Our Food

APPETIZERS

CHIPS N’ GUAC   –   $7

Corn tortilla chips served with handmade guacamole.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS   –   $11

Roasted and tossed with achiote sauce and marinated onions, and peppers.

NACHOS   –   $12

Corn chips with choice of ground beef or chicken. Topped with black beans, shredded cheese, house queso, jalapeños, and pico. Served with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream.

TAQUITOS   –   $12

Shredded beef rolled in corn tortillas and fried. Topped with achiote, avocado sauce, shredded lettuce, and pico de gallo. Six per order.

 

Chicken Quesadilla   –   $11

Large flour tortilla filled with cheese and grilled chicken. Served with pico de gallo, salsa, and guacamole. Topped with achiote sauce and lime crema.

Queso Flight   –   $13

Our four specialty queso varieties served with chips and salsa. Includes the loaded queso, corn queso, birria queso and spicy queso.

QUESOS

House queso   –   $4

White cheese queso.

Loaded queso   –   $5

White cheese queso loaded with chorizo, guacamole, and pico.

Corn queso   –   $5

White queso mixed with corn salsa and taco sauce.

Birria queso   –   $5

White cheese queso topped with our slow-cooked, shredded beef.

Spicy queso   –   $5

White queso blended with our spicy salsa.

TACOS

Three corn tacos served with choice of one side.
Quesabirria   –   $13

Grilled tortillas, shredded beef, and melted cheese. Served with birria broth.

Mahi Mahi*   –   $14

Seasoned and grilled Mahi Mahi, avocado-lime coleslaw, and corn salsa. Finished with sriracha aioli.

Chicken –   $13

Grilled chicken, pico de gallo, lettuce, avocado sauce, and queso fresco.

Shrimp*  –   $14

Grilled shrimp, avocado-lime coleslaw, and corn salsa. Finished with sriracha aioli.

Chorizo  –   $13

Chorizo, Yukon potatoes, avocado sauce, and pico de gallo.

Carne Asada  –   $14

Grilled and marinated steak, lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, and achiote sauce.

CRUNCHY BEEF  –   $13

Three crunchy shells filled with cheesy ground beef, lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese.

    ENTREES

    Chile Rellenos   –   $13

    Poblano pepper stuffed with chorizo, potatoes, and cheese, then roasted in the oven. Served over enchilada sauce with achiote rice and black beans.

    GRANDE RICE Bowl  –   $13

    Sweet corn rice tossed with avocado, black beans, corn salsa, avocado-lime coleslaw, shredded cheese, topped with grilled chicken, sriracha aioli, and avocado sauce.

    CHICKEN CHIMICHANGA   –   $14

    Flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken, achiote rice, shredded cheese and pico. Fried and finished with house queso, chili verde, sour cream, and guacamole. Served with charro beans.

    Pork Tinga Tamales –   $13

    Two tamales filled with our corn tamalito and house made pork tinga. Served with sweet corn rice and charro beans.

    BIRRIA RAMEN   –   $13

    Ramen in our birria broth with cabbage, shredded beef, cilantro, lime and poached egg yolk.

    FIESTA CHICKEN SALAD  –   $13

    Grilled chicken breast, romaine, marinated onions and peppers, avocado, black beans, sweet corn, pico de gallo, and queso fresco tossed in a creamy arbol dressing.

    Spinach Enchilada  –   $14

    Cheesy spinach and artichoke mix rolled in corn tortillas topped with salsa verde, shredded lettuce, marinated onions and peppers. Served with achiote rice and black beans.

    Beef Enchilada  –   $14

    Carne asada rolled in corn tortillas with cheese and topped with enchilada sauce, shredded lettuce, marinated onions and peppers. Served with sweet corn rice and charro beans.

    STEAK & POTATO BURRITO  –   $14

    Steak, potato rounds, onions and peppers, shredded cheese, and achiote sauce. Smothered in house queso with guacamole and sour cream. Served with achiote rice.

    FAJITA BURRITO  –   $14

    Choice of steak, chicken, or shrimp with achiote rice, black beans, grilled onions and peppers, sour cream and lettuce. Smothered in house queso with guacamole and sour cream. Served with sweet corn rice.

    BRUNCH

    Served Saturday and Sunday from 11 am – 4 pm

    STACKED BREAKFAST TOSTADA – 13
    Choice of chorizo or steak on a fried white corn shell loaded with smashed black beans and cheese.Topped with sliced avocado, diced jalapeños, pico, cilantro, and spicy hollandaise sauce.

    BREAKFAST ENCHILADAS – 12
    Choice of chorizo or steak mixed in scrambled eggs, green peppers, onions, enchilada sauce, and cheese in two white corn tortillas. Topped with house queso, pico, cilantro, and sour cream.Served with a side of potato rounds.

    BREAKFAST BURRITO – 11
    Choice of chorizo or steak with potato rounds, scrambled eggs, cheese, and pico in a flour tortilla. Topped with avocado lime sauce and served with sour cream, pico, sliced avocado, and a side of potato rounds.

    BURRITO BOWL – 11
    Choice of chorizo or steak with potato rounds, choice of egg, and chopped avocado. Topped with pico, spicy hollandaise, and avocado lime sauce.

    CHORIZO TACOS – 13
    Chorizo and Yukon potatoes, topped with an over easy egg and pico de gallo.

    DESSERT

    ICE CREAM TACO  –  $7 

    Choose from one of our colorful and delicious ice cream tacos:
    Cookie Dough, Cookies & Cream, Birthday Cake

    ChURRO TOWER  –  Half – $7  |  Full – $12

    A churro tower surrounding a vanilla cream filling.

    LUNCH MENU

    Available monday – friday from 11 am – 2 pm

    View Lunch Menu

    SIDES

    Achiote Rice     
    Black Beans
    Sweet Corn Rice
    Charro Beans
    Tomalito
    Brussels Sprouts

    GLUTEN CONSCIOUS MENU
    Available at the host stand

    View Gluten Conscious Menu

    *Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

    ADDRESS
    401 SE 5th Street
    Des Moines, Iowa 50309

    PHONE
    (515) 777-1012

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