
El Taller & Cafe Azteca 275 Essex St.
Food
Appetizers
Tostones
Double Fried Plantain bathed in Special Marinade served with MayoKetchup.
$6.50Bread & Oil
Eight slices of buttery Tripoli bread.
$6.50Budin de queso
Spicy Cheese Dip with Chips.
$11.00Budin de espinaca
Tomato, onion, and fresh spinach in a creamy Melinda Salsa served with Tripoli bread.
$9.50Budin de guacamole
An Avocado Dip with Chips.
$12.00Backwards Nachos
Choice of Beans (Black or Pinto Refried Beans), topped with Tomatoes, Onions, Green Peppers, Jalapeños, Parsley Cheese, Sour Cream and Guacamole.
$14.00Maduro Sliders
Sweet tostones topped with pinto beans, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
$12.00Honey Habanero Sliders
Tostones are topped with pulled pork cooked with jalapeno and onion and finished with blue cheese and avocado.
$14.00Chicken Flautitas
Three Flour Tortillas stuffed with Chicken and Cheese are rolled and Fried, served with a side of guacamole, sour cream, and salsa.
$12.00Chiles Rellenos Appetizer
Two Green Chile Peppers stuffed with Cheese, Battered Egg, topped with Red Tomato Salsa.
$16.00Chipotle shrimp app
Shrimp lightly battered and fried, served with a cilantro ranch dressing.
$18.00Sweet Potato Fries
Served with mayoketchup.
$5.50French Fries
$5.50Budin de queso habernero
Spicy cheese dip with Habanero pepper flakes served with chips.
$11.00Budin de queso chipotle
Spicy cheese dip with chipotle pepper flakes served with chips.
$11.00Pick 3
Choose from tostones, french fries, sweet fries, chicken tenders, salsa and chips, and bread with olive oil.
$18.00Chicken Tenders Appetizer
$15.00Fully Loaded Fries
Fries topped with cheese and bacon.
$8.00Chiles Toreados
Sautéed jalapeño peppers and onions. For people who crave spicy food.
$8.00Chips & Salsa
$6.00chiles rellenos petra app
$17.00Appetizer Special
$15.00Nachos fiesta
Chips topped with beans, enchilada salsa, tomato, green pepper, onion, cheese, sour cream and guacamole. Your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken.
$16.00chipotle shrimp app!
$18.00
Breakfast
Huevos Rancheros
Eggs, Tomatoes, Onion, Jalapeño, Green Peppers, Corn Tortilla Chips, Monterrey Jack Cheese, Scrambled with Chipotle Salsa and Served with Black Refried Beans.
$11.25Chilaquiles A La Mexicana
Corn Tortilla chips in a brothy Morita topped with black beans, scrambled eggs, choice of salsa
$12.00Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, tomato, green peppers, onion, Monterrey jack cheese, avocado, wrapped in a flour tortilla, server must ask for a choice of salsa
$8.50El Burro
Eggs, Bacon, Potato, Jalapeño, Onion, Cheddar Cheese, Avocado, Cilantro, wrapped in a Flour Tortilla, side of Morita Salsa
$10.50Fajita Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, Steak or Chicken, Onion, Red Peppers, Green Peppers, Monterrey Jack Cheese, and Black Beans, wrapped in a Flour Tortilla, side of Morita Salsa.
$12.50Veggie Breakfast Burrito
Egg Whites, Spinach, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Feta Cheese, Avocado, Black Beans, Wrapped in a Flour Tortilla, served with Morita Salsa.
$10.50Breakfast Torta
Omelet-style, tomato, green peppers, onion, avocado, red onion, jalapeño, chipotle mayo and lettuce, choice of salsa
$11.50Tacos De Desayuno
Three Corn Tortillas, Omelette-Style Eggs, Veggies, Avocado, Choice of Salsa.
$10.00
Soup & Salad
Consomé De Vegetales
White Rice, Carrots, Onions, Jalapeños, Zucchini, Smer Squash, Topped with Cilantro and Morita Salsa.
$8.00Consomé de Pollo
Chicken, White Rice, Onion, Jalapeños, Topped with Cilantro and Morita Salsa.
$8.00Chili
Beef and Bean Chili topped with Monterrey Jack Cheese, Corn Tortilla Chips, and Sour Cream.
$9.00Arugula & Feta Salad
Arugula Lettuce, Cherry Tomato, Avocado, Feta, Toast and topped with a Balsamic Glaze.
$15.00Tostones Salad
Mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, avocado, and red onions. Topped with tostones. Served with toast, and your choice of dressing.
$15.00Mixed Greens
Mixed greens served with tomato, cucumber, green pepper, and avocado.
$13.00Chilaquiles
Lightly fried tortillas are served in salsa topped with Monterrey jack cheese.
$11.50Chilaquiles Verdes
Lightly fried tortillas served with black beans, feta cheese, cilantro, and salsa verde. Topped with a sunny side egg.
$11.00Vegan Chilaquiles
Lightly fried tortillas serve with black beans and salsa.
$11.50Fajita salad
Iceberg lettuce, green pepper, tomato, and onion, served in a crispy tortilla shell with cilantro ranch dressing and shredded Monterrey Jack cheese.
$15.00
Brunch
pico de Gallo
$7.50Quesadillas de papa
$12.00wings
$17.00Winter Mocha Latte
$5.50mi corazón de pollo
$18.00morita fried chicken and waffles
$15.00Don Antonio's Special
$25.00Workshop milkshake
$8.00Smoothie
$8.00Pour over coffee
$5.00Açai Bowl
$9.50cerveza del dia
$5.00Bistec y Queso
$15.00mero mole mocktail
$8.00maduro y helado
$8.00
Chicken Entrées
Grilled Chicken
Served with peppers, onions and one side.
$16.00Grilled Chicken Plate
Sauteed with onion, and peppers. Served with white rice and salad. Sides can be exchanged.
$18.00Coconut and jalapeño
Sauteed chicken and shrimp, fresh jalapeno, cherry tomato, white onion, and a coconut morita salsa. Served with white rice and black beans.
$20.00Chicken Entomatada
Sauteed chicken, red onion, mushrooms, chopped tomato in a coconut sauce.
$18.00Pollo y papa
Sauteed chicken, potato, white onion, and salsa chipotle. Served with white rice and black beans.
$18.00Pollo Rosita
Sauteed chicken, with fresh spinach, chopped tomato, creamy melinda sauce, shredded cheese on a bed of rice.
$18.00Pollo A La Milanesa
Sauteed chicken lightly breaded in a creamy poblano sauce with chopped tomato and white onion. Served with a side. House Favorite!
$23.00Pollo Chipotle
Sauteed chicken in a chipotle salsa, served over a bed of rice.
$18.00Pollo al hongo
Sauteed chicken, red onion, and mushrooms in a creamy chipotle salsa with shredded cheese on top. Served with a side.
$18.00Pollo Coyacan
Sauteed chicken cooked in white wine with fresh spinach, chopped tomato, and onion. Served on a bed of rice.
$18.00Mole Poblano
Dark meat chicken served on a bed of rice, topped with mole sauce.
$19.00Chicken Tenders
$14.00Flautitas Dinner
Three flour tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken and cheese. Fried crispy. Served with a side.
$18.00Pollo Y Camarones
Sauteed chicken and shrimp, potato, and white onion, in a jalapeno salsa. Served with a side.
$22.00Pollo en Salsa Verde with Cactus
Sauteed chicken and cactus in a salsa verde. Served with a side.
$18.00Pollo Jalapeño
$18.00
Steak Entrées
Grilled Steak
Sauteed steak, onion and pepper served with a side.
$18.00Grilled Steak Plate
Sauteed steak, onion, and peppers. Served with white rice and salad. Sides can be exchanged.
$22.00Steak and potatoes
Sauteed steak with potato, mushrooms, and onions in a creamy morita salsa. Served with sides.
$20.00Bistec al chilango
Sauteed Steak, potato, and onion in a tequila habanero sauce. Served with a side.
$24.00Bistec tio Juan
Sauteed steak, mushrooms, chopped tomato, onion in a serrano salsa with cilantro. Served with a side.
$24.00Carne a la tampiqauena
Sauteed steak, shrimp, onion and jalapeno. Served with a cheese enchilada topped with morita salsa, guacamole, pico de gallo. Served with a side.
$26.00Bistec Ranchero
Sauteed steak in a red salsa. Served with a side.
$22.00Steak And Shrimp Morita
Sauteed steak and shrimp, with mushrooms and cilantro in a morita salsa. Served with a side.
$26.00Steak Chipotle
Sauteed steak with chopped onion in a chipotle salsa. Served with a side.
$22.00tequila bistec y camarones!
$26.00Bistec Tomatillo
$22.00
Shrimp Entrées
Shrimp Fra Diavlo
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and cherry tomatoes in a chipotle sauce. Served with white rice and toast.
$22.00Shrimp Perejil
Sauteed shrimp, mushrooms, red onion, and parsley in a white wine sauce. Served with white rice and tostones.
$20.00Camarones A La Crema
Sauteed shrimp, mushrooms, white onion, chopped tomato, and sour cream. Served with a side.
$20.00Camarones A La Azteca
Sauteed shrimp, mushrooms, cilantro, and tequila with a salsa habanero. Served with a side.
$20.00Camarones A La Espinaca
Sauteed shrimp, red onion, spinach, green salsa, and white wine. Served on a bed of rice.
$20.00Camarones Al Poblano
Sauteed shrimp in a creamy poblano pepper sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$22.00Pescado y Camarones
Cod and shrimp, red onion, cauliflower, and tomato, in a coconut sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$24.00Salmon and Shrimp in a White Wine
Salmon and shrimp with capers, red onion, and fresh spinach in white wine sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$24.00Salmon and Shrimp in a Morita Salsa
Salmon and shrimp with red onion and spinach in a morita salsa. Served with rice and beans.
$26.00Shrimp Chipotle
Sauteed Shrimp and mushrooms in a creamy chipotle salsa. Served with rice and beans.
$20.00Sautéed Shrimp
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and pepper, served with avocado and a side.
$18.00Sautéed Shrimp Plate
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and peppers served with avocado, salad, and white rice. Two sides can be exchanged.
$20.00
Fajitas
Fajitas De Pollo
Sauteed chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$20.00Fajita De Bistec y Pollo
Sauteed steak, chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$26.00Fajitas De Bistec
Sauteed steak, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$21.00Fajita De Carne Asada
Grilled steak, guacamole, pico de gallo, corn tortillas, rice and beans.
$24.00Fajita De Camarones y Pollo
Sauteed shrimp, chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$24.00Fajita De Camarones
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$20.00Fajita De Camarones y Bistec
Sauteed shrimp, steak, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$25.00Fajitas Al Vegetales
Sauteed vegetables, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$16.00Fajita Trio
Sauteed shrimp, steak, chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
$30.00
Chiles Rellenos
Chiles Rellenos De Petra
Two green chile peppers stuffed with cheese, battered with egg, and topped with a creamy chipotle salsa with mushroom slices. Served with rice and beans.
$20.00Chiles Rellenos Con Camarones
Two green chile peppers (stuffed with cheese and battered with egg) shrimp, and mushroom, topped with a creamy morita sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$22.00Chiles Rellenos "Antonio"
Two green chile peppers stuffed with cheese, battered with egg, topped with salsa ranchera. Served with rice and beans.
$20.00
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Oxaqueñas
$18.00Enchiladas Divorciadas
$20.00Enchiladas Suizas (Chicken)
$18.00Enchiladas De Camarones
$20.00Enchiladas De Queso
$16.00Enchiladas De Pollo
$16.00Enchiladas Al Chipotle
$20.00Enchiladas Entomatada
$18.00enchiladas de vegetal
$16.00Enchilada de Carne Molida
$16.00Enchilada Jalisco
$16.00Enchiladas Espinaca
$18.00
Burritos
Burrito de Pollo
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, shredded dark meat chicken, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
$18.00Burrito de Fajitas de Pollo
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, fajita-style chicken, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
$18.00Burrito De Carne Molida
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, ground beef, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
$16.00Burrito de carne asada
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, carne asada (steak), and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
$22.00Burrito de Fajitas de Bistec
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, fajita-style steak, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
$22.00Burrito de steak Tinga
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, steak tinga (sauteed shredded steak, onion, and chipotle sauce), and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
$23.00Burrito De Vegetales
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, sautéed veggies, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
$18.00Burrito chicken tinga
$18.00
Chimichangas
Tortas/Sandwiches
Torta
Choice of Protein/Meat, Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes, Avocado, Jalapeño, Chiptole Mayonnaise, Tripoli Bread, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
$10.75Torta Club
$14.50Honey Habanero Torta
Chicken, Red Onions, Jalapeños, Avocado, Parsley, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
$14.50Blue Buffalo Torta
Buffalo Fried Chicken, Tomatoes, Onion, Avocado, Jalapeños, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
$14.50Don Vasco
Pulled Pork, Jalapeños, Cilantro, Carrots, Potatoes, Avocado, Lettuce, Monterrey Jack Cheese, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
$14.50Philly Torta
$16.00Shrimp Fajita Torta
$16.00Veggie Torta
$12.75Mollettes
Open-Faced Sandwich on Tripoli Bread, Refried Beans, Monterrey Jack Cheese, Choice of Salsa.
$8.25mero maduro torta
$11.75calabacin torta
$11.75
Fried Rices & Quesadillas
Tacos
Tacos de Pollo Al Carbon
$18.00Tacos De Bistec Al Carbon
$18.00Tacos de Pescado
$18.00Tacos De Carne Molida
$16.00Tacos De Carnitas
$18.00Steak Taquitos
$18.00Patzcuaro Tacos
$16.00Quiroga Tacos
$16.00Oaxaca Tacos
$16.00Tacos de Camarones
$18.00Chicken Tinga Tacos
$16.00La Flor Tacos
$16.00The Frida Tacos
$16.00
Tamales
Veggie Dishes
Yoga bowl
Black beans, rice, and stir-fried veggies with your choice of salsa. (chipotle, salsa verde, and morita)
$14.00Budda bowl
Red peppers, potato, carrots, and white onions in a coconut morita salsa, served over white rice and black beans.
$14.00Calabazitas
Zucchini and summer squash, corn, tomato, jalapeno, and onion, in creamy sauce. Served with toast.
$16.00tao bowl
$14.00
Specials
Sides
Side Of Tostones
Double fried plantains bathed in our special secret marinade, served with mayoketchup.
$4.00Side Of Sweet Potato Fries
$3.00Side Of French Fries
$3.00Side Of Beans
$4.00Side Of Cheese
$2.00Side Of Avocado
$3.00Side Of Salad
$5.00Side of Guacamole
$4.00Extra Sauce/Dressings
$0.50Side of Salsa
$1.00Salsa Only
$3.00Side Of White Rice
$3.00Side Of Eggs (2)
$3.00Side of bacon
$2.50Side Of Toast
$1.50Side Of Pico De Gallo
$3.00Side of Sour Cream
$1.00Side Of Shredded Lettuce
$1.00Side Of Pickled Jalapeño
$1.00Side of Fresh Jalapeño
$1.50Side of Flour Tortillas
$1.00Side of Corn Tortillas
$1.00Chips Only
$2.00Veggies
$4.00Nopales
$4.00side mole
$3.00enchilada salsa
$6.00
Drinks
Beverages
Coffee
SM Coffee
$3.00SM Iced Coffee
$3.25SM Espresso (double shot)
$3.00SM Cappuccino
$4.25SM Americano
$3.50SM Cafe Con Leche
$4.00SM Latte
$4.25SM Hispanic Latte
$4.25SM Banana Coconut Machiatto
$4.50SM Honey Cinnamon Latte
$4.25SM Mexican Machiatto
$4.50SM Bee Sting (double shot)
$3.25Sm Steamed Milk
$2.00Affogato (one size)
$4.75Cortado (one size)
$4.00david's coffee
$2.00tazo dark dirty chili chai
$4.50brown sugar shaken espresso
$3.25coquito macchiato
$5.00Biscoff Latte
$5.00White Macadamia Latte
$5.00Salted Dulce de Leche Macchiato
$5.00Tiramisu Latte
$5.00brown sugar shaken espresso
$4.50MD Coffee
$3.75MD Iced Coffee
$4.00MD Cappuccino
$4.75MD Americano
$4.25MD Cafe Con Leche
$4.25MD Latte
$4.75MD Spanish Latte
$5.00MD Banana Coconut Machiatto
$5.00MD Honey Cinnamon Latte
$5.00MD Embajador Peppermint Latte
$5.00MD Mexican Machiatto
$5.00LG Coffee
$3.50LG Iced Coffee
$4.25LG Cappuccino
$5.25LG Americano
$4.50LG Cafe Con Leche
$5.00LG Latte
$5.25LG Hispanic Latte
$4.75LG Banana Coconut Machiatto
$5.00LG Honey Cinnamon Latte
$4.75LG Embajador Peppermint Latte
$5.50LG Mexican Macchiato
$5.00tazo dark dirty chili chai
$5.00coquito macchiato
$5.50Biscof Latte
$5.50White Macadamia Latte
$5.50Salted Dulce de Leche Macchiato
$5.50Tiramisu Latte
$5.50
Specialty Milkshakes
Alcohol
Cocktails
Mero margarita
$12.00Mango Margarita
$13.00Pomegranate Margarita
$13.00Hibiscus Margarita
$13.00TAZO Passion Margarita
$15.00Chambord Margarita (amigos)
$15.00Jalapeno Margarita
$15.00Grand Gold Margarita
$15.00Coconut Margarita
$15.00Anejo Margarita
$17.00Pitcher of house margarita
$50.00Pitcher of Mango Margarita
$50.00Pitcher of pomegranate margarita
$50.00Pitcher of hibiscus margarita
$50.00Sangria Glass
$12.00Sangria Pitcher (4 glasses)
$28.00chop shop
$12.00Patron Margarita
$20.00Skinny Margarita (El Flaco)
$14.00Purple Lights
$14.00Lon Sol
$14.001800 in Manhattan
$15.00Empress
$15.00Espresso Martini
$15.00Shot
$10.00Chop Shop 2
$8.00