Picante Prices in Berkeley, CA 94710

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Hours of Operation

  • Mon: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Tue: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Wed: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Thu: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Fri: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Sat: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • Sun: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

Restaurant Menu

Appetizers
In Mexico, it all begins with corn. We use only certified non-gmo corn for our masa, tortillas and house-made chips!
Guacamole & Corn Tortilla Chips $7.60
creamy avocado, serrano chile, cilantro, onion and tomato with house-made chips
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Salsa Fresca & Corn Tortilla Chips $4.50
salsa of tomato, onion, serrano chile and cilantro with house-made chips
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Corn Tortilla Chips $1.50
house-made, thick and crispy
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Empanadas $8.20
two crispy corn turnovers stuffed with poblano chiles & oaxacan cheese
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Nachos (Black or Pinto) $9.50
corn tortilla chips covered in cheese, jalapeños, and salsa, with choice of beans
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Super Nachos (Choose Black or Pinto) $12.00
same as above with guacamole and mexican crema
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Corn Quesadillas $5.90
three corn tortillas filled with cheese and served with salsa fresca
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Flour Quesadilla $5.90
one flour tortilla filled with cheese and served with salsa fresca (okay, it's not corn, but it's still really good)
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Make it Meaty $4.50 - $5.70
by adding the following to your nachos or quesadillas
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Guacamole and Chips $7.60
a mixture of fresh, ripe avocado, serrano chile, cilantro, onion, and tomato with house-made chips
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Salsa Fresca and Chips $4.50
tomato, onion, serrano chile and cilantro
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Nachos* $9.50
house-made chips covered in cheese, jalapenos, salsa and black or pinto beans
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Super Nachos* $12.00
with guacamole and mexican crema
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Corn Tortilla Chips $1.50
house-made, thick and crispy
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Empanadas* $8.20
two crispy corn turnovers with poblano chiles and cheese
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Seafood Cocktails
Ceviche "Gulf-Style" $10.90
rock cod cooked in lime juice, mixed with a sweet & spicy red sauce with house-made chips
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Shrimp Cocktail "Acapulco-Style" $13.15
cooked shrimp chilled in spicy tomato juice with saltines on the side
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Soups
Azteca $10.90
chicken soup with roasted tomato and pasilla negro chiles with avocado, queso fresco & crispy tortilla strips
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Verde $10.75
ground toasted pumpkin seeds, sorrel and tomatillo with white hominy, avocado & crispy tortilla strips
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Sopa De Mariscos (Order Without Baguette) $18.35
spicy seafood soup of rockfish, shrimp, mussels and clams (order without baguette)
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Pozole Rojo $10.90
pork and white corn soup with red chile and fresh garnish
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Salads
Green Salad $4.70
romaine, carrots, jicama, radish and toasted pumpkin seeds with red-wine vinaigrette
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Caesar Salad (Order "No Croutons") $7.60
romaine lettuce with croutons and queso cotija (order "no croutons")
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Caesar with Grilled Chicken (Order "No Croutons") $11.25
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Fruit Cup $3.85
pineapple, apple and grapes
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Tostada Salads
add: grilled chicken, manchamanteles, carnitas, chile verde, cochinita pibil, rajas con papas, or legumbres picadillo $12.25; add: al pastor (choose corn tortilla) $12.75; add: grilled steak, beer-battered fish (gluten free) (order fish sautéed; choose corn tortilla) $13.25; add: shrimp diablos (gluten free) (choose corn tortilla) $14.95
The Foundation $9.95
crisp corn or flour tortilla covered with black, pinto or refried beans, romaine lettuce, cabbage, carrot, radish, jicama, queso fresco and salsa. gluten free - order with a corn tortilla. Vegan - or
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Vegetarian* ^ $9.95
as describe above; may be ordered without queso fresco
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Rajas Con Papas* ^ $12.25
strips of roasted poblano chiles sauteed with onions and potatoes; may be ordered without queso fresco
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Legumbres Picadillo* ^ $12.25
carrots, zucchini, and potatoes in an ancho-guajillo chile sauce; may be ordered without queso fresco
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Sandwiches
Chicken Sandwich $8.70
"milanesa" breaded & fried with lettuce, tomato, smashed beans, avocado & jalapeños, with house chips & salsa fresca
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Carne Asada Sandwich $9.45
grilled steak, lettuce, tomato, smashed beans, avocado & jalapeños, served with house chips & salsa fresca
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Carnitas Sandwich $8.60
slow-cooked pork, lettuce, tomato, smashed beans, avocado and jalapeños, with house chips & salsa fresca
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Mexico City Style Sandwich $8.40
queso fresco, lettuce, tomato, smashed beans, avocado & jalapeños with house chips & salsa fresca
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Mexico City Style with Smoked Ham $9.20
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Mexico City Style Sandwich* $8.40
queso fresco, lettuce, tomato, avocado and jalapenos, served with house-made chips and salsa fresca
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Fish & Shellfish
served with four handmade corn tortillas
Pescado Veracruzana $16.60
true cod filet in a tomato, olive, jalepeño, caper sauce served with mexican red rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans
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Pescado En Macum-Salmon $17.60
rubbed with achiote layered with tomato, onion & chile dulce, cooked in a banana leaf served with morisqueta rice and plaintain "tostones"
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Shrimp Diablos $18.60
shrimp in chipotle sauce served with seasonal vegetables and morisqueta rice
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Chicken
served with mexican red rice, black, pinto or refried beans and four handmade corn tortillas
Chicken $13.50
pollo asado-style, rubbed with a mild achiote paste and grilled
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Manchamanteles $13.50
"tablecloth stainer" chicken in a grilled-pineapple red mole
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Tostadas De Tinga (3) $10.75
chicken in a smokey tomato sauce, shredded lettuce, crema & queso fresco (not served with rice)
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Flautas $10.75
chicken-filled flour tortillas, side of guacamole and black, pinto or refried beans (not served with rice or tortillas)
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Taquitos (4) $10.90
crispy fried, spicy chicken with guacamole and black, pinto or refried beans (not served with rice or tortillas)
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Beef
served with mexican red rice, black, pinto or refried beans and four handmade corn tortillas
Steak $14.80
carne asada-style, rubbed with adobo rojo and grilled
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Al Pastor $14.15
50% grass-fed beef and 50% hampshire pork in pineapple-morita chile sauce
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Pork
served with black, pinto or refried beans and four handmade corn tortillas
Cochinita Pibil $13.50
yucatecan pork steamed in banana leaf with habanero-pickled purple onions, plaintain "tostones" & morisqueta rice
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Carnitas $13.50
pork, slow-cooked with mexican red rice
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Chorizo Con Papas $13.50
spicy sausage and potatoes, with mexican red rice
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Chile Verde $13.50
grilled pork in tomatillo and anaheim chile sauce, with mexican red rice
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Plant-Strong
served with mexican red rice, black, pinto or refried beans and four handmade corn tortillas
Chile Relleno (Choose Black or Pinto Beans) $13.50
poblano chile stuffed with oaxacan cheese; may be unpredictably spicy. Vegetarian - choose black or pinto beans
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Rajas Con Papas $12.55
slices of roasted poblano chile strips, onions and potatoes with queso fresco (gluten free, vegetarian): (choose black or pinto beans), vegan: (order "no cheese" and choose black or pinto beans)
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Picadillo De Legumbres $12.55
carrots, zucchini, & potatoes in an ancho-guajillo chile sauce. (gluten free, vegetarian): (choose black or pinto beans), (vegan): (order "no cheese" and choose black or pinto beans)
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Rice and Beans $6.60
choice of black, pinto or refried beans and mexican red rice, four handmade corn tortillas and salsa fresca (gluten free, vegen): (choose black or pinto beans)
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Enchiladas (3)
served with mexican red rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans
Verdes Enchilada $13.00
chicken in corn tortillas with tomatillo-serrano sauce
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Mole Enchilada $13.00
chicken in corn tortillas with mole poblano (contains peanuts)
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Queso Enchilada $12.70
cheese in corn tortillas with ancho chile sauce. (gluten free, vegetarian): (choose black or pinto beans)
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Enchilada De La Plaza $12.70
carrots, zucchini and potatoes on corn tortillas with ancho-guajillo chile sauce (gluten free, vegetarian): (choose black or pinto beans); (vegan): (order "no cheese" and choose black or pinto beans)
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Enchilada De Queso* $12.70
cheese-filled with ancho chile sauce
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Enchilada De La Plaza* ^ $12.70
carrots, zucchini and potatoes in ancho-guajillo chile sauce; may be ordered without queso fresco
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Tamales
served with mexican red rice, and choice of black, pinto or refried beans
Chicken Mole $12.55
two large tamales of chicken in oaxacan sauce, wrapped in banana leaf (contains peanuts)
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Pork $12.55
"norteños" three tamales with guajillo chile sauce
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Vegetable $12.45
three tamales of butternut squash & poblano chiles with avocado-tomatillo sauce (gluten free, vegan): (choose black or pinto)
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Vegetable $12.45
three tamales of butternut squash and poblano chiles with avicado-tomatillo sauce
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Tacos (3)
Fish Taco (Order Fish Sautéed) $10.95
beer-battered true cod filet with mango-jicama salsa
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Shrimp Taco $11.15
beer-battered shrimp with mango-jicama salsa
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Chicken Taco $9.60
"pollo asado-style," rubbed with mild achiote paste and grilled
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Taquitos (4) $10.90
crispy-fried spicy chicken with guacamole
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Manchamanteles Taco $9.60
"tablecloth stainer" chicken in a grilled-pineapple red molé
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Taco Al Pastor $10.50
grass-fed beef and hampshire pork in pineapple morita chile sauce
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Steak Taco $10.95
"carne asada-style," rubbed with adobo rojo and grilled
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Alambres Taco $12.50
griddled filet mignon, roasted chiles, melted cheese, bacon, chorizo and guacamole
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Cochinita Pibil Taco $9.60
yucatecan pork steamed in banana leaf with habanero-pickled purple onions
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Carnitas Taco $9.60
slow-cooked pork
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Chorizo Con Papas Taco $9.60
mexican sausage and potatoes
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Chile Verde Taco $9.60
pork in tomatillo-anaheim chile sauce
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Rajas Con Papas Taco $9.45
slices of roasted poblano chile strips, onions and potatoes with queso fresco. (gluten free, vegetarian); (choose black or pinto beans); (vegan): (order "no cheese" and choose black or pinto beans)
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Legumbres Picadillo Taco $9.45
potatoes, carrots and zucchini in an ancho-guajillo chile marinade with queso fresco. (gluten free, vegetarian); (choose black or pinto beans); (vegan): (order "no cheese" and choose black or pinto b
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Individual Tacos $3.60 - $3.85
chicken, manchamanteles, cochinita pibil, carnitas, chorizo, chile verde, rajas con papas or legumbres picadillo
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Rajas Con Papas* ^ $9.45
roasted poblano chile strips sauteed with onions and potatoes; may be ordered without queso fresco.
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Legumbres Picadillo* ^ $9.45
carrots, zucchini, & potatoes in ancho-guajillo chile sauce; may be ordered without queso fresco.
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Burritos
served with mexican red rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and salsa fresca
Chicken Burrito $8.15
pollo asado-style, rubbed with mild achiote paste and grilled
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Manchamanteles Burrito $8.15
"tablecloth stainer" chicken in a grilled-pineapple red mole
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Steak Burrito $9.70
carne asada-style, rubbed with adobo rojo and grilled
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Burrito Al Pastor $8.95
grass-fed beef and hampshire pork in pineapple-morita chile sauce
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Cochinita Pibil Burrito $8.15
yucatecan pork steamed in banana leaf with habanero-pickled purple onions
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Carnitas Burrito $8.15
slow-cooked pork
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Chorizo Con Papas Burrito $8.15
mexican sausage and potatoes
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Chile Verde Burrito $8.15
grilled pork in tomatillo-anaheim chile sauce
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Rajas Con Papas Burrito $7.90
slices of roasted poblano chile strips, onions and potatoes with crema. (vegetarian): (choose black or pinto beans) (vegan): (order "no crema" and choose black or pinto beans)
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Legumbres Picadillo Burrito $7.90
potatoes, carrots and zucchini in an ancho-guajillo chile marinade with crema. (vegetarian): (choose black or pinto beans) (vegan): (order "no crema" and choose black or pinto beans)
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Fish Burrito $9.90
beer-battered true cod filet with mango-jicama salsa
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Shrimp Diablos Burrito $12.85
shrimp in chipotle sauce
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Rice & Bean Burrito $6.15
mexican rice, black or pinto beans and salsa fresca
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Super Burrito $2.75
adds guacamole, cheese and crema to any burrito
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Wet Burrito $2.75
green, red or mole
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Rice & Bean Burrito $6.15
mexican red rice, black or pinto beans & salsa fresca
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Rajas Con Papas Burrito* ^ $7.90
roasted poblano chile strips with onions and potatoes; may be ordered without crema
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Legumbres Picadillo Burrito* ^ $7.90
carrots, zucchini, & potatoes in ancho-guajillo chile sauce; may be ordered without crema
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Super Burrito* $2.75
with guacamole, cheese and cream added
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Desserts
are all house-made
Chocolate Angelfood $6.00
light and moist with rich chocolate frosting
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Coconut-Lime Layer Cake $6.00
with rich, creamy frosting, speckled with lime zest
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Flan $5.00
silky custard with caramel sauce
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Rice Pudding (Order "No Buñuelo") $5.00
creamy & spiced with cinnamon & vanilla
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Cookies $2.25
mexican wedding cookie or chocolate chip
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Chocolate Angelfood Cake $6.00
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Coconut-Lime Poundcake $6.00
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Flan $5.00
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Rice Pudding $5.00
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Cookies* ** $2.25
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From the Bar
We offer tequila in silver, reposado and añejo varieties from don julio, el tesoro, herradura, and patrón. Ask about our tequila flights!
Margarita $7.40 - $42.00
Arrette 100% agave tequila and triple sec
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Silver Margarita $10.00 - $56.00
Don julio, el tesoro, herradura or patrón silver
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Gold Margarita $10.00 - $56.00
Don julio, el tesoro, herradura or patrón reposado
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Super Gold Margarita $12.65 - $74.00
Don julio, el tesoro, herradura or patrón añejo
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Mango Margarita $7.40 - $42.00
Arrette 100% agave tequila and mango purée
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Paloma $7.40 - $42.00
Arrette 100% agave tequila and squirt soda
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Tequila Flights $17.50
Compare producers or styles with three shots + sangrita
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Tequila Shot $4.85 - $12.25
With sangrita
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Picante Mojito $7.40 - $42.00
Bacardi rum, mint syrup, muddled mint, lime juice, seltzer water
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Piña Colada $7.40 - $42.00
Bacardi coconut rum, pineapple juice, sugar, cream
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Rum & Coke $7.40 - $42.00
Bacardi rum, coca-cola
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Café De Olla with Rum $8.50
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Mexican Bottled Beer $5.50
Bohemia, corona, corona light, dos equis amber, dos equis lager, modelo especial, negra modelo, pacífico, tecate, victoria, carta blanca
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Michelada $7.40
Chilled spicy-limey beer
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Other Bottled Beer $3.90 - $5.20
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Beers on Tap $4.25 - $25.00
Anchor steam, dos equis amber, lagunitas ipa, modelo especial, negra modelo, sierra nevada pale ale, trumer pilsner; seasonal selections
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Wines $7.40 - $34.00
White (Spain,Arién); (Argentina, Malbec)
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Cold Beverages
Aguas Frescas $2.60 - $15.70
Seasonal fruit drinks made fresh daily
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Mexican Bottled Beverages $3.60
Jarritos in strawberry, grapefruit, mandarin orange or lime
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Mexican Coca-Cola $3.75
with real cane sugar
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Squirt $3.75
with real cane sugar
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Root Beer on Tap $3.35 - $18.25
made with organic sugar and agave
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High Noon Sarsaparilla $3.70
Made by caamaño bros. In berkeley
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Sodas, Canned $2.00
Coke, diet coke, pepsi, diet pepsi, 7up, diet 7up, sunkist, dr. Pepper, ginger ale
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Fizzy Lizzy $4.00
Assorted flavors
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Snapple $3.70
Assorted flavors
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House-Brewed Iced Tea $3.70
Unsweetened
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Martinelli's Apple Juice $3.70
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Milk $2.35
Whole or lowfat
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Water $2.35
Still or sparkling bottled
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Hot Beverages
Coffee $3.00
Fair trade, organic, bird safe & shade grown by a co-op in chiapas & imported by mr. Espresso; regular or decaf
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Café De Olla $4.30
Coffee with cinnamon, clove, piloncillo & orange
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Tea $2.65
English breakfast or chamomile
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Mexican Hot Chocolate $4.70
From mexico's premier chocolate producer, mayordomo, available only during brunch on weekends and holidays
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Quesadillas
Corn Quesadilla (3)* $5.90
three corn tortillas filled with cheese, served with salsa fresca
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Flour Quesadilla* $5.90
one flour tortilla filled with cheese, served with salsa fresca
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Soup
Sopa Verde $10.75
vegetable soup of sorrel, tomatillo and ground toasted pumpkins seeds with white hominy served with avocado and crispy tortilla strips
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Tacos a La Carte
Rajas or Picadillo De Legumbre $3.60
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Salad / Fruit
Green Salad $4.70
mixed salad greens
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Fruit Cup $3.85
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Plates of the House
served with black or pinto beans, mexican red rice and flour handmade corn tortillas
Chile Relleno* ** $13.50
poblano chile stuffed with oaxacan cheese
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Rajas Con Papas* ^ $12.55
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Legumbres Picadillo* ^ $12.55
carrots, zucchini, & potatoes in ancho-guajillo chile sauce; may be ordered without queso fresco.
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Rice and Beans $6.60
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Main
Flour Quesadilla $5.90
grilled lour tortilla with melted cheese - salsa fresca on the side
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Corn Quesadilla $5.90
hree handmade, organic, grilled corn tortillas with melted cheese - salsa fresca on the side
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Chicken Taco $5.55
one handmade organic corn tortilla with grilled seasoned chicken served with mexican red and beans - salsa on the side
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Steak Taco $6.25
one handmade organic corn tortilla with grilled seasoned steak served with mexican red and beans - salsa o the side
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Pork Tamale $5.55
one handmade tamale with pork, served with choice of beans
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Vegetable Tamale $5.55
one handmade tamale with butternut squash and poblano chiles, served with choice of beans
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Chicken Plate $6.55
grilled seasoned chicken served with mexican red rice, black, pinto or refried beans, and two handmade corn tortillas - salsa on the side
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Steak Plate $7.30
grilled seasoned steak served with mexican red rice, black, pinto or refried bean, and two handmade corn tortillas - salsa on the side
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Rice and Bean Plate $4.75
mexican red rice, black, pinto or refried beans and two handmade corn tortillas
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Side of Rice and Beans $2.45
mexican red rice and black, pinto or refried beans
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Children's Burritos
Mexican Red Rice and Beans Burrito $4.35
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Beans and Cheese Burrito $4.75
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Mexican Red Rice, Beans and Cheese Burrito $5.25
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Mexican Red Rice, Beans and Chicken Burrito $5.90
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Mexican Red Rice, Beans and Steak Burrito $7.30
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Mexican Red Rice, Beans, Cheese and Chicken Burrito $6.50
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Mexican Red Rice, Beans, Cheese and Steak Burrito $7.75
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Green Salad $4.70
mixed greens
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Fruit Cup $3.80
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Drinks
Aguas Frescas $3.95
fruit drinks made fresh daily
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Fizzy Lizzy $4.00
no added sugar or "filler" juices
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Milk $2.35
whole or lowfat
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Apple Juice $3.70
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Breakfast Platos
Huevos Rancheros* $9.90
two fried organic eggs on tortillas with spicy tomato sauce and choice of beans
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Enfrijoladas* $9.00
tortillas dipped in black bean sauce with crema and queso fresco served with mexican red rice
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Chilaquiles Verdes $10.20
corn tortilla strips immersed in tomatillo-green chile sauce, topped with mexican cream, queso fresco, & fried or scrambled organic egg on the side with choice of beans
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Chilaquiles Rojos* $10.20
corn tortilla strips immersed in salsa roja, topped with mexican cream, queso fresco, & fried or scrambled organic egg on the side with choice of beans
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Huevos a La Mexicana* $10.20
three organic eggs scrambled with onion, tomato and chile served with choice of beans and tortillas
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Huevos Con Rajas* $10.20
three organic eggs scrambled with rajas served with choice of beans and tortillas
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Huevos Con Chorizo $10.45
three organic eggs scrambled with chorizo served with choice of beans and tortillas
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Breakfast Burritos
Eggs Mexican Style* $8.40
two organic eggs scrambled with tomato, onion, chile, rice and beans
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Chorizo and Eggs $9.70
two organic eggs scrambled with chorizo, onions, cilantro, salsa verde, rice and beans
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Rajas and Eggs* $9.20
two organic eggs scrambled with rajas, queso fresco, crema, rice and beans
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Carne Asada and Eggs $12.55
two organic eggs fried or scrambled with grilled skirt steak, rajas, guacamole, rice and beans
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Fruit
Fruit Cup* $3.80
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Beverages
Hot Chocolate $4.70
imported from the renowed oaxacan chocolate maker, mayordomo
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Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice $4.40 - $5.65
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Mexican Coffee (Cafe De Olla) $4.30
coffee spiced with cinnamon, clove and brown sugar
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Coffee $3.00
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Tea $2.65
english breakfast or chamomile
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Platter Options
Chicken Skewer Platter $48.95
Grilled chicken served with a spicy chipotle-peanut sauce (30 skewers, serves 15)
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Grilled Shrimp Skewers $71.50
Shrimp served with a chipotle cocktail sauce (30 skewers, serves 15)
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Burritos $84.95
Twenty burrito halves with your choice of filling. Super burritos are an additional 2.50 per burrito. (10 burritos)
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Sandwiches $94.95
Choose from chicken breasts(breaded and fried), queso fresco (with or without black forest ham) on Acme torpedo roll with lettuce, tomato, pinto bean spread, jalapeños, mayonnaise, and avocado; serve
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Potato Cakes $39.95
with chipotle cocktail sauce (30 pieces, serves 15)
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Corn Tortilla Chips and Dips $39.95
(serves 10)
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Vegetables and Avocado Salsa $32.95
Carrots, jicama, cucumber,and watermelon radishes served with avocado salsa (serves 10)
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Fruit Platter $39.95
Pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, and organic strawberries beautifully arranged (serves 15)
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