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Appetizers
Picaditas Veracruzanas
Two picaditas topped with red sauce, queso fresco, onion, and grilled shrimp.
Queso Fundido Tamiahua
Mexican cheese fondue with wild mushrooms escabeche and your choice of chorizo or chicken. Served on a hot sizzling plate with a side order of tortillas.
Pedro's Ostiones Almendradas
Six almond-crusted oysters crisped to perfection. Just like Pedro's mom used to make. Served with Crema Huasteca sauce.
Quesadilla de Queso y Espinaca
Flour tortilla stuffed with melted cheese and tart spinach. Served with guacamole, Pico de Gallo, and sour cream.
Fajita Quesadillas
Quesadilla stuffed with melted cheese and you choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Quesadilla stuffed with melted cheese and juicy shrimp. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Emilio's Quesadilla Tolteca
Flour tortilla filled with cheese, squash, mushrooms, onion, epazote, jalapeño, and black beans.
Jarochitas
Sometimes called "Mexican Egg Rolls". Deep-fried flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, chicken, and tart spinach. Served with Crema Huasteca sauce. Very Yummy!
Fried Calamari
Crispy Calamari served with Crema Huasteca sauce.
Soups
Roberto's Desert Soup
A unique balance of cactus, squash, beans, hominy, corn, onions, chilies, cheese, cumin, epazote, tomato, and crispy corn chips. Served with arroz.
Sopa de Atlahua
Atlahua is the mythical Aztec god of lakes and fishermen. This Gulf of Mexico-style bouillabaisse combining fish, shrimp, calamari, scallops, and fresh vegetables is a fisherman's delight!
Salads
Cactus Salad of the Desert
A generous bed of baby greens, cactus, corn, tomato, and mango. Served with Epazote Vinaigrette on the side.
Ensalata de Huerta
Garden Salad with baby greens, tomato, and queso fresco. Choice of homemade Huasteco dressing or Epazote Vinaigrette.
Boca del Rio
Baby greens, chicken breast and shrimp. Choice of our homemade Huasteco dressing or Epazote Vinaigrette.
Chicken
Pipian
An ancient and exotic favorite throughout Veracruz. A chicken breast grilled to perfection then topped with Pipian (a spicy pumpkin seed sauce with epazote). Served with rice and salad.
Mixiotes de Pollo
The Huastecan art of wrapping two pieces of marinated dark-meat chicken in banana leaves with a sauce made of holy tribal spices, guajillo and ancho chiles, and fresh herbs. Served with rice and black beans.
Pechuga Catemaco
Catemaco, Veracruz, us known as "The City of Spiritual Healers". For ages the spicy sauce (or potion) used on this grilled chicken breast has been thought to bring forth good luck and a healthy stomach. Served with rice and calabacitas.
Pollo Carnaval
A grilled chicken breast topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickled jalapeños. Served with our delicious Mexican rice and a salad. Mucho Festive!
Mayan Chicken Breast
A breaded chicken breast marinated in mayan spices. Served with Huasteco cream sauce, calabacitas and papas olmecas.
Mole Xiqueño
The small town of Xico, Veracruz, (pronounced "Hee -ko") has the reputation for creating the best moles ("mo-lay") in Mexico. We were delighted to read that our home-made Mole Xiqeño also received high marks from the local press. This exotic mole is served atop a grilled chicken breast and complimented by a side of mixed vegetables and our delicious rice.
Jalapa-Style Chicken Chili Relleno
Our chili relleno is made with marinated seeded jalapeños that have been lightly breaded and layered with shredded chicken, sour cream, queso fundido, and topped with pecans and raisins. Served with beans and rice.
Beef
Carne Texolo
Sirloin asada served with two chicken enchiladas topped with queso fresco, fried plantain, and black beans.
Carne Asada Veracruzana
Grilled sirloin topped with Salsa Roja de Veracruz. Served with chiliquiles, black beans, and garnish.
Cecina
Marinated sirloin served with two gorditas stuffed with cheese, onion, black beans, and red sauce. Also served with rice and beans.
Steak Carnaval
As festive as Carnaval (Mardi Gras) in Veracruz City. Sirloin asada topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickled jalapeños. Served with our delicious Mexican rice and a salad. Muy Delicious!
Jalapa-Style Beef Chili Relleno
Jalapa, Veracruz, is where the jalapeño originated. Our chili relleno is made with marinated seeded jalapeños that have been lightly breaded and layered with shredded beef, sour cream, queso fundido, and topped with pecans and raisins. Served with black beans and rice.
Pork
Adobo de Puerco
Moist cubes of pork topped with a thick spicy red sauce made of tomato, ancho, and chili seco. Served with papas olmecas, black beans, and garnish.
Lomo Norteño
Port loin marinated in Mayan spices and tomato sauce. Served with chiliquiles and black beans.
Seafood
Pescado Almendrada
Almond-crusted white fish fillet served with papas olmecas, mixed vegetables, and garnish.
Camarones Enchipotlados
Eight grilled shrimp topped with chipotle sauce. Served with rice, calabacitas, and garnish.
Pescado Xanath
Fresh white fish fillet stuffed with shrimp and crab. Served with two cheese enchiladas, black beans, and garnish.
Red Snapper Veracruzana
Pan-seared Red Snapper topped with Salsa Roja de Veracruz. Served with rice and mixed vegetables.
Scallops Catemaco
Pan-seared scallops topped with a zesty tomato-based mushroom wine sauce. Served with our delicious Mexican rice and calabacitas.
Authentic Blue Corn Enchiladas
Enchiladas Suizas
Three blue corn enchiladas stuffed with marinated chicken. Topped with Huasteca red sauce, queso fundido, and cream sauce. Served with rice and black beans.
Enchiladas Huastecas
Three blue corn cheese enchiladas topped with Huasteca re sauce and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans, and garnish.
Enchiladas Mexicanitas
Three blue corn chicken enchiladas topped with Huasteca red sauce, queso fresco and sliced onion. Served with rice, black beans, and garnish.
Enchiladas del Jardín
Three blue corn veggie enchiladas topped with Huasteca red sauce and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans and garnish.
Enchiladas de Mole Xiqueño
Three blue corn chicken enchiladas topped with our homemade Mole Xiqueño and queso fresco. Served with rice and black beans.
Tamales Veracruzanos
Choice of Veggie, Chicken or Pork.
Vera-Tex
The Peace Pipe
A foot-long rolled flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or grilled beef, onion, sweet peppers, mushrooms, and guacamole topped with red sauce and queso fundido. Served with black beans and rice.
El Conquistador
Three crispy blue corn tacos stuffed with shredded beef or chicken, lettuce, tomato, and queso fresco. Served with black beans and rice.
Tostadas a la Tejas
Three shredded beef or chicken tostadas layered with black beans, lettuce, queso fresco, sour cream, and sliced avocado.
Montezuma's Fish Tacos
Three crispy blue corn tacos filled with grilled white fish, lettuce, cabbage, and tomato. Topped with queso fresco and Huasteca cream sauce. Complimented with sides of sliced avocado, black beans, and rice.
Arracheritas (The "Good Ol' Days" Fajitas)
No tough cuts of meat. No artificial smoke flavor. Your choice of Sirloin Steak, Chicken Breast, or Pork Tenderloin with sweet red peppers, onions, and mushrooms grilled the old Mexican way. Sides include black beans, rice, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and tortillas.
Nathan's Nachos
This large portion of grilled beef and chicken nachos should fill up any true Texan.
Coccitos Azules (Blue Corn Flautas)
Three chicken or beef flautas topped with sour cream, lettuce, tomato, cilantro, and queso fresco. Served with black beans, rice, and sliced avocado.
El Borracho del Pueblo (Town Drunk)
Sirloin Steak Asada marinated in Tequila and lime juice topped with grilled onions and a jalapeño pepper. Served with one cheese enchilada, one gordita, and black beans.
Lunch Menu
L1 - Pipian
Grilled chicken breast topped with Pipian, a spicy pumpkin-seed sauce flavored with epazote. Served with rice and a side salad.
L2 - Pollo Carnaval
Grilled chicken breast topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickeled jalapeños. Served with rice and a side salad.
L3 - Mixiotes de Pollo
The Huastecan art of wrapping two pieces of marinated dark-meat chicken in banana leaves with a sauce made of holy tribal spices, guajillo and ancho chiles, and fresh herbs. Served with rice and black beans.
L4 - Carne Texolo
Steak asada served with a side of fried plantain, a chicken enchilada with red sauce and black beans.
L5 - Cecina
Marinated sirloin served with a gordita stuffed with cheese, onion, black beans, and red sauce. Served with black beans and rice.
L6 - Enchiladas Suizas
Two blue corn enchiladas stuffed with grilled chicken. Topped with salsa de tomate, melted queso blanco, and cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.
L7 - Enchiladas Huastecas
Two blue corn cheese enchiladas sautéed in Huasteca red sauce. Served with black beans and rice.
L8 - Enchiladas del Jardín
Two blue corn veggie enchiladas topped with salsa de tomate and queso blanco. Served with rice and black beans.
L9 - Plato con Tamale
One large tamale (choice of pork, chicken pipian, or vegetarian) with rice and black beans.
L10 - Adobo de Puerco
Moist cubes of pork topped with Huasteca sauce made with tomato, ancho, and chili seco. Served with papas olmecas and black beans.
L11 - Doctor Aztec
Grilled steak topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickled jalapeños. Served with steamed vegetables and a side salad.
L12 - Cactus Salad of the Desert with Grilled Chicken
Baby greens, grilled chicken, nopal cactus, corn, tomato and mango. Served with Epazote Vinaigrette or Huasteco Dressing.
L13 - Mole Enchiladas
Two blue corn enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with our homemade mole and queso fresco. Served with black beans and rice.
L14 - Montezuma's Fish Tacos
Two crispy blue corn tortillas stuffed with grilled white fish, lettuce, cabbage and tomato. Topped with queso fresco and sliced avocado. Served with Huasteca cream sauce, black beans and rice.
L15 - Jalapa-Style Chile Relleno
Lightly breaded seeded jalapeño layered with your choice of shredded beef or shredded chicken. Topped with sour cream, queso fundido, pecans and raisins. Served with black beans and rice.
Kids' Menu
Kids #1
One beef, chicken, or cheese enchilada, beans and rice.