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    $$$$$Greater than $25
    $$$$$18.01 - $25
    $$$$12.01 - $18
    $$$7.01 - $12
    $Less than $7
  • Jamaican, Cajun & Creole, Caribbean
  • 5211 S Harper Ave #C, Chicago 60615
  • (At E 52nd St)
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  • Phone: (773) 955-0229

Appetizers

Our Famous Jerk Wings there is plenty to share with our slow smoked jamaican wings. served with jerk dipping sauce. must try!   11.95
Fried Green Tomatoes simple and delicious! movies are made of this   5.95
Shrimp And Conch Fritters served with our delicious lime cilantro mayonnaise   6.95
Coconut Crusted Shrimp jumbo shrimp, buttered, battered and crusted with coconut. served with citrus mustard sauce   10.50
Breaded Fresh Oysters our great oysters; a dixie specialty.   10.50
Plantain Nachos gigantic portion; plenty to share. crispy plantain chips with black bean sauce, pico de gallo, monterrey and cheddar cheeses   8.95
add jerk chicken   4.00
Plantain Chips with guacamole and spicy cuban black bean dip. our fabulous plantain chips with house spreads   7.25
Seafood Cakes two great seafood cakes stuffed with crab, shrimp and crayfish served with a creole mustard sauce, garnished with a lemon wedge.   7.95
Peach Glazed Chicken Wings one full pound. hot with a certain sweetness. peachy   6.95

Soups $4.95

Cuban Black Bean a slow-cooked black bean soup with spices, sherry and scotch bonnet peppers, topped with saffron rice   
Gumbo a shrimp, chicken and andouille sausage wonder   
Jambalaya chicken and andouille sausage   

Salads

House Salad iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, carrots, red onions, cucumbers and garlic croutons.   2.95
Side Caesar romaine lettuce and garlic croutons with our homemade caesar dressing.   3.95
Homemade Dressings: Orange Poppy Seed, Lime Vinaigrette, Caesar honey Mustard, Cajun French, Ranch, Italian

Island Feasts

Served With Saffron Rice Topped With Scallions, Sweet Plantains, Creole Vegetables And Dixie Slaw

Jerk Half Chicken jerk marinated and slow smoked over pimento wood in our jerk pits   12.50
Jerk Wing Dinner four of our wings served with peas and rice topped with scallions, sweet plantains, creole veggies and dixie slaw.   9.95
Fish In A Bag grouper, peppers, onions and mushrooms with white wine. cooked in parchment for a moist, flavorful taste   16.95
Jerk Chicken Breast jerk marinated chicken breast grilled to perfection   10.95
Seafood Cakes Dinner three great seafood cakes stuffed with crab, shrimp and crayfish served with a creole mustard sauce, garnished with a lemon wedge   13.95
Tilapia Prepared Six Delicious Ways pineapple glazed - grilled and brushed with pineapple glaze during the cooking process. touch of sweetness   12.95
blackened - blackened seasoning    12.95
deep fried - lightly spiced, breaded and deep fried   12.95
jerk - marinated in our house jerk, grilled and topped with a pineapple mango chutney   12.95
crusted - mildly seasoned and crusted with crushed plantains   12.95
grilled - cooked on our flat top grill. delicious.   12.95

Entrée Salads

Jerked Chicken Caesar romaine lettuce with our homemade caesar dressing and garlic croutons. topped with hot and sliced jerked chicken breast.   8.95
Jerked Chicken Spinach Salad spinach greens with orange poppyseed dressing on the side. topped with hot sliced jerk chicken breast, mushrooms and cantaloupe slices   9.95
Salmon Caesar salmon fillet blackened or grilled, served over romaine lettuce with our homemade caesar dressing and garlic croutons.   12.95

Pasta & Rice

Calypso Chicken Pasta seasoned with garlic, mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, white wine and shallots, served over angel hair pasta with parmesan cheese and scallions. served with a side salad. half 8.95full 12.95
Smoked Shrimp Pasta smoked shrimp with chipotle sauce and bowtie pasta with tomatoes and scallions. served with a side salad. half 11.95full 15.95
Curried Chicken Over Rice chunks of chicken breast curried with green apples, grapes, raisins, green peppers and red peppers. served with a side salad half 8.95full 12.95

Chef's Recommendations

Southern Sampler taste travel. jambalaya, gumbo, red beans and rice.   10.95
Crawfish Etouffee roux based crawfish stew over rice   11.95
Smothered Steak steak smothered in mushrooms, onions & brown gravy   10.95
Grouper Fillet With Tequila Sauce lean white fish that's tender and full-flavored   16.95
Char-broiled Salmon atlantic salmon with a rich pronounced flavor   14.95
Coconut Shrimp Dinner 5 jumbo shrimp butterflied, battered and crusted with coconut   13.95
Cubano Steak 8 ounce cuban style marinated skirt steak   15.95
Catfish Fillet blackened, grilled or deep fried.  10.95two 16.50
Baby Catfish deep fried! wonderfully sweet  8.95two 12.50
Chicken Kabobs chicken skewered with red peppers, red onions, pineapple, mushrooms, green peppers and zucchini and seasoned with a spicy marinade   12.50

BBQ The Island Way

Smoked Bbq Baby Back Ribs house smoked, slow roasted in our special bbq sauce with a hint of tropical fruit. served with fries and dixie slaw. half 13.95(full slab) 19.95
Smoked Jerked Baby Back Ribs outstanding jerk ribs comes with fries and dixie slaw half 13.95(full slab) 19.95
Island BBQ'd Half Chicken house smoked and brushed with our special bbq sauce. served with saffron rice, plantains, creole veggies & dixie slaw   12.50
Calypso Combo choose two: jerk or bbq half slab of ribs jerk or bbq half chicken or 4 jerk chicken wings, served with fries and dixie slaw,   19.95
Served With Fries And Dixie Slaw

Sandwiches

Grilled Chicken Breast grilled chicken with guacamole on the side   7.95
Jerk Chicken jerked chicken topped with grilled pineapple.   7.95
North Carolina Pulled Pork BBQ’d pork done the low country way on cuban bread   8.25
Oyster Po’ Boy new orleans oysters with lime cilantro mayonnaise on cuban bread   9.75
Shrimp Po’ Boy breaded and dressed the traditional way on cuban bread   9.25
Catfish Po’ Boy dressed with lettuce, tomato and red onion on cuban bread.   8.50
Gulf Fish Sandwich tilapia with cilantro lime mayo. try it crusted, grilled, blackened, fried, glazed or jerked.   9.95
Veggie Sandwich grilled eggplant, red peppers, green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini and spinach served on cuban bread with jack cheese. served hot.   6.95
BBQ Chicken slow cooked and smoked pulled chicken in our special tropical bbq sauce on cuban bread.   7.95

Burgers

Hamburger specially ground beef with lettuce and tomato.   7.95
Cheeseburger From Paradise our burger with lettuce, tomato and cheese.   8.50
Jerk burger seasoned in jerk marinade with grilled pineapple, onions, american cheese, lettuce and tomato.   9.50
Blt Burger our outstanding burger with bacon, lettuce, tomato and american cheese.   9.50
Mexicali Burger topped with guacamole, pico de gallo, lettuce and monterrey jack cheese   8.95

Sides

Sweet Mashed Potatoes    1.95
Creole Veggies    1.95
Mac N Cheese    1.95
Saffron Rice Topped with scallions   1.95
Plantain Chips    3.95
French Fries    1.95
Sweet Plantains    2.95
Dixie Slaw    1.95
Red Beans And Rice    1.95
Greens    1.95
Johnny Cakes (10 Of Them!!!)    1.95
Mashed Potatoes with brown gravy   1.95

Drinks

Island Cocktails

Funky Monkey bacardi silver, kahlua, coconut, banana and ice cream   
Daiquiri bacardi silver with your choice of: strawberry, banana, peach, raspberry, mango   
Pina Colada bacardi silver with pineapple and coconut   
Calypso Mudslide bailey's irish cream, kahlua, crème de cocoa and ice cream   
Georgia Peach Colada light rum with coconut and real peaches   
Louisiana Lemonade vodka blended with home-style lemonade and fruit punch   
Blue Bayou tequila with blue curacao, lime juice and sweet n' sour blended with shaved ice and garnished with a lime   

Caribbean Favorites

Zombie bacardi silver, bacardi select, cherry brandy, fresh lemon juice, orange juice and grenadine   
Mojito made with bacardi rum. try one of our 5 flavors: bacardi select cubano, bacardi silver caribbean, bacardi gold citrus, bacardi limon pineapple, bacardi silver   
Mai Tai bacardi select, apricot brandy, fresh lime juice and grenadine   
Bahama Mama bacardi select, amaretto grenadine, orange and pineapple juices   
The Marley bacardi peach red, orange and pineapple juice, creme de banana and grenadine   

Featured Wines By Ck Mondavi

Glass $6 / Bottle $18

Chardonnay Merlot    
Cabernet Sauvignon    
White Zinfandel Glass    

Wines By The Glass Or Bottle - Red

Glass $7 / Bottle $24

Glass Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon    
Columbia Crest Merlot    

Wines By The Glass Or Bottle - White

Glass $7 / Bottle $24

Columbia Crest Chardonnay    
Columbia Crest Riesling    
Beringer Pinot Grigio    

Wines By The Glass Or Bottle - Sparkling Wine

Freixenet Brut Split    9.75

Draft Beers

16oz

Miller Lite    4.00
Dos XX    4.50

Bottled Beer

Pacifico    4.00
Heineken    4.00
Red Stripe    4.00
Corona    4.00
Guinness    4.25
MGD    3.50
Sharp's    3.25

 

Dessert

Key Lime Pie calypso cafe signature dessert!   4.75
Coconut Banana Creme Pie fresh bananas, toasted coconuts, hint of rum, with graham cracker crust and whipped cream.   4.75
Peach Cobbler like peaches from the basket.   4.75
Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce good stuff!!! has raisins for added deliciousness.   4.75
Pineapple Jump - Up Cake pineapple upside-down cake with montego bay sauce. made with bacardi select.   4.75
ala mode add   1.50
Sweet Potato Pie everything it promises to be   4.75

Soda Pop

Pepsi    
Diet Pepsi    
Sierra Mist    
Orange Crush    
Pink Lemonade    
Fruit Punch    
Ginger Ale    

Brunch

All Selections Are Served With Cajun Potatoes And Toast, Unfortunately Egg Whites, Poached Eggs Or Substitutions Are Not Available With Our Brunch Menu

Steak And Eggs strip steak topped with grilled onions and mushrooms with choice of over easy or scrambled eggs  (8 oz) 10.95
Seafood Cakes And Eggs seafood cake medallions made with chopped shrimp, crabmeat, crawfish and creole mustard sauce with choice of over easy or scrambled eggs   13.95
Jerk Chicken Breast And Eggs 8 oz house smoked, jerk marinated boneless chicken breast grilled to perfection. with choice of over easy or scrambled eggs   10.95
Veggie Omelet red and green peppers and mushrooms. with choice of cheese: swiss, cheddar, american, mozzarella, or monterey jack   7.95
Ham And Cheese Omelet chunks of ham and melted swiss cheese   8.95
Tilapia And Eggs tilapia prepared five different ways; with choice of over easy or scrambled eggs   9.95
pineapple glazed -grilled and brushed with pineapple. touch of sweetness   
blackened- blackened seasoning for a spicy fillet   
deep fried - lightly spiced, breaded and deep fried   
jerk- marinated in our house jerk and grilled   
crusted - seasoned and crusted with crushed plantains   

Brunch - Sides

Cajun Potatoes    2.75
Bacon    2.75
White Toast    1.75
Wheat Toast    1.75
Grits    2.75
Eggs    2.75

Brunch - Drinks

Mimosa    
Screwdriver    
Calypso Mary    
Orange Juice    
Kir Royale    
Piña Colada    
Daiquiri    
Mojito    
Calypso Cafe
5211 S Harper Ave #C
At E 52nd St
(773) 955-0229
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