
Caribbean
La Bodeguita del Medio
463 S California Avenue Rear Kitchen/Delivery Entrance
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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Pickup Only
Featured Items

Cubano Sandwich
house roasted pork shoulder, ham, swiss cheese, dijon mustard, dill pickle... on butter grilled acme sweet baguette$18.80
Arroz con Pollo
tender slow roasted 'cuban style' chicken, spiced yellow rice, pollo braising sauce, sweet platanos maduros, roasted red pepper sofrito sauce$26.80
Ropa Vieja
braised/shredded skirt steak stewed with peppers, tomatoes and chilis, spiced yellow rice, sofrito sauce, platanos maduros$31.40
Drinks
Cocktails
MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER
The Old Cuban
$19.20OUT OF STOCKCardinal Smash
$18.20Mojito
$17.80Cafe Cubano Martini
$18.80Carajillo
$17.40Cuba Libre
$15.80Cuban Sidecar
$16.40Dark' n Stormy
$15.80El Presidente
$18.20Havana Sunrise
$16.80Hemingway
$17.80J.S.P.M.
$17.40La Bo Hot Toddy
$16.20Margarita
$15.80Margarita: Cad
$16.40Margarita: Top Shelf
$17.60Mario
$16.80Mezcalito
$17.80Nacional #1
$17.80Paloma
$16.80Santiago Cooler
$15.80S.T. Old Fashioned
$18.20Zacapa Manhattan
$17.80Sangria: Blood Orange
$16.40OUT OF STOCKSangria: Cava
$17.40OUT OF STOCKSangria: Cranberry
$17.40OUT OF STOCKSangria: Red
$16.40OUT OF STOCKSangria: Rosé
$17.20Sangria: Sandia
$17.20OUT OF STOCKSangria: White
$16.40OUT OF STOCKCafé Cubano with Rum: Dec
$14.60Café Cubano with Rum: Reg
$14.60'Coffee Cask' Manhattan
$19.80Aperol Spritz
$16.80Fresh Fig Daiquiri
$17.80Georgie's Zafra Sour
$17.80Hibiscus Rum Cooler
$17.80Irish Coffee
$16.80Kir Royale
$16.40Long Island IT
$16.40Spicy Cancha Special
$17.80Rum Negroni
$18.80Rum Rickey
$15.80S.T. + 2
$16.40Ti' Punch
$17.80
Wines: BTG
MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER
GL Villa Wolf Pinot Noir
$12.80GL Turnbull Cabernet Sauv
$22.20GL Mindego Ridge
$20.40GL Le Loup Dans La Bergerie
$14.80GL Bodegas Muga El Anden
$16.80GL Rose Cava
$16.80GL Atance Cuve No.1 Blanco
$12.80GL Vega Sindoa Chardonnay
$14.80GL Petit Bourgeois Sauv Blanc
$15.20GL Neboa Albarino
$16.20GL Mindego Ridge Chardonnay
$19.80GL Triennes Rose
$14.80
Wines: Red BTB
MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER
Corkage 750ml
$30.00Badia a Coltibuono Sangiovese (375 ml)
$29.00Caymus Cabernet (375 ml)
$86.00OUT OF STOCKLa Rioja Alta (375 ml)
$58.00Alion 'Tinto Fino'
$242.00Blue Farm Pinot Noir
$80.00Bodegas Muga 'El Anden' Rioja
$68.00Chateau Belle-Graves Merlot
$66.00OUT OF STOCKCru Monplasir Merlot Blend
$72.00Domaine d'Edouard Pinot Noir
$90.00Domaine de Montille Pinot Noir
$98.00Domaine Michel Gros Pinot Noir
$108.00Hale Mary Pinot Noir
$82.00OUT OF STOCKHirsch 'Bohan-Dillon' Pinot Noir
$88.00Mindego Ridge Pinot Noir
$74.00Numanthia 'Termes' Toro
$62.00OUT OF STOCKPiancornello: 'Montalcino' (Italy)
$58.00Pintia 'Tinta de Toro'
$168.00Ridge 'Pagani Ranch' Zinfandel
$96.00Ridge 'Three Valleys' Zinfandel
$70.00Roda 'Reserva' Tempranillo Blend
$132.00OUT OF STOCKSierra Cantabria Rioja
$68.00OUT OF STOCKTriennes 'St Auguste' Cab/Syrah Blend
$50.00Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon
$88.00Vega Sicilia 'Unico' Tinto Fino Blend
$782.00Vega Sicilia 'Valbuena 5' Tinto Fino
$378.00Villa Wolf Pinot Noir
$52.00Neighbor Nights RED
$38.00Le Loup Dans La Bergerie
$60.00
Wines: White BTB
MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER
Billecart-Salmon Brut
$168.00Foucher Cremant de Loire
$74.00Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noir (375ml)
$38.00Mercat Brut Cava ROSE
$62.00Moët 'Dom Pérignon'
$372.00Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs
$98.00Thirot-Fournier Sancerre (375 ml)
$38.00Aix Rose
$60.00Atance Blanco Blend
$50.00Domaine Cruchandeau Chardonnay
$92.00Domaine Leflaive Chardonnay
$138.00Henri Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc
$68.00La Cana Albarino
$52.00OUT OF STOCKLavantureux 'Old Vines' Chablis
$86.00Mendade Verdejo
$54.00Mindego Ridge Chardonnay
$82.00Mendaje Verdejo
$54.00Navarro Dry Gewürztraminer
$64.00Neboa Albariño
$66.00Petit Bourgeios Sauv Blanc
$64.00Pride Chardonnay
$84.00Valravn Chardonnay
$66.00Vega Sindoa Chardonnay
$60.00Neighbor Nights ROSE
$38.00Neighbor Nights WHITE
$38.00Triennes Rose
$60.00
Liquor
MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER
Abuelo Centuria: Panama
$29.20Angostura 1824: Trinidad & Tobago
$21.80Aniversario Pampero: Venezuela
$16.80Appleton 12 yr: Jamaica
$15.60Appleton 21 yr: Jamaica
$23.80Bacardi 'Ocho' 8: Bahamas
$15.60Bacardi Limon
$14.80Bacardi Seville Rum 8 Yr: Limited Addition
$16.20Barbancourt 15 yr: Haiti
$16.80OUT OF STOCKBarbancourt 8 yr: Haiti
$14.80Barralito 2 Star: Puerto Rico
$15.80Barralito 3 Star: Puerto Rico
$17.80Camut Primitif Rum
$32.40Captain Morgan Private Rsv: Puerto Rico
$14.80Chairman's Rsv '1931': St. Lucia
$26.40Clement 'Canne Bleue': Martinique
$14.80Clement XO: Martinique
$16.80Cruzan Single Barrel 12 yr: USVI
$14.80Diplomatico 'Ambassador': Venezuela
$36.80Diplomatico 'Reserva': Venezuela
$15.80Don Pancho 18 yr: Panama
$22.80Don Pancho 8 yr: Panama
$14.80Don Q ‘Gran Anejo’ 12 yr: Puerto Rico
$14.80El Dorado 12 yr: Guyana
$14.80El Dorado 21 yr: Guyana
$19.80Facundo 'Eximo': Puerto Rico
$16.40Facundo 'Exquisito': Puerto Rico
$19.60Facundo 'Neo': Puerto Rico
$14.80Facundo 'Paraiso': Puerto Rico
$36.20FourSquare 'Convocation': Barbados
$26.80FourSquare 2011: Barbados
$24.20Fundacion XX 20 yr: Costa Rica
$14.80Goslings 'Black Seal' 3 yr: Bermuda
$14.80Goslings 'Family Reserve Extra Old': Bermuda
$18.80Hampden Estate 'Great House': Jamaica
$26.80Hampden Estate 8 yr: Jamaica
$16.40Havana Club 'Clásico': Puerto Rico
$14.80Havana Club Blanco: Puerto Rico
$14.80Isautier 'Molasses': Reunion Island
$22.80Isautier 'Sugar Cane': Reunion Island
$22.80Matusalem 15 yr: Dominican Republic
$14.80Planteray 'Fiji 2009'
$28.20Panama Pacific: Panama
$19.80Planteray 'Fiji Dbl Barrel'
$17.80Planteray 'Guyana 2007'
$22.40Planteray 'Pineapple': Barbados
$15.20Planteray 3 Star: Barbados'
$14.80Planteray 5 yr: Barbados
$15.60Planteray XO: Barbados
$17.80Probitas: Barbados Blend
$14.80Providence 'Blanc': Haiti
$15.80R.L. Seale 12 yr: Barbados
$16.80Rhum JM: Agricole 'Terroir Volcanique'
$14.80Rhum JM: Agricole 'White'
$14.80Sailor Jerry
$14.20Santa Teresa 1796: Venezuela
$15.80Santa Teresa 1796: Coffee Cash Finish
$18.40Santa Teresa 1796: Speyside Cask Finish
$18.40Sonrisa: Oro Especial
$16.40Sonrisa: Platino
$15.80Sonrisa: Reserva
$17.80St. Benevolen: 'Clairin AGED'
$15.20St. Benevolen: 'Clairin'
$14.20Transcontinental Rum Line 2013: Australia
$16.80Transcontinental Rum Line: Jamaica
$27.20Westerhall 3 yr: Grenada
$16.00Worthy Park 12 yr: Jamaica
$15.80Worthy Park 'Madeira Finish': Jamaica
$18.80Zacapa 'Negra': Guatemala
$18.20Zacapa 'XO': Guatemala
$26.20Zacapa 23: Guatemala
$15.80Zafra 21 yr: Panama
$15.60OUT OF STOCKZafra 30 yr: Panama
$28.60OUT OF STOCKZaya 16 yr: Trinidad
$15.80Bulleit: Rye
$16.40Templeton: Rye
$15.40Baker’s: Bourbon
$15.20Basil Hayden’s: Bourbon
$15.60Blanton's: Bourbon
$19.20Booker’s: Bourbon
$15.80Colonel Taylor's: Bourbon
$18.80Jack Daniel's
$15.40Knob Creek: Bourbon
$15.40Maker’s Mark: Bourbon
$15.20Wild Turkey 101: Bourbon
$16.20Woodford Reserve: Bourbon
$16.40Bushmills: Irish
$15.20Jameson: Irish
$15.20Fuji Whisky: Japanese
$18.20Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky: Japanese
$18.60Suntory Toki Whisky: Japanese
$15.80Takamine Whiskey 8 yr: Japanese
$19.60Yamazaki Whisky 12 yr: Japanese
$32.20Crown Royal: Canadian Whisky
$15.20Espolon: Silver
$15.20Fortaleza: Silver
$21.80OUT OF STOCKPatron: Silver
$18.20Cazadores: Reposado
$15.20El Alto Patron: Reposado Blend
$31.80Corzo: Anejo
$19.20Don Julio 1942: Anejo
$34.20Fortaleza: Añejo
$22.80OUT OF STOCKProlijo: Mezcal
$17.40Bozal Ensamble: Mezcal
$18.80Dewars
$15.20Chivas
$15.40Dalwhinnie 15 yr
$16.20Glenfarclas 21 yr
$23.00Glenfiddich 'Solera Reserve' 15 yr
$18.20Glenlivet 12 yr
$16.80Glenmorangie 18 yr
$22.80Glenrothes NV 'Select Reserve'
$16.20Johnnie Walker 'Black'
$15.40Johnnie Walker 'Blue'
$36.20Johnnie Walker 'Red'
$15.40Lagavulin 16 yr
$22.80Laphroaig 10 yr
$15.80OUT OF STOCKMacallan 12 yr
$19.80Macallan 18 yr
$38.00Oban 14 yr
$18.20OUT OF STOCKTalisker 10 yr
$16.80Absolut Citron Vodka
$15.20Belvedere Vodka
$17.20Chopin Vodka
$18.40Grey Goose Vodka
$16.20Ketel 1 Vodka
$16.20Rocket Vodka
$15.20Haku Vodka (W)
$16.80Beefeater Gin
$14.80Bombay Gin
$15.20Bombay Sapphire Gin
$16.40Hendrick's Gin
$15.80Monkey 47 Gin
$18.20Tanqueray Gin
$15.80Adrien Camut Calvados: 6 yr
$24.60Camut 'Privilege' Calvados: 18 yr
$52.40Daron Calvados
$16.80Courvoisier 'VS' Cognac
$15.20Delamain 'Vesper' Cognac
$30.00Etude Brandy
$23.40Hennessey 'XO' Cognac
$36.00Martell 'Cordon Bleu' Cognac
$32.60Pierre Ferrand 'Cigare' Cognac
$17.40Remy Martin 'VSOP' Cognac
$16.80Lepanto Brandy: Pedro Ximénez
$15.80Cardenal Mendoza Brandy: Gran Reserva
$15.20Torres 10 'Yellow Label' Brandy
$17.20OUT OF STOCKGraham's 'Six Grapes' Ruby Port
$15.20Taylor 10 yr Tawny Port
$17.40Taylor 30 yr Tawny Port
$27.00Blandy's 10 yr Madeira
$17.20Amontillado 'Los Arcos' Sherry
$15.20Oloroso 'Don Nuño' Sherry
$15.80Moscatel 'Emilin' Sherry
$16.20Oremus Tokaji: Late Harvest Wine
$18.60Amaretto
$15.40Aperol
$15.60Apricot
$15.40Bailey's
$15.60Campari
$15.20Chambord Cassis
$15.40Clement 'Mahina Coco' Rum Liquer
$15.40Cointreau
$15.40Cynar
$15.40Drambuie
$15.40Dry Curacao: PF
$15.20Fernet
$15.40Frangelico
$15.20Grand Marnier
$16.80Kahlua
$15.20Lillet
$15.20Maraschino
$15.20Pama
$15.20Pernod
$15.40Sambuca
$14.80St. Germain
$15.80Tuaca
$15.40Vermouth: Dry
$15.20Vermouth: Sweet
$15.20Violette
$15.20Chartreuse: Green
$17.20Amaro Nonino
$16.20Luxardo Bianco
$15.20Magdala
$15.40Rum Tasting August: Santa Teresa
$19.40Rum Tasting A: 'Facundo'
$28.40Rum Tasting B: 'Traditional'
$19.20Rum Tasting C: 'Los Tesoros'
$38.00Rum Tasting July: FourSquare
$26.80Rum Tasting May: Flor de Caña
$26.80Rum Tasting April: El Dorado
$18.60Rum Tasting March: Diplomatico
$24.80Rum Tasting February: Zafra
$24.40Rum Tasting January: Zacapa
$22.00
Beer & Cider
MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER
Almanac Love Hazy IPA
$9.80Andechs Weissber
$9.40Boont Amber Ale
$8.60Chimay Trappist ‘White’
$15.40Estrella Galicia
$7.80Hitachino Red Rice Ale
$14.20New Oakland Glow Pilsner
$8.60Westmalle Trappist 'Dubbel' Ale
$15.40Aval French Cider
$9.20Chimay Trappist 'Blue' 750ml
$36.00Orval Trappist Pale Ale
$14.20Bitburger 'Drive' NA
$6.40Bohemia Pilsner
$7.20
NA Beverages
Basil-Ginger Elixir
$9.20Hibiscus Honey Bee
$9.20MWA
$7.60Spritzer - Cranberry
$6.40OUT OF STOCKSpritzer - Grapefruit
$6.40Spritzer - Orange
$6.40Spritzer - Pineapple
$6.40Evian Still: Large
$8.00San. Benedetto: Large
$8.00Orange Juice
$5.00Cranberry Juice
$5.00OUT OF STOCKGrapefruit Juice
$5.00Pineapple Juice
$5.00Iced Tea
$4.60Lemon/Tea
$5.00Coke
$3.80Diet Coke
$3.80Sprite
$3.80Ginger Ale
$3.80Tonic
$3.00Club Soda
$2.00Shirley Temple
$4.80Ginger Beer (AF)
$6.20Lemonade
$5.20Glass Milk
$4.20
Dining
Appetizers
Camarones con Mojo
$17.20
Crab Cakes
blue crab, jo#1 seasoning...classic 'terrapin' recipe, roasted corn salsa, avocado-cilantro pesto, sofrito sauce$18.20
Croquetas
crispy potato fritters with manchego cheese, carrot slaw, side of tamarind-smoked jalapeno BBQ sauce (super popular with kids)$14.80
Marinated Olives
3 types of olives (vary), orange zest, spices (vegan)$7.40
Mariquitas Chips
housemade plantain chips, lightly salted, black bean salsa (vegan)$8.80Mussels
pan roasted PEI black mussels with sour orange, soy sauce, garlic and cuban table oil (CTO)$17.80
Pork Empanadas
three housemade pork picadillo turnovers, filled with chilis, cheese, with red cabbage slaw, black bean salsa & jalapeno-coconut sauce$17.40
Shrimp Ceviche
shrimp cured in key lime juice, black beans, habanero, red onion, coconut milk, cilantro$17.20Divan Event: Heavy Apps
$40.00OUT OF STOCKShrimp Corn Fritters
$16.80
Salads/Soups
Ensalada Trinidad
$15.80OUT OF STOCK
Ensalada de Yesica
mixed greens, tossed with roasted shaved corn & pepper salsa, black beans, carrots, flambeau radish, citrus-cumin vinaigrette$11.40
Palmitos Salad
hearts of palm, tossed with frisee, radicchio, supremed ruby red grapefruit, sugar cane walnuts, avocado, lime vinaigrette (vegan)$15.20
Plantain Crusted Goat Cheese Salad
baby spinach, arugula, toasted pepitas, aged sherry vinaigrette, finished with 2 rounds of crispy plantain crusted, warm goat cheese$16.40Raw Slaw
shaved green cabbage, carrots, cilantro, jalapeno, smoked paprika vinaigrette (vegan)$8.80
Black Bean Soup: Bowl
black bean soup, spanish onion, parsley. same delicious recipe from when we opened in 1997! (vegan)$8.80Black Bean Soup: Cup
black bean soup, spanish onion, parsley (vegan - same delicious recipe from when we opened in 1997!)$6.00
Entrées/Mains
Shrimp & Grits
$29.40
Arroz con Pollo
tender slow roasted 'cuban style' chicken, spiced yellow rice, pollo braising sauce, sweet platanos maduros, roasted red pepper sofrito sauce$26.80
Caribbean Curry
mild turmeric based curry, spinach, yuca, sweet red peppers, coconut milk, chili peppers, veggies... optional shrimp or chicken add-on$26.20'Impossible' Savory Hash
simmered with roasted tomatoes, chilis, sultanas, capers, and olives, served with black beans, laurel-scented rice, and braised purple cabbage ('plant based')$27.60Pasta Verde
pasta, spinach, squash, petit pois, asparagus, aged manchego cheese, avocado-cilantro butter sauce, pimenton dela vera oil, avocado (vegan upon special request)$26.20
Pork Masitas
slow braised pork shoulder, white rice, black beans, pickled red onions & chilis, spicy pork demi glace$28.20#1 Bindle of BBQ Ribs
new in 2020... served smothered in guava BBQ sauce, with fried yuca on the side with spicy ketchup and a side of raw slaw with 'MHS' aioli$29.20
Ropa Vieja
braised/shredded skirt steak stewed with peppers, tomatoes and chilis, spiced yellow rice, sofrito sauce, platanos maduros$31.40Short Person Pasta
plain side of pasta, plain cheese, butter (no green garnish, no veggies, shape of pasta varies)$8.40
Tierra y Mar
marinated skirt steak, coconut crusted shrimp, sofrito mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, avocado-cilantro pesto (no nuts)$31.80
Chicharrones de Pollo Sandwich
crispy fried chicken sandwich, spicy "MHS" aioli, cabbage slaw, brioche bun, side salad MHS= medium hot sauce...housemade. try a bottle!$18.80
Cubano Sandwich
house roasted pork shoulder, ham, swiss cheese, dijon mustard, dill pickle... on butter grilled acme sweet baguette$18.80Pulled Pork Sandwich
$18.80
Paella
our cuban-inspired preparation includes shrimp, mussels, chicken, and chorizo, cooked fresh to order 'en cazuela' with piquillo peppers and spiced yellow rice$68.20
Seafood 'Ajiaco'
lobster tails, black mussels, shrimp, yuca, plantains, spicy tomato cream stock, side of laurel rice$74.80BISTEC de PALOMILLA
$34.20Neighbor Night Special for 2
$77.00
Sides

Fried Yuca
crispy yuca root, served with our delicious homemade ketchup$8.40
Maduros
sauteed ripe, sweet, plantains$8.40Grilled Asparagus
$8.40Sautéed Zucchini
$8.40Braised Red Cabbage
$8.00Chilled Red Cabbage Slaw
$6.40Laurel Rice
$8.00Yellow Rice
$8.00Mashed Potatoes
$8.00Coco Shrimp (1)
$5.00S/ Avocado
$3.00Extra Garnish Chips
$2.00Extra Empanada Especial
$5.60OUT OF STOCK
Desserts
Cuban Flan
traditional, housemade$10.80Mr. Johnson's Chocolate Cake
rich, dark callebaut chocolate, dark rum-chocolate sauce$15.80Key Lime Tart
made with fresh citrus, in small batches, graham cracker crust, guava-berry coulis$15.20Havana Bananas
$17.40Scoops: Vanilla Gelato
$9.40Sorbet: Coconut
$9.40Sorbet: Pineapple
$9.40OUT OF STOCKSorbet: Blood Orange
$9.40OUT OF STOCKDessert Fee
$5.00Bread Pudding 'Pan Dulce'
$17.40OUT OF STOCK
Retail
LaBoToGo: Foods
CTO Bottle
Remember our orange Cuban Table Oil? Buy a bottle for home, so many uses, just ask...$14.30MHS Bottle
Our medium hot sauce! You may not agree on the name but everyone agrees it is delicious... On roast chicken, chiliquilles, mixed with yogurt for dipping, avocado toast, etc...$12.40OUT OF STOCKCafe Cubano Whole Bean Coffee
$12.00OUT OF STOCKCTO (MINI) Bottle
$5.00Oysters!!!
$150.00OUT OF STOCKStone Crabs: Higashi
$552.50OUT OF STOCK
LaBoToGo: Gear
All hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 12:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 12:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
| Thursday | 12:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
| Friday | 12:00 pm - 9:15 pm |
| Saturday | 12:00 pm - 9:15 pm |
Restaurant info
Since 1997, La Bodeguita continues to bring delicious food, cocktails and our Cuban flair to California Avenue. We continue to be here for our neighbors, families, friends, community (& regulars :)...
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