El Budare Cafe

94-06 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, NY

Menu (As of 10/30)

Appetizers

• El Budare Mix $19.50Appetizer sampler: tostones with cheese, tostones with shredded beef, mini empanadas, and tequeños, with a dipping sauce.
• 5 Piece Tequeños $7.50Small cheese pancake (5 units).
• 5 Piece Mini Empanadas $10.00Tiny empanadas (5 units) chicken-beef- cheese.
• 5 Piece Mini Cachapas Con Queso Blanco $8.00Tiny Venezuelan sweet corn pancakes with white cheese.
• 5 Piece Mini Patacones Con Carne $8.00Mini patacones tiny fried green plantains with beef (5 units).
• 5 Piece Mini Patacones Con Pollo $8.00Mini patacones tiny fried green plantains with chicken (5 units).
• Tajadas Con Queso Blanco $7.00Fried sweet platain with white cheese.
• 5 Piece Mini Arepas Con Nata $7.00Arepas with cream. Tiny venezuelan cornmeal flatbread served with nata (5 units).
• Deditos De Yuca Con Nata $6.00Fried yuca sticks with nata tostones con guacamole.
• Tostones Con Guacamole Especial $19.50Fried green plantains with special guacamole.

Breakfast

• Desayuno Criollo $13.50Breakfast criollo: black beans-shredded beef - shredded cheese fried sweet plantain. (CaRaoTas-carne mechada-queso Rallado- Tajadas).
• Huevos Perico $10.00Scrambled of eggs with minced veggies.
• Huevos Con Jamón Y Queso Blanco $10.00Huevos con eggs with jam, and white cheese.
• Huevos Revueltos $10.00Scrambled eggs. Scrambled eggs, a classic breakfast staple.
• Huevos Fritos $10.00Fried eggs.

Empanadas

• Empanada de Beef Shredded Empandas $5.00Carne mechada. Tender beef in a flaky pastry.
• Empanada de Jam and Cheese $5.00Jamon y queso. Savory pastry filled with ham and melted cheese.
• Empanada de Chicken Shredded Empandas $5.00Pollo mechada. Shredded chicken in a savory pastry pocket.
• Empanada de Chicken with Cheese $6.00Pollo con queso. Tender chicken and melted cheese in a crispy pastry.
• Empanada de Queso $5.00Cheese. Flaky pastry filled with melted cheese.
• Empanada de Beef with Cheese $6.00Carne con queso. Beef and melted cheese wrapped in a crispy pastry.
• Empanada de Sausage $5.00Salchicha. Savory sausage filling wrapped in a flaky pastry.
• Empanada de Shrimps $7.00Camarones. Savory pastry filled with shrimp.
• Pastelito Andino $4.00carne molida con arroz
• Pastelito Carne Mechada $4.00Shredded beef filling wrapped in a flaky pastry, offering a classic savory taste.
• Pastelito de Queso $4.00Flaky pastry filled with a smooth, mild cheese blend.
• Pastelito de Jamon $4.00Flaky pastry filled with savory ham, offering a classic taste in every bite.

Arepas

• Arepa Reina Pepiada $10.50Chicken mayonnaise and avocado (Pollo mayonesa y aguacate).
• Arepa La Peluda $10.50Shredded beef with yellow cheese (cartne mechada conqueso Camarillo). .
• Arepa La Rumbera $11.00leg with yellow cheese (pernil con queso amarillo).
• Arepa Pabellón $10.50Shredded beef, black beans, and fried sweet platain (carne mechada, caraota y tajadas).
• Arepa El Budare $11.00Grilled chicken breast, roast meat, white cheese, and fried sweet plantains (Pechuga asada, carne asada, queso Blanco y tajadas).
• Arepa La Sifrina $10.00Queen pepiada with yellow cheese (Reina pepiada con queso amarillo).
• Arepa Roast Pork Leg $13.50Pernil. Roast pork leg served with arepa, a traditional sweet corn cake.
• Arepa La Llanera $10.00Fried sweet plantain, white cheese, roasted meat (Tajada, queso Blanco, carne asada).
• Arepa Vegetarian $9.50Vegetarianas. Avocado, white cheese, black bean and slice (Aguacate, queso Blanco, caraota y tajada).
• Arepa La Viuda $2.00Plain.
• Arepa La Catira $10.00shredded chicken with yellow cheese (pollo mechado con queso amarillo).
• Arepa Jamón Y Queso $8.50With jam, and cheese.
• Arepa Sausages with Pink Sauce $8.00Salchichas con salsa rosada. Savory sausages served with a tangy pink sauce.
• Arepa Queso Blanco $8.00White cheese.
• Arepa Meatloaf $10.00Carne mechada. Shredded chicken.
• Arepa Shrimp $11.00Camarón. Savoury shrimp in a crispy arepa.
• Arepa La Domino $9.00Black beans, and white cheese (caraota y queso Blanco).
• Arepa Shredded Chicken $13.50Pollo mechado. Shredded chicken in a crispy cornmeal patty.
• Arepa Roasted Black $10.50Asado negro. Arepa filled with shredded beef in black roast sauce (asado negro).

Sweet Corn Cakes

• Cachapa $11.50With guayanes cheese-cream (Con queso guayanes - nata).
• Chachapa Shredded Beef $14.50Carne mechada. Shredded beef served with sweet corn cakes.
• Chachapa Ham $12.00Jamón. Sweet corn cakes topped with ham.
• Chachapa Chicken $13.50Pollo. Corn cakes filled with shredded chicken.
• Chachapa Shrimp $16.00Camarones. Sweet corn cakes filled with shrimp.

Plantain Sandwich

• Patacon Shredded Beef $14.00Carne Mechada. All served with lettuce - tomato guayanés cheese avocado sauces (Todos servidos con: (lechuga-tomate queso guayanés aguacate - salsas)).
• Patacon Roast Pork Leg $13.00Pernil. All served with lettuce - tomato guayanés cheese avocado sauces (Todos servidos con: (lechuga-tomate queso guayanés aguacate - salsas)).
• Patacon Pabellón $16.00All served with lettuce - tomato guayanés cheese avocado sauces (Todos servidos con: (lechuga-tomate queso guayanés aguacate - salsas)).
• Patacon Shrimp $17.00Camarón. All served with lettuce - tomato guayanés cheese avocado sauces (Todos servidos con: (lechuga-tomate queso guayanés aguacate - salsas)).
• Patacon Shredded Chicken $13.00Pollo mechado. All served with lettuce - tomato guayanés cheese avocado sauces (todos servidos con: (lechuga-tomate queso guayanés aguacate - salsas)).

Typical Dishes

• Pabellón Criollo $16.50Pabellón tipical: with rice, black beans, fried sweet platain, grated cheese, fried egg, and shredded meat. (Con arroz, caraota, tajada, queso ral lado, huevo frito y carne mechada).
• Lasagna $16.50Pasticho. Traditional layered pasta dish with rich flavors.
• Spaghetti with Ground Beef $15.00Espaguetti con carne molida. Tender ground beef and spaghetti, a classic combination.
• Pabellón with Chicken $16.50Pabellón pollo. Traditional venezuelan dish featuring shredded chicken, rice, and beans.
• Pabellón with Black Roast $17.00Pabellón asado negro. Shredded beef in a rich black roast sauce.
• Pabellón with Roast Pork Leg $16.50Pabellón pernil. Tender roast pork leg served with pabellón.
• Pabellón with Shrimps $17.00Pabellón con camarones. Shrimps served with pabellón, a traditional venezuelan dish.

Hamburgers

• Grilled Skirt Steak Hamburger $14.00Pepito de carne.
• Chicken Hamburger $10.50Pechuga de pollo. Juicy chicken patty in a hamburger.
• Grilled Chicken Steak Hamburger $14.00Pepito de pollo. Tender grilled chicken steak served in a hamburger bun.
• Ham Hamburger $10.50Pernil. With lettuce, tomatoes, jam, yellow cheese, eggs, potatoes, and bacon. (Servidas con: grilled mix chicken and beef lechuga-tomate - jamón- queso amarillo-huevo papas-tocineta).
• Beef Hamburger $10.00Croqueta de carne.

Mexican Party

• 3 Piece Chicken Tacos $14.00Soft tacos filled with chicken, served in a set of three.
• 3 Piece Meat Tacos $14.00Carne orden de 3. Soft tacos filled with chicken and/or meat, served in a set of three.
• 3 Piece Shrimp Tacos $20.00Tacos de camarón. Orden de 3.

Soups

• Chicken Soup with Rice Grande $15.00Sopa de pollo con arroz. Hearty chicken soup served with a side of rice.
• Chicken Soup with Arepa Grande $15.00Sopa de pollo con arepa. Hearty chicken soup served with a side of arepa.
• Beef Soup Grande with Rice $15.00Sopa de res con arroz. Hearty beef soup served with a side of rice.
• Beef Soup Grande with Arepa $15.00Sopa de res con arepa. Hearty beef soup served with a side of arepa.

Kid's Menu

• Kids Salchipapas $8.50Chopped sausage, and French fries.
• Kids Chicken Nuggets $9.00Nuggets de pollo. Tender and juicy chicken pieces, perfect for kids.
• Kids Chicken Fingers $9.50Deditos de pollo. Tender chicken strips served for kids.
• Kids Chicken Wings $12.00Tender and juicy chicken pieces, perfect for kids.

Extra Orders

• Fried Sweet Plantain $5.00Tajadas. Thinly sliced sweet plantains, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
• Rice and Black Beans $5.00Arroz y caraota. Traditional latin American-style rice and black beans.
• Caesar Salad $13.00Ensalada césar con pechuga. Crisp romaine lettuce topped with chicken breast.
• Arepas Plain $2.00Traditional cornmeal flatbread from Venezuela.
• French Fries $6.00Papas fritas. Crispy fried potatoes.
• Tostones $5.00Crispy fried green plantains.
• Cabbage and Carrot salad $6.00Ensalada rallada. Venezuelan style raw salad (ensalada cruda venezuelan style).

Desserts

• Three Milks $5.50Tres leches. Moist sponge cake soaked in three types of milk.
• Quesillo $5.50Venezuelan caramel custard (flan) with caramel topping.
• Churros $9.00Sweet, crispy fried dough pastries sprinkled with sugar.

Shakes

• Strawberry Shake $6.00Fresa. Sweet and refreshing blend of strawberries.
• Mango Shake $6.00Sweet and refreshing blend of mango puree.
• Blackberry Shake $6.00Mora. Rich and creamy blackberry shake.

Drinks

• Papelon with Lemon $5.00Papelón con limón. Sweet and tangy papelon syrup mixed with a squeeze of lemon.
• Chicha $5.50Traditional Latin American drink made with purple corn.
• Malta Maltin Pola $4.00
• Passion Fruit $5.00Parchita. Tropical fruit drink with a sweet and tangy flavor.
• Frescolita $4.00
• Tamarind $5.00Tamarindo. Tangy and refreshing drink made with tamarind.
• Ice Tea $4.50Nestea.

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