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Our Menu

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Lunch

Homemade Chips and Salsa

$4.00
A large number of chips seasoned to perfection with your choice of our homemade salsa's.

Burrito or Bowl

$10.00
Cilantro rice, black beans, lettuce, triple cheese, pico de gallo, crema, and your choice of meat and Flame salsa. All wrapped up in a flour tortilla. Add avocado $1 | Add additional meat $1 (Asada, Chorizo, Adobo Chicken, Shrimp, No Meat)
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Quesadilla

$10.00
Triple cheese blend, grilled onions, peppers, and your choice of meat and Flame salsa. (Asada, Chorizo, Adobe Chicken, Shrimp)

Veggie Quesadilla

$9.00
Triple cheese blend, grilled onions, peppers, and Flame salsa. Add avocado for $1

Tortas

$10.00
Choice of meat with lettuce, jalapenos, mayo, tomatoes, avocados, and your choice of Flame salsa. (Asada, Chorizo, Adobe Chicken, Shrimp, No Meat)
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3 Birria Tacos

$10.00
Slowly braised angus beef in a adobo Aus Jus placed in corn tortilla, melted cheese, onions, cilantro and seared until it is slightly crispy and served with an Aus Jus.
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3 Street Tacos

$9.00
Corn tortillas with your choice of meat, served with cilantro, onions, lime, and your choice of Flame salsa. Add avocado for $1 (Asada, Chorizo, Adobe Chicken, Shrimp)
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Flame Burger

$12.00
Flame Burger a black Angus beef with lettuce tomatoes, jalapeño and smothered with our Flame sauce and topped cheese and serve with fries.

California Burger

$12.00
Black Angus beef with chipotle Mayo, red online, tomatoes, smashed avocado, and arugula.
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El Pastor Tacos

$10.00
3 Tacos with marinated pork in Yucatan native spices, topped with pineapple pico, cilantro, and green tomatillo salsa

Mango Shrimp Tacos

$10.00
Grilled shrimp tacos with lettuce, crème, cilantro, and mango pico served in a flour tortilla.

Huevos Rancheros

$10.00
Huevos Rancheros with black beans, tortillas, queso fresco, cilantro, red onions, crema and Rancheros sauce and topped with a fried egg.

Enchiladas

$12.00
They are traditional pan-seared corn tortillas in a Roja sauce filled with roasted corn, queso fresco, & your choice of adobo chicken or birria meat. Topped with marinated red onions, cilantro, & MORE QUESO FRESCO!!

Julia's Sweet Tooth

$4.00
Dulce de leche cream cheese filling, dusted with Mexican cinnamon and finished with caramel sauce. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for $1

Churros

$4.00
A traditional churro served with your choice of caramel. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for $1.

Burrito

$10.00
Cilantro rice, black beans, lettuce, triple cheese, pico de gallo, crema, and your choice of meat and Flame salsa. All wrapped up in a flour tortilla.

Machete

$12.00
A hand tossed corn tortilla with achiote grilled with triple cheese, and filled with your choice of meat, lettuce, crema, tomatoes, black beans, queso fresco and served with pickled red onions and green salsa.

Add ons: Avocado $1.50 • GF: Gluten Free: While we offer gluten-free options, we are not a gluten-free kitchen. Cross-contamination could occur, our restaurant is unable to guarantee that any item can be completely free of allergens.

Appetizers

Homemade Tortilla Chips and Salsa (GF)

$4.00
Add Guacamole GF $7 | Add Queso GF $6

Nachos

$8.00
Homemade tortilla chips topped with triple cheese and queso, crema, pico de gallo, guacamole, and black beans GF | Add asada or chicken for GF $4

Fried Taquitos

$10.00
Corn tortilla rolled up with adobo chicken, poblano potatoes, triple cheese and topped with guigijio crema, avocado sauce, pico de gallo GF

Loaded Asada Fries

$10.00
Flame fries loaded with homemade queso, triple cheese and topped with crema GF

Queso Fundido with Homemade Tortilla Chips

$11.00
Homemade tortilla chips served with Oaxaca cheese, chorizo, roasted poblanos, and pico de gallo GF

Vegetable Quesadilla

$8.00
Triple cheese blend, grilled onions, peppers melted in a flour tortilla and served with pico de gallo and homemade salsa | Add asada or chicken $4

Street Eats

Asada Street Tacos

$10.00
3 corn tortilla with asada, onions, lime and your choice of salsa GF

Quesa Birria Tacos

$11.00
Slowly braised Angus beef in an adobo aus jus and placed in a corn tortilla, melted cheese, onions, cilantro and seared until it is slightly crispy and served with an onion and cilantro aus jus GF

Chorizo Street Tacos

$10.00
3 corn tortilla with chorizo, onions, lime and your choice of salsa GF

Al Pastor Tacos

$11.00
Marinated pork tenderloin with Yucatan native spices and topped with pineapple pico, cilantro and green tomatillo salsa GF

Fish Tacos

$14.00
3 flour tortillas with beer battered fish shredded lettuce and topped escabeche vegetables, and drizzled with chipotle aioli and your choice of salsa

Mango Shrimp Tacos

$11.00
Grilled shrimp with lettuce, guajillo crema, cilantro, and mango pico served in a flour tortilla

Fajita Bowls

Asada Bowl

$14.00
Seasoned bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, Spanish rice and topped with asada and choice of salsa GF

Chipotle Honey-Lime Shrimp Bowl

$15.00
Seasoned bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, cilantro rice and topped with Chipotle Honey-Lime Shrimp and choice of salsa GF

Tequila Chicken Bowl

$13.00
Seasoned bell peppers, onions, cilantro rice and topped with grilled Lime Chicken and choice of salsa GF

Vegetable Bowl

$13.00
Seasoned bell peppers, onions, grilled asparagus, and cilantro rice and choice of salsa GF

Burgers & Sandwiches

Includes your choice of side

Flame Burger

$14.00
7oz beef patty with lettuce, fresh jalapenos, tomatoes, and drizzled with our signature Flame sauce

California Burger

$14.00
7oz beef patty with mixed greens, smashed avocado, tomatoes, red marinated onions, and topped with chipotle mayo

Cowboy Burger

$14.00
7oz beef patty with grilled onions, topped with triple cheese, beer battered onion rings, and drizzled with a chipotle barbeque sauce

Sriracha Burger

$14.00
7oz beef patty with a honey ginger glaze and mango Asian slaw and drizzled with a sriracha mayo

Pambazo Torta

$15.00
Slowly braised birria, triple blend cheese, marinated red onions, avocado, queso fresco and placed on telera bread

Salads

Mexican Tostada Salad

$12.00
Fried tostada topped with mixed of greens, cabbage blend, tomatoes, roasted corn, and drizzled with a cilantro dressing and topped with marinated red onions and queso fresco GF | Add chicken or asada GF $5 | Add grilled shrimp or salmon GF $7

Lime Vinaigrette Salmon Salad

$17.00
Mixed greens in a lime vinaigrette, toma toes, radishes, cucumbers, onions and topped with grilled salmon and crispy tortilla strips GF

Mexican Chopped Avocado Salad

$13.00
Mixed greens and cabbage, pico de gallo, roasted corn, cucumbers, cilantro, black beans, marinated onions, avocado, and tossed with a creamy chipotle dressing GF | Add chicken or asada GF $5 | Add grilled shrimp or salmon GF $7

Side Salad

$4.00
Mix greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and tossed with a house made dressing GF

Specials

Asada Ribeye

$27.00
12oz marinated ribeye served with poblano potatoes, and toreado chiles and onions and tortillas GF

Bistec a la Mexicana

$27.00
Grilled 12oz ribeye topped with a chunky sofrito and served with your choice of side GF

Enchiladas Verdes or Rojas

$14.00
Triple cheese and corn tortilla filled with your choice of chicken or birria, topped with queso fresco, marinated red onions, and served with black beans and Spanish rice GF

Chipotle Honey-Lime Vinaigrette

$18.00
Marinated grilled chicken breast, with cilantro rice, corn succotash and drizzled with a honey lime sauce GF

Achiote Pork Chop

$23.00
Marinated pork chop with Yucatan native spices served with poblano potatoes, habanero pineapple salsa and topped with pineapple pico GF

Grilled Salmon and Mango Chimichurri

$23.00
Grilled salmon served with cilantro rice, chayote succotash and topped with a mango chimichurri sauce GF

Diablo Shrimp

$19.00
Sauteed shrimp with in adobo sauce and served with Spanish rice and Chayote succotash GF

Camarones al Mojo

$19.00
Sauteed shrimp in a butter sauce and served with cilantro rice and tortillas GF

Sides

Spanish Rice GF

$4.00

Borracho Beans GF

$5.00

Black Beans GF

$4.00

Chayote Succotash GF

$5.00

Grilled Asparagus GF

$5.00

Poblano Potatoes GF

$5.00

Flame Fries GF

$4.00

Kid’s Meals

served with fountain drink

Hamburger

$6.00
with Flame fries

Cheese Quesadilla

$6.00
with Flame fries or Spanish rice

Flour Taco

$6.00
With your choice of asada or chicken and your choice of Flame fries or Spanish rice

Only available Sundays

Breakfast Items

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Breakfast Tacos

$13.00
(3) Corn tortillas filled with scrambled eggs, pico de gallo, fresh avocado, queso fresco, red onions, cilantro, and your choice of Flame salsa and your choice of fruit or breakfast potatoes.

Breakfast Burrito

$14.00
Chorizo, scrambled eggs, triple cheese, peppers, onions, queso fresco, and pico de gallo, and Flame salsa and your choice of breakfast potatoes or fruit.

Breakfast Bowl

$11.00
Potatoes, chorizo, scrambled eggs, triple cheese, queso fresco, and topped with pico de gallo, cilantro, and drizzled with guajillo crema and your choice of Flame salsa.
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Avocado Toast

$12.00
Smashed avocado, queso fresco, roasted corn salsa, and scrambled eggs with salsa verde.
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Breakfast Sandwich

$14.00
Guajillo pork sausage patty, avocado, jalapeno jam, marinated red onions, and topped with a fried egg and choice of fresh fruit or breakfast potatoes.
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Creme Brulee French Toast

$14.00
The bread is soaked in a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, brown sugar, brandy, Mexican vanilla and baked. limited availability
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Pancakes

$11.00
Stack of three large buttermilk pancakes and served with maple syrup.

Huevos Rancheros

$10.00
Two fried corn tortillas dipped in guajillo sauce, and topped with black beans, queso fresco, guajillo crema, placed with a fried egg on top and garnished with marinated red onions and tomatillo sauce.

All American Breakfast

$13.00
Two eggs, breakfast potatoes, bacon or guajillo pork patty and an English muffin.
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Flame Omelette

$13.00
Sauteed onions, peppers, locally grown mushrooms, triple cheese, and jalapenos.

Breakfast Sides

Fresh Fruit

$6.00
seasonal

2 small pancakes

$5.00

Guajillo pork patty

$4.00

2 Eggs

$4.00

English Muffin

$3.00

1 Breakfast Taco

$3.50

4 strips of bacon

$4.00

Breakfast Potatoes

$4.00
Diced potatoes with onions, peppers, and seasonings and topped with queso fresco.
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