Culantro Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Culantro, a delightful destination for lovers of Peruvian and Latin American cuisine nestled in the heart of Ann Arbor, MI. This casual eatery not only caters to the cravings of meat lovers but also proudly offers an enticing selection of vegan options.
Dive into an array of dishes that highlight the vibrant flavors of Peru. For a standout experience, try the Tallarin Verde Vegan Pan, pasta coated in a rich basil spinach sauce. Or indulge in the Vegan Lomo Saltado, featuring marinated shiitake mushrooms served over steak-cut fries. With prices that respect your wallet, each option is an adventure in taste.
- Don't miss the Tres Leches cake, a creamy marvel.
- For drinks, the Chicha Morada and Inca Cola are must-tries!
Culantro embraces a warm atmosphere where dogs are welcome, and both delivery and takeout options make enjoying your meal easy. Come explore a culinary treasure in a relaxed setting!
Vegan
Tallarin Verde Vegan
Pan pasta dish of spaghetti noodles tossed in a vegan sauce that consists of basil spinach, amarillo chillies, onions, garlic and vegetable oil.
Vegan Lomo Saltado
Marinated shiitake mushrooms browned and mix together with sauted onions, tomatoes and a little heat from aji amarillo peppers that are all served on a bed of steak cut fries served with white rice.
Tres Leches
Sponge cake soaked in three types of milk.
Guayaba Cheesecake
Cheesecake covered in a sweet and tasty guayaba sauce.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Sweet flavors of the dulce de leche kicked up a notch with sea salt on top of a chocolate cake.
Flan
Creamy custard desert.
Mouse de Maracuya
Alfajores
Soft, delicate powdered sugar cookies filled with dulce de leche.
Dulce de Leche Cake
Chocolate Cake
For the chocolate lovers out there, heres your fix. a chocolate cake with a layer of chocolate mousse in the middle.
Desserts
Drinks
Inca Cola
Traditional cola originating from peru.
Chicha Morada
Made from peruvian purple corn. Blended pineapple and apple spiced with cinnamon and cloves, this sangria-like mocktail is the perfect summer drink.
Jugo de Maracuya
Juice made from passion fruit. A favorite in peru.
Mexican Coke
Glass bottled mexican coke.
Carnipapas
Marinated beef strips over crisp french fries and topped with the classic chimichurri and garlic aioli. A new delicious spin on salchipapas.
Specials
Sides
Maduros Frito
Yucas Fritas
Fries made from thick yuca. Comes with aji rocoto to dip them in.
Frejoles Negros
Black beans.
Extra Sauces
Aji verde, aji amarillo, aji rocoto.
Papas Fritas
Traditional french fries.
White Rice
Arroz blanco - white rice made with garlic.
Canario Beans
Not vegetarian. Creamy white beans.
Tacu Lomo
Arroz Con Pollo
Rice fried with aji amarillo sauce and cilantro. Mixed with green peas and red peppers, topped with chicken.
Arroz Chaufa
Peruvian fried rice with one or more meats, fried eggs and vegetables. Choose steak, chicken or both for a full meal.
Arroz Con Mariscos
Peruvian paella! A classic rice and seafood dish. Fried rice mixed with vegetables, parmesan cheese, shrimp, scallops and calamari for a satisfying meal.
Rice Dishes
Appetizers
Empanada
2 turn-overs filled with beef, olives, eggs and peruvian spices. A peruvian twist to the famous south american finger food.
Ceviche
Gluten-free. fresh raw fish cured in the citrus acids of fresh limes and garnished with onions, lettuce, peppers, and peruvian spices. Served with peruvian corn and sweet potatoes.
Patacones Picantes
Fried plantains covered in pico de gallo salsa and topped with a hot aji verde sauce. The perfect start to a meal.
Culantro Bowl
Want it fast and good? Try the culantro bowl for a quick lunch treat. Filled with rice, chunks of chicken, tasty black beans, peruvian white corn, tomatoes and peppers. Spiced up with a dash of cilantro and lime juice then covered with a zesty aji verde or garlic sauce.
Pollo a La Brasa
Marinated chicken cooked in an authentic peruvian charcoal rotisserie oven. Served with your choice of 2: fries, rice, salad or black beans. Comes with a choice of peruvian dipping sauce.
Lomo Saltado
Marinated steak strips stir-fried with onions, and tomatoes in soy sauce and aji amarillo. Served with white rice and french fries.
Aji de Gallina
A peruvian classic dish with chicken in a creamy sauce made with milk, parmesan cheese, crackers and aji amarillo sauce. Topped with an egg and olive. Served with white rice.
Pan Con Pollo
One of the most exotic tasting chicken sandwiches youll ever try. grilled chicken smothered in the unique blended tastes of the salsa criolla, garlic mayonnaise and aji verde. Squeezed together with fries into a locally baked bun. served with fries.
Sandwich de Chicharrn
Thick slices of tender, juicy pork shoulder meat, smothered in the salsa criolla, and topped with slices of sweet potato. All contained in a crispy french roll with chipotle sauce. Served with fries.
Tallarin Verde
Pan pasta dish of spaghetti noodles tossed in a vegan sauce that consists of basil spinach, amarillo chillies, onions, garlic and vegetable oil.
Salchipapas
Thinly sliced pan-fried beef hot dogs, and french fries mixed together. A traditional peruvian comfort food. The dish is served with chipotle sauce.
Seco a la Nortena
Thick beef cuts made with aji panca and served with canario beans and white rice and topped with salsa criolla.
Carne a La Plancha
Gluten-free. grilled steak topped with a fried egg. served with white rice and maduro fritos (fried banana plantains), french fries and chimichurri sauce.