Rosa Mexicano at Union SquareLunch Menu

botanas

Small plates to share or enjoy yourself

  • Guacamole en Molcajete

    Since 1984 we have been serving freshly made guacamole with avocado, jalapeño, tomato, onion and cilantro (prepared tableside). Served with warm corn tortillas, tortilla chips, salsa pasilla de Oaxaca and salsa de tomatillo y habanero. 14.00 per order (serves two)

    14.00

  • Sopa de Tortilla

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

    8.00

  • Ensalada de la Casa

    Mixed field greens, shredded jicama, carrots and cherry tomatoes dressed in a pomegranate vinaigrette. 7.00

    7.00

  • Flautas de Pollo

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

    7.50

  • Ceviche de Huachinango

    Marinated red snapper and baby shrimp with onions, olives, cucumbers and serrano peppers, served with a tropical cocktail sauce.

    12.00

  • Empanadas de Jaiba

    Three crispy corn empanadas filled with jumbo lump crab meat, served with seasonal fruit pico de gallo and avocado-tomatillo salsa.

    12.00

  • Queso Fundido

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

    9.00

quesadilla y tortas

  • Quesadilla de Pollo

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

    12.50

  • Mexican Club Torta

    Pressed Mexican club sandwich of ham, grilled chicken, bacon, avocado and Chihuahua cheese with a black bean-chipotle spread. Served with sweet potato fries.

    12.50

  • Pelona

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

    13.50

ensaladas

salads

  • Ensalada de Camarones

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

    15.50

  • Ensalada Cobb

    Mexican Cobb salad with grilled chicken, chorizo sausage, Cabrales blue cheese and habanero pickled onions over mixed greens with avocado dressing and chile-dusted croutons.

    15.50

  • Ensalada con Atún

    Avocado leaf-crusted seared rare tuna, served on a crispy black bean tostada over jicama, mango, cabbage slaw with romaine lettuce and tropical fruit salsa.

    16.50

  • Ensalada de la Calle

    Mexico City street salad with grilled chopped chicken tossed with mango, pineapple, jicama and toasted pumpkin seeds. Served with field greens and honey-lime vinaigrette.

    14.50

enchiladas

All enchiladas are served with family-style 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.

    15.00

  • Suizas

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

    13.75

  • Ranchera

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

    13.00

tacos al asador

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

  • Cabrito

    Slow-baked marinated baby goat topped with sauteed white onions and poblano peppers. Served with salsa verde cocida).

    13.50

  • Pollo

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

    13.50

  • Carne

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

    14.50

  • Pescado

    Grilled white fish topped with lime-marinated onions and served with salsa chile de arbol.

    14.50

los favoritos

the favorites

  • Salmon en Manchamanteles

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

    16.50

  • Alambre de Camarones

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

    19.50

  • Arrachera con Camarones

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

    16.50

  • Alambre a la Mexicana

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

    22.50

  • Frijoles con Puerco

    Slow cooked pork shoulder baked in pinto beans and guajillo chiles, topped with avocado and pico de gallo.

    13.75

  • Budín de Pollo

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

    15.50