Place Category: Catering, Delivery, Private Dining, and Venezuelan
Located inside The Starlight. Venezuelan kitchen of Chef Harold Angola. Avila Grill is a Venezuelan cafe that fuses the flavors of contemporary Latin American and New Orleans cuisines. Our high-quality ingredients are always fresh, corn bread for arepas is hand-made to order, and most of our dishes are gluten free. Our specialties are the traditional Venezuelan dishes such as: – Tequenos (crispy fried cheese sticks) – Pork Arepa Rumbera (8-hour slow-roasted pulled pork, Gouda cheese in fresh handcrafted grilled cornmeal bread) – Beef or Veggie Patacon (Fried sliced green plantain with beef or vegetables; arugula, guacamole, portobello and tomato mix, Gouda cheese, and a touch of green spicy sauce) – Veggie Arepa (Portobello mushroom with avocado and tomatoes, Gouda cheese in fresh handcrafted grilled cornmeal bread)
Open for takeout and delivery Sun, Wed, Thu 3-9 p.m. Fri – Sat 3-10 p.m. Dine-in Thursday – Sunday
Avila Grill New Orleans Menu - Updated 1/22/2021
Prices and menu items subject to changeAPPETIZERS
Tequeños 6
Four fried pastry-wrapped cheese sticksEmpanada 3
Fried white corn pie lled with choice of beef/chicken/domino (black beans and panela cheese mix)/vegetablesSweet Plantain 6
Fried sweet plantain with cream toppingFried Salmon Roll 8
Avocado, cream cheese lling, curry and sriracha sauce for dipping
PATACONS
Fried green plantain sandwich with choice of protein, guacamole, arugula, mushroom, Gouda cheese, cilantro sauceShredded Beef 11
Roasted Pork 11
Shredded Chicken 11
Mushroom and Tomato 10
CACHAPAS
Traditional Venezuelan corn pancake with cream and your choice of toppingGrilled Panela Cheese 8
Roasted Pork, Grilled Panela Cheese 9
Roasted Beef, Grilled Panela Cheese 9
AREPAS
fresh handcrafted grilled cornmeal bread with savory llingReina Pepiada 10
Chicken and avocado salad, Gouda cheesePelua 10
Shredded beef, bellpepper sofrito, Gouda cheeseRumbera 10
8-hour slow-roasted pulled pork, Gouda cheeseCatira 10
Shredded chicken, bellpepper sofrito, Gouda cheeseVeggie 9
Portobello mushroom with avocado and tomatoes, Gouda cheeseVegan 9
Black beans, avocado, fried sweet plantainBBQ Shrimp 12
Louisiana shrimp cooked in barbecue sauce, Gouda cheeseCajun Shrimp 12
Louisiana shrimp cooked in Cajun seasoned sofrito sauce, Gouda cheeseTenderloin 12
Asian-style tenderloin beef cooked in a wok with red onions, garlic, tomato, GoudaFrench Quarter 12
Tenderloin beef cooked in red wine and portobello mushroom sauce, grilled panela
cheese
BRIOCHES
Pork Melt 11
8-hour slow-roasted pulled pork, melted provolone cheese, arugula, Mediterranean pico de gallo, cilantro sauceCajun Shrimp 12
Louisiana shrimp cooked in Cajun seasoned sofrito sauce, guacamole, arugula, Mediterranean pico de gallo, melted provolone cheese, cilantro sauceBBQ Shrimp 12
Louisiana shrimp cooked in barbecue sauce, guacamole, arugula, melted provolone cheese, cilantro sauceFrench Quarter 12
Tenderloin beef cooked in red wine and portobello mushroom sauce, provolone cheese, Mediterranean pico de gallo, arugula, cilantro sauceShredded Beef 11
Shredded beef, guacamole, melted provolone cheese, arugula, cilantro sauce
BOWLS
Pabellon Criollo 13
Traditional Venezuelan dish: shredded beef stew, seasoned black beans, jasmine rice, fried sweet plantainRoasted Pork 13
8-hour slow-roasted pork, jasmine rice, black beans, guacamole, Mediterranean pico de gallo, fried sweet plantainCajun Shrimp 14
Louisiana shrimp cooked in Cajun seasoned sofrito sauce, jasmine rice, guacamole, black beans, Mediterranean pico de galloFrench Quarter Beef 14
Tenderloin beef cooked in red wine and portobello mushroom sauce, jasmine rice, seasoned black beans, fried sweet plantain, Mediterranean pico de galloVegan bowl 12
Seasoned black beans, jasmine rice, fried sweet plantain, Mediterranean pico de gallo, sliced avocado
DRINKS
Frozen Passion Fruit 3
Coke/Diet Coke/Sprite/Water 1.5
EXTRAS
Cilantro Sauce/Ketchup, each 0.5
Guacamole/Cheese/Mushroom/Mediterranean
Pico De Gallo, each
All bowls, arepas, empanadas, cachapas, and patacons are gluten-free.
Please inform us of allergies before making your order
The Starlight Lounge, located in a historic 18th century two-story creole cottage in the heart of the French Quarter, has a charming upstairs reception area that can be rented for private events with party food cooked and served directly by Avila Grill. We also serve smaller, 10-50 person gatherings in the downstairs bar area. The rich party menu includes New Orleans classics, Italian-, Japanese- and Latin American- inspired dishes; vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.
