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1576 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041

323-478-2791

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Cuisine(s): Deli, Mexican

Hours: Sun 8am-8pm, Tue-Sat 8am-9pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: Casual

Features: Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: None
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available, Street

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By Javier Cabral | Mon, March 19, 2012

If you were lucky enough to be one of the first 20 people to visit Cacao Mexicatessen's booth at The Gold Standard this year, you probably tasted this magnificent dish. A tender yellow chile is fried,... More »
Cacao: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, November 10, 2011

Why isn't duck carnitas on every Mexican menu in town? If you think about it, the dish is almost inevitable — duck meat simmered in fat until it nearly collapses, perfumed flesh arranged atop crisply fried sopes, a shotgun marriage of traditional... More »
L.A.'s Top 10 Raw Beef Dishes: Some Like It Cold

By Garrett Snyder | Tue, August 2, 2011

Few words have the power to simultaneously sour stomachs and whet appetites like the mention of raw meat. Indians abhor the idea. Ethiopians consider it their national dish. We once knew a Russian but... More »
What To Eat During the BCS Title Game: Duck, Regardless

By Amy Scattergood | Mon, January 10, 2011

What to eat during tonight's much-anticipated BCS championship game? Sure, you can grill up bits whatever large animal you have handy, or throw the traditional burgers and brats on the fire. If you'r... More »
Pork, Glorious Pork

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, December 16, 2010

Dear Mr. Gold: Where can I find good carnitas? I'm thinking like the kind I'd get off the taco trucks in Oakland — we loved to go to El Ojo de Agua. Relatively close to Pasadena would be nice. —Nina K. Dear Ms. K.: You are, alas, a few years to... More »
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Main Menu

Sopas Y Ensaladas

Cup $4.50
Bowl $5.75

Sopa De Tortilla
shredded chicken thigh, in a guajillo and chili california flavored broth with mexican herbs, topped with jack and cotija cheeses, tortilla strips and avocado

Cup $4.95
Bowl $5.95

Sopa Poblana Con Elote
yukon gold potato, poblano chiles and epazote, topped with roasted corn, crema and cotija cheese

$8.95

Ensalada De Naranja Y Guajillo
mixed greens with a orange-guajillo vinaigrette, comes with mandarin oranges, tomato and candied pecans, topped with almond encrusted goat cheese

Vegetarian Taqueria
Veg Burrito Are Prepared With Veg, Cilantro, Lime Rice And Veg Beans

Taco $2.85
Sope $4.50
$7.95

Calabacitas
mexican zuchini, framers squash, corna and tomato, topped with serrano chiles, cilantro and manchego cheese

Taco $2.85
Sope $4.50
Burrito $7.95

Flor De Jamaica
hibiscus flower with melted cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo and cotija cheese

Taco $2.85
Sope $4.95
Burrito $8.50

Aruacate Frito
panko crusted avocado, lightly fried, with pico de gallo, crema japones, cabbage and salsa

Taco $3.25
Sope $4.95
Burrito $8.50

Flor De Calabaza Encremado
valdivia farms squash blossoms and poblano strips sauteed in crema, topped with cilantro and manchego cheese

Taco $4.49
Sope $6.75
Burrito $12.25

Corn Truffle
burns farms huitlacoche rancho gordo hominy and roasted corn topped with cotija cheese, salsa and radish

Taqueria De Los Mayas
Indigenous Meat Of Mexico

Taco $3.25
Sope $4.95

Chicharron De Pato
fried duck skin, cabbage, radish, onion, cilantro and salsa verde

Taco $3.40
Sope $5.50
Burrito $8.95

Guajalote (turkey)
free range all natural turkey, topped with mole verde de pepita. onion. cilantro, pumpkin seeds and cotija cheese

Taco $3.79
Sope $5.95
Burrito $10.50

Carnitas De Pato
duck confit, avocado, vinegar onion, radishes, chile oil

Taco $4.49
Sope $6.75

Wild Boar Chorizo Verde
ground boar, mexican spices, avocado, pico de gallo

$12.95

El Taquero Maya
a sampler plate of our indigenous meats : duck confit, fried duck skin, wild boar and turkey, served taqueria style, chopped onion, cilantro, salsa, lime and cebollitas, all served on the side

Cacao's Favorites

Taco $3.25

Papa De Ora
yukon gold potato with rajas de poblano, topped with lettuce, salsa and cotija cheese in a fried blue corn tortilla

Taco $3.25
Burrito $8.50

Cochinita Pibil
smoked pork in achiote, citrus and yucatan spices, topped with sour red onions and cilantro

Taco $3.40
Burrito $8.95

Pescado De Ensenada
modelo beer battered and fried sustainable white fish, topped with crema japones, cabbage, pico de galo and salsa (available pan seared or sub with battered shrimp for addl. cost)

Taco $3.69
Burrito $9.95

Camarones Enchipotlados
tiger shrimp in chipotle citrus garlic sauce topped with cilantro lime cremolata and chives

$4.65
Burrito $12.95

Colita De Res
niman ranch oxtail braised in vino rojo, chile guajillo and chile arbol, topped with radish, onion and cilantro

Platillos Del Mar/seafood

$13.75

Pescado Blanco Al Mojo De Ajo
sustainable white fish pan seared with a garlic infused valle de guadalupe olive oil. topped with avocado and cebollitas, side of cilantro lime rice and pico de gallo

$16.50

Camarones Enchipotlados
sauteed tiger shrimp, onion and tomatoes, topped with a spicy chipotle citrus garlic sauce, cilantro lime cremolata and chives, comes with cilantro lime rice and pico de gallo

Sides

$2.50

Cebollitas
marinated in lime and olive oil

$2.75

Elote De La Calle
steamed white corn, queso cotija, crema, powered chili

$3.75

Chipotle Sweet Potato Fries
sweet potato fries topped with chipotle seasoning, chives and a side of chipotle ketchup

$3.75

Mole Fries
french fries with mole poblano, topped with sesame seeds. add cheese $1.00 (mole poblano contains nuts)

$4.50

Platanos Fritos Con Frijol Negro
fried plantain bananas topped with crema and cotija cheese on a bed of bed of black beans

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Cacao Mexicatessen

1576 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041

323-478-2791

Description

By Javier Cabral | Mon, March 19, 2012

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, November 10, 2011

By Garrett Snyder | Tue, August 2, 2011

By Amy Scattergood | Mon, January 10, 2011

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, December 16, 2010