Lena Downtown Ann Arbor

Dinner menu

small plates

Ceviche Trio*
shrimp, scallop and fish ceviches with matchstick plantains 9

Empanadas
beef or cheese, with mango chutney, arugula salad and roasted beet puree 8

SPANISH YAPInGACHO
cheese-stuffed griddled potato cakes with annatto oil, avocado, peanut sauce and chorizo 8

BAKED GOAT CHEESE
with salsa topping and crisp tortilla chips 8

Plantain Tostones
smashed and fried plantains with fresh tomato salsa, chimichurri and melted chihuahua cheese 7

Muchines de Yuca
cheese-stuffed fried yuca rolls served with bell pepper infused syrup 8

Ecuadorian Humitas
fresh corn cakes with lemongrass-tomato stew and melted queso fresco 9

platters

Cheese & Charcuterie Platter
Serrano ham, beef curado, aged Manchego and Drunken Goat cheeses, Spanish membrillo, toasted almonds, fresh fruit, dried figs and grilled bread 13

Charred Vegetable Platter
seasonal vegetables, aged goat cheese, toasted garbanzo beans, grilled bread and chimichurri 9

soups

Aguado d’ Duck
duck confit in duck broth with white rice, Serrano ham, lime wedges and glazed carrots 8

Caldo de Bolas
shredded beef soup with raisin-stuffed plantain ball, sweet corn and escabeche salsa 7

greens

Fresh Market Salad
local greens with ripe tomatoes, dried cherries, cucumbers, quesillo and yogurt vinaigrette 7

Compressed Watermelon
with fresh tomatoes, arugula, raspberry vinaigrette, pistachio powder, whipped goat cheese 7

Roasted Beet Salad
with dressed frisée-lettuce, toasted pine nuts, avocado puree, queso fresco and Cara Cara orange segments 7

main plates

Pan Roasted Corvina
seared ocean fish with creamy sofrito rice, matchstick plantains, infused peanut sauce and escabeche salsa 26

SECO DE POLLO
semi-boneless adobo chicken breast, with onion jus, rice and fried plantains 16

Grilled Pork Tenderloin
with apple puree, creamed spinach, caramelized apples, bean stew and pork jus 23

Argentine Burger
grilled beef on a bakery roll with drunken goat cheese, pork belly, onion marmalade, soft garlic plantains, chimichurri and fried egg 14

FISH TACOS
beer-battered or pan-seared ocean fish with black bean menestra, rice, lettuce, escabeche salsa and Ecuadorian chimichurri 14

Grilled Lomo Ancho*
dry-aged strip steak with mashed redskin potatoes, verdurita, glazed vegetables and chimichurri sauce 34

Basted Palomo
grilled game hen with orange butter, roasted fingerling potato medley, escabeche onions and mustard jus 19

Sweet Potato Gnocchi
with seared squashes, heirloom tomatoes, castle vetrano olives, pimenton de la Vera and brown butter 18

Beef Churrasco*
grilled skirt steak over creamy sofrito rice with matchstick plantains and fried egg 21

Cubano
deconstructed sandwich with grilled bread, shaved pork belly, smoked ham, Manchego cheese, pickled onions, cornichons, mustard aioli and fried plantains 15

Sea Scallops
pan-seared, with barley risotto, glazed vegetables and espuma d’ cilantro 26