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Cha Cha Cha

1801 Haight (at Shrader)
San Francisco, CA 94117

415-386-7670 | Website

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Category: Restaurants | Central American, Cuban, Tapas

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Lively, informal neighborhood spot, sunny during the day, grungy at night, serving inexpensive tapas inspired by Caribbean (jerk chicken), Cuban (sautéed plantains), and Cajun-Creole (Cajun shrimp) cooking. Wash down the hearty, flavorful food with a pitcher of the popular sangria. No reservations, but turnover is brisk.

  • Cuisine(s): Central American, Cuban, Tapas

    Hours: Daily 11:30am-4pm, Sun-Thu 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11:30pm

    Price: $, $$

    Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover

  • Attire: Casual.

    Features: Takeout, Catering

    Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

    Alcohol: Full bar

  • Reservations: Not Accepted

    Parking: Street

  • 2006 | Best Sangria

    We love Cha Cha Cha, but not for the reasons you'd expect. The food at this location is better than what's served at the restaurant's Mission District outpost, but the service is similarly spotty, the din is equally deafening, and the Afro-Cuban... More >

SF Weekly Reviews and News

  • Cha Cha Cha: 25 Years Later, It's Still Packed

    By Jonathan Kauffman | Fri, August 27, 2010

    The latest in a series about restaurants that have been around so long they've slipped into a media black hole.A quarter-century ago, Philip Bellber, a Puerto Rican New Yorker, and Leon Pak, who's Ch More >

  • Bouncer: Reincarnation and atoms at Cha Cha Cha

    By Katy St. Clair | Wed, August 25, 2010

    Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, so that means that every atom that has ever existed is still with us today. That means that even when you are cremated, your atoms will carry on somewhere. That means that the orange your mom ate when s... More >

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  • Kristan5

    Kristan5

    | Sat, November 22, 2008

    Although it gets crowded, I love this restaurant... I always order the chicken quesadilla and fried banana's and of course, Sangria!

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Main Menu
Sides
$4.00
Guacamole
$6.00
Sauteed Vegetables
$3.00
Black Beans
$4.00
Yuca Con Mojo
$5.00
Cajun Sauce
$5.00
Paillard Sauce
$3.00
Corn Or Flour Tortillas
$2.00
Pasilla Aioli
$2.00
Lemon Aioli
$2.00
Sour Cream
$3.50
Plantains
$5.50
White Or Spanish Rice
Desserts
$6.25
Pyramid
caramel & chocolate mousse with banana cake & pralinettes.
$5.75
El Mango Tango Mango
mousse with on white sponge cake with fresh strawberry sauce.
$6.25
Chocolatine Chocolate
truffle torte with rum & chocolate biscuit
$6.50
Maui Wowee
white chocolate mousse with caramelized macadamia nut center
$5.75
Delicious White Raspberry Cheese Cake
$5.00
Homemade Caramel Flan
plain or coconut
Entrees
$9.50
Jack Cheese, Bacon, Or Caramelized Onions Add $1.00
Guacamole Add $2.00
Or with Everything Add $4.00
Mccarthy’s Burger
½ lb. lean & mean niman ranch ground chuck! lettuce, tomato, onion & pasilla chile aioli. choice of fried new potatoes or house spring mix salad.
$18.00
Paella
spanish rice sauteed with calamari, mussels, shrimp, clams, salmon, andouille sausage, chicken, bay scallops & saffron
$17.00
Bistek Encebollado
“cuban-style” black angus tri-tip steak marinated in garlic & oregano; with spanish rice, black beans, yuca con mojo, & caramelized onions.
$15.50
Arroz Con Pollo
roasted marinated chicken sautéed with red peppers, peas, olives, tomatoes, cilantro rice & served with black beans
$15.00
Lechon Asado
roast leg of pork seasoned in adobe criollo; with spanish rice, black beans, & fried sweet plantains.
$14.00
Plato Vegetariano
seasonal vegetables sautéed with garlic, fresh herbs & spices; with black beans, fried sweet plantains, yuca con mojo, & white rice.
$9.50
Cha3 Jerk Chicken
marinated chicken thighs baked with habanero peppers, raisins, garlic & tomatoes served over white rice.
Salads
$6.50
House
tossed mixed greens, cucumbers & tomatoes in a coconut vinaigrette
$8.75
Warm Spinach
with bacon, mushrooms & green onions tossed in a warm dijon mustard-sherry wine dressing
$9.75
Ceviche
scallops, shrimp & calamari marinated in a spicy lime-serrano chile vinaigrette served over mixed greens
Tapas
$9.50
Extra Sauce Add $2.50
Cajun Shrimp
sautéed in a spicy cream sauce.
$9.50
Cha3 Jerk Chicken
marinated chicken thighs baked with habanero peppers, raisins, garlic & tomatoes served over white rice
$9.00
Fried Calamari
with lemon-garlic aioli
$10.50
Steamed Black Mussels
steamed in garlic, tomatoes, fresh herbs & saffron broth
$9.00
Chicken Paillard
grilled chicken breast strips with dijon mustard cream sauce. extra sauce + 2.50
$8.50
Marinated Chicken Wings
with guava-chipotle chile glaze
$8.00
Sauteed Mushrooms
with sherry wine, fresh herbs & garlic
$7.75
Fried Platanos Maduros
tropical sweet bananas with black beans & sour cream
$6.00
Cheese Quesadilla
with guacamole, salsa & sour cream
$8.75
Bbq Chicken Or Pork Quesadilla
with guacamole, salsa & sour cream
$7.50
Fried New Potatoes
with chile pasilla aioli
$6.75
Spanish Rice & Black Beans
with sour cream
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