- Jefe Birkner, Chef/Owner
Antojitos
Chili Dusted Calamari
- With chipotle mayonnaise
- 7.50
Multi-Color Corn Chips
- House-made salsa with fresh and dried chiles
- 3.95
- Nopalito salsa and house-made guacamole
- 5.50
Queso Fundido
- Melted Mexican & mozzarella cheeses, chorizo
- sausage, poblano chiles, & warm corn tortillas
- 6.95
Southwestern Gravlax Salad
- House cured Salmon, finished w/tequila, lime & cilantro. Served with mixed greens, candied pecans and housemade cilantro vinagrette
- 9.50
Camarones Mojo de Ajo
- Large white Mexican prawns sautéed with
- garlic & chipotles
- 9.50
Chipotle Onion Rings
- Hand sliced white onions
- with paprika, cumin, garlic and chipotles
- 6.50
Quesadillas!
- Pan-seared fresh corn tortillas, Mexican
- cheese, guacamole & nopalito salsa
- 6.50
- With garlic sautee'ed mushrooms
- 7.95
- With grilled Yucatan spice-rubbed chicken
- 7.95
- With pulled pork & apple chutney
- 7.95
- With grilled Yucatan spice-rubbed prawns
- 9.50
Lone Star Chili
- Very slow simmered. No beans. No distractions.
- Walla Walla grass-fed beef, tomatoes, onions, &
- topped with a radish slice.
- Cup
- 4.95
- Bowl
- 5.95
Comidas Especiales
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Mexicali Chicken Fried Steak
- Tender beef, country gravy, chipotle mashed potatoes, & fresh vegetables
- 12.50
- Try it with spicy Mushroon Gravy
- 13.50
Camarones Mojo de Ajo
- Large white Mexican prawns sautéed with garlic & chipotles. Served with chipotle mashed potatoes, & fresh vegetables
- 14.50
- Try it with spicy Mushroon Gravy
- 13.50
Cowboy Skirt Steak
- Grass-fed Washington skirt steak rubbed with Southwestern spices and grilled over an open flame, fresh vegetables and jicama slaw
- 14.95
Country Pork Chop w/Jalopeno Orange Glaze
- Natural Pork from Thundering Hooves grilled over an open flame, fresh vegetables and jicama slaw
- 14.50
Ghost Chile rubbed Top Sirloin
- Grass-fed Washington raised top sirloin rubbed with ghost chiles and other spices, grilled over an open flame, topped with chipotle glaze, served with fresh vegetables, beans and jicama slaw
- 15.50
Vegetarian Combination
- Tortilla Casserole, sautéed vegetables and Texas Caviar, served with beans and rice
- 12.50
House Made Meatloaf
- Mix of Pork Sausage and Grass-fed Beef with peppers, onions and a dash of chipotle glaze. Spring vegetables, chipotle mashed potatoes and country gravy
- 13.50
- Try it with spicy Mushroon Gravy
- 14.50
Taco & Enchilada Plates
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All served with beans & rice.
Tacos Especial
- Soft, warm corn tortillas with choice of meats
- 11.95
- Vegetarian
- 10.95
Enchiladas
- Soft, warm corn tortillas coated in house-
- made enchilada sauce, melted cheese,
- guacamole, & choice of meats
- 13.50
- Vegetarian
- 12.50
Fillings
Pollo en Mole
- Northwest natural chicken with traditional dark mole
Texas Pot Roast
- Beer-braised, grass-fed Washington beef, garlic, tomatillos, & chipotle chiles
Southwestern Pulled Pork
- Brown sugar molasses-braised natural pork shoulder, chili seasonings, & Utah Basin rock salt
Calabacito Stew--vegetarian (vegan by request)
- Slowly simmered fresh zucchini, tomato, poblano chiles, & fresh-shucked corn
Substantial Sides
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Beans & Rice
- Please see Specials Board for our
- daily selection
- 4.50
Chipotle Mashed Potatoes
- Chunky pepper-studded new potatoes
- Available with white gravy
- 4.50
Spring Vegetables
- Changes to take advantage of
- the bounty of our region
- 4.50
Texas Caviar
- Black-eyed peas salad with corn,
- red peppers, & garlic-chile vinaigrette
- 4.50
Desserts
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Hill Country Banana Pudding
- Creamy banana pudding with sliced banana
- & vanilla wafer layers
- 6.50
Mexican Decadence
- Flourless chocolate cake, gentle addition of chipotle
- with raspberry sauce
- 5.95
Sopapilla
- Light and airy fried dough, like a Mexican doughnut
- served with warm honey butter
- 5.95
Caffe Appassionato Coffee
- Cantina Blend, organic, shade grown,
- & roasted in Ballard
- 1.95
Drink Specials
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Margaritas
- Classico: Cuervo Classico Tequila &
- fresh citrus
- 6.95
- El Jefe: Don Julio Reposado, Grand Marnier,
- & fresh citrus, rimmed with Murray River salt
- 13.95
Tequillas for Sipping
- 100% agave, aged at least 1 year
- 1800 Anejo
- 18.50
- Reposado (rested) aged 2 to 12 months
- Don Julio Reposado
- 9.95
On Tap
- Hales Cantina IPA
- 3.50
Mexican Beer
- Tecate, Dos Equis
- 3.95
Texas Bottled Beer
- Shiner Bock
- 3.95
Wines
- Glass Bottle
- Avery Lane Johannesburg Riesling
- Columbia Valley
- 5.95 21.50
- Firesteed Pinot Gris
- Willamette Valley
- 6.95 23.95
- Oak Knoll Chardonnay
- Willamette Valley
- 6.50 22.50
- Barrelstone Syrah
- Columbia Valley
- 6.95 23.95
- Sagelands Cabernet Sauvignon
- Columbia Valley
- 6.95 23.95
Sodas, etc...
- Texas Favorites
- RC Cola, Diet Rite
- 2.50
- Lemonade, Iced Tea
- 2.50
Special Thanks to...
Caffe AppassionatoEcoKind Design
Hale’s Brewery
The Restaurant Group
Thundering Hooves family farm