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Las Canastillas — restaurante salvadoreño
Menu · Newark, NJ · 14 dishes

Entrées & Traditional

Salvadoran classics: carnitas de San Vicente, roast hen, tamales, yuca with chicharrón, pastel, enchiladas and Cojute sausages.

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Entrees

  • San Vicente-Style Carnitas

    $17.95

    Beef or pork skewer with onion and green pepper, served with fried beans, Salvadoran cheese, pickled cabbage, and 2 toasted tortillas.

  • Choribistec

    $26.95

    Grilled hen in Corinto, USA style, served with chimol, avocado, and 2 tortillas.

  • Grilled Hen

    $21.95

    Half grilled hen served with rice, salad, toasted tortillas, and a small hen soup.

  • La Oreada Endiablada

    $24.95

    Sun dried salted steak with rice & beans, jalapeño, avocado, Salvadoran pico de gallo, & 2 Tortillas.

  • Cow Foot Soup (Saturday and Sunday)

    $14.50

    Served with 2 tortillas.

Traditional Dishes

  • Pork Cracklings with Fried Tortilla

    $11.95
  • Sweet Corn Tamale with Cream

    $3.50
  • Chicken Tamale

    $4.50
  • Fried or Boiled Cassava with Pork Rind

    $11.95

    Accompanied with vinegar cabbage salad, fresh veggies and lime.

  • Fried or Boiled Cassava with Small Fried Fish

    $12.95
  • Salvadoran Savory Pie

    $3.00

    1 per order.

  • Enchiladas

    $9.50

    Two fried tortillas with shredded chicken, cabbage, boiled egg, and cheese.

  • Cojutepeque Chorizos

    $25.95

    Salvadoran-style chorizos served in a bowl.

  • Crazy Tortilla

    $11.95

    Order of two fried tortillas with fried beans, pork rind, shredded cheese, and avocado.

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