Buena Vida

Buena Vida Menu

(301) 755-6132
8407 Ramsey Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Starters


Mango Salad
$9.00
Mango, lettuce, watermelon, jicama, turmeric dressing.
Bacon & Avocado Quesadilla
$11.00
Smoked bacon, Poblano, Oaxaca cheese.
Guacamole Traditional
$10.00
Avocado, tomato, onion, cilantro with lime.
Cucumber Salad
$7.00
Baby heirloom tomato, red pepper, queso fresco, ancho crouton, house tajin with lemon balm.
Black Bean Soup
$6.00
Roasted Poblano and tomato broth, corn, smoked panela and tofu cilantro.
Crab Nachos
$11.00
Corn tortilla chips, black bean puree, chihuaha cheese sauce rajas pickled chiles.
Beef Barbacoa Nachos
13.00
Ancho braised Angus beef, corn tortilla chips, Chihuaha cheese, cotija, pickled chiles.

$Classics Chef's Specials

Comes with breakfast potatoes and cucumber salad.
Short Rib Hash
$19.00
Slow cooked short rib, eggs, brussels sprout & sweet potato hash.
Potato & Oaxaca Cheese Flautas
$14.00
Black bean puree, rajas, cabbage slaw verde and roja salsas, cotija, fried egg, guacamole.
Shrimp & Chorizo Grits
$16.00
Roasted Poblano, tomato, scallion, poached egg, cucumber salad.
Trompo Taco Hash
$13.00
Spit roasted pork al pastor, new potato, Poblano, scallion poached egg, salsa verde, cucumber salad.
Crispy Pork Chop "Milanesa"
$13.00
Tomato, avocado, morita mayo, lemon.
Albondigas
$14.00
Roseda farms dry aged beef meatballs, chile morita, tomato sauce, almond.
Spicy Fried Chicken
16.00
Chile de arbol, agave syrup, breakfast potatoes, cucumber salad.

$Appetizers


Queso Fundido con Champignon
$12.00
Melted quesos: Oaxaca and Chihuaha roasted mushroom chipotle. Apricot chutney organic tortillas.
Spicy Smoked Salmon Spread
$10.00
Chipotle with smoked trout roe with scallion.
Sweet Corn Empanadas
$9.00
Crispy organic maseca with Oaxaca cheese corn rajas with garlic guajillo salsa.
Chicken Tinga Tostada
$12.00
Locust Point Farms roasted chicken, tomato, crema, little gem lettuce.
Beef Barbacoa Nachos
$10.00
Corn tortilla chips, black bean purée, cheese sauce and pickled chiles.
Potato & Cheese Flautas
9.00
Yukon gold potato and oaxaca cheese puree, black bean shaved cabbage, cotija.

$Soups & Salads


Caesar Tijuana Style
$8.00
Baby gem lettuce, Parmesan, crouton.
Cucumber
$7.00
Baby heirloom tomato, red pepper, queso fresco ancho crouton, house tajin, lemon balm.
Black Bean & Kale Soup
$6.00
Roasted poblano and tomato broth, corn smoked panela, tofu, cilantro.
Baby Kale
$8.00
Jicama, red onion, orange, goat cheese pumpkin seed.
Fried Posole
$8.99
Long Island Duck Tortilla Soup
$8.00
Chile pasilla, panela, radish, lime, cilantro.
Baby Beet
8.00
Whipped requeson, macha, spiced pecan.

$Eggs & Such

Comes with breakfast potatoes and cucumber salad.
Smoked Salmon Benedict
$14.00
Smoked salmon, Poblano pepper sauce, jalapeño corn bread.
Chilaquiles Verde
$13.00
Corn tortilla chips, salsa verde, Oaxaca cheese.
Mushroom Omelet
$14.00
Wild mushroom mix.
Tortilla Quiche
$13.00
Oaxaca cheese, kale, mushroom, Poblano, epazote frisee salad, salsa morita.
Huevos Rancheros
$12.00
Soft corn tortilla, sunny side up egg, avocado, panela cheese, black bean purée, pico de gallo.
Egg White Omelet
13.00
Baby Spinach and goat cheese.

$Guacamoles


Yucatan
$12.00
Basil, firefly farms goat cheese, pickled mango.
Girasol
$12.00
Sun-Dried tomato, sunflower seed.
Traditional
10.00
Avocado, tomato onion, cilantro, lime.

$Quesadillas


Fried Veggie Quesadilla
$8.99
Steak
$9.00
Chihuaha and Oaxaca cheetecate marinated ribeye Mexican cheeses, pico de gallo.
Grilled Chicken
$11.00
Achiote grilled chicken, Chihuahua and Oaxaca cheeses, pico de gallo.
Cheese
9.00
Chihuaha and Oaxaca cheeses, pico de gallo.

$Tacos

Comes with breakfast potatoes and cucumber salad.
Carne con Huevo y Queso
$15.00
Steak, chihuaha cheese.
Chorizo con Huevo y Papa
$13.00
House cheshire farms pork sausage scrambled egg, potato.
Mushroom
$13.00
Cotija, scallion, salsa verde.
Huevo con Papa
12.00
Potato, rajas, chihuaha cheese.

$Sides


Mexican Rice & Beans
$4.00
Breakfast Potatoes
$5.00
Fruit Salad
7.00
Shaved fresh coconut.

$Vegetables


Fingerling Sweet Potato Tostones
$8.00
Hazelnut. Ancho salsa, orange mojo, cocoa nibs.
Shishitos Toreado
$8.00
Macha, cotija, crispy shallot.
Roasted Cauliflower
$8.00
Pumpkin seeds, chile de arbol, roasted corn.
Tofu
$9.00
Sweet corn puree, pickled Chile, avocado verde, Oaxaca cheese.
Plantains
7.00
Chile morita honey butter, crema.

$Sweets


Mexican Chocolate
$7.00
Candy sprinkles.
Churros
$7.00
Mexican caramel sauce.
Bunuelos
7.00
Cinnamon sugar cracker whipped cream.

$Meats


Albondigas
$12.00
Dry-Aged beef meatballs, tomato sauce, almonds.
Chicken Pipian
$12.00
Sopes de Barbacoa
$11.00
Chilorio braised pork, organic masa, guacamole, black bea sauce, cabbage crema, cilantro.
Spicy Fried Chicken
9.00
Pickled veggies, smoked agave.

$Seafood


Chicharron de Pescado
$10.00
Crispy chesapeake catfish lemon- garlic mayo, Chile fresno salsa.
Guisa de Marisco
$14.00
Spicy seafood stew with Rhode Island calamari shrimp, skate, hominy.
Salmon Clemole
15.00
Light sauce with pumpkin seeds, white wine, tomatillo and green chile.

$Tostadas & Nachos


Chicken Alambre
$32.00
Beer and achiote grilled free range chicken with Poblano with onion morita, pico de gallo.
Chicken Tinga Tostada
$12.00
Locust point farms roasted chicken tomato with onion chopped little gem lettuce crema with cotija.
Crab Nachos
$10.00
Corn tortilla chips, black bean purée Chihuaha cheese sauce, rajas, pickled chiles.
Steak Alambre
$34.00
Smoked bacon, Poblano rajas Oaxaca cheese, heirloom cherry, pico de gallo.
Mushroom
$24.00
Poblano rajas with crispy shallot.
Carnitas
32.00
Sweet corn puree with Chile de arbol salsa pickled onion.

$Tostadas/Nachos


Chicken Tinga Tostada
$12.00
Locust point farms roasted chicken-tomato onion chopped little gem lettuce, crema, cotija.
Sangrita Mariscada Tostada
$14.00
Shrimp, crab, spicy tomato, guacamole.
Crab Nachos
10.00
Corn tortilla chips, black bean puree chihuaha cheese sauce, rajas, pickled chiles.

$Enchiladas


Chicken Enchiladas
$13.00
Roasted chicken, tomato, onion, Oaxaca cheese.
Cheese & Spinach
12.00
Oaxaca and Chihuahua cheeses with creamy salsa verde.

$Build Your Taco Platters

Build your own taco platters, served with handmade organic tortillas, guacamole, salsas, radish salad, and Mexican rice and beans.
Carnitas
$32.00
Sweet corn puree, Chile de arbol salsa pickled onion.
Steak Alambre
$34.00
Smoked bacon with Poblano rajas Oaxaca cheese with heirloom cherry tomato pico de gallo.
Carne Asada
$34.00
Steak, avocado mayo, pico de gallo.
Chicken Alambre
$32.00
Beer and achiote grilled free range chicken, poblano, onion morita, pico de gallo.

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