Calexico UES (1491 2nd Ave)
Popular menu items
Pollo Asado Burrito
Grilled marinated chicken, black beans and Mexican rice, pico de gallo, Jack and cheddar cheese, and crema.
$16.50 +STARTERS
Smoked Queso Dip
With grilled corn and green chiles served with our house-made tortilla chips.
$14.00 +Nachos
Tortilla chips with guacamole, roasted corn, black beans, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, and crema
$16.00 +Esquites
Grilled corn served off the cob with lime mayo, cotija cheese, chili powder, crema, and cilantro
$13.00 +Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts in a peanut-chili salsa with cotija cheese and radish.
$13.00 +Crispy Rolled Tacos
Spicy pulled chicken with bacon and cheese. Served with chipotle buttermilk ranch dipping sauce. (sauce contains honey)
$15.00 +Jalapeno Poppers
Spicy, cheesy croquettes served with buttermilk ranch sauce. (sauce contains honey)
$14.00 +Chile Cilantro Fries
$7.00 +Barbacoa Fries
Chili-cilantro fries with slow cooked beef with chiles and citrus, caramelized onions, black beans, guacamole, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, and crema.
$13.00 +Tortilla Chips
$4.00 +Calexico Wings
8 Wings tossed in our house-made Chipotle Buffalo sauce served with Buttermilk Ranch
$16.00SALADS
Tostada Salad
Romaine lettuce, avocado, Monterey Jack cheese, roasted tomato salsa, black beans, roasted corn, pickled serrano chilis, tomato, and cilantro-lime vinaigrette. Served with a crispy tortilla matchsticks. **Dressing contains Avocado and Honey**
$16.00 +Union Salad
Romaine, roasted corn, goat cheese, avocado, tomato, cucumber, radish, sesame seeds, sherry vinaigrette. (dressing contains honey)
$16.00 +TACOS
Baja Fish Taco
Beer-battered fish with spicy slaw, mango salsa, and special sauce. Served on soft corn tortillas.
$7.50 +Shrimp Taco
Grilled marinated shrimp, black bean and corn salsa, creamy slaw, and chipotle vinaigrette. Served on a toasted flour tortilla.
$7.25 +Pollo Asada Taco
Grilled marinated chicken, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served on soft corn tortillas.
$7.00 +Fried Chicken Taco
Fried chicken, bacon, avocado, spicy pico de gallo, and chipotle buttermilk sauce. Served on a toasted flour tortilla. (Sauce contains honey)
$7.50 +Barbacoa Taco
Slow cooked beef with chilies, citrus and spices. Served with jalapeno and tomatillo salsa, radish coins & cotija cheese on warm corn tortillas.
$7.50 +Gringo Taco
Ancho-cumin ground beef, cheddar and Jack cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and crema. Served in a crispy corn tortilla.
$6.25 +Nacho Taco
Ancho-cumin ground beef, pico de gallo, pickled jalapenos, cheese sauce, and sour cream. Served in a crispy corn tortilla, which is then wrapped in a soft flour tortilla.
$8.25 +Black Bean Taco
Seasoned black beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, special sauce. Served on soft corn tortillas. (Vegetarian)
$6.00 +Ground Beet Taco
Tempeh, roasted beets, pico de gallo, lettuce, and cashew crema. Served in a crispy corn tortilla. (Vegan)
$7.00 +Chipotle Pork Taco
Slow-cooked pork in chipotle sauce with pickled red onions, pico de gallo and crema. Served on soft corn tortillas.
$7.00 +QUESADILLA
BURRITOS
Baja Fish Burrito
Beer-battered fried fish, spicy slaw, mango salsa, our special sauce with Mexican rice and black beans.
$17.00 +Barbacoa Burrito
Slow cooked beef with chilies, citrus, and spices. Served with a spicy tomatillo salsa, cotija cheese, radish coins, caramelized onions, Mexican rice & refried beans.
$17.00 +Bean Burrito
Black beans, Mexcian rice, guacamole, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and special sauce. (Vegetarian)
$15.00 +Cali-Style Bean Burrito
Black beans, guacamole, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, special sauce, and chili-cilantro fries (no rice).
$16.00 +Cali-Style Burrito
Black beans, barbacoa, guacamole, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema, and chili-cilantro fries (no rice).
$18.00 +Chipotle Pork Burrito
Slow-cooked chipotle pork, black beans, Mexcian rice, pickled red onions, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema.
$16.50 +Fried Chicken Burrito
Fried chicken, bacon, avocado, Jack and cheddar cheese, spicy pico de gallo, chipotle-buttermilk sauce and refried beans and Mexican rice. (Cannot be Dairy Free, sauce contains honey).
$17.00 +Gringo Ground Beef Burrito
Ancho-Cumin ground beef, black beans, Mexican rice, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
$16.75 +Ground Beet Burrito
Tempeh, roasted beets, black beans and Mexican rice, pico de gallo, and cashew crema and tortilla matchsticks (Vegan)
$16.00 +Pollo Asado Burrito
Grilled marinated chicken, black beans and Mexican rice, pico de gallo, Jack and cheddar cheese, and crema.
$16.50 +Shrimp Burrito
Grilled marinated shrimp, black beans and brown rice, black bean & corn salsa, Jack and cheddar cheese, creamy slaw, and chipotle vinaigrette.
$17.00 +BOWLS
Baja Fish Bowl
Beer-battered fried fish, black beans and Mexican rice, spicy slaw, mango salsa, special sauce, and cojita cheese.
$17.00 +Barbacoa Bowl
Slow cooked beef with chilies, citrus, and spices. Served with a spicy tomatillo salsa, cotija cheese, radish coins, caramelized onions, Mexican rice & refried beans.
$17.00 +Bean Bowl
Black beans, Mexican rice, guacamole, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and special sauce. (Vegetarian)
$15.00 +Cali-Style Bowl
Barbacoa, black beans, guacamole, crema, served in a bowl with Chile-cilantro fries, black beans, jack & cheddar cheese and pico de gallo (no rice).
$18.00 +Cali-Style Veg Bowl
Black beans, guacamole, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, special sauce, and chili-cilantro fries (no rice).
$16.00 +Chipotle Pork Bowl
Slow-cooked chipotle pork, black beans and Mexican rice, pickled red onions, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema.
$16.50 +Fried Chicken Bowl
Fried chicken, bacon, avocado, Jack and cheddar cheese, spicy pico de gallo, chipotle-buttermilk sauce and refried beans and Mexican rice. (Cannot be Dairy Free).
$17.00 +Gringo Ground Beef Bowl
Ancho-Cumin ground beef, black beans and Mexican rice, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema
$16.75 +Ground Beet Bowl
Tempeh, roasted beets, black beans and Mexican rice, romaine and cabbage blend, pico de gallo, and cashew cream, tortilla matchsticks. (VEGAN)
$16.00 +Pollo Asado Bowl
Grilled marinated chicken, black beans and Mexican rice, pico de gallo, Jack and cheddar cheese, and crema.
$16.50 +Shrimp Bowl
Grilled marinated shrimp, black beans and brown rice, black bean & corn salsa, Jack and cheddar cheese, creamy slaw, and chipotle vinaigrette.
$17.00 +ENCHILADAS
Chicken Enchiladas
Slow-cooked chicken with bacon, jalapeños, cheese, and crema in a red chili sauce served in corn tortillas.
$18.00 +Vegetable Enchiladas
Grilled corn, squash, onions, leeks, cheese, and sour cream in a green tomatillo sauce served in corn tortillas.
$18.00 +FAJITAS
Chicken Fajitas
Citrus-glazed chicken served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
$22.00 +Steak Fajitas
Citrus-glazed steak served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
$23.00 +Shrimp Fajitas
Citrus-glazed shrimp served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico, & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
$23.00 +Combo Fajitas
Choice of Two, Citrus-glazed shrimp, steak or chicken served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
$25.00 +Surf & Turf Fajitas
Citrus-glazed shrimp and choice of steak or chicken served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
$25.00 +SIDES
Crema
$2.00Cashew Crema
$2.00Guacamole
$4.00Pico de Gallo
$3.00Spicy Pico
$3.00Roasted Tomato Salsa
$3.00Green House Salsa
$3.00Mango Salsa
$3.00Avocado
$3.00Caramelized Onions
$3.00Pickled Jalapenos
$3.00Pickled Red Onions
$3.00Spicy Slaw
$3.00Creamy Slaw
$3.00Cheese - Shredded
$1.00Red Enchilada Sauce
$5.00Guacamole 8 oz
$12.00Special Sauce 4oz
$4.00Special Sauce 8 oz
$8.00Tortilla Chips
$4.00 +Tostada Vinaigrette
$1.00Union Vinaigrette
$1.00Hot Sauce Bottle
$4.00TO GO DRINKS
Mexican Coke
$5.00Coke - Can
$4.00Diet Coke - Can
$4.00Sprite - Can
$4.00Club Soda - Can
$4.00Iced Tea
$5.00Arnold Palmer
$5.00Lemonade
$4.00 +Mint Lemonade
$5.00Jarritos - Mandarin
$5.00Jarritos - Limon
$5.00Water - Bottle
$2.50Ginger Beer
$4.00Apple Juice
$3.00PROTEIN SIDES
Pollo Asado
$6.00Fried Chicken
$6.00Fish - Fried
$6.00Fish - Grilled
$6.00Chipotle Shrimp
$7.00Gringo Ground Beef
$6.00Chipotle Pork
$6.00Bacon
$2.00Beet/tempeh
$6.00KIDS MENU
Kids Chicken Fingers
Breaded and fried chicken fingers served with french fries or rice and beans
$12.00 +Kids Black Beans
$6.00Kids Refried Beans
$6.00Kids Mexican Rice
$6.00TO GO BOOZE
Cerveza Athletica N/A
Non-Alcoholic A refreshing Mexican Light Copper Lager. The brew has a light copper hue with an aroma and flavor balanced with light spicy and floral notes from the noble hop
$8.00Estrella Jalisco
4.5% ABV Estrella Jalisco is an authentic Mexican beer. It is a premium pilsner beer that pours with a pale golden color, has a refreshing and crisp flavor
$6.00Talea Sun Up IPA
6.5% ABV Talea's first and flagship beer, has dominant island flavors of pineapple and passionfruit. Completely women owned- Brooklyn based.
$9.00Traditional Margarita 16oz
Makes 3 cocktails. 100% agave tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice. Pour over ice and enjoy!
$20.00 +Underwood The Bubbles
250ml 11% abv aromas of lemon, pear, honeysuckle and a little tropical fruit
$12.00