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Entremeses / Appetizers
Jalapeños Rellenos de Queso Capeados
Jalapeños stuffed with Chihuahua cheese, dipped in a light egg batter, sautéed and served with a black bean sauce 6.50
Tostaditas de Tinga
Crispy small tortillas mounded with shredded pork and chorizo in a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce topped with Mexican sour cream and avocado 5.50
Camarones al Carbón
Grilled tiger shrimp served with two sauces: avocado-tomatillo sauce; and a spicy roasted tomato and chipotle sauce; garnished with fresh mango 7.95
Sopes Rusticos
Small, thick country tortillas topped with a roasted tomatillo sauce, cheese and avocado 4.95
Quesadillas Tres Marías
Three lightly-fried fresh masa corn tortillas filled with: wild mushrooms; cheese and epazote; cheese and rajas; served with a roasted tomatillo salsa 5.95
Tamal Chiapaneco
Chiapas-style tamal with chicken and a sweet-seasoned pork picadillo with a classic mole 5.95
Guacamole Picado
Avocado mixed with onions, tomatoes, serrano chiles and cilantro; served with fresh chips 5.95
Seviche
Fresh fish marinated in lime juice with onions, fresh chiles and herbs 6.50
Queso Fundido con Camarones
Melted Chihuahua cheese, with serrano chiles, onions and tiger shrimp served en cazuela with warm tortillas for making tacos 7.95
Ensalada Verde
Mixed lettuce salad, red onions and tomatoes with a cilantro dressing 4.95
Ensalada de Espinaca con Queso de Cabra
Fresh spinach salad with goat cheese, toasted sesame seeds, caramelized red onions in a spicy chipotle-honey dressing 5.95

Sopas/Soups
Sopa de Tortilla
A rich chicken stock with tomatoes and epazote; garnished with chile pasilla, avocado, queso añejo and tortilla strips 4.50
Sopa del Día Market

Platos Fuertes/Main Dishes
Enchiladas con Verduras y Queso
Home-made corn tortillas simmered in guajillo sauce topped with grilled vegetables and crumbled queso fresco; served with pickled red cabbage 13.95
Chiles Rellenos
Stuffed poblano peppers, lightly egg-battered and sautéed; one with pork picadillo and the other with Chihuahua cheese; served with a roasted tomato sauce and frijoles borrachos 13.95
(Vegetarian option: two cheese)
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Grilled shrimp in a sweet garlic sauce with avocado chunks and guajillo chiles; served with white rice 16.95
Pescado al Carbón
Fresh fillet of seasonal fish, charcoal-grilled and served with salsa fresca (fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro and serrano chiles); white rice 15.95
Pollo en Mole Poblano
Charcoal-grilled free-range chicken breasts served in a classic Pueblan mole 13.95
Chuleta de Puerco en Manchamanteles
Grilled double-cut pork chop in an earthy, rustic Oaxacan chile ancho mole with grilled pineapple, sweet potato and plantains 17.95
Tinga Poblano
Grilled pork tenderloin in a spicy roasted tomato-chipotle sauce with chorizo and potatoes; cool avocado sauce 16.95
Chuletas de Borrego con Salsa de Chile Pasilla
Lamb loin chops charcoal-grilled served in a spicy garlicky pasilla chile sauce; accompanied by wild mushroom tamales 18.95
Filete de Res en Salsa de Moritas con Hongos
Grilled Limousin Supreme beef tenderloin topped with Chihuahua cheese, served in a spicy tomatillo-morita sauce with wild mushrooms; Mexican rice 17.95
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Champagne
Pol Roger Brut NV Champagne, Epernay, France
Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label NV Champagne, Reims, France
Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label NV Champagne, Reims, France (Magnum)
Krug, Grande Cuvée Brut NV Champagne, Reims, France
Krug, Brut, 1985 Champagne, Reims, France
Krug, Clos du Mesnil Brut, Blanc de Blancs, 1985 Champagne, Reims, France
Salon, Le Mesnil, Brut, Blanc de Blancs, 1983 Champagne, Reims, France
Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé, 1985 Champagne, Reims, France
Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé, 1988 Champagne, Reims, France
Veuve Clicquot, La Grande Dame, 1989 Champagne, Reims, France

Sparkling Wine
Bouvet Brut NV, Loire Valley, France
Roederer Estate Brut NV, Anderson Valley, California

American White Wines
Chardonnay
Beringer, Napa Valley 1994
Beringer, Sbraggia-Limited Release, Napa Valley 1995
Beringer, Private Reserve, Napa Valley 1994
Groth, Napa Valley 1995
Matanzas Creek, Sonoma Valley 1994
Ravenswood, Sangiacomo Vineyard, Sonoma Valley 1994
Peter McCoy, Clos des Pierres, Knights Valley, Sonoma County 1994
Chateau St. Jean, Sonoma County 1994/5
Peter Michael, Clos du Ciel, Sonoma County 1995
Peter Michael, Mon Plaisir, Gauer Ranch, Sonoma County 1993
Mer et Soleil, Central Coast 1995
Mer et Soleil, Central Coast 1994
Sanford, Estate Bottled, Santa Ynez Valley 1994
Au Bon Climat, "Le Bouge", Bien Nacido, Santa Barbara County 1995
Hess Select, California 1995


Viognier
Sobon Estate, Shenandoah Valley 1996
Calera, Mt. Harlan, San Benito County 1994
Alban Vineyards, Central Coast 1994/5

Sauvignon Blanc
Duckhorn Vineyards, Napa Valley 1995
Markham, Napa Valley 1995
Matanzas Creek, Sonoma Valley 1995
Cain Musqué, Ventana Vineyard, Monterey 1995

Other American Whites of Interest
Qupé Roussanne, Alban Vineyard, Edna Valley 1996
Pinot Gris, The Eyrie Vineyards, Willamette Valley, Oregon 1995
Gewürztraminer, Duck Pond, Willamette Valley, Oregon 1994

Rosé
Rosé of Mouvèdre, Tenero Rosa, Cosentino, California 1995

French White Wines
Vins d'Alsace

Gustave Lorentz Gewürztraminer Reserve, Alsace, France 1995
Marc Kreydenweiss Gewürztraminer, Kritt, Alsace, France 1994
Lorentz Gewürztraminer, Grand Cru, Altenberg de Bergheim, Alsace, France 1990
Trimbach Riesling, Cuvée Frédéric Emile, Alsace, France 1989

Burgundy
Bourgogne Blanc, Domaine Leroy, Auxey-Meursault 1994
Saint-Véran, Clos de l'Ermitage-Vieilles Vignes, J.C. Thévenet, Mâconnais 1996
Pouilly-Fuissé, Les Perrières, Domaine J.A. Ferret, Mâconnais 1995
Puligny-Montrachet, Olivier Leflaive 1995

Loire Valley
Sancerre, Le Chêne, Lucien Crochet 1995

Rhône Valley and Languedoc-Roussillon
Condrieu, La Doriane, E. Guigal, Rhône, France 1996
Condrieu, La Doriane, E. Guigal, Rhône, France 1995
Condrieu, La Doriane, E. Guigal, Rhône, France 1994
Tavel Rosé, Château de Trinquevedel, Rhône, France 1995
Mas de Daumas, Aime Giubert, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 1996

White Wines of Austria
Tement Sauvignon Blanc, Berghausen, Südsteirmark, Austria 1995
Prager, Smaragd Riesling, Weissenkirchner Klaus, Wachau, Austria 1995
Prager, Smaragd Riesling, Weissenkirchner Steinriegl, Wachau, Austria 1993
Prager, Smaragd Riesling, Weissenkirchner Achleiten, Wachau, Austria 1993
Kracher Scheurebe, Spätlese Trocken, Burgenland, Austria 1992
Kracher, Scheurebe Beerenauslese, Zwischen den Seen, Wachau, Austria 1994 375ml

Crisp Worldly Whites
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, New Zealand 1996
João Pires Muscat (dry), Terras do Sado, Portugal 1995
Moscato Secco Muscat (dry), Conti Martini, Trentino, Italy 1993

American Red Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon

Groth, Napa Valley 1994
Duckhorn, Napa Valley 1994
von Strasser, Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley 1994
Shafer, Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley 1993
The Hess Collection, Napa Valley 1992
Andersons' Conn Valley Vineyard, Napa Valley 1992
Silver Oak, Napa Valley 1992
Burgess, Library Release, Napa Valley 1987
Chateau Souverain, Alexander Valley 1994
Kendall-Jackson, Buckeye Vineyard, Alexander Valley 1994
Silver Oak, Alexander Valley 1993
Silver Oak, Alexander Valley 1992
Iron Horse, Cabernets, Alexander Valley 1992
Ravenswood, Gregory, Sonoma Valley 1994
Chateau St. Jean, Cinq Cépages, Sonoma Valley 1993
Arrowood, Sonoma County 1994
Arrowood, Sonoma County 1993
Ridge, Montebello, Santa Cruz Mountains 1992
Hess Select, California 1993/4

Pinot Noir
Acacia, Carneros, Napa Valley, 1995
Cosentino (Unfined & Unfiltered), Napa Valley 1995
Truchard, Carneros, Napa Valley 1993/4
Steele, Durell Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley 1995
Saintsbury, Reserve, Carneros, Napa Valley 1994
Hartford Court, Dutton Ranch- Sanchietti Vineyard, Russian River Valley 1995
Cambria, Julia's Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley 1995
Fiddlehead Cellars, Santa Maria Valley 1993
Foxen, Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, Santa Ynez Valley 1994
Cristom, Mt. Jefferson Cuvée, Willamette Valley, Oregon 1995
Witness Tree, Estate Bottled, Willamette Valley, Oregon 1994
Fiddlehead Cellars, Willamette Valley, Oregon 1994
Amity Vineyards, Willamette Valley, Oregon 1994

Zinfandel
Steele, DuPratt Vineyard, Mendocino County 1995
Storybook Mountain, Napa Valley 1990
Cosentino, The Zin, Napa & Sonoma Counties 1994
Ravenswood, Sonoma County 1995
Hartford Court, Hartford Vineyard, Russian River Valley 1995
Ravenswood, Wood Road Belloni, Russian River Valley 1993/4
Sobon Estate, Cougar Hill, Shenandoah Valley 1995
Ravenswood, Monte Rosso, Sonoma Valley 1994
Kunde, Century Old Vines, The Shaw Vineyard, Sonoma Valley 1995
Kunde, Century Old Vines, The Shaw Vineyard, Sonoma Valley 1994
Ridge, Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County 1995
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