Calexico Upper East Side
1,631 Reviews
$$
1491 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10075
Orders through Toast are commission free and go directly to this restaurant
STARTERS
- Barbacoa Fries$13.00
Chili-cilantro fries with slow cooked beef with chiles and citrus, caramelized onions, black beans, guacamole, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, and crema.
- Chile Cilantro Fries$7.00
- Chips & Guacamole$14.00
House-made tortilla chips with fresh daily made guacamole
- Chips & Salsa$9.00
House-made tortilla chips with red and green salsas.
- Crispy Brussels Sprouts$12.00
Brussels sprouts in a peanut-chili salsa with cotija cheese and radish.
- Crispy Rolled Tacos$14.00
Spicy pulled chicken with bacon and cheese. Served with chipotle buttermilk ranch dipping sauce. (sauce contains honey)
- Esquites$12.00
Grilled corn served off the cob with lime mayo, cotija cheese, chili powder, crema, and cilantro
- Jalapeno Poppers$13.00
Spicy, cheesy croquettes served with buttermilk ranch sauce. (sauce contains honey)
- Nachos$15.00
Tortilla chips with guacamole, roasted corn, black beans, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, and crema
- Smoked Queso Dip$13.00
With grilled corn and green chiles served with our house-made tortilla chips.
- Tortilla Chips$4.00
TACOS
- Baja Fish Taco$6.75
Beer-battered fish with spicy slaw, mango salsa, and special sauce. Served on soft corn tortillas.
- Barbacoa Taco$6.75
Slow cooked beef with chilies, citrus and spices. Served with jalapeno and tomatillo salsa, radish coins & cotija cheese on warm corn tortillas.
- Black Bean Taco$5.50
Seasoned black beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, special sauce. Served on soft corn tortillas. (Vegetarian)
- Chipotle Pork Taco$6.50
Slow-cooked pork in chipotle sauce with pickled red onions, pico de gallo and crema. Served on soft corn tortillas.
- Fried Chicken Taco$6.75
Fried chicken, bacon, avocado, spicy pico de gallo, and chipotle buttermilk sauce. Served on a toasted flour tortilla. (Sauce contains honey)
- Gringo Taco$5.50
Ancho-cumin ground beef, cheddar and Jack cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and crema. Served in a crispy corn tortilla.
- Ground Beet Taco$6.00
Tempeh, roasted beets, pico de gallo, lettuce, and cashew crema. Served in a crispy corn tortilla. (Vegan)
- Nacho Taco$7.00
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.
- Pollo Asada Taco$6.50
Grilled marinated chicken, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served on soft corn tortillas.
- Shrimp Taco$6.75
Grilled marinated shrimp, black bean and corn salsa, creamy slaw, and chipotle vinaigrette. Served on a toasted flour tortilla.
SALADS
- Tostada Salad$15.00
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**
- Union Salad$15.00
Romaine, roasted corn, goat cheese, avocado, tomato, cucumber, radish, sesame seeds, sherry vinaigrette. (dressing contains honey)
Union Salad
Romaine, roasted corn, goat cheese, avocado, tomato, cucumber, radish, sesame seeds, sherry vinaigrette. (dressing contains honey)
BURRITOS
- Baja Fish Burrito$16.00
Beer-battered fried fish, spicy slaw, mango salsa, our special sauce with Mexican rice and black beans.
- Barbacoa Burrito$16.00
Slow cooked beef with chilies, citrus, and spices. Served with a spicy tomatillo salsa, cotija cheese, radish coins, caramelized onions, Mexican rice & refried beans.
- Bean Burrito$14.00
Black beans, Mexcian rice, guacamole, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and special sauce. (Vegetarian)
- Cali-Style Bean Burrito$14.00
Black beans, guacamole, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, special sauce, and chili-cilantro fries (no rice).
- Cali-Style Burrito$17.00
Black beans, barbacoa, guacamole, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema, and chili-cilantro fries (no rice).
- Chipotle Pork Burrito$15.00
Slow-cooked chipotle pork, black beans, Mexcian rice, pickled red onions, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema.
- Fajita-Style Burrito$19.00
A sizzling fajita platter wrapped in a toasted tortilla. Citrus-glazed grilled chicken, blistered peppers and onions, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico de gallo, jack cheese, crema. (no rice or beans)
- Fried Chicken Burrito$16.00
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).
- Gringo Ground Beef Burrito$14.00
Ancho-Cumin ground beef, black beans, Mexican rice, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
- Ground Beet Burrito$15.00
Tempeh, roasted beets, black beans and Mexican rice, pico de gallo, and cashew crema and tortilla matchsticks (Vegan)
- Pollo Asado Burrito$15.00
Grilled marinated chicken, black beans and Mexican rice, pico de gallo, Jack and cheddar cheese, and crema.
- Shrimp Burrito$16.00
Grilled marinated shrimp, black beans and brown rice, black bean & corn salsa, Jack and cheddar cheese, creamy slaw, and chipotle vinaigrette.
BOWLS
- Baja Fish Bowl$16.00
Beer-battered fried fish, black beans and Mexican rice, spicy slaw, mango salsa, special sauce, and cojita cheese.
- Barbacoa Bowl$16.00
Slow cooked beef with chilies, citrus, and spices. Served with a spicy tomatillo salsa, cotija cheese, radish coins, caramelized onions, Mexican rice & refried beans.
- Bean Bowl$14.00
Black beans, Mexican rice, guacamole, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and special sauce. (Vegetarian)
- Cali-Style Bowl$17.00
Barbacoa, black beans, guacamole, crema, served in a bowl with Chile-cilantro fries, black beans, jack & cheddar cheese and pico de gallo (no rice).
- Cali-Style Veg Bowl$14.00
Black beans, guacamole, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, special sauce, and chili-cilantro fries (no rice).
- Chipotle Pork Bowl$15.00
Slow-cooked chipotle pork, black beans and Mexican rice, pickled red onions, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema.
- Fried Chicken Bowl$16.00
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).
- Gringo Ground Beef Bowl$14.00
Ancho-Cumin ground beef, black beans and Mexican rice, Jack and cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and crema
- Ground Beet Bowl$15.00
Tempeh, roasted beets, black beans and Mexican rice, romaine and cabbage blend, pico de gallo, and cashew cream, tortilla matchsticks. (VEGAN)
- Pollo Asado Bowl$15.00
Grilled marinated chicken, black beans and Mexican rice, pico de gallo, Jack and cheddar cheese, and crema.
- Shrimp Bowl$16.00
Grilled marinated shrimp, black beans and brown rice, black bean & corn salsa, Jack and cheddar cheese, creamy slaw, and chipotle vinaigrette.
ENCHILADAS
QUESADILLA
- Barbacoa Quesadilla$15.00
Slow cooked beef with chilies, citrus, and spices and caramelized onions
- Beet Quesadilla$13.00
Tempeh with roasted beets. (Vegetarian)
- Black Bean Quesadilla$13.00
Seasoned black beans (Vegetarian)
- Cheese Quesadilla$12.00
A mix of Oaxacan, cheddar, and Monterey jack cheeses. (Vegetarian)
- Chipotle Pork Quesadilla$14.00
Slow-cooked chipotle pork and pickled red onions.
- Gringo Ground Beef Quesadilla$14.00
Ancho-cumin ground beef.
- Mushroom Quesadilla$13.00
Mushrooms, huitlacoche, and caramelized onions. (Vegetarian)
- Pollo Asado Quesadilla$14.00
Grilled marinated chicken.
- Veggie Quesadilla$13.00
Peppers, onions, and grilled corn. (Vegetarian)
FAJITAS
- Chicken Fajitas$20.00
Citrus-glazed chicken served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
- Combo Fajitas$25.00
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
- Steak Fajitas$22.00
Citrus-glazed steak served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
- Shrimp Fajitas$22.00
Citrus-glazed shrimp served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico, & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
- Veggie Fajitas$16.00
Squash, leeks, broccoli, corn, onions with Green house salsa served with sauteed peppers & onions, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno jam, spicy pico & flour tortillas served with Mexican rice & black beans
- Surf & Turf Fajitas$25.00
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
KIDS MENU
- Kids Quesadilla$10.00
A mini jack cheese quesadilla served with french fries or rice and beans
- Kids Chicken Fingers$10.00
Breaded and fried chicken fingers served with french fries or rice and beans
- Kids Black Beans$6.00
- Kids Refried Beans$6.00
- Kids Rice & Beans$7.00
Black beans and Mexican Rice
- Kids Mexican Rice$6.00
- Kids Brown Rice$6.00
SIDES
- Avocado$3.00
- Black Bean & Corn Salsa$4.00
- Black Beans$6.00
with cotija cheese and pico de gallo
- Brown Rice$6.00
With pico de gallo
- Buttermilk Ranch$1.00
Contains honey
- Caramelized Onions$3.00
- Cashew Crema$2.00
- Cheese - Shredded$1.00
- Cheese Sauce$4.00
4oz of our Nacho Cheese Sauce (Contains gluten)
- Cheese Sauce 8 oz$8.00
8oz of our Nacho Cheese Sauce (contains Gluten)
- Chipotle Buttermilk Ranch$1.00
Contains honey
- Creamy Slaw$3.00
- Crema$2.00
- Fajita Veg$3.00
Onions and bell peppers
- Green House Salsa$3.00
- Green Tomatillo Sauce$5.00
- Guacamole$4.00
- Guacamole 8 oz$12.00
- Hot Sauce Bottle$4.00
- Mango Salsa$3.00
- Mexican Rice$6.00
With pico de gallo
- Pickled Jalapenos$3.00
- Pickled Red Onions$3.00
- Pico de Gallo$3.00
- Red Enchilada Sauce$5.00
- Red House Salsa$3.00
- Refried Beans$6.00
With cotija cheese and pico de gallo
- Rice & Beans$7.00
With pico de gallo
- Side Of Tortillas$3.00
3 tortillas, corn or flour.
- Special Sauce$2.00
- Special Sauce 4oz$4.00
- Special Sauce 8 oz$8.00
- Spicy Pico$3.00
- Spicy Slaw$3.00
- Tortilla - Corn (small)$1.00
- Tortilla - Flour (small)$1.00
- Tortilla - Flour (large)$1.00
- Tortilla Chips$4.00
- Tostada Vinaigrette$1.00
- Union Vinaigrette$1.00
Sunday | 11:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Monday | 11:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Tuesday | 11:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Wednesday | 11:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Thursday | 11:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Friday | 11:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Saturday | 11:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Come in and enjoy!
1491 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10075