Bogota Specials: Week of Oct. 27, 2005

Bogota Latin Bistro Specials

1.     Chicken & Potato Empanada   (colombian style dough) shredded chicken and potato served with colombian aji   $3.

2.     Domino Empanada   (colombian style dough) black bean and cheese served with sour cream   $3.

3.     Blue Cheese & Hearts Of Palm Salad   crumbled blue cheese, diced hearts of palm, dried cranberries, pecans and sliced green apples with lemon dressing  $8.

4.     Platano Rellenos   ripe plantain rounds filled with seasoned chicken served with chipotle sauce & sour cream  $6.

5.     Chicken Tamale   cornmeal tamale stuffed with shredded chicken, string beans, carrots & potatoes wrapped in banana leaf, served with tomatillo sauce & sour cream  $8.

6.     Ropa Vieja (“old clothes”) shredded skirt steak simmered in a tomato cilantro red wine sauce, served with white rice, red cabbage salad and steamed yucca   $15.

7.     Blue Corn Crusted Trout   pan-fried trout with a blue corn tortilla crust, topped with an avocado corn salsa, served with two sides   $18.

8.     Pumpkin Spice Gelato   two scoops of delicious pumpkin gelato served with whipped cream   $5.

9.     Esquites (side dish of the week) roasted corn kernels, butter, jalapenos, lime juice, salt, side of mayo  $5.

Drinks:
Vampire Wine – a Transylvania wine you can sink your teeth into
Cabernet Sauvignon - $6/$22 or Pinot Grigio - $6/$22
Bloody Eyeball Martini – vodka, vermouth, eyeball garnish   $8.
Hot Chocolate – Colombian chocolate steamed with milk  $4.
La Tropical Beer – the original Cuban beer   $5.
Hatuey Beer – Cuban beer brewed in Puerto Rico   $5.