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Red Onion Taco Cantina
13147 Northwest Fwy
Houston, TX 77040
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Main Menu
Appetizers
Fundido Chorizo Or Vegetarian
$6.50
melted cheese with a lean chorizo or vegetables. served with corn tortillas and roasted corn and black beans
Taquitos Of Beef
$10.50
5 per order rolled and deep fried to a crispy golden brown.
Ceviche Mixmex
$9.50
our version of mixed ceviche with large shrimp, avocado, snapper and tomato.
Tamales
priced per each
- Rajas Poblano Queso $1.75
- Chicken $1.95
- Pork $1.80
- Beef $1.95
Nachos
$7.95
beans, chicken or beef fajita or plain cheese. served with salsa verde.
Chili Con Queso
calamari dusted in corn flour, fried to golden
brown, served with a tamarindo aji-pepper sauce
- Small $3.95
- Large $5.25
- With Ground Beef $5.95
Salmon Carpaccio
$6.50
four fresh corn dough boats filled with refried beans and your choice of pork, chicken, beef or vegetarian.
topped with fresh guacamole, pico de gallo, queso fresco and sour cream.
Our Sampler Platter
$37.50
try all of the appetizers listed above!
Soups
Cream Of Cilantro
with coconut croutons
- Cup $4.25
- Bowl $5.75
Chicken Tortilla
- Cup $4.50
- Bowl $7.50
Salads
House Salad And Soup
$8.95
baby spring mix with tomatoes, oranges, onions, cucumber slices, hard boiled egg and topped with a
vinaigrette dressing. served with your choice of soup.
Southwest Baby Spinach
spinach, hard boiled eggs, prosciutto and sesame seeds with a side of guava vinaigrette dressing.
garnished with tumbleweed tortillas
- $9.95
- Add Shrimp, Chicken Or Beef $2.00
Chipotle Steak Salad
$12.50
marinated flank in soy pineapple sauce. grilled to your request and served over baby mixed greens, avocados,
tomatoes, sliced red onions, cucumbers, black olives. comes with papaya ranch dressing.
Shrimp Skewered Salad
$14.50
large jumbo shrimp grilled with onions and red peppers. served over mixed greens with diced panela cheese,
hearts of palm, raisins, monterrey jack cheese, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette
Tuna Pineapple Boat
$10.95
12 pound beef or chicken strips, grilled onions and green peppers served on a hot skillet. comes with beans, rice, guacamole,
pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and corn or flour tortillas.
Blackened Tilapia Filet
$11.95
tortilla crusted tilapia pan fried to a golden brown. garnished with our pineapple cilantro relish. served with rice and beans.
Pork Steak
$12.75
marinated pork leg grilled with fresh achiote, pineapple juice and caribbean spices . served over green salsa, poblano rice, black
beans and red onion relish.
Tequila Chicken
$11.50
grilled chicken breast over mashed potatoes. garnished with our pico de gallo. comes with vegetables.
Pecan Crusted Snapper
$18.95
filet of snapper crusted with crushed pecans, pan fried to a golden brown. garnished with pineapple relish. served with rice and
vegetables.
Huaraches Of Asada
$12.95
an original from the south is made from fresh corn dough, shaped into an oval and cooked on a flat top grill. topped with refried
beans, grilled onion and chunks of our carne asada. served with lettuce, tomatoes, fresh avocados, cilantro and finished with
chipotle sour cream.
Beef Flautas
$11.50
3 large oval corn tortillas rolled with shredded beef and queso panela. served over a pool of chili con queso and refried beans.
topped with red cabbage, tomatoes and cheddar cheese. laced with avocado cream sauce. comes with rice and beans.
Chicken Chimi
large flour tortilla filled with refried beans, monterrey jack cheese, chicken breast strips and poblano strips then fried to a golden
brown. served over refried beans with crumbled cheese. garnished with cilantro, avocado, sour cream, pico de gallo and red onions.
- $8.95
- Beef Chimi $9.95
Shrimp Chimi
$12.95
gulf mexican shrimp pieces with roasted red peppers, monterrey jack cheese, fresh basil, roasted corn rolled in a large flour tortilla.
deep fried to a golden brown, served over a roasted corn sauce. topped with avocado, pico de gallo and laced with chipotle sour
cream.
Fried Shrimp
$14.95
7 large shrimp lightly breaded with yellow corn flour, fried to a golden brown. served with rice and a green salad. comes with a side
of our poblano pepper dipping sauce.
Fried Tilapia
$12.50
filet of tilapia lightly breaded with yellow corn flour. served with rice and a green salad. comes with a side of garlic butter.
Enchiladas
Original
$10.95
queso, chicken or beef fajita enchiladas. served with beans and rice
Roja
$10.95
filled with panela cheese covered with enchilada red sauce. garnished with queso fresco, rice and beans
Red Enchilada And Pollo Mixto
$10.95
one cheese enchilada and one chicken enchilada
Asada With Onions Tomatillo
$11.50
chunks of carne asada topped with our salsa verde sauce. comes with rice and beans.
Tacos
Tacos De Asada
$9.50
3 tacos filled with carne asada, fresh diced onions and cilantro. comes with side of guacamole, pico de gallo, beans and rice.
Tacos De Pastor
$8.95
our marinated pork in achiote, pineapple and our secret seasonings served with fresh diced onions and cilantro.
comes with side of guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans.
Tacos De Chicken
$8.95
3 corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken, fresh diced onions and cilantro. comes with guacamole, pico de gallo,
beans and rice
Tacos De Fajita
$9.50
your choice of chicken or beef fajita meat seasoned with rafas secret ingredients, fresh diced onions and cilantro
Nuestros Postres-desserts
Tres Leches
$4.95Plantain Empanada
$6.00Oreo Cookie Cheesecake
$6.00Crepes Extasis
$6.50Pueblas Sweet Potato Mousse
$7.50Egg White Flan
$4.75Tres Leches
$4.95Plantain Empanada
$6.00Oreo Cookie Cheesecake
$6.00Crepes Extasis
$6.50Pueblas Sweet Potato Mousse
$7.50Egg White Flan
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General Info
About Us
Café Red Onion has one of Houston's unique culinary concepts with its "LATIN FUSION" of flavors. Offering you a non-smoking environment, Caribbean decor, rave reviews, top ten chefs and professional staff, it's a perfect setting for a memorable culinary experience.
The company was founded in 1995, when it first opened it's 600 sq ft of catering space in 1922 West 18th St. What started as a catering and to-go idea in this 5 stool location has become one of Houston's finest bringing out the concept of new Latino Fusion of Caribbean flavors.
Cafe Red Onion has been a top restaurant in a very competitive Houston market and our goal is to stay competitive in the years to come, and extend our family of employees with the growth opportunity as we approach the next level...franchising.
Colorful, an extraordinary culinary adventure
“Colorful” is perhaps the best word to describe the offerings served at Café Red Onion, a blend of foods from Mexico and Central America. The culinary melting pot begins with the one-of-a-kind pineapple salsa and plantain chips and ends (at least it should) with the chocolate empanada. Owner and chef Rafael Galindo, a native of Honduras, not only melds many different Latin cuisines but he’s also a master of presentation, using strips of red tortilla as a decorative, edible confetti and stacking everything so neatly on the plate that you almost want to leave it undisturbed. Some of the many signature dishes include the medallions of beef Colombia, which have been encrusted with coffee beans, giving them an unusual smoky, roasted note, and the cream of roasted poblano and chicken soup, thick with large chunks of chicken and kernels of corn. Each dish is so different in taste and presentation that it makes for an extraordinary culinary adventure.
Refined and Classy
"The place is so refined and classy, it reminded me of a South American version of Redwood Grill. But the kicker is that the prices are not that high. Most of the main dishes, or "South of the Border Plates," as they are called, run in the $8 to $11 range with the "From the Grill steaks and fajitas not much more. Top price on the grill menu is the Jalapeno Steak at $13.95 and top price on the "House Specialties" is the Southwest Snapper at $14.75."
Latin American Fusion
"For those of you who think this is a Tex-Mex restaurant... WRONG!
This is a fusion of latin american cuisine and in my opinion, one of Houston's finer restaurants. Not only is the food presentation exquisite, it is delicious. I love the chef's use of mango in the appetizers, main course, and dessert."