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    Habana At The Lab, Costa Mesa

    Caribbean
    Open now11:45AM - 8:45PM
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    DINNER
    CURBSIDE PICKUP

    DINNER

    Dinner - Appetizers

    • The Taste of Habana

      2 pork croquettas, 3 chicken empanadas, 3 vegetable empanadas, jalapeno crema, banana-habanero ketchup, fire-roasted tomato sauce
      $42.00
    • Avocado Frito

      Plantain crusted avocado, Caribbean aioli
      $19.00
    • Bocaditos de Picadillo

      Handmade pastries filled with beef picadillo, capers, olives, tomatoes, raisins, mango slaw, chipotle crema
      $18.00
    • Caesar Salad

      $19.00
    • Cheese Empanadas

      $17.00
    • Ceviche Tropical

      Spanish octopus, Argentinian shrimp, tomato, cucumber, onions, coconut cream, lime & orange juice, aji amarillo
      $29.00
    • Chicken Empanadas

      Handmade pastries filled with chicken picadillo, mango slaw, banana habanero ketchup
      $18.00
    • Chopped Salad

      Romaine, red cabbage, grilled corn, black beans, cherry tomatoes, peppers, pineapple, crispy plantain strips, honey cumin dressing
      $21.00
    • Crab Cake

      Cream Cheese, mustard aioli, jalapeno crema
      $26.00
    • Croquetas De Jamon

      Traditional croquetas made with ham and Manchego cheese, Caribbean aioli
      $21.00
    • Gambas al Ajillo

      Sauteéd shrimp in white wine, garlic, paprika broth, grilled bread
      $28.00
    • Grilled Chicken & Papaya Salad Appetizer

      Grilled Chicken, fresh papaya, mixed greens, passion fruit vinaigrette
      $24.00
    • Mariscos Fritos

      Buttermilk fried calamari, shrimp & conch fritters, fried serrano chile, lemon, fennel, fire-roasted tomato sauce, jalapeno crema
      $22.00
    • Mojito Salad Appetizer

      Mesculine greens, cilantro, shaved fennel, shaved red onions, cucumbers, almond slivers, mojito vinaigrette
      $21.00
    • Pork Croquettas

      Slow roasted pork, swiss and manchego cheeses in a crispy croquette; with pickled onions and fire-roasted tomato sauce
      $24.00
    • Shrimp Empanadas

      $20.00
    • Vegetable Empanadas

      Handmade pastries filled with roasted corn, caramelized onion, roasted red bell peppers, cotija cheese, mango slaw, jalapeño crema, banana-habanero ketchup
      $17.00
    • Sofrito Steamers

      $24.00
    • Chicken Caesar salad

      $25.00
    • Vegan Empanadas by Toma

      $16.00

    Dinner - Entrees

    • El Churrasco

      Grilled Creekstone Farms Prime Skirt Steak, chimichurri, corn on the cob with chile lime butter and cotija cheese, buttered white rice, beans and sweet plantains
      $50.00
    • Roasted Chicken

      Garlic mojo, pickled white onions, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros
      $36.00
    • Kobe Burger

      Ground Kobe beef mixed with chipotle, Manchego and Cheddar cheese, butter lettuce, tomatoes, sliced onion, tomatillo salsa on a brioche bun, fries
      $29.00
    • Lechon Asado

      Slow roasted pork, garlic mojo, pickled white onions, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros.
      $42.00
    • Medianoche

      Slow roasted pork shoulder, jamón, swiss cheese, dill pickles, roasted garlic-yellow mustard aioli; pressed in a sweet bread roll
      $26.00
    • Plantain Crusted Chicken

      $37.00
    • Ropa Vieja

      Shredded beef braised with sweet peppers, onions, garlic, tomato, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros.
      $32.00
    • Rum Pepper Shrimp

      Pan roasted shrimp, Jamaican rum-pepper cream sauce, red and green peppers, mango and jicama salad, white rice.
      $42.00
    • Salmon A La Parrilla

      Spicy tomato cream sauce, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros
      $38.00
    • Tamal en Cazuela

      Creamy baked polenta with cheddar cheese, fire-roasted tomato sauce, buttered white rice, sofrito black beans, maduros
      $29.00
    • New York Steak

      Three cheese chorizo mac & cheese: cheddar, manchego, and parmesan, chimichurri, asparagus, sweet plantains
      $54.00
    • Paella a la Habana (For 1)

      Shrimp, clams, mussels, salmon, Spanish chorizo, saffron rice, jalapeño aioli
      $52.00
    • Paella a la Habana (For 2)

      Shrimp, clams, mussels, salmon, Spanish chorizo, saffron rice, jalapeño aioli
      $82.00
    • Filet Mignon Con Papas

      Filet Mignon, grilled onions, chimichurri, fries
      $52.00
    • Seared Ahi

      $42.00
    • Bone-In Ribeye Steak

      $135.00

    Dinner - Desserts

    • Caribbean Flan

      Creamy egg custard, añejo rum, caramelized sugar
      $16.00
    • El Pastelito

      A decadent chocolate cake with golden candied wild cherries. The perfect dessert for any celebration. (For up to 6 people)
      $32.00
    • Berries and Cream

      $32.00
    • Strawberries & Cream

      $15.00
    • Key Lime Tart

      Florida key limes, graham cracker crust, toasted coconut
      $15.00
    • Bread Pudding

      $16.00
    • Ice Cream

      $5.00

    CURBSIDE PICKUP

    SANGRIA

    • Habana's Cuban Sangria (16oz)

      Wine, Rum, Dark Spirits, Marinated Fruit. Please note orders that include alcohol must also include food. 21 and over only.
      $14.00

    APPETIZERS

    • Pork Croquettas

      Slow roasted pork, swiss and manchego cheeses in a crispy croquette; with pickled onions and fire-roasted tomato sauce
      $24.00
    • Vegetable Empanadas

      Handmade pastries filled with roasted corn, caramelized onion, roasted red bell peppers, cotija cheese, mango slaw, jalapeño crema, banana-habanero ketchup
      $17.00
    • Chicken Empanadas

      Handmade pastries filled with chicken picadillo, mango slaw, banana habanero ketchup
      $18.00
    • Gambas al Ajillo

      Sauteéd shrimp in white wine, garlic, paprika broth, grilled bread
      $28.00
    • Grilled Chicken & Papaya Salad Appetizer

      Grilled Chicken, fresh papaya, mixed greens, passion fruit vinaigrette
      $24.00
    • Chopped Salad

      Romaine, red cabbage, grilled corn, black beans, cherry tomatoes, peppers, pineapple, crispy plantain strips, honey cumin dressing
      $21.00
    • Mojito Salad Appetizer

      Mesculine greens, cilantro, shaved fennel, shaved red onions, cucumbers, almond slivers, mojito vinaigrette
      $21.00
    • Bocaditos de Picadillo

      Handmade pastries filled with beef picadillo, capers, olives, tomatoes, raisins, mango slaw, chipotle crema
      $18.00
    • Ceviche Tropical

      Spanish octopus, Argentinian shrimp, tomato, cucumber, onions, coconut cream, lime & orange juice, aji amarillo
      $29.00
    • Crab Cake

      Cream Cheese, mustard aioli, jalapeno crema
      $26.00
    • Mariscos Fritos

      Buttermilk fried calamari, shrimp & conch fritters, fried serrano chile, lemon, fennel, fire-roasted tomato sauce, jalapeno crema
      $22.00
    • Avocado Frito

      Plantain crusted avocado, Caribbean aioli
      $19.00
    • Croquetas De Jamon

      Traditional croquetas made with ham and Manchego cheese, Caribbean aioli
      $21.00

    ENTRÉES

    • Roasted Chicken

      Garlic mojo, pickled white onions, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros
      $36.00
    • Ropa Vieja

      Shredded beef braised with sweet peppers, onions, garlic, tomato, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros.
      $32.00
    • Salmon A La Parrilla

      Spicy tomato cream sauce, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros
      $38.00
    • Lechon Asado

      Slow roasted pork, garlic mojo, pickled white onions, sofrito black beans, buttered white rice, maduros.
      $42.00
    • Kobe Burger

      Ground Kobe beef mixed with chipotle, Manchego and Cheddar cheese, butter lettuce, tomatoes, sliced onion, tomatillo salsa on a brioche bun, fries
      $29.00
    • Medianoche

      Slow roasted pork shoulder, jamón, swiss cheese, dill pickles, roasted garlic-yellow mustard aioli; pressed in a sweet bread roll
      $26.00
    • Tamal en Cazuela

      Creamy baked polenta with cheddar cheese, fire-roasted tomato sauce, buttered white rice, sofrito black beans, maduros
      $29.00
    • Rum Pepper Shrimp

      Pan roasted shrimp, Jamaican rum-pepper cream sauce, red and green peppers, mango and jicama salad, white rice.
      $42.00
    • Paella a la Habana (For 1)

      Shrimp, clams, mussels, salmon, Spanish chorizo, saffron rice, jalapeño aioli
      $52.00
    • Paella a la Habana (For 2)

      Shrimp, clams, mussels, salmon, Spanish chorizo, saffron rice, jalapeño aioli
      $82.00
    • Filet Mignon Con Papas

      Filet Mignon, grilled onions, chimichurri, fries
      $52.00
    • El Churrasco

      Grilled Creekstone Farms Prime Skirt Steak, chimichurri, corn on the cob with chile lime butter and cotija cheese, buttered white rice, beans and sweet plantains
      $50.00
    • Plantain Crusted Chicken

      Served with garlic yucca mashed potatoes, sautéed zucchini, squash, slow roasted tomatoes and horseradish mojo sauce
      $35.00
    • New York Steak

      Three cheese chorizo mac & cheese: cheddar, manchego, and parmesan, chimichurri, asparagus, sweet plantains
      $54.00

    SIDES

    • Sofrito Black Beans & Buttered White Rice

      $9.00
    • Sweet Plantains

      $9.00
    • Corn on the Cob

      Chile lime butter, cotija cheese
      $8.00
    • Caribbean Fries

      Served with Banana-Habanero Ketchup
      $12.00
    • Tostones

      Twice fried smashed green plantains, mojo sauce
      $7.50
    • Mofongo

      Sweet plantains, bacon, onions, garlic
      $8.50
    • Three Cheese Chorizo Mac & Cheese

      Cheddar, Manchego, Parmesan
      $14.00

    DESSERT

    • Caribbean Flan

      Creamy egg custard, añejo rum, caramelized sugar
      $16.00
    • Key Lime Tart

      Florida key limes, graham cracker crust, toasted coconut
      $15.00
    • El Pastelito

      A decadent chocolate cake with golden candied wild cherries. The perfect dessert for any celebration. (For up to 6 people)
      $32.00

    All hours
    Sunday10:15 am - 8:45 pm
    Monday11:45 am - 8:45 pm
    Tuesday11:45 am - 8:45 pm
    Wednesday11:45 am - 8:45 pm
    Thursday11:45 am - 8:45 pm
    Friday11:45 am - 10:30 pm
    Saturday10:15 am - 10:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    Habana @ The Lab in Costa Mesa

    Location

    2930 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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