El Tejate Oaxacan Cuisine
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📋 Menu
Tlayudas
Tlayuda Mixta
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado
Tlayuda Cecina
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado
Tlayuda Tasajo
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado and your choice of meat.
Tlayuda Chorizo
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado
Tlayuda Mole
Large, crisp tortilla topped with rich mole sauce, available in 'mole negro' or 'mole rojo' options.
Botanas
Botana De Quesadillas
deep fried quesadillas filled with quesillo and topped with lettuce, cheese, and avocado
Botana De Memelitas
Small tortillas topped with lard, cheese, and
Botana De Molotes
Fried corn dough filled with chorizo and potatoes and topped with black bean puree, lettuce, cheese, and avocado
Cortes De Carne
Tasajo Especial
Slice of carne asada served with rice, beans, salad, and hand made tortillas
Tasajo Con Hongos
Tasajo sautéed with onions, garlic, mushrooms, and jalapeños served with rice, beans, and handmade tortillas
Tasajo A La Mexicana
Tasajo sautéed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and jalapeños served with rice, beans, and handmade tortillas
Cecina Especial
Slice of pork in adobo sauce served with rice, beans, salad, and hand made tortillas
Chorizo Especial
House made chorizo served with rice, beans, salad, and hand made tortillas
Enchiladas
Enchiladas
Enchiladas served with rice and choice of black/red mole, or green sauce
Empanadas
Empanada De Flor De Calabaza
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo and squash blossom
Empanada De Champińones
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo, sautéed mushroom, onions, and jalapeños
Empanada De Huitlacoche
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo and black corn mushroom
Empanada De Quesillo
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo
Empanada De Mole
Large handmade corn tortilla filled chicken and your choice of black, red, or yellow mole
Desayunos
Enfrijoladas
3 fried tortillas dipped in black bean puree served with rice and choice of quesillo, chorizo, tasajo, cecina or pollo
Chilaquiles
Red or green chilaquiles served with beans and 2 fried eggs
Entomatadas
3 fried tortillas dipped in our spicy tomato sauce served with beans and rice with your choice of quesillo, cecina, tasajo, chorizo or pollo
Salsa De Huevo
Eggs topped with our tomato spicy red sauce served with rice and beans
Huevos A La Mexicana
Huevos Rancheros
Fried eggs on crispy tortillas covered with spicy sauce and served with rice and beans
Huevos Revueltos Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with chorizo served with rice and beans
Tortas
Torta Oaxaqueña
Torta with tasajo, cecina, and chorizó, lettuce, tomato, onions, avocado, and black bean puree
Torta Quesillo
Tamales
Mole Rojo Tamale En Hoja De Platano
Tamale wrapped in banana leaf
Mole Negro Tamale En Hoja De Platano
Tamale wrapped in banana leaf
Mariscos
Coctel Campechana
Shrimp and octopus cocktail
Mojarra Frita
Whole fried tilapia served with rice, beans, and side salad
Camarones A La Mantequilla
Shrimp sautéed in butter sauce served with rice, beans, and side salad
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Shrimp sautéed in butter/garlic sauce served with rice, beans, and side salad
Camarones A La Valencia
Shrimp sautéed in our special house hotsauce served with rice, beans
Tostada De Camarones
Shrimp ceviche tostada
Camarones Cucaracha
Fried head-on shrimp
Aguachile Verde
Raw shrimp cooked in lime juice with hot green salsa
Coctel De Camarones
Shrimp cocktail
7 Mares
Seafood soup
Caldos
Caldo Tlalpeño
Chicken soup with avocado, onions, cilantro, rice , chile chipotle, and handmade tortillas
Menudo
Bebidas Calientes
Atole Blanco
Hot drink made from corn
Atole De Panela
Hot drink made from corn sweetened with brown sugar
Café De Olla
Oaxacan coffee brewed with cinnamon sticks
Champurrado
Hot drink made from corn with Oaxacan chocolate
Chocolate
Hot Oaxacan chocolate served with sweet bread
Aguas Frescas
Agua De Chilacayota
Fresh water made from chilacayota squash
Tejate
Our house special drink made from the cacao plant
Water Bottle
Juice
Freshly prepared Mexican-style juice. Available in small or regular sizes.
Agua Fresca
Ask waiter for available options
Horchata Con Nieve De Tuna
Horchata topped with pecans, cantaloupe, and prickly pear ice cream
Sodas Mexicanas
1/2 Liter Sodas
Mexican coke or fanta
Coka Lata
Sodas Mexicanas
Parilladas
Parillada Regular
Family style dish served with molotes, memelitas, salad, rice, beans, Cecina, Tasajo, Chorizo, quesillo, grilled nopales/onions/jalapeños
1/2 Order Carnes
1/2 order of meats
Parillada Familiar
Family style dish served with moronga, chicharron, quesadillas, molotes, memelitas, salad, rice, beans, Cecina, Tasajo, Chorizo, quesillo, grilled nopales/onions/jalapeños
1/2 Order Botanas
1/2 order of appetizers
Especialidades Exóticas
Botana De Chapulines
Grasshopper snack
Botana De Gusanos
Agave worm snack
Especialidades De La Casa
Mole Negro
Black mole served with rice and handmade tortillas
Mole Rojo
Red mole served with rice and handmade tortillas
Salsa De Chicharron
Chicharron sautéed in tomato sauce served with rice, beans and handmade tortillas
Mole De Olla
Chile Relleno
Choice of chicken or quesllio served with rice, beans, salad, and handmade tortillas
Salsa De Chorizo
Chorizo sautéed in tomato sauce served with rice, beans, and handmade tortillas
Tacos
Tacos
Taco topped with onions, cilantro, and avocado
Tacos De Chapulines
Grasshopper taco
Burritos
Burrito Mixteco
Tasajo burrito filled with beans, quesillo and pico de gallo
Burrito De Pollo
Chicken burrito filled with rice, cheese, and lettuce
Burrito De Mole
Choice of black or red mole filled with chicken and rice
Burritos
Burrito with choice of tasajo, cecina, or chorizo filled with beans, rice, avocado, and pico de gallo
Burrito De Camarones
Fajitas
Fajitas Camarones
Shrimp fajitas served with rice and beans
Fajitas Mixtas
Tasajo, chicken, and shrimp fajitas served with rice and beans
Fajitas Tasajo
Tasajo fajitas served with rice and beans
Fajitas Pollo
Chicken fajitas served with rice and beans
Kids Menu
Kids Pollo Asado
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
Kids Quesadilla
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
Kids Bbq Chicken Wings
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
Kids Memelita
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
Sides
Quesillo Extra
Carnes Extra
Cecina, chorizo, or tasajo as side meat options.
Arroz(rice)
Mexican-style rice available in 6oz, 16oz, or 32oz servings.
Chiles De Agua
Chiles Toreados
Chips
Frijoles(beans)
Mexican-style beans, available in 6oz, 8oz, or 16oz servings.
Salsa
Fresh, house-made salsa available in three sizes: 6oz, 16oz, 32oz.
Crema
French Fries
Guacamole
Huevos
Huevos Rancheros: Eggs available over easy, scrambled, or well cooked, served with traditional sides.
Mole Negro
Black mole served with rice and handmade tortillas
Mole Rojo
Red mole served with rice and handmade tortillas
Nopales
Side Chicharron
Side Moronga
Tortilla Harina
Tortillas De Maiź
Aguacate
Cebollitas
Bebidas Calientes
Atole De Panela
Hot drink made from corn sweetened with brown sugar
Champurrado
Hot drink made from corn with Oaxacan chocolate
Café De Olla
Oaxacan coffee brewed with cinnamon sticks
Atole Blanco
Hot drink made from corn
Chocolate
Hot Oaxacan chocolate served with sweet bread
Aguas Frescas
Agua Fresca
Ask waiter for available options
Tejate
Our house special drink made from the cacao plant
Water Bottle
Juice
Mexican aguas frescas in small or regular sizes.
Horchata Con Nieve De Tuna
Horchata topped with pecans, cantaloupe, and prickly pear ice cream
Agua De Chilacayota
Fresh water made from chilacayota squash
Sodas Mexicanas
1/2 Liter Sodas
Mexican coke or fanta
Coka Lata
Sodas Mexicanas
Postres
Gelatina. De Leche
Arroz Con Leche
Platanitos Fritos
Nieves
Traditional Oaxacan ice cream, available in large or small sizes.
Flan
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Gelatina De Agua
Meats
Chorizo
Cecina
Tasajo
Quesillo
Quesillo Libra
Moles
Mole Rojo Libra
Mole Negro Libra
Chocolate
Chocolate Libra