Cruz Blanca Brewery & Taqueria and Lena Brava
900-906 W Randolph St 1-2, Chicago, IL
Menu (As of 10/30)
To Start
- GUACAMOLE / mashed avocados roasted $16.00tomatillo, serrano, salsa macha
- Coal-Fired $18.00CHILLED OYSTERS (6pc) hot sauce and lime
- St. Agrestis Phony Amaro Falso $8.00GLASS
- St. Agrestis Phony Mezcal Negroni $8.00GLASS
Sandwiches
- WOOD OVEN EMPANADAS / cochinita pibil, $14.00habanero crema
- SALSA MACHA CEVICHE / sea bass, cucumber,
- hand-formed pan de campo, $18.00avocado, orange, sesame
- TUNA CRUDO / truffle ponzu, avocado mash,
- crispy noodles, sesame, cilantro micro greens $22.00
Mains
- cheese, salsa macha aioli, $18.00brioche bun
- STEAK & FRITES / skirt steak, baja
- chimichurri, chipotle aioli $48.00
- LAMB CHOPS charred lemon, olive oil, citrus
- chile dressing $26.00
- Gluten free options available $36.00green mojo, chipotle aioli
- These items are cooked to order. Consuming raw or
- your server of any dietary restrictions or food allergies. Not $21.00peanuts, pinto beans
Wood-fired
- Chilled Oysters $28.006pc) house hot sauce and fresh lime
- GUACAMOLE wood-roasted tomatillo, serrano, Baja salsa macha $18.00
Platters
- TIJUANA CAESAR SALAD romaine hearts, croutons, toasted $16.00pumpkin seeds, egg, parmesan cheese, chives
- TUNA CRUDO truffle ponzu, avocado mash, crispy noodles, sesame, $24.00cilantro micro greens
Small Plates
- RUSTIC PAN DE CAMPO ember-roasted, butter, Baja salsa macha $8.00
- SMOKED BEETS goat cheese mousse, Baja salsa macha, tlayudas $18.00
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- WOOD-ROASTED OYSTERS smoked chile $24.00lemon butter
Turf
- WOOD OVEN EMPANADAS cochinita pibil, habanero crema $18.00
- in pork chop, garlic chicken $24.00butter
- GRILLED OCTOPUS avocado tzatziki, fingerling potatoes, capers,
- bacon, crema, rapini, shishitos $98.00
- Baja olive oil $28.00
- GRILLED LAMB CHOPS charred lemon, olive oil, citrus chile $30.00dressing
Large Plates
- BONE-IN PORK CHOP smoked mojo de ajo, sour-orange broth, $32.00achiote, charred shishito chiles
Sides
- jalapeño emulsion, cherry tomato-herb salad $36.00
- STEAK FRITES skirt steak, baja chimichurri, chipotle aioli $54.00
- CAMARONES A LA DIABLA 1 pound wood-roasted shrimp, Nayarit $14.00chives
- sauce, arbol chile, coal-fired pan de campo $56.00
- BRAISED SHORT RIB cauliflower mash, red chile salsa $36.00
- lime $16.00
- FRIJOLES CHARROS refried pinto beans, $23.00macha, toasted almonds, chives
- bacon, house made chorizo, roasted tomato & $12.00poblano, chicharron dust/
- Gluten free options available $12.00fresco
- These items are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked
- of foodborne illness. Please advise your server of any dietary $12.00corn, aioli, queso cotija, chile powder
New Cervezas
Flavors of Mexico
- Glass $8.00
- Stirred $18.00
Cervezas
- Glass $7.00
- Zero Proof $12.00
- CAN $8.00
Margaritas
- WHITE HONEY| made with rare, single-origin raw $4.00forest geteme honey from ethiopia. added at
- Glass $10.00
- PINK CADILLAC casa dragones, aperol, agave, lime $25.00
- CHAMPAGNE & TRUFFLES patron 100, st germain, grand $21.00marnier, agave, yuzu, lime, bubbles, chocolate
- A 20% gratuity will be added to all parties of 5 or
- more. As a way to offset rising costs associated withthe restaurant, we have added a
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Drinks
- glass / carafe $40.00MEZCALITA / amaras verde mezcal, orange, lime, agave, bitters / 10
- MARGARITA / espolon reposado, grand marnier, agave, lime / 10 $40.00
- RED SANGRIA / tito's vodka, combier, orange, lime, guava / 9 $36.00
- CLASSIC FRENCH ROSÉ 2022, minuty, cotes de provance, france / 8 $16.00
- SAUVIGNON BLANC 2023, drylands, marlborough, new zeland / 8 $16.00
- CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019, la garrigue du midi, france / 8 $16.00
Bites
- GUACAMOLE / fire-roasted tomatillos, avocado, serranos, salsa macha $8.00
- WOOD OVEN EMPANADA /cochinita pibil, habanero crema $6.00
- ROASTED OYSTERS / smoked chilli lemon butter $8.00
- SPICE FRIES / spicy salt, chipotle aioli $5.00
- LEÑA BURGER /grilled beef patties, caramelized onions, swiss cheese, salsa $12.00macha aioli, brioche bun
- These items are cooked to order. Consuming raw or
Cocktails
- Shaken $17.00
- Stirred $18.00
- Zero Proof $12.00
Negroni
- A 20% gratuity will be added to all parties of 5 or
- more. As a way to offset rising costs associated withthe restaurant, we have added a
Cruz Blanca Brewery & Taqueria and Lena Brava: hours and how to order