The "plates of the day" are just rice and beans, with maybe some plantains, fish or chicken, and lettuce on the side. Costa Rican food is a joke. The variation

The "plates of the day" are just rice and beans, with maybe some plantains, fish or chicken, and lettuce on the side. Costa Rican food is a joke. The variations come down to whether you want the beans on the left side of the rice or on the right side of the rice.