Chicago, IL 60610
312.988.7811
Dinner nightly from 5pm
Sunday brunch 11 - 2:30
Menu
Dinner
Salpicón Specials of the Week
Dessert Menu
Brunch
Monday/Tuesday Special 3 Course Prix-Fixe Menu
Dinner
entremeses
appetizers
*jalapeños rellenos de queso capeados - 10
jalapeños stuffed with Chihuahua cheese, dipped in a light egg batter, sautéed and served with a black bean sauce and Mexican crema
camarones al carbón - 11
grilled tiger shrimp served with two sauces: avocado-tomatillo sauce; and a spicy roasted tomato and chipotle sauce; garnished with fresh mango slices
tostaditas de tinga - 8
crispy small tortillas mounded with shredded pork and chorizo in a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce topped with Mexican crema and avocado
sopes rústicos - 7
small, thick country tortillas topped with a roasted tomatillo sauce, queso fresco, onions, and avocado chunks
*queso empanizado - 8
sliced Panela cheese lightly breaded and fried, seved with a salsa de molcajete and a roasted tomatillo-serrano sauce.
trio de tamalitos - 8
three fresh corn tamales: one filled with queso fresco and serrano chiles, with a spicy molcajete salsa and crema, another with black beans, rajas, and Chihuahua cheese with a black bean purée, the third with zucchini and chipotle chiles
guacamole picado - 8
fresh diced avocado mixed with onions, tomatoes, chiles and cilantro;
served with fresh chips and a fire-roasted salsa
seviche - 12
fresh seasonal fish marinated in lime juice with onions, tomatoes,
fresh chiles and herbs
queso fundido con camarones - 11
melted Chihuahua cheese, with jalapeños, onions and tiger shrimp served en cazuela with warm tortillas for making tacos
ensalada verde - 6
mesclun lettuce salad, red onions and tomatoes with a cilantro dressing
ensalada de espinaca con queso de cabra - 8
fresh baby spinach salad with goat cheese, toasted sesame seeds, caramelized red onions in a chipotle-honey dressing
sopa
soup
sopa de tortilla - 6
a rich vegetable stock with tomatoes and epazote; garnished with chile pasilla, avocado, queso fresco and tortilla strips
platos fuertes
main dishes
chiles doña queta - 20
a poblano chile stuffed with huitlacoche (earthy corn mushrooms), fresh corn and zucchini, served in a roasted poblano cream sauce and an ancho chile filled with potatoes, Chihuahua and cotija cheese with a sweet-spiced roasted tomato sauce
camarones al mojo de ajo - 23
grilled tiger shrimp in a sweet garlic and olive oil sauce with avocado chunks and guajillo chiles; served with white rice
pescado al carbón - 20
fresh fillet of seasonal fish, charcoal-grilled and served with salsa fresca (fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro and serrano chiles); white rice
*pollo en mole poblano - 20
Miller's Farm free-range chicken breasts charcoal-grilled and topped with a classic Pueblan mole; Mexican rice
chuleta de puerco en manchamanteles - 25
grilled Maple Creek Farms double-cut pork chop in an earthy Oaxacan chile ancho mole garnished with grilled pineapple, sweet potato and plantains; served with white rice
tinga poblana - 22
grilled Maple Creek Farms pork tenderloin atop a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce with chorizo and potatoes; surrounded by a cool avocado-tomatillo sauce
solomillo de cordero - 31
Colorado boneless lamb loin, grilled and served in a garlicky pasilla chile sauce; accompanied by a tamal filled with spinach, poblano chiles, tomato and drizzled with crema; charred brussel sprouts and cipollini onions
filete de res en salsa de moritas con hongos - 33
grilled Certified Angus Beef® tenderloin topped with Chihuahua cheese, served in a spicy tomatillo-morita sauce with shiitakes; Mexican rice
Chef’s 7 course tasting menu 70.00 per person
with matching wines 115.00 per person
with reserve wines 135.00 per person
(limited to the entire table and subject to availability)
Due to Mother Nature, spice levels may vary greatly from chile to chile and She is responsible, not us!
*starred items contain gluten
18% gratuity added to parties of 5 or more
no separate checks
out of respect for other diners, please refrain from cellphone use
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