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2914 Main St. Dallas, TX 75226

214-748-7140 

 

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2914 Main St. Dallas TX 75226

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  • Tex-Mex
    Sun, Tue-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
    $$ $, $$
    All Major Credit Cards
  • Casual
    Business Dining, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
    Live Entertainment
  • Full bar
    Accepted
    Meters, Street, Valet
Description

Formerly billed as Monica's Aca Y Alla, Maracas Mexican Restaurant is foremost a comfortable neighborhood joint where laid-back diners of all ages celebrate birthdays and revel in weekly half-priced food and 75-cent margarita specials. The menu looks to Mexico City and Tex-Mex dishes, supplemented by innovative cooking to produce a menu that includes a sloppy lasagna of chicken, black beans and cheese, and a festive fajita plate that emerges from the kitchen without the standby comal. Queso is doctored up with spinach and red peppers and the guacamole is generous and pleasing. On weekends evenings loud and lively music pours out the front door and into the streets during dinner service, and during the day the hungover come in droves looking for repair.








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  • 2004 | Best Lunch Deal

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Dinner Menu
Starters
$6.00
Queso Dip
jalapeno-sonoma cheese with roasted red bell peppers and spinach.
$7.00
Guacamole Salad
served on a molcajete with lime, onions and cilantro
$9.50
Nachos
your choice of beef fajita, chicken fajita, beef briske or ground beef. all nachos served with melted jack cheese, pinto beans, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and jalapenos.
$8.50
Spinach Quesadillas
spinach, onions and mushrooms and cheese served with sweet ancho sauce
$9.00
Quesadillas Rosa
your choice of grilled chicken, grilled beef or beef brisket. served with marinara sauce and sour cream.
$3.50
Homemade Tamal
one spinach tamal with chipotle crema sauce
$4.00
Sope De Monica
your choice of shredded beef or chicken. topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, salsa and crema
$10.00
Ceviche Tostada
lime marinated talapia and shrimp on a large tostada with guacamole spread, lettuce and pico de gallo.
$8.50
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
served with chopped onion, cilantro and avacado.
Soups & Salads
$5.00
Tortilla Soup
tomato broth blended with roasted red peppers, tortilla strips, avocado slice and monterrey cheese.
$7.50
Caldo De Pollo
fresh vegetables, lime, avocado, sliced fresh jalapenos and shredded chicken.
$4.50
Black Bean Soup
topped with roasted sweet corn and pico de gallo.
$9.00
Margarita Salad
our choice of fajita beef or grilled chicken with julienne vegetables, tomatoes and purple onions in a creamy cilantro dressing.
$14.50
Salmon Salad
organic baby spinach with grilled pineapple, red onions and marinated cherry tomatoes in a raspberry vinaigrette.
Tacos
$8.50
Tacos De Carnitas
chile-rub pork with purple onions, cilantro and pineapple pico on corn roasted tortillas. served 3 per order with rice and black beans.
$8.50
Beef Fajita Tacos
grilled fajita beef with pico de gallo and avocado salsa on corn tortillas. served 3 per order with rice and black beans.
$8.50
Beef Brisket Tacos
slow-cooked brisket served with cheese, cilantro, onions and lime. served 3 per order with rice and black beans.
$8.50
De Pollo (chicken)
huajillo pepper marinated shredded chicken with pico de gallo and avocado salsa. served 3 per order with rice and black beans.
$9.00
Tilapia Tacos
two lightly breaded white fish tacos with chopped lettuce, pico de gallo and chipotle mayonnaise on wheat tortillas. served with rice and black beans.
Burritos
$9.00
Mane's Burrito
pork carnitas, guacamole, cheese and pinto beans. served with rice and a small mixed greens salad.
$9.00
Joselito Burrito
beef brisket, guacamole, pico de gallo, pinto beans and jack cheese. served with rice and a small mixed greens salad.
$8.50
Cha-cha Burrito (vegetarian)
stuffed with guacamole, pico de gallo, jack cheese, black beans. served with vegan rice and a small mixed greens salad.
Specialties
$10.50
Mexican Lasagna
a lasagne-style dish made with layers of corn tortillas, cheese, chicken, whole black beans, roasted corn in a two-tomato coulis.
$13.50
Substitute Shrimp For $1.50
Greene Pasta
spinach-jalapeno fettuccine, chicken, roasted corn, whole black beans and onions with a cream bechamel sauce.
$12.00
Guiso De Puerco
pork stew with chile serrano sauce served with queso fresco, rice, pinto beans and corn tortillas.
$14.50
Chicken Poblano
stuffed chicken breast with poblano peppers strips, mushrooms and onions. topped with queso fresco and tomatillo cream sauce. served with potato napoleon and vegetables.
$12.50
Pollo En Mole
chicken breast with our homemade sauce. served with rice and pinto beans and topped with cheese. choice of corn or flour tortillas.
$16.50
Substitute Shrimp For $0.50
B.b.q. Salmon
grilled salmon with chipotle bbq sauce over cole slaw and sauteed vegetables.
$15.00
Talapia Veracruz
breaded and pan seared filet, olives, capers and marinara salsa, with rice and vegetables.
$16.50
Shrimp Risotto
shrimp, julianne vegetables, mushrooms, romano cheese in a spicy chipotle crema sauce.
Tex-mex Specialties
All Enchilada Plates Served With Two (2) Enchiladas, Pinto Beans And Rice.
$9.50
David's Flautas
chicken or beef brisket garnished with pico de gallo, lettuce and guacamole sauce.
$11.00
Homemade Tamales
two spinach tamales topped with pork stew
$10.50
Tex-mex Platter
one crispy taco with ground beef, one sour cream chicken enchilada and one tomatillo cheese enchilada
$17.00
Carne Asada
grilled beef culotte medallions served on a bed of cascabel pepper sauce and topped with cheese. served with rice and sauteed vegetables.
$13.50
Grilled Chicken Fajitas
served with rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. choice of flour or corn tortillas.
$14.50
Grilled Beef Fajitas
served with rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. choice of flour or corn tortillas.
$15.50
Combo Fajitas
beef and chicken served with rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. choice of flour or corn tortillas.
$17.00
Shrimp Fajitas
served with rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. choice of flour or corn tortillas.
$30.00
Parrillada For Two
sizzling beef and chicken fajita, jumbo shrimp and spicy sausage served with guacamole, pico de gallo, our cream, rice and beans
$14.00
Enchiladas Diablo
two cheese enchiladas topped with chipotle sauce and shrimp. served with rice and mixed green salad on the side.
$13.00
Main St. Special
three mashed potato enchiladas on a bed of poblano crema and topped with beef brisket, mushrooms, onions and queso fresco.
$12.50
Monica's Special
two cheese enchiladas with ranchera sauce and topped with chicken fajita meat. served with rice and pinto beans.
$12.50
Agustin's Special
two cheese enchiladas with jalapeno cheese sauce and topped with beef fajita meat. served with rice and pinto beans.
$12.50
Angel's Special
two cheese enchiladas with mole sauce and shredded pork.
$10.50
Frankie's Tex Combo
one sour cream enchilada and one beef enchilada with chile con carne. served with rice and pinto beans.
$9.00
Enchiladas Miranda (vegan)
corn tortillas stuffed with spinach, onions and mushrooms topped with tomatillo salsa. served with vegetable stock rice and black beans.
$9.00
Beef Enchiladas
topped with chile con carne and jack cheese. served with rice and pinto beans.
$9.00
Cheese Enchiladas
topped with chile con carne and jack cheese. served with rice and pinto beans.
$9.00
Chicken Enchiladas
your choice of tomatillo salsa, sour cream sauce or mole. served with rice and pinto beans.
Desserts
$5.50
Homemade Flan
$5.50
Cuatro Leches Cake
$6.50
Chocolate Mousse Cake
$6.50
Cajeta Cheese Cake

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