Orinoco Restaurant

Arepas

Traditional Venezuelan Grilled Corn Pocket Sandwiches Made Just Like In Any Taguarita Back Home-- A Healthier And More Delicious Substitute For Bread!

• Domino$5.75

  black beans & palmizulia cheese

• Guayanesa$6.00

  venezuelan creamy guayanes cheese

• La Gringa$4.75

  sharp cheddar cheese

• Mechada$6.00

  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef

• Pelua$6.50

  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with yellow cheese

• Pernil$6.00

  slow cooked pork leg with mojo

• Queso De Mano$6.00

  venezuelan hand-made cheese

• Reina Pepiada$6.00

  shredded chicken avocado and cilantro

Empanadas

Traditional Latin American Turnover Patties Served With Fresh Tossed Salad And Our Three Special Salsitas.

• Mechada$8.00

  venezuelan style stewed shredded bee

• Verde$8.00

  made with 100% plantain dough and filled with wild mushrooms, piquillo, manchego cheese and salsa verde

Ensaladas

• Palmito$8.00

  endives, heart of palm, tossed with fresh greens in cabrales vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates

• Orinoco$8.00

  grilled to order chicken breast, watercress, endives and green grapes tossed in a mixed green bed with sherry vinaigrette and topped with feta cheese

• Remolacha Con Cabra$7.50

  roasted beet tossed in a sherry vinaigrette with mixed greens, crispy shallots, fresh goat cheese and pinenuts (add chicken $3.00)

Antojitos

Little Cravings

• Trio De Empanadas$8.00

  cod, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo

• Tequenos$6.50

  guayanes cheese wrapped in flaky dough and served with chipotle ketchup

• Tajadas$4.25

  fried sweet plantains

Principales

• Asado Negro$13.25

  panela and onion slow-cooked beef and sauce with rice and sweet plantains

• Atun$15.00

  adobo-rubbed tuna with frisse, raddish and toasted calabaza seeds

• Pabellon Criollo$13.50

  venezuelas most folkloric dish: shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains

• Pollo Adobo$14.00

  adobo criollo marinated-halved chicken with mojo and grilled scallions. add malanga gnocchi in a trumpet mushroom cream $5.00

• Polvorosa De Pollo$14.50

  chicken guiso in a flaky polvorosa dough served with mixed greens and panela delicada

Especiales

Some Of The Daily Specials We Offer At Night Inlcude.

• Mahi-mahi$19.00

  plantain crust mahi with rabo encendido and tomato escabeche

• Beef Tenderloin Churrasquito$19.00

  churrasquito-style cut grilled tenderloin, with crab picadillo, grilled asparagus and salsa chimi

• Parrilla Caraquena$19.00

  orinoco's grill plate with seasoned rib eye steak, marinated chicken, grilled chorizo, guasacaca sauce and yuca frita

• Adobo Smoked Tenderloin Churrasco$19.00

  smoked adobo churrasco with marinated tomato and red wine-panela glaze

• Cordero Tradicional$19.00

  pistachio-panela-plantain crusted nz lamb chops with mint mojo and a watercress blue cheese salad with dry mushroom vinaigrette

Al Lado

On The Side

• Black Beans$4.25

  black beans in a bowl

• Tajadas$4.25

  fried sweet plantains

• Tostones$4.25

  crispy green plantains mini-cakes with garlic mojo

• Yuca$4.25

  sticks, crispy or steamed with signature mojo

Postres

• Quesillo$4.50

  homemade traditional venezuelan flan with caramel

• Torta Fluida$5.00

  molten chocolate cake made with 100% venezuelan dark chocolate