CARiN de RiA Menu (Update 2025)
CARiN de RiA, a Filipino restaurant in Encinitas, CA, offers a diverse menu ranging from small plates like Lumpia and Chicharon to savory favorites like Lechon Kawali and Beef Salpicao. Customers rave about the Chicken Tinola Soup and desserts like Flan and Mango Float. The ambiance is cozy, with a warm tavern-like feel, and the owner, Archie, ensures a welcoming and personalized experience. While the service may vary, the food quality remains consistently excellent. Popular dishes include Caldereta, Oxtail Kare Kare, and Bistek Tagalog. The restaurant has a gender-neutral restroom, offers military discounts, and provides reusable tableware. With its delicious cuisine and attentive owner, CARiN de RiA is a gem worth supporting and visiting again.
Small Plates
Garlic Peanuts
Stir-fried, skin-on peanuts
Chicharon
Crispy pork rind cracklings
Classic Lumpia
Crispy fried egg rolls with minced pork, cabbage, carrots, sweet chili dipping sauce (4 pieces)
Veggie Lumpia
Crispy fried egg rolls with minced tofu, carrots, sweet potatoes, sweet peas, bean sprouts (2 pieces)
Pancit
Pan-tossed thin rice noodles with vegetables
Pancit Canton
Pan-tossed egg noodles with vegetables
Sauteed Green Beans
Crunchy green beans sauteed with garlic and soy sauce
Tofu and Bean Sprouts
Flavorful deep-fried bean curd with crunchy bean sprouts and carrots
Gambas
Shrimp with garlic and cream
Beef Salpicao
Tender and bite-size steak in garlic and butter sauce
Lechon Kawali
Twice-cooked crisp pork belly
Salmon Sisig
Wild-caught salmon, bell peppers, and onions
Lechon Sisig
twice-cooked crisp pork, bell peppers, and onions
Tofu Sisig
Fried tofu, bell peppers and onions
Oxtail Kare Kare
savory peanut butter stew with oxtail and vegetables
Vegetable Kare Kare
Savory peanut butter stew with vegetables
Crispy Pork Belly Kare Kare
savory peanut butter stew with crisp pork belly and vegetables
Fried Whole Milkfish (Bangus)
Boneless milkfish marinated in garlic and vinegar, deep-fried
Carin De Ria Favorites
Soups
Chicken Tinola
Lemongrass, ginger, chayote, and greens
Pork Rib Sinigang
tamarind broth and vegetables
Bulalo
Bone marrow, cabbage, corn, green beans
Braised Beef Stew (Caldereta)
Slow braised and nestled in onions, carrots and potatoes
Chicken in Peanut Sauce (Pipian)
Garlic-infused peanut sauce with annatto-oil
Pork Adobo (Adobo na Baboy)
Tender pork slowly-cooked with garlic, soy sauce, vinegar and soy sauce
Vegetable Coconut Stew (Ginataan)
Carrots, zucchini, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and grilled corn cooked in light gingery coconut milk
Spicy Chicken Adobo (Adobo Sa Tanglad)
Lemongrass-infused soy sauce, garlic, and red chilies
Filipino-Style Chicken Curry
Bistek Tagalog
Tender beef stewed in citrus and soy sauce
Braises and Stews
Grilled Specialties
Carinderia Steak
8 oz. rib eye steak, caramelized onions, soy citrus sauce
Grilled Salmon
6-oz. Wild-caught salmon fillet, tangy and slightly sweet adobo glaze
Chicken BBQ (Inasal)
8 oz. Boneless chicken marinated in lemongrass and glazed with sweet banana ketchup
Grilled Pork Belly (Sinugba)
8 oz. simply seasoned, bold traditional Filipino flavor, soy sauce vinegar dip
Grilled Pork Skewers
(3 Skewers, 10 oz.) sweet and savory grilled pork
Grilled Milkfish (Inihaw na Bangus)
Boneless milkfish, soy citrus dip
Steamed white rice
Steamed brown rice
Fried Garlic Rice
Rice
Family Feasts
Small Family Feast
Serves 2
Medium Family Feast
Serves 3
Large Family Feast
Serves 4
Banana Turon
(2 Rolls) Crisp, sweet ripe plantain and jackfruit
Halo Halo
Slushy-milkshake-sundae with sweet plantains, sweet potatoes, agar-agar jelly, coconut, ube (purple yam), puffed rice, flan, and Ube Sorbetes (Purple Yam Ice cream)
Leche Flan
Traditional flan with dark, shiny, caramel sauce
Mango Float
Desserts
Drinks
Bambucha Kombucha Thai Ginger (Can)
Inspired by Southeast Asian aromatics, this flavor has fresh ginger root, kaffir lime leaf, and lemongrass. The spicy burn of the ginger is brightened with fresh squeezed lime juice, making every sip an exotic adventure. Enjoy it straight up, or use it as a healthy alternative to high sugar ginger beers in your favorite cocktails. Chef crafted and brewed in San Diego CA.Note: Bambucha is a live and perishable kombucha. Please refrigerate upon delivery.
Bambucha Kombucha Mango Masala (Can)
Inspired by the ancient ayurvedic medicinal uses of spices, this flavor is a balanced but complex combination of ripe organic mango and lime with a superfood spicing of fresh turmeric, ginger and cayenne pepper. Makes a great mid-day pick me up or try it as an exotic, healthy, low sugar cocktail mixer in a Mango Masala Mule. Chef crafted and brewed in San Diego CA.Note: Bambucha is a live and perishable kombucha. Please refrigerate upon delivery.
Bambucha Kombucha Guava Punch (Can)
The flavors of the tropics blend into a mouth-watering journey for your tongue. Organic guava, mango and pineapple with a touch of hibiscus and ginger doing a probiotic hula dance all the way down to a healthier gut. Enjoy straight from the can or mixed with your favorite spirit! Chef crafted and brewed in San Diego CA.Note: Bambucha is a live and perishable kombucha. Please refrigerate upon delivery.
Red Horse
MUST BE 21 TO PURCHASE. This extra strong, deep-hued lager has sweet and bitter flavors. Philippines. 8% ABV.
San Miguel Light
MUST BE 21 TO PURCHASE. A golden colored light lager with a lively hop aroma, excellent balance & a dry finish. Philippines. 3.2 carbs, 5% ABV.
San Miguel Apple
MUST BE 21 TO PURCHASE. Apple flavored beer. Philippines. 3% ABV.
Imported Beers (Must be 21 to purchase)
Bottled Wines (Must be 21 to purchase)
2018 The Countess Rose
MUST BE 21 TO PURCHASE. This light, lean, and dry wine shines bright with hints of fresh watermelon and banana. A 25% stem inclusion with enhanced body and structure resulting in great longevity. 100% Zinfandel. Sustainable Farming - Nevarez Vineyard , Paso Robles, CA
2019 Tortured Artist Albarino
MUST BE 21 TO PURCHASE. Clean and vibrant, a new world California driven Albario with bright acidity and soft minerality. Stone fruit, citrus, and tropical fruit with upfront minerality followed by a slightly creamier mid-palate. Sustainable Farming - Paragon Vineyard, Edna Valley, CA
2017 Absent Minded Professor
MUST BE 21 TO PURCHASE Rich and robust, ripe cherry and berry coupled with spice and subtle oak. An approachable palate-friendly style blend with an absent-minded mentality sure to intrigue even the finest professors.79% Zinfandel 21% Syrah.Sustainable Farming - Nevarez Vineyard, Paso Robles, CA
2015 Raspscallion Zinfandel
MUST BE 21 TO PURCHASEA multi-layered zinfandel with deep-rooted red berry fruit, spice, and well-integrated tannin. Full bodied in character and structure. This wine has softened beautifully over the years and is ready to be enjoyed now. 97% Zinfandel, 3% Petit Sirah.Sustainable Farming - Catfish Vineyard, Templeton Gap, Paso Robles