Tropical Bites Menu — Colombian Food in Chicago

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Empanadas

Steak or chicken

$2.75

Pandebono

Colombian cheese bread

$2.75

Basket of Pandebono

Comes with 6 pandebono

$14

Tropical Plantain Burger

Beef patty on a plantain bun

$16

Traditional Burger

Classic beef burger with fries

$14

Tropical Cheese Burger

Double beef, double cheese

$18.99

Hot Dog Tropical

Sausage, pink sauce & crushed chips

$12

Chori Hot Dog Tropical

Chorizo dog with pineapple sauce

$16

Salchipapa

Fries + sausage + pink sauce

$12

Tropical Salchipapa

Loaded fries with meats

$19

Choripapa

Chorizo with crispy potato

$13

Mazorca Desgranada

Corn with parmesan & butter

$9.99

Special Mazorca Desgranada

Loaded mazorca with meat & chicken

$14

Patacón Tropical

Crispy plantain with meat & cheese

$14

Arepa with Cheese

Grilled corn cake with cheese

$4

Arepa with eggs and cheese

Cheese & scrambled eggs

$11

Arepa

Stuffed arepa

$11

Picada Pequeña

Smaller platter to share

$25

Picada Grande

Large platter to share

$45

Ajiaco

Bogotá's chicken & potato soup

$22

Bandeja Paisa

Colombia's biggest plate

$26

Mute Santandereano

Hearty corn & pork stew

$25

Lechona

Roast pork with rice & peas

$15.99

Arroz con Pollo

Colombian chicken rice

$18

Plantain Lasagna

Sweet plantain instead of pasta

$20

Grilled Chicken

Grilled chicken breast plate

$15

Grilled Steak

Grilled steak plate

$30

Tropical Bites Salmon

Grilled salmon plate

$30

Colombian Fish (Mojarra)

Whole grilled mojarra

$30

Banana Split

Banana, ice cream & toppings

$10

Tropical Fruit Salad Special

Loaded fruit medley with ice cream

$15.99

Small Tropical Fruit Salad Special

Smaller tropical fruit salad

$10

Healthy Natural Salad

Select 5 fruits

$15

Small Healthy Natural Salad

Smaller — select 5 fruits

$10

Natural Juice

Pick your fresh-fruit flavor

$6.50

Mixed Juice

House mixed-fruit juice (up to 3)

$12

Salpicón

Tropical fruit medley with juice

$9.99

Colombian Breakfast

Arepa, eggs & tinto coffee

$15

Healthy Breakfast

Toast, eggs, fruit & green juice

$19

Tropical Breakfast

Croissant, fruit & Greek yogurt

$22

Green Detox

Spinach, apple, pineapple, celery

$9.99

Orange Boost

Mango, orange, carrot, passion fruit

$9.99

Red Energy

Strawberry, beet, watermelon, berries

$9.99

Chocolate Milkshake

Chocolate shake with ice cream

$7

Strawberry Milkshake

Strawberry shake with ice cream

$7

Vanilla Milkshake

Vanilla shake with ice cream

$7

Pony Malta

Colombian malt soda

$4

Colombiana Soda

Colombia's cream soda

$4

Bottle Water

Still bottled water

$2

Pellegrino

Sparkling mineral water

$4

Coca-Cola

Classic Coca-Cola

$3

Diet Coke

Diet Coca-Cola

$3

Sprite

Lemon-lime soda

$3

Crush Orange

Orange soda

$3

Iced Tea

Classic iced tea

$4.50

Iced Tropical Fruit Tea

Iced tea with tropical fruit

$6

Iced Chocolate

Iced chocolate drink

$6

Almond Milk

Almond milk

$4.50

Iced Coffee

Cold brew over ice

$6

American Coffee (Tinto)

Black drip coffee

$6

Espresso Single

Single shot of espresso

$3

Espresso Double

Double shot of espresso

$5

Cappuccino

Espresso with steamed milk foam

$6.25

Latte

Espresso with steamed milk

$6.25

Hot Chocolate

Classic hot chocolate

$6

Hot Oatmeal

Warm Colombian oat drink

$6

Portion of Chicharron (Crispy Pork Belly)

Side of crispy pork

$8

Portion of Chorizo

Side of Colombian chorizo

$9

Portion of Morcilla

Side of Colombian blood sausage

$9

Portion of Criolla Potatoes

Side of Andean criolla potatoes

$7

Side Fruit

Side of fresh fruit

$4.50

Portion of Sweet Potato

Side of sweet potato

$7

Portion of French Fries

Side of french fries

$4.50

Side Avocado

Side of avocado

$4

Side Two Scoops of Ice Cream

Two scoops of ice cream

$5