GUACAMOLE with tostadas, lime .............................. MKT FLAUTAS crispy chicken tacos, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, queso fresco ......................................... 13 CHILE CON QUESO Classic ....................................................................... 7 NACHOS bean and cheese nachos, jalapeños, Chorizo ...................................................................... 9 guacamole, sour cream ............................................ 10 Chicken Fajita ............................................................ 9 Compuesto (picadillo, guacamole & sour cream) ...................... 12 CHICKEN FAJITA NACHOS grilled chicken on bean and cheese nachos, jalapeños, guacamole, QUESO FUNDIDO sour cream................................................................ 14 Broiled Monterey Jack and Chihuahua cheeses, warm tortillas, salsa cremosa ............................................ 10 *STEAK FAJITA NACHOS grilled steak on bean and ~ con rajas y hongos ................................................ 12 cheese nachos, jalapeños, guacamole, sour cream .... 16 ~ con chorizo ........................................................... 13 ~ con camarones ..................................................... 13 DELTA STYLE HOT TAMALES chili gravy and saltine crackers…messy but worth it! ................................. 12 CAMPECHANA DE MARISCOS 16 Mexican “cocktail” of spicy gulf shrimp, octopus, lump crab, avocado, tostadas *CEVICHE TOSTADA “AGUA CHILE” 16 gulf shrimp and snapper ceviche, smoked jalapeño salsa, cilantro & radish *ENSALADA DE LA CASA 10 chopped greens, avocado, cucumber, pickled onion, sweet corn, radish, Monterey Jack, crispy tortillas ~ with wood-grilled chicken ... add $6 ~ with wood-grilled shrimp ... add $9 ~ with wood-grilled steak ... add $11 SOPA DE TORTILLA 9 rich chicken & vegetable soup, ancho chile, cilantro, avocado & crispy tortillas POZOLE VERDE 9 heritage pork, hominy, avocado, cabbage, queso fresco & radish NACHOS SALAD four (4) of our bean and cheese small house salad with creamy nachos with jalapeños, guacamole oregano dressing and sour cream SOUP ENCHILADA cup of Chicken Tortilla Soup choose: Cheese, Picadillo, Mole, or Pozole Verde Chicken Verde, Chicken Suizas, or Vegetable *TACO AL CARBON pork carnitas with guava glaze, HARD SHELL TACO grilled chicken or steak *add 1, Picadillo or Chicken Tinga or smoked onions, flour tortillas Guacamole lettuce, tomato and FAJITAS AL CARBON STEAK DINNERS *CARNE ASADA 18 oz bone-in ribeye, ancho chile rub, served with Mexican butter, lettuce, papas fritas, morita chile mayo & queso fresco ........ 36 pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese, frijoles, and just made flour tortillas *TAMPIQUENA marinated wood-grilled skirt steak, two cheese enchiladas topped with a fried egg, Mexican rice .............................................................. 28 *SKIRT STEAK marinated and wood-grilled .......... 28 CHICKEN BREAST marinated and wood-grilled .... 22 MARISCOS *PARILLA MIXTA grilled steak and chicken .......... 28 GULF RED SNAPPER crispy whole fish, avocado, *PARILLA DELUXE grilled steak, chicken & tomatillo salsa, just made flour tortillas, camarones brochetas .......................................... 30 black beans & brown rice ........................................ Mkt VEGETABLE MIXTA cauliflower, cabbage, corn, CAMARONES BROCHETAS chili-spiced gulf shrimp poblano, root vegetables, avocado crema ........... 20 stuffed with jack cheese & jalapeño, wrapped in bacon, charro beans ..................................................27 ENCHILADAS PESCADO AL CARBON blackened NC catfish fillet, two per order with rice and beans 3 bacon-wrapped stuffed shrimp, frothy Mexican butter, flour tortillas, charro beans .............................24 CHEESE ................................................................. 13 stringy Mexican cheese, chili gravy, chopped onion POLLO CON MOLE ................................................ 15 TACOS morita chile braised chicken, mole poblano, queso three per order with frijoles fresco TACOS DE CAMARONES crispy shrimp, cabbage PICADILLO ............................................................. 15 slaw, morita chile mayo & diablo sauce .................... 16 spiced ground beef, chili gravy, Monterey jack cheese, chopped onion TACOS DE BARBACOA slow cooked brisket, guacamole, slaw & queso fresco .............................. 15 CHICKEN VERDE .................................................. 15 morita chile braised chicken, salsa verde, sour TACOS AL PASTOR charred pork belly, grilled cream, cilantro pineapple & pico de gallo .......................................... 14 VEGETABLE........................................................... 13 TACOS DORADOS DE CAMARON AKA “golden shrimp tacos” arbol salsa, cabbage & avocado ........ 16 yukon gold potato, corn, mushroom, cheese, & roasted poblano, salsa verde CHICKEN SUIZAS .................................................. 15 sour cream-poblano sauce, Monterey jack cheese, SHORT RIB — $35 cilantro chimichurri slow smoked & wood-grilled, chipotle molasses, flour tortilla & charro beans CARNE GUISADA Tex-Mex beef stew served with house made flour tortillas, 2X fried frijoles & Mexican rice .... 17 CARNITAS DE PUERCO twice-cooked heritage pork belly, tomatillo salsa, flour tortillas, charro beans ............. 25 *HAMBURGUESA SUPERICA 8 oz. double meat, American cheese, chili con carne, mustard, lettuce, pickles, onions, steak fries ............................................................................................................................................... 16 CHILE RELLENO poblano stuffed with potato, corn, mushroom & queso Oaxaca, spicy tomato sauce, black beans & brown rice .................................................................................................................................... 16 GRILLED CHILE RELLENO smoked chicken, sliced avocado, queso fresco, rice & beans ................................. 16 EL LOPEZ two cheese enchiladas, crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, puffy tostada con queso, rice and beans (No substitutions, por favor!) ............................................................................................................................... 18 *TACOS AL CARBON PUFFY OR HARD SHELL TACO DINNER 14 flour tortillas stuffed with your choice of meat & shredded lettuce, tomato, and cheese smoked onions, served with salsa cremosa and frijoles served three per order with 2x fried frijoles and Mexican rice Chicken - wood-grilled 15 Steak - wood-grilled 17 Chicken Tinga - morita chile braised Carnitas - crispy pork belly, guava glaze 15 Picadillo - spiced ground beef Vegetarian - guacamole Ask your server about “Rico Style!” DRAFT BEER Tecate Light, Mexico ............................................................................ 5 Dos Equis Ambar, Mexico ................................................................... 5 Birdsong Higher Ground IPA, North Carolina .................................... 6 Craft Beer of the Moment ............................................................... AQ Fanta Orange ........................... 3 Mexican Coke ........................... 3 BOTTLED AND CANNED BEER Topo Chico Mineral Water ....... 3 Bohemia, Mexico .................................................................................. 5 Squirt ........................................ 3 Corona Extra, Mexico .......................................................................... 5 Panna ........................................ 3 Modelo Especial, Mexico (can) ............................................................ 5 Jamaica Tea ............................. 3 Negra Modelo, Mexico ........................................................................ 5 Shiner Bock, Texas (can) ................................................................... 5 Horchata ................................... 4 Tecate, Mexico (can) ............................................................................ 5 Agua Fresca OTD ..................... 4 Bold Rock Hard Cider, Rose, Mills River ............................................ 6 Highland Brewing Daycation IPA, Asheville (can) ............................. 6 Golden Road Mango Cart, Wheat Ale ………………………………….. 6 OMB Hornet’s Nest, Hefeweizen, Charlotte......................................... 6 Green Man Brewing ESB, Amber Ale, Asheville ................................ 6 Sierra Nevada Otra Vez, Gose, California ........................................... 6 Sugar Creek Pale Ale, Charlotte NC…………………………………….. 6 Wicked Weed Brewing Pernicious, IPA, Asheville ............................ 7 Kaliber Toasted Lager, NAB ……………………………………………... 5 Craft Beer of the Moment ..……………………………………………. AQ SPARKLING ROSÉ Cava Brut ................................................................. 9/36 Mencia...................................................................... 9/36 Naveran, Penendes, 2015 Liquid Geography, Bierzo 2016 WHITE RED Albarino .................................................................. 10/40 Pinot Noir ............................................................... 11/44 Lagar De Cervera, Rias Baixas Calista, California 2016 Sauvignon Blanc ...................................................... 9/36 Malbec...................................................................... 9/36 Portillo, Mendoza 2017 Bodega Catena Zapata, Vista Flores Series, Vinho Verde ............................................................. 8/32 Mendoza 2015 Vera, Lisbon