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  • 1637 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL29 East Adams Street, Chicago, IL
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BienMeSabe Venezuelan Cafe & Restaurant 1637 W Montrose Ave

1637 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL
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Appetizers
Empanadas
Salads
Signature Arepa
Traditional arepas
Create your own arepa
Mains
Cachapas
Patacones
Sides
Extras
Kids meal
Desserts
Venezuelan drinks
Sodas
Batidos
Coffee
Tea
Catering Special

Featured Items

  • Tequeños

    Fried cheese wrapped in wheat flour. 5 pcs
    $13.95
  • Veggie Seta Arepa Sig.

    Sautéed mushrooms, handmade cheese & guasacaca
    $15.95
  • Caraqueña Arepa Sig.

    Caramelized roasted beef, handmade cheese, sweet plantains & guasacaca
    $17.97

Appetizers

  • Tequeños

    Fried cheese wrapped in wheat flour. 5 pcs
    $13.95
  • Tostones

    Fried green plantains, Caribbean cheese & sauces. 4 pcs
    $13.95
  • Rompe colchon

    Venezuelan aphrodisiac ceviche
    $17.95
  • Fried arepitas

    Four arepitas stuffed with beef, chicken, chicken avocado salad & cheese
    $15.95
  • Chicharrón Tostones

    Four pieces of fried green plantain, Guasacaca sauce & crispy pork belly
    $15.95
  • BienMeSabe sampler

    Tequeños, tostones, empanadas & mandocas. 12 pcs

Empanadas

  • Traditional Empanadas

    Three empanadas filled with shredded beef, chicken & cheese (one of each) served with homemade sauce
    $15.95
  • Plantain & cheese Empanadas

    Two empanadas filled with sweet plantains & cheese
    $13.95
  • Fish Empanadas

    Two empanadas filled with stewed fish, sweet plantains & cheese
    OUT OF STOCK
    $13.95

Salads

  • Mixed green salad

    Cucumber, hearts of palm, avocado, & tomatoes tossed in house balsamic dressing
    $14.95
  • Summer salad

    Mixed greens, tomatoes, black olives, Caribbean cheese & kernel corn served with tropical dressing
    $15.95

Signature Arepa

  • Pabellón Arepa Sig.

    Shredded beef, black beans, sweet plantains, Caribbean cheese
    $17.95
  • Mochima Arepa Sig.

    Shrimps sautéed with onions and peppers, handmade cheese & guasacaca
    $17.95
  • Llanera Arepa Sig.

    Striploin steak, handmade cheese, pico de gallo & guasacaca
    $18.95
  • Chicharrón Arepa Sig.

    Crispy pork belly, handmade cheese, plantains, guasacaca & mojito
    $18.97
  • Veggie Seta Arepa Sig.

    Sautéed mushrooms, handmade cheese & guasacaca
    $15.95
  • Churrasco Arepa Sig.

    Striploin beef sautéed with onions and peppers, handmade cheese & guasacaca
    $17.97
  • Bochinche Arepa Sig.

    Chorizo, handmade cheese, sweet plantains & guasacaca
    $17.95
  • Caraqueña Arepa Sig.

    Caramelized roasted beef, handmade cheese, sweet plantains & guasacaca
    $17.97
  • Tropical Vegan Arepa Sig.

    Marinaded tofu, plantains, black beans & guasacaca
    $16.95

Traditional arepas

The traditional Venezuelan corn flour bread
  • Pelúa Arepa

    Shredded beef, Gouda cheese
    $14.95
  • Catira Arepa

    Shredded chicken, Gouda cheese
    $14.95
  • After Party Arepa

    Roasted pork, Gouda cheese, guasacaca
    $14.95
  • Reina Pepiada Arepa

    Chicken avocado salad, Gouda cheese
    $15.95
  • Asado Negro Arepa

    Caramelized beef, Gouda cheese, tomatoes
    $16.95
  • Tropical Arepa

    Shredded chicken, plantain & black beans
    $15.95
  • Caribbean Arepa

    Caribbean cheese, plantains & guasacaca
    $14.75
  • Domino Arepa

    Black beans & Caribbean cheese
    $13.95

Create your own arepa

  • Create your own - CYO

    Plain arepa
    $3.75

Mains

  • Pabellon dish

    Accompanied with white rice, black beans and plantains
    $22.95
  • Venezuelan BBQ Ribs

    Grilled pork ribs marinated with homemade papelon BBQ, accompanied by corn & fries
    $26.95
  • Fosforera

    Venezuelan seafood soup accompanied with fried arepitas
    $19.95
  • Moros y cristianos

    White rice with black bean, sweet plantain & sautéed peppers
    $16.97
  • Asado Negro

    Slow-cooked eye round beef with our caramelized roasted sauce over a potato purée
    $21.95
  • Venezuelan burger

    Certificated Angus beef, ham, American cheese, egg, bacon, potato sticks & sauces. Served with fries
    $19.95
  • Venezuelan parrilla

    Angus grilled Strip steak, chorizo, yucca, fried arepitas, Caribbean cheese served with latin coleslaw salad, guasacaca sauce & nata
  • Parrilla mar y tierra

    Sautéed Angus Strip steak, chicken breast, seafood, chorizo, yucca and Caribbean cheese, served with fries, guasacaca sauce & nata

Cachapas

Venezuelan sweet corn pancakes
  • Traditional Cachapa

    Handmade & Caribbean cheese, avocado & nata
    $17.95
  • BienMeSabe Cachapa

    Traditional cachapa with your choice of protein
    $23.95
  • Cachapa Chicharrón

    Crispy pork belly, double handmade cheesetossed with mojito
    $26.95
  • Cachapa Brasera

    Grilled Striploin steak, chorizo & double handmade cheese tossed with mojito
    $28.95
  • Cachapa Ahumada

    Smoked pork shop & double handmade cheese
    OUT OF STOCK
    $26.95

Patacones

Fried green plantain sandwich
  • Traditional patacón

    Green plantain base with your choice of beef, chicken or pork, lettuce, tomatoes, Caribbean cheese & home sauce
    $18.95
  • Patacón Maduro

    Ripe plantain base and your choice of shredded beef, chicken or pork, lettuce, tomatoes, Caribbean cheese & home sauce
    $18.95
  • Vegan patacón

    Green plantain base, tofu, guasacaca, lettuce, tomatoes & vegan aioli
    $17.95

Sides

  • French fries & house sauces

    $8.95
  • Black beans

    $4.75
  • White rice

    $4.75
  • Mixed green Side

    Cucumber, hearts of palm, avocado, & tomatoes served with house balsamic dressing
    $6.95
  • Mandocas & Caribbean cheese

    Sweet fried cornmeal rings served with Caribbean cheese
    $6.95
  • Fried arepitas & nata

    $6.95
  • Fried plantains & cheese

    $7.95
  • Fried yucca & guasacaca sauce

    $6.95
  • Plain tostones

    Four pieces
    $6.95
  • Guasacaca side

    Venezuelan guacamole
    $3.75
  • Plain Arepa

    $3.50

Extras

  • Extra

Kids meal

  • Kids -Arepitas

    Three fried arepitas with Caribbean cheese & nata
    $9.95
  • Kids - Tequeños

    Three fried cheese wrapped in wheat flour
    $8.95
  • Kids - Chicken tenders

    Served with fries
    $11.95

Desserts

  • Passion Fruit tres leches

    Moist cake soaked in three kinds of milk
    $10.95
  • Pineapple Quesillo

    Creamy Venezuelan flan
    $9.95
  • Nutella Marquesa

    Layered cake & creamy Nutella
    $11.95

Venezuelan drinks

  • Chicha

    Venezuelan rice smoothie
  • Papelón

    Venezuelan Lemonade
    $5.85
  • Cocada

    Venezuelan coconut smoothie
    $6.95
  • Malta polar

    $4.75
  • Frescolita

    $4.75
  • Chocolate milk shake

    Made with Venezuelan Toddy
    $8.75

Sodas

  • Coca-Cola

    Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
    $3.95
  • Diet Coke

    Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
    $3.95
  • Sprite

    Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
    $3.95
  • Fanta Orange

    Liberate your every day with fizzy and refreshing fruit-flavored Fanta soda pop
    $3.95
  • Minute Maid Lemonade

    There’s always goodness to be found at the end of a Minute Maid rainbow.
    $3.95
  • Vitaminwater XXX Blueberry

    three types of antioxidants, plus deliciousness packed in
    $3.95

Batidos

  • Mango

    Frappe juice
    $6.95
  • Passion fruit

    Frappe juice
    $6.95
  • Strawberry

    Frappe juice
    $6.95
  • Guava

    Frappe juice
    $6.95
  • Orange juice

    $3.75

Coffee

  • Espresso

    1.35 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $3.75
  • Americano

    7 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $3.50
  • Cortado

    1.9 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $4.25
  • Cappuccino

    5.7 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $4.50
  • Latte macchiato

    8.8 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $5.25
  • Latte

    6 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $4.50
  • Nutella cappuccino

    8.8 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $6.50
  • Salty caramel latte

    8.8 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $6.50
  • Guayoyo

    7 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $4.25
  • Venezuelan hot chocolate

    Toddy 6 oz
    OUT OF STOCK
    $5.95

Tea

  • Tea

    OUT OF STOCK
    $3.50

Catering Special

  • BienMeSabe Fiesta Platter

    A mix of Venezuelan appetizer classics: mini tequeños, reina pepiada arepitas, beef arepitas, and crispy chicken & beef empanaditas. 42 pieces total
    $79.95
  • Tequeños - Dozen

    12 units. Includes 4 oz Tartara and 4 oz Tamarind sauce.
    $27.95
  • Empanaditas - Dozen

    Includes 6 oz Tartara sauce. 12 units
    $27.95
  • Mini arepas

    12 units
    $29.95
  • Mandocas & Caribbean cheese- Dozen

    Sweet fried cornmeal rings served with Caribbean cheese. Includes 6 oz Nata sauce
    $24.95
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BienMeSabe Locations and Hours

1637 W Montrose Ave

(773) 549-5538
1637 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Closed • Opens Friday at 11AM
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29 East Adams Street

(312) 285-2911
29 East Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60603
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