Orinoco Harvard Square Menu

Dinner Menu

• Cocas Del Dia

  $8
  spanish flatbread, two types - champiñones: sautéed oyster and shitake mushrooms with garlic, manchego cheese, arugula, shaved black truffles, porcini glaze; or guayaba: guava preserve, goat cheese, arugula, fig glaze
• Datiles

  $7
  bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates
• Maracuchitos

  $5
  queso paisa wrapped in sweet plantains
• Mini Costillitas

  $8
  apple cider, slow-steamed, baby-back ribs with guava bbq, tapas-style
• Tequeños

  $6.75
  guayanés cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup
• Trio De Empanadas

  $8.25
  cazon, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo

• Orinoco

  $8.75
  grilled chicken breast, with a fresh greens salad, green grapes, tossed in a sherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted almonds
• Palmito

  $8.50
  heart of palm tossed with fresh greens salad tossed cabrales cheese vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates
• Remolacha Con Cabra

  $8
  roasted beet tossed with a fresh green salad. tossed in a sherry vinaigrettefresh goat cheese and pinenuts

• Domino

  $5.75
  black beans (contains pork) and palmizulia cheese
• Guayanesa

  $6
  (veg.): venezuelan creamy guayanés cheese
• Jardinera

  $6
  (veg.): guayanés cheese, sweet plantains, guasacaca
• La Gringa

  $4.75
  edam cheese
• Mechada 14 reviews

  $6
  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef
• Pelua

  $6.50
  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with edam cheese
• Pernil

  $7
  mojo marinated pork, guayanés cheese, tomato
• Queso De Mano

  $6
  (veg.): venezuelan hand-made cheese
• Reina Pepiada

  $6
  shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato

• Mechada 14 reviews

  $8.50
  venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo
• Verde

  $8.75
  made with 100% plantain dough and filled with forrest mushrooms, piquillo peppers and manchego cheese; with a fresh greens salad tossed with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette

• Asado Negro

  $13.50
  panela, onion slow-cooked beef roast served au-jus with rice and sweet plantains
• Pabellón Criollo

  $14
  shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains
• Pollo Adobo

  $14
  adobo criollo marinated-halved chicken with oregano oil and grilled scallions
• Polvorosa De Pollo

  $14.50
  criollo chicken guiso in a polvorosa dough pie served with spring mix and mango chutney

• Adobo Smoked Churrasco

  $19
  12 oz. quick smoked strip-steak churrasco, char-grilled with a panela-red-wine-glaze, arugula blue cheese salad in a balsamic, dry mushroom/cranberry vinaigrette
• Atún 8 reviews

  $19
  adobo-rubbed high grade yellow-fin tuna seared and served with arugula sun-dried tomato vinaigrette salad and toasted pepitas
• Beef Tenderloin Churrasquito

  $19
  7 oz. beef tenderloin, rolled-cut churrasco style, char-grilled with crab picadillo, grilled asparagus, and salsa chimi
• Cordero Tradicional

  $19
  pistachio-panela-plantain crusted nz lamb chops with mint mojo, arugula cabrales cheese salad
• Costillitas

  $19
  apple cider juice slow-steamed baby-back ribs with guava bbq sauce and yuca fries
• Mahi-mahi

  $17
  plantain crusted mahi-mahi with “rabo encendido” and tomato escabeche. this dish contains meat
• Parilla Caraqueña

  $19
  orinoco’s grill plate with a seasoned 4oz stripsteak, 1/4 marinated chicken, grilled chorizo, guasacaca, and yuca frita with signature mojo

• Arroz Con Caraotas

  $4.50
  white rice with black beans (cooked with pork) in a bowl
• Espinaca A La Brava

  $5.50
  sautéed spinach with mushrooms, garlic and corn
• Grilled Asparagus

  $5
  with chimi sauce
• Tajadas

  $4.50
  fried sweet plantains
• Tostones 16 reviews

  $4.50
  crispy green plantains mini-cakes with sun dried tomato vinaigrette
• Yuca

  $4.50
  crispy or steamed with signature mojo

Lunch Menu

• Datiles

  $7
  bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates
• Maracuchitos

  $5
  queso paisa wrapped in sweet plantains
• Tequeños

  $6.75
  guayanes cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup

• Orinoco

  $8.75
  grilled chicken breast, with a fresh greens salad, green grapes, tossed in a sherry vinaigrette, topped with toasted almonds
• Palmito

  $8.50
  heart of palm tossed with fresh greens salad tossed cabrales cheese vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates
• Remolacha Con Cabra

  $8
  roasted beet tossed with a fresh green salad. tossed in a sherry vinaigrettefresh goat cheese and pine nuts

• Domino

  $5.75
  black beans (contains pork) and palmizulia cheese
• Guayanesa

  $6
  (veg.): venezuelan creamy guayanés cheese
• La Gringa

  $4.75
  edam cheese
• Jardinera

  $6
  (veg.): guayanés cheese, sweet plantains, guasacaca
• La Llanera

  $6.75
  grilled flank steak or chicken, onions, red peppers, avocado, and special sauce
• Mechada 14 reviews

  $6
  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef
• Pelua

  $6.50
  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with edam cheese
• Pernil

  $7
  mojo marinated pork, guayanés cheese, tomato
• Queso De Mano

  $6
  (veg.): venezuelan hand-made cheese
• Reina Pepiada

  $6
  shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato
• Valenciana

  $6.75
  grilled chicken, tomato, red onion and guasacaca

• Mechada 14 reviews

  $8.50
  venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo
• Verde

  $8.75
  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

• Pepito De Pollo

  $7
  grilled chicken
• Pepito De Carne

  $7
  grilled tenderloin steak
• Pepito Mixto

  $7
  grilled chicken and steak
• Pernil Galipan

  $7.25
  slow-cooked pork toasted sandwich with tomato and special salsa

• Polvorosa De Pollo

  $14.50
  criollo chicken guiso in a polvorosa dough pie served with spring mix and mango chutney
• Pabellón Criollo

  $14
  venezuela’s most folkloric dish: shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains

• Arroz Con Caraotas

  $4.50
  white rice with black beans (cooked with pork) in a bowl
• Tajadas

  $4.50
  fried sweet plantains
• Tostones 16 reviews

  $4.50
  crispy green plantains mini-cakes with sundry tomato mojo
• Yuca

  $4.50
  crispy sticks with signature mojo

• Quesillo

  $4.50
  homemade traditional venezuelan custard with caramel
• Torta Fluida

  $6
  molten chocolate cake made with 100% venezuelan dark chocolate

Sunday Brunch Menu

• Datiles

  $7
  bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates
• Maracuchitos

  $5
  queso paisa wrapped in sweet plantains
• Tequeños

  $6.75
  guayanes cheese wrapped in crisp dough and served with chipotle ketchup
• Trio De Empanadas

  $8.25
  cazon, domino, and mechada empanadas with signature mojo
• Tajadas

  $4.50
  fried sweet plantains

• Palmito

  $8.50
  heart of palm tossed with fresh greens salad tossed cabrales cheese vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates
• Remolacha Con Cabra

  $8
  roasted beet tossed with a fresh green salad tossed in a sherry vinaigrette fresh goat cheese and pine nuts

• Empanada Mechada

  $8.50
  venezuelan style stewed shredded beef with a fresh greens salad tossed with queso blanco, sherry vinaigrette and mojo criollo
• Empanada Verde

  $8.75
  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

• Pelua

  $5.50
  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef with edam cheese
• Pernil

  $7
  mojo marinated pork, guayanés cheese, tomato
• Queso De Mano

  $6
  (veg.): venezuelan hand-made cheese
• Reina Pepiada

  $6
  shredded chicken salad (contains mayo), avocado, and tomato
• Carupano

  $5.50
  chroizo and onions grillé
• Guayanesa

  $6
  (veg.): venezuelan creamy guayanés cheese
• Mañanita

  $5.50
  venezuelan-style scrambled eggs and chorizo
• Mechada 14 reviews

  $6
  venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef
• Pabellón

  $6.75
  black beans, mechada, tajadas and queso blanco

• Pernil Galipan

  $7.25
  slow-cooked pork toasted sandwich with tomato and special salsa

• Cachapa 5 reviews

  $9
  traditional corn pancake with melted queso de mano
• Cachapa Pabellón

  $14
  traditional corn pancake with mechada, tajadas, black beans, queso fresco
• Resuelto

  $9.50
  venezuelan-style scrambled eggs, black beans, carne mechada, plain arepa
• Pa’ Los Gringos

  $9.50
  venezuelan-style scrambled eggs, yuca hash, chorizo, plain arepa

• Quesillo

  $4.50
  homemade traditional venezuelan custard with caramel
• Torta Fluida

  $6
  molten chocolate cake made with 100% venezuelan dark chocolate