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Frontera Grill

Date
1989-04-18
Restaurant
Frontera Grill
Physical description
28x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Oaxacan-Style TAMALES wrapped in banana leaves, filled with shredded chicken in rich red mole$3.50
Yucatan-style grilled VENISON KABIC, marinated in achiote and red chile, served with a spicy sauce of fresh tomatoes, chile habanero and sour orange juice. Black beans$15.95
CHILES RELLENOS (one cheese, one minced-pork picadillo) with roasted tomato sauce. (Central) (limited supply)$9.95
ENCHILADAS of chicken in Oaxacan red mole. Black beans.$8.50
Wood-grilled PORKLOIN CHOP in traditional, spicy Oaxacan yellow mole with roasted Mexican vegetables and chochoyotes (dumplings)$12.95
Charcoal-grilled CARNE ASADA (butterflied tenderloin marinated in red-chile adobo). Black beans, fried plantains in sour cream, guacamole. (Inspired by a Oaxacan specialty)$15.95
Split Game Hen, border-style. Half-boned, marinated in garlic and sweet spices, and grilled. Frijoles charros. charcoaled green onions, jicama$11.95
Seared TURKEY BREAST in rich red mole. Mexican rice. (Inspired by a Oaxacan specialty)$11.50
Garlic-marinated, grilled Tuna zarandeado, with two spicy homemade salsas. Black beans and jicama salad. (Inspired by a Nayarit specialty)$14.50
Grilled Amberjack almendrado (a sauce thickened with ground almonds, flavored with sweet spices, tomato, garlic, olives and raisins). Mexican rice. (Oaxaca)$12.50
Seared Sea Scallops in creamy pumpkinseed pipian. Roasted potatoes and Mexican vegetables (Inspired by a Tamaulipas specialty)$15.50
Chile-marinated, grilled Chicken Breast a la plaza (with red-chile enchiladas, browned potatoes and carrots, pickled cabbage) (Michoacan)$10.95
Boneless Duck Breast in green pumpkinseed mole. Roasted chayote and zucchini; Mexican rice (Central Mexico)$13.95
Roasted Poblano Chile with creamy Mexican fresh cheese and woodland mushrooms, dressed with vinegar and olive oil (Inspired by Central specialty)$4.25
Pan-fried Shrimp with toasted garlic and olive oil; served cool, with guacamole (Coastal Mexico)$5.95
Griddle-baked Quesadillas of charcoaled duck, red onions and Chihuahua cheese (Inspired by a West Coast specialty)$4.75
Oven-baked Enchiladas of shredded mahimahi and swordfish in creamy tomatillo sauce with queso anejo (Inspired by a Central specialty)$5.50
Charcoaled Tenderloin Tips in spicy red chile guajillo sauce, with grilled red onions and black beans (Central)$12.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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