La Gran Via Restaurante Chino

While this is billed as a Chinese Restaurant it also has a menu section called La Trattoria with a bunch of pasta dishes and it offers hamburgers. It is just south of the "bank corner" (four of the five banks in Estelí are on the same corner) in the center of town.

It is very up-scale for Estelí with prices that certainly don't work for the average Nicaraguan. I felt it was a good data point for all the reasons that make it non-typical. This is a fairly "Gringo-friendly" place. The owner seems to speak an assortment of languages and the waiters at least deal with Spanglish. While http://www.NicaPlaza.com will become "the place" for business listings, this listing is here to give you an idea of what is in Estelí rather than being a restaurant review.

This is a sampling from the menu with translations in [ ] when I felt them necessary. Let me know if you are still confused by anything. Note that they do have take-out, delivery (Servicio a Domicilio) and take credit cards (Tarjeta de Crédito). Note that the exchange rate is about C$18.3 to the US $. (Prices are from 2005. Expect about a 25% increase by now.)

Antojitos Chinos

This would typically mean snacks like you would buy from street vendors. Here it means an appitizer.

Rolitos Chinos Vegetaranos (2)  C$25
Won Ton Fritos (5)              C$35
Cerdo [pork] en BBQ (3)         C$30

Sopas

Pollo o Res con Fideos y Vegetales            C$30
[Chicken or beef with noodles and vegetables]
Sopa de Huevo [egg] y Ceboline [chive]        C$30

Entres

Here you have your choice of these things as "Arroz Chino", "Chop Suey" or "Lo Mein" nicely translated into "Frito", "Vegetales" and "Fideos" for those who don't speak Americanized Chinese.

Camarones [shrimp]               C$100
Pollo                            C$80
Cerdo                            C$80
Res                              C$80
Vegetales                        C$80
Especial (Pollo, Cerdo, Camerón) C$90
Arroz Super Especial             C$100
 (Res, Pollo, Cerdo, Camarones)

Especialidad de la Casa

Pollo y Camarones con Vegetales en Salsa Curry   C$100
Biftec [beefsteak] Estilo Hunan                  C$95
Kung Pao Pollo (picante)                         C$100
Cerdo o Pillo Agridulce [sweet and sour]         C$80
Res o Pollo c/Brócoli y Chanpiñones [mushrooms]  C$100
Camarones en Salso de Ajo [garlic]               C$120

Almuerzos Especiales

Estos almuerzos se sirven con arroz blanco de lunes a sábado de 11:00am - 4:00 pm.

Pollo con Vegetales             C$50
Vegetales Mixtos c/Salso Picosa C$50
Cerdo c/Vegetales               C$50
Brocolí en Salso de Ostión [oyster] o al Ajo C$50

[I just realized brocolí was accented correctly one place on the menu, wrong in another.]

Other Stuff

They have added Pollo Asado al Horno, Sandwiches and Pasta to their menu.

Linguini c/camarones o pollo en salsa cremosa   C$100
Fettucini Alfredo                               C$75
1/2 Pollo                                       C$75
Churros de pollo, papitas y refresco            C$60
Hamburgesa sencilla w/papitas                   C$25
Jamon Y queso c/papitas, C$30 (small), C$50 (regular)

Refrescos y Bebidas

Gaseosas [pop]                               C$8
Naturales [blended fruit, water, ice, sugar] C$12
Café Percolado                               C$5
Café Expresso                                C$8