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- Weekend Brunch Buffet
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- Weekend Brunch Specials
*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness.
Favorites
Small (8oz) $4.00 | Medium (12oz) $5.50 | Large (16oz) $7.75 | 32oz. (Serves 4) $15.00 | 1/2 Gallon (Serves 8) $30.00 | Gallon (Serves 16) $60.00
Tortilla Boricua, an open faced-omelet seasoned with sofrito, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, salchichon sausage, maduros (sweet plantains), onions. Served with a cup of avena de coco (coconut oatmeal) and tostada criolla (toasted french bread).
Fried plantain sandwich with eggs any style, ham, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and garlic. Served with a cup of avena de coco.
Breakfast Sandwiches
*Served with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and Mojo Criollo (a bold citrus marinade with orange, lemon, garlic, and island spices).
All Sandwiches are served on French Bread
Add side of breakfast potatoes or maduros for $3.00 | Substitute turkey bacon or veggie sausage patties $3.00
Bread Substitutes: Sourdough, Whole Wheat, Multigrain, and Texas Toast
Eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese, and choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
Your choice of sausage, bacon, or ham.
Eggs
Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of Sourdough, Whole Wheat, Multigrain, Rye, Toast| Substitute breakfast potatoes or toast with fruit cup | Add or substitute a pancake for $3.00 | Substitute potatoes with Maduros for $1.25
2 Scrambled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese, and choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
Choice of Bacon, Sausage, Ham | Any style eggs.
Pancakes & French Toast
Add fruit and whipped cream $3.00
Whole Wheat bread dipped in corn flakes, served with fresh strawberries and bananas.
Crunchy French Toast, Served with 2 eggs any style with choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
2 French Toast, 2 eggs any style with choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
3 Buttermilk pancakes, 2 eggs any style with choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
Topped with whipped butter and powdered sugar.
Omelets
Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of sourdough, whole wheat, multigrain and rye toast | Substitute breakfast potatoes / toast with fruit cup | Add / Substitute a Pancake for $3.00 • Cheese options: Cheddar, American, Feta & Mozzarella.
Cilantro, tomatoes, onions, and mozzarella cheese.
Tomatoes, onions, avocado, cheddar cheese and choice of bacon or sausage.
Chorizo, cilantro, onions, tomatoes, jalapeño, and chihuahua cheese,.
Choice of Veggies : Tomatoes, Onions, Green Peppers, Spinach, and Mushrooms. Choice of Meat: Ham, Sausage, and Bacon. Choice of Cheese: Cheddar, American, Feta , Chihuahua & Mozzarella
Breakfast Sides
Toasted French bread With Butter
Sweet Plantains.
Coffee
Hot
16 oz
16 oz
16oz
Drink List
Pomegranate, Raspberry, Coconut, Hibiscus, Piňa Colada, Mango, Pineapple, Dragon Fruit, Passion Fruit, Lavender, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, Apple
Bottomless
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Lemonade, Unsweetened Ice Tea, Ginger Ale.
English, Breakfast, Chamomile, Green Tea, Lemon Ginger, Peppermint, Earl Grey.
One Size 16 oz.
Jibarito's
Meats: Bistec (Beef steak in sautéed onions), Hormone-free chicken, Lechon (roast pork) or Veggies
Ingredients: Lettuce, Tomato, Garlic, Mayo, and Cheese.
Served with Arroz con Gandules or Arroz Blanco y Habichuelas
Add avocado $2.00
Served with Lettuce, Tomato, mayo, garlic and cheese. Rice options: Arroz con Gandules or Arroz Blanco con Habichuela Add Avocado +$2.00
Served with Lettuce, Tomato, mayo, garlic and cheese. Rice options: Arroz con Gandules or Arroz Blanco con Habichuela Add Avocado +$2.00
Served with Lettuce, Tomato, mayo, garlic and cheese. Rice options: Arroz con Gandules or Arroz Blanco con Habichuela Add Avocado +$2.00
Served with Tostones
Meats: Bistec, Hormone-free chicken, Lechon or Grilled Veggies
Ingredients: Lettuce, Tomato, Onions, Peppers, Cheese, Beans and a side of Mayo Ketchup
Rice options: Arroz con Gandules or Arroz Blanco
Add Avocado +$2.00
Served with Lettuce, Tomato, mayo, garlic and cheese.
Rice options: Arroz con Gandules or Arroz Blanco con Habichuela
Add Avocado +$2.00
Entrées
Entrees are served with choice of rice: arroz blanco con habichuelas (white rice and red beans) or arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas).
Pork chop in criollo sauce.
Fried pork medallions.
Puerto Rican style roast pork.
Fried hormone-free chicken.
Grilled hormone-free chicken breast topped with house-made steak-butter.
Beef steak in sautéed onions.
2 grilled center cut porkchops, topped with house-made steak-butter and grilled onions.
Mofongo
A beloved Puerto Rican dish made from mashed green plantains, garlic, butter, adobo, and olive oil. Traditionally served with broth and salad, it’s a soulful blend of Afro-Caribbean flavor and island tradition.
Stuffed mofongo, Choice of hormone-free chicken, steak, or shrimp.
Fried hormone-free chicken.
Tostones Con Carne
Served with a drizzle of Mayo Ketchup.
Fried hormone-free chicken.
Vianda
Con aguacate y ensalada / Root vegetables: (malanga, yautia, ñame y guineo), stewed cod fish and avocado.
Soup
Cup $6.00 | Bowl $8.00
Puerto Rican beef stew served with white rice. 16 oz $10.00 | 32 0z $18.00
Chicken broth with pieces of chicken and potato and carrots
Salad
Dressing Options: Red Wine Vinaigrette, Fat-Free Ranch, French, Thousand Island, Fat-free Raspberry Vinaigrette, Honey Mustard
Meats: Add grilled hormone-free chicken breast for $5.00, Lechon Asado for $5.00, Bistec for $6.00
Mixed greens, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, egg, bacon bits and avocado.
Mixed greens, tomatoes, red onions, and cucumbers.
Lunch Sandwiches
All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries | Upgrade to sweet potato fries for $1.00
All Sandwiches are served on French Bread
Bread Substitutes: Sourdough, Whole Wheat, Multigrain, and Texas Toast
Steak, cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo and Mojo Criollo –( A spiced citrus marinade)
Steak, lechon, in-bone ham, mozzarella cheese, onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo and Mojo Criollo –( A spiced citrus marinade)
Steak, ham, mozeralla cheese, onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and Mojo Criollo –( A spiced citrus marinade)
1/2 avocado, mozzarella cheese, red pepper, red onion, lettuce, tomato, mayo and Mojo Criollo –( A spiced citrus marinade)
Grilled hormone-free chicken breast, peppers, onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and Mojo Criollo –( A spiced citrus marinade)
Shredded pork, in-bone ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, garlic cilantro dressing.
Ham, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and Mojo Criollo –( A spiced citrus marinade)
American and mozzarella cheese on texas toast.
Shredded pork, mozzarella cheese, red pepper, lettuce, red onion, tomato, mayo and Mojo Criollo –( A spiced citrus marinade)
Lunch Sides
Side $5.00 | Bowl $7.00
Sweet Plantains
Side $5.00 | 32oz $14.00
Served with mayo ketchup.
Red beans.
Fried Plantains.
White rice.
Side $4.00 | Bowl $6.00
Jibarito Sliders
3 sliders - one steak, chicken and pork, lettuce, tomato, mayo, garlic and cheese.
choose between all 4 jibarito meats
Every Saturday & Sunday 9Am—2pm | The ONLY Puerto Rican Brunch Buffet in Chicago!
Menu
Children (3-10) $9.00 | Adults $25.00
Choose from all kinds of veggies, meats, cheeses and seasonings
Multiple Pastries Available
Pasteles available, call (773-252-5520) or email(hello@nelliesrestaurant.com) to inquire about ordering.
1 dozen frozen Pasteles
Pasteles are a traditional Puerto Rican dish made from green banana and root vegetable dough, filled with either savory meat or a vegetarian option, and wrapped in banana leaves for a unique holiday treat.
Filling Option: Veggie, Pork, or Chicken
Filling Option: Veggie, Pork, or Chicken
Available everyday until sold out.
Lunch
Made fresh daily
Sopa De Plantano ,
Carne guisada
A comforting green plantain soup served with warm French bread
Tender Puerto Rican–style stewed beef served with your choice of Arroz con Gandules or Arroz Blanco y Habichuelas, plus a fresh side salad.
2oz sauces
To go sauces
used on our cubano sandwich
ajo
spiced citrus marinade
(hot sauce)
(hot sauce)
(hot sauce)
Only available Saturday and Sunday
Pastelon and Waffles
Served a la carte
eggs and meat