El Barajo Restaurant

672 Bleecker St, Utica
(315) 732-2181

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Chicken Rice and Black Beans
Maltapuerto Rican Soda
Pica Pollo Dominicano
Alcapurria De Yuca
Bistec Saltiado
Chicken Noodle
Carne Guisada
Spicy Chicken
Rice Pudding
Camaronfongo

Menu

Featured items
Carne Guisada
EVERYDAY Beef stew cooked with carrots, onions, green peppers, and tomato sauce.
Pollo Picante
EVERYDAY Chicken cooked with hot pepper, onions, green pepper, hot sauce, salt, and pepper
Chicharron de Cerdo
EVERYDAY Pork rines marinated in salt, pepper, and then deep fried.
Pollo Guisado
EVERYDAY Chicken stew cooked in green peppers and tomato sauce.
Mondongo (Tripe)
Monday, Thursday, Saturday tripe soup with an order of white rice
Sancocho
Friday Dominican Soup with an order of white rice
Pollo al Carbon
Rotisserie chicken marinated with lemon, salt, and pepper.
Maduros
Sweet yellow plantains sliced and deep fried.
Mangu
Green plantains boiled then mashed with butter and salt, served with 2 eggs, 2 slices of fried salami , 1 slice of fried cheese and sauteed onions on top.
Chuleta Frita
Pork chop seasoned with salt and pepper then fried.
Tostones
Green plantains sliced and deep fried.
Rabo
EVERYDAY Stew oxtail cooked with white wine, onion, green peppers, and tomato sauce.
Cubano
Roast pork, ham & cheese with lettuce, tomato & mayoketchup.

Daily Specials
Pollo Guisado
EVERYDAY Chicken stew cooked in green peppers and tomato sauce.
Pollo al Carbon
Rotisserie chicken marinated with lemon, salt, and pepper.
Pernil
Everyday Roasted pork shoulder marinated with lemon, black pepper, and salt.
Rabo
EVERYDAY Stew oxtail cooked with white wine, onion, green peppers, and tomato sauce.
Pollo Picante
EVERYDAY Chicken cooked with hot pepper, onions, green pepper, hot sauce, salt, and pepper
Chicharron de Cerdo
EVERYDAY Pork rines marinated in salt, pepper, and then deep fried.
Carne Guisada
EVERYDAY Beef stew cooked with carrots, onions, green peppers, and tomato sauce.
Costilla al BBQ
Tuesday and Fridays pork spareribs marinated in BBQ sauce ,salt,pepper vinegar and then roasted
Pica Pollo Dominicano
Dominican style fried chicken
Patitas de Cerdo
Mondays and Saturdays Pig feet cooked with white wine, onions, green peppers, and tomato sauce.

Side Order
Empanadas de
Patties stuffed with your choice of meat.
Maduros
Sweet yellow plantains sliced and deep fried.
Yellow Rice
Tostones
Green plantains sliced and deep fried.
Chicharron de Cerdo
Pinto Beans
Bola De Papa
Potato ball filled with ground beef and deep fried.
Pollo Guisado
White Rice
Pernil
Carne Guisada
Costilla BBQ
Black Beans
Rabo
Pollo Picante
Vegetables
Pica Pollo Dominicano
Dominican fried chicken (3 pieces)
Fried Cheese
Spanish Rice
Potato Salad
Green Salad
Lettuce, tomato , onion
Papas Fritas
French fries.
Macaroni Salad
Patitas de Cerdo

Specialties Dishes
Arroz con Camarones
Yellow rice with medium sized shrimps cooked with onions, green pepper, and cilantro.
Mangu
Green plantains boiled then mashed with butter and salt, served with 2 eggs, 2 slices of fried salami , 1 slice of fried cheese and sauteed onions on top.
Mofongo
Mash fried green plantains, mixed with garlic butter, with your choice.
Camaronfongo
Mashed fried green plantains, mixed with garlic, butter, and shrimp.

From the Sea
Pescado Frita
Haddack fish lightly floured, seasoned with salt, black pepper, and then deep fried.
Camarones en Salsa de Ajo
Shrimps cooked with garlic butter sauce.
Pescado en Salsa de Ajo
Haddock fish cooked with garlic butter sauce.
Camarones Picantes
Shrimps cooked with hot peppers, onions, white wine, and tomato sauce.

Meats
Bistec Saltiado
Strips of steak sauteed with green pepper and onion.
Chuleta Frita
Pork chop seasoned with salt and pepper then fried.
Chicharron de Pollo
Chicken lightly floured seasoned with salt, black pepper, and deep fried.
Bistec Picante
Streak cooked with hot peppers, onions, white wine, and tomato sauce.

Sandwiches
Cubano
Roast pork, ham & cheese with lettuce, tomato & mayoketchup.
Jamon con Queso
Ham and Grilled Cheese with tomato, lettuce & mayoketchup
De Pernil
Roasted pork with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onions.
De Pollo
Chicken with lettuce, tomato & mayo ketchup
De Huevo
Egg and Cheese Sandwich

Soup
Sancocho
Friday Dominican Soup with an order of white rice
Mondongo (Tripe)
Monday, Thursday, Saturday tripe soup with an order of white rice
Chicken Noodle Soup
Tuesday and Wednesday Chicken Noodle Soup with order of white rice

Dessert
Tres Leche
3 milk cake
Flan
watermelom, Melon, Pineapple ect.
Coconut Milk Candy
Traditional Dominican Dessert
Rice Pudding
Dominican Style Rice Pudding
Dominican Coconut Cookies
Curdled Milk Candy
Traditional Dominican dessert consisting of curdled milk
Mixed Fruit
Sweet Beans
Sweet Dominican style (Dessert)
Dulce de Leche

Refreshments
Canned Soda
Malta
Puerto rican soda.
Ice Tea
32 ounce
Snapple
Merengue
Dominican soda.
Lemonade
Mango
Passion Fruit
Morir Sonando
Milk with Orange Jucie
Pineapple
Strawberry
Poland Spring Water

Shakes
Mango
Banana
Strawberry
Papaya
Passion Fruit
Pineapple

Catering (Feeds 10-15 People)
Chicken Stew
half tray of chicken stew
Beef Stew
Half tray of Beef stew cooked with carrots, onions, green peppers, and tomato sauce.
Yellow Rice
A half or full tray of yellow rice
White Rice
half tray or full tray of white rice
Pinto Beans
Half tray of pinto beans
Pernil
Half tray of roasted pork
Spicy Chicken
half tray of chicken cooked with hot pepper, onions, green peppers, hot sauce, salt and pepper.
Potato Salad
half tray of potato salad made with potatoes, carrots, eggs, mayonnaise, onion, and a touch of Spanish seasoning
Maduro
half tray of sweet yellow plantains sliced and deep fried.

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Recent Reviews

I found this wonderful little spot in Utica today and it was the most amazing experience I’ve had in a while. The service was wonderful. Two amazingly sweet women conversed with me and even recommended a delightful bakery across the street. I took a good while to stare at the menu as I don’t have much exposure to Dominican food and it was hard to narrow down what delicacy to choose. I ended up ordering the Pernil, the pescado frito, and beef empanadas. It was DIVINE! Each...
December 2025
We got takeout that included a Cubano sandwich, pollo con camarones, and maduros, and flan. Food was perfectly prepared and flavorful. Amazing quantities for the price, except for the flan, seemed to be a very small piece for $5. Everything else was more than a meal for two people. Everyone orders at the counter (see photo) and either moves to the adjacent dining room or gets takeout. The employees (maybe owners?) were very sweet. Very clean inside.
September 2025
Very high quality Spanish foods. High quality, vass amounts, and very good flavor. Very comfortable and super clean atmosphere, with cherry oak wooden tables, clean and well organized seating, tasty and delicious meals with a Dominican flavor. 5 star
July 2025

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El Barajo Restaurant

672 Bleecker St, Utica, NY 13501
(315) 732-2181