Polanco Cantina
Featured Items
- Quesabirria$21.00
Chile-braised shredded beef, Mexican cheeses, onions & cilantro on crispy corn tortillas. Served with a side of birria consommé for dipping
- Polanco Wings$12.00+
Mary’s chicken wings in a chipotle piloncillo glaze, topped with sesame seeds. Served with jalapeño ranch & tajin-dusted cucumbers
- Nachos El Supremo$17.00
Tortilla chips with Mexican cheeses, salsa verde, black beans, crema, radishes, pickled jalapeños & onions, guacamole
FOOD
Starters To Share
- Loaded Guacamoles$15.00+
- Salsa Flight$10.00
Salsa roja, salsa verde & Yucatan pepita salsa with tortilla chips
- Chips and Salsa$5.00
Fresh corn tortilla chips with salsa roja
- Small Guacamole$11.00
Served with tortilla chips & salsa roja
- Large Guacamole$17.00
Served with tortilla chips & salsa roja
- Queso Fundido$14.00
Polanco three-cheese blend, choice of chorizo, mushrooms or both. Served with tortilla chips
- Nachos El Supremo$17.00
Tortilla chips with Mexican cheeses, salsa verde, black beans, crema, radishes, pickled jalapeños & onions, guacamole
- Polanco Wings$12.00+
Mary’s chicken wings in a chipotle piloncillo glaze, topped with sesame seeds. Served with jalapeño ranch & tajin-dusted cucumbers
- Brussels Macha$14.00
Bacon lardons, salsa macha, crema, cotija (contains nuts)
- Mexican Cornbread$9.00
Made with fresh corn, Mexican cheeses, roasted poblano peppers, & topped with poblano crema & cilantro
- Blistered Shishitos$13.00Out of stock
Avocado crema, cotija, pepitas
- Peruvian Style Ceviche$18.00
Citrus-cured shrimp & rock cod, aji amarillo, cancha, red onion. Served with camote chips
- Elote$9.00
Avocado mayo, cotija, tajin
- Oaxacan Cheese Sticks$14.00
Crispy flour tortillas, stuffed with Oaxaca cheese & poblano peppers. Served with avocado crema
Soups and Salads
- Chopped Taco Salad$17.00
Romaine hearts, avocado, corn, pico, black beans, Mexican cheeses, tortilla strips, citrus-jalapeño vinaigrette
- Polanco Caesar$15.00
Local romaine lettuces, fresh Caesar dressing, tortilla strips, radishes, & cotija cheese
- Chef's Salad$16.00
Crisp Romaine Lettuce / Shaved Radicchio / Sliced Pears / Pepitas / Bacon Lardons / Cotija / Creamy Poblano Dressing / Topped with Crispy Fried Jalapenos
- Cup Chicken Tortilla Soup$9.00
Mary’s chicken, avocado, queso fresco, crispy tortilla strips, in a rich tomatoe and chile broth
- Bowl Chicken Tortilla Soup$13.00
Mary’s chicken, avocado, queso fresco, crispy tortilla strips, in a rich tomato and chile broth
- Side Salad$8.00
Tacos
- Baja Fish Tacos$22.00
Fresh rock cod, locally sourced, battered & fried, chipotle crema, avocado, shredded cabbage, & pico on flour tortillas. Served with black beans
- Quesabirria$21.00
Chile-braised shredded beef, Mexican cheeses, onions & cilantro on crispy corn tortillas. Served with a side of birria consommé for dipping
- Avocado Tacos$19.00
Panko-crusted avocado, slaw, salsa macha, avocado crema, pickled onions on blue corn tortillas. Served with black beans (contains nuts)
- Pollo Adobo Tacos$21.00
Shredded Adobo chicken, griddled Mexican cheeses, avocado crema, slaw, pickled onions on flour tortillas. Served with elote
- Camarones Tacos$21.00
Beer-battered shrimp, Calabrian chile aioli, shredded cabbage, cotija, pickled onions, cilantro on blue corn tortillas. Served with black beans
Pollo Adobo Tacos
Shredded Adobo chicken, griddled Mexican cheeses, avocado crema, slaw, pickled onions on flour tortillas. Served with elote
Quesadilla & Enchiladas
- Machaca Enchiladas$23.00
Chile-braised shredded beef, onion, garlic, cilantro, Mexican cheeses, topped with red guajillo sauce. Served with black beans & cilantro rice
- Pollo Verde Enchiladas$22.00
Oven roasted & shredded chicken, smothered in salsa verde, topped with Mexican cheeses, avocado, pickled onions, cilantro & crema. Served with black beans & cilantro rice
- Mole Enchiladas$21.00
Cheese enchiladas covered with slow-cooked mole & topped with sesame seeds. Served with black beans & cilantro rice (contains nuts)
- Mushroom & Rajas Quesadilla$20.00
Roasted beech mushrooms, poblano peppers & onions, corn, Mexican cheeses, guacamole, poblano crema & pico. Served with black beans & cilantro rice
- Polanco Quesadilla$22.00
Choice of carnitas or shredded chicken, Mexican cheeses, guacamole, chipotle crema & pico. Served with refried beans & cilantro rice
- Birria 'Dilla$21.00
Chile-braised shredded beef, Mexican cheeses, onions & cilantro. Served with refried beans, cilantro rice & a side of birria consommé for dipping
Entrees
- Ramen$20.00
Chile-braised shredded beef & broth, ramen noodles, soft-boiled egg, pickled onions, shredded cabbage, radish, cilantro
- The Polanco Burger$22.00
8 oz. angus beef, griddled Oaxaca cheese, peppers & onions, avocado mayo, Telera roll. Served with camote chips & escabeche
- Pork-Chile Verde$25.00
Slow-cooked pork shoulder in a savory green chile sauce, creamy polenta, pickled onions, charred corn, cilantro. Served with corn tortillas
- Steak Bandera$36.00
8 oz. chef’s cut, cheese enchilada, red guajillo sauce, roasted beech mushrooms. Served with charro beans & cilantro rice
- Pollo Mole$27.00
Mary’s chicken breast, roasted & smothered in mole with crispy brussels sprouts, cotija cheese & sesame seeds. Served with radish salad, black beans, cilantro rice & corn tortillas (contains nuts)
- Carnitas$26.00
Cazo-braised pork, shredded cabbage, guacamole, salsa verde, pique, escabeche. Served with refried beans, cilantro rice & corn tortillas
- Relleno$24.00
Beer-battered roasted poblano pepper stuffed with Mexican cheeses & birria, red guajillo sauce, poblano crema, pickled onions. Served with black beans & cilantro rice
- Camarones Borrachos$27.00
Pan-seared shrimp simmered in a tequila cream sauce with peppers & onions, charred corn & avocado over cilantro rice
Desserts
- Sopapilla Nachos$9.00Out of stock
Crispy flour tortilla chips dusted with cinnamon & sugar topped with a scoop of house-made honeycomb ice cream & drizzled with chocolate & caramel sauces
- Plantains Foster Bread Pudding$11.00
Caramelized plantains on piloncillo-dark rum glaze & a scoop of vanilla ice cream
- Flan$8.00
Caramel custard served with seasonal fruit
Sides , Salsas, & Extras
- 1/2 Avocado$3.00
- 1/4 Avocado$1.50
- 4oz - Salsas, Sauces, & Guac$2.50
4oz Side of our House Made Salsas, Sauces, and Guacamole
- Add Cornbread$4.00
- Add Rajas$4.00
- Black Beans (Vegetarian)$4.00
- Carnitas Side$6.00
- Cilantro Rice$4.00
Mild Mexican green rice with corn and cilantro
- Consomme$2.00
- Cotija Side$1.50
- Crema (Chipotle) Side$1.00
- Crema (Lemon) Side$0.75
- Crema Side$0.75
- Extra Corn Tortillas - 3$3.00
- Extra Flour Tortilla - 3$3.00
- Fruit Side$3.00
- Grilled Jalapenos$3.00
- Guac Side$1.50
- Habanero Salsa Side$0.75
- Mole Sauce 4oz$3.00
- Pickled Jalapenos$3.00
- Pickled Red Onions$2.00
- Pico Side$0.75
- Queso Fresco Side$1.50
- Side Oaxacan Cheese (shredded)$2.00
- Ranch Side$0.75
- Refill- Dressing
- Refill- Sauce
- Refried Beans$4.00
- Rice & Beans Side$5.00
- Salsa Verde (H) Side$0.75
- Side of shrimp$9.00
- Side Chile Verde$8.00
- Side Of Salsa Verde (C)$0.75
Kids
Rosita
Food
- Chips & Dips$4.00
House-roasted salsa roja with house-made corn tortilla chips
- Quesabirria$15.00
Chile-braised shredded beef & Mexican cheeses on crispy corn tortillas. Served with onions, cilantro & a side of birria consommé for dipping
- Cali Burrito$16.00
Center cut sirloin, crispy tater tots, guacamole, cherry tomato pico de gallo, Mexican cheeses, wrapped in a warm flour tortilla & served with queso blanco for dipping
- La Torta Gorda$14.00
Toasted Telera roll filled with refried beans, Mexican cheeses, lettuce, crema & your choice of birria, carnitas, or pollo adobo
- Street Fighter Noodles$15.00
Ramen noodles tossed in a creamy chili and pepita salsa with pollo adobo, crushed pepitas, cotija, onions, cilantro & lime
- Pollito Fritos$14.00
Crispy tempura beer-battered Mary’s chicken strips served with chipotle piloncillo BBQ sauce, jalapeño ranch & escabeche
- Mexi Pizza$12.00
Two crispy flour tortillas layered with red enchilada sauce, Mexican cheeses, crema, onions, cilantro & cotija
- Churro Donuts
Golden fried doughnuts dusted with cinnamon sugar. Served with Abuelita chocolate & caramel sauces