Rosa Mexicano at Downtown at the GardensLunch Menu

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  • Guacamole en Molcajete

    Since 1984 we have been serving freshly made guacamole with avocado, jalapeno, tomato, onion and cilantro (prepared tableside). Served with warm corn tortillas, tortilla chips, salsa pasilla de Oaxaca and salsa de tomatillo y habanero.

    12.00

  • Sopa de Tortilla / Tortilla Soup

    Pasilla chile soup with grilled chicken, avocado, shredded cheese, crema and crispy tortilla strips.

    2.99

  • Empanadas de Carne / Crispy Beef Turnovers

    Corn masa pockets filled with Chihuahua cheese and beef, then golden fried to perfection. Served with avocado tomatillo salsa.

    9.50

  • Flautas de Pollo / Rolled Crispy Chicken Tacos

    Two rolled crispy chicken tacos topped with salsa pasilla de Oaxaca. salsa verde and crema.

    7.50

  • Ceviche del Dia / Ceviche of the Day

    Our market white fish and shellfish. Cold cooked in citrus juices and served with tortilla chips.

    10.99

  • Queso Fundido / Cheese Fondue

    Melted Chihuahua cheese with crumbled chorizo sausage, cilantro and rajas (slow-cooked Mexican peppers).

    7.99

  • Ensalada de la Casa / Field Greens Salad

    Mixed field greens, shredded jicama, carrots and cherry tomatoes dressed in a pomegranate vinaigrette.

    5.50

  • Panuchos de Cochinita / Pork Tacos

    Three small tortillas topped with black beans, cochinita pibil and pickled onions.

    8.50

  • Zarape de Pato

    Roasted pulled duck layered between soft corn tortillas and topped with yellow pepper-habanero cream sauce.

    8.50

  • Quesadilla de Hongos con Huitlacoche / Wild Mushroom Quesadilla

    Grilled flour tortilla filled with a mixture of wild mushrooms, huitlacoche and Chihuahua cheese. Served with salsa verde cruda.

    7.50

brunch additions to the menu

  • Quesadilla de Pollo / Chicken Quesadilla

    Two grilled flour tortillas filled with Chihuahua cheese and grilled chicken, Served with guacamole and pico de gallo.

    7.99

  • Huevos Rancheros Rosa

    Two eggs over easy served over corn tortillas with your choice of salsa verde or roasted tomato-habanero sauce. Topped with diced bacon, crispy plantains, tortilla strips and grilled asparagus tips.

    9.50

  • Tacos para Desayunar / Breakfast Tacos

    Breakfast tacos served in a cast iron skillet with scrambled eggs, baked with Chihuahua cheese and your choice of: Mixed Wild Mushrooms 9.50; Rajas (poblano peppers and onions) 9.50; Mexican Chorizo 11.00; Grilled Skirt Steak 12.00. Served with mixed greens, black beans, wheat and corn tortillas.

  • Pelona / Steak Sandwich

    Pulled beef short ribs steak sandwich on a crispy roll with oven-baked tomatoes, pickled jalapenos and salsa verde. Served with sweet potato fries.

    9.99

ensaladas

  • Ensalada con Atun / Tuna Salad

    Avocado leaf-crusted seared rare tuna served on a crispy black bean tostada over jiacama, mango and cabbage slaw with papaya-habanero salsa.

    15.50

  • Ensalada de Camarones / Shrimp Salad

    Mixed greens with crispy shrimp, sweet corn, black beans, peppers and tortilla strips in a peanut-chile dressing.

    14.50

  • Ensalada Mexicana / Mexican Mixed Salad

    Mixed field greens, radishes, roasted corn, tomatoes and avocado tossed in a poblano chile vinaigrette, topped with queso fresco and your choice of steak 15.50 or chicken 13.50.

tacos al asador

Served in a cast iron skillet with red bean-chorizo chili, corn esquites and freshly made warm corn tortillas.

  • Pollo / Chicken

    Grilled chicken marinated in ancho chiles, garlic, cumin, cloves and cinnamon. Topped with slow cooked peppers, served with melted Chihuahua cheese and chile de arbol salsa.

    14.50

  • Cochinita Pibil / Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder

    Pork shoulder rubbed with achiote, wrapped in banana leaves and slow cooked until fork tender. Topped with lime marinated onions.

    14.50

  • Carne Asada / Grilled Steak

    Grilled skirt steak marinated in guajillo and pasilla chiles, garlic, cumin and black pepper. Served with melted Chihuahua cheese and chile de arbol salsa.

    16.50

los favoritos

the favorites

  • Alambre de Camarones / Grilled Shrimp Brochette

    Grilled shrimp marinated in a garlic vinaigrette over rice with onions, tomatoes, serrano peppers and roasted tomato-jalapeno-caper sauce.

    19.50

  • Salmon en Manchamanteles / Salmon Filet with Tropical Fruit Mole

    Grilled organic salmon over black beans with zucchini and roasted corn, mole of ancho chiles and tropical fruits.

    19.50

  • Arrachera con Camarones / Steak and Shrimp Stew

    Grilled skirt steak and jumbo shrimp stewed in a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce and topped with queso fresco.

    16.50

  • Alambre a la Mexicana / Mixed Grilled Brochette

    Grilled cubes of beef tenderloin, chorizo, onions, tomatoes and serrano peppers with tomatillo and tomato-chipotle sauces.

    19.25

  • Budin de Pollo / Layered Chicken Tortilla Pie

    Baked soft corn tortillas filled with pulled chicken, Chihuahua cheese and roasted Mexican peppers, served with poblano cream sauce.

    15.00

  • Pescado del Dia con Salsa Verde / Roasted Fish of the Day

    Simply roasted whole fish of the day, brushed with guajillo chile and served with tomatillo molcajete salsa.

    17.99

  • Tablones / Boneless Short Ribs

    18 oz. of grilled boneless beef short ribs served with a mestiza sauce (tomatillo-tomato-chipotle) and rajas (slow cooked Mexican peppers).

    19.50

  • Filete con Hongos / Grilled Filet Mignon with Wild Mushrooms

    Grilled filet mignon covered with a wild mushroom-tequila cream sauce.

    22.50

  • Chamorro / Crispy Pork Shank

    Crispy marinated pork shank served with red bean-chorizo chili, pickled jalapenos, onions, cilantro and fresh corn tortillas.

    18.50

enchiladas

All enchiladas served with refried black beans and house rice.

  • Mole de Xico

    Two soft corn tortillas filled with shredded chipotle beef, topped with Veracruz mole made with raisins, plantains, hazelnuts, pine nuts and mulato, ancho and pasilla chiles.

    15.75

  • Rancheras

    Two soft corn tortillas filled with wild mushrooms and spinach, topped with a mild Mexican tomato sauce.

    14.00

  • Suizas

    Two soft corn tortillas filled with pulled roasted chicken, topped with a creamy tomatillo sauce and queso fresco.

    14.75

extras

  • Plátanos Fritos

    Fried plantains

    4.00

  • Sweet Potato Fries

    4.00

  • Red Bean-Chorizo Chili

    4.00

  • Pico de Gallo

    New Description

    4.00