Miguel's Cocina y Cantina Menu and Prices

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Fresh avocado, prepared with serrano chiles, cilantro, fresh lime juice and kosher salt. fresh chopped garlic and tomato (by request) . served with house made warm tortilla chips. $8.00-$13.00

$8.00

A classic. Bubbling hot fondue of cheddar, chihuahua and jack cheeses with smoked gouda cream. served with warm flour tortillas.

$10.00

Griddled spicy chipotle shrimp on buttermilk corn cakes with whipped chipotle butter. topped with salsa fresca.

$8.00

My traditional caesar salad from the original recipe in tijuana, mexico. anchovy, roasted garlic, olive oil, queso cotija, egg yolk, cracked pepper and salt. hand-rubbed, whole romaine leaves.

$9.00

Whole romaine hearts rubbed with caesar dressing and charred on the grill. a great flavor and texture combination. I first had this at my buddy nino’s place.

$10.00

A hearty winter salad with spring mix, julienne jicama, blue cheese crumbles, dried craisins, toasted walnuts, almonds and a warm poblano-orange vinaigrette.

$11.00

Shrimp and avocado salad with a light chipotle, cider vinegar and mayo dressing. finished with field greens, set on a red corn tostada and grilled cactus leaf, drizzled with a balsamic reduction.

$8.00

Roasted poblano and corn soup with a slight heat. finished with fresh coriander and a light cream base.

$13.00

Chunks of braised lamb in a rich chile sauce, featuring ancho, pasilla and cascabel chiles. topped with queso fresco, toasted almonds and served with warm flour tortillas.

$8.50

Fidel says simple is better. A roasted poblano, stuffed with queso fresco cheese. Lightly dredged in egg and flour, then flash-fried and served with a fresh pureed roma tomato sauce.

$9.00

Grilled tenderloin, corn, queso chihuahua, mole amarillo.

$9.00

Grilled mexican squash, black bean, corn, grilled scallion and smoked gouda with salsa de huitlacoche.

$8.50

The mexican truffle. roasted corn, smoked gouda and salsa asada.

$11.00

Slow-roasted chipotle achiote pork with pineapple-jicama salsa.

$11.00

Griddle seared tilapia, marinated in chipotle, topped with pickled cabbage, tomatillo salsa and baja sauce.

$21.00

Pan seared rockfish with jumbo lump and vegetable salsa. coconut-lime serrano broth, agave rice and snow peas.

$20.00

Beef tenderloin stuffed with spinach, smoked gouda and huitlacoche, rolled in medallions. green chile sauce, epazote pesto mash and sauteed red chard.

$17.00

Smoked, fresh turkey breast with my favorite peanut based mole. Savory roasted garlic and thyme bread pudding.

$11.00

Our famous dry-rubbed back angus brisket, shredded on a red corn tortilla with refried beans, romaine, pico de gallo, serrano, avocado, queso cotija and crema.

$16.00

Grilled Salmon filet and chipotle shrimp on a bed of field greens. Dressed with a fresh orange-red chile vinaigrette, grilled pineapple, dried cranberries, toasted pumpkin seeds, jicama, carrot. Serv

$12.00

House-smoked pork shoulder, hand-pulled and topped with out killer serrano slaw. Served on a toasted ciabatta roll with a side of yummy fried okra and sweet potato fries.

$10.00

12-oz fresh ground chuck with minced jalapenos and garlic. served with guacamole, queso chihuahua and tomato on a ciabatta roll. Chipotle ketchup and black beans.

$11.00

Created on the mexican side of the texas border; nachos were a quick, inexpensive meal for the workers. Housemade chips layered with 3-cheeses, black beans, red chile sauce, pico de gallo, crema, gua

$15.00

Hand-pulled, fresh chicken with queso cotija smoked gouda and jack cheeses. rolled in white corn tortillas and topped with mole negro. Served with sauteed cactus and black beans.

$16.00

Named after the guy who taught me how to make them. I thought he was joking when he said add coca-cola to the marinade. 12-hour, slow-roasted chunks of tender pork. Served with refried beans, cilantr

$17.00

Fresh chicken breast stuffed with huitlacoche, roasted corn, mushrooms, jack and chihuahua cheeses. pan-seared and served with arroz verde, red chard and mole verde.

$19.00

Flash-grilled tenderloin with mole amarillo. Served with corn pudding and achiote calabaza.

$14.00

A tribute to the mexican national team. grilled tenderloin, pulled chicken and pork chunks stuffed into a large four tortilla. topped with salsas tri colores- chile rojo, lime crema and mole verde. A

$14.00

Red corn tortillas, stuffed withspinach, roasted corn, smoked gouda and blue cheese. Topped with roasted tomato sauce, frijoles negros and red chard.

$8.50

House-smoked breast diced with carrot, scallion, serrano and jicama; tossed with a light mayo and cider vinegar dressing. set on a bed of romaine and arugula.

$8.50

14-Hour smoked brisket diced with chiles, tomato and beer. Topped with sour cream, diced onion and shredded cheese. Served with flour tortillas.

$9.00

This is what put rub on the map smoked for 14 hours to a mouth-watering deliciousness. this isn’t pit beef it is texas BBQ choice of side.

$9.00

Hand-carved and served with creole mustard, choice of side.

$9.00

They are the best in baltimore fresh, never frozen extra-large perdue wings that are smoked for 3 hours, then flash-fried to finish. tossed in a spicy BBQ sauce.

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Dry rubbed and smoked for 5 hours. these are a meatier version of baby-backs. $11.00 - $20.00

$7.00

This mexican-style cheesecake pays tribute to guanajuato, with the addition of cajeta. It is a much lighter, fluffier version than new york style.

$6.00

Traditional mexican special occasion cake. soaked in condensed, evaporated and whole milk, then drizzled with cajeta, a goats’ milk caramel. topped with fresh whipping cream.

$6.00

A classic, home-style mexican dessert. Hand-smashed plantains flashed fried and drizzled with condensed milk and goat’s milk caramel. taharka brothers toasted coconut ice cream.

$6.00

The classic spanish/mexican egg custard dessert. House made and flavored with patron xo cafe and caramelized sugar.

$7.00

Rich, dense and moist. made with toasted baquette and a bit of ancho chile to enhance the chocolate. finished with taharka brothers cinnamon ice cream.

$6.00

I remember the aroma of warm dough and cinnamon, waiting in long border lines, on the way back to san diego. my daughters’ favorite: flash-fried long doughnuts, rolled in cinnamon-sugar and served wi

$2.00

Cinnamon, vanilla bean, toasted coconut

$3.00

Pinto beans made right,‏ fresh lard

$3.00

Vegetarian with chipotle puree

$3.00

Our signature pumpkinseed pesto rice

$3.00

My favorite sauteed green

$3.00

Marinated, grilled cactus leaf

$3.00

Char-grilled scallions, a staple acompanyment

$3.00

Classic side serranos and onions seared with worchestershire and lime

$3.00

Pickled cabbage with carrot and serrano

$3.00

Zucchini sauteed with achiote

$3.00

The rub staple souffle, pudding-like awesomeness

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$3.00

Guava, pineapple, tamarind, sangria and apple flavors are available

$2.50

$3.00

$4.50

$6.00

Sweet rice milk with hornitos reposado

$3.00

Hot chocolate with cinnamon, sugar, milk