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Lunch Menu

Entremeses Appetizers

"Got Guacamole"
Fresh and chunky

Queso Chipotle
Not just your ordinary cheese dip.

Queso Fundido
Melted Oaxacan cheese, choice of our homemade chorizo, bell peppers or pasilla-laced mushrooms.

Calamar al Chipotle
Corn-meal dusted calamari steaks, tomato-chipotle- honey sauce and chipotle roulle.


Ensaladas Salads
All our dressings are made in house.

Pollo Asado
Grilled chicken, red and green bell peppers, fennel, roasted-tomato balsamic vinaigrette, cotija cheese.

Tangy Tamarind
Grilled chicken, spring greens, mango,  pecans, queso fresco, tamarind vinaigrette.

Tijuana Ceasar Salad
Romaine and red leaf lettuce, anchovy, croutons, cotija cheese, and ceasar dressing. Add chicken or shrimp.

 

Fajitas a la Parrilla
"On the Grill"

Fajitas are served on a sizzling skillet with onions, red and green bell peppers. Served with charro beans, sour cream, pico de gallo and monterrey jack cheese.

Grilled Adobo-Steak Fajitas
Tamarind-Chipotle Chicken Fajitas
Mango Mojo Shrimp Fajitas


Classicos
Served with Mexican rice & refried black beans.

Enchilada Roja Beef - Enchilada Verde Chicken - Taco Beef or Chicken
Burrito Beef or Chicken


Burritos

Loco
Achiote chicken or adobo steak, caramelized onions, romaine lettuce, black beans, Mexican rice, roasted tomato-jalepeno cream sauce.

Pastor
Cochinita pibil (Yucatan roasted pork), Mexican rice, charro beans, tomatillo sauce, cotija cheese.

Quelites
Cactus paddles, baby spinach, tomato, cilantro,onions, red and green bell peppers, green rice and black beans. Tomatillo sauce.

Camaronero
Chile-laced shrimp, cilantro rice, cabbage, carrots, cilantro, tomato, and chipotle rouille.

Pacifico
Grilled salmon, fennel, swiss chard, cilantro rice, tomatillo-jalepeno sauce, cotija cheese.

Especialidades / Specials

Tacos Maya
Steak tacos, red and green bell pepper, onion, grilled pineapple, monterrey jack cheese, charro beans.

Alambres
Choice of steak, shrimp or chicken with, poblano peppers, onions, chile ancho sauce, monterrey jack cheese, Mexican rice.

Marbella
Shrimp, crabmeat, tomato, green onion, ancho rajas, monterrey jack cheese, wrapped in a flour tortilla. Served with cilantro rice, chayote squash and carrots.

Manchamanteles
Grilled chicken breast, savory sauce of three varieties of dried chile peppers, Mexican rice.

Mucho Mango
Shrimp, mango mojo-habanero sauce, fried plantain, mango rice.

Bolillo
Choice of spicy pulled pork or grilled achiote chicken, served on a ciabatta roll, chihuahua cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, black beans, naked guacamole and mayo. Add jalepenos for spice.

Tacos del Mar
Beer-battered seasonal catch or shrimp, naked guacamole, creamy lime dressing, chile de arbol salsa, pico de gallo, cabbage, flour tortilla. Choice of Mexican rice or cilantro rice.


Refrescos

Voss Still & Sparkling Water - Hibiscus Flower Iced Tea - Pepsi - Diet Pepsi - Sierra Mist - Pink
Lemonade - Dr. Pepper - Cheerwine - Orange Soda - Mountain Dew

 
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