice of either chicken, beef, and potato, or spinach and cheese. Comes with a side of irazu salsa.

Tender white meat chicken cooked in a marinade of tomatoes, garlic, onion, cilantro, and Salsa Lizano. Serves up to 5 entrées. Served with our special irazu salsa and corn tortillas.

Looking for an authentic and hearty side for everyone. This dish combines white rice, black beans, sautéed sweet bell peppers, onion, garlic, cilantro and a myriad of spices. And it's vegetarian and vegan. Comfortably serves 8 people.

Succulent shrimp are sautéed with a blend of veggies and tropical spices. Serves up to 5 entrées. Served with our special irazu salsa and corn tortillas.

As seen on channel 7 celebrating a fiesta and want to impress your guests? Add the full rum cake and watch the jaws drop! You can safely assume 12-16 servings.

Reminiscent of our country's divine coastal delicacies, our newest addition to the menu may one day be our most popular item. Easily serves 6-10 people.

A unique bed of crisp shredded cabbage tossed with cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, radishes, avocado, cilantro, and splashed with our homemade lime vinaigrette. Serves up to 5 people.

Only the ripest mashed avocados topped with the freshest pico de gallo are used. Comes with plenty of chips. Easily serves 6-10 people.

Tender chicken and savory rice cooked in the Costa Rican style of this Latin American soul food staple. Serves up to 5 entrées.

Veggies sautéed with Costa Rican seasonings and Salsa Lizano. Completely vegetarian and vegan. Serves up to 5 entrées. Served with our special irazu salsa and corn tortillas.

Perfectly charred outer skirt steak cooked in a savory garlic homemade marinade and topped with caramelized sweet onions-serves up to 5 entrées. Served with our special irazu salsa and corn tortillas.

An authentic starter to your meal. Fried pork is layered with whole black beans, white rice, pico de gallo, and topped with avocado and Salsa Lizano. Served with chips. Highlighted on the food network's 'Diners, drive-ins, and dives'. Easily serves 6-10 people.

Are you kidding me?!? This is by far the moistest and most flavorful slice of homemade heaven you'll experience this week! .

Love horchata? Love our shakes? Yeah, this is the one!

The best flan in Chicago... Guaranteed.

Smooth and creamy key lime pie topped with guava sauce and dollops of whipped cream.

A Costa Rican spin on the classic Arnold Palmer.

Choose any 2 flavors. Made with milk, soy milk or water.

Made with milk, soy milk, or water.

Iced Costa Rican coffee with horchata.

Robust Costa Rican café con leche served over ice and topped purposely with whipped cream.

Our iconic crushed watermelon juice is back for summer!

Choice of Coke, Diet Coke, or Sprite.