Mambo Latin Kitchen - Cuban Peruvian Menu

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  • Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • Pastelon Empanada

      Ground angus beef picadillo, raisins, fresh shredded mozzarella, diced sweet plantains
      $5.50
    • Chicken (Pollo Guisado) Empanada

      Shredded chicken, salsa criolla, homemade sofrito
      $5.50
    • 1/2 Chicken and 2 Sides Combo

      Comes with 2 garlic mojo sauces and 1 spicy green sauce.
      $17.95
    • Garlic Shrimp Empanada

      Sauteed shrimp in a garlic butter & creamy bechamel sauce
      $5.50
    • Cuban Beef Picadillo Empanada

      Cuban style ground beef picadillo, raisins
      $5.50
    • Classic Cheeseburger Empanada

      Ground angus beef, American cheese, ketchup/Dijon Aioli, pickle juice
      $5.50
    • Mexican Street Corn Empanada

      Grilled corn kernels, fresh shredded mozzarella, queso fresco, mayo, cayenne, jalapeno, lime, minced onions
      $5.50
    • Maduros - Sweet Plantains

      Caramelized sweet plantains with a golden-brown exterior and tender, juicy interior.
      $8.00
    • Philly Cheesesteak Empanada

      Sliced strip steak, diced red & green peppers, minced onions, fresh shredded mozzarella
      $5.50
    • Guava/Cream Cheese Empanada

      guava paste puree, Philadelphia cream cheese
      $4.50
  • CRAFT EMPANADAS

    Home of the original Craft Empanada. Our Craft Empanada fillings are made with all fresh ingredients, seasoned and then marinated for a minimum of 24 hours. The fillings are then cooked and individually sealed with our homemade flour dough empanada discos that are distributed directly from a local business. And of course, always fresh & cooked to order. Enjoy!
    • Braised Oxtail & Brisket - Empanada

      Slow cooked smoked brisket, creole oxtail stew, island potatoes
      $5.50
    • Mexican Street Corn Empanada

      Grilled corn kernels, fresh shredded mozzarella, queso fresco, mayo, cayenne, jalapeno, lime, minced onions
      $5.50
    • Truffle Mac & Cheese Empanada

      White truffle oil, macaroni, creamy bechamel sauce, parmesan shavings, fresh shredded mozzarella
      $5.50
    • Classic Cheeseburger Empanada

      Ground angus beef, American cheese, ketchup/Dijon Aioli, pickle juice
      $5.50
    • Pastelon Empanada

      Ground angus beef picadillo, raisins, fresh shredded mozzarella, diced sweet plantains
      $5.50
    • Philly Cheesesteak Empanada

      Sliced strip steak, diced red & green peppers, minced onions, fresh shredded mozzarella
      $5.50
    • Sautéed Spinach & Cheese Empanada

      Vegetarian.
      $5.50
    • Garlic Shrimp Empanada

      Sauteed shrimp in a garlic butter & creamy bechamel sauce
      $5.50
    • Cheese Lover Empanada

      Cheddar, Monterey, Mozzarella, Parmesan Shavings & Oaxaca Cheese
      $5.50
    • Chicken (Pollo Guisado) Empanada

      Shredded chicken, salsa criolla, homemade sofrito
      $5.50
    • Cuban Beef Picadillo Empanada

      Cuban style ground beef picadillo, raisins
      $5.50
    • Guava/Cream Cheese Empanada

      guava paste puree, Philadelphia cream cheese
      $4.50
    • Nutella Dulce & Banana - Empanada

      Dulce de Leche caramel, Nutella chocolate & hazelnut, ripe bananas
      $4.50
  • APPETIZERS / TAPAS

    • Fresh Guacamole Tortilla Chips

      avocado, pico de gallo, cilantro. fresh lime juice
      $15.95
    • Plantain/Yucca Chips with Mojo

      Green plantain chips with our house made mojo sauce. Add guacamole as an option. Vegetarian.
      $11.95
    • Lomo Steak Montaditos

      Teriyaki glaze lomo saltado strips on a bed of fried green plantains, crumbled farmers cheese, cilantro sauce, creme fresh
      $19.95
    • El Tequilaso (Our Signature Dish)

      spicy shrimp. & Spanish chorizo, tequilaso reduction, sweet plantain puree.
      $17.95
    • City Island Fried Calamari

      lightly fried, fresh cut calamari, paprika dusting, chipotle may
      $17.95
    • Arepitas Dulce

      Sweet Corn Cakes topped with Ropa Vieja (Cuban Style Shredded Beef)
      $16.95
    • Calle Ocho Street Nachos

      Carnitas (pulled pork). Fresh tortilla chips. Mozzarella and cheddar cheese, jalapeno peppers, black beans, and crème fresh aioli, pico de gallo, guacamole
      $16.95
    • Cajun Honey Glazed Wings

      Sweet & Spicy Honey Glaze Cajun Wings. Served with fries. Kid Friendly (No chili flakes)!
      $13.95
    • Shrimp Ajillo - Appetizer

      Shrimp sautéed in garlic. white wine.
      $17.95
    • Serrano Ham Croquettes

      5 pieces.
      $12.95
    • Crispy Chicken Fingers With Fries

      Crispy fried chicken tenders served with a side of golden fries and a tangy dipping sauce.
      $12.95
    • Cuban Sandwich Bites

      Same as our award winning Cuban sandwich, but cut into bites to share!
      $12.95
  • FRESH CEVICHES

    • Leche de Tigre - Peruvian Fish Ceviche

      White fish "cooked" in fresh lime juice, onions, cilantro, garlic, Peruvian hot peppers, served with boiled yam. GF
      $17.95
    • Seasonal Shrimp & Mango Ceviche

      Shrimp, sliced kiwi, avocado, grilled sweet corn, sliced onions, cilantro, fresh lime juice. Plantain Chips
      $21.95
  • SANDWICHES / SLIDERS

    Each sandwich comes with choice of French fries, Yuca fries or House salad.
    • El Classico Cuban Sandwich

      Pressed roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickle, mustard, mayo, mojo sauce on Cuban hero.
      $17.95
    • El Trio Sliders - Pork Belly

      Pan seared pork belly, guacamole spread, nacho cheddar, potato stix, mini brioche buns
      $17.95
    • El Trio Sliders - Fried Chicken

      3 crispy fried chicken sliders, guacamole spread, nacho cheddar, potato stix, mini brioche buns
      $17.95
    • El Trio Sliders - Smashburger

      3 smashburger sliders, guacamole spread, nacho cheddar, potato stix, mini brioche buns, French fries
      $17.95
    • Sirloin Steak Sandwich

      Top sirloin steak marinated with garlic, lime sautéed with onions, potato sticks on Cuban bread.
      $17.95
    • Pio Pio Chicken Sandwich

      Rotisserie flame broiled, pulled quarter chicken, guacamole spread, red onion, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, on Cuban bread.
      $17.95
  • HOMEMADE SOUPS

    • Grandma's Chicken Soup - Main Course

      diced chicken breast, yucca, potatoes, corn on the cob. served with white rice.
      $19.95
    • Sancocho (Dominican Stew) - Main Course

      Diced chicken pork rib, oxtail, potatoes, plantain, veggies, white rice
      $25.95
    • Seafood Soup Mariscada (Main Course)

      A rich seafood soup with mussels, clams, shrimp, squid, corn, green peas, and lime slices in a savory broth.
      $35.95
  • SALADS / GREENS

    • Avocado, Cucumber & Tomato Salad

      Sliced avocado. cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, olive oil, vinegar, crumbled feta cheese
      $16.95
    • Mambo Garden Salad

      Mixed spring greens, tomato, onion, cucumber, carrot tossed in sherry vinaigrette. Pictured with grilled chicken.
      $11.95
  • CARIBBEAN LATIN DISHES

    • Carne Asada / Churrasco Grilled Skirt Steak

      Grilled, Aged Skirt Steak, herbed butter, yucca fries, corn in ajillo, chimichurri
      $35.95
    • Braised Oxtail / Rabo Encendido

      Braised oxtail in Caribbean Creole sauce. Served with white rice & red beans
      $31.95
    • Chicharron / Fried Pork Belly - Entrée

      Fried, crispy pork belly served with rice, beans & fried green plantains.
      $29.95
    • Barbacoa Ropa Vieja / Cuban Style Shredded Beef

      Slowly cooked shredded beef in Cuban Creole sauce served with rice and beans.
      $25.95
    • Cuban Beef Picadillo - Entrée

      ground beef with raisins and olives in a traditional salsa criolla Cubana.
      $23.95
    • Sirloin Pepper Steak & Onions / Bistec Encebollado

      Sauteed top sirloin steak pounded thin marinated with lime, garlic, topped with onions served with rice and beans or moro. GF
      $27.95
    • Vaca Frita / Fried Shredded Beef

      Dry, crispy shredded beef, garlic, onions topped with chimichurri served with rice and beans or moro.
      $23.95
    • Vaca Frita de Pollo

      Crispy shredded chicken breast pan-fried in garlic, fresh lime juice, onions. White rice & red beans
      $23.95
    • Pueblo Maya / Garlic Chicken

      diced chicken sautéed in a white wine & garlic creamy orange béchamel sauce
      $23.95
    • Pollo A La Plancha / Grilled Chicken Breast

      grilled then pressed seasoned grilled chicken breast. Fresh lime, sauteed white onions. Served with white rice and red beans. GF
      $21.95
    • Arroz con Pollo y Chorizo / Chicken, Rice & Sausage

      Yellow rice, boneless chicken, Spanish sausage peas, peppers, onions, cooked together (allow 20 minutes). GF
      $27.95
    • Chipotle Honey Pork Chop / Chuleta Criolla

      chipotle & honey infused grilled pork chop, white rice, black beans, sweet plantains.
      $25.95
    • Pernil / Lechon Asado

      Slowly roasted shredded pulled pork marinated in our citrus mojo, Crispy pork skin. served with rice and beans. GF
      $23.95
    • Masitas / Fried Pork Chunks

      Fried marinated boneless pork pieces topped with sauteed onions and mojo served with rice and beans or moro.
      $25.95
    • Chino Latino / Cuban Shrimp Fried Rice

      wok style fried rice, shrimp, sweet plantains, scallions, soy, fried green plantains.
      $27.95
    • Spanish Seafood Paella Valencia

      Chorizo, chicken, shrimp, calamari, clams, mussel, rice, saffron scent. (please allow 40 minutes).
      $35.95
    • Shrimp in Garlic Sauce - Entrée

      Shrimps sautéed in garlic, white wine. Served with rice and beans.
      $27.95
    • Lemon Butter Fish

      White fish fillet sautéed in lime, butter and garlic sauce. Served with white rice and red beans
      $23.95
    • Mofongo - Braised Oxtail (Rabo)

      Green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, crispy pork bits topped with braised oxtail in a Caribbean salsa criolla.
      $31.95
    • Mofongo - Garlic Shrimp

      Green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, crispy pork bits served with sauteed shrimp.
      $27.95
    • Mofongo - Barbacoa Ropa Vieja

      Smashed green plantains, with pork bits, garlic, olive oil topped with Cuban style shredded beef in Creole sauce.
      $25.95
    • Mofongo - Shredded Pork (Pernil/Lechon Asado))

      Green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, crispy pork bits topped with shredded pork.
      $23.95
    • Mofongo - Masitas (Fried Pork Chunks)

      Green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, crispy pork bits topped with fried pork pieces.
      $25.95
    • Mofongo - Garlic Chicken

      Green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, crispy pork bits topped with Pollo Maya.
      $23.95
    • Trifongo - Braised Oxtail (Rabo)

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, cassava mashed with pork bits, garlic, olive oil topped with braised oxtail in a Caribbean salsa criolla.
      $31.95
    • Trifongo - Garlic Shrimp

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, cassava mashed with pork bits, garlic, olive oil served with garlic shrimp.
      $27.95
    • Trifongo - Barbacoa Ropa Vieja

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, cassava mashed with pork bits, garlic, olive oil topped with Cuban style shredded beef in Creole sauce.
      $25.95
    • Trifongo - Masitas (Fried Pork Chunks)

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, cassava mashed with pork bits, garlic, olive oil served topped with fried pork chunks.
      $25.95
    • Trifongo - Shredded Pork (Pernil/Lechon Asado)

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, cassava mashed with pork bits, garlic, olive oil served with shredded pork.
      $23.95
    • Trifongo - Garlic Chicken

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, cassava mashed with pork bits, garlic, olive oil topped with pollo maya.
      $23.95
    • Mofongo - Carme Asada / Churrasco Grilled Skirt Steak

      Green plantains mashed with olive oil and crunchy pork bits topped with skirt steak carne asada
      $29.95
    • Mofongo - Pork Belly Chicharron

      Green plantains mashed with olive oil and crunchy pork bits topped with fried chicharron pork belly
      $25.95
    • Mofongo - Vegetarian

      Green plantains mashed with olive oil and crunchy pork bits topped with savory sauteed veggies (broccoli, carrots, yellow zucchini), in a garlic sauce
      $21.95
    • Trifongo - Carne Asada / Churrasco Grilled Skirt Steak

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, and fried yucca mashed with olive oil and crunchy pork bits topped with Argentinian style grilled skirt steak , garlic sauce ajillo
      $29.95
    • Trifongo - Pork Belly Chicharron

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, and fried yucca mashed with olive oil and crunchy pork bits topped with fried pork belly, garlic sauce ajillo
      $25.95
    • Trifongo - Vegetarian

      Green plantains, sweet plantains, and fried yucca mashed with olive oil and crunchy pork bits topped with savory sauteed veggies (broccoli, carrots, yellow zucchini), garlic sauce ajillo
      $21.95
  • PERUVIAN SECTION - ASIAN INSPIRED

    Asian influenced wok style stir fry dishes
    • Saltado - Wok Stir Fry

      Stir-fry sautéed with olive oil, onions, tomato, soy, ginger, cilantro, scallion. Served with white rice and French fries. Pictured with steak option.
      $16.00
    • Arroz Chaufa - Peruvian Style Fried Rice

      Wok-fried rice sautéed with olive oil, soy, ginger, onion, egg, bean sprouts, snow peas, scallion. Served with sweet plantains. Pictured with shrimp option.
      $16.00
    • Tallarin - Peruvian style Lo Mein / Noodles

      Stir-fry noodles sautéed with olive oil, soy, onion, bean sprouts, snow peas, scallion. Served with sweet plantains.
      $16.00
  • ROTISSERIE / POLLO A LA BRASA COMBO

    Chicken marinated in Latin spiced for over 24 hours and cooked slowly in our Rotisserie oven for hours. Served with house made mojo and spicy green sauces.
    • 1/4 Chicken and 2 Sides Combo

      Comes with 1 garlic mojo sauce and 1 spicy green sauce.
      $15.95
    • 1/2 Chicken and 2 Sides Combo

      Comes with 2 garlic mojo sauces and 1 spicy green sauce.
      $17.95
    • Whole Chicken and 3 Sides Combo

      Comes with 3 garlic mojo sauces and 2 spicy green sauces.
      $29.95
    • Whole Chicken Alone

      No sides. Comes with 3 garlic mojo sauces and 2 spicy green sauces.
      $24.95
  • FAMILY VALUE PACKAGE - bundled together to save money!

    • Meal for 3

      Choose your protein for 3 ppl & 2 sides. Receive complimentary 1 salad or sauteed veggies tray, any 3 empanadas of your choice & (1) 2 liter soda or ice tea.
      $64.95
    • Meal for 5

      Choose your protein for 5 ppl & 2 sides. Receive complimentary 1 salad or sauteed veggies tray, any 5 empanadas of your choice & (2) 2 liter sodas or ice tea.
      $104.95
  • SIDES

    • Arroz Chaufa

      Peruvian wok fried rice. Vegetarian.
      $5.00
    • White Rice

      Vegetarian. GF
      $4.00
    • Yellow Rice

      GF, V
      $5.00
    • Red Moro

      White rice, red beans, Caribbean flavors cooked together. Vegetarian. GF
      $5.00
    • Black Moro

      White rice, black beans, bacon cooked together. GF
      $5.00
    • Red Beans

      Vegetarian. GF
      $4.00
    • Black Beans

      GF, V
      $4.00
    • Maduros - Sweet Plantains

      Caramelized sweet plantains with a golden-brown exterior and tender, juicy interior.
      $8.00
    • Tostones - Fried Green Plantains

      Served with mojo sauce.
      $9.00
    • Fried Cassava

      Served with mojo sauce.
      $8.00
    • Boiled Cassava with Olive oil and Onions

      GF
      $9.00
    • French Fries

      Crispy golden fries seasoned with salt, served with a side of ketchup.
      $7.00
    • Sauteed Vegetables in Garlic and Olive Oil

      Vegetarian. Gluten free.
      $8.00
    • Avocado Side Half

      Sliced avocado paired with fresh tomato wedges, red onion rings, and a lime slice.
      $8.00
  • EXTRA SAUCES

    • Extra Chimichurri Sauce

      Vibrant chimichurri sauce with fresh parsley, garlic, oregano, and a hint of vinegar, perfect for enhancing your meal.
      $1.50
    • Extra Cilantro

      1 oz. Empanada sauce
      $1.50
    • Extra Mojo Sauce (Garlic Sauce)

      2 oz.
      $1.50
    • Extra Spicy Green Sauce

      2 oz.
      $1.50
  • SWEET TOOTH / DESSERTS

    • Creme Brulee Cheesecake

      Velvety sugar crusted cheesecake.
      $9.00
    • Coconut Flan

      House made coconut custard topped with coconut shavings. GF
      $9.00
    • Tres Leches

      Yellow cake soaked in three kinds of milk.
      $9.00
    • Guava Tres Leche

      Yellow cake soaked in three milks topped with soft sweet layer of guava!
      $9.00
    • Chocolate Mousse Cake

      Dulce de leche sauce, brownie brittle, vanilla syrup, chocolate crunch, pink raspberry syrup
      $9.00
  • BEVERAGES

    • Passion Fruit Juice

      16 oz.
      $6.00
    • Mambo Iced Tea

      Sweet green tea with ginseng, honey and fruit flavors
      $4.00
    • Mango Batida

      Cuban mango shake made with milk
      $9.00
    • Pina Colada Smoothie

      Non-alcoholic
      $9.00
    • American Canned Soda

      $2.00
    • Inca Kola Latin American Canned Soda

      A refreshing Latin American soda with a sweet, bubblegum-like flavor, offering a unique taste experience.
      $2.00
    • Colombiana Soda

      A refreshing Colombian soda with a sweet and fruity flavor.
      $2.00
    • Manzana Postobon - Colombian Apple Soda

      Colombian apple-flavored soda with a sweet, crisp taste.
      $2.00
    • Jupina

      Cuban pineapple flavor soda.
      $2.00
    • Bottled Spring Water

      Poland Springs
      $2.00
    • Acqua Panna

      Imported flat mineral water. 1 liter.
      $7.00
    • 2 Liter Soda

      2-liter soda available in brisk iced tea, coke, diet coke, Inca Kola, and sprite flavors.
      $7.00
    • Sangria Mixer

      Transform your wine into a delicious pitcher of sangria. Add ice and stir!
      $15.00

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