Orinoco Brookline Village

22 Harvard St, Brookline
(617) 232-9505

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Pork Chop with Caramelized Onions
Salad with Bacon Wrapped Dates
Empanada Mechada
Arepa la Gringa
Pabellon Criollo
Arepa Con Queso
Mojo Pork Arepa
Empanada Verde
Rack of Lamb
Arepa Pelua

Menu

Featured items
Pabellon Criollo
shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains.
Trio de Empanadas
queso blanco, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo.
Arepa Pelua
Venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with Edam cheese.
Cachapa
Traditional corn pancake with melted queso de mano.
Family Meal-Pabellon (2)
Shredded beef, rice, sweet plantains and black beans for 2 people.
Arepa Reina Pepiada
shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato.
Arepa Jardinera (veg.)
Queso fresco, sweet plantains, guasacaca (veg.).
Arepa Mechada
Venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef.
Arepa Valenciana
grilled chicken, tomato, red onion and guasacaca.
Parrilla Caraquena
grill plate with a seasoned 4oz strip steak, 1/4 marinated chicken, chorizo, guasacaca, and yuca frita with mojo...23 (add cordero chops (2) 10, BBQ ribs (2) 9, fufu 6, truffle fries.
Tequeños
guayanés cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup.
Torta Fluida
molten chocolate cake made with 100% Venezuelan dark chocolate.
Gnocchi
Malanga gnocchi in a trumpet mushroom cream.
Empanada Single
Traditional corn flour turnovers.
Yuca
Steamed or fried.
Arepa Pernil
mojo marinated pork, Guayanés cheese, tomato.
Tajadas
Black beans and rice
Black beans (contain pork) and rice.
Quesillo
homemade traditional Venezuelan custard with caramel.
Cordero
pistachio-panela-plantain crusted NZ lamb chops with mint mojo, arugula/Cabrales cheese salad.

Antojitos
Trio de Empanadas
queso blanco, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo.
Empanada Single
Traditional corn flour turnovers.
Mini Costillitas
apple cider, slow-steamed, baby-back ribs with guava BBQ, tapas-style.
Datiles
bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates.
Cocas
Spanish flatbread, two types:Champiñones: sautéed oyster & shitake mushrooms with garlic, manchego cheese, arugula, shaved black truffles, porcini glaze; or Guayaba: guava preserve, goat cheese, arugula, fig glaze.
Maracuchitos
queso Paisa wrapped in sweet plantains.
Sopa de Calabaza
Roasted butternut squash soup with coconut milk and tajada (no cream).
Tequeños
guayanés cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup.

Arepas
Arepa Mechada
Venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef.
Arepa Reina Pepiada
shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato.
Arepa Jardinera (veg.)
Queso fresco, sweet plantains, guasacaca (veg.).
Arepa Pelua
Venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with Edam cheese.
Arepa Pernil
mojo marinated pork, Guayanés cheese, tomato.
Arepa Valenciana
grilled chicken, tomato, red onion and guasacaca.
Arepa Simple
plain arepa.
Arepa Domino
black beans (cooked with pork) and Palmizulia cheese.
Arepa La Gringa
Edam cheese.
Arepa Guayanesa
venezuelan creamy Guayanés cheese (veg.)
Arepa Queso de Mano (veg.)
Venezuelan hand-made cheese.
Arepa Pabellon

Desserts
Torta Fluida
molten chocolate cake made with 100% Venezuelan dark chocolate.
Quesillo
homemade traditional Venezuelan custard with caramel.

Empanadas
Empanada Verde
made with 100% plantain dough and filled with forest mushrooms, piquillo peppers and manchego cheese; with a fresh greens salad tossed with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette. (veg.)
Empanada Mechada
Venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo.

Main Dishes
Adobo Smoked Churrasco
12oz quick smoked strip-steak churrasco, char-grilled with a panela-red- wine-glaze, arugula blue cheese salad in a balsamic, dry mushroom/cranberry vinaigrette.
Parrilla Caraquena
grill plate with a seasoned 4oz strip steak, 1/4 marinated chicken, chorizo, guasacaca, and yuca frita with mojo...23 (add cordero chops (2) 10, BBQ ribs (2) 9, fufu 6, truffle fries.
Panela Salmon
Panela-Rum marinated salmon, cook to order, served over Aji Amarillo creamed quinoa with jicama/arugula salad and broken olive vinaigrette.
Atun
adobo-rubbed high-grade yellow-fin tuna seared and served with arugula sun-dried tomato vinaigrette salad and toasted pepitas.
Pabellon Criollo
shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains.
Costillita
apple cider juice slow-steamed baby-back ribs with guava BBQ sauce & yuca fries.
Roasted Portobella Arepa
Portabella-filled arepa made with sweet roasted corn and anise seeds-with sautéed wild mushrooms, sweet corn and spinach and huitlacoche sauce.
Polvorosa de Pollo
Criollo chicken guiso in a polvorosa (flaky) dough pie, served with spring mix and mango chutney.
Pollo Verde
adobo criollo marinated-halved chicken with oregano oil and grilled scallions, withmalanga gnocchi in a trumpet mushroom cream.
Chuleta
Dry chile-spiced rubbed Pork Loin chop with orange mermelada and french fries.
La Primera Burger
Pork/chorizo patty, Manchego cheese, Peruvian criollo salad. rocoto aioli, chipotle ketchup. On a brioche bun with truffle-salted hand cut fries.
Cordero
pistachio-panela-plantain crusted NZ lamb chops with mint mojo, arugula/Cabrales cheese salad.
Pollo Adobo
adobo criollo marinated-halved chicken with oregano oil and grilled scallions.
Cachapa
Traditional corn pancake with melted queso de mano.
Hallaca
Venezuela's traditional Christmas dish combines a rich filling of chicken, pork, olives and vegetables, with aromatic spices, all wrapped in banana leaves. Served with traditional chicken salad and Pan de Jamon.
Hallaca-TO GO
Frozen hallaca to take and cook at home for the holidays.

Salads
Ensalada Remolacha con Cabra
roasted beets with a fresh green salad, red onions, in a sherry vinaigrette with fresh goat cheese and pine nuts (add chicken 3.00.
Ensalada Palmito
heart of palm, fresh greens and red onions, tossed in a Cabrales cheese vinaigrette, with bacon wrapped dates.
Ensalada Orinoco
grilled chicken breast, fresh greens salad with red onions, green grapes, tossed in a sherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted almonds.
Ensalada Mixta

Salsitas
Mojo
Picante
Chimi Sauce
Guasacaca
Mango Chutney

Side Dishes
Yuca
Steamed or fried.
Tostones
Tajadas
Black beans and rice
Black beans (contain pork) and rice.
Gnocchi
Malanga gnocchi in a trumpet mushroom cream.
Chorizo
Papitas
French fries.
Espinaca a la Brava
Fufu
Plantain puree (contains bacon)
Rice
White rice.
Grilled Asparagus
Quinoa
Aji amarillo creamed quinoa.
Black Beans
Black beans contain pork
Chicken
Ensalada Repollo

Family Meals - Takeout Only
Family Meal-Costillita (2)
Passionfruit babyback ribs and yuca fries with mojo for 2 people.
Family Meal-Pabellon (2)
Shredded beef, rice, sweet plantains and black beans for 2 people.
Family Meal-Pollo Adobo (2)
Pollo Adobo with rice & beans for 2 people.
Family Meal-Costillita (4)
Passionfruit babyback ribs and yuca fries with mojo for 4 people.
Family Meal-Pollo Adobo (4)
Pollo Adobo with rice & beans for 4 people.
Family Meal-Pabellon (4)
Shredded beef, rice, sweet plantains and black beans for 4 people.

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Recent Reviews

As a Venezuelan I could say the place is charming and well designed and decorated with details that remind me of Venezuela, most of the food my son and I got last night was very good, the trio de empanadas divine... Shredded beef was delicious as one of the best I've had since I left Venezuela, black beans also very good, the cachapa super delicious but a little too cold for my liking. The only disappointment related towards the food we got unfortunately was the arepa, was...
November 2025
What great experience!
The staff is amazing very friendly and helpful.
The food was excellent. I would recommend Orinoco too all!

My family and I will enjoy another great meal the next time we are in the Boston area.
August 2025
Absolutely delicious. Highly recommend the empanada Verde and the arepas, as well as the Mojito with coconut. Delicious and healthy with friendly, warm service and an inviting environment. Thank you!
June 2025

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Orinoco Brookline Village

22 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 232-9505