La Cocina Menu - Newark, NJ

Relaxed counter-service eatery offering Cuban-American sandwiches, empanadas, desserts & coffee. Based on 351 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

La Cocina 07102

Address:
61 New St, Newark, NJ 07102

Phone: (973) 856-6777

Website:

Hours

Tuesday	9:30 AM–5 PM
Wednesday	9:30 AM–5 PM
Thursday	9:30 AM–5 PM
Friday	9:30 AM–5 PM
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed
Monday	9:30 AM–5 PM

Empanadas
Cuban Empanada Stuffed with lechon, swiss, ham, and pickle	$4.20
Beef Empanada	$3.40
Chicken Empanada	$3.40
Buffalo Chicken Empanada Shredded spicy chicken and ranch	$3.80
Spinach Empanada Stuffed with seasoned spinach and mozzarella	$3.60
Lunch Specials
Cuban Style Garlic Shimp Sautéed Shrimp in a Garlic Butter sauce served over 2 sides	$18.20
Pernil oven roasted pork shoulder seasoned with roasted garlic and lemon juice	$17.05
Bistec Con Pimientos strips of steaks with peppers and onions	$17.05
Pollo A La Plancha grilled chicken marinated in garlic and onions	$15.95
Carne Con Papas (Beef Stew) diced beef chunks with potato seasoned garlic and peppers	$17.05
Fricase De Pollo (Chicken Stew)	$15.95
Pastelon (Cuban Lasagna) ground beef, Swiss cheese and sweet plantains	$18.20
Fresh Baked Salmon Salmon filet cooked to perfection	$19.35
Tilapia seasoned and breaded	$15.95
Pollo Al Horno Baked chicken leg and thigh marinated	$15.95
Picadillo ground beef in garlic tomato broth with roasted potatoes, onions and peppers	$18.20
Costillas Baked Pork Ribs	$17.05
Ropa Vieja Cuban shredded Flank steak	$19.35
Sandwiches
Pan Con Bistec skirt steak, onions, peppers and toasted Cuban bread	$14.25
Pan Con Lechon marinated roast pork and toasted Cuban bread	$9.70
Grilled Chicken Sandwich	$11.40
Sandwich Cubano roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, mustard and pickles	$12.55
Sides
Frijoles Coloradas red kidney beans	$3.60
Steamed Yucca steamed in garlic sauce	$3.60
Steamed Broccoli With Carrots	$3.60
Maduros sweet plantains	$3.60
Frijoles Negros Vegetarian black beans	$3.40
Arroz Blanco white rice	$3.60
Arroz Moro Cuban rice	$3.60
Chickpea Salad	$3.40
Arroz Con Gandules yellow rice with pigeon peas	$3.60
Tostones	$3.60
Potato Salad	$3.60
Salads and Soups
Garden Salad	$5.70
Grilled Chicken Salad Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, chic-peas and grilled chicken	$14.80
Steak Salad	$19.35
Salmon Salad NEW Salmon Salad Romaine, tomatoes, chickpea salad, onions, and garlic mojito dressing topped with fresh baked Salmon Filet	$19.35
Desserts
Tres Leches	$5.70
Flan	$5.70
Guava Cheesecake	$5.70
Drinks
Bottle Of Water	$1.75
Coke	$1.85
Diet Coke	$1.85
Ginger Ale	$1.85
Inca Cola	$3.30
Seltzer Water	$2.05
Sprite	$1.85
Snapple	$3.30
Catering
Arroz Blanco Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Baked Chicken (Per Piece) Over sized leg and thigh (per piece)	$5.15
Beef Stew	$62.70
Black Beans (Vegetarian)	$34.20
Chickpea Salad	$34.20
Garden Salad	$34.20
Grande Fiesta Larger party will feed from 10-15 people Whole Pernil and choice of two sides need 24 hour notice	$153.90
Grilled Chicken	$57.00
Mini Cuban Sandwich Tray Good for approx 15 people	$91.20
Mini Fiesta Small Party of 4-6 people Pernil with choice of 2 sides (Small Trays) need 24 hour notice	$108.30
Pepper Steak	$62.70
Red Beans	$34.20
Ropa Vieja	$68.40
Whole Rotisserie Chicken Whole 3.5 pound Chicken feed approx 2-3 people 24 hour notice*	$13.65
Yuca Steamed in Garlic and Onions	$34.20
Tilapia (Per Piece) lightly breaded and fried	$5.70
Whole Pernil Whole Pork Shoulder….good for a party of 6-8 people	$34.20
Steamed Broccoli W/Carrots	$34.20
Chicken Stew	$51.30
Salmon Filet (Per Piece) Baked and seasoned to perfection	$13.70
Arroz Moro Cuban rice with black beans Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Pastelon Cuban Lasagna made with sweet plantains and ground beef	$62.70
Arroz Con Gandules Yellow Rice with pigeon peas Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Potato Salad	$34.20
Maduros Sweet Plantains	$34.20
Catering
Whole Pernil Whole Pork Shoulder….good for a party of 6-8 people	$34.20
Mini Fiesta Small Party of 4-6 people Pernil with choice of 2 sides (Small Trays) need 24 hour notice	$108.30
Grande Fiesta Larger party will feed from 10-15 people Whole Pernil and choice of two sides need 24 hour notice	$153.90
Mini Cuban Sandwich Tray Good for approx 15 people	$91.20
Whole Rotisserie Chicken Whole 3.5 pound Chicken feed approx 2-3 people 24 hour notice*	$13.65
Salmon Filet (Per Piece) Baked and seasoned to perfection	$13.70
Baked Chicken (Per Piece) Over sized leg and thigh (per piece)	$5.15
Tilapia (Per Piece) lightly breaded and fried	$5.70
Ropa Vieja	$68.40
Pepper Steak	$62.70
Grilled Chicken	$57.00
Arroz Blanco Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Red Beans	$34.20
Black Beans (Vegetarian)	$34.20
Garden Salad	$34.20
Chickpea Salad	$34.20
Beef Stew	$62.70
Yuca Steamed in Garlic and Onions	$34.20
Steamed Broccoli W/Carrots	$34.20
Chicken Stew	$51.30
Pastelon Cuban Lasagna made with sweet plantains and ground beef	$62.70
Arroz Con Gandules Yellow Rice with pigeon peas Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Arroz Moro Cuban rice with black beans Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Potato Salad	$34.20
Maduros Sweet Plantains	$34.20
Empanadas
Cuban Empanada Stuffed with lechon, swiss, ham, and pickle	$4.20
Beef Empanada	$3.40
Chicken Empanada	$3.40
Spinach Empanada Stuffed with seasoned spinach and mozzarella	$3.60
Buffalo Chicken Empanada Shredded spicy chicken and ranch	$3.80
Lunch Specials
Cuban Style Garlic Shimp Sautéed Shrimp in a Garlic Butter sauce served over 2 sides	$18.20
Pollo A La Plancha grilled chicken marinated in garlic and onions	$15.95
Bistec Con Pimientos strips of steaks with peppers and onions	$17.05
Carne Con Papas (Beef Stew) diced beef chunks with potato seasoned garlic and peppers	$17.05
Fricase De Pollo (Chicken Stew)	$15.95
Pernil oven roasted pork shoulder seasoned with roasted garlic and lemon juice	$17.05
Pollo Al Horno Baked chicken leg and thigh marinated	$15.95
Tilapia seasoned and breaded	$15.95
Pastelon (Cuban Lasagna) ground beef, Swiss cheese and sweet plantains	$18.20
Fresh Baked Salmon Salmon filet cooked to perfection	$19.35
Costillas Baked Pork Ribs	$17.05
Picadillo ground beef in garlic tomato broth with roasted potatoes, onions and peppers	$18.20
Ropa Vieja Cuban shredded Flank steak	$19.35
Sandwiches
Pan Con Bistec skirt steak, onions, peppers and toasted Cuban bread	$14.25
Grilled Chicken Sandwich	$11.40
Pan Con Lechon marinated roast pork and toasted Cuban bread	$9.70
Sandwich Cubano roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, mustard and pickles	$12.55
Salads and Soups
Garden Salad	$5.70
Steak Salad	$19.35
Grilled Chicken Salad Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, chic-peas and grilled chicken	$14.80
Salmon Salad NEW Salmon Salad Romaine, tomatoes, chickpea salad, onions, and garlic mojito dressing topped with fresh baked Salmon Filet	$19.35
Sides
Frijoles Coloradas red kidney beans	$3.60
Maduros sweet plantains	$3.60
Steamed Broccoli With Carrots	$3.60
Frijoles Negros Vegetarian black beans	$3.40
Arroz Blanco white rice	$3.60
Chickpea Salad	$3.40
Arroz Con Gandules yellow rice with pigeon peas	$3.60
Steamed Yucca steamed in garlic sauce	$3.60
Arroz Moro Cuban rice	$3.60
Potato Salad	$3.60
Drinks
Bottle Of Water	$1.75
Diet Coke	$1.85
Seltzer Water	$2.05
Sprite	$1.85
Inca Cola	$3.30
Ginger Ale	$1.85
Coke	$1.85
Snapple	$3.30
Desserts
Tres Leches	$5.70
Guava Cheesecake	$5.70
Flan	$5.70
Catering
Arroz Blanco Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Baked Chicken (Per Piece) Over sized leg and thigh (per piece)	$5.15
Beef Stew	$62.70
Black Beans (Vegetarian)	$34.20
Chickpea Salad	$34.20
Garden Salad	$34.20
Grande Fiesta Larger party will feed from 10-15 people Whole Pernil and choice of two sides need 24 hour notice	$153.90
Grilled Chicken	$57.00
Mini Cuban Sandwich Tray Good for approx 15 people	$91.20
Mini Fiesta Small Party of 4-6 people Pernil with choice of 2 sides (Small Trays) need 24 hour notice	$108.30
Pepper Steak	$62.70
Red Beans	$34.20
Ropa Vieja	$68.40
Whole Rotisserie Chicken Whole 3.5 pound Chicken feed approx 2-3 people 24 hour notice*	$13.65
Yuca Steamed in Garlic and Onions	$34.20
Tilapia (Per Piece) lightly breaded and fried	$5.70
Whole Pernil Whole Pork Shoulder….good for a party of 6-8 people	$34.20
Steamed Broccoli W/Carrots	$34.20
Chicken Stew	$51.30
Salmon Filet (Per Piece) Baked and seasoned to perfection	$13.70
Arroz Moro Cuban rice with black beans Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Potato Salad	$34.20
Pastelon Cuban Lasagna made with sweet plantains and ground beef	$62.70
Arroz Con Gandules Yellow Rice with pigeon peas Small feeds: 10-12 Large feeds: 15-20	$51.30
Maduros Sweet Plantains	$34.20
Lunch Specials
Ropa Vieja Cuban shredded Flank steak	$19.35
Cuban Style Garlic Shimp Sautéed Shrimp in a Garlic Butter sauce served over 2 sides	$18.20
Fresh Baked Salmon Salmon filet cooked to perfection	$19.35
Pollo A La Plancha grilled chicken marinated in garlic and onions	$15.95
Bistec Con Pimientos strips of steaks with peppers and onions	$17.05
Pollo Al Horno Baked chicken leg and thigh marinated	$15.95
Carne Con Papas (Beef Stew) diced beef chunks with potato seasoned garlic and peppers	$17.05
Pernil oven roasted pork shoulder seasoned with roasted garlic and lemon juice	$17.05
Fricase De Pollo (Chicken Stew)	$15.95
Tilapia seasoned and breaded	$15.95
Pastelon (Cuban Lasagna) ground beef, Swiss cheese and sweet plantains	$18.20
Picadillo ground beef in garlic tomato broth with roasted potatoes, onions and peppers	$18.20
Empanadas
Cuban Empanada Stuffed with lechon, swiss, ham, and pickle	$4.20
Beef Empanada	$3.40
Chicken Empanada	$3.40
Buffalo Chicken Empanada Shredded spicy chicken and ranch	$3.80
Spinach Empanada Stuffed with seasoned spinach and mozzarella	$3.60
Sandwiches
Pan Con Bistec skirt steak, onions, peppers and toasted Cuban bread	$14.25
Grilled Chicken Sandwich	$11.40
Sandwich Cubano roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, mustard and pickles	$12.55
Pan Con Lechon marinated roast pork and toasted Cuban bread	$9.70
Sides
Frijoles Coloradas red kidney beans	$3.60
Maduros sweet plantains	$3.60
Steamed Yucca steamed in garlic sauce	$3.60
Steamed Broccoli With Carrots	$3.60
Frijoles Negros Vegetarian black beans	$3.40
Arroz Moro Cuban rice	$3.60
Chickpea Salad	$3.40
Arroz Con Gandules yellow rice with pigeon peas	$3.60
Tostones	$3.60
Potato Salad	$3.60
Arroz Blanco white rice	$3.60
Salads and Soups
Garden Salad	$5.70
Grilled Chicken Salad Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, chic-peas and grilled chicken	$14.80
Salmon Salad NEW Salmon Salad Romaine, tomatoes, chickpea salad, onions, and garlic mojito dressing topped with fresh baked Salmon Filet	$19.35
Steak Salad	$19.35
Desserts
Tres Leches	$5.70
Guava Cheesecake	$5.70
Flan	$5.70
Drinks
Bottle Of Water	$1.75
Coke	$1.85
Diet Coke	$1.85
Ginger Ale	$1.85
Inca Cola	$3.30
Seltzer Water	$2.05
Sprite	$1.85
Snapple	$3.30

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Henry D

The food is plentiful so you won’t leave hungry. I had pulled pork with rice and black beans and sweet plantains. Everything was very tasty. I usually prefer the pulled pork to be a bit more smoky and a little dry while this was more “wet”. It was still very good. At another time I mixed pulled pork with pulled chicken and I think I like chicken better. Atmosphere is not all that great, a bit ran down but food makes up for it. Good place to grab lunch at, around downtown Newark.

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Rahel Aklilu

Edit: to be fair another reviewer mentioned the weird/spoiled smell but I was swayed by all the good reviews

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Des KF

I was in the mood for some Spanish food and tried this spot. When I arrived I found parking on the street nearby. I walked in and was greeted. The service was great. I ordered several meals and for myself I got the salmon with the rice and beans. When I ate the food was soo good. The salmon was seasoned to perfection and the rice and beans were soo good. I really enjoyed the food and service.

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Nehal Ahmed

We stopped by La Cocina for Monday lunch. It’s a small store in the busy downtown area of Newark, parking is really really hard to get. There 5-6 tables inside the store too dine-in, it’s self served, not so fancy esthetic wise. The line starts right at the door, luckily no one was in front of us.

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Walter Vashey

I been dying for a Cuban sandwich for a long time. I was in the area and wasn’t liking Omar’s reviews, so I tried La Cocina’s. The bread was a bit thick and puffy for my taste, the roast pork was shredded, not sliced, and 1 measly piece of ham. The roast pork was a bit to salty, and hardly any flavor at all. I’m not sure if it was pressed, but I pressed it when I got home. Photo is pressed at home. Not a fan, won’t go back. This is not my experience with Cuban sandwiches.

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Griffin Fruge

Excellent food, great atmosphere, friendly staff, and super affordable. The owner even stopped by afterward to ask how everything went. Be sure to try the salsa that goes with the empanadas. Delicious!

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Denise Gomez

Absolutely in love with this place. I already had high hopes of the food but the list the of foods available today (Tuesday) was a big variety and I was very pleased with the flavors and how everything was well cooked. There were enough staff members to attend to everybody’s needs, and the energy just felt peaceful,homelike and friendly.

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Gabriel Batista

very good food very authentic thank you

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Maricelis “Indira” Larrier

The food is honestly amazing and well seasoned. The staff members are very sincere and kind. The song selection is also commendable. I recommend getting the Guava Cheesecake and the flan. My family and I arrived hungry and left happy.

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Manjari Das

Disappointing recent order. Half filled empanadas and missing sauces. If you are reading this please use the old recipes that you used until three weeks ago. The new one is not up to the mark. Also the filling in the chicken empanada is not as flavorful as it used to be. The Cuban shell used to be so much better. Used to be a go to place and loved it. Time to look for other Cuban options

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