La Chiva Menu (Update 2025)
La Chiva, a Colombian cocktail bar located in Denver, offers a diverse menu with many vegetarian options. From savory empanadas to traditional bandeja montanera, La Chiva provides an authentic taste of Colombian cuisine. The inviting atmosphere and attentive service create a welcoming dining experience. The standout dishes include the flavorful Bistec Encebollado, the creamy Encocado de Pescado, and the indulgent La Chiva Picada. Customers rave about the delicious empanadas and the mouthwatering patacones montados. Whether you're looking for a hearty lunch special or a family-friendly dinner spot, La Chiva provides a memorable culinary journey through Colombian flavors. With Latinx-owned charm and a variety of payment options including cryptocurrency, La Chiva is a must-visit for a taste of Colombia in Denver.
Appetizers
Empanadas
Your choice of chicken, beef, beef chipotle, chicken jalapeno, veggie (vegetarian), or cheese.
Patacones Montados
Fried green plantain served with your choice of shredded chicken, pulled pork, chicharron, or chorizo. Served on a bed of avocado.
Ensalada de la Casa
House salad.
Lena Frita
Fried yuca served with aji casero, lime, and garlic sauce. Gluten-free and vegetarian.
Choripapa
Papa criolla and chorizo.
Bistec Encebollado
Skillet steak cooked with onions and sweet peppers served with rice and patacones.
Encocado de Pescado
Seasonal filet of fish with our signature coconut hogao sauce. served with rice and salad
Sobrebarriga Criolla
Flank steak, slow-cooked until tender. served with rice, yuca, and salad.
Arepa Andina
Gluten-free. Colombian-style arepas filled with your choice of chorizo, shredded chicken, chicharron, or pulled pork. Served with avocado and our signature hogao.
Bandeja Montanera
A traditional Colombian dish of red beans, white rice, chorizo, sweet plantains, patacon, arepa, chicharron, pork ribs & avocado, with a fried egg.
Arroz con Pollo
Gluten-free. Mixed yellow rice, shredded chicken breast, green peas, carrots, sweet peppers, corn, served with 2 sides.
La Chiva Picada
Serves 2. Colombian chorizo, yuca, patacones, rellena, papa criolla, sweet plantains, pork rib, chicharron, and arepa.
Guisado de Pollo
Tender chicken thigh, potatoes, and yuca. served with rice and salad.
Main Dishes
Lunch Specials
Corrientazo Lunch Special
Steak or chicken served with rice, pinto beans, and salad.
3 Empanadas Lunch Special
3 empanadas any flavor.
La Chiva Picada Lunch Special
1 person. Colombian chorizo, yuca, patacones, rellena, papa criolla, sweet plantains, pork rib, chicharron, arepa, and small salad.
Empanada Cocktail Combo
4 Empanadas any flavor plus 1 cocktail of your choice.
Weekly Specials
Sides
Platanos
Sweet or savory plantains. Gluten free.
Arepa
Corn flour patties mixed with mozzarella. Gluten-free
Ensalada
Small house salad.
Arroz
White rice.
Frijoles
Red beans.
Platanitos
Guava Bread Pudding
Batido de Cafe
Premium Colombian coffee milkshake.
Rice Pudding
Mango Mousse
Dessert
Drinks
Tropical Juices
Mango, lulo, guava, guanabana, mora, maracuya, or pina.
Limonada Cartagenera
Fresh lime juice, pineapple juice, and coconut.
Iced Agua de Panela
Sugar-cane drink del campo.
Hot Agua de Panela
Sugar-cane drink del campo.
Colombian Sodas
Colombiana, manzana.