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    La Cecina Calumet 601 Burnham Ave

    Mexican
    Open now8AM - 9PM
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    FOOD
    DRINKS
    POSTRES
    LIQUOR

    FOOD

    BOTANAS (Appetizers)

    • Guacamole

      $6.95+
    • Queso Fundido

      $10.95
    • Queso Fundido w/ Chorizo

      $12.95
    • Botana de Chicharron

      Fried pork rinds with a side of guacamole and our home made corn tortillas.
      $12.95
    • Nachos

      Chihuahua cheese, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
      $12.95
    • Camarones Rellenos

      Bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with chihuhua cheese.
      $16.95
    • Charales Fritos

      Fried smelts.
      $12.95
    • Calamari

      Fried, breaded, or sauteed in our chile guajillo and garlic sauce.
      $12.95
    • Orden de Ostiones

      Order of oysters.
      $13.95
    • Dozena de Ostiones (Dozen Oysters)

      Dozen Oysters)
      $24.95
    • Orden de Ceviche

      Order of 3 shrimp or fish tostadas marinated with citrus and seasonings.
      $14.95
    • Alitas

      $10.95

    DESAYUNOS (Breakfast)

    • Chilaquiles c/ Carne

      $11.95
    • Chilaquiles

      Fried tortilla chips covered in our red, green, molcajete, or mole sauce.
      $11.95
    • Machacado

      Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, jalapeños, onions, and chopped cecina.
      $11.95
    • Huevos Rancheros

      Sunny side up eggs on top of a fried tortillas, and covered in our ranchero or molcajete sauce.
      $11.95
    • Huevos al Albañil

      Scrambled eggs topped over with our molcajete sauce and epazote.
      $11.95
    • Huevos a la Mexicana

      Scrambled eggs mixed with jalapeños, onions, and tomatoes.
      $11.95
    • Huevos c/ Champiñones

      $11.95
    • Huevos c/ Chorizo

      $11.95
    • Huevos Estrellados

      $9.95
    • Huevos con Queso de Cincho

      Scrambled eggs mixed with our queso de cincho, and covered in our red, green, or molcajete sauce.
      $11.95
    • Huevos c/ Nopales

      $11.95
    • Huevos c/ Jamon

      $11.95
    • Huevos Revueltos

      $9.95
    • Huevos c/ Papas

      $11.95
    • Huevos c/ Tocino

      $11.95
    • Desayuno Ranchero

      Two sopes with ham, hard boiled eggs, covered in our Ranchero sauce or green, and serveed alongside a cut of skirt steak.
      $15.95
    • Desayuno Americano

      $11.95

    ANTOJITOS (Quick Bites)

    • Taco de Cecina

      Cecina tacos garnished with guacamole, pico de gallo, and refried beans.
      $4.50
    • Tacos

      Your choice of steak, chicken, al pastor, or ground beef, and garnished with onions and cilantro.
      $3.50
    • Quesadilla c/Carne

      Melted chihuahua cheese and your choice of meat.
      $4.00
    • Quesadilla Vegetariana

      $4.75
    • Torta

      Your choice of meat topped with tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, chihuahua cheese, beans and avocado.
      $9.95
    • Torta de Milanesa

      Choice of breaded steak or chicken.
      $11.95
    • Torta Ahogada

      A torta with your choice of meat covered in our chile de arbol sauce.
      $12.95
    • Burrito

      Your choice of meat and filled with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, chihuahua cheese, and beans.
      $11.95
    • Burrito Suizo

      Your choice of meat and filled with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese, and beans. Lastly covered with our chipotle sauce and melted chihuahua cheese.
      $11.95
    • Flautas

      Three fried tacos stuffed with either chicken or potatoes with chorizo, topped over with sour cream and cheese. Served along with rice, beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
      $11.95
    • Sope

      A thick circular or oval tortilla base layered over with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
      $4.95
    • Huarache

      $5.50
    • Gordita

      $5.50
    • Tostada

      Fried tortilla layered with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, carrots, and potatoes.
      $4.95

    CECINA

    • Cecina Guerrero

      $20.95
    • Combinacion Teloloapan

      $19.95
    • Cecina Rellena

      $19.95
    • Cecina Campesina

      $19.95
    • Cecina Azteca

      $19.95
    • Cecina Albañil

      $19.95

    CARNES ROJAS (Steaks)

    • Carne Campesina

      Cuts of cecina in chile de arbol sauce, cactus, onions, tomatos, cilantro, pinto beans, and queso fresco.
      $24.95
    • Carne Azteca

      Cuts of cecina topped over with our molcajete sauce and melted chihuahua cheese.
      $24.95
    • Carne Asada

      Skirt Steak served with fries, grilled onions, and grilled jalapeños.
      $24.95
    • Carne Tampiqueña

      Skirt steak served along side one cheese enchilada in mole sauce, side of gacamole, rice, and beans.
      $24.95
    • Carne Charra

      Skirt steak, chorizo, bacon, ham, and chicharron, topped over with black beans, chile de arbol sauce, and queso fresco.
      $24.95
    • Bistec a la Mexicana

      Rib eye steak sauteed with onions, tomatos, and jalapeños.
      $19.95
    • Lomo en Chile de Arbol

      Rib eye steak sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and our chile de arbol sauce.
      $19.95
    • Lomo en Chile de Pasilla

      Rib eye steak sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and our chile de arbol sauce.
      $19.95
    • Costilla de Res

      $19.95
    • Carne Arriera

      $24.95
    • Carne en su Jugo

      $19.95
    • Milanesa de Res

      $19.95

    AVES (Chicken)

    • Pechuga Rellena

      Grilled chicken breast stuffed with ham, cheese, and covered in chipotle sauce.
      $18.95
    • Pechuga Tampiqueña

      Grilled chicken breast served along side one cheese enchilada in mole sauce, side of guacamole, rice, and beans.
      $18.95
    • Pechuga Chipotle

      Grilled chicken breast covered in chipotle sauce and melted chihuahua cheese.
      $16.95
    • Pechuga Poblana

      Grilled chicken breast covered in poblana pepper sauce.
      $16.95
    • Pechuga al Gusto

      Grilled or breaded chicken breast.
      $16.95
    • Pollo en Mole

      Grilled chicken topped over with mole sauce.
      $12.95
    • Pechuga India

      $16.95
    • Guilotas al Gusto

      $18.95

    ENCHILADAS

    • Enchiladas de Mole

      Enchiladas with mole sauce with your choice of cheese, steak, ground beef, chicken, or pastor.
      $14.95
    • Enchiladas Rojas

      Enchiladas with red guajillo sauce with your choice of cheese, steak, ground beef, chicken, or pastor.
      $14.95
    • Enchiladas Verdes

      Enchiladas with green sauce with your choice of cheese, steak, ground beef, chicken, or pastor.
      $14.95
    • Enchiladas Suizas

      Enchiladas with red tomato sauce with your choice of cheese, steak, ground beef, chicken, or pastor.
      $14.95
    • Single Enchilada

      $4.37

    FAJITAS

    Fajitas come sautéed with onions, green peppers, and tomatoes, and served with a side of rice, beans, sour cream, and guacamole.
    • Fajitas Tricolor

      Combination of steack, chicken, and shrimp fajitas.
      $20.95
    • Fajitas de Camarón

      Shrimp fajitas.
      $19.95
    • Fajitas de Res

      Steak fajitas.
      $18.95
    • Fajitas de Pollo

      Chicken fajitas.
      $16.95
    • Fajitas Mix

      $18.95

    PARILLADAS (Family Style)

    • Parillada de Carnes

      Platter of all red meats offered at La Cecina, serves four.
      $55.95
    • Media Parillada de Carnes

      $29.95
    • Parillada de Mariscos

      Platter of all sea food offered at La Cecina, serves four.
      $55.95
    • Media Parillada de Mariscos

      $29.95
    • Parillada Mixta

      Mixed platter of seafood and red meats offered at La Cecina, serves four.
      $55.95

    CAMARONES (SHRIMP)

    • Camarones Borrachos

      Shrimp sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and a shot of tequila.
      $19.95
    • Camarones Rellenos

      $19.95
    • Camarones Chipotle

      Shrimp covered with chipotle sauce and melted chihuahua cheese.
      $19.95
    • Camarones a la Diabla

      Shrimp sautéed in chile de arbol, garlic, and slice of ham.
      $19.95
    • Camarones al Gusto

      Shrimp grilled, breaded, seasoned with garlic, or sauteed in our chile guajillo and garlic sauce.
      $19.95
    • Arroz con Mariscos

      A combination of seafood and rice mixed with onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and slices of avocado.
      $19.95
    • Arroz con Camarones

      A combination of shrimp and rice mixed with onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and slices of avocado.
      $18.95
    • Aguachiles de Camarón

      Shrimp marinated in a mixture of lime juice and chili peppers topped with onions and cucumber.
      $17.95

    PASTAS & ENSALADAS

    • Pasta con Camarones

      Mostaccioli with shrimp and vegetables.
      $16.95
    • Pasta con Pollo

      Mostaccioli with chicken and vegetables.
      $14.95
    • Pasta con Vegetales

      Mostaccioli with vegetables.
      $12.95
    • Ensalada de Camarones

      Shrimp Salad.
      $14.95
    • Ensalada de Pollo

      Chicken Salad.
      $13.95
    • Ensalada de Nopales

      Cactus salad.
    • Pulpo Enamorado

      Octopus salad with mayonnaise.
      $14.95
    • Atun con Mayonesa

      Tuna salad with mayonnaise.
      $12.95
    • Ensalada de Casa

      $4.00

    PESCADO & FILETES (Whole Fish & Filleted Fish)

    • Mojarra al Gusto

      Tilapia fried, grilled, or seasoned with garlic.
      $19.95
    • Huachinango al Gusto

      Red snapper fried, grilled, seasoned with garlic, or in Veracruz sauce.
      $22.95
    • Bagre Entero al Gusto

      Catfish fried, grilled, or seasoned with garlic.
      $19.95
    • Filete Marinera

      Filleted catfish topped with seafood sauce, shrimp, calamari, and octupos.
      $19.95
    • Filete Relleno

      Filleted catfish topped with seafood sauce.
      $19.95
    • Filete al Gusto

      Your choice of filleted catfish breaded, grilled, or seasoned with garlic.
      $19.95

    CALDOS (Soups)

    • Sopa de Mariscos

      Seafood soup: shrimp, fish, calamari, octopus, crab, scallops, and clams.
      $18.95
    • Sopa Mariscos Costeña

      $18.95
    • Caldo Mixto

      $16.98
    • Caldo de Camarón

      Shrimp soup with mixed vegetables.
      $16.95
    • Caldo de Pescado

      Fish soup with mixed vegetables.
      $16.95
    • Caldo de Pollo

      Chicken soup with mixed vegetables, a side of rice, and our homemade tortillas.
      $12.95
    • Caldo de Res

      Beef soup with mixed vegetables, a side of rice, and our homemade tortillas.
      $15.95
    • Sopa Azteca

      Tortilla and chipotle soup.
      $10.95
    • Caldo de Rana

      $18.95

    COCTELES

    • Coctel de Camaron

      $16.95
    • Coctel de Pulpo

      $16.95
    • Coctel de Ostion

      $16.95
    • Campechana

      $16.95
    • Vuelve a la Vida

      $17.95
    • Pico de Gallo

      $18.95

    SIDE ORDERS & EXTRAS

    • Dinner

      $1.50
    • Arroz (Rice)

      $2.95
    • Frijoles (Beans)

      $2.95
    • Ord Arroz y Frijoles

      $2.95
    • Cecina

      $5.95
    • Side Aguacate

      $3.95
    • Pico de Gallo

      $3.95
    • Chiles Toreados

      $3.95
    • Cheese

      $2.95
    • Sour Cream

      $2.95
    • Orden de Tortillas

      $3.00
    • Papas Fritas

      $3.95
    • Telera c/Mantequilla

      $3.00
    • Salsa

      $2.00+

    SPECIALES

    • Menudo

      $12.95+
    • Birria

      $18.95
    • Barbacoa

      $18.95
    • Chile Relleno

      $16.95
    • Chicharron

      $10.95
    • Sopa Lentejas

      $1.50+
    • Sopa Abas

      $1.50+
    • Tortas de Camaron

      $14.95

    KIDS MENU

    • Kids Nuggets

      $6.95
    • Kids Palitos de Pollo

      $6.95
    • Kids Cheese Burger

      $6.95
    • Kids Alitas de Pollo

      $6.95
    • Kids Sandwich Pollo

      $6.95
    • Kids Camarones Empanizados

      $7.95
    • Kids Coctel Camaron

      $7.95
    • Kids Quesadilla

      $6.95
    • Mini Licuado

      $3.00
    • Mini Jugo

      $3.50
    • Quesadilla Queso

      $3.00

    DRINKS

    AGUAS FRESCAS

    • Horchata

      Cinnamon and vanilla flavored rice water.
      $2.25+
    • Jamaica

      Hibiscus flavored water.
      $2.25+
    • Tamarindo

      Tamarind flavored water.
      $2.25+
    • Sandia

      Watermelon flavored water.
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Piña

      Pineapple flavored water.
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Naranjada

      Orange flavored water.
      $3.00+
    • Limonada

      Home made limeade.
      $2.25+
    • Jarra

      $10.00

    JUGOS

    • Jugo de Naranja

      Orange Juice
      $2.50+
    • Jugo de Zanahoria

      Carrot Juice
      $2.50+
    • Jugo Mixto

      Mixture of orange and carrot juice.
      $2.50+
    • Jugo de 7 Vidas

      Our signature juice composed of a mixture of orange, carrot, apple, pineapple, beets, celery, and parsley.
      $5.00+
    • Jugo Media Vida

      Green juice composed of pineapple, cactus, celery, green apple, parsley, chayote squash, and orange.
      $4.50+

    LICUADOS

    • Licuado de Platano

      Banana Milkshake
      $3.00+
    • Licuado de Fresa

      Strawberry Milkshake
      $3.00+
    • Licuado de Chocolate

      Chocolate Milkshake
      $3.00+
    • Licuado de Mamey

      Mamey sapote milkshake
      $3.00+

    SODAS

    • Coca Cola

      $2.50
    • Diet Coke

      $2.50
    • Pepsi

      $2.50
    • Pepsi Diet

      $2.50
    • RC

      $2.50
    • Sprite

      $2.50
    • 7up

      $2.50
    • Squirt

      $2.50
    • Crush

      $2.50

    SODAS MEX

    • Jarrito Mandarina

      $3.50
    • JarritoTamarindo

      $3.50
    • Jarrito Limon

      $3.50
    • Jarrito Tutifruti

      $3.50
    • Jarrito Piña

      $3.50
    • Sangria

      $3.50
    • Sidral

      $3.50
    • Topo Chico

      $3.00
    • Coca Mexicana

      $4.50

    CAFE

    • Cafe

      $3.00
    • Cafe Grande

      $6.00

    MISC

    • Vaso Leche

      $1.00
    • Chocolate

      $4.00
    • Champurrado

      $4.00+
    • Tea

      $1.50
    • Botella Agua

      $1.25

    POSTRES

    • Flan

      $4.95
    • Crepas con Cajeta

      $4.95
    • Pastel Tres Leches

      $4.95
    • Crepas con Fresa

      $4.00
    • Pan Dulce

      $2.00
    • Nieve de Vainilla

      $3.95
    • Torrejas

      $3.50
    • Dulces

      $2.50

    LIQUOR

    Cerveza

    • Modelo Especial

      $5.00
    • Modelo Bote

      $5.00
    • Negra Modelo

      $5.00
    • Victoria

      $5.50
    • Pacifico

      $5.50
    • Bohemia

      $5.00
    • Corona Negra

      $5.50
    • Corona

      $5.00
    • Carta Blanca

      $5.00
    • XX

      $5.00
    • Tecate

      $5.00
    • Heineken

      $5.00
    • Miller Lite

      $4.00
    • Coors Light

      $4.00
    • Caguama

      $11.95

    Licores

    • Brandy Presidente

      $8.95
    • Don Pedro

      $8.95
    • Courvoisier

      $8.95
    • Malibu

      $8.95
    • Martell

      $8.95
    • Henessy

      $8.95
    • Bacardi Solera

      $7.95
    • Buchanans

      $9.95
    • Crown Royal

      $8.95
    • Torres 10

      $8.95
    • Black Label

      $8.95
    • Jack Daniels

      $8.95
    • Chivas Regal

      $8.95
    • Remy Martin

      $8.95
    • J&B

      $8.95
    • Vodka

      $8.95

    Bebidas Preparadas

    • Margarita

      $9.95
    • Piña Colada

      $9.95
    • Tequila Sunrise

      $9.95
    • Sex on the Beach

      $9.95
    • Long Island

      $12.95
    • Paloma

      $9.95
    • Desarmador

      $8.95
    • Digestivo

      $8.95
    • Daiquiri

      $9.95
    • Orgasmo

      $12.95
    • Blue Curacao

      $9.95
    • Ron & Brandy

      $9.95
    • Whiskey

    • Cognac

      $12.95

    Vino

    • House White

      $5.95
    • House Red

      $5.95

    Digestivos

    • Baileys

      $8.95
    • Grand Marnier

      $8.95
    • Kahlua

      $8.95
    • Liquor 43

      $8.95
    • Cointreau

      $8.95
    • Malort

      $8.95

    Tequilas

    • Don Julio Reposado

      $12.95
    • Don Julio Añejo

      $12.95
    • Don Julio Silver

      $12.95
    • Don Julio 70

      $15.95
    • Cazadores

      $12.95
    • Patron Reposado

      $12.95
    • Patron Añejo

      $12.95
    • Patron Silver

      $12.95
    • Jimador

      $12.95
    • 100 Años

      $12.95
    • 1800

      $12.95
    • 3 Generaciones

      $12.95
    • Herradura Reposado

      $12.95
    • Herradura Añejo

      $12.95
    • Herradura Silver

      $12.95
    • Jose Cuervo

      $12.95
    • Corralejo

      $12.95
    • Hornitos

      $12.95
    • Centenario

      $12.95
    • Cabrito

      $12.95
    • Juarez

      $8.95

    Cubetas

    • Nacional

      $24.95
    • Importada

      $26.95

    Micheladas

    • Michelada

      $7.95
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    All hours
    Sunday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Monday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Tuesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Thursday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Friday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Saturday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Come in and enjoy!

    Location

    601 Burnham Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409

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