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Helena's Mexican Restaurant
5735-A Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA
Featured Items

Birria Taco
Shredded braised beef with Oaxaca cheese topped with cilantro and onion. If you order 3+, consome will be included in your order$5.00
Beverages To-go
To-go Drinks
Foutain Drinks
$3.50Agua Fresca
$4.50Jarritos
$4.00Juice
$3.75
Beverages
Drinks
Water
Foutain Drinks
$3.50Kids Drinks
Agua Fresca
$4.50Juice
$3.75Jarritos
$4.00Ginger ale
$3.50Coffee
$3.50Tonic Soda
$3.50Mineral water
$3.50
Fall Special
Chicken Taquitos
Chicken Taquitos
Deep fried chicken taquitos topped with lettuce, tomatillo salsa, crema, & queso fresco$12.00
Dessert
Pumkin Flan
$10.00
Lunch
Appetizer

Guacamole
Fresh avocados, jalapeno, cilantro, fresh lime juice, onions, tomatoes with tortilla chips$15.00Queso
Monterey Jack and white cheddar cheese served with tortilla chips$11.00
Alex's Asada Fries
Fully loaded with grilled steak, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, creamy chipotle sauce, and guacamole$14.00
Ceviche De Camarones
Shrimp with habanero, lime/lemon marinade with red onion, cilantro, radish, mini sweet peppers and avocados served with chips$14.00Chicken Wings
$15.00
Soups & Salad lunch

Pozole Rojo
Pork, hominy, chile ancho, chile guajillo served with cabbage, radish, cilantro, onion, lime, & avocado$17.00
Pozole Verde
Chicken, hominy, tomatillo, jalapeño and poblano pepper served with cabbage, cilantro, radish, onion, lime and avocado$16.00
Fiesta Salad
Mixed greens, fried tortilla strips radish, cotija cheese, avocado, pico de gallo & creamy chipotle dressing$10.50
Tacos
Taco Platter Special: Add $5 to any order of three tacos and choose two sides to make it a complete platter

Carne Asada Taco
Grilled Marinated steak topped with salsa verde, cilantro, & onion$4.75Al Pastor Taco
Marinated grilled pork with pineapple, salsa roja, cilantro, and onion$4.25Chorizo Taco
Mexican chorizo topped with salsa verde, cilantro & onion$4.00
Birria Taco
Shredded braised beef with Oaxaca cheese topped with cilantro and onion. If you order 3+, consome will be included in your order$5.00Tinga Taco
chicken tinga topped with queso fresco & cilantro, onion & salsa verde$4.25
Pork belly Taco
Crispy pork belly topped with pequin lime crema, queso fresco, and pickled onions$4.50
Mushroom Taco
Shiitake & portobello mushroom with cheese crusted on tortilla topped with spicy aioli, red cabbage & cilantro$4.25
Fish Taco
Flash fried cod fish with creamy slaw topped with pickled onion$4.75Shrimp Taco
Shrimp with creamy slaw topped with pickled onion$4.75Platter Sides
$5.00
House made Hot Sauce TOGO
Salsa Verde (Mild)
$0.25Salsa Roja (Medium)
$0.25Salsa Picante (Hot)
$0.25
Fajitas
All Fajitas are served with your choice of rice and beans
Side of sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, pico de gallo, onions, peppers, & choice of tortillas
Steak Fajitas
$25.00Chicken Fajitas
$22.00Shrimp Fajitas
$23.00Hongos Fajitas
$20.00
Combo Fajitas
Your choice of two proteins$25.00
Entree

Camarones a la Diabla
Jumbo shrimp in a spicy diabla sauce, white rice garnished with arugula & roasted cherry tomatoes$22.00
Pollo Con Mole
Marinated grilled chicken breast with mole rojo, pickled red onion, cilantro, & white rice$19.00
Bronzino
Fresh grilled Bronzino marinated in our signature zarandeado-style seasoning sauce. Served with seasonal vegetables and Sauce- Butternut squash, cauliflower & brussels sprouts with a chimichurri sauce Seasonal house-made sauce would be a Corn Sauce$24.00
Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with Oaxaca, served with a side of sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce, & guacamole$14.00Two Enchiladas
Two enchiladas served with your choice of two sides & garnished with arugula, pequin lime crema, radish, queso fresco and your choice of Mole, Verde or Rojas sauce.$13.00Three Enchiladas
Three enchiladas served with your choice of two sides & garnished with arugula, pequin lime crema, radish, queso fresco and your choice of Mole, Verde or Rojas sauce.$15.00
Rice bowl
Served with your choice of protein, rice, & beans topped with salsa, sour cream, cheese, lettuce & pico de gallo Add Guacamole for $2.50$11.00Burrito
Served rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, salsa roja & chipotle sauce Served with fries$13.00Carne Asada
10oz Skirt steak with chimichurri butter, served with rice, beans, & grilled onion$25.00Ribeye
Grilled ribeye over roasted fingerling potatoes with chimichurri sauce and jumbo asparagus$32.00
Kids Under 12 Togo
KIDS UNDER 12
SERVED WITH FRIES AND KID DRINK
Kids Taco
$9.00Kids Quesadilla
$9.00Kids Crispy Chicken Strips
$9.00
Kids Under 12
Kids Taco
$9.00Kids Quesadilla
$9.00Kids Crispy Chicken Strips
$9.00
Dessert

Tio G Tres Leches
Layered cake with dulce de leche, whipped cream, and toasted coconut flakes$9.00
Cheesecake Flan
Smooth Blend of creamy cheesecake and traditional flan, topped with raspberries & hibiscus sauce$9.00
Emily's Churros
Fried churros with a dipping chocolate & Hibiscus sauce$8.00Ice Cream
$6.00
Sides
Black beans
$5.00Charros beans
$5.00Arroz Mexicano
$5.00Arroz Blanco
$5.00Fries
$5.00Platanos
$6.00
Esquites
Steam corn, serrano chiles, pequin lime crema, cotija cheese, and crumbled takis$7.00Asparagus
$6.00
A la carta
Sour cream
ToGo House Salsa
$1.50ToGo Chips
$1.50ToGo Chips & Salsa
$3.00Consome
2 oz Guacamole
$2.50Pico de gallo
$0.50Jalapeño toreado
$0.50Fajita Veggies
$3.002 Corn Tortillas
$1.502 Flour Tortillas
$1.00Avocado
$2.00White Cheddar cheese
$1.00Cotija
$1.00Queso Fresco
$1.00Small Frijoles Negros
$3.50Small Frijoles Charros
$3.505 Grilled Shrimps
$8.004oz Grilled Chicken
$7.004oz Steak
$9.004oz Hongos
$6.00misc
Cocktails & Other Liquors
Cocktails
Regular Margarita
Tequila Sauza Blanco, Gran Gala, and fresh lime$12.00Grande Margarita
$20.00Margarita pitcher
$40.00Mini Margarita Flight
Our top 4 margaritas$23.00Regular Strawberry Marg
$14.00Grande Strawberry Marg
$24.00Blood orange Margarita
$14.00+Regular Cadillac Margarita
$16.00Grande Cadillac Margarita
$27.00Mojito
$10.00Flakita Red Sangria
Red wine, hibiscus juice, licor 43, and orange juice$11.00Paloma
House tequila, fresh grapefruit juice, & Squirt soda$12.00Melissa's Martini
Passionfruit Malibu, licor 43, passionfruit juice, and hibiscus puree$11.00Michelada
Clamato tomato juice, Mexican beer, freshly squeezed lime, and spices$11.00Virgin Drink
$8.00+Tequila Sunrise
$11.00Mimosa
$8.00Old Fashion
$13.00Sangria Pitcher
$40.00
Tequila Blanco
Casamigos Blanco
$14.00Don Julio Blanco
$16.00Patron Blanco
$12.00Casa Noble Blanco
$13.00Corralejo Blanco
$10.00House Tequila
$7.00Avion Silver
$12.00Milagro Blanco
$12.00
Tequila Reposado
Casamigo Reposado
$16.00Don Julio Reposado
$18.00Patron Reposado
$14.00Milagro Reposado
$12.00Avion Reposado
$13.00Casa Noble Reposado
$14.00Corralejo Reposado
$11.00
Tequila Anejo
Casamigos Anejo
$19.00Don Julio Anejo
$20.00Patron Anejo
$16.00Milagro Anejo
$14.00Avion Anejo
OUT OF STOCK$14.00Casa Noble Añejo
$16.00Corralejo Anejo
$12.00Herradura Anejo
$16.00Clase Azul Anejo
$35.00Don Julio 1942 Anejo
$31.00
Mezcal
Los Amantes Anejo
$10.00Gracias a Dios Espadin
$11.00Illegal Joven
$10.00Madre
$11.00Casamigo Joven
$16.00
Other Liquor
Titos Vodka
$8.50Jack Daniels
$10.50Basil Hayden's
$11.00Zacapa No. 23 Rum
$12.00Buchanan's Delux 12-Year Scotch
$12.00House Rum
$7.00Gilbeys
$7.00Hendricks
$10.00Jim Beam
$8.00Makers Marker
$10.00Jameson
$14.00Gran Gala
$7.00Hennessy
$14.00Grey Goose
$14.00Grand Marnier
$15.00
Shrimp Fajitas
$23.00
Customize your item
Fajita Sides
Required
Select 2
Fajita Tortilla option
Required
Select 1
Fajita Jalapeno
Select up to 1
Fajita Cheese Addition
Optional
Fajita set up Removal Option
Optional
1