Candente Menu with Prices

Chile Con Queso

$7

Traditional cheese with chile.

7 Layer Bean Dip

$11

Refried beans, chile con queso, texas red chili, taco meat, guacamole, pico, sour cream.

Guacamole

$12.5

Fresh avocado mashed to order with garlic, lime, red onion, fresh serrano, cilantro.

Bean and Cheese Nachos

$9

Served with pico, guacamole and sour cream.

Ground Beef

$12

Served with pico, guacamole and sour cream.

Chicken Fajita Nachos

$12

Served with pico, guacamole and sour cream.

Beef Fajita Nachos

$14

Served with pico, guacamole and sour cream.

Brisket Nachos

$20

½ lb. chopped smoked brisket, refried beans, cheddar cheese, chopped white onion, pickled red onion, bbq sauce, salsa roja, cilantro, crema.

Smoked Chicken Flautas

$12

Creamy avocado salsa, crema, queso fresco, pico de gallo, guacamole.

Smoked Pork Ribs

$18

Berkshire/duroc pork, ancho chipotle bbq sauce, cilantro, queso fresco, chile lime butter.

Spinach, Mushroom and Poblano Rajas Quesadilla

$12

Served with pico, sour cream and guacamole.

Chicken Fajita Quesadilla

$13

Served with pico, sour cream and guacamole.

Beef Fajita

$15

Served with pico, sour cream and guacamole.

Shrimp Quesadilla

$15

Served with pico, sour cream and guacamole.

Smoked Chicken Verde Quesadilla

$13

Griddled jack cheese, poblano rajas, charred garlic; served with pico, sour cream and guacamole.

Candente Ceviche

$13

Texas redfish, scallop, shrimp, citrus marinade, pico de gallo, avocado, tostada and side of hot sauce.

Smoked Campechana

$14

Mussels, shrimp, octopus, mexican cocktail sauce, avocado, tostada and side of chopped jalapeno.

Spicy Shrimp Aquachile

$13

Marinated gulf shrimp, cucumber, red onion, aquachile marinade, avocado, tostada and side of chopped serrano.

Ceviche Trio

$18

Each of our house ceviches served on mini tostadas with smashed avocado.

Botanas 1

$45

Ground beef nacho, smoked chicken flauta, chicken fajita quesadilla, small chile con queso and guacamole.

Botanas 2

$60

Brisket nacho, smoked chicken flauta, smoked chicken verde quesadilla, ½ rack of ribs and guacamole.

Botanas 3

$80

Large beef fajita nacho, smoked chicken flauta, ceviche trio, ½ rack of ribs, large guacamole and 7 layer bean dip.

Tortilla Soup

$10

Shredded chicken, jack cheese, tortilla strips, avocado, cilantro.

Texas Red Chili

$11

Cheddar, chopped white onion, sour cream, fritos on the side.

Elote Salad

$10

Shredded lettuce, roasted corn salad, black beans, cucumber, pepitas, queso fresco, chopped tomato, creamy avocado dressing.

Taco Salad

$14

Choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or chicken fajita with shredded lettuce, cheddar, guacamole, pico de gallo, red onion, tortilla strips, jalapeño ranch dressing, taco sauce.

Bean Tostada

$8

Refried black beans, shredded lettuce, pickled beets, guacamole, radish, pepitas, queso fresco, lime vinaigrette.

Prime Niman Ranch Skirt Steak

$29

Prime Niman Ranch Ribeye

$38

Chicken

$21

Combo of Beef and Chicken

$25

Shrimp

$24

Portabella Mushroom and Peppers

$19

Pork Carnitas

$20

Jalapeno Cheddar Link

$4

1 Piece.

½ Rack Pork Ribs

$18

1 Piece Quail

$9.95

3 Jumbo Chile Lime Shrimp

$12.5

3 Shrimp Brochette

$12.5

1 Piece Cheese Chile Relleno

$5

Redfish Halfshell

$28

Mesquite grilled, house mojo laquer, preserved lime, cilantro jalapeño and red onion salad, creamy avocado salsa.

Pollo Asado

$23

½ chicken, house mojo marinade, cilantro jalapeño and red onion salad, raw tomatillo salsa.

Tacos Birria de Res

$25

Smoked and braised beef short rib and beef shank, griddled asadero cheese, beef consome, salsa macha, cilantro, red onion, bone marrow.

Duck Carnitas

$32

½ crispy duck, cilantro jalapeño and red onion salad, raw tomatillo sauce.

The Tampiqueña

$37

9 oz. niman ranch prime ribeye topped with two cheese enchiladas, grilled onions, chile lime butter, chopped white onion.

The Laredo

$32

Half rack of ribs and carnitas.

The Matamoros

$38

Beef fajita and 3 jumbo chile lime shrimp.

The Zapata

$48

Beef fajita, 1 quail, 3 shrimp brochette.

1 Feast

$55

Medium combo fajita, carnitas, jalapeño cheddar link, 3 jumbo chile lime shrimp, cheese chile relleno.

Feast 2

$65

Medium combo fajita, carnitas, 1 quail, 3 shrimp brochette, cheese chile relleno.

Feast 3

$85

Large combo fajita, carnitas, jalapeno cheddar link, 3 jumbo chile lime shrimp, 3 shrimp brochette, cheese chile relleno.

Feast 4

$105

Large combo fajita, carnitas, 1 quail, jalapeno cheddar link, 3 jumbo chili lime shrimp, 3 shrimp brochette, ½ rack of ribs, cheese chile relleno.

Cheese Enchiladas

$12

Chile gravy, cheddar and american cheese, chopped white onion.

Beef Enchiladas

$14

Chile gravy, ground beef, cheddar and american cheese, chopped white onion.

Smoked Chicken Verde Enchiladas

$14

Tomatillo sauce, jack cheese, queso fresco, chopped red onion.

Black Bean Enfrijoladas with Avocado

$13

Jack cheese enchiladas topped with black bean sauce, queso fresco, cilantro.

Brisket Enchiladas

$16

Chopped smoked brisket and cheddar, chile con queso, bbq sauce, chopped white onion, pickled red onion.

Jalapeno and Cheese Tamales

$14

Texas red chili, queso fresco, pico de gallo, creamy avocado salsa.

Crispy Tacos

$13

Ground beef, shredded lettuce, cheddar, red onion, chopped tomato, taco sauce.

Chicken Fajita Tacos al Carbon

$14

Beef Fajita Tacos al Carbon

$18

The Frito Burrito

$12

Texas red chili, cheddar, queso, chopped white onion.

Burrito Grande

$14

Ground beef or chicken fajita smothered with choice of chile con queso or chile gravy and stuffed with refried beans.

El Director

$16

Beef enchilada, cheese enchilada, crispy beef taco.

Pollo al Candente

$16

Chicken verde enchilada, smoked chicken flauta, chicken tostada.

Si Si Si

$15

Chicken verde enchilada, beef tostada, jalepeno cheese tamale.

Plato Epico

$18.5

Chicken taco al carbon, cheese enchilada, cheese chile relleno, crispy beef taco.

Don Miguel

$26

Beef taco al carbon, beef enchilada, cheese enchilada, jalapeño cheese tamale, cheese chile relleno.

Agua Fresca

$6

Cantaloupe, limonada or pineapple.

Fountain Drinks

$2.95

Coke, diet coke, coke zero, sprite, dr pepper, fanta orange, hi-c poppin pink lemonade or pure leaf iced tea.

Topo Chico

$3

Sparkling mineral water.

Jarritos

$3

Grapefruit or lime.