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Caliente
8791 N Lake Boulevard
Kings Beach, US-CA 96143
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Cantina Appetizers & Favorites
Dinner & Desserts
Signature Cocktails
Tequila & Wine
El Nino Y LA Nina Menu
Cantina Appetizers & Favorites
Southwest dining in kings beach, north lake tahoe! Children's menu - goes well with tequila - on request
Botanas
Chips & Salsa
$5.00
served with charred tomato salsa, tomatillo or mango pico if you wish
Queso Fundido con Chorizo
$16.00
hot & creamy dipping sauce made with manchego and jack cheeses served with warm tortillas
Don Tomas Guacamole*
$15.00
fresh avocados smashed together with queso fresco, pico de gallo, spices, fresh lime
Southwest Quesadilla
$23.00
flour tortilla stuffed with pepper jack cheese, sauteed peppers, onions, choice of chicken tinga or pork pibil served with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo
Cerveza Chile Relleno
$23.00
fire roasted poblano pepper stuffed with queso fresco, manchego, jack cheese, grilled corn, black beans, crema, guacamole , pico de gallo
Birria Flautas
$20.00
slow cooked beef, jack cheese, black beans, crema, queso fresco, pico, cabbage, guacamole
Montana De Nachos
$25.00
chicken tinga or pork pibil with queso fundido, jalapenos, refried beans, sour cream , pico de gallo. what do you call someone else's cheese, na - cho cheese!
Spicy Jalapeno Six Shooters
bacon and cheddar stuffed, beer battered, hot & spicy jalapeno "shots" with cilantro ranch
- (each shot) $5.00
- Six for $26.00
Soup Special
$12.00
Chef's Soup of the Day
House Salad
$15.00
mixed greens, candied pepitas, dried cranberries, queso fresco, citrus vinaigrette
- Chicken
- $8.00
- Caliente Shrimp
- $9.00
- Carne Asada
- $11.00
Tahoe Tacos Especiales
$1 of each, $2 of one, or a $3-some - your choice - each taco is different you know. All served with chipotle-tomato aioli, cilantro, radish $10.00 each, 3 for $27.00
Fish Tacos*
$22.00
grilled or battered snapper, apple-jicama slaw, guacamole, chipotle-tomato aioli
Pork Pibil
chipotle adobo braised pork, sauteed peppers, onions, cabbage
- (each) $11.00
- 3 for $30.00
Chicken Tinga
chili de arbol braised chicken tinga, cabbage, tomatillo salsa
- (each) $11.00
- 3 for $30.00
Carne Asada*
chimichurri grilled skirt steak, charred tomato salsa, cabbage
- (each) $11.00
- 3 for $30.00
Caliente Shrimp*
chipotle marinated shrimp with onions, peppers, pineapple jicama slaw
- (each) $10.00
- 3 for $27.00
Birria Tacos
$26.00
slow cooked beef, melted jack cheese, onion, cilantro, consome broth, jalapeno sauce
*Gluten free upon request
Sizzling Fajitas
with sauteed peppers, onions, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, cilantro - red rice, whole black beans & choice of warm flour or corn tortillas
Carne Asada
$31.00
achiote marinated steak
Chicken*
$29.00
achiote marinated chicken breast
Caliente Shrimp*
$30.00
chipotle marinated shrimp
Vegetarian*
$26.00
chimichurri marinated portobellos, zucchini
Large Plates
Chicken Mole Enchilada
$25.00
fresh pico de gallo, jack cheese, guacamole, crema with cilantro - lime rice
Sinaloa King Salmon
$42.00
7 oz. salmon, red rice, avocado, creamy lemon sauce, pepper pearls
Wet Burrito
$24.00
chicken tinga or pork pibil, cilantro - lime rice,black beans, pepper jack smothered with green chile, enchilada sauce, melted cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and jalapenos
Caliente Burger
$25.00
8 oz prime burger, applewood smoked bacon, pepper jack chesse guacamole, pico de gallo, spring mix, crispy jalapeno & onions
Cabo Salad*
$24.00
achiote marinated chicken, fire roasted corn, black beans, queso fresco, mixed greens, sliced avocado, pico de gallo, bacon crumbles, with chopped egg, honey-chipotle dressing
- Caliente Shrimp
- $6.00
- Skirt Steak
- $8.00
Torta
$26.00
braised beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, avocado, tomato sauce, fries
Caliente Cocktails & Desserts
Spanish Coffee
151 rum, a pinch of brown sugar and kahlua. Ole!
Carajillo
liquor 43, espresso
Irish Coffee
tullamore d.e.w., sugar, coffee & fresh whipped cream - the four food groups
Mexican Espresso Martini
kahlua, st. brendans & our own patron with espresso
Deep Fried Ice Cream
$15.00
deep fried oreo ice cream, cinnamon tortilla shell & topped with whipped cream
Chipotle Cinnamon Brownie
$15.00
served warm, cinnamon chipotle, hoch family vanilla ice cream
Churros
$15.00
chocolate syrup drizzle served with vanilla ice cream
Mango Cheesecake
$15.00
whipped cream, cookie crust, orange jelly, strawberry puree
*Gluten free upon request
Cocktails under the Palapa
all chupacabras available in 16oz, 25oz, and pitchers
Chupacabra
not mythical, not real, have two and see how you feel - hey sucker - don't let it get your goat
Prickly Chupa
A little prick never hurt anyone! Prickly pear puree with a float of casamigos anejo
Hairless Chupa
a mezcal float with a little smoke removes all that hair
Chupacabra Chingon
This will warm your blood! Float cazadores reposado & dulce vida - 100 proof
Creamy Chupa
we added some cream, a tribute to the wet dream house made whipped cream with a float of bacardi select
Just the Tip
club soda with choice of tequila, rum, or vodka floated with chupacabra
All Margaritas Available In Pitchers
All our specialty margaritas have 2 ounces of tequila and are hand shaken in time
Margarita de la Casa
100% agave tequila, fresh lime & agave (sweet & sour delivered a few doors down)
Horny Margarita
casamigos blanco & agavero liqueur - when friends get together - a little horny now, a lot horny later
Strawberry-Basil Margarita
fresh basil & strawberry puree shaken with tres generaciones reposado
Patron Margarita
a big shot of our own patron, agave, lime juice & patron citronge float
Sancho's Sangria
tempranillo, brandy, agave nectar, juices & fresh fruit cool, refreshing & don't leave home after a few you never know who might visit when you are gone
Gar Woods Thunderbird Margarita
from our amigos in carnelian bay - hand shaken with fresh lime, agave nectar, cazadores reposado & patron citronge
Prickly Pear Margarita
fresh lime juice, agave nectar, don julio blanco & prickly pear puree
Anejo Ginger Julep
corzo anejo, lime, orange muddle chipotle and ginger beer
Caliente Margarita
the hot rita, don julio blanco, fresh lime, agave & muddled fresh jalepenos salt the lip, squeeze her limes & breath a little fire
Ritual Margarita
non-alcoholic zero proof tequila alternative, fresh lime, & agave
Draft
Dos Equis Lager
- 16 Oz $9.00
- 25 Oz $12.00
- 64 Oz $32.00
Modelo Especial
- 16 oz. $9.00
- 25 oz. $12.00
- 64 oz. $32.00
Modelo Negra
- 16 oz. $9.00
- 25 oz $12.00
- 64 oz. $32.00
Fresh Squeezed IPA
- 16 oz. $9.00
- 25 oz. $12.00
- 64 oz. $32.00
Bottles & Cans
$8.00-10.00
Corona Extra
Pacifico
Corona Light
Coors Light
Blue Moon
Heinaken
non-alcoholic
Cerveza Athletica
non-alcoholic
Wines by the Glass & the Bottle
NV Domaine Chandon 187 ml (Napa)
- Bottle $18.00
'23 Chardonnay Josh (California)
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $42.00
'23 Chardonnay Sonoma Cutrer (Russian River)
- Glass $20.00
- Bottle $60.00
'22 Chardonnay Rombauer (Carneros)
- Glass $25.00
- Bottle $79.00
'23 Sauvignon Blanc Kim Crawford (Marlborough)
- Glass $17.00
- Bottle $53.00
'22 Whispering Angel Rose
- Glass $18.00
- Bottle $54.00
'21 Cabernet Josh (California)
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $42.00
'22 Cabernet Daou (Paso Robles)
- Glass $19.00
- Bottle $57.00
'21 Pinot Noir Landmark
(Sonoma / Monterey)
- Glass $21.00
'21 Zinfandel Sobon Rocky Top (Amador)
- Glass $17.00
- Bottle $51.00
'21 Tempranillo Campo Viejo (Spain)
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $45.00
Blanco
crisp, sharp, dry & clear, a finished product after two; distillations, unaged, preferred for pure agave flavor
Siete Leguas
$16.00Avion
$16.00Cabo Wabo
$16.00Campeon
$16.00Casamigos
$16.00Cazadores
$15.00Clase Azul
$25.00Corazon
$15.00Corralejo
$15.00Corzo
$16.00Don Julio
$17.00Dulce Vida (100 Proof)
$16.00El Jimador
$14.00El Tesoro Platinum
$16.00Herradura
$15.00Patron
$16.00Patron Gran Platinum
$55.00Sauza Hornitos
$11.00Tres Generaciones
$15.00Reposado
rested tequila, aged for sixty days to one year in oak barrels, smoother than blanco tequila, great for margaritas
Siete Leguas
$17.00Avion
$17.00Cabo Wabo
$17.00Campeon
$17.00Casamigos
$17.00Cazadores
$16.00Clase Azul
$27.00Corazon
$16.00Corralejo
$16.00Corzo
$17.00Cuervo Tradicional
$14.00Don Julio
$18.00El Jimador
$15.00El Mayor
$13.00El Tesoro
$17.00Herradura
$16.00Our Own Patron
$16.00Patron
$17.00Sauza Hornitos
$12.00Tres Generaciones
$16.00Anejo
aged for one or more years in oak barrels, darker than reposado; tequila, distinctive wood flavor, recommended for sipping
Siete Leguas
$18.00Avion
$18.00Cabo Wabo
$18.00Campeon
$18.00Casamigos Cristalino
$18.00Casamigos
$18.00Cazadores
$17.00Clase Azul
$125.00Corazon
$17.00Corralejo
$17.00Corzo
$18.00Cuervo Reserva de la Familia
$55.00Don Julio
$19.00Don Julio 1942
$45.00Don Julio Real
$110.00El Tesoro
$18.00El Tesoro Paradiso
$36.00Herradura
$17.00Herradura Seleccion Suprema
$99.00Patron
$18.00Patron Gran Burdeos
$135.00Sauza Hornitos
$13.00Tres Generaciones
$17.00Tequila Flights
each pour is 3/4 ounce
Siete Leguas
$28.00
blanco, reposado, anejo
Don Julio
$47.00
blanco, reposado, anejo, 1942
Clase Azul
$72.00
plata, reposado, anejo
Tequila Today
blanco, reposado, anejo
- AQ
Patron
$52.00
silver, reposado, anejo, gran platinum
Cazadores
$26.00
blanco, reposado, anejo
El Tesoro
$41.00
platinum, reposado, anejo, paradiso
Ultra
$160.00
don julio real, herradura seleccion suprema, patron gran burdeos
Casamigos Flight
$40.00
Blanco, Reposado, Anejo, Cristalino
Beer
Budweiser
Becks N/A
Modelo Especial - 24 oz
Negra Modelo
Bud Light
Coors Light
Blue Moon
Corona
Wines by the Glass
NV Domain Chandon 187ml
$16.00'18 Josh Chardonnay
$12.00'18 Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay
$18.00'19 Rombauer Chardonnay
$23.00'19 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc
$15.00'19 Whispering Angel Rose
$16.00'18 Josh Cabernet
$12.00'18 Daou Cabernet
$17.00'18 Boen Pinot Noir
$19.00'18 Sobon Rocky Top Zinfandel
$15.00'18 Campo Viejo Tempranillo
$14.00Browse Nearby
General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Mexican
Bar
Meals
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
4:00pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday:
4:00pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday:
4:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday:
4:00pm - 9:30pm
Friday:
4:00pm - 9:30pm
Saturday:
12:00pm - 9:30pm
Sunday:
12:00pm - 9:30pm
About Us
Caliente boasts an extensive tequila menu and specializes in the flavors of the American Southwest and beyond. Caliente offers an unequaled and unique variety of quality fun, food and beverage at affordable prices. Dining out is more than just a meal, it is an event based on value and a wonderful experience.