Tamales...A Mexican Joint in Highland Park, IL

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Tamales...A Mexican Joint Menu in Highland Park

Ensaladas

Served with choice of dressing: balsamic vinegar, raspberry vinaigrette, creamy cilantro, lime oregano or cilantro citrus vinaigrette.

Blackened Scallop Salad
$16.95

With tomato, avocado, cucumber and blue cheese.

Taco Salad In A Shell
$13.95

With chicken or ground beef, cheese, beans, avocado and tomato.

Crispy Salad with Chicken
$13.95

Vegetable crisps, mango and avocado.

Tortilla Salad
$13.95

With chicken, avocado, tomato and cucumber on grilled tortilla wedges.

Jicama Grilled Chicken Salad Mexicana
$13.95

Jicama Salad
$8.95

With cucumber and avocado.

House Salad
$5.95

Quesadillas

All selections are made with real chihuahua cheese and served with pico de gallo, sour cream and lettuce.

Cheese
$11.95

Goat Cheese and Mushroom
$13.95

Steak or Ground Beef
$14.95

Smoked Chicken
$13.5

Vegetable
$12.95

Garlic Shrimp
$15.95

Taco Selections

All tacos are garnished with guacamole, pineapple & mango relish, salsa, sour cream, lettuce and cheese. All tacos are served with four soft corn, flour or wheat tortillas. Tortillas can be substituted with lettuce wraps.

Fish Tacos
$16.95

With grilled poblano chiles.

Carnitas Chipotle
$15.95

Roast leg of pork.

Shrimp Tacos
$17.95

Sautéed in a red Guajillo chile sauce.

Duck Taco
$16.95

Skirt Steak Taco Al Carbon
$16.95

Seasoned Ground Beef Taco
$14.95

Chicken Tinga Tacos
$15.95

Shredded chicken in a chipotle chile sauce.

Combination Of Any 2
$18.5

Fajitas

All fajitas are served with Four Soft Corn, Flour or wheat tortillas. Tortillas can be substituted with lettuce wraps.

Filet Mignon
$20.5

Chicken
$15.95

Skirt Steak
$18.5

Shrimp
$18.95

Vegetable
$15.5

Our Hot Tamale Selections

All tamales are prepared in a fresh corn husk.

Pumpkin Tamale (Each)
$5.95

Served with roasted tomatillo and guajillo chile sauces.

Chicken Tamale (Each)
$5.95

Served with roasted tomatillo and guajillo chile sauces.

Shrimp Tamale (Each)
$5.95

Served with shrimp cream sauce.

2 Tamale
$13.5

Your choice of any 2 served with rice and beans.

Mushroom Tamale (Each)
$5.95

Served with roasted red pepper sauce.

Platos Pequenos

Queso Fundido
$10.95

With chihuahua cheese, chorizo sausage and poblano chiles served with 4 flour tortillas.

Chicken Flautas
$9.95

Chicken and potatoes rolled in a corn tortilla and lightly fried. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo and guacamole on the side.

Blackened Shrimp
$12.95

With Spanish rice, marinated vegetables and ancho barbeque sauce.

Nachos Grandes
$11.95

Corn chips topped with black beans, jalapeños, guacamole, sour cream, cheddar and Chihuahua cheeses.

Grilled Torta
$11.95

Two whole wheat tortillas stuffed with Portabella mushrooms, sautéed spinach, goat cheese, red peppers and garnished with sweet potato fries and poblano cream dipping sauce.

Chicken Chimichanga
$12.5

A spicy combination of chicken, cheese, corn and black beans fried in a flour tortilla. Garnished with shoestring potatoes and a spicy red sauce.

Fish Ceviche
$8.95

Served with crackers.

Mexican Pizza
$9.95

A crispy flour tortilla crust with chicken, cheese, black beans, fire roasted red peppers and sour cream.

Fresh Guacamole
$7

With chips.

Roasted Corn Chowder
$4.5

With bacon, onions, peppers and tomatoes.

Tortilla Soup
$4.5

With anejo cheese and chips.

Black Bean Soup
$4.5

Served with sour cream.

Platos Grandes

Paella
$18.95

Spanish rice with mussels, shrimp, clams, chicken, beef sausage and poblano peppers.

Salmon Burrito
$16.5

A large flour tortilla stuffed with goat cheese and black beans. Served with cucumber salsa and Spanish rice.

Carne De Casa
$21.95

Grilled skirt steak and vegetables served with jalapeno mashed potatoes and mango relish topped with a demi glace.

Pollo Espinaco
$15.95

Grilled marinated chicken breast with Portabello mushrooms. Garnished with black beans, spinach with Chihuahua cheese, served with a Poblano pepper cream sauce.

Enchiladas
$14.95

3 corn tortillas rolled with cheese and your choice of one filling and one sauce.

Combination Of Any 2 Enchiladas
$16.95

Chiles Rellenos
$14.95

Poblano pepper stuffed with Anejo and Chihuahua cheeses. Served with rice and beans and a mild red sauce.

Grilled Tilapia
$18.5

Blackened and served with grilled vegetables and roasted red pepper sauce.

Grilled Vegetable Burrito
$14.95

Stuffed with grilled zucchini, squash, carrots and goat cheese on a sundried tomato tortilla. Garnished with grilled tomatoes and sweet potato fries.

2 Filet Mignon Medallions
$23.95

2 4oz center cut filet medallions with a mushroom tequila sauce, served with jalapeno mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables.

Burritos
$13.95

Flour Tortillas stuffed with Pico de Gallo, refried beans, & cheese. Topped with cheese & Guajillo Chile Sauce. Served with Rice & shredded lettuce

Kid'S Menu

Intended for customers under 12.

Chico's Nachos
$6.95

With black bean dip and Chihuahua cheese.

Santa Fe Cheese Sandwich
$6.95

Kid's Cheese Quesadilla
$8.5

Kid's Mexican Pizza
$6.95

Chicken Nuggets
$8.5

Kid's Steak or Ground Beef Taco
$8.5

On flour tortillas topped with cheese. Served with beans and rice.

Kid's Chicken Taco
$8.5

On flour tortillas topped with cheese. Served with beans and rice.

Side Dishes

Grilled Vegetables
$6.95

Jalapeño Mashed Potatoes
$3.95

Spanish Rice
$2.95

Pinto Beans
$2.95

Refried Beans
$2.95

Black Beans
$3.95

With sautéed bananas.

Jicama Slices
$2.5

Side Of Guacamole
$2.5

Sweet Potato Fries
$4.95

Side Of Spicy Salsa
$1

Tortilla (Each)
$0.5

Each.

Desserts

Key Lime Pie
$5.95

Bread Pudding
$5.95

With caramel sauce.

Caramel Flan
$5.95

Mexican Chocolate Sundae
$5.95

Churros (Each)
$2.5

With caramel dipping sauce.

Banana Bread
$5.95

With ice cream and chocolate sauce.

Bread Pudding with Ice Cream
$7.95