Picante Cocina Mexicana

Picante Cocina Mexicana

1328 Sixth St., Berkeley

ANTOJITOS y ENSALADAS
corn "masa" snacks and salads
GUACAMOLE and CHIPS A mixture of fresh, ripe avocados, serrano chile, cilantro, onion and tomato served with thick, house-made tortilla chips $3.95
SOPES de HONGOS Three crispy round cakes of corn masa filled with slow-cooked creamy mushrooms $4.25
QUESADILLA A flour tortilla or two hand made corn tortillas filled with jack cheese then griddle baked and served with salsa fresca $3.50
EMPANADAS Two crispy corn turnovers stuffed with roasted poblano chiles and jack cheese on lettuce with spicy tomato sauce, queso fresco and Mexican cream $4.50
NACHOS A pile of house made tortilla chips covered in melted jack cheese, pickled jalapeños and salsa $5.25
SUPER NACHOS Come with guacamole and Mexican cream $6.75
CAESAR SALAD This very famous dressing, not traditionally Mexican, was invented in Tijuana in 1926 by Caesar Cardini. Served over romaine lettuce with croutons and queso cotija $4.25
GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR $7.25
ORGANIC CORN TORTILLA CHIPS
Thick and crispy $1.00
With salsa Mexicana of tomato, onion, chile serrano and cilantro $2.00
(3) ENCHILADAS
organic corn tortillas filled, rolled and sauced as described below, with rice and beans
VERDES "Mexico City" Chicken-filled with tangy green tomatillo sauce $7.95
de PLAZA "Morelia" Squash, potato and carrot with red chile sauce on a bed of lettuce $7.50
de MOLE "Puebla" Chicken in mole poblano, a sauce made with 18 ingredients including chocolate $7.95
de QUESO "Aguascalientes" Cheese filled and covered with a smooth and spicy ancho chile sauce $7.50
(3) TAMALES
coarsely ground corn masa steamed in corn husks with rice and beans
NORTEÑOS Pork with rich, dark anchos chile sauce $7.95
VEGETABLE Roasted butternut squash and poblano chiles with avocado-tomatillo salsa $7.95
(2) FLAUTAS de GUADALAJARA
FLAUTAS Crisp chicken filled flour tortillas salsa and crema on shredded lettuce with beans $6.25
SOPA AZTECA
CHICKEN SOUP With roasted tomato, chile pasilla negro, avocado, crispy tortilla strips and queso cotija $5.95
PICANTE SANDWICHES
Avocado, lettuce, pinto beans spread, grilled onion and tomato on our own fresh roll served with Picante tortilla chips
POLLO ASADO Grilled seasoned chicken $5.75
CARNE ASADA Grilled, marinated Niman Ranch skirt steak $7.25
CARNITAS Traditional, slow-cooked, naturally raised pork $5.75
CHEESE Queso fresco fresh Mexican cheese $5.75
REGIONAL SPECIALTIES OF MEXICO
The North "Baja" TACOS de PESCADO three fish tacos of fried snapper with jicama, mango salsa, lettuce and beans $6.25
West Central Mexico "Jalisco" CHILE RELLENO battered and fried poblano chile stuffed with Oaxacan cheese in rich tomato sauce, served with rice and beans $7.95
The Gulf "Veracruz" PESCADO VERACRUZANA snapper filet in a tomato, olive, chile jalepeño, caper sauce, served with rice beans and four hand-made corn tortillas $9.75
MEXICAN--TRADITIONAL AND IMPROVISED
Any of the following four dishes...
PICANTE GRANDE SALAD Crisp corn or flour tortilla covered with choice of filling, beans, romaine lettuce, cabbage, carrot, radish, jicama, queso fresco and salsa. Oil and vinegar on the side
BURRITO Steamed flour tortilla filled with choice of filling, rice and beans SUPER is with guacamole, Mexican crème and cheese add$1.50
(3) TACOS Choice of filling in hand made organic corn tortillas with beans on the side
PLATO Six and one half ounces of your choice of filling, served with rice, beans, and four hand-made organic corn tortillas
With your choice of any item below:
POLLO ASADO Grilled chicken that has been in a red chile marinade
Salad $6.95
Burrito $4.75
Tacos $5.75
Plato $7.95
CARNE ASADA Grilled Niman Ranch skirt steak rubbed with a recado of achiote seeds
Salad $7.95
Burrito $5.75
Tacos $6.25
Plato $8.75
CARNITAS Traditional slow cooked pork from Niman Ranch
Salad $6.95
Burrito $4.75
Tacos $5.75
Plato $7.95
RAJAS Strips of roasted poblano chiles sauteed with onions and served with queso fresco
Salad $6.95
Burrito $4.75
Tacos $5.75
Plato $7.95
CHORIZO and POTATOES Spicy Mexican sausage and potatoes fried together
Salad $6.95
Burrito $4.75
Tacos $5.75
Plato $7.95
PESCADO Breaded and fried snapper with mango and jicama salsa
Salad $8.45
Burrito $6.25
Tacos $6.75
Plato $9.25
CHILE VERDE Grilled pork simmered in a tomatillo-chile sauce with queso fresco
Salad $6.95
Burrito $4.75
Tacos $5.75
Plato $7.95
LEGUMBRE PICADILLO Squash, carrots and potatoes in a red chile sauce
Salad $6.95
Burrito $4.75
Tacos $5.75
Plato $7.95
MANCHAMANTELES A name which translates into "tablecloth stainer", chicken in red mole
Salad $6.95
Burrito $4.75
Tacos $5.75
Plato $7.95
VEGETARIAN Rice, beans and salsa Mexicana
Salad $5.95
Burrito $4.25
Tacos N/A
Plato $4.95
Cross Streets:
(bet. Camelia & Gilman Sts.)
Neighborhood:
Berkeley
Phone:
510-525-3121

Location(s)

Picante Cocina Mexicana
1328 Sixth St.
Berkeley, CA
United States