Chef Rick Bayless' always busy flagship where creative Mexican fare is served in a festive space.
“Chef Rick Bayless' always busy flagship where creative Mexican fare is served in a festive space.”
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Mashed Michoacan avocados, tomato, serrano chile, cilantro, lime served with homemade tortilla chips, three chile salsa & roasted tomatillo salsa
Crispy corn masa "turnovers" filled with artisan Jack cheese & epazote, avocado-tomatillo salsa
Artisan greens, grilled garlic-chive dressing (green chile lime), Jack cheese, buttery black pepper croutons
Sweet corn tamales steamed in banana leaves, fried corn esquites (butter, epazote, lime), homemade crema & anejo cheese, smoky powdered chile (guajillo, chipotle)
Crispy little corn masa "boats," black bean & plantain filling, roasted tomato-serrano sauce, crema, fresco cheese
Crispy masa yucatan-round pork picadillo (peanut, raisin), smoky spice (chipotle), roasted guajillo salsa
Dark broth with pasilla, smoked chicken, avocado, artisan Jack cheese, homemade crema, crispy tortilla strips
Crispy corn masa "turnovers" filled with artisan Jack cheese & epazote, avocado-tomatillo salsa
Crispy corn masa "boats", brisket bean filling, roasted tomato-serrano sauce, avocado, fresco cheese
Samuels artisan Jack cheese, roasted peppers, homemade chorizo, heirloom corn tortillas
Crispy smoked chicken taquitos, black beans, classic guacamole, roasted tomato-serrano salsa, fresco cheese
Mashed Michoacan avocados, tomato, serrano chile, cilantro, lime served with homemade tortilla chips, three chile salsa & roasted tomatillo salsa
Pacific albacore, lime, tomatoes, olives, cilantro, green chile
Pacific albacore, avocado, cucumber, jicama, serranos, onion & cilantro, chile arbol adobo verde
Florida pink shrimp, Huachinango, bay scallops, jicama, avocado, lime, mango-habanero salsa
Pacific albacore, lime, tomatoes, olives, cilantro, green chile
Loch Duart Salmon, spicy, herb-y Broth, avocado, cucumber, jicama, serranos, onion & cilantro
Florida pink shrimp, tangy-spicy Mexican cocktail sauce, avocado, jicama, cucumber, cilantro, lime
Classic Frontera Ceviche, Coctel de Camaron, Aguachile De Salmon
Shucked to order, Tomatillo-habanero "mignonette", smoky chipotle-garlic salsa, lime. Ask server for today's selection | half $29 | Full $49
One dozen oysters, Classic Frontera Ceviche, Aguachile de Salmon, Coctel de Camaron, Tomatillo-habanero "mignonette", smoky chipotle-garlic salsa, Mexican limes | half $38 | Full $70
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Green beans with chiles toreados, sesame & peanuts
Grilled local broccoli, cashew salsa macha (red chile, cashew, roasted garlic, olive oil), queso anejo
Garlic & crispy onions
Three chile & roasted tomatillo
Homemade crema & fresh cheese
Anejo cheese, knob onions
Nichols Farm cauliflower, poblano crema, gooey cheese
Lime, coarse salt
Lime
Three chile & roasted tomatillo
Homemade crema & fresh cheese
Anejo cheese, knob onions
Lime
CELEBRATING FLAVORING OF WINTER (Featured dishes are highlighted in red)
Wood-grilled mushroom marinated with spices, garlic & agave nectar. Tortillas of Mexican organic heirloom corn, poblano rajas, black beans, two salsas
Creamy yuca tamal with braised greens filling, pumpkin-ancho mole, roasted and grilled calabaza de Castilla and manga (taro), crunchy pumpkin seeds, epazote
Homemade corn tortillas with portobello mushrooms, onions, homemade mole poblano (27 ingredients), crunchy garnishes
Griddled flour tortillas with Samuel's artisan Jack cheese, Guacamole, two salsas, black beans, Little Gem salad (Choice of roasted poblano -OR- grilled portobello mushroom)
Crispy eggplant, velvety black bean sauce (epazote, guajillo chile, garlic), golden plantains, herby chochoyotes (masa dumplings), crispy epazote
Mexican garbanzos, Gunthorp Farms pig & housemade chorizo, duck confit, chiles, roasted garlic, corn tortilla croutons, cilantro
Wood-grilled Amish chicken, guajillo-serrano sauce, brown-butter butternut squash, brussels sprouts, fried chile cranberries
Wood grilled Faroe Islands salmon, peanut mole (peanut, sesame, tomatoes, peanuts, sweet spices, guajillo chile), grilled cauliflower florets with toasted peanut oil
Crispy masa sope (shrimp, scallops, mussels, calamari), saffron hominy. Crunchy fresh garlic, serranos, lime, Mexican oregano
Wood-grilled Florida pink shrimp, cashew salsa macha (red chile, peanuts, garlic, olive oil, rich lobster broth), grilled cauliflower florets, toasted knob onions
Griddled flour tortillas, braised Gunthorp Farms pork shoulder rib, roasted tomato-serrano sauce, Samuel's artisan cheese, black beans
Habanero-marinated Creekstone Farms classic guajillo chile sauce, grilled knob onions, golden potatoes, grilled Brussels, Bayless garden pak choy
Gunthorp Farms pasture-raised duck carnitas, black bean-arbol chile salsa, chiles toreados, black bean tamales
Homemade corn tortillas, braised chicken, mole poblano, black beans
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