La Pena Restaurante

4212-4214 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(773) 545-7022

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Grilled Seafood Combination
Shrimp & Octopus Ceviche
Seadood Ceviche Mixto
Grilled Meat Platter
Rice and Plantains
Andean Meat Platter
Plantain Turnovers
Grilled Lamb Chops
Plantain Chips
Ceviche Shrimp

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Lomito Saltado
Sauteed rib-eye strips cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and French fries. Served with white rice.
Menestra De Carne Asada
Grilled rib-eye steak served with white rice, mayocoba beans, and fried sweet plantains.
Churrasco de Carne Asada
Grilled ribeye steak served with a fried egg, french fries, avocado, white rice, and a small salad.
Llapingacho de Carne Asada
Grilled rib-eye steak, potato patty stuffed with cheese, topped with peanut sauce, accompanied by rice, fried egg, avocado, and salad.
Land and Sea Platter (Mar Y Tierra)
Grilled rib-eye steak, chicken breast, sausage, shrimp, and calamari. Served on a hot platter with white rice, beans, and house salad.

Appetizers
Plantain Chips (Chifles)
Ecuadorian fried plantain chips. Served with a mild tomato herb spice sauce.
Chicken Wings (Alitas de Pollo)
8 breaded and fried chicken wings. Served with French fries.
Plaintains Patties (Tortilla de Verde)
2 fried green plantain patties stuffed with cheese.
Plantain Turnovers (Empanada de Verde)
2 Ecuadorian green plantain turnovers and stuffed with beef or chicken.
Chicken Soup (Consome)
Homemade chicken soup.
Fried Calamari (Calamar Apanado)
Breaded and fried calamari rings served with cocktail sauce.
Cassava Fritters (Muchin de Yuca)
2 cassava fritters stuffed with cheese.
Corn Tamale (Humita)
Ecuadorian corn tamale stuffed with cheese.

Sea Food Cocktail (Ceviches)
Ceviche Shrimp (Camaron)
Classic marinated cooked seafood cocktail. Mixed with red onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Accompanied by roasted dry corn.
Ceviche Fish (Pescado)
Classic marinated cooked seafood cocktail. Mixed with red onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Accompanied by roasted dry corn.
Ceviche Marinero (Large)
Cocktail combination of shrimp, calamari octopus, and fish. Classic marinated cooked seafood cocktail. Mixed with red onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Accompanied by roasted dry corn.
Ceviche Mixto
Ceviche Octopus (Pulpo)
Classic marinated cooked seafood cocktail. Mixed with red onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Accompanied by roasted dry corn.

Salad
Chicken Salad (Ensalada Con Pollo)
La Pena salad topped with chicken breast fillet. With your choice of dressing.
Avocado Salad (Ensalada de Aguacate)
Romaine lettuce, iceberg _x000D_ Lettuce, avocado, tomatoes,_x000D_ Onions, and cilantro.
La Pena Salad
Romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and cucumbers. With your choice of dressing.
Jicama Salad
Romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, jicama, radish, yellow peppers, red peppers, and lime vinaigrette.

Meats
Churrasco de Carne Asada
Grilled ribeye steak served with a fried egg, french fries, avocado, white rice, and a small salad.
Menestra De Carne Asada
Grilled rib-eye steak served with white rice, mayocoba beans, and fried sweet plantains.
Seco de Pollo
Choose leg and thigh or breast bone-in cooked in a hearty passion fruit stew. Served with yellow white rice and sweet plantains.
Lomito Saltado
Sauteed rib-eye strips cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and French fries. Served with white rice.
Llapingacho de Pollo Asado
Grilled chicken breast, potato patty stuffed with cheese, topped with peanut sauce, accompanied by rice, fried egg, avocado, and salad.
Churrasco de Pollo Asado
Grilled chicken breast served with a fried egg, french fries, avocado, white rice, and a small salad.
Menestra de Pollo Asado
Grilled chicken breast served with white rice, sweet plantain and mayocoba beans
Pollo Saltado
Sauteed chicken strips cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and French fries. Served with white rice.
Chuletas de Borrego
Grilled lamb chops. Served with potato patty. Topped with peanut sauce, avocado, salad, and white rice.
Fritada
Roasted pork chunks. Served with fried sweet plantain, white hominy, dry corn, salad, and mild hot salsa.
Llapingacho de Carne Asada
Grilled rib-eye steak, potato patty stuffed with cheese, topped with peanut sauce, accompanied by rice, fried egg, avocado, and salad.
Apanado de Carne
Breaded rib-eye steak served with white rice, French fries, salad, and avocado.
Apanado de Pollo
Breaded chicken breast served with white rice, French fries, salad, and avocado.

Parrilladas Para Dos
Land and Sea Platter (Mar Y Tierra)
Grilled rib-eye steak, chicken breast, sausage, shrimp, and calamari. Served on a hot platter with white rice, beans, and house salad.
Andean Meat Platter (Plato Andino)
Grilled ribeye steak, chicken breast, sausage, and fried pork. Served on a hot platter accompanied by white rice, potato patty. Topped with homemade peanut sauce. Sweet plantain and house salad. Combination platter for two.
Large Coconut Seafood Stew (Encocado de Mariscos)
Seafood combination shrimp, calamari, octopus, scallops, and salmon. Cooked in rich coconut stew, accompanied by white rice, green plantains, and house salad.
Grilled Seafood Platter (Parrilla da Marinera)
Grilled seafood combination tender pieces of octopus, calamari, and shrimp. Served on a hot platter accompanied with white rice, fried sweet plantains, and house salad.

Coconut Seafood Stew
Shrimp, calamari, salamon, octopus, and scallops (Encocado Marinero)
Seafood stew cooked in rich homemade refers to the sauce, coconut milk, and cilantro, white rice, and fried green plantains.
Salmon Fillet (Encocado Marinero)
Seafood stew cooked in rich homemade refers to the sauce, coconut milk, and cilantro, white rice, and fried green plantains.
Shrimp (Encocado de Camaron)
Seafood stew cooked in rich homemade refers to the sauce, coconut milk, and cilantro, white rice, and fried green plantains.

Grilled Seafood
Grilled Shrimp (Camarones al Ajillo)
Grilled seafood marinated in the rich garlic-basil sauce. Served with white rice, avocado salad, and fried sweet plantains.
Grilled Octopus (Pulpo a la Parilla)
Grilled seafood marinated in the rich garlic-basil sauce. Served with white rice, avocado salad, and fried sweet plantains.
Grilled Calamari (Calamar Asado)
Grilled seafood marinated in the rich garlic-basil sauce. Served with white rice, avocado salad, and fried sweet plantains.
Pan Fried Salmon ( Salmon Frito)
Lightly pan fried salmon fillet. Served with rice, fried green plantains, and salad.
Breaded Shrimp (Camarones Apanados)
8 ounces of large shrimp lightly breaded. Served with white rice, salad, and avocado.
Steamed Salmon (Sudado de Salmon)
Steamed salmon fillet cooked in a rich blended refers to the sauce with cilantro. Served with white rice, and fried green plantains.

Desserts
Fried Sweet Plantain with Cheese (Maduro con Queso)
Coconut Flan (Flan de Coco)
Rice Pudding (Arroz con Leche)

Fried Rice
Shrimp Rice (Arroz con Camaron)
Large shrimp sauteed with onions, green peppers, carrots, and peas mixed with yellow rice.
Sauted Chicken with Rice (Arroz con Pollo)
Sauteed chicken breast strips, cooked with onions, green peppers, green peas, and carrots mixed with yellow rice.
Seafood Rice (Arroz Marinero)
Seafood combination shrimp, calamari, octopus, scallops, sauteed with red onions, green peppers, diced carrots, and green peas mixed with rice.

Spaghetti

Seafood Spaghetti (Tallarin Marinero)
Sauteed seafood combination shrimp, calamari, scallops, and octopus. With steamed vegetables over the rich white sauce.
White or Red Sauce Spaghetti (Tallarin con SalsaRoja/Blanca)
Your selection of shrimp, rib-eye steak, chicken cooked in a tomato, basil or white creamy sauce and _x000D_ Topped with parmesan.
Basil Spaghetti ( Tallarin con Salsa Verde)
Homemade basil sauce mixed with spaghetti and crumbled_x000D_ Parmesan cheese.

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Recent Reviews

Gracias a Don Fidel y Doña Maria por la amabilidad y rica comida. Queria pasar mi cumpleaños almorzando come rey y sin duda alguna La Peña me hizo sentir asi. Ha sidi DECADAS en que pude disfrutar Apanado de Carne con Manzana y Tropical. Los chifles, Maduro y Flan de coco encabezo una gran experiencia. Defintivamente volvere. Un abrazo!❤️
July 2025
Went here for the first time, for a private event. The place is very comfortable, light and airy, exceptional service, very accommodating, delicious food and drinks! I look forward to coming back for a regular meal, and definitely recommend for any event!
June 2025
Too crowded music not my style waited so long for water and my drinks. No parking . Food pricey.

Kid-friendliness: Kids allowed but too many people have to get a bigger place they were letting people in when it was already packed
November 2024

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La Pena Restaurante

4212-4214 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 545-7022