Frontera Grill

Frontera Grill Menu

(205) 661-3318
5974 Chalkville Mountain Road, Birmingham, AL 35235

Appetizers


Ceviche Verde
$16.00
Herb-green ceviche of Florida pink shrimp and baja bay scallops.
Ceviche Trio
$24.00
Frontera ceviche: Hawaiian albacore, lime, tomato, olives, and cilantro. Ceviche verde: herb-green ceviche of Florida pink shrimp and baja bay scallops. Tuna ceviche tropical: yellowfin tuna, fresh mango, spicy salsa roja (tomato, chipotle Chile, garlic, lime, agave nectar), jícama, michoacán avocado, cilantro.
Tuna Ceviche Tropical
$16.00
Yellowfin tuna, fresh mango, spicy salsa roja (tomato, chipotle Chile, garlic, lime, agave nectar), jicama, michoacan avocado, cilantro.
Traditional Queso Fundido
$8.00
Samuel's artisan jack cheese, roasted poblanos, caramelized onions, homemade chorizo.
Frontera Ceviche
$16.00
Hawaiian albacore, lime, tomato, olives, and cilantro.
Frontera Guacamole
$9.00
Cilantro, lime, green Chile, tomato. Just-made tortilla chips.
Sopecitos Rancheros
$8.00
Crispy corn masa "boats, " braised beef shoulder, roasted tomato-serrano sauce, avocado, homemade fresco cheese.
Smoked Chicken Taquitos, Guacamole
8.00
Crispy smoked chicken taquitos, classic guacamole, homemade crema, roasted tomatillo salsa, homemade fresh cheese.

$Starters


Cheesy Corn-Masa Quesadillas, Mexico City-Style
$8.50
Vegetarian dish. Crispy black pepper-corn masa "turnovers" filled with artisan jack cheese and epazote. Avocado-tomatillo salsa.
Sopecitos Rancheros
$8.00
Crispy corn masa "boats", braised beef shoulder, roasted tomato serrano sauce, avocado, queso fresco.
Traditional Queso Fundido
$8.00
Samuel's artisanal jack cheese, garlicky roasted peppers, homemade chorizo.
Frontera Guacamole
$9.00
Vegetarian dish. Cilantro, lime, green Chile, tomato. Just made tortilla chips.
Our Famous Tortilla Soup
$8.00
Pasilla Chile, roasted tomatoes, grilled chicken, avocado, hand-made jack cheese, thick cream, crisp tortilla strips.
Smoked Chicken Taquitos, Guacamole
$8.00
Crispy smoked chicken taquitos, classic guacamole, homemade crema, roasted tomatillo salsa, homemade fresh cheese.
Frontera Ceviche
$14.00
Hawaiian albacore, tomatoes, olives, cilantro, green Chile, crispy tostaditas.
Little Gem Salad
$7.50
Vegetarian dish. Little gem lettuce, pasilla- lime dressing, red-Chile jack cheese, grilled knob onions, buttery black pepper croutons.
Tomato Salad
9.00
Vegetarian dish. Local mighty vine tomatoes, oaxacan style string cheese, tangy "piedrazo" croutons, manzano chiles, nichols farms greens.

$More Starters


Tostaditas de Dzik
$9.00
Crispy little tortillas piled with coarsely shredded beef shortrib, radish, tomato, cilantro, sour orange, fresh Chile.
Cheesy Corn-Masa Quesadillas, Mexico City-Style
$9.00
Vegetarian dish. Crispy black pepper-corn masa "turnovers" filled with artisan jack cheese and epazote. Avocado-tomatillo salsa.
Yucatecan Queso Fundido
$9.00
Local artisan jack cheese, slow-cooked suckling pig pibil, roasted Chile rajas, pickled red onion.
Smoked Chicken Salbutes
$9.00
Golden tortillas piled with smoked chicken, xnipec (tomato, habanero, radish, cilantro), avocado, citrusy homemade mayo, romaine ribbons.
Veracruz-Style Fresh Corn Tamales
$9.00
Vegetarian dish. Buttery, banana leaf-steamed sweet corn tamales, roasted poblanos, homemade crema, and fresh cheese.
Sopecitos Rancheros
$9.00
Crispy little corn masa "boats", braised beef filling, roasted tomato-serrano sauce, avocado, homemade cheese.
Guacamole Frontera's Famous Dips
$10.00
Vegetarian dish. Mashed michoacán avocados, local tomato, serrano Chile, cilantro, lime. Homemade tortilla chips.
Sikil Pak Frontera's Famous Dips
$10.00
Vegetarian dish. Pumpkin Seed butter with roasted tomato, habanero, sesame, cilantro, citrus. Jicama, cucumber, homemade tortilla chips.
The Half & Half Frontera's Famous Dips
$10.00
Vegetarian dish. Half guacamole, half sikil pak. Jicama, cucumber, homemade chips.
Our Famous Tortilla Soup
$8.00
Dark broth with pasilla, grilled chicken, avocado, artisan jack cheese, homemade crema, crispy tortilla strips.
Roasted Beet & Kohlrabi Salad "Tacos"
$9.00
Vegetarian dish. Jicama "tortillas" filled with roasted beets and kohlrabi, crumbled goat cheese, cashews, and guajillo Chile dressing.
Little Gem Salad
$8.00
Vegetarian dish. Little gem lettuce, pasilla- lime dressing, red-Chile jack cheese, grilled knob onions, buttery black pepper croutons.
Tomato-Mango Salad
$9.00
Vegetarian dish. Sliced mighty vine tomatoes, Mexican manila mangos, local spring greens, sour orange habanero dressing with yucatecan honey.
Smoked Chicken Taquitos, Guacamole
9.00
Crispy smoked chicken taquitos, classic guacamole, homemade crema, roasted tomatillo salsa, homemade fresh cheese.

$Eggs

We only use eggs from organically-raised chickens.
Gunthorp Ham & Eggs
$15.00
Chipotle and honey glazed, wood-grilled ham steak, two eggs sunny-side up, sweet plantains, homemade crema, queso fresco.
Huevos Motuleños
$14.00
Two fried eggs on crispy tostadas with roasted tomatoes, country ham, peas, sweet fried plantains, queso fresco and black beans.
Banjo-Style Eggs
$13.00
Two poached eggs in crispy masa boats, black beans, creamy Chile poblano sauce, pea shoots and homemade chorizo.
Huevos Rancheros
$12.00
Vegetarian dish. Eggs (sunny-side up), roasted tomato sauce, fresh-baked corn tortillas, black beans, little gem salad, homemade fresh cheese.
Eggs a la Mexicana
$11.00
Vegetarian dish. Eggs scrambled with fresh tomatoes, serranos, grilled green onions, cilantro and avocado; served with black beans and salsa verde.
Chilaquiles with Guajillo
12.00
Vegetarian dish. Quick-simmered tortilla "casserole", red guajillo Chile sauce, homemade crema, aged Mexican cheese, sunny-side up egg. Tangy greens.

$Specialties & Entree Salads


Big Wood-Grilled Tacos al Carbon Trio
$34.00
Naturally raised skirt steak, chicken breast, duck breast, roasted poblanos, guacamole, grilled knob onions and shishito peppers.
Caesar Cardini's Original Salad
$16.00
Little gem romaine, classic dressing (baja olive oil, mustard, red wine vinegar, garlic, worcestershire), anejo cheese, black pepper croutons.
Florida Shrimp, Creamy Chileajo
$22.00
Chipotle-marinated fresh Florida pink shrimp grilled over the wood fire, creamy sauce of guajillo chiles and roasted garlic, gulf-style white rice, crispy onions.
Feature Fish, Chiltomate
$20.00
Grilled feature fish (achiote-coconut glaze), chiltomate of roasted tomato, green Chile, black garlic, sour orange.
Pork Carnitas
$18.00
Black beans, guacamole, grilled knob onions, roasted tomatillo salsa.
Smoked Chicken, Yellow Mole
$20.00
Smoked gunthorp chicken breast, oaxacan yellow mole (guajillo chiles, tomatoes, tomatillos, herby hoja santa), masa dumplings (chochoyotes), woodland mushrooms.
Oaxacan Carne Asada
$34.50
Red Chile-marinated creekstone natural black Angus prime rib steak. Black beans, sweet plantains, homemade crema, fresh cheese, guacamole.
Tamales in Oaxacan Green Mole
15.00
Vegetarian dish. Fresh-ground corn masa tamales studded with squash blossoms and corn, oaxacan green mole (three fresh chiles, three fresh herbs, tomatillos), charred corn, green beans.

$Salads, Soup


Little Gem Salad
$9.00
Vegetarian dish. Little gem lettuce, pasilla-lime dressing, red-Chile dry jack cheese, grilled knob onions, buttery black pepper croutons.
Our Famous Tortilla Soup
$9.00
Dark broth with pasilla, grilled chicken, avocado, artisan jack cheese, homemade crema, crispy tortilla strips.
Tomato-Mango Salad
$9.00
Vegetarian dish. Sliced mighty vine tomatoes, Mexican manila mangos, local spring greens, sour orange-habanero dressing with yucatecan honey.
Roasted Beet & Kohlrabi Salad "Tacos"
9.00
Vegetarian dish. Jicama "tortillas" filled with roasted beets and kohlrabi, crumbled goat cheese, cashewsand guajillo Chile dressing.

$Specialties


Frontera Hot Cakes
$14.00
Homemade corn pancakes, whipped goat cheese, maple syrup, red Chile-glazed bacon, two eggs sunny-side up.
Red Pozole
$12.00
Mexico's classic pork and hominy soup-stew infused with rich red Chile. Classic crunchy, aromatic garnishes.
Tamales in Oaxacan Green Mole
$15.00
Vegetarian dish. Fresh-ground corn masa tamales studded with squash blossoms and corn, oaxacan green mole (three fresh chiles, three fresh herbs, tomatillos), charred corn, green beans.
Gorditas de Chicharron
$14.00
Crispy masa cakes (infused with crumbled chicharron) filled with scrambled eggs and carnitas. Anejo cheese, salsa roja, arugula salad.
Oaxacan-Style Carne Asada
34.50
Red Chile-marinated prime creekstone natural black Angus rib steak, two eggs, sweet plantains with homemade crema, fresh cheese, guacamole.

$Street Food Lunches


Tostadas Classic
$11.00
Oven-crisped tortillas piled with homemade fresh panela cheese, ripe tomato, avocado. Smooth black beans on bottom, cilantro green Chile vinaigrette and crema on top.
Baja-Style Taco
$16.00
We proudly serve handmade tortillas featuring organic heirloom corn from Mexico. Crispy catfish, creamy cabbage "slaw", pickled red onions, arbol Chile salsa, crema, black beans.
Arabes-Style Taco
$16.00
We proudly serve handmade tortillas featuring organic heirloom corn from Mexico. Grilled spiced pork, caramelized onions, and cucumber, spicy chipotle salsa, creamy jocoque sauce, black beans, grilled flour tortillas.
Northern-Style Quesadillas
$14.00
Griddled flour tortillas with samuel's artisan jack cheese and 1 of the fillings. Black beans and little gem salad. Grilled red onion.
Free-Range Chicken Enchiladas
$15.00
Enchiladas of homemade heirloom corn tortillas. Mole poblano, grill-roasted onions, black beans.
Savory Shredded Beef Enchiladas
$15.00
Enchiladas of homemade heirloom corn tortillas. Roasted tomato-serrano sauce, melted Indiana jack cheese, black beans.
Chef's Choice, Papadzules Enchiladas
$15.00
Enchiladas of homemade heirloom corn tortillas. Yucatan "enchiladas" of our homemade tortillas rolled around grilled chicken and boiled egg, creamy pumpkin seed sauce, roasted tomato chiltomate, pickled red onions, herby epazote, grilled green beans.
Al Carbon-Style Taco
16.00
We proudly serve handmade tortillas featuring organic heirloom corn from Mexico. Wood-grilled skirt steak, chicken, or duck breast, roasted poblano rajas, beans, guacamole.

$Soft Tacos & Enchiladas


Steak & Eggs Enchiladas
$16.00
Fresh-baked corn tortillas rolled around spicy steak'n'eggs, roasted tomato-serrano Chile sauce, a melted blanket of samuel's jack cheese, black beans.
Enfrijoladas
$15.00
Just-made tortillas, scrambled eggs, homemade chorizo, sweet plantains chipotle black bean sauce, salsa verde, housemade crema, fresco cheese. Classic white rice.
Big Wood-Grilled Tacos al Carbon Trio
$34.00
Naturally raised skirt steak, chicken breast, duck breast, roasted poblanos, guacamole, grilled knob onions and shishito peppers.
Tacos al Carbón
$16.00
Wood-grilled meat, poultry or mushrooms served with roasted poblanos, salsas, frijoles charros, guacamole and homemade tortillas.
Pork Carnitas
$16.00
Black beans, guacamole, grilled knob onions, roasted tomatillo salsa.
Tacos Arabes
$16.00
Grilled spiced pork, caramelized onions, and cucumber, spicy chipotle salsa, creamy jocoque sauce, black beans, grilled flour tortillas.
Mole Poblano Enchiladas
16.00
Just-made tortillas, chicken, mole poblano, grill-roasted onions, fresh garnishes, black beans.

$Ceviches & Raw Bar


Ceviche Trio
$24.00
Classic Frontera ceviche, shrimp and scallop ceviche verde, tuna ceviche tropical.
Classic Frontera Ceviche
$16.00
Hawaiian albacore, lime, tomatoes, olives, cilantro, green Chile, tostaditas.
Shrimp & Scallop Ceviche Verde
$17.50
Creamy, herb-green ceviche of Florida pink shrimp and scallops, avocado, cucumber, jicama, serrano, knob onions.
Tuna Ceviche Tropical
17.50
Hawaiian yellowfin tuna, fresh mango, spicy salsa roja (tomato, chipotle Chile, garlic, lime, agave nectar), jicama, michoacan avocado, cilantro.

$Sides


Classic White Rice
$4.00
Vegetarian dish. Gulf style pilaf rice.
Traditional Black Beans
$5.00
Epazote, manteca, sweet plantains, fresh cheese.
Just-Made Tortilla Chips & 2 Salsas
$3.00
Vegetarian dish. Garlicky three-Chile (cascabel, morita, guajillo) and roasted tomatillo with serrano and cilantro.
Fresh Corn Tamales
$7.00
Vegetarian dish. Banana leaf-steamed sweet corn tamales, homemade crema, fresh cheese, poblano Chile.
Mini Hotcakes
$5.00
Vegetarian dish. Homemade corn pancakes, whipped goat cheese, maple syrup.
Fried Sweet Plantains
$6.00
Vegetarian dish. Homemade crema and fresh cheese.
Spicy Bacon
$5.00
Red Chile-glazed apple smoked bacon.
Shishito Peppers
5.00
Vegetarian dish. Wood-grilled with lime and sea salt.

$Moles, Pipianes & Chile Sauces


Grilled Pork Chop, Chilmole
$31.00
Red Chile-glazed pork chop, black bean chilmole (inky black bean sauce seasoned with classic black seasoning paste and charred tomato), grilled asparagus, toksel of smoky lima beans, pumpkin seeds and cilantro.
Halibut in Estofado Almendrado
$29.00
Wood-grilled Alaskan halibut, oaxacan estofado almendrado (almonds, roasted tomatoes, pickled jalapeños, raisins, capers, olives, spices), grill charred colorful cauliflower.
Feature Fish, Chiltomate
$29.00
Grilled feature fish (achiote-coconut glaze), chiltomate of roasted tomato, green Chile, black garlic, sour orange.
Florida Shrimp, Creamy Chileajo
$29.00
Chipotle-marinated fresh Florida pink shrimp grilled over the wood fire, creamy sauce of guajillo chiles and roasted garlic, gulf-style white rice, crispy onions.
Tamales in Oaxacan Green Mole
$20.00
Vegetarian dish. Fresh-ground corn masa tamales studded with squash blossoms and corn, oaxacan green mole (three fresh chiles, three fresh herbs, tomatillos), charred corn, green beans.
Duck Pibil
$25.00
Slow-cooked duck legs with pibil flavors (achiote, sour orange), grilled duck breast, rich braising juices, black beans, roasted chiles, pickled onions.
Smoked Chicken, Yellow Mole
$24.00
Smoked gunthorp chicken breast, oaxacan yellow mole (guajillo chiles, tomatoes, tomatillos, herby hoja santa), masa dumplings (chochoyotes), woodland mushrooms.
Enchiladas
19.00
Enchiladas of homemade heirloom corn tortillas.

$Desserts


Frontera's Chocolate Pecan Pie
$8.50
With kahlua whipped cream.
Mango Cream Cake
$10.00
Mango-lime curd, buttery cookie crust, tangy-spicy chamoy glaze. Mango Apricot salsa, chamoy sauce, meringue two ways.
Marquesita Layer Cake
$10.00
Butter cake layered with creamy edam cheese filling, meringue frostingand cajeta caramel drizzle, chokecherry sauce.
Dúo de Flanes
$8.25
A duo of caramel custards: one classic Mexican vanilla flan, one with tropical guava and cream cheese. Golden coconut almond cocadas.
Dos, Tres, Cuatro Cake
9.00
Dos candied nuts, tres leches, cuatro chocolates (chocolate-infused tres leches cake, house-ground chocolate ice cream, chocolate cookies, hot fudge), candied almonds and pecans.

$Vegetables


Spicy Green Beans
$7.50
Vegetarian dish. Grilled French beans, spicy chiles toreados (serranos, lime), sesame.
Cauliflower, Poblano Crema
$7.00
Vegetarian dish. Melted artisan jack.
Red Chile Spinach
$7.50
Vegetarian dish. Roasted potatoes, guajillo Chile sauce, anejo cheese.
Grilled Knob Onions
$5.00
Vegetarian dish. Lime.
Classic White Rice
$5.50
Vegetarian dish. Gulf-style pilaf.
Homemade Pickled Jalapeños
$3.00
Vegetarian dish. Carrots, cauliflower.
Wood-Grilled Shishito Peppers
$5.00
Vegetarian dish. Lime, coarse salt.
Just-Made Tortilla Chips & 2 Salsas
$4.50
Vegetarian dish. 3 Chile and roasted tomatillo.
Fried Sweet Plantains
$6.00
Vegetarian dish. Crema, fresh cheese.
Beans
$6.50
Mashed Potatoes
6.00
Vegetarian dish. Anejo cheese, knob onions.

$Soft Drinks


Water
$6.00
Badoit or topo chico sparkling or evian stil.
Agua Del Dia
$3.50
Fresh fruit "water".
Limonada
3.50
Sparkling fresh-squeezed limeade.

$Wood-Grilled Meats


Tacos Arabes
$20.00
Grilled spiced pork, caramelized onions and cucumber, spicy chipotle salsa, creamy jocoque sauce, black beans, grilled flour tortillas.
Oaxacan Carne Asada
$34.50
Red Chile-marinated prime ribeye. Black beans, sweet plantains, homemade crema, fresh cheese, guacamole.
Carnes al Carbon Para Tacos
$20.00
Wood-grilled meat, poultry or mushrooms for making tacos. Roasted poblanos, beans, guacamole and two salsas.
Carne Asada "Brava"
$29.00
Habanero-marinated black Angus flank steak, salsa huevona (hand-crushed, roasted tomatoes and jalapeños), grilled knob onions, sweet corn tamales with crema and fresh cheese.
Trio of Carnes al Carbon
$36.00
Naturally raised skirt steak, chicken breast, duck breast, roasted poblanos, guacamole, grilled knob onions and shishito peppers.

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