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MEZCAL KITCHEN · JERSEY CITY
665 NEWARK AVE · THU–SAT 11AM–2AM · SUN–WED 11AM–1AM
When we serve
Catering Menu
Same-day orders welcome · Call (201) 918-5803 to order · Pernil Platter needs 48 hours notice · Paid in full in person. No refunds. Plates & disposables included with Office Bundles only.
Office Lunch Bundles
Serves 6–8 · plates, napkins & utensils included
Taco Bar
24 chicken tacos, rice, beans, 16oz salsa. Carne asada 163.
149
Burrito Lunch
Half tray of chicken burritos (11 halves) and half tray of guacamole & chips. Carne asada 145.
135
Pernil Platter
Slow-roasted pernil with rice, beans & salsa. Order 48 hours ahead.
99
Sizzling Fajitas
Half serves 6–8 · Full serves 12–14. Half: 16oz guacamole, 20 tortillas, 48oz rice, 48oz beans. Full: 32oz guacamole, 40 tortillas, 96oz rice, 96oz beans.
Vegetables
Half Tray
123
Full Tray
245
Chicken & Carne Asada
Half Tray
128
Full Tray
255
Churrasco & Shrimp
Half Tray
146
Full Tray
291
Taco Trays
Half tray 12 tacos · Full tray 24 tacos
Chicken Taco Tray
Half Tray
49
Full Tray
92
Carne Asada Taco Tray
Half Tray
56
Full Tray
106
Mixed Taco Tray
Half Tray
52
Full Tray
99
Shrimp Taco Tray
Half Tray
63
Full Tray
119
Skirt Steak Taco Tray
Half Tray
69
Full Tray
130
Surf & Turf Taco Tray
Half Tray
66
Full Tray
125
Burrito Trays
Half tray 11 halves · Full tray 22 halves
Chicken Burrito Tray
Half Tray
76
Full Tray
143
Carne Asada Burrito Tray
Half Tray
86
Full Tray
162
Mixed Burrito Tray
Half Tray
80
Full Tray
152
Shrimp Burrito Tray
Half Tray
95
Full Tray
180
Skirt Steak Burrito Tray
Half Tray
103
Full Tray
195
Surf & Turf Burrito Tray
Half Tray
99
Full Tray
187
Flautas
Brisket or tinga · Half tray 28 · Full tray 56 flautas
Flautas Tray
Brisket or tinga.
Half Tray
96
Full Tray
191
Mexican Quesadilla Trays
Half tray 8 pcs · Full tray 16 pcs
Classic Mexican Quesadillas
Chicken, tinga, carnitas, spicy pork, chorizo, mixed veggies, mushrooms.
Half Tray
41
Full Tray
77
Signature Mexican Quesadillas
Carne asada, birria, al pastor.
Half Tray
50
Full Tray
94
Premium Mexican Quesadillas
Churrasco, shrimp.
Half Tray
55
Full Tray
103
American Quesadilla Trays
Half tray 6–8 people · Full tray 10–12 · all with pico, salsas & crema
Classic American Quesadillas
Chicken, tinga, carnitas, spicy pork, chorizo, mixed veggies, mushrooms.
Half Tray
133
Full Tray
252
Signature American Quesadillas
Carne asada, birria, al pastor.
Half Tray
158
Full Tray
300
Premium American Quesadillas
Churrasco, shrimp.
Half Tray
172
Full Tray
327
Para Picar
Half tray serves 6–8 · Full tray serves 10–12
Chicken Fingers
With fries, ketchup & our secret sauce.
Half Tray
62
Full Tray
124
Chicken Wings
Pick 2 sauces: chipotle, buffalo, BBQ, ranch, blue cheese.
Half Tray
43
Full Tray
85
Guacamole & Chips
Fresh guacamole with homemade chips. Price may change with avocado season.
Half Tray
66
Full Tray
132
Choriqueso
Beans, melted cheese, chorizo & pico, with chips.
Half Tray
85
Full Tray
169
Queso Dip
Three-cheese melt with pico & chips.
Half Tray
69
Full Tray
138
Esquite
Street-corn cups, mayo, cheese & cayenne.
Half Tray
60
Full Tray
119
Elote Preparado
Street corn on the cob.
Half Tray
51
Full Tray
102
Plantain Fritters
Cheese-stuffed plantain balls with crema.
Half Tray
41
Full Tray
82
Nachos
Half tray 6–8 · Full tray 10–12
Classic Nachos
Chicken, tinga, carnitas, spicy pork, chorizo, veggies, mushrooms.
Half Tray
44
Full Tray
88
Signature Nachos
Carne asada, al pastor, birria.
Half Tray
53
Full Tray
106
Premium Nachos
Churrasco, shrimp.
Half Tray
64
Full Tray
127
On the Side
Sides & salsas
Rice
Serves 5–6 / 10–11 people.
Half Tray
31
Full Tray
57
Beans
2 / 4 × 32oz.
Half Tray
25
Full Tray
50
House Salad
5 / 10 salads, cherry vinegar dressing.
Half Tray
20
Full Tray
35
Tostones
Chipotle mayo & garlic mojo.
Half Tray
20
Full Tray
40
Maduros
With crema.
Half Tray
20
Full Tray
40
Salsas
16oz / 32oz.
Half Tray
9
Full Tray
16
Dulce Finale
Churros
20 pcs + condensed milk.
50
Tres Leches
Full cake · 15 slices.
90
DRINKS
Para tomar
Cold Drinks
Aguas Frescas
Horchata, jamaica, tamarindo, cucumber lime, pineapple, lemonade, melon (fall/winter), watermelon (summer/spring). 16oz 5 · 32oz 8.
5
Slushies
Mango, piña colada, strawberry bomb.
6.50
Bottled Sodas
Jarritos, Sidral, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Brisk, Ginger Ale, 7UP, Seltzer.
4
Hot Drinks
Coffee
4
Latte
5
Horchata Latte
5
Espresso
5
Hot Chocolate
4
Tea
4
COCKTAILS & BAR
Every drink is made with fresh lime juice, squeezed in house.
Month Special
New fall cocktails · for a limited time
Pumpkin Spiced Espresso Martini
Tito's Vodka, espresso, pumpkin syrup, Kahlúa, simple syrup. Topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.
14
Apple Cider Bourbon
Four Roses Bourbon, apple cider, maple syrup, fresh lemon, Angostura bitters. Cinnamon-sugar rim and dehydrated apple.
14
Spooky Margaritas
Any flavor. Pick your rim: ashy salt or purple sugar. 10 during Happy Hour (3–7 PM daily).
13
Specialty Cocktails
Chica Loca Martini
Chica Chida Peanut Butter Agave, Kahlúa, Baileys, Frangelico, vanilla syrup, espresso.
15
Smokey Sunset
400 Conejos Mezcal, Aperol, Cointreau, lime juice, OJ, agave.
14
Spicy Flamingo
Espolón Blanco Tequila, lime juice, agave syrup, watermelon syrup.
13
Pineapple Sour
Ilegal Mezcal, pineapple juice, lemon juice, agave, egg white.
14
Aztec Dawn
Olmeca Altos Tequila Blanco, blood orange juice, lime juice, agave.
14
Craft Classics
Margarita
Tequila blanco, fresh lime. Classic or flavored: mango, passion fruit, pineapple, strawberry, jamaica, watermelon, coconut, raspberry. Lychee +1.
14
Cadillac Margarita
Tequila, Grand Marnier, fresh lime.
16
Millionaire Margarita
Reposado tequila, Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis-Alexandre, fresh lime.
18
Mezcalitas
Mezcal, fresh lemon juice, triple sec. Mango, passion fruit, pineapple, strawberry, jamaica, watermelon, coconut, raspberry. Lychee +1.
15
Paloma
Grapefruit syrup, lime juice, seltzer soda. Tequila · Mezcal +1.
14
Old Fashioned
Bourbon, demerara syrup, Angostura bitters.
14
Sour
Lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white. Rum, tequila, bourbon or pisco.
14
Mojito
Rum, fresh lime juice, mint. Classic or flavored: mango, passion fruit, pineapple, strawberry, jamaica, watermelon, coconut, raspberry. Lychee +1.
14
Mule
Ginger beer, lime juice, simple syrup. Vodka · Mezcal +1 · Tequila +1.
14
Aperol Spritz
Aperol, prosecco, club soda.
17
Hugo Spritz
St-Germain, prosecco, club soda.
17
Espresso Martini
Vodka, Kahlúa, Frangelico, Baileys, vanilla syrup, espresso.
16
Lychee Martini
Vodka, lychee syrup, fresh lemon juice.
14
Gin Fizz
Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white.
13
Negroni
Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth.
13
Lemon Drop
Vodka, triple sec, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup.
13
Caipirinha
Avuá Cachaça, lime wedges, sugar.
14
Green / White Tea Shot
Vodka or Jameson, peach schnapps, lemon, simple syrup.
7
Sangria
Tequila or brandy · white or red.
14
Frozen Cocktails
Frozen Margarita
Mango, passion fruit, pineapple, strawberry, jamaica, watermelon. Lychee +1 · Mangonada +1.
13
Piña Colada
Rum, coconut, pineapple.
13
Wines
Glass · Bottle
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc
2024 · Marlborough, New Zealand. Vibrant grapefruit, lime & tropical fruit. Glass 14 · Bottle 42.
14
Pinot Grigio
Glass 14 · Bottle 42.
14
Clos du Bois Chardonnay
2023 · California. Fruity, creamy, slightly toasty. Glass 14 · Bottle 42.
14
J Vineyards Pinot Noir
2022 · California. Classic fruit-driven character, beautiful balance. Glass 14 · Bottle 42.
14
Franciscan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2022 · California. Glass 14 · Bottle 42.
14
La Marca Prosecco
Make it a mimosa +1, Bellini +1.
14
Beer Bottles & Cans
Make it a michelada +2
Heineken
7
Stella
7
Corona
7
Presidente
7
Angry Orchard
7
Victoria
7
Modelo Especial
7
Modelo Negra
7
Pacifico
7
Coors Light (can)
7
Guinness (can)
8
Tecate 12oz (can)
5
On Tap
Ask for our other rotating drafts!
Kane Sneakbox IPA
9
Lagunitas IPA
9
Yuengling
9
Modelo Especial (draft)
9
Blue Moon
9
Asahi
9
No Buzz Mocktails
Fizzy Margarita
Orange juice, lime juice, agave, seltzer.
10
Lychee Sour
Lychee syrup, lemon juice, egg white.
12
Non-Alcoholic Corona
6
LUNCH & BRUNCH
Every day · 11 AM – 3 PM
Everyday Lunch & Brunch
11 AM – 3 PM. Protein: chicken, tinga (chicken & onions), chorizo, carnitas, al pastor, carne asada (beef) +1, cauliflower, mushrooms.
Burritos & Bowls
Rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, guacamole. One choice of protein.
13.50
American Quesadillas
3 cheese mix, 12-inch flour tortilla. One choice of protein.
14.50
Enchiladas
3 corn tortillas stuffed with choice of meat, topped with green sauce, crema, queso fresco, onions, avocado, cilantro. Add rice and beans +4.
13.50
Chicken & Onions Platter
Grilled chicken breast and sautéed onions. One side: yellow rice, black beans, pinto beans, salad or maduros.
13.50
Flautas
Four crispy tacos topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, lettuce, fresh cheese. Tinga · Brisket +1 · Mixed +1.50. Add rice and beans +4.
12.50
Tacos
3 per order. Crunchy or soft tortilla. Mexican or Gringo style. One choice of protein.
12.50
Skirt Steak & Eggs
16oz steak, eggs your way, home fries.
29.50
Breakfast Burrito
Flour or wheat tortilla, eggs, mixed cheese, home fries. Add chorizo or bacon +3.
10.50
Sope Trio
Three homemade corn tortillas with egg & chorizo on your choice of base (refried beans, salsa verde or salsa chipotle), topped with queso fresco and fresh onions.
16
Chilaquiles
Homemade corn tortilla chips dipped in salsa verde. Topped with crema, queso, onions, two eggs. Add grilled chicken +7, grilled beef +8, mixed veggies +6.
10.50
HAPPY HOUR
Happy Hour food and drinks are not available to take out.
Everyday Happy Hour Drinks
Every day · 3 PM – 7 PM
Bottled Beers
Corona, Modelo Especial, Modelo Negra, Pacifico, Presidente, Victoria, Stella, Heineken.
5
Mezcalitas
Mezcal, fresh lemon juice, triple sec. Mango, passion fruit, pineapple, strawberry, jamaica, watermelon. Lychee +1.
12
Spooky Margaritas
Any flavor. Pick your rim: ashy salt or purple sugar. 13 after Happy Hour.
10
House Margaritas
Made with fresh lime juice. Frozen or on the rocks. Mango, passion fruit, pineapple, strawberry, jamaica, watermelon. Lychee +1.
10
More Happy Hour Cocktails
Every day · 3 PM – 7 PM
Paloma
Grapefruit syrup, lime juice, seltzer soda. Tequila · Mezcal +1.
12
Lychee Margarita
Tequila blanco, triple sec, fresh lime juice, lychee purée. Upgrade reposado +1.
12
Lychee Martini
Vodka, lemon juice, lychee syrup.
12
Old Fashioned
Demerara syrup, Angostura bitters. Tequila · Mezcal +1 · Bourbon.
10
Sours
Lemon juice, Fee Foam. Rum, tequila, bourbon or gin.
10
Moscow Mule
Vodka, ginger beer, lime juice.
10
Gin Fizz
Gin, lemon juice, seltzer soda.
10
Lemon Drop
Vodka, triple sec, lemon juice.
10
Happy Hour Bites
Monday – Friday · 3 PM – 7 PM. Choose your protein: chicken, tinga, carnitas, chorizo, al pastor (pork & pineapple), carne asada (beef), roasted cauliflower, mushrooms, mixed veggies.
2 x 8 Tacos
Two tacos for 8. Mexican: corn tortilla, onion, cilantro. Gringo: crunchy or flour tortilla, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese.
8
Mini Nachos
8
Mexican Quesadilla
7
Small American Quesadilla
8
MAIN MENU
Made fresh to order, every day. Our tortillas are handmade in house. 20% gratuity for parties of 5+.
Made to Share
Para la mesa · Platters for the table
Build Your Picadera
A grilled meat lover's delight, always served with golden fried cheese. Pick a side: seasoned fries, yucca fries, maduros or tostones. Pick 2 meats: fried pork, grilled chicken, chorizo, shrimp +5, grilled skirt steak +12. Starting at 28.50.
28.50
Picadera Deluxe
Skirt steak, chorizo, shrimp & chicken. The whole party.
50
Skirt Steak Azteca (for two)
Made for two people. Grilled skirt steak with sausage, charred nopales, green onions, fried cheese & grilled jalapeños. Served with rice and black beans.
47
Loaded Nachos
Homemade chips or french fries, beans, green sauce, cheese, sour cream & pico de gallo. Chicken, chorizo, carnitas or veggies. Carne asada +2 · Beef birria +3.50 · Shrimp +5 · Lengua +5.25 · Skirt steak +7.50. Starting at 17.25.
17.25
Starters
Empanadas
Oaxaca cheese, quesabirria or tinga. 3 empanadas for 14.
5
Elote
Corn on the cob with mayo, Romano & Parmesan, cayenne, cilantro, lime.
12
Esquite
Corn in a cup with mayo, Romano & Parmesan, cayenne, cilantro, lime.
10
Plantain Fritters
Plantains stuffed with cheese, topped with crema and bean purée.
8
Queso Dip
Three-cheese melt topped with pico & side of chips.
13.50
Guac & Chips
Made fresh. Small 12.50 · Large 15.50.
12.50
Chips & Salsa Trio
Red, green & 2oz guacamole.
6
6pc Wings
BBQ, Buffalo or Chipotle. Add seasoned fries +5.
10
Choriqueso
Refried beans, melted cheese, chorizo, pico de gallo. Side of chips.
16.50
Shrimp Ceviche
Onion, tomato, cilantro, lemon, jalapeño, avocado, chips. Make it mixed with calamari & basa fish +2.
15.50
Fish Ceviche Tostada
Basa ceviche, pico, avocado, spicy Valentina sauce.
7.50
Fried Calamari
Crispy rings, side of poblano sauce.
19.50
Chicken Fingers & Fries
14.50
Main Platters
All served with rice & beans.
Whole Fried Branzino
Whole, breaded & fried until golden and crisp. Whole fried fish contains bones, please eat carefully.
42
Fajitas
From the grill. Sizzling onions & peppers, rice, beans, 2oz guac, flour tortillas. Chicken · Asada +2 · Shrimp +4.50 · Skirt steak +5.50. Starting at 24.
24
Mar y Tierra
Grilled skirt steak crowned with shrimp in garlic sauce.
44
Churrasco
Grilled skirt steak with chimichurri & mayo, served with steak fries.
39
Chicken Soup
Homestyle sopa de pollo, served as a main: big bowl with a side of rice, onions, cilantro & warm tortillas.
15
A Tu Gusto · Your Way
Pick the protein, pick the style. Served with rice & beans.
Pollo a la Plancha
Grilled & butterflied chicken breast. Add peppers & onions +3.50.
22.50
Pollo Empanizado
Crispy panko-breaded chicken breast.
22.50
Pollo a la Mexicana
Chicken breast with onions, tomatoes, potatoes, jalapeño and cilantro.
22.50
Pollo con Champiñones
Chicken breast in a creamy mushroom sauce.
23.50
Pescado a la Plancha
Grilled basa filet.
24.50
Pescado Empanizado
Panko-breaded & fried basa filet.
24.50
Pescado a la Mexicana
Basa filet with onions, tomatoes, potatoes, jalapeño and cilantro.
24.50
Camarón al Ajillo
Shrimp in garlic sauce.
29.50
Camarón Frito
Panko-breaded & fried shrimp.
29.50
Camarón a la Mexicana
Shrimp with onions, tomatoes, jalapeño and cilantro.
29.50
Swap & Extra Sides
Swap your sides instead of rice & beans: yucca fries, maduros, tostones, refried beans, seasoned fries, sautéed cauliflower, sautéed mushrooms or side salad.
Onion Rings
6
Yellow Rice
6
Pinto or Black Beans
6
Fried Cheese
8
Steak Fries
7
Homemade Tortillas (5 pcs)
3
Mexican & Tex-Mex
Protein: chicken, tinga, carnitas, chorizo, mushrooms, mixed veggies, cauliflower. Upgrade: al pastor +1.50, carne asada +2, birria +3.50, chipotle shrimp +4, lengua +4.50, skirt steak +5.50.
Taco Trios
3 tacos, one protein. Mexican or Gringo style. LA style +2 (cheesy crusted tortilla, guac). Starting at 13.50.
13.50
Enchiladas
3 stuffed corn tortillas, salsa, crema, queso fresco, onion, avocado, cilantro, one protein. Sauce: green or mole · Divorciados +1. Rice & beans +4. Starting at 16.
16
Tostadas
3 crunchy tortillas, beans, lettuce, tomato, queso fresco, crema, one protein. Starting at 16.
16
Mexican Quesadilla Trio
3 homemade corn tortillas, Oaxaca cheese, lettuce, crema, queso fresco, one protein.
16.50
Burritos & Bowls
Rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico, sour cream, guac, one protein. Flour, wheat or bowl. Starting at 15.25.
15.25
American Quesadilla
12-inch flour or wheat tortilla, cheddar & mozzarella, side of crema, one protein. Starting at 18.50.
18.50
Sope Trio
Three homemade corn tortillas with your choice of base and one protein, topped with queso fresco and fresh onions. Base: refried beans, salsa verde or salsa chipotle.
16
Flautas
4 rolled & fried, lettuce, pico, sour cream, queso fresco. Tinga · Beef brisket +1.50. Rice & beans +4. Starting at 14.50.
14.50
Single Tacos & Quesadillas
Protein: cauliflower, mushrooms, mixed veggies, carnitas, chorizo, chicken, tinga. Carne asada +1 · Lengua +2 · Al pastor +1 · Birria +2 · Skirt steak +3 · Chipotle shrimp +2.
Classic Single Taco
Mexican: corn, onion, cilantro. Gringo: crunchy or flour, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese. One protein. Starting at 5.
5
Mexican Single Quesadilla
Homemade corn tortilla, Oaxaca cheese, lettuce, crema, queso fresco, one protein. Starting at 7.50.
7.50
Signature Single Tacos
Mar y Tierra Taco
Skirt steak & shrimp, potato stix, cilantro mayo, corn tortilla.
10
Ribeye Taco
Crispy onions, salsa macha, guac, corn tortilla.
9
Skirt Steak Taco
Pickled onions, chimichurri, corn tortilla.
8
Quesabirria Taco
Birria, Oaxaca cheese, cilantro & onion, corn tortilla.
8
Baja Fish Taco
Beer-battered fish, cabbage, chipotle mayo and pico de gallo on a tortilla.
7
Shrimp Taco
Chipotle shrimp, lettuce, tomato, flour tortilla.
8
Burgers & Tortas
Served with fries · Onion rings +1. Add: pickles +1, cheddar or American +2, egg +2.50, grilled onions +2, bacon +3, avocado +3, Oaxaca cheese +3, salami +3, patty +5.
Smash Burger
Tomato, lettuce, grilled onions, American cheese, pink sauce.
16.50
Baja Burger
Beef or breaded chicken, tomato, lettuce, onion, avocado, jalapeño, American cheese.
17.50
Domi Burger
Salami, fried cheese, avocado, pickled onions, pink sauce.
16.50
Tres Golpes Burger
Eggs, salami, fried cheese, maduros, pickled onions, pink sauce.
16.50
Torta Mexicana
Chicken, breaded chicken or carnitas; refried beans, tomato, onion, avocado, lettuce, pickled jalapeños, Oaxaca cheese.
17.50
Dessert
Churros
Dulce de leche churros.
7
Tres Leches
Tres leches cake.
7
