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Our Menu

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The first round of chips and our house-made salsa is complimentary | Refills are available for +$2.00

For parties of 6 or more, an automatic gratuity of 20% will be added to the bill

Appetizers

Guacamole
MKP

Fresh avocados, jalapeno, cilantro, fresh lime juice, onions, and tomatoes with tortilla chips

Gluten Free
Queso Dip
$11.00

Monterey Jack & white American cheese served with tortilla chips

Add Chorizo +$3.00

Gluten Free
Chicken Wings
$15.00

Buttery guajillo-ancho sauce with a kick of spice served with creamy chipotle dressing

Spicy
Alex's Asada Fries*
$14.00

Fully loaded with grilled steak, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, creamy chipotle sauce & guacamole

Ceviche De Camarones*
$14.00

Shrimp with habanero lime/lemon marinade with red onion, cilantro, radish, mini sweet peppers & avocados served with chips

Gluten FreeSpicy

Tacos

Taco Platter Special: +$5.00 to any order of three tacos and choose two sides to make it a complete platter

Add: Platanos+$1.00 | Esquites +$1.50 | Asparagus +$1.00

Carne Asada*
$4.75

Grilled, marinated steak topped with salsa verde, cilantro & onion

Gluten Free
Al Pastor
$4.25

Marinated, grilled pork topped with pineapple, salsa roja, cilantro & onion

Chorizo
$4.00

Mexican chorizo topped with salsa verde, cilantro & onion

Gluten Free
Birria Quesataco
$5.00

Shredded, braised beef with Oaxaca cheese topped with cilantro & onion

*Order of 2 or more includes consomé

Gluten Free
Chicken Tinga
$4.25

Chicken tinga topped with queso fresco & cilantro, onion & salsa verde

Gluten Free
Pork Belly
$4.50

Crispy pork belly topped with pequin lime crema, queso fresco & pickled red onions

Gluten Free
Mushrooms
$4.25

Shiitake & Portobello mushrooms with cheese crusted on a tortilla, topped with spicy aioli, red cabbage & cilantro

Gluten Free
Fish or Shrimp
$4.75

Flash-fried cod fish, or shrimp, topped with creamy slaw & pickled red onions

Entrées

FAJITAS:

Served with your choice of rice & beans. Side of sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, pico de gallo, sautéed onions & tortillas

Add White American cheese +$1.00

Steak*
$25.00
Chicken
$22.00
Shrimp
$23.00
Mushrooms
$20.00
Combo
$25.00
ENCHILADAS

Enchiladas served with your choice of Rice and beans & garnished with arugula, pequin lime crema, radish, queso fresco, and your choice of Mole: verde (contains peanuts), suiza, or rojas

WITH CHOICE OF PROTEIN: (2 Enchiladas | 3 Enchiladas)

Cheese
$13.00
$15.00
Gluten Free
Chicken Tinga
$15.00
$18.00
Gluten Free
Birria
$16.00
$20.00
Gluten Free
Mushrooms
$15.00
$18.00
Gluten Free
Carne Asada
$16.00
$20.00
Gluten Free
QUESADILLA

Flour tortilla filled with Oaxaca, served with a side of sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce, & guacamole

WITH CHOICE OF PROTEIN:

Cheese
$14.00
Chicken Tinga
$15.00
Birria
$16.00
Mushrooms
$15.00
Carne Asada
$16.00
CAMARONES A LA DIABLA
$22.00

Jumbo shrimp in a spicy diabla sauce, tomatoes with rice garnished with arugula & roasted tomatoes

Gluten FreeSpicy
POLLO CON MOLE (contains peanuts)
$19.00

Marinated grilled chicken breast with mole rojo, pickled red onion, cilantro & white rice

Gluten Free
FISH BRANZINO
$24.00

Fresh grilled Bronzino marinated in our signature zarandeado-style seasoning sauce. Served with seasonal vegetables and house-made sauce

Gluten Free
CARNE ASADA*
$25.00

10 oz skirt steak with chimichurri butter, served with rice, beans & grilled onion

Gluten Free
RICE BOWL:

Served with your choice of protein, rice, & beans topped with salsa, sour cream, cheese, lettuce & pico de gallo

Add Guacamole +$2.50

Chicken Tinga
$14.00
Gluten Free
Birria
$15.00
Gluten Free
Mushrooms
$14.00
Gluten Free
Carne Asada
$15.00
Gluten Free
Al Pastor
$14.00
Gluten Free
BURRITO:

Served with your choice of protein, rice, & beans topped with salsa, sour cream, cheese, lettuce & pico de gallo

Add Guacamole +$2.50

Chicken Tinga
$15.00
Birria
$16.00
Mushrooms
$15.00
Carne Asada
$16.00
Al Pastor
$15.00

Salads & Soup

Pozole Rojo
$17.00

Pork hominy, chile ancho, chile guajillo served with cabbage, radish, cilantro, onion, lime & avocado

Gluten Free
Pozole Verde
$16.00

Chicken, homíny, tomatillo, jalapeño, & poblano pepper served with cabbage, cilantro, radish, onion, lime & avocado

Gluten Free
Fiesta Salad
$10.50

Mixed greens, fried tortilla strips, radish, cotija cheese, avocado, pico de gallo & creamy chipotle dressing

Add: Grilled Chicken +$7.00 | Steak +$9 | Shrimp +$8.00

Sides

Frijoles Negros
$5.00
Gluten Free
Fries
$5.00
Frijoles Charros
$5.00
Gluten Free
Platanos Fritos
$6.00
Gluten Free
Arroz Mexicano
$5.00
Gluten Free
Esquites
$7.00
Arroz Blanco
$5.00
Asparagus
$6.00
Gluten Free

JR's Menu

Kids under 12 | Served with fries and a kid's drink

Steak* or Chicken Taco
$9.00

Topped with queso fresco

Add Extra Taco +$3.00

Cheese Quesadilla
$9.00
Crispy Chicken Strips
$9.00

Dessert

Tio G Tres Leches
$9.00

Layered cake with dulce de leche, whipped cream & toasted coconut flakes

Cheesecake Flan
$9.00

Smooth Blend of creamy cheesecake and traditional flan, topped with raspberries & hibiscus sauce

Gluten Free
Emily's Churros
$9.00

Fried churros with a dipping chocolate sauce & our homemade dipping sauce

Vanilla Ice Cream
$6.00

Vanilla ice cream bowl

The first round of chips and our house-made salsa is complimentary | Refills are available for +$2.00

For parties of 6 or more, an automatic gratuity of 20% will be added to the bill

Appetizers

Guacamole
MKP

Fresh avocados, jalapeno, cilantro, fresh lime juice, onions, and tomatoes with tortilla chips

Gluten Free
Queso Dip
$11.00

Monterey Jack & white American cheese served with tortilla chips

Add Chorizo +$3.00

Gluten Free
Chicken Wings
$15.00

Buttery guajillo-ancho sauce with a kick of spice served with creamy chipotle dressing

Spicy
Alex's Asada Fries*
$14.00

Fully loaded w/ grilled steak, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, creamy chipotle sauce & guacamole

Ceviche De Camarones*
$14.00

Shrimp with habanero lime/lemon marinade with red onion, cilantro, radish, mini sweet peppers & avocados served with chips

SpicyGluten Free

Tacos

Taco Platter Special: +$5.00 to any order of three tacos and choose two sides to make it a complete platter

Add: Platanos+$1.00 | Esquites +$1.50 | Asparagus +$1.00

Carne Asada*
$4.75

Grilled, marinated steak topped with salsa verde, cilantro & onion

Gluten Free
Al Pastor
$4.50

Marinated, grilled Pork topped with pineapple, salsa roja, cilantro & onion

Gluten Free
Chorizo
$4.25

Mexican chorizo topped with salsa verde, cilantro & onion

Gluten Free
Birria Quesataco
$5.00

Shredded Braised Beef with Oaxaca cheese topped with cilantro & onion

*Order of 2 or more includes consomé

Gluten Free
Chicken Tinga
$4.50

Chicken Tinga topped with queso fresco & cilantro, onion & salsa verde

Gluten Free
Pork Belly
$4.75

Crispy pork belly topped with pequin lime crema, queso fresco & pickled red onions

Gluten Free
Mushrooms
$4.50

Shiitake & Portobello mushrooms with cheese crusted on tortilla, topped with spicy aioli, red cabbage & cilantro

Gluten Free
Fish or Shrimp
$4.75

Flash-fried Cod fish, or shrimp, topped with creamy slaw & pickled red onions

Salads & Soup

Pozole Rojo
$17.00

Pork hominy, chile ancho, chile guajillo served with cabbage, radish, cilantro, onion, lime & avocado

Gluten Free
Pozole Verde
$16.00

Chicken, hominy, tomatillo, jalapeño, & poblano pepper served with cabbage, cilantro, radish, onion, lime & avocado

Gluten Free
Fiesta Salad
$10.50

Mixed greens, fried tortilla strips, radish, cotija cheese, avocado, pico de gallo & creamy chipotle dressing

Add: Grilled Chicken +$7.00 | Steak +$9.00 | Shrimp +$8.00

Entrées

FAJITAS:

Served with your choice of rice & beans. Side of sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, pico de gallo, sautéed onions & tortillas

Add White american cheese+$1.00

Steak
$27.00
Chicken
$24.00
Shrimp
$25.00
Mushrooms
$22.00
Combo
$27.00
ENCHILADAS

Three enchiladas served with your choice of Rice and beans & garnished with arugula, pequin lime crema, radish, queso fresco, and your choice of Mole: verde (contains peanuts), suiza, or rojas

WITH CHOICE OF PROTEIN:

Cheese
$16.00
Gluten Free
Chicken Tinga
$20.00
Gluten Free
Birria
$22.00
Gluten Free
Mushrooms
$20.00
Gluten Free
Carne Asada
$21.00
Gluten Free
QUESADILLA

Flour tortilla filled with Oaxaca, served with a side of sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce & guacamole

WITH CHOICE OF PROTEIN:

Cheese
$14.00
Chicken Tinga
$15.00
Birria
$16.00
Mushrooms
$16.00
Carne Asada
$16.00
CAMARONES A LA DIABLA
$24.00

Jumbo shrimp in a spicy diabla sauce, tomatoes with rice garnished with arugula & roasted tomatoes

Gluten FreeSpicy
POLLO CON MOLE (contains peanuts)
$21.00

Marinated grilled chicken breast with mole rojo, pickled red onion, cilantro & white rice

Gluten Free
RIBEYE*
$32.00

Grilled ribeye over roasted fingerling potatoes with chimichurri sauce and jumbo asparagus

Gluten Free
Fish Branzino
$26.00

Fresh grilled Bronzino marinated in our signature zarandeado-style seasoning sauce. Served with seasonal vegetables and house-made sauce

Gluten Free
CARNE ASADA*
$27.00

10 oz skirt steak with chimichurri butter, served with rice, beans & grilled onion

Gluten Free
RICE BOWL:

Served with your choice of protein, rice, & beans topped with salsa, sour cream, cheese, lettuce & pico de gallo

Add Guacamole +$2.50

Chicken Tinga
$16.00
Gluten Free
Birria
$18.00
Gluten Free
Mushrooms
$16.00
Gluten Free
Carne Asada
$17.00
Gluten Free
Al Pastor
$16.00
Gluten Free

Sides

Frijoles Negros
$5.00
Gluten Free
Frijoles Charros
$5.00
Gluten Free
Arroz Mexicano
$5.00
Gluten Free
Arroz Blanco
$5.00
Fries
$5.00
Gluten Free
Platanos Fritos
$6.00
Gluten Free
Esquites
$7.00
Asparagus
$6.00
Gluten Free

JR's Menu

Kids under 12 | Served with fries and a kid's drink

Steak* or Chicken Taco
$9.00

Topped with queso fresco

Add Extra Taco +$3.00

Gluten Free
Cheese Quesadilla
$9.00
Crispy Chicken Strips
$9.00

Dessert

Tio G Tres Leches
$9.00

Layered cake with dulce de leche, whipped cream & toasted coconut flakes

Cheesecake Flan
$9.00

Smooth blend of creamy cheesecake and traditional flan, topped with raspberries & hibiscus sauce

Gluten Free
Emily's Churros
$9.00

Fried churros with a dipping chocolate sauce & our homemade dipping sauce

Vanilla Ice Cream
$6.00

Vanilla ice cream bowl

Monday

Guacamole
$10.00
Asada Fries
$10.00

Tuesday

Taco Tuesday Platter
$17.00

Your choice of any three tacos with two sides

Add: Platanos+$1.00 | Esquites +$1.50 | Asparagus +$1.00

Wednesday

Queso Dip
$8.00
Nachos
$8.00

Thursday

Chicken Wings
$12.00
Duo Dip Guacamole & Queso
$12.00

Friday

Ribeye
$28.00
Branzino
$22.00
Gluten Free
Spicy

Locations

Telegraph Shopping Center
5735 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA
22303

Falls Church
502 W Broad St Unit 5
Falls Church, VA
22046

Hours

Telegraph Shopping Center
Fri, Sat
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Falls Church
Mon:
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Tue - Thu:
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Fri - Sat:
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Sun:
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

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Contact us

Telegraph Shopping Center

Call us at (571)-347-8002

Write us at abimedina9@icloud.com


Falls Church

Call us at (571)-378-0150

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