Originally Posted by
SBETigg
It means it is covered if you choose to order that, but you can order anything off the menu. It does not mean that if you're on the dining plan, you have to order that.
Other restaurants have similar situations. In some restaurants, there are meal deals that include appetizer-entree-dessert and a lot of DP people are not sure if they can order them on DP, which is generally just entree-dessert-drink. So, the Dining Plan in parenthesis is just to make sure that people on the plan know it is an acceptable option. Any entree off the menu at San Angel Inn is allowed as a choice on the Dining Plan.