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PICANTE
Picante
1328 6th St
Berkeley, CA 94710
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Main Menu
Party Platters
Main Menu
From the Bar
drinks of the house from our full bar
margarita
$12.00
Cimarron tequila, limonada, fresh lime, triple sec, lime wedge, served on a king cube
la hermana
$14.00
Herradura plata tequila, Combier, fresh lemon and lime, lime wheel, served up
mexcal old fashioned
$14.00
Rayu mezcal, Xocolati Mole bitters, simple syrup, orange peel, served on king cube
carajillo
$13.00
Espresso, Licor 43, orange peel served on a king cube
t and t
$13.00
Cimmaron tequila, lime, tonic, served on a king cube
apparent sour
$13.00
Finlandia vodka, Aperol, St. Germaine Elderflower, fresh lime, orange peel, served up
negroni
$13.00
Ford's gin, Campari, Cappelletti, orange twist, served on king cube
daquiri
$13.00
Royal Standard rum, Maraschino, grapefruit juice, lime juice, cherry, served up
el boulevard
$13.00
Sazerac rye, Campari, Dolin sweet vermouth, orange peel, served on king cube
Beer and Wine
Mexican bottled beers
$5.00
Corona, Corona Light, Dos Equis Lager, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo, Pacifico
Heineken 0%
$5.00
non-alcoholic
beers on tap
$8.00
Calidad, Modelo Especial, Fieldwork Pulp IPA, Altamont Rich Mahogany, Faction Penski, Del Cielo Coqueta, Fort Point KSA
wines by the glass
from Spain
- Cava sparkling, Tempranillo rosé $10.00
- Albariño white, Rioja Tempranillo red $12.00
Drinks from Mexico
aguas frescas
$5.00
seasonal flavors
Jarritos
$4.00
strawberry, mandarin, or lime
Mexican Coca-Cola or Squirt
$4.00
glass bottle with real cane sugar
Agua de Piedra
$3.00
sparkling mineral water
Soft Drinks
soda fountain
$3.00
locally made with pure cane sugar Hangar 25 Cola, Oaktown Root Beer, Cable Car Lemon Lime, Lost Island Ginger Beer, Alameda Point Meyer Lemonade, Sparkling Grapefruit
Iced Tea
$5.00
house-brewed
apple juice
$4.00
Martinelli's
still water
$3.00
Crystal Geyser in glass
Hot Drinks
proudly serving Mr. Espresso coffee
cafe de olla
$5.00
coffee with cinnamon, piloncillo, and orange
espresso
$3.00cappuccino
$4.00
whole or oat milk
latte
$5.00
whole or oat milk
mocha
$6.00
whole or oat milk
drip coffee
$3.00tea
$3.00
english breakfast or chamomile
Antojitos
guacamole and chips
$11.00
avocado, tomato, onion, serrano chile and cilantro
sikil pa'k and chips
$11.00
toasted pumpkin seed dip
three dips and chips
$14.00
guacamole, sikil pa'k, mango-jicama salsa
just chips
$3.00
house-made, thick and crispy
empanadas
$12.00
poblano chile and Oaxacan cheese
shrimp cocktail
$17.00
gulf shrimp in spicy tomato sauce
escabeche
$4.00
pickeled carrot, zucchini, cauliflower and jalapeño
corn quesadillas
$7.00
salsa fresca on the side
- add chicken, steak, or carnitas
- $7.00
flour quesadillas
$7.00
salsa fresca on the side
- add chicken, steak, or carnitas
- $7.00
Nachos
classic
melted cheese on house-made chips, jalapeños, salsa fresca, choice of beans
- half $10.00
- full $13.00
- add chicken, steak, or carnitas
- $7.00
super nachos
includes guacamole & crema
- half $13.00
- full $18.00
- add chicken, steak, or carnitas
- $7.00
Special Plates
grilled chicken
$21.00
pollo asado-style with four tortillas, rice and black, pinto or refried beans
manchamanteles
$22.00
chicken in pineapple-chile sauce, onion-cilantro relish with four tortillas, rice and black, pinto or refried beans
flautas
$17.00
chicken-filled flour tortillas with guacamole, queso, crema, and black, pinto or refried beans
chile verde
$20.00
grilled pork in tomatillo-ahaheim chile sauce, queso fresco with four tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans
shrimp diablos
$26.00
gulf shrimp in chipotle sauce with sauteéd chayote-squash, white rice, with four tortillas
pescado veracruzana
$25.00
cod filet with tomato, olive, jalepeño, capers, white rice, four tortillas, and black, pinto or refried beans
chile relleno
Oaxacan cheese in roasted poblano chile with four tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans
- $21.00
- a la carte $13.00
grilled skirt steak
$24.00
Niman Ranch carne asada-style with four tortillas, rice and black, pinto or refried beans
rajas con papas
$19.00
roasted poblano chile and onion strips, potatoes, queso fresco with four tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans
Enchiladas
three to an order
verdes
$15.00
three chicken enchiladas in tomatillo-serrano sauce, queso fresco, crema
mole
$15.00
three chicken enchiladas in mole poblano (contains peanuts)
de la plaza
$15.00
three carrot, zucchini and potato enchiladas in ancho-guajillo chile sauce atop rolled corn tortillas, queso fresco
Tamales
served a la carte
pork
norteños style pork tamale with guajillo chile sauce
- each $6.00
vegetable
butternut squash & poblano chiles in avocado-tomatillo sauce
- each $6.00
chicken verde
chicken simmered in tomatillo-serrano sauce
- each $6.00
Salads
green salad
$6.00
garden lettuce, carrot, jicama, radish, toasted pumpkin seed, pineapple vinaigrette
caesar salad
$12.00
little gems, croutons and parmesan cheese (contains raw eggs)
- add grilled chicken
- $7.00
tostada salad
$12.00
crispy corn or flour tortillas covered with black, pinto, or refried beans, romaine lettuce, cabbage, carrot, radish, jicama, queso fresco, pineapple vinaigrette
- add chicken, manchamanteles, carnitas, chile verde, cochinita pibil, chorizo con papas, rajas con papas, legumbres picadillo, steak, fish, or shrimp
- $7.00
Soups
azteca
$16.00
chicken simmered in roasted tomato and pasilla negro chile broth with avocado, cotija cheese, and crispy tortilla strips
verde
$16.00
sorrel, ground pumpkin seed, tomatillo purée with hominy, avocado, crispy tortilla strips, and sunflower seed sprouts
pozole rojo
$16.00
pork and hominy simmered in guajillo chile broth, cabbage, lime, onion, radish, and crispy tortilla strips
Tacos
served a la carte
fish
$6.00
beer-battered cod filet, mango jicama salsa, white cabbage
shrimp
$6.00
beer-battered shrimp, mango-jicama salsa, white cabbage
grilled chicken
$6.00
pollo asado-style, guacamole
manchamanteles
$6.00
chicken in pineapple-chile sauce, onion-cilantro relish
cochinita pibil
$6.00
Yucatecan pork cooked in a banana leaf, habañero onions
carnitas
$6.00
slow-cooked pork, guacamole, onion-cilantro relish
chile verde
$6.00
grilled pork in tomatillo-anaheim chile sauce, queso fresco
grilled skirt steak
$6.00
Niman Ranch carne asada-style, guacamole
rajas con papas
$6.00
roasted poblano chile and onion strips, potatoes, queso fresco
legumbres picadillo
$6.00
carrot, zucchini, potato in an ancho-guajillo chile sauce, queso fresco
Burritos or Bowls
rice + choice of beans in a flour tortilla or bowl (burrito bowls are gluten-free except fish and shrimp)
fish
$13.00
beer-battered cod filet with mango-jicama salsa, white cabbage
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
shrimp
$13.00
beer-battered shrimp with mango-jicama salsa, white cabbage
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
grilled chicken
$13.00
pollo asado-style, guacamole
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
manchamanteles
$13.00
chicken in pineapple-chile sauce, onion-cilantro relish
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
cochinita pibil
$13.00
Yucatecan pork cooked in banana leaf, habañero onions
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
carnitas
$13.00
slow-cooked pork, guacamole, onion-cilantro relish
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
chile verde
$13.00
grilled pork in tomatillo-anaheim chile sauce, queso fresco
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
chorizo y papas
$13.00
spicy mexican sausage and potatoes, onion-cilantro relish
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
grilled skirt steak
$13.00
Niman Ranch carne asada-style, guacamole
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
rajas con papas
$13.00
roasted poblano chile and onion strips, potatoes
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
legumbres picadillo
$13.00
carrot, zucchini, potato in ancho chile sauce
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
rice & bean
$10.00
rice, black, pinto, or refried beans + salsa fresca
- add guacamole, cheese, and crema
- $4.00
- add green, red, or mole sauce
- $4.00
Sides
rice
$4.00beans
$4.00
black, pinto, refried
tortillas
$5.00
four house-made corn tortillas
salsitas
$2.00
verde, chipotle roja, habañero, morita
Desserts
all are house-made
flan
$7.00
silky custard with caramel sauce
rice pudding
$7.00
spiced with cinnamon and vanilla
cookie
$3.00
chocolate chip
Kid Quesadillas
corn quesadillas
$7.00
salsa fresca on the side
- add chicken, steak, or carnitas
- $7.00
flour quesadillas
$7.00
two grilled flour tortillas with cheese + salsa fresca on the side
- add chicken, steak, or carnitas
- $7.00
Kid Burritos
filling + Mexican red rice + choice of beans in a flour tortilla
rice & beans
$6.00
vegetarians: order black or pinto beans
beans & cheese
$7.00
vegetarians: order black or pinto beans
cheese, rice & beans
$8.00
vegetarians: order black or pinto beans
grilled chicken, rice & beans
$9.00grilled steak, rice & beans
$11.00Kid Plates
served with rice, choice of beans + handmade corn tortillas
pork tamale
$10.00
norteños style pork in guajillo chile sauce with two tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans
vegetable tamale
$10.00
butternut squash & poblano chiles in avocado-tomatillo sauce with two tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans
chicken plate
$11.00
pollo asado-style with two tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans
grilled skirt steak
$12.00
Niman Ranch carne asada-style with two tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans
rice and bean plate
$8.00
two tortillas, rice, and black, pinto or refried beans vegetarians: order black or pinto
Platter Options
Call 510-525-3121 and ask for a manager to place your party platter order.
Burritos
Twenty burrito halves with your choice of filling—up to two fillings per platter. Super burritos include added guacamole, cheese and crema.
- regular $128.00
- super adds guac, queso and crema $165.00
Grilled Shrimp Skewers
Grilled shrimp served with a chipotle cocktail sauce (30 skewers, serves 15)
- $103.00
Fruit Platter
Pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes and organic strawberries beautifully arranged (serves 15)
- $49.00
Chicken Skewer Platter
Grilled chicken served with a spicy chipotle-peanut sauce (30 skewers, serves 15)
- $70.00
Vegetables and Avocado Salsa
Carrots, jicama, cucumber, and watermelon radishes served with avocado salsa (serves 10)
- $49.00
Corn Tortilla Chips and Dips
House-made non-gmo corn tortilla chips and fresh guacamole or salsa fresca (serves 10)
- with fresh guacamole $49.00
- with salsa $32.00
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Mexican
Vegan
Vegetarian
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 8:00pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 8:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 8:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 8:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 8:00pm
Sunday:
11:00am - 8:00pm
Additional Information:
We are open for drive-thru service as well as outdoor patio dining at the parking lot at Sixth and Camelia Streets. Order online at picanteberkeley.com or by calling 510.525.3121
About Us
Picante celebrates the regional flavors, traditions and artistry of Mexico. Our food is made from scratch and served quickly in a place that is as affordable as it is friendly. Our large dining room has ample room to accommodate your large group, or you can relax and enjoy a margarita on our tropical garden patio.Picante takes pride in carrying on classic Mexican cooking techniques and ingredients in a place that is as affordable as it is friendly. Beginning with tortillas made from fresh masa delivered daily, Picante's menu explores the six regions of Mexico, bringing cuisine rich in tradition and big in flavor. With locally sourced, sustainable ingredients, the essence of real Mexican cuisine is captured with humble simplicity.