Salpicon

1252 N Wells St
Chicago, IL 60610

(312) 988-7811

Dinner Menu

  • (Per Person)
  • Chef's 7 Course Tasting Menu
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    • $70.00
Appetizers

  • Jalapenos Rellenos De Queso Capeados
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    • $9.00
  • jalapenos stuffed with chihuahua cheese, dipped in a light egg batter, sauteed and served with a black bean sauce and crema.
  • Camarones Al Carbon
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    • $11.00
  • grilled certified wild american shrimp served with two sauces: avocado-tomatillo sauce; and a spicy roasted tomato and chipotle sauce; garnished with fresh mango slices.
  • Tostaditas De Tinga
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    • $7.00
  • crispy small tortillas mounded with shredded pork and chorizo in a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce topped with mexican crema and avocado.
  • Sopes Rusticos
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    • $7.00
  • small, thick country tortillas topped with a roasted tomatillo sauce, queso fresco, onions, and avocado chunks.
  • Queso Empanizado
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    • $7.00
  • sliced panela cheese lightly breaded and fried, seved with a salsa de molcajete and a roasted tomatillo-serrano sauce.
  • Trio De Tamalitos
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    • $7.00
  • three fresh corn tamales: one filled with queso fresco and serrano chiles, with a spicy mocajete salsa and crema, another with black beans, rajas, and chihuahua cheese with a black bean puree, the third with zucchini and chipotles.
  • Guacamole Picado
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    • $8.00
  • fresh diced avocado mixed with onions, tomatoes, chiles and cilantro; served with fresh chips and fire-roasted salsa.
  • Seviche
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    • $8.00
  • fresh blue marlin marinated in lime juice with onions, tomatoes, fresh chiles and herbs.
  • Queso Fundido Con Camarones
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    • $10.00
  • melted chihuahua cheese, with jalapeno chiles, onions and certified wild american shrimp™ served en cazuela with warm tortillas for making tacos.
  • Ensalada Verde
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    • $5.00
  • mesclun lettuce salad, red onions and tomatoes with a cilantro dressing.
  • Ensalada De Espinaca Con Queso De Cabra
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    • $7.00
  • fresh baby spinach salad with goat cheese, toasted sesame seeds, caramelized red onions in a chipotle-honey dressing.
Soup

  • Sopa De Tortilla
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    • $5.00
  • a rich vegetable stock with tomatoes and epazote; garnished with chile pasilla, avocado, queso fresco and tortilla strips.
Main Dishes

  • Chiles Dona Queta
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    • $18.00
  • a poblano chile stuffed with huitlacoche (earthy corn mushrooms), fresh corn and zucchini, served in a roasted poblano cream sauce and an ancho chile filled with potatoes, chihuahua and cotija cheese with a sweet-spiced roasted tomato sauce.
  • Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
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    • $22.00
  • grilled certified wild american shrimp in a sweet garlic and olive oil sauce with avocado chunks and guajillo chiles; served with white rice.
  • Pescado Al Carbon
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    • $18.00
  • fresh fillet of seasonal fish, charcoal-grilled and served with salsa fresca (fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro and serrano chiles); white rice.
  • Pollo En Mole Poblano
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    • $18.00
  • miller's farm free-range chicken breasts charcoal-grilled and topped with a classic pueblan mole; mexican rice.
  • Chuleta De Puerco En Manchamanteles
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    • $22.00
  • grilled brookfield farms double-cut pork chop in an earthy oaxacan chile ancho mole garnished with grilled pineapple, sweet potato and plantains; served with white rice.
  • Chiles Rellenos
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    • $17.00
  • stuffed poblano peppers, lightly egg-battered and sauteed; one with pork picadillo and the other with chihuahua cheese; served with a roasted tomato sauce and frijoles borrachos, (vegetarian option: two cheese).
  • Tinga Poblana
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    • $18.00
  • grilled brookfield farms pork tenderloin atop a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce with chorizo and potatoes; surrounded by a cool avocado-tomatillo sauce.
  • Chuletas De Borrego Con Salsa De Chile Pasilla
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    • $24.00
  • a trio of colorado lamb loin chops charcoal-grilled and served in a garlicky pasilla chile sauce; accompanied by a tamal filled with spinach, poblano chiles, tomato and drizzled with crema.
  • Filete De Res En Salsa De Moritas Con Hongos
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    • $30.00
  • grilled certified angus beef tenderloin topped with chihuahua cheese, served in a spicy tomatillo-morita sauce with shiitakes; mexican rice.

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