# Cafe Central Cafe Central is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ## Details - Address: West Chicago Avenue 1437, Chicago, Illinois, 60642, United States - Phone: [+1-312-243-6776]() - Website: [cafecentralchicago.com/]() - Email: [micafecentral@gmail.com]() - Service options: Dine-in ## Opening hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Tuesday | 11:00–19:00 | | Wednesday | 11:00–19:00 | | Thursday | 11:00–19:00 | | Friday | 11:00–19:00 | | Saturday | 11:00–19:00 | | Sunday | 11:00–19:00 | ## Menu ### Appetizers - Alcapurria — $3.00: Ground green plantains stuffed with ground beef and fried; ingredients: green plantains, ground beef - Papa Rellena — $3.00: Mashed potato ball, stuffed with ground beef and lightly fried; ingredients: potato, ground beef - Trifongo — $6.35: A ball of mashed yuca, sweet/ripe plantains filled with pork rinds and garlic; ingredients: yuca, sweet/ripe plantains, pork rinds, garlic - Pastelillo — $3.00: Fried empanada filled with beef; ingredients: beef - Mofongo — $6.35: A ball of mashed ground plantains filled with pork rinds and garlic; ingredients: plantains, pork rinds, garlic - Morcilla: Spicy blood sausage; ingredients: blood sausage - Canoa — $7.85: Sweet plantain stuffed with ground beef, topped with potato sticks and melted cheese; ingredients: sweet plantain, ground beef, potato sticks, melted cheese ### Asopao - Pollo: Chicken; ingredients: Chicken - Camarones: Shrimp; ingredients: Shrimp - Pulpo: Octopus; ingredients: Octopus - Dos Mariscos: 2 Shellfish; ingredients: Shellfish - Gandules y Salchichón: Pigeon peas with farmer's sausage; ingredients: Pigeon peas, farmer's sausage ### Coffee & Tea - Hot Tea — $3.00 - Espresso — $3.00 - Coffee — $3.00 - Cappuccino — $4.00 - Cafe con Leche — $4.00 ### Daily soups - Sancocho: Tuesday/Martes - Carne de Rez con Fideo: Wednesday & Friday / Miércoles y Viernes​ - Pollo con Vegetales y Fideo: Thursday / Jueves - Mondongo: Saturday & Sunday / Sábado y Domingo ### Desserts - Flan — $6.85: Homemade vanilla custard with caramelized sugar; ingredients: vanilla custard, caramelized sugar - Tembleque — $6.85: Homemade coconut custard dusted with cinnamon; ingredients: coconut custard, cinnamon - Pastelillo de Guayaba con Queso Crema — $6.85: Empanada stuffed with guava and cream cheese dusted with powdered sugar; ingredients: guava, cream cheese, powdered sugar ### House Specialties - Bistec Encebollado — $20.60: Loin steak prepared on the griddle topped with onions; ingredients: Loin steak, onions - Chuletas Fritas (2) — $19.60: Two fried pork chops; ingredients: pork chops - 1/2 Pollo Asado o Frito — $17.60: 1/2 Roasted or fried chicken; ingredients: chicken - Chicharrón de Pollo — $18.60: Fried chicken bites; ingredients: chicken - Carne Frita — $19.60: Fried pork cubes garnished with onions; ingredients: pork, onions ### Jibaritos - Bistec — $13.35: Steak; ingredients: Steak - Lechón — $13.35: Roasted Pork; ingredients: Pork - Pollo — $12.35: Chicken; ingredients: Chicken - Camarones — $15.35: Shrimp; ingredients: Shrimp - Vegetariano — $11.85: Vegetarian ### Mixtas - Arrroz Blanco — $16.35: White Rice; ingredients: White Rice - Arroz Amarillo — $16.35: Yellow Rice; ingredients: Yellow Rice - Arroz con Gandules — $16.35: Yellow Rice with Pigeon Peas; ingredients: Yellow Rice, Pigeon Peas ### Sandwiches - Bistec — $12.00: Steak; ingredients: Steak - Lechón — $12.35: Roasted Pork; ingredients: Pork - Jamón y Queso — $11.35: Ham and Cheese; ingredients: Ham, Cheese - Tripleta — $16.35: Steak, Pork, Ham; ingredients: Steak, Pork, Ham ### Sides - Arroz Blanco: White rice; ingredients: White rice - Arroz Guisado: Yellow rice; ingredients: Yellow rice - Pan con Mantequilla — $3.50: French Bread and Butter; ingredients: French Bread, Butter - Papas Fritas — $5.50: French fries; ingredients: French fries - Arroz con Gandules: Yellow rice with pigeon peas; ingredients: Yellow rice, pigeon peas - Tostones o Maduros — $5.25: Fried plantains; ingredients: plantains - Habichuelas Guisadas: Stewed beans; ingredients: beans - Ensalada — $4.50: Salad - Carne Frita: Fried pork cubes; ingredients: pork - Lechón Asado: Roast pork; ingredients: pork ### Soft Drinks & Juices - Jugo de Parcha - Cola Champagne — $2.50 - Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Starry, Starry Zero Sugar — $2.00 - Bottled Water — $2.25 - Coco Rico — $2.50 - Malta India — $4.00 ### Specialty Rice Dishes - Arroz con Pollo — $14.85: Yellow rice mixed with chicken; ingredients: Yellow rice, chicken - Arroz con Pulpo — $15.85: Yellow rice mixed with octopus; ingredients: Yellow rice, octopus - Arroz con Camarones — $17.85: Yellow rice with shrimp; ingredients: Yellow rice, shrimp - Arroz con 2 Mariscos — $24.85: Rice mixed with 2 shellfish; ingredients: Rice, shellfish ### Vegetarian Options - Plato Vegetariano — $15.00: Rice, beans, ripe and sweet plantains, side salad; ingredients: Rice, beans, ripe and sweet plantains, side salad - Tostones Rellenos de Camarones — $14.50: Ripe plantain cups stuffed with shrimp creole; ingredients: plantain, shrimp creole - Arañitas, Arroz, y Aguacate — $13.00: Crispy plantains, rice, and avocado; ingredients: plantains, rice, avocado ## Questions ### Where is Cafe Central? Cafe Central is at West Chicago Avenue 1437, Chicago, Illinois, 60642, United States. ### When is Cafe Central open? Tuesday: 11:00–19:00; Wednesday: 11:00–19:00; Thursday: 11:00–19:00; Friday: 11:00–19:00; Saturday: 11:00–19:00; Sunday: 11:00–19:00. ### How do I contact Cafe Central? To contact Cafe Central, call +1-312-243-6776 or visit https://cafecentralchicago.com/ or email micafecentral@gmail.com. ## Source From [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), license ODbL-1.0, checked 2026-10-10. Last updated October 21, 2026. ## Links - This restaurant on the [web page]() - [Caribbean in Chicago]() - [More restaurants in Chicago]()