• California
  • Palo Alto
  • Joya

Joya

(650) 853-9800
  • 339 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Sandwiches ,  Spanish ,  Tapas
  • $$$$$
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  • Menu
  • Lunch Latin Tapas
    • Papas Bravas $10

      Fried potatoes, pimento, and garlic aioli.

    • Artisan Cheese Plate $20

      Valdeon, manchego, urgelia, and marinated queso fresco, served with membrillo el Quijote, poached apricot, and black truffle honey.

    • Guacamole & New World Chips $12

      Fresh avocados with plantain, gold sweet potato, yam, and taro root chips.

    • Bacon-Wrapped Medjool Dates $14

      Dates stuffed with manchego cheese served with zesty avocado-jalapeno sauce.

    • Yuca Fries $9

      Honduran yuca with chipotle aioli.

    • Brussels Sprouts and Pork Belly $11

      Roasted garlic, lemon zest, and niman ranch smoked pork belly.

    • Corn & Quinoa Croquetas $10

      Organic quinoa, roasted sweet corn, carrot, queso fresco, and toasted cumin aioli.

    • Queso Fundido with Pork Chorizo $14

      Oaxacan and mozzarella cheese fondue, chorizo, pasilla peppers, jalapeno, and onions.

    • Ceviche $12

      Raw seafood cured in citrus, choice of local rock cod Ecuadorian style, Mexican bay scallop aguachile or ceviche mix to shrimp and octopus.

    • Fried Calamari with Fresno Chile Salt $16

      With cilantro aioli.

    • Ahi Tuna Tartare $17

      Avocado, ponzu glaze, lemon, serrano chili essence, and fresh mango.

    • Dungeness Crab Cakes $16

      2 crab cakes, pasilla peppers, corn, and ginger chipotle aioli.

    • Charred Spanish Octopus $18

      Grilled and charred Spanish octopus, roasted thyme fingerling potatoes, creamy carrot ginger puree, and micro mix greens.

    • Boquerones & Pimientos $14

      White Spanish anchovies, piquillo peppers, Kalamata olives, cilantro pesto, and balsamic vinegar reduction.

    • Seafood Al Ajillo $20

      Gulf of Mexico shrimp, clams, mussels, garlic, pimento, Worcestershire, and lemon.

    • Kobe Beef Mini-Burgers $12

      3 mini-burgers, Oaxacan cheese, Soria pork chorizo, and chipotle mayonnaise.

    • Chipotle Chicken Tostadas $12

      2 tostadas with roasted pulled chicken in chipotle tomato sauce, and pimento crema.

    • Braised Short Rib Tacos $12

      3 tacos, jicama salsa, and horseradish cream.

    • Pintxos DE Cordero $16

      Yogurt-marinated lamb skewers, red onions, bell peppers, mint, and garlic sauce.

    • Latin Empanadas $12

      3 pulled pork, potato, and adobo aioli.

    • Latin Empanadas $12

      3 vegetable, poblano pepper, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, carrots, Oaxaca cheese, and avocado-jalapeno sauce.

    • Charcuterie Assortment $20

      Serrano ham, lomo embuchado, salchichon, soria pork chorizo, with pickled nopales.

    • Joya Tapas Sampler $30

      Chef's choice selection of Latin tapas.

  • Lunch Sopa Y Ensaladas
    • Tradicional Pozole Rojo $13

      White hominy cooked with pork shoulder, guajillo chile, Mexican oregano, garnished with radishes, crispy tortilla chips, and cabbage.

    • Mixed Greens Salad $12

      Cherry tomatoes, shaved fennel, shaved red onions, and aged sherry vinaigrette dressing.

    • Joya Cobb Salad $14

      Romaine lettuce, serrano ham, hard-boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, red radishes, queso fresco, tortilla chips, and cotija-jalapeno dressing.

    • Roasted Squash and Arugula Salad $13

      Organic arugula, butternut squash, radicchio, green apples, toasted pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, and maple thyme vinaigrette.

    • Salmon Cakes Salad $18

      Organic frisee, arugula, with a chile Arbol and bacon vinaigrette dressing.

    • Peruvian Spiced Ahi Tuna Nicoise $18

      Persian cucumbers, tomatoes, wild arugula, Spanish olives, and fried soft boiled egg.

  • Lunch Entradas
    • Pan-Fried Skuna Bay Salmon $28

      Organic quinoa, blue lake beans, grilled acorn squash, and cranberry-habanero sauce.

    • Organic Mary's Grilled Chicken $25

      Puerto Rican-style grilled chicken, savory onion-orange au jus, and roasted root vegetables.

    • Albondigas DE Arroz $18

      Saffron-infused rice, organic dino kale, sauteed onions, charred tomato, and chipotle sauce, and queso fresco.

    • Camarones a La Veracruzana $26

      Gulf of Mexico shrimp, tomato and mixed peppers salsa, olives, roasted potatoes, and cilantro.

  • Lunch Paellas
    • Paella Clasica $50

      Serves 2. Saffron rice, mussels, chicken, clams, scallops, gambas, calamari, pork chorizo, bell peppers, and English peas.

    • Vegetarian Paella $40

      Saffron rice, truffle oil, roasted red onions, piquillo peppers, English peas, bell peppers, zucchini, fennel, mushrooms, broccoli and cauliflower

  • Lunch Sandwiches
    • Open Faced Grilled Steak Sandwich $18

      Argentinean-style hanger steak, fried egg, chive goat cheese, green aji on toasted ciabatta, served with frisee and arugula salad.

    • Cuban Sandwich $15

      Slow-braised marinated pork, caramelized red onion, cheese, black forest ham, dijon mustard, served with seasonal fruit salad.

    • Crispy Red Snapper Fish Sandwich $15

      On brioche bun, chipotle coleslaw, avocado, tomato, with sweet potato fries.

    • Ajillo-Marinated Chicken Sandwich $15

      Grilled mary's organic chicken, crispy bacon, Oaxacan cheese, avocado, chipotle aioli, served with seasonal fruit salad.

    • Joya Vegetarian Burger $14

      Chickpeas, pickled cucumber, red onions, roasted squash and cascabel-harissa aioli, toasted brioche, with sweet potato fries.

  • Lunch Para Acompanar
    • Fried Plantains $6

    • Char-Roasted Peppers $6

    • Mushrooms & Nopales Al Ajillo $7

    • Kale & Quinoa $6

  • Dinner Latin Tapas
    • Papas Bravas $10

      Fried potatoes, pimento, and garlic aioli.

    • Artisan Cheese Plate $20

      Valdeon, manchego, urgelia, and marinated queso fresco, served with membrillo el Quijote, poached apricot, and black truffle honey.

    • Guacamole & New World Chips $12

      Fresh avocados with plantain, gold sweet potato, yam, and taro root chips.

    • Bacon-Wrapped Medjool Dates $14

      Dates stuffed with manchego cheese served with zesty avocado-jalapeno sauce.

    • Yuca Fries $9

      Honduran yuca with chipotle aioli.

    • Brussels Sprouts and Pork Belly $11

      Roasted garlic, lemon zest, and niman ranch smoked pork belly.

    • Corn & Quinoa Croquetas $10

      Organic quinoa, roasted sweet corn, carrot, queso fresco, and toasted cumin aioli.

    • Queso Fundido with Pork Chorizo $14

      Oaxacan and mozzarella cheese fondue, chorizo, pasilla peppers, jalapeno, and onions.

    • Ceviche $12

      Raw seafood cured in citrus, choice of local rock cod Ecuadorian style, Mexican bay scallop aguachile or ceviche mix to shrimp and octopus.

    • Fried Calamari with Fresno Chile Salt $16

      With cilantro aioli.

    • Ahi Tuna Tartare $17

      Avocado, ponzu glaze, lemon, serrano chili essence, and fresh mango.

    • Dungeness Crab Cakes $16

      2 crab cakes, pasilla peppers, corn, and ginger chipotle aioli.

    • Charred Spanish Octopus $18

      Grilled and charred Spanish octopus, roasted thyme fingerling potatoes, creamy carrot ginger puree, and micro mix greens.

    • Boquerones & Pimientos $14

      White Spanish anchovies, piquillo peppers, Kalamata olives, cilantro pesto, and balsamic vinegar reduction.

    • Seafood Al Ajillo $20

      Gulf of Mexico shrimp, clams, mussels, garlic, pimento, Worcestershire, and lemon.

    • Kobe Beef Mini-Burgers $12

      3 mini-burgers, Oaxacan cheese, Soria pork chorizo, and chipotle mayonnaise.

    • Chipotle Chicken Tostadas $12

      2 tostadas with roasted pulled chicken in chipotle tomato sauce, and pimento crema.

    • Braised Short Rib Tacos $12

      3 tacos, jicama salsa, and horseradish cream.

    • Pintxos DE Cordero $16

      Yogurt-marinated lamb skewers, red onions, bell peppers, mint, and garlic sauce.

    • Latin Empanadas $12

      3 pulled pork, potato, and adobo aioli.

    • Latin Empanadas $12

      3 vegetable, poblano pepper, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, carrots, Oaxaca cheese, and avocado-jalapeno sauce.

    • Charcuterie Assortment $20

      Serrano ham, lomo embuchado, salchichon, soria pork chorizo, with pickled nopales.

    • Joya Tapas Sampler $30

      Chef's choice selection of Latin tapas.

  • Dinner Sopa Y Ensaladas
    • Tradicional Pozole Rojo $13

      White hominy cooked with pork shoulder, guajillo chile, Mexican oregano, garnished with radishes, crispy tortilla chips, and cabbage.

    • Mixed Greens Salad $12

      Cherry tomatoes, shaved fennel, shaved red onions, and aged sherry vinaigrette dressing.

    • Joya Cobb Salad $14

      Romaine lettuce, serrano ham, hard-boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, red radishes, queso fresco, tortilla chips, and cotija-jalapeno dressing.

    • Roasted Squash and Arugula Salad $13

      Organic arugula, butternut squash, radicchio, green apples, toasted pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, and maple thyme vinaigrette.

  • Dinner Entradas
    • Pan-Fried Skuna Bay Salmon $28

      Organic quinoa, blue lake beans, grilled acorn squash, and cranberry-habanero sauce.

    • Camarones a La Veracruzana $26

      Gulf of Mexico shrimp, tomato and mixed peppers salsa, olives, roasted potatoes, and cilantro.

    • Albondigas DE Arroz $18

      Saffron-infused rice, organic dino kale, sauteed onions, charred tomato, and chipotle sauce, and queso fresco.

    • Organic Mary's Grilled Chicken $25

      Puerto Rican-style grilled chicken, savory onion-orange au jus, and roasted root vegetables.

    • Argentinean-Style Hanger Steak $32

      Grilled 10 oz hanger steak, yuca fries, and cilantro-chimichurri sauce.

    • Paella Clasica $50

      Serves 2. Saffron rice, mussels, chicken, clams, scallops, gambas, calamari, pork chorizo, bell peppers, and English peas.

    • Vegetarian Paella $40

      Serves 2. Saffron rice, truffle oil, roasted red onions, piquillo peppers, English peas, bell peppers, zucchini, broccoli, fennel, mushrooms, and cauliflower.

  • Dinner Para Acompanar
    • Fried Plantains $6

    • Char-Roasted Peppers $6

    • Kale & Quinoa $6

    • Mushrooms & Nopales Al Ajillo $7

  • Fresh Squeezes Weekend Brunch Menu
    • Orange Fresh Squeezes $7

      Fresh-squeezed valencia orange juice.

    • Grapefruit Fresh Squeezes $7

      Fresh-squeezed valencia grapefruit juice.

  • Huevos & Dulces Weekend Brunch Menu
    • Joya Eggs Benedict $16

      Poached eggs on jalapeno biscuit, queso fresco, black forest ham, pasilla roasted potatoes, crispy bacon, and orange hollandaise.

    • Latin French Toast $15

      Fried plantains, dulce de leche, scrambled eggs and bacon.

    • Huevos Rancheros Con Chorizo $15

      Pan fired eggs, ranchero sauce, chorizo con papas, avocado, and queso fresco.

    • Huevos DE Cazuela $15

      Eggs on top of organic sauteed spinach and setas, nopales, garnished with salsa verde, and cilantro.

    • Smoked Salmon & Avocado Benedict $20

      Smoked salmon and poached eggs served on top of toasted sourdough, avocado, and orange hollandaise.

    • Mary?S Organic Chicken Chilaquiles $18

      Roasted chicken, fried eggs, avocado, tomatillo guajillo sauce, epazote, and queso fresco.

  • Salad & Sandwiches Weekend Brunch Menu
    • Joya Cobb Salad $14

      Romaine lettuce, serrano ham, hard-boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, red radishes, queso fresco, tortilla chips, and cotija-jalapeno dressing.

    • Peruvian Spiced Ahi Tuna Nicoise $18

      Persian cucumbers, tomatoes, wild arugula, Spanish olives, and fried soft boiled egg.

    • Roasted Squash & Arugula Salad $13

      Organic arugula, butternut squash, radicchio, green apples, dried cranberries, toasted pumpkin seeds, and maple thyme vinaigrette.

    • Open-Faced Grilled Steak Sandwich $18

      Argentinean-style hanger steak, fried egg, chive goat cheese, green aji on toasted ciabatta, served with frisee and arugula salad.

    • Cuban Sandwich $15

      Slow-braised marinated pork, caramelized red onion, cheese, black forest ham, dijon mustard, and fruit salad.

    • Ajillo-Marinated Chicken Sandwich $15

      Grilled Mary's organic chicken, crispy bacon, Oaxacan cheese, avocado, chipotle aioli, served with seasonal fruit salad.

  • Entradas Weekend Brunch Menu
    • Pan-Fried Skuna Bay Salmon $28

      Organic quinoa, blue lake beans, grilled acorn squash, and cranberry-habanero sauce.

    • Organic Mary's Grilled Chicken $25

      Puerto Rican-style grilled chicken, savory onion-orange AU jus, and roasted root vegetables.

    • Albondigas DE Arroz $18

      Saffron infused rice, organic dino kale, sauteed onions, charred tomato, and chipotle sauce, queso fresco.

    • Camarones a La Veracruzana $26

      Gulf of Mexico shrimp, tomato and mixed peppers salsa, olives, roasted potatoes, and cilantro.

    • Paella Clasica $50

      Saffron rice, mussels, chicken, clams, scallops, gambas, calamari, pork chorizo, and peas.

    • Vegetarian Paella $40

      Saffron rice, truffle oil, red onions, fennel, mushrooms, bell peppers, piquillo peppers, peas, zucchini, broccoli, and cauliflower.

  • Dessert
    • Churros with Hot Chocolate Sauce $10

      Argentinean doughnuts served with Ibarra chocolate dipping sauce.

    • Mexican Tiramisu $12

      Patron cafe infused ladyfingers, Mexican chocolate.

    • Oreos Fritos $10

      Six battered deep-fried Oreos served alongside house-made mint ice cream.

    • Pumpkin Flan $10

      House-made pumpkin flan, crispy cinnamon Bunuelo, topped with house-made whipped cream.

    • House-Made Sorbet Trio $10

      Mango, blackberries and coconut.

    • House-Made Ice Cream Trio $10

      Bourbon vanilla, valrhona chocolate and dulce DE leche.

    • Warm Dark Valrhona Chocolate Cake $12

      Passion fruit coulis served with house-made bourbon vanilla ice cream.

  • Coffee & Teas
    • Steven Smith Teas $4

    • Jasmine Silver Tip Tea $4

    • Mao Feng Shui Green Tea $4

    • Peppermint Leaves Tea $4

    • Lord Bergamot Tea $4

    • Herbal Meadow Tea $4

    • Bungalow Black Tea $4

    • Espresso Coffee $4

    • Vanilla Espresso Coffee $4

    • Brewed Coffee $4

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