ELVITA'S KITCHEN #1 NJ CREOLE & LATIN CUISINE Menu

Weekday lunch plate: choose your protein, served with vegetable medley and a fried plantain. Available 11 AM–3 PM.

Tender strips of beef sautéed with peppers and onions in a savory Creole gravy — a guest favorite. Available as a lunch portion or full platter, with your choice of rice and sides.

Oxtail slow-braised until fall-off-the-bone tender in a rich, savory Creole brown gravy. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Chicken marinated in Haitian epis and roasted until juicy with crisp, well-seasoned skin. Available as a lunch portion or full platter, with your choice of rice and sides.

Chicken marinated in Caribbean jerk spices with a Creole twist — smoky, spicy, and bold. Available as a lunch portion or full platter, with your choice of rice and sides.

Marinated chicken legs fried golden and crisp, Haitian-style. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Legume — a hearty Haitian vegetable stew of eggplant, cabbage, and spinach simmered with tender beef in Creole seasoning. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Legume — a hearty Haitian stew of mashed eggplant, spinach, cabbage, and other vegetables slow-cooked in Creole seasoning. Meat-free. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Lalo — a traditional Haitian stew of jute (spinach-like) leaves slow-cooked with beef and seasonings into a rich, savory dish. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Lalo — a traditional Haitian stew of jute (spinach-like) leaves slow-cooked with vegetables and seasonings. Meat-free. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Haitian kalalou — stewed okra simmered with crab and beef in a savory Creole sauce. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Tender conch simmered Haitian-style in a seasoned Creole sauce — known as lambi. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Marinated goat fried until crispy outside and tender within — a reviewer favorite. Served with your choice of rice and sides.

Haitian fritay built around crispy fried griot — chunks of marinated pork shoulder fried golden and tender. Served with mild Creole sauce, tangy pikliz, and fried plantains. Choose your portion size.

Haitian fritay featuring seasoned fried turkey, crispy outside and juicy within. Comes with mild Creole sauce, tangy pikliz, and fried plantains. Choose your portion size.

Haitian fritay of marinated fried goat — rich, savory, and fall-apart tender. Served with mild Creole sauce, tangy pikliz, and fried plantains. Choose your portion size.

Whole red snapper fried crisp Haitian-style, served with mild Creole sauce, tangy pikliz, and fried plantains. A house favorite for seafood lovers.

Pate kode — a flaky, deep-fried Haitian pastry pocket with a savory filling. Choose chicken, herring, or veggie.

Crispy fried chicken wings tossed in your choice of house sauce. Order 6 or 9 pieces.

Golden fried turnover with a crisp pastry shell. Choose chicken, beef, or veggie filling.

Fresh mixed greens with carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. Choose your dressing.

Chilled pasta salad tossed in a creamy, lightly seasoned dressing. A cool, make-ahead side.

Haitian-seasoned roasted chicken on its own — no sides included.

Meat-free Haitian vegetable legume stew on its own — no sides included.

Haitian vegetable legume stew with beef on its own — no sides included.

Crispy fried chicken legs on their own — no sides included.

Haitian jute-leaf and beef stew on its own — no sides included.

Meat-free Haitian jute-leaf stew on its own — no sides included.

Caribbean jerk Creole chicken on its own — no sides included.

Beef strips with peppers and onions in Creole gravy, on its own — no sides included.

Stewed okra with crab and beef on its own — no sides included.

Haitian macaroni au gratin — baked macaroni in a rich, cheesy Creole sauce.

Four pieces of sweet ripe fried plantains.

Four pieces of fried green plantains (banane peze).

Six crispy Haitian malanga (taro root) fritters, savory and lightly spiced.

Six Haitian marinad — savory fried dough fritters, crisp outside and soft within.

Sautéed seasonal vegetables.

Haitian sos pwa — a smooth, savory pureed bean sauce.

Mild Haitian Creole sauce of tomatoes, peppers, and onions.

Pikliz — spicy Haitian pickled cabbage, carrots, and Scotch bonnet. Tangy and hot.

Moist Caribbean-style cake soaked in rum syrup. Contains trace rum used in baking.

A single-serving slice of dense, spiced fruit cake.

Dense, spiced cake studded with dried and candied fruit.

Creamy New York-style cheesecake topped with strawberries.

Moist spiced carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

Rich, moist layered chocolate cake.

Pain patate-style sweet Haitian coconut bread — dense, lightly sweet, and fragrant.

Fresh-made passion fruit juice — tart, sweet, and a reviewer favorite.

Bottled Gatorade sports drink. Choose your flavor.

Bottled still water.

Couronne — a sweet Haitian cream soda.

Cola served by the glass or bottle.

Bottled juice.

Bottled soda.

Canned soda.

Freshly brewed coffee. Choose your size.

Chokola — rich, spiced Haitian hot chocolate.

Refreshing coconut water.

Bottled sparkling water.

House-made lemonade or iced tea — take your pick.

Pure Leaf bottled sweetened iced tea.

Fresh-pressed juice of the day.