All of CASA's menus are updated seasonally. This is only a sample of the menu—for the most current menu, please download the PDF. Prices and menu items may change without notice.
Totopos
Bites with chips
Guacamole — $8
customize the heat of your own guacamole with our housemade habanero and jalapeño salsas
Nacho Madre’s Nachos — $14
we know - it’s nachos on an upscale Mexican menu. But, our restaurant’s inspiration is the local taquerias that made this dish nationally prominent, after its inception at the Victory Club Restaurant in the 1940’s. Our version has three tiers of crispy tortillas, cut tableside, fully loaded with melted cheese, black bean puree, crema, pico de gallo, pickled jalapenos and guacamole with barbacoa braised beef
Chilaquiles — $10
this classic breakfast “Hangover” dish is being reinvented daily by Chef Alex - ask your server for todays preparation
Antojitos
Taqueria inspired snacks
BBQ pork sopes — $9
braised pork carnitas with a smoky-sweet tinga sauce on five mini applewood bacon masa bites, finished with crema,
queso fresca and pickled red jalapeno
Mini-Corn tamales — $8
three corn husk pouches filled with sweet corn tamales with a side of Cypress Grove goat cheese crema and chile California sauce
Quesadilla de “Heirloom” Jitomates — $10
Tutti Frutti Farm’s Heirloom tomatoes with roasted poblanos, queso Oaxaca, classically stuffed into fresh corn masa, served with a tomatillo-avocado salsa
Quesadilla de Taqueria — $12
carne asada steak in a flour tortilla featuring Manchego cheese, roasted tomatoes and herbs, served with arugula salad
Turduckenizo Albondigas — $9
Mexican style meatballs made from chorizo-spiced turkey, duck and chicken, braised in a chile morita and fire-roasted tomato sauce, finished with queso fresco
Flautas de Pollo — $10
shredded, marinated chicken mixed with smoked queso and jalapeno crema, rolled in a crispy our tortilla and served with guacamole
Farmer’s Market Corn — $6
“elote”- Mexican corn on the cob is a classic street treat when visiting the Mercado. Our version features fire-roasted Gloria Farm’s corn rolled with chipotle aioli, crispy parmesan cheese and house candied pepitas
Tacos
Tacos al Pastor — $10
spit-roasted, “crackling” pork and applewood bacon, caramelized pineapple, tomatillo-avocado salsa, in a housemade corn tortillas
Chef Alex’s Chicken Tacos — $10
"salbutes de pollo"- is a Yucatecon style taco, served with grilled chicken, cabbage, cotija cheese and a mild spiced,
warm habanero salsa, in lightly crisped corn tortillas, finished with pickled watermelon radishes
Mulita de Carnitas — $9
in honor of La Taquiza's great taqueria innovation of taking two corn tortillas and stuffing them "sandwich style" with cheese and protein; Chef Alex has created a Mulita using braised pork paired with Chris's "B of A" Farmers' Market peaches and Manchego cheese, garnished with a peach and arugula salad (for directions to la taquiza, ask your server)
Tacos de Carne Asada — $12
adobo marinated Black Angus steak, queso anejo, roasted tomato salsa and guacamole in housemade corn tortillas
OR Get them Surf & Turf Style - add sautéed shrimp for $3, served in our tortillas
Tacos de Camarones Fritos — $12
the owner’s favorite- lightly battered and fried Mexican shrimp tossed in a spicy crema, served with caramelized pineapple, cabbage and house candied almonds, served in flour tortillas
Tacos de Pescado — $10
your choice of grilled or beer battered fried tilapia, served with citrus slaw, green chile crema and mango salsa in flour tortillas
Tacos de Mercado — $8
squash blossom molcajete, grilled Gloria Farm’s corn and market zucchini finshed with a queso fresco
Enchiladas
Enchiladas con Langosta y Camarones — $19
two flour tortillas filled with Pacific lobster, shrimp, spinach, and three cheeses, garnished with a Gloria Farm’s corn-chipotle sauce
Enchiladas de Pollo — $16
two traditional shredded chicken enchiladas, paired with an “open face” enchilada with chile California braised chicken, diced onions and queso Oaxaca
Enchiladas de Espinacas y Papas — $15
two flour tortillas with sauteed spinach and pan-crisped potatoes, “chorizo style” seasoned soy and crema de Oaxaca, finished with a red tomatillo enchilada sauce on a bed of cilantro rice (prepared vegan by request)
Platos Especiales
House specials
pollo y tamale — $18
half chicken pan-roasted, served with a tinga (smoky & sweet) sauce, accompanied with a sweet corn tamale
Fajitas de Carne Asada — $18
our sophisticated version of Steak Fajitas with Prime Angus skirt steak with roasted tomatoes, caramelized onions and peppers on a bed of cilantro rice with a side of chimichurri crema and fresh pressed flour tortillas
Braised Beef Short Ribs Birria — $19
this traditional dish consists of a rich broth and a braised meat, typically goat. Chef Alex has chosen chile cascabelle braised beef short rib and garnishes the dish with Cypress Grove goat cheese stuffed peppers and a crostini, served with a warm flour tortilla
Carnitas — $16
confit of pork shoulder, served with a Yukon Gold potato and pastor-applewood bacon hash, pickled red onions, chile guajillo sauce and a lime crema
Pescado a la Veracruzano — $19
pan-seared halibut with a traditional warm salsa of sauteed Summer tomato, Spanish olives and capers, served on red rice
jaime's Chicken Burrito — $16
yes ... we do a burrito, in fact- three mini-burrito pieces filled with grilled chicken, rice and queso Oaxaca, finished with pickled jalapenos and served with four accoutrements: applewood bacon and black bean puree, summer corn pico with smoky tomato salsa, habanero green chile salsa and housemade crema
Tamale de Elote — $12
sweet corn tamale served with a chile California sauce and a grilled corn salsa, finished with a Cypress Grove goat cheese crema, garnished with housemade candied pepitas
Ensaladas y Sopas
Ensalada de CASA — $8
farmer’s market strawberries, roasted beets, shaved Manchego cheese and arugula, garnished with candied pumpkin seeds, tossed in an agave vinaigrette
Ensalada de Caesar Cardini — $8
chopped romaine leaves, tomatoes and chipotle croutons, tossed in a Caesar dressing with avocado and shaved parmesan
Add marinated grilled and chilled chicken for $3
add poached shrimp for $5
Sopa de chile poblano — $5
Gloria Farm's corn with roasted poblano chiles, finished with chipotle croutons and queso fresco