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Cafe Salsa

Type: Bar, Dance Club

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This two-story establishment boasts a lively atmosphere, authentic Latin American cuisine, and a wide selection of drinks. While you're there, choose a favorite drink, and accompany it with scallops and squid mixed with red onions and lime juice, a steaming bowl of fish soup, or even a grilled steak. After 10pm on the weekend, salsa dancers take over the restaurant's main floor, pushing back tables and dancing. The upscale decor features wooden floors, large mirrors, and yellow walls. METRO: King Street

Address:

808 King St
Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone:

703-684-4100

Hours:

Sun-Thu: 11:30am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 11:30am-11:30pm

Admissions:

No cover charge

Main Menu
- Appetizers (antojitos)
  
  Seafood Classic Cocktail Ceviche
  
  fresh shrimps, calamari and scallops with roasted corn and pico de gallo in lime dressing with fresh ginger ($9.95)
  
  Croquetas De Tuna
  
  wild island recipe of tuna croquettes, served over a mix salad and colombian tartar a salsa ($6.95)
  
  Camarones And Mejillones Al Tango
  
  jumbo shrimps, prince edward mussels, argentinean chorizo and queen olives sauteed in a light ginger-cilantro sofrito sauce, served with warm bread for dipping ($8.95)
  
  Margaritas Empanadas
  
  latin turnovers stuffed with chilean style seasoned ground beef, marinated chicken and cheese and a veggie spinach - fresh cheese, served with cilantro-jalapeno salsa for dipping ($7.95)
  
  Alcapurrias De Mar
  
  one of puerto rico national dish, green bananas stuffed with a medley of fresh seafood (jumbo shrimp, scallop and calamari), served with cilantro-jalapeno salsa and latin sofrito. ($7.95)
  
  Nachos Cubanos
  
  fresh crispy plantain chips topped with your choice of ropa vieja, marinated chicken, caribbean pork or vegetarian, melted cheese, cuban beans, sour cream, black olives, guacamole and pico de gallo. ($8.95)
  
  Papitas Rellenas
  
  potatoes stuffed with seasoned cuban meat, scallions and red onions served with criolla sauce ($6.95)
  
  Asian Rollitos
  
  vegetarian egg wrap rolls served with a chipotle red pepper and latin fusion soy salsas ($7.95)
  
  Lolis Quesadilla
  
  baked flour tortillas stuffed with marinated char-grilled chicken or n.y. steak, roasted bell peppers and pico de gallo, served with mexican style guacamole and lime sour cream ($8.95)
  
  Arepitas
  
  venezuela arepas (cornmeal cakes) topped with caribbean shredded pork, mexican guacamole and sour cream ($7.95)
  
  Tropical Calamares
  
  fresh calamari lightly breaded and flash fried, served over a sweet and spicy salsa. ($7.95)
  
  Albondigas Cubanas
  
  cuban style meatballs served over tomato tropical salsa ($7.95)
  
  Avocado Cocktail
  
  fresh caribbean garlic roasted shrimp cocktail san andres island recipe, topped with mexican avocado ($8.95)
- Salads (ensaladas)
  Cafe Salsa Gourmet Garden Greens
  
  mixed baby greens, marinated vine ripe tomatoes, red onions, avocado and hearts of palm served with key lime balsamic vinaigrette ($7.95)
  
  Caribena A La Parrilla
  fresh chicken breast or n.y. steak marinated with achiote and latin spices then grilled, served with baby greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, roasted corn, palmitos and black beans tossed in pineapple vinaigrette
  
  Add For N.y. Steak: $2.00
  
  $11.95
  Ensalada De Marisco
  
  marinated grilled shrimp, calamari, scallops, prince edward mussels and seared alaskan salmon served with baby greens, avocado, vine ripe tomatoes, grilled red onions, roasted corn and cucumbers tossed in a pineapple or key lime balsamic vinaigrette ($14.95)
- Platos Fuertes (dinner Entrees)
  
  Nueva Ropa Vieja
  
  shredded flank steak seared with roasted tri-color peppers, roma tomatoes, onions and latin spices. served with latin style white rice, maduros and cuban black bean ($15.95)
  
  Pollo Campeche
  
  chicken breast sauteed and topped with a tomato and avocado salsa oven baked with mozzarella cheese, served with latin style wild rice and grilled asparagus ($15.95)
  
  Fufu Marinero
  
  new fufu (old caribbean recipe of mashed plantain twist with a nuevo latino style) topped with a medley of fresh seafood, jumbo shrimps, scallops, calamari and salmon, served with grilled vegetables ($19.95)
  
  Puerto Rican Piononos
  
  ropa vieja wrapped with ripe sweet plantains, topped with melted mozzarella cheese over a sweet and spicy pineapple salsa, served with a gourmet salad and lime sour cream ($15.95)
  
  Red Snapper Cha - Cha - Cha
  
  fresh filet pan seared served with grilled asparagus, roasted baked potatoes topped with chilean white wine, shrimp and bacon sauce ($19.95)
  
  New Asian Grouper Latino
  
  pan seared asian style glazed with roasted mushroom salad, served with scallion smashed red skin potato and grilled asparagus ($19.95)
  
  Pineapple Chuletas
  
  marinated pan seared pork chops, over p.r. rum and pineapple glazed served with scallion smashed red skin potato and sauteed spinach ($18.95)
  
  Churrasco Argentino
  
  12oz angus n.y. steak grilled to perfection, topped with chimichurri sauce, served with argentinean style chorizo, mushroom escabeche and papas bravas ($23.95)
  
  Masitas Criollas
  
  wild island oven roasted marinated morsels of pork, topped with spanish onions mojo, served with cuban black beans, maduros and latin style white rice ($15.95)
- Vegetarian
  
  Pimientos Rellenos
  
  bell peppers stuffed with vegetable escabeche oven baked with queso fresco over a chipotle red pepper salsa, served with latin wild rice and grilled asparagus ($11.95)
  
  Delight
  
  combination of any three side dishes. note: yucafongo is not vegetarian ($11.95)
- Acompanantes (side Dishes)
  
  Scallion Smashed Red Skin Potatoes
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Cuban Black Beans
  
  with white rice ($4.95)
  
  Maduros
  
  sweet plantains ($3.95)
  
  Tostones
  
  fried green plantains ($3.95)
  
  Mexican Style Guacamole
  
  topped with queso fresco and served with warm flour tortillas ($6.95)
  
  Marinated Grilled Vegetables
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Grilled Asparagus
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Arepas With Cheese
  
  grilled corn meal ($3.95)
  
  Fufu
  
  caribbean recipe of mashed green plantains ($3.95)
  
  Papas Bravas
  
  spicy, garlicky aioli potatoes ($3.95)
- Postres (desserts)
  
  Flan De Coco Y Pina
  
  latin dessert of homemade caramel custard made with fresh pineapple and coconut, served with sweet whipped cream ($7.95)
  
  Nicaraguan Tres Leches
  
  'house specialty' a rich dessert of sponge cake made with whole milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk ($7.95)
  
  Riko Chocolate
  
  "chocolate heaven 'chocolate layer cake filled with a rich chocolate cream covered with chocolate ganache and rimmed with chocolate flakes ($6.95)
  
  Tentacion De Manzana
  
  warm homemade apple pie topped with walnuts and served with dulce de leche gelato ($7.25)
  
  Gelato
  
  ($4.95)

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