• Appetizers - Aperitivos •
Picaditas Veracruzanas
Two picaditas topped with red sauce, queso fresco, onion, and grilled shrimp.
$6.50
Queso Fundido Tamiahua
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.
$8.95
Pedro's Ostiones Almendradas
Six almond-crusted oysters crisped to perfection. Just like Pedro's mom used to make. Served with Crema Huasteca sauce.
$8.95
Quesadilla de Queso
Flour tortilla stuffed with melted cheese. Served with guacamole, Pico de Gallo, and sour cream.
$7.95
With Spinach add $1.50
With Chicken or Beef add $2.50
Fajita Quesadillas
Quesadilla stuffed with melted cheese and you choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
$11.95
Shrimp Quesadilla
Quesadilla stuffed with melted cheese and juicy shrimp. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
$12.95
Emilio's Quesadilla Tolteca
Flour tortilla filled with cheese, squash, mushrooms, onion, epazote, jalapeño, and black beans.
$7.95
Jarochitas
Sometimes called "Mexican Egg Rolls". Deep-fried flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, chicken, and tart spinach. Served with Crema Huasteca sauce. Very Yummy!
$8.50
Empanadas Actopan
Two delicious crispy Mexican turnovers stuffed with cheese and choice of marinated beef or chicken. Served with Huasteca red sauce, guacamole and pico de gallo.
$7.95
Side Sauces
Huasteco Cream Sauce, Pipian, Crema Totonaca, or Mole.
$2.50
• Soups - Sopas •
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.
Small: $5.50
Large: $9.50
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!
Small: $8.95
Large: $13.50
• Salads - Ensaladas •
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
Garden Salad with baby greens, tomato, and queso fresco. Choice of homemade Huasteco dressing or Epazote Vinaigrette.
$4.95
Boca del Rio
Baby greens, chicken breast and shrimp. Choice of our homemade Huasteco dressing or Epazote Vinaigrette.
$13.50
• Chicken - Pollo •
Pipian
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.
$12.50
Mixiotes de Pollo
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.
$12.50
Pechuga Catemaco
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.
$12.50
Pollo Carnaval
A grilled chicken breast topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickled jalapeños. Served with our delicious Mexican rice and a salad. Mucho Festive!
$12.25
Mayan Chicken Breast
A breaded chicken breast marinated in mayan spices. Served with Huasteco cream sauce, calabacitas and papas olmecas.
$12.50
Plato Flaco de Pollo
Marinated grilled chicken breast, calabacitas, salad.
$12.50
Pollo Orizaba
Stir-fried thin-sliced chicken marinated with tomato, jalapeño and onions, spiced to perfection. Served with black beans and rice.
$12.95
Mole Xiqueño
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 Xiqeño 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.
$13.95
Jalapa-Style Chicken Chili Relleno
Our chili relleno is made with marinated seeded jalapeños 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.
$12.95
• Beef - Res •
Carne Texolo
Sirloin asada served with two chicken enchiladas topped with queso fresco, fried plantain, and black beans.
$12.95
Carne Asada Veracruzana
Grilled sirloin topped with Salsa Roja de Veracruz. Served with chiliquiles, black beans, and garnish.
$12.95
Cecina
Marinated sirloin served with two gorditas stuffed with cheese, onion, black beans, and red sauce. Also served with rice and beans.
$12.95
Steak Carnaval
As festive as Carnaval (Mardi Gras) in Veracruz City. Sirloin asada topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickled jalapeños. Served with our delicious Mexican rice and a salad. Muy Delicious!
$12.95
For extra festivities, add grilled shrimp for $3.50
Plato Flaco de Res
Marinated sirloin steak asado, calabacitas and salad.
$12.95
El Borracho del Pueblo (The Town Drunk)
Sirloin steak asado marinated in tequila and lime juice topped with grilled onions and a jalapeño. Served with a cheese enchilada, a gordita and black beans.
$12.95
Jalapa-Style Beef Chili Relleno
Jalapa, Veracruz, is where the jalapeño originated. Our chili relleno is made with marinated seeded jalapeños 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.
$12.95
Chile en Nogada
Deliciously spiced fresh ground beef and cubes of potato stuffed in a poblano pepper topped with a pecan cream sauce and a seasonal tropical fruit. Served with black beans and rice.
$14.95
• Pork - Puerco •
Adobo de Puerco
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.
$12.95
Lomo Norteño
Port loin marinated in Mayan spices and tomato sauce. Served with chiliquiles and black beans.
$12.95
• Seafood - Mariscos •
For ultimate freshness, our selection of the best and flakiest white fish available will change seasonally. Feel free to ask your waiter what the "Catch of the Day" is.
Pescado Almendrada
Almond-crusted white fish fillet served with papas olmecas, mixed vegetables, and garnish.
$14.95
Camarones Enchipotlados
Eight grilled shrimp topped with chipotle sauce. Served with rice, calabacitas, and garnish.
$14.95
Plato Flaco de Pescado
Grilled fish fillet, calabacitas and salad.
$13.95
Pescado Xanath
Fresh white fish fillet stuffed with shrimp and crab. Served with two cheese enchiladas, black beans, and garnish.
$15.95
Red Snapper Veracruzana
Pan-seared Red Snapper topped with Salsa Roja de Veracruz. Served with rice and mixed vegetables.
$14.95
Montezuma's Fish Tacos
Three crispy blue corn tacos filled with grilled white fish, lettuce, cabbage, tomato and sliced avocado. Topped with queso fresco and Crema Totonaca. Served with black beans and rice.
$12.95
• Authentic Blue Corn Enchiladas •
Enchiladas Suizas
Three blue corn enchiladas stuffed with marinated chicken. Topped with Huasteca red sauce, queso fundido, and cream sauce. Served with rice and black beans.
$10.95
Enchiladas Huastecas
Three blue corn cheese enchiladas topped with Huasteca re sauce and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans, and garnish.
$9.50
With Spinach, Chicken or Beef, add $2.50
With Shrimp, add $3.50
Enchiladas Mexicanitas
Three blue corn chicken enchiladas topped with Huasteca red sauce, queso fresco and sliced onion. Served with rice, black beans, and garnish.
$10.95
Enchiladas del Jardín
Three blue corn veggie enchiladas topped with Huasteca red sauce and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans and garnish.
$10.25
Chicken Pipian Enchiladas
Served with papas olmecas, black beans and garnish.
$11.95
Enchiladas de Mole Xiqueño
Three blue corn chicken enchiladas topped with our homemade Mole Xiqueño and queso fresco. Served with rice and black beans.
$11.50
• Tamales Veracruzanos •
Two tamales prepared in the way of the Mayan countries, wrapped in hojas de plátano. Served with rice, black beans and garnish.
Choice of Veggie, Chicken or Pork. $10.95
• Desserts - Postres •
Ask your waiter for today's selections.
$5.95
• Lunch Menu •
Served M-F between 11am & 2:30pm
Add $4.00 to Lunch Menu after 2:30pm.
L1 - Pipian
Grilled chicken breast topped with Pipian, a spicy pumpkin-seed sauce flavored with epazote. Served with rice and a side salad.
$8.95
L2 - Pollo Carnaval
Grilled chicken breast topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickeled jalapeños. Served with rice and a side salad.
$8.50
L3 - Mixiotes de Pollo
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.
$8.50
L4 - Carne Texolo
Steak asada served with a side of fried plantain, a chicken enchilada with red sauce and black beans.
$8.50
L5 - Cecina
Marinated sirloin served with a gordita stuffed with cheese, onion, black beans, and red sauce. Served with black beans and rice.
$8.50
L6 - Enchiladas Suizas
Two blue corn enchiladas stuffed with grilled chicken. Topped with salsa de tomate, melted queso blanco, and cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$8.50
L7 - Enchiladas Huastecas
Two blue corn cheese enchiladas sautéed in Huasteca red sauce. Served with black beans and rice.
$7.50
For Chicken or Beef, add $1.00
L8 - Enchiladas del Jardín
Two blue corn veggie enchiladas topped with salsa de tomate and queso blanco. Served with rice and black beans.
$7.50
For Chicken or Beef, add $1.00
L9 - Plato con Tamale
One large tamale (choice of pork, chicken pipian, or vegetarian) with rice and black beans.
$7.50
L10 - Adobo de Puerco
Moist cubes of pork topped with Huasteca sauce made with tomato, ancho, and chili seco. Served with papas olmecas and black beans.
$8.50
L11 - Doctor Aztec
Grilled steak topped with queso fundido, mushrooms escabeche, and pickled jalapeños. Served with steamed vegetables and a side salad.
$8.50
L12 - Cactus Salad of the Desert with Grilled Chicken
Baby greens, grilled chicken, nopal cactus, corn, tomato and mango. Served with Epazote Vinaigrette or Huasteco Dressing.
$8.50
L13 - Mole Enchiladas
Two blue corn enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with our homemade mole and queso fresco. Served with black beans and rice.
$8.50
L14 - Montezuma's Fish Tacos
Two crispy blue corn tortillas stuffed with grilled white fish, lettuce, cabbage and tomato. Topped with queso fresco and sliced avocado. Served with Huasteca cream sauce, black beans and rice.
$8.95
L15 - Jalapa-Style Chile Relleno
Lightly breaded seeded jalapeño layered with your choice of shredded beef or shredded chicken. Topped with sour cream, queso fundido, pecans and raisins. Served with black beans and rice.
$8.95
• Weekend Brunch Menu •
Served Sat & Sun between 11am & 3pm.
All brunch items served with an order of tortillas upon request.
Chorizo con Huevos
Two scrambled eggs with chorizo and melted cheese, chiliquiles and black beans.
$8.95
Gorditas Topileñas
Two breakfast gorditas topped with black beans, Huasteca red sauce, scrambled eggs, chorizo, and melted queso blanco. Served with rice and beans.
$8.95
Huevos a la Veracruzana
Two scrambled eggs prepared with tomato, onion, mushrooms, and jalapeño. Served with papas olmecas and black beans.
$8.95
La Gordita
Two eggs and style served with a breakfast steak, black beans, and a gordita.
$8.95
Papa con Huevos
Two scrambled eggs mixed with diced potatoes. Served with black beans and chiliquiles.
$8.95
My Tio's Favorite
One large Veracruz-style pork tamale, two eggs and style, and black beans.
$8.95
El Panzoncito
Two eggs any style, pork tamale, gordita, chiliquiles, black beans and rice.
$10.95
Torta Tolteca
A flat omelet with potatoes, onion, tomato, and jalapeño. Served with a side of plantains and two beef coccitos topped with sour cream, queso fresco, and lettuce.
$8.95
Enchiladas Desayuno
Two rolled flour tortillas sutffed with chorizo and scrambled eggs, topped with red sauce, sour cream and melted white cheese. Served with beans and rice.
$8.95
Gift Certificates available.
One check per table.
A 20% gratuity will be added on parties of 5 people or more.
