two picaditas topped with red sauce, queso fresco, onion, and grilled shrimp.
Queso Fundido Tamiahua
$8.95
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
$8.95
six almond-crusted oysters crisped to perfection. just like pedro's mom used to make. served with crema huasteca sauce.
Jarochitas
$8.95
sometimes called "mexican egg rolls". deep-fried flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, chicken, and tart spinach. served with crema huasteca sauce. very yummy
Side Sauces
$2.50
huasteco cream sauce, pipian, crema totonaca, or mole.
Queso Dip
melted queso amarillo.
Small$4.25
Large$6.95
Bottle Caps
$5.95
welve crispy slices of jalapeno hand-dipped in panko. serve with queso sauce. great for sharing!
Queso Compuesto
$8.50
bowl of melted queso amarillo served with guacamole, pico de gallo, beef and sour cream.
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.
Large$9.50
Small$6.95
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!
Large$13.50
Small$9.95
Salads
Cactus Salad Of The Desert
a generous bed of baby greens, cactus, corn, tomato, and mango. served with epazote vinaigrette on the side.
$8.95
With Chicken Add$2.50
With Shrimp Add$3.50
Ensalata De Huerta
$4.95
garden salad with baby greens, tomato, and queso fresco. choice of homemade huasteco dressing or epazote vinaigrette.
Boca Del Rio
$13.50
baby greens, chicken breast and shrimp. choice of our homemade huasteco dressing or epazote vinaigrette.
Chicken - Pollo
Pipian
$12.95
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
$12.95
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
$12.95
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
$12.95
a grilled chicken breast topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickled jalapenos. served with our delicious mexican rice and a salad. mucho festive
Mayan Chicken Breast
$12.95
a breaded chicken breast marinated in mayan spices. served with huasteco cream sauce, calabacitas and papas olmecas.
Mole Xiqueno
$12.95
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 xiqeno 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
$12.95
our chili relleno is made with marinated seeded jalapenos 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
$12.95
sirloin asada served with two chicken enchiladas topped with queso fresco, fried plantain, and black beans.
Carne Asada Veracruzana
$12.95
grilled sirloin topped with salsa roja de veracruz. served with chiliquiles, black beans, and garnish.
Cecina
$12.95
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 jalapenos. served with our delicious mexican rice and a salad. muy delicious, for extra festivities
$12.95
Add Grilled Shrimp$3.50
Jalapa-style Beef Chili Relleno
$12.95
jalapa, veracruz, is where the jalapeno originated. our chili relleno is made with marinated seeded jalapenos 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
$12.95
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 Norteno
$12.95
port loin marinated in mayan spices and tomato sauce. served with chiliquiles and black beans.
Seafood
For Ultimate Freshness, Our Selection Of The Best And Flakiest White Fish Available Will Change Seasonally.
Pescado Almendrada
$14.95
almond-crusted white fish fillet served with papas olmecas, mixed vegetables, and garnish.
Camarones Enchipotlados
$14.95
eight grilled shrimp topped with chipotle sauce. served with rice, calabacitas, and garnish.
Pescado Xanath
$15.95
fresh white fish fillet stuffed with shrimp and crab. served with two cheese enchiladas, black beans, and garnish.
Shrimp Fajitas
$16.95
served with black beans, rice, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and tortillas.
La Veracruzana
$14.95
pan-seared white fish fillet topped with salsa roja de veracruz. served with rice and mixed vegetables.
Scallops And Shrimp Catemaco
$15.95
pan-seared scallops and shrimp topped with a zesty tomato-based mushroom wine sauce. served with our delicious mexican rice and calabacitas
Authentic Blue Corn Enchiladas
Enchiladas Suizas
$10.95
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, with spinach, chicken or beef, add $2.50.
$9.50
With Shrimp Add$3.50
Enchiladas Mexicanitas
$10.95
three blue corn chicken enchiladas topped with huasteca red sauce, queso fresco and sliced onion. served with rice, black beans, and garnish.
Enchiladas Del Jardin
$10.50
three blue corn veggie enchiladas topped with huasteca red sauce and queso fresco. served with rice, black beans and garnish.
Enchiladas De Mole Xiqueno
$10.95
three blue corn chicken enchiladas topped with our homemade mole xiqueno and queso fresco. served with rice and black beans.
Enchiladas A La Parrilla
$11.95
two blue corn chicken enchiladas stuffed with grilled onions and chicken fajita or beef fajita. topped with queso fundido, sour cream and your choice of red or green sauce. served with rice and black beans.
Tamales Veracruzanos
Tamales Veracruzanos
$10.95
two tamales prepared in the way of the mayan countries, wrapped in hojas de platano. served with rice, black beans and garnish., choice of veggie, chicken or pork.
Vera-tex
This Section Of The Menu Was So Much Fun To Create. We Imagined An Aztec, A Mayan And A Texan Having A Cook-out Using Ingredients Traditional To Veracruz. It's Veracruz Cuisine With A Texas Twist
The Peace Pipe
$12.95
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
$10.95
three crispy blue corn tacos stuffed with shredded beef or chicken, lettuce, tomato, and queso fresco. served with black beans and rice
Montezuma's Fish Tacos
$13.95
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)
$13.95
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.
Coccitos Azules (blue Corn Flautas)
$11.95
three chicken or beef flautas topped with sour cream, lettuce, tomato, cilantro, and queso fesco. served with black beans, rice, and sliced avocado
El Borracho Del Pueblo (town Drunk)
$12.95
sirloin steak asada marinated in tequila and lime juice topped with grilled onions and a jalapeno pepper. served with one cheese enchilada, one gordita, and black beans
Gimmie A Chimi
$11.95
fajita beef or fajita chicken chimichanga topped with queso sauce. served with rice and beans and guacamole.
La Racherita
$8.50
one crispy taco (shredded beef or chicken) and one bean tostada topped with chile con queso. served with a side of rice.
Bean And Cheese Nachos
$9.95
served with sides of sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
Mountain High Tostadas
$10.95
three shredded beef or chicken tostadas layered with black beans, lettuce, queso fresco, sour cream, and sliced avocado.
Nathan's Awesome Nachos
this large portion of grilled beef and chicken nachos should fill up any true texan.
$11.95
Substitute Shrimp, Add$3.50
First Course
choose one:
Cactus Salad
Baby greens, cactus, corn, tomato, and mango served with side of Epazote vinaigrette
Roberto's Dessert Soup
Cactus, squash, beans, hominy, corn, onion, epazote, tomato, and corn chips. Served with rice
Second Course
choose one:
Sopas
Bean and cheese soft masa cake topped with red sauce, beans and queso fresco
Jarochitas
Two deep-fried flour tortillas filled with cheese, chicken and spinach. Served with crema huasteca
Tamale Bites
Three pork tamales
Third Course
choose one:
Chile en Nogada
Poblano pepper filled with ground beef, almonds, spices, topped with pecan cream sauce and pomegranate seeds
Snapper Veracruzana
Pan-seared Red Snapper fillet topped with salsa roja. Served with rice and mixed vegetables
Personal Fajitas
Choice of veggie, chicken, beef or pork. Grilled bell peppers, onion, mushrooms with a side of beans, rice, guacamole and pico de gallo
This is where conquistador Hernán Cortez landed in 1519 and established the first Spanish city in the New World, and Europeans have flowed into Veracruz ever since. The European presence has contributed its flavor to the stunning colonial architecture and the vibrant cafe culture, with its world-class music and food.