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1328 Sixth St. (at Gilman) Berkeley, CA 94710

510-525-3121

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Cuisine(s): Mexican

Hours: Sun, Sat 10am-10pm, Mon-Fri 11am-10pm

Price: $
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash, check

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Encroaching trendiness has yet to engulf this wildly popular hangout -- the immediate neighborhood is still mostly body shops and auto parts stores, a sure sign that the crowds come for the food. This step-to-the-counter place churns out a production line of flavorful staples like burritos, tostadas, and enchiladas, and there are fresh red and green house salsas to spice up the lot. Ample vegetarian menu includes surprisingly delicious butternut squash tamales.

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Main Menu

To Start

$5.95

Guacamole and Chips
a mixture of avocado, serrano chile, cilantro, onion and tomato

$3.25

Chips and Salsa Fresca
house-made chips with salsa of tomato, onion, serrano chile and cilantro

(Black Or Pinto) $7.50
1/2 Order $5.25

Nachos
house-made chips covered in cheese, jalapeños, and salsa, with choice of beans

(Choose Black Or Pinto) $9.50
1/2 Order $6.25

Super Nachos
same as above with guacamole and mexican crema

$1.00

Corn Tortilla Chips
house-made, thick and crispy

$4.95

Corn Quesadillas
three corn tortillas filled with cheese and served with salsa fresca

$4.95

Flour Quesadilla
one flour tortilla filled with cheese and served with salsa fresca

$6.00

Empanadas
two crispy corn turnovers stuffed with poblano chiles & oaxacan cheese

$9.25

Ceviche “gulf-Style”
shrimp and fish in a spicy red sauce with house-made chips

$8.25

Flautas
chicken-filled flour tortillas, side of guacamole and black, pinto or refried beans

Soups & Salads

$8.50

Sopa Azteca
chicken soup with roasted tomato and pasilla negro chiles with avocado & crispy tortilla strips

$8.00

Sopa Verde
ground toasted pumpkin seeds, sorrel and tomatillo with white hominy, avocado & crispy tortilla strips

$3.85

Green Salad
romaine, carrots, jicama, radish and toasted pumpkin seeds with vinaigrette

$6.25

Caesar Salad
original alex-caesar cardini recipe of romaine lettuce with croutons and queso cotija

$9.25

Caesar with Grilled Chicken

$2.95

Fruit Cup
pineapple, apple and grapes

Tostadas

$8.00

Vegetarian
crisp corn or flour tortilla covered with black, pinto or refried beans, romaine lettuce, cabbage, carrot, radish, jicama, queso fresco and salsa (order with a corn tortilla)

$9.75

Pollo Asado
grilled chicken rubbed with a mild achiote paste (order with a corn tortilla)

$10.50

Carne Asada
grilled steak with chile marinade (order with a corn tortilla)

$9.75

Carnitas
traditional slow-cooked pork (order with a corn tortilla)

$9.75

Manchamanteles
“tablecloth stainer” chicken in a red mole with grilled pineapple (order with a corn tortilla)

$10.50

Pescado
tilapia filet with mango-jicama salsa (order with a corn tortilla)

Sandwiches
Acme Roll with Tomato, Onion, Crema, Lettuce & Pinto Bean Spread with House-Made Chips

$6.95

Carnitas
traditionally slow-cooked pork

$6.95

Mexico City Style Queso
thick slabs of queso fresco

$7.95

Carne Asada
grilled skirt steak rubbed with recado rojo

$6.95

Pollo Asado
grilled chicken rubbed with a mild achiote paste

Plates of the House - Fish
Served with Rice & Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans & Four Handmade Corn Tortillas

$13.25

Pescado Veracruzana
tilapia filet in a tomato, olive, chile jalepeño, caper sauce

$13.25

Pescado Plato
tilapia filet with mango-jicama salsa

Plates of the House - Poultry
Served with Rice & Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans & Four Handmade Corn Tortillas

$10.50

Pollo Asado Plato
grilled chicken rubbed with a mild achiote paste

$10.50

Manchamanteles Plato
“tablecloth stainer” chicken in a red mole with grilled pineapple

Plates of the House - Beef
Served with Rice & Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans & Four Handmade Corn Tortillas

$11.50

Carne Asada Plato
grilled steak rubbed with recado rojo

Plates of the House - Pork
Served with Rice & Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans & Four Handmade Corn Tortillas

$10.50

Carnitas
slow-cooked pork

$10.50

Chorizo and Potatoes
mexican sausage and potatoes

$10.50

Chile Verde
grilled pork in tomatillo and anaheim chile sauce

Plates of the House - Vegetable
Served with Rice & Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans & Four Handmade Corn Tortillas

$10.50

Chile Relleno
poblano chile stuffed with oaxacan cheese; may be unpredictably spicy

$10.50

Rajas Plato
roasted poblano chile strips and onions; may be unpredictably spicy

$10.50

Picadillo De Legumbres
carrots, zucchini, & potatoes in an ancho-guajillo chile sauce

$5.95

Rice and Beans
choice of black, pinto or refried beans and mexican rice, four handmade corn tortillas and salsa fresca

Enchi Ladas (3)
Served with Rice and Choice of Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans

$10.50

Verdes
chicken in corn tortillas with tomatillo-serrano sauce

$10.50

Mole
chicken in corn tortillas with molé poblano

$10.50

Queso
cheese in corn tortillas with ancho chile sauce

$10.50

De La Plaza
carrots, zucchini and potatoes on corn tortillas with ancho-guajillo chile sauce

Tamales
Served with Rice, and Choice of Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans

$10.65

Chicken Mole
two large tamales of tender masa encasing chicken in oaxacan sauce, wrapped in aromatic banana leaf

$10.65

Nortenos
three tamales of tender masa encasing pork and guajillo chile sauce

$10.65

Vegetable
three tamales of tender masa encasing butternut squash and poblano chiles with avocado-tomatillo sauce

Tacos (3)
Served with Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans Or May Be Ordered a La Carte

$8.95

Fish
beer-battered tilapia filet with mango-jicama salsa

$7.95

Pollo Asado
grilled chicken with mild achiote paste

$7.95

Manchamanteles
“tablecloth stainer” chicken in a red mole with grilled pineapple

$8.95

Carne Asada
grilled skirt steak rubbed with recado rojo

$7.95

Carnitas
slow-cooked pork

$7.95

Chorizo and Potatoes
mexican sausage and potatoes

$7.95

Chile Verde
pork in tomatillo-anaheim chile sauce

$7.95

Rajas
slices of roasted poblano chile strips and onions; may be unpredictably spicy

$7.95

Picadillo De Legumbre
potatoes, carrots and zucchini in an ancho-guajillo chile marinade

Rajas Or Picadillo De Legumbre $2.75
Fish Or Carne Asada $3.00

Individual Tacos
pollo asado, manchmanteles, carnitas, chorizo, chile verde

Burritos
Served with Rice and Choice of Black, Pinto Or Refried Beans and Salsa Fresca

$6.50

Pollo Asado
grilled chicken with mild achiote paste

$5.00

Vegetarian
mexican rice, black or pinto beans and salsa fresca

$7.75

Carne Asada
grilled skirt steak rubbed with recado rojo

$6.50

Carnitas
slow-cooked pork

$6.50

Manchamanteles
“tablecloth stainer” chicken in a red mole with grilled pineapple

$6.50

Chorizo and Potatoes
mexican sausage and potatoes

$6.50

Chile Verde
grilled pork in tomatillo-anaheim chile sauce

$7.75

Pescado
tilapia filet with mango-jicama salsa

$6.50

Rajas
roasted poblano chile strips and onions with crema; may be unpredictably spicy

$6.50

Picadillo De Legumbre
potatoes, carrots and zucchini in an ancho-guajillo chile marinade with crema

$2.25

Super
adds guacamole, cheese and crema to any burrito

Desserts
Are All House-Made

$4.75

Coconut-Lime Poundcake
butter cake with lime and coconut cream

$4.75

Chocolate Angelfood
light and moist with rich chocolate frosting

$3.95

Flan
silky custard with caramel sauce

$3.95

Rice Pudding
creamy & spiced with cinnamon & vanilla

$1.75

Cookies
mexican wedding cookie or chocolate chip

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