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Last Update: 2025-03-14


BotanasMexican Tapas, Ideal For Sharing (Though You May Not Want To)

Hongos Al Ajillo "Primos"

$8.50

sautéed mushrooms in garlic, served with bread

Rajas Con Queso Y Crema

$7.50

poblano pepper with cheese and cream, served with corn or flour tortillas

Cazuelas

Price may varies

casseroles, served with corn or flour tortillas. choose:

Cazuelas

$8.50

melted cheese

Cazuelas

$10.50

melted cheese with sausage

Cazuelas

$10.50

melted cheese with mushrooms

Patatas Bravas

$3.50

spanish-style potatoes with spicy tomato sauce

Perejil Frito Con Limón

$2.00

fried parsley with lime juice

Nachos

$4.00

with refried beans, chihuahua cheese, and a slice of jalapeño

Guacamole & Chips

$7.00

Chips & Salsa

$5.00

Spinach Flour Chips & Salsa

$5.50

Esquites

$3.00

fresh corn with mayo, lime, chile piquín, and añejo cheese

Montadito De Jamón Serrano Y Queso Manchego

$6.00

spanish ham on grilled open-face bread with olive oil, garlic, manchego cheese, a touch of parsley and minced serrano pepper


Sopas Y EnsaladasSoups And Salads, Super Fresh And Packed With Flavor.

Sopa De Cilantro

$4.50

chicken-based cilantro soup with pumpkins, onion, and serrano peppers, garnished with sour cream, fresco cheese, and tortilla strips

Sopa De Lentejas

$4.50

tomato-based lentil soup, with chistorra (spanish sausage), chorizo (mexican sausage), and bacon, sprinkled with parsley

Sopa De Tortilla

$4.50

chicken-based corn tortilla soup, blended with poblano peppers, onion, tomato, and cilantro, topped with cheese and corn tortilla strips

Ensalada "La Cuchara"

$5.50

apple, jicama, red onion, lettuce, tomato, and pecans

Ensalada De Melón, Arugula, Y Jamón Serrano

$6.00

cantaloupe, arugula, and spanish ham

Ensalada De Jitomate Con Oaxaca

$4.50

tomato salad with oaxaca cheese


QuesadillasMelted Perfection, Folded In A Corn Or Flour Tortilla.

Queso Chihuahua

$3.50

chihuahua cheese

Queso Con Chorizo

$4.00

mexican sausage with chihuahua cheese

Hongos Con Queso

$4.00

mushrooms with chihuahua cheese

Rajas Con Queso

$4.00

poblano peppers with chihuahua cheese

Vegetariana

$4.00

spinach, mushroom, chopped white onion, olive oil, and jalapeño pepper


TortasMore Than Your Average Sandwich - Our Tortas Are Layered With Pinto Refried Beans, Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato, And Onion.

Pastor

$6.00

marinated pork

Arrachera

$6.00

grilled skirt steak

Pollo

$6.00

chicken

Chorizo

$6.00

mexican sausage

Chorizo Con Huevo

$6.50

mexican sausage with egg


Specialty TortasSomething Spectacular Between Bread.

"Pepito" De Filete

$7.00

open steak sandwich with refried beans, guacamole, tomato, onion, and chipotle mayo

Milanesa

$7.00

breaded beef with green tomatillo salsa and gratinated emmental cheese

Cubana

$7.00

the king of all sandwiches: turkey, pork meat, smoked ham, provolone cheese, onions, mustard, and pickle

Molletes Con Chistorra

$6.50

open-face sandwich with refried beans, spanish sausage, and gouda cheese, sprinkled with scallions


TacosI Believe We've Met Before Served On A Corn Tortilla With Cilantro And Onions.

Arrachera

$3.00

grilled skirt steak

Pastor

$3.00

marinated pork loin, served with a slice of pineapple

Gringa

$3.00

marinated pork loin, served with chihuahua cheese and a slice of pineapple

Pollo

$3.00

Chicken

$3.00

Chorizo

$3.00

mexican sausage

Chuleta

$5.00

pork chop (order of 2)

Costilla

$5.00

rib (order of 2)

Aguacate

$3.50

avocado bathed in beer and flour, served with lettuce, refried beans, parsley, and our house salsa

Camarón

$3.50

shrimp bathed in beer and flour, served with lettuce, refried beans, parsley, and our house salsa

Pescado

$3.50

fish bathed in beer and flour, served with lettuce, refried beans, parsley, and our house salsa


BurritosFlour Tortilla, Sauteed Green Peppers, Onions, Lettuce, Tomato, Black Refried Beans, Chihuahua Cheese, Sour Cream, Cilantro, Served With Avocado Or Seasoned Red Rice.

Arrachera

$9.50

grilled skirt steak

Pollo

$9.00

chicken

Pastor

$9.50

marinated pork loin, served with a slice of pineapple

Arroz Y Vegetales

$9.00

rice and vegetables


FuertesBe Generous To Your Stomach With One Of Our Hearty Main Dishes.

Filete Parrilla

$14.00

grilled flank steak, caramelized onions, and toreado green peppers, served with french fries

Filete Arriera "Primos"

$17.00

8oz grilled steak with arriera sauce and roasted red peppers, served with french fries

Alambres

Price may varies

kabobs stacked with green and red peppers, pineapple, onions, and mushrooms, served with rice and refried beans. choose:

Alambres

$12.00

vegetariano (with chihuahua cheese)

Alambres

$13.00

rib

Alambres

$13.00

chicken

Alambres

$14.00

steak with bacon

Alambres

$15.00

shrimp with bacon

Oreja De Elefante

$14.00

breaded beef with green tomatillo salsa and gratinated emmental cheese, served with french fries

Chiles Rellenos

Price may varies

stuffed poblano peppers, served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas. choose:

Chiles Rellenos

$13.00

cheese

Chiles Rellenos

$13.50

cheese and mexican sausage

Chiles Rellenos

$13.50

cheese and refried beans


GuarnicionesA Little Something On The Side.

Frijoles Charros

$4.00

mexican "charro" beans, with mexican sausage and bacon

Frijoles Refritos

$2.50

refried pinto beans

Arroz Rojo Con Plátano Frito

$3.50

seasoned red rice and refried plantains

Arroz Rojo Con Huevo

$3.50

seasoned red rice with a fried eggs

Aguacateo

$1.50

avocado

Guacamole

$2.00

Crema

$1.50

sour cream

Papas A La Frances

$3.50

french fries

Chiles Torreados Con Cebolla

$1.50

spicy torreado serrano peppers and onions


BebidasThirsty? Of Course You Are!

Soft Drinks

$2.00

coke, diet coke, sprite, lemonade, cranberry

Mexican Coke

$2.50

bottled

Bottled Water

$2.00

Coffee

$2.00

Hot Tea

$2.50

assorted flavors


PostresTime To Indulge.

Flan

$4.00

Plátanos Con Cajeta Y Nuez

$5.00

banana with goat milk caramel & pecans

Ate Con Queso Manchego

$5.00

quince jelly with manchego cheese

Pastel Del Día

$3.50

cake of the day


Drafts

Miller Light

$4.50

a delicious american light beer

Coors Light

$4.50

another american light beer - also delicious

Pacífico

$5.00

a mexican pilsner-style beer, first brewed in 1900

Blue Moon

$5.00

an american belgian-style witbier, popular among everyone

Fat Tire

$5.00

from fort collins, colorado, this awesome amber ale is new belgium brewery’s flagship brew

Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

$9.00

called "possibly the best ipa in america" by esquire magazine, this imperial ipa is continuously hopped, "allowing for a pungent-but not crushing-hop flavor"


Mexican Bottles

Corona

$5.00

possibly mexico’s most famous beer, this pale lager is great with a slice of lime

Corona Light

$5.00

possibly mexico’s most famous beer with all the fun and half the calories

Victoria

$5.50

a mexican vienna-style lager

Modelo Especial

$5.00

one of mexico’s most popular brews with a growing american presence. if you’re a fan of american lagers, try the mexican equivalent.

Tecate

$4.00

a delicious mexican lager, great as a michelada

Indio

$5.00

described as an oktoberfest-style beer, indio has grown to be a very popular beer on both sides of the border, with toasted malt and caramel aromas and a slightly sweet, fruity finish

Dos XX Especial

$5.00

clean, crisp, and always great with a lime. "stay thirsty, my friends."

Negra Modelo

$6.00

a delicious, creamy, and full-flavored dark brew with a pleasant malt aroma, dry hop flavor, and smooth mellow taste

Bohemia

$5.00

malty and refreshing, this pale lager has more body than your standard domestic


Domestic & European Bottles

Miller Light

$4.50

Coors Light

$4.50

Bud Light

$4.50

Budweiser

$4.50

Heineken

$5.00

Amstel Light

$5.00

Stella Artois

$5.00


American Craft Bottles

Goose Island 312

$5.00

an "urban wheat ale," 312 has made itself as famous and popular as the city and area code it’s named after, with a "spicy aroma of cascade hops followed by a crisp, fruity ale flavor d

Allagash White

$6.00

modeled after a belgian witbier, this brew gets its unique flavor from the addition of both curacao orange peel and coriander

Crispin Cider Original

$5.50

crisp, refreshing, natural hard apple cider that’s great over ice and always gluten free!

Deschutes Mirror Pond

$5.50

a great american pale ale from deschutes brewery in bend, oregon

Lagunitas Pils

$5.50

an american czech-style pilsner

Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’

$6.00

a unique beer "featuring a strong hop finish and a silky body" — great for those who enjoy both ipas and wheat beers

Lakefront Fixed Gear

$5.50

a unique red ale from milwaukee, wisconsin that some say drinks "like an ipa" because of its rather hoppy characteristics

Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout

$5.50

dark and delicious, this milk stout will blow your mind—pour aggressively!

Lost Coast Alleycat Amber

$5.50

a full-flavored amber ale from eureka, california

Ska Mexican Logger Lager

$5.50

an american craft lager that takes its inspiration from mexican lagers

Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale

$7.50

it’s arrogant. if you don’t like arrogance, try something else - you’re probably not ready for this

Two Brothers Prairie Path

$5.50

while light in color, this brew is not light in flavor. brewed with sazz and golden hops in warrenville, il, this beer is crisp, mildly bitter, and also gluten free!

Two Brothers Outlaw Ipa

$5.50

an aggressive and delicious ipa from our friends at two brothers brewery


Specialty CocktailsOur Specialty Cocktail List Has Been Meticulously Designed To Incorporate Exciting New Developments In Mixology. While We Obviously Enjoy Tequila, We've Done Our Best To Incorporate Unique Ingredients And Liquors, All Of Which Help To Make A Diverse And A

Trace Of Scofflaw

$10.00

a play on the traditional scofflaw. buffalo trace bourbon and our house-made pomegranate grenadine, stirred and served up.

The Rude Cosmo

$10.00

a traditional cosmo that will slap you in the face. with a growing demand for unique tequila-based cocktails, la cuchara has decided to play on a traditional recipe, using corazón blanco tequila. the

Dream In Purple

$10.00

generously refreshing. a healthy pour of corazón blanco tequila, sweet cedilla liqueur de açaí, and fresh squeezed lemon juice, shaken and poured over ice.

The Oaxacan Manhattan

$10.00

a play on the traditional manhattan. tanteo cocoa tequila and a dash of chocolate bitters.

La Cuchara Michelada

$7.00

your hangover doesn't stand a chance. we take an ice cold tecate, pour it into a tall salt-rimmed glass, full of even more ice, then add our house-blend michelada mix made with homemade salsa and spi


Margaritas $9

Frida Kahlo’s House Margarita

Price may varies

la cuchara’s house margarita served with frida kahlo tequila blanco, fresh lime juice, a dash of cointreau, and a dash of our house simple syrup. served on the rocks with a salt rim and fresh lime ga

Strawberry Margarita

Price may varies

our standard house margarita infusedwith strawberry liqueur and garnished with a strawberry.

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Margarita

Price may varies

made with a healthy pour of tanteo cocoa tequila, fresh lime juice, agave nectar, and strawberry liqueur. shaken and served in a salt-rimmed glass.

Cucumber Margarita

Price may varies

this margarita gets extra flavor from the cucumber, combined with the warmth of the frida kahlo blanco tequila, fresh squeezed lime juice, and a dash of cointreau. you'll like the humble origins of t

Jalapeño Margarita

Price may varies

our standard house margarita made with frida kahlo blanco tequila that has been infused with fresh jalapeño. add a bit of agave nectar, a dash of cointreau, and fresh lime juice, and you have a refre

Tamarind Margarita

Price may varies

in mexico, the tamarind - a combination of salty, sour, spicy, and sweet flavors - is usually eaten as a candy. this margarita has a fascinating spicy and sweet taste that evolves from the ground chi


White $8

Casa Lapostolle Chardonnay

Price may varies

chile

Graffigna Pinot Grigio

Price may varies

graffigna pinot grigio

Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling

Price may varies

washington

Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc

Price may varies

chile

Freixenet, Brut

Price may varies

spain


Red

Brancott Pinot Noir

$8.00

new zealand

Graffigna Malbec

$9.00

argentina

Night Harvest Merlot

$8.00

california

Finca Flichman Cabernet Sauvignon

$8.00

argentina

Campo Viejo Tempranillo

$8.00

spain

Montes Twins Blend

$8.00

chile

Cline Syrah

$8.00

california

Sledgehammer Zinfandel

$9.00

california


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