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750 Barclay Avenue
Staten Island, N.Y.

(718) 356-2725
(718) 356-2757
(718) 227-6865 Fax


Dinner Menu

Pricing & selections subject to change without notice

Sauce Descriptions:
Ajillo:
wine, a pinch of red pepper & fresh garlic
Green:  parsley, onions, wine & garlic
White:  sherry, butter, milk & onions
Diablo: tomatoes, peppers, spices & onions create this hot sauce
Creole: tomatoes, peppers & onions create a mild red sauce

Early Bird Dinner Menu

Appetizers
Mexican Starters
Soup
Salad
Seafood Entrees
Shrimp Dishes
Fish Dishes
Meat Entrees
Poultry
Mexican Specialties
Vegetarian Special
Side Orders
Children's Menu

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Early Bird Dinner Menu

$19.95
Monday through Thursday  3:30 - 7:00

APPETIZER
Pasta, Soup of the Day, or Green Salad

ENTREE
(Please choose one)

Linguini in White Clam Sauce

Tilapia in Lemon Sauce

Pepper Steak in Brown Sauce

Shrimp with Penne Pasta in Vodka Sauce

Grilled Salmon in Honey Mustard Sauce

Chicken Estremena
chicken with peppers, onions & chorizos in brown sauce

Chicken Cordon Bleu
chicken stuffed with prosciutto & manchego cheese

Pork Chops a la Flamenca
pork chops with sautéed peppers and potatoes

Chicken a la Alicante
grilled chicken breast with ham & cheese in a bell pepper

Tilapia a la Picata
tilapia prepared in a lemon & caper sauce

Chicken Alfredo
chicken stuffed with ham, ricotta and mozzarella in alfredo sauce

Pork Chops a la Primavera
grilled pork chops with mushrooms, broccoli & sweet peppers

DESSERT

Coffee or Tea
Homemade Flan, Rice Pudding or Ice Cream

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Appetizers

Entremes (For Two).....19.95
combination platter of tender chicken chunks, chorizos, garlic shrimp, stuffed mushrooms & mussels vinaigrette

Escargot "Carmen".....9.95
butter & garlic

Shrimp Ajillo.....10.95
in garlic sauce

Shrimp Cocktail.....10.95

Shrimp.....10.95
in green sauce, garlic, parsley & sherry

Fried Baby Shrimp.....10.95

Chorizos (Spanish Sausage).....9.95

Stuffed Mushrooms.....9.95
with crabmeat stuffing

Clams Casino.....10.95

Clams on the Half Shell.....10.95

Mussels.....10.95
red or green sauce

Calamari Romana....9.95

Pulpo.....10.95

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Mexican Starters

Nachos.....5.95
tortilla chips with melted cheese

Nachos Supreme.....7.50
tortilla chips with beef & melted cheese

Chalupas.....7.50
tortilla chips with red bean, melted cheese & guacamole

Guacamole.....6.50
avocado dip

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Soup

Galician Soup.....4.95
beef, pork and vegetable

Black Bean Soup.....4.95

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Salad

Shrimp Salad.....18.95
whole shrimp served on a bed of lettuce, with sliced onion, tomato, sweet pepper & hard boiled egg

Salad Carmen.....20.95
whole shrimp & crabmeat served on a bed of lettuce, with sliced onion, tomato, sweet pepper & hard boiled egg

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Seafood Entrees

* - Chefs Recommendations

Served with Salad or Soup
Choice of Saffron Rice or Spanish Potatoes

* Paella Valenciana.....19.95
shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, chicken and sausages in saffron rice

* Paella Valenciana.....22.95
with lobster

* Paella Marinera.....19.95
shrimp, scallops, mussels in clams in saffron rice

* Paella Marinera.....22.95
with lobster

* Mariscada.....19.95
shrimp, scallops, mussels & clams cooked in a choice of sauce
(green, ajillo, white, diablo or creole)

* Mariscada.....22.95
with lobster

Mussels.....17.95
served in a choice of sauces: creole, diablo, ajillo or green

Fried Calamari.....17.95
breaded and cooked in creole or diablo sauce

Seafood Fra Diablo.....22.95
with lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp & scallops over linguini

Whole Lobster.....20.95
1 1/4 lb. steamed or broiled

Whole Lobster.....27.95
1 1/3 lb. stuffed with crabmeat

Daily Double.....33.95
two 1/4 lb. whole lobsters for one person

* Lobster Parrillada.....27.95
whole broiled lobster surrounded by shrimp, clams, mussels & scallops with a touch of garlic

Scallops.....19.95
broiled

Clams.....19.95
served in a choice of sauce:  creole, diablo or green

Crabmeat.....26.95
in a green, garlic or white sauce

King Crab Legs.....28.95
broiled or steamed

One lb. Lobster Tail.....29.95
broiled with butter & lemon

Lobster Tails (3).....34.95
broiled with butter & lemon

Lobster Tails (3).....34.95
in a choice of sauce:  green, white, creole or diablo

Lobster Tails (3).....38.95
stuffed with crabmeat, butter & lemon

Surf & Turf.....35.95
a delicious marriage of two lobster tails & filet mignon

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Shrimp Dishes

Served with Salad or Soup
Choice of Saffron Rice or Spanish Potatoes

Shrimp.....20.95
with rice

Shrimp.....20.95
with your choice of sauce:  green, white, creole, diablo or ajillo

Shrimp Carmen.....20.95
shrimp in a batter served in a creamy wine sauce

* Shrimp a la Chef.....22.95
grilled with garlic, wine & fresh lemons

Shrimp Plancha.....23.95
grilled shrimp in the shell with fresh lemon & garlic

Stuffed Shrimp.....23.95
with crabmeat

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Fish Dishes

Served with Salad or Soup
Choice of Saffron Rice or Spanish Potatoes

Tilapia..... 18.95
broiled or in any sauce

Filet of Sole.....17.95
broiled with garlic and paprika

Filet of Sole.....18.95
green sauce, parsley, onions, sherry & garlic

Salmon Steak.....18.95
broiled

Broiled Red Snapper.....19.95

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Meat Entrees

Served with Salad or Soup
Choice of Saffron Rice or Spanish Potatoes

Pork Chops.....18.95
broiled

* Pork Chops Riojana.....19.95
in garlic & wine sauce, topped with a bell pepper

Veal Plancha.....18.95
grilled with a touch of garlic & wine

Veal in Almond Sauce.....18.95
brown sauce with sliced almond chips

Veal in Wine Sauce.....18.95
creamy wine sauce

Veal Estremena.....18.95
veal cutlets sautéed with onions, peppers & chorizos

Sirloin Steak.....25.95
broiled

* Filet Mignon....27.95
broiled

Filet Mignon Carmen.....30.95
broiled with bacon strips, topped with cheese in a mushroom gravy

* Veal Chops.....27.95
broiled

Veal Chops Riojana.....28.95
in a garlic & wine sauce, topped with a bell pepper

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Poultry

Served with Salad or Soup
Choice of Saffron Rice or Spanish Potatoes

Chicken and Rice.....16.95
chicken pieces on or off the bone, steamed with saffron rice & chorizos

* Chicken Ajillo.....16.95
garlic & wine, served on or off the bone

Half Chicken.....16.95
broiled

Chicken Almond.....17.95
chicken breast in a brown sauce with almond chips

Chicken Riojana.....17.95
chicken breast in a red wine sauce with mushrooms

Chicken Villaroy.....18.95
chicken breast in a milk, flour & butter batter, lightly fried

Chicken Carmen.....17.95
chicken breast cooked in an onion, wine & tomato sauce

Chicken Creole.....17.95
chicken breast in a tomato sauce with onions & peppers

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Mexican Specialties

Served with Salad or Soup
Choice of Saffron Rice or Spanish Potatoes

Choice of  Chicken, Beef or Cheese Filling
Taco: "V" shaped tortilla with filling
Enchilada:  soft corn tortilla rolled with filling
Burrito:  large soft flour tortilla rolled with filling
Chili Relleno:  chili pepper, stuffed with cheese

1.  One Taco, One Enchilada and One Chili Relleno.....14.95

2.  Two Burritos.....14.95

3.  Three Enchiladas.....14.95

4.  Three Tacos.....14.95

5.  Chili Relleno.....14.95

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Vegetarian Special

Served with Salad or Soup
Choice of Saffron Rice or Spanish Potatoes

Vegetable Paella.....14.95
broccoli, string beans, peas, mushrooms steamed in rice

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Children's Menu

Children under 10 years of age, please

- $12.95 -

Includes a Shirley Temple and Ice Cream

Fried Shrimp

Chicken Nuggets

Spaghetti

Hamburger

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Side Orders

Spanish Fried Potatoes.....4.95

Black Beans.....4.95

Broccoli.....4.95

String Beans.....4.95

Fried Plantains.....6.95

Basket of Garlic Bread.....2.25

Ice Cream Cakes Available for those special occasions.....15.95
Large Cake.....17.95 (serves 10)

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