Lunch & Dinner Menu | Rivas Heights
Start your evening at Rivas Coffee, Cocktails & Kitchen in the Houston Heights. Our lunch and dinner menu features bold Central American and Latin-inspired flavors, thoughtfully prepared with quality ingredients and without seed oils.
Start with favorites like Beef Empanaditas, crispy Yuca Fries, Pupusas, or shareable plates such as the Tabla de Quesos and Tabla de Carnes y Quesos. For something heartier, enjoy the pressed Cubano, Choripán Dog, Frita Cubana, or our signature Spicy Guava Wings.
Pair your meal with a handcrafted cocktail, glass of wine, or house-roasted coffee, and settle in for lunch or dinner at Rivas.
Starters Menu
TABLA DE QUESOS
$20
Manchego, Panela, and crispy queso frito. Served with guava jam, olives, chimichurri, tostones, and crostini.
TABLA DE CARNES Y QUESO
$34
Grilled steak, coffee-rubbed pork loin, and chorizo with Manchego, Panela, and crispy queso frito. Served with guava jam, olives, chimichurri, Nicaraguan hot sauce, tostones, and crostini.
YUCA FRIES
$9
Crispy golden hand-cut yuca fries, served with fresh cilantro, garlic sauce, and a classic Latin mayo-ketchup
FRITA CUBANA
$17
Authentic Cuban beef and chorizo frita on crispy tostone buns with Swiss Cheese, caramelized onions, house frita sauce and crispy shoestring potatoes.
PUPUSA
$12.50
Two golden pupusas, paired with authentic Salvadoran salsa roja and house curtido – choice of cheese or chicharron with cheese
SPICY GUAVA WINGS
$11.99
7 Crispy wings tossed in our spicy guava glaze
Entrees
STEAK FRITES
$22
RIVAS SALAD
$17
CHOICE OF SALMON, CHICKEN, STEAK – GRILLED VEGETABLES – ZUCCHINI – SPINACH – MIXED GREENS – PLANTAIN CHIPS CRUMBLE – CILANTRO DRESSING
FRITANGA
$17
LOMO SALTADO
$21
PERUVIAN-STYLE STEAK SAUTEED WITH ONIONS, PEPPERS, TOMATOES, AND FRIES. SERVED WITH WHITE RICE. **CONTAINS SHELLFISH AND SOY**
COWBOY CHILI
$12
COCONUT CARROT BISQUE
$11
BEEF EMPANADITA
$10.50
SIDES
- GALLO PINTO (RICE & BEANS) $9
- WHITE RICE $6
- 4 TOSTONES – FRIED GREEN PLANTAINS $8
- GRILLED SEASONAL VEGETABLES $6
- RIPE SWEET PLANTAINS $6
- PLANTAIN CHIPS $7
Sandwiches / Hotdogs
CUBANO
$16
PAN SOBAO – SHREDDED PERNIL – FRESH CUT HAM – SWISS CHEESE – PICKLES – MUSTARD – PLANTAIN CHIPS
PAN CON POLLO
$14
BOLILLO – SHREDDED CHICKEN – RADISH – CUCUMBER – CILANTRO – YUCA FRIES
RIVAS GARDEN MELT
$13
THE GOOD DOG
$14
KOBE STYLE WAGYU HOT DOG LAYERED WITH CRISPY BACON, MELTED CHEESE, SLOW CARAMELIZED ONIONS, AND HOUSE MADE JALAPENO-RELISH. SERVED WITH GOLDEN FRIES
CHORIPAN DOG
$15
KOBE STYLE WAGYU HOT DOG FINISHED WITH HOUSE CHIMICHURRI, PICKLED RED ONION, AND GARLIC SAUCE. SERVED WITH GOLDEN FRIES
Seafood
WASHIMI (SALVADORAN – STYLE FISH CARPACCIO)
$19
PAPER-THIN SLICED FISH, LIGHTLY MARINATED WITH CITRUS, OLIVE OIL, SALT & PEPPER, FINISHED WITH DELICATE GREEN ONIONS/LEEK – A SIDE OF CROSTINI OR TOSTONES FOR GLUTEN FREE OPTION
VERACRUZ RAINBOW TROUT
$37
