Cuchara

Cuchara Menu

(713) 942-0000
214 Fairview Street, Houston, TX 77006
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Appetizers


Quesadillas de Huitlacoche
$10.00
Corn w/ Black Mushroom Quesadillas.
Cazuelita de Chicharron en Salsa
$10.00
Pork rings cooked in spicy green salsa.
Picaditas
$10.00
Thick corn cakes with refried beans, salsa, and fresh cheese.
Tostaditas de Tinga de Pollo
$12.00
Chicken cooked in tomato and chipotle served on crispy tostadas.
Equites
$9.00
White corn nibs with epazote, Mexican mayo, cheese, and chili powder.
Flautas de Res
$12.00
Shredded beef crunchy Flautas, lettuce, cream, cotija cheese, and green salsa.
Charalitos
$10.00
Deep-fried whole small lake fish, salsas on the side.
Chicharrones
$9.00
Pork rinds with salsas.
Nopalitos
$10.00
Sliced cactus with tomato, onion, serrano peppers, fresh cheese, cilantro, and lime.
Tacos Chelo
$10.00
Crunchy potato taquitos covered in a very spicy green salsa with raw onions and cotija cheese.
Tacos Crujientes de Flor de Jamaica
$9.00
Hibiscus flower and cream cheese crunchy tacos in a homemade flour tortilla.
Guacamole Tradicional
$12.00
Fresh avocado, roasted Serrano pepper, cilantro.
Gorditas de Chicharron Prensado
$12.00
Pork belly stuffed with corn gorditas. Side of salsa, onion, and cilantro.
Salsas de Cuchara (Trio)
9.00
Salsa tia Martha, Salsa de 5 Chiles y Salsa Quemada. Aunt Martha (tomatillos and peanuts), 5 Chiles (5 peppers and pork rinds) and burnt pepper (burnt Arbol pepper skin) served with tortilla fritters.

$Salads & Soups


Chilatole
$8.00
Creamy corn masa soup with serrano pepper.
Sopa de Tortilla
$12.00
Crispy tortillas, avocado, cheese, and cream in thick pasilla pepper broth.
Ensalada de Arugula con Papaya
$10.00
Arugula and papaya salad with caramelized walnuts and cilantro vinaigrette.
Ensalada de Petalos de Rosa
$10.00
Mixed greens with rose petals, pear, peach, pistachios, and cranberries with orange and guajillo vinaigrette.
Ensalada Cuchara
10.00
Greens, grilled bell peppers and calabacita squash, crunchy tortillas and seasoned requeson with pumpkin seeds, cilantro, and tequila vinaigrette. Chile toreado on the side.

$Entrees


Huachinango Veracruzana
$24.00
Veracruz style red snapper mounted on a plantain and amaranth cake. Rice on the side
Tasajo y Huarache
$26.00
Beef filet strip over huarache topped with beans. Side of guacamole and poblano peppers with onions.
Las Tres Damas
$16.00
3 Panela enchiladas. 1 of each: Green, Corn and Red Salsas. Side of refried beans
Pollo Adriana
$18.00
Breast of chicken stuffed with calabacita squash in poblano cream. Yellow corn puree and rice
Mixiotes de Camaron
$24.00
Spiced shrimp steamed in maguey leaves. Guacamole and refried beans on the side
Mula de Nopal
$16.00
Grilled cactus filet stuffed with panela cheese mounted on morita pepper salsa. Side of refried beans
Tamal de Cazuela
$16.00
Deep dish corn cake with huitlacoche (corn mushroom) side of refried beans and guacamole
Mole Negro
26.00
34 Ingredients for the most complex dish in Mexico. Turkey breast in thick, savory black mole. Side of refried beans.

$Desserts


Arroz Con Leche
$8.00
Rice Pudding
Postre de Limon
$8.00
Creamy Lime Dessert.
Pastel de 5 Leches
$10.00
5 Leches Cake.
Flan de Elote
$10.00
Corn Flan.
Empanadas de Ate Con Queso
$8.00
Guava paste and panela cheese.

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