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LITA

  • Empanadas
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  • Floral Popscicle
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  • Donuts
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  • Roasted Beet Tartar
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  • Whole Fish
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  • Isle de Tigre
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  • Blue corn Quesadilla
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  • Baby Kale Salad
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  • Ahi Tuna
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  • Chica Lita's
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    • About

    LITA brings you Miami flavors with Caribbean influences. Our chef driven menu delivers classic Caribbean-Latino dishes, reimagined to highlight locally sourced ingredients. LITA is a fresh and modern approach to Latin Caribbean cuisine.

    LITA, Bay Area’s Little Miami.

    Menus

    LITA House Made Chips & Dip

    Choose a house dip:

    Charred pineapple guacamole

    Roasted tomato & corn salsa

    Tropical tomatillo salsa

    LOBSTER CORN DOG

    Poached & battered Maine lobster tail, served with spicy Caribbean ketchup

    Add house made yucca & plantain chips

    Mojito Lime Shrimp

    Cucumber, avocado, ginger, Mojito-lime vinaigrette, giant corn nut, burnt white rum

    Guava Kampachi

    Jicama, cucumber, scallion, guava marinade, fresh coconut milk

    Tamarind Ahi Tuna

    Tamarind-tomato chutney, cherry tomatoes, chives, nigella seeds

    Trio LITA

    Tasting flight of all three Ceviches

    Three house made empanadas, cooked to order

    Coconut Curry Chicken

    Curried aioli, mojo verde

    Jamaican Beef

    Spicy Caribbean ketchup, green peas

    Jerk Maitake Mushroom

    Tropical tomatillo salsa, coconut crumb

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    Daily House Made Corn Tortillas

    Coconut Braised Pork Belly

    Roasted pineapple, Fresno chiles, crema

    LITA Jerk Chicken

    Caramelized onions, Caribbean slaw, charred pineapple guacamole

    Beer Battered Wild Rock Cod

    Caribbean slaw, pickled red onions

    Jerk Maitake Mushroom

    Pinto beans, charred pineapple guacamole

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    Salt Cod Fritters

    Traditional Jamaican fritters, jerk aioli

    Caribbean Street Corn

    Allspice-thyme butter, jerk aioli, spiced coconut crumb

    Plátanos Maduros

    Fried sweet plantains, jerk aioli, coconut

    Blue Corn Quesadilla

    Allspice-thyme butter, jerk Maitake mushrooms, tropical tomatillo salsa

    Crispy Sprouts

    Citrus vinaigrette, curried aioli, crushed crispy corn

    Roasted Heirloom Beet Tartare

    Roasted pineapple, cucumber, beet greens, cumin vinaigrette, sweet potato crisps

    Add Jerk Chicken, Grilled Shrimp, Skirt Steak, Jerk Salmon

    Baby Kale

    Mustard greens, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted cashews, papaya vinaigrette

    Little Gem

    Watercress, cucumber, tomato, jicama, queso fresco, cumin vinaigrette

    SALADS

    Add Jerk Chicken︀ , Grilled Shrimp , Skirt Steak , Salmon︀

    LITTLE GEM

    BABY KALE

    CARIBBEAN BOWLS

    Rice︀ & peas, charred pineapple︀ guacamole, caribbean︀ slaw, scotch-bonnet tomatoes, plantain

    LITA JERK CHICKEN

    JERK SALMON

    COCONUT CURRY CHICKEN

    BLACK PEPPER SHRIMP

    CALLALOO

    SIGNATURE STARTERS

    LITA LOBSTER CORN DOG

    LITA HOUSEMADE CHIPS & DIPS

    Charred pineapple guacamole

    Chipotle corn salsa

    Tropical tomatillo salsa

    SHAREABLES

    PLATANOS MADUROS

    CARIBBEAN STREET CORN

    SALT COD FRITTERS

    ISLAND SHRIMO TOAST

    PORK BELLY BAO

    YUM-NUMB SALT AND PEPPER SHRIMP

    GROUND PROVISIONS

    AL PASTOR CARROTS

    CALLAO & SQUASH BLUE CORN QUESADILLA

    BRUSSEL SPROUTS

    CEVICHES

    Add house-made yuca & plantain chips

    SHRIMP AGUACHILE

    GUAVA KAMPACHI

    TAMARIND AHI TUNA

    LITA TRIO

    DESSERT

    CARIBBEAN SPICED PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

    CHOCOLATE PASSION CAKE

    FLAVORS OF KEY LIME

    COCONUT DONUT HOLES

    EMPANADAS

    Three︀ house︀ made︀ empanadas, cooked to order

    COCONUT CURRY CHICKEN

    CARIBBEAN BEEF

    CALLALOO

    SMALL PLATES

    CURRY CRAB JOHNY CAKE

    OCTOPUS VERACRUZ TOSTADA

    CURRY SHRIMP PASTA

    LITA'S STEAK FRIES

    TACOS

    Daily house︀ made︀ blue︀ corn︀ tortillas

    COCONUT BRAISED PORK BELLY

    LITA JERK CHICKEN

    BEER BATTERED WILD ROCK COD

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    SALADS

    Add jerk chicken, Grilled Shrimp, Skirt Steak or Jerk Salmon︀

    LITTLE GEM

    BABY KALE

    DINNER PLATES

    JERK FILLET OF SALMON

    LITA'S STEAK DINNER

    BAKED CALIFORNIA HALIBUT

    BRAISED OXTAIL

    BLACK PEPPER SHRIMP

    CURRY SHRIMP PASTA

    GRILLED OCTOPUS

    PIMENTO BRAISED PORK SHANK

    FAMILY STYLE SPECIALS

    CHOOSE TWO SIDE DISHES

    Rice︀ & peas, ground provisions, crispy sprouts

    Sweet plantains, baby kale︀ salad

    ESCOVICH FISH

    MP

    HALF JERK CHICKEN

    DESSERT

    CARIBBEAN SPICED PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

    CHOCOLATE PASSION CAKE

    FLAVORS OF KEY LIME

    COCONUT DONUT HOLES

    Chocolate Passion Dream

    Valrhona chocolate, sesame-caramel, ganache glaze, passionfruit sauce

    Flavors of Key Lime

    Torched meringue, key lime curd, honey- graham crumble, coconut gelato, lime

    Coconut Doughnut Holes

    Toasted coconut dust, coquito filling

    HAPPY HOUR

    Monday - Thursday - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

    * Limited to Bar & Patio seating

    SHAREABLES

    LITA House Made Chips & Dip

    Choice of: Jerk garden salsa Tropical tomatillo salsa

    Salt Cod Fritters

    Traditional Jamaican fritters, jerk aioli

    Plátanos Maduros

    Fried sweet plantains, jerk aioli, coconut

    CEVICHES

    ADD HOUSE MADE YUCCA & PLANTAIN CHIPS

    Mojito Lime Shrimp

    Cucumber, avocado, ginger, Mojito-lime vinaigrette, giant corn nut, burnt white rum

    Guava Kampachi

    Jicama, cucumber, scallion, guava , coconut milk

    Tamarind Ahi Tuna

    Tamarind-tomato chutney, cherry tomatoes, chives

    SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

    Noche en la Calle Ocho

    Bacardi lime, rhumbon, mint sugar cane syrup, mint caviar pearls

    Agua de Piña

    Pineapple agua fresca, pineapple chunks, sugar rim, choice of liquor

    Mangonada Margarita

    Jarana Blanco, dry curacao, lime, mango puree, chamoy & tajin rim

    GLASS WINE

    ROSÉ

    2019, La Petit Perriere, Rose of Pinot Noir, France

    WHITE

    2018, Domaine Jolly et Fils, Chablis, France

    RED

    2019, Domaine de Fa, Gamay, Saint-Amour AC, France

    DRAFT BEER

    Napa Smith Crisp Pilsner

    Napa Smith Seasonal

    Canyon Club Solid IPA

    Canyon Club Seasonal

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