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    Chavela's

    736 Franklin Avenue

    Brooklyn, NY 11238


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    Featured Items

    • Enchiladas

      Chicken or cheese; with salsa verde or mole served with rice, beans, queso fresco and crema.
      $17.00
    • Side Rice & Beans

      Vegan.
      $4.00
    • Pescado Taco

      Baja style fried polluck, chipotle mayo, cabbage, pico del gallo and lime.
      $6.00

    All Day Menu Takeout

    Apps

    • Trio of Salsas

      Salsa verde, salsa roja and pico de gallo made fresh daily.
      $4.00
    • Guacamole

      Avocado, Onions, Jalapenos, Tomato, Cilantro, Lime Juice, Salt, Pepper. *Vegan. Served with chips
      $13.00
    • Trout Guacamole

      With smoked trout, pico de gallo and morita chile salsa.
      $16.00
    • Tostada

      Avocado or chicken tinga: refried beans, lettuce, queso and crema with chipotle salsa, cabbage and pickled jalapeño. Crab tostada: refried beans, cabbage, chipotle mayo, pico de gallo.
      $6.00
    • Aguachile Ceviche

      Shrimp with red onion, pico de gallo, serrano chiles, avocado & charred chips.
      $14.00
    • Ceviche Negro

      shrimp, pickled onions, pico de gallo, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, salsa negra
      $14.00
    • Ceviche de Tuna

      Yellowfin tuna, pico de gallo, chile de arbol, chipotle mayo, micro cilantro, chives
      $14.00
    • Camarones al Ajillo

      Garlic shrimp, guajillo peppers and toasted telera bread.
      $14.00
    • Chicken Empanadas

      filled with chicken braised with tomato & chipotle, garlic, onion, served with chipotle salsa
      $10.00
    • Esquites

      Corn, epazote, jalapenos, onions, chipotle mayo and cotija cheese.
      $8.00
    • Tamal de Rajas

      Poblano peppers, queso blanco, tomato, onion, jalapeno corn masa tamal
      $6.00

    Ensalada y Sopas

    • Caesar Salad

      Black garlic, anchovy dressing, bread crumbs, grano padano
      $12.00
    • Sopa Azteca

      Chicken, guajillo broth, queso, avocado, tortilla strip
      $8.00
    • Sopa Frijoles

      Black bean soup with queso, crema and pico de gallo. *Can make it vegan.
      $8.00

    Tacos

    • Aguacate con Queso Taco

      black beans, avocado, queso fresco, pico de gallo, salsa verde
      $5.00
    • Tinga Taco

      Chipotle marinated chicken with pico de gallo and lettuce.
      $5.00
    • Birria Taco

      beef brisket birria style, cilantro, onion
      $5.00
    • Rajas Poblanas Taco

      roasted poblanos, corn, caramelized onions, garlic, queso, crema
      $5.00
    • Mole Taco

      Chicken mole over rice *contains nuts, gluten and other allergens.
      $5.00
    • Salmon al Pastor Taco

      salmon al pastor style, grilled pineapple, cilantro, onion, lime
      $6.00
    • Pescado Taco

      Baja style fried polluck, chipotle mayo, cabbage, pico del gallo and lime.
      $6.00
    • Shrimp Taco

      Pan seared shrimp, pico de gallo with cabbage & chipotle mayo
      $6.00
    • Carnitas Taco

      $5.00

    Quesadillas

    • Quesabirria Quesadilla

      beef brisket birria style, queso oaxaca & monterrey
      $14.00
    • Tinga Quesadilla

      Braised chicken with tomato, chipotle, monterrey jack
      $12.00
    • Camarones al Pastor Quesadilla

      Shrimp al pastor style, monterrey jack, onions, cilantro
      $14.00
    • Vegetariana Quesadilla

      flour tortilla, rajas poblanas, corn, caramelized onions, monterrey jack
      $12.00
    • Queso Quesadilla

      Flour tortilla quesadilla with Monterrey jack cheese, salsa
      $8.00

    Tortas

    • Aguacate Torta

      Avocado and queso Oaxaca, lettuce, tomato and chipotle mayo. Traditional Mexican street sandwiches served on telera bread with refried bean spread.
      $15.00
    • Milanesa Torta

      Traditional Mexican street sandwich served on telera bread with refried bean spread. Breaded chicken cutlet, avocado, lettuce, tomato, & jalapeño mayo.
      $15.00
    • Alambres Torta

      sliced sirloin steak, onions, sweet peppers, guajillo, melted oaxaca cheese, bean spread
      $16.00

    Platos Fuertes

    • Flautas

      Chicken or potato; served with rice, beans, lettuce, salsa verde, queso fresco and crema. *Can make it vegan: only potato.
      $17.00
    • Chile Relleno

      Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with queso fresco, served in a light tomato sauce with rice and beans.
      $20.00
    • Enchiladas

      Chicken or cheese; with salsa verde or mole served with rice, beans, queso fresco and crema.
      $17.00
    • Mariscos Enchiladas

      Shrimp, salmon, crabmeat enchiladas with spicy tomato sauce, onions, avocado, rice, refried beans
      $22.00
    • Enchiladas Vegetarianas

      Roasted mushrooms, broccoli, corn, garlic, caramelized onions, cotija cheese, crema, rice, refried beans, adobo sauce
      $16.00
    • Aurelia's Mole

      Chicken slowly simmered in a traditional mole or adobo sauce, served with rice, black beans and tortillas. Choice of: Mole Poblano - sweet & savory traditional mole sauce *contains nuts Adobo Sauce - rich, savory, slightly tangy spiced sauce. Smoky and mildly spicy.
      $21.00
    • Molcajete de Carnitas

      Slow roasted pork served in a molcajete dish with cactus salad, avocado, refried beans, soft tortillas and salsa boracha.
      $22.00
    • Camarones a la Mexicana

      Shrimp simmered with tomatoes, jalapeños and onions, served with rice.
      $25.00
    • Pescado a la Veracruzana

      Salmon baked in a banana leaf with olives, capers, tomatoes, sweet peppers and rice. *sauce made with shrimp stock
      $26.00
    • Pastel Azteca

      Tortillas layered with roasted poblano peppers, corn, squash blossom, mushrooms, caramelized onions, queso Oaxaca, crema fresca, topped with roasted tomato sauce served with pickled onions. *Can make it vegan.
      $20.00
    • Plato Don Veg

      esquites, sweet plantains, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, queso fresco, lettuce, pico de gallo & corn tortillas. *Can make it vegan.
      $22.00
    • Plato Don Carne

      With chipotle chicken and beef birria. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, queso fresco and soft tortillas.
      $25.00
    • Plato Don Pescado

      With shrimp and salmon. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo,queso fresco and soft tortillas.
      $29.00
    • Fajitas Mixtas

      Shrimp, chorizo and sirloin steak with peppers, onions, rice, refried beans and corn tortillas
      $24.00
    • Costillas

      Braised pork short ribs in choice of adobo or verde sauce, served with rice, refried beans, corn tortillas
      $19.00
    • Camarones Al Chipotle

      Shrimp, coconut rice, sweet plantains, chipotle salsa
      $24.00
    • Bistec Tampiquena

      sirloin steak with roasted poblanos, onions, guacamole, queso quesadilla, refried beans, salsa verde
      $28.00

    Sides

    • Side Chips

      $1.00
    • Side Rice & Beans

      Vegan.
      $4.00
    • Side Black Beans

      *Vegan
      $4.00
    • Side Rice

      *Vegan
      $4.00
    • Side Refried Beans

      *Vegan
      $3.00
    • Side Rice & Refried Beans

      *Vegan
      $4.50
    • Side Grilled Chicken

      $5.00
    • Side Platanos

      $4.00
    • Side Rajas & Maiz

      rajas poblanas, corn, queso, crema
      $6.00
    • Side Avocado

      $3.00
    • Side Tortillas

      $2.00
    • Side Jicama Chips

      $2.00
    • Side Pico de Gallo

      $1.25
    • Side Crema

      $1.00
    • Side Queso Fresco

      $1.00
    • Side Guacamole

      $4.00
    • Side Chipotle Mayo

      $1.00
    • Side Habanero

      $1.00
    • Side Salsa Verde

      $1.00
    • Side Salsa Mole

      $2.00
    • Side Limes

      $0.50

    Postres

    • Churros

      Cinnamon churros with chocolate sauce.
      $10.00
    • Flan

      Rich vanilla custard in caramelized sugar.
      $10.00
    • Tres Leches Cake

      Light sponge cake, soaked in sweet milk, chantilly whipped cream, pecans, peach, strawberry
      $10.00
    • Bread Pudding

      Warm chocolate brioche bread pudding, raisins.
      $10.00

    Brunch Specials Takeout

    Brunch Specials

    • Alambres

      sliced sirloin steak, onions, sweet peppers, guajillo sauce, melted Oaxaca cheese, refried beans & corn tortillas
      $20.00
    • Bistec con Huevo

      6 oz sirloin over handmade corn masa quesadilla with over easy egg and smokey tomato salsa
      $21.00
    • Chilaquiles

      Tortillas simmered in a choice of salsa verde, roja or mole, served with 2 fried eggs, queso fresco, crema and refried beans.
      $19.00
    • Plato Don Brunch

      chilaquiles in salsa verde, roja or mole, scrambled eggs, refried beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, queso, rajas poblanas, corn, caramelized onions, served with corn tortillas
      $22.00
    • Huarache

      Handmade thick corn tortilla with refried bean spread, topped with carnitas, chicken tinga or verduras, lettuce, queso fresco, crema and two fried eggs.
      $19.00
    • Huevos con Rajas

      2 eggs over easy with roasted potatoes, poblanos, caramelized onions,refried beans, melted queso oaxaca and crema.
      $18.00
    • Huevos Rancheros

      3 fried eggs over corn tortillas with refried beans and ranchero or tomatillo salsa.
      $20.00
    • Mexican Sweet Bread

      Mexican Conchas, aka Pan Dulce. Baked fresh in house, available Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays.
      $3.50
    • Enchiladas Suizas

      egg & chorizo enchiladas with corn tortillas, creamy salsa verde, melted monterrey cheese, queso oaxaca, rice and refried beans
      $19.00
    • Pollo Ranchero

      roasted half chicken with salsa ranchera, rice and beans
      $20.00
    • Torrejas

      Tres leches french toast with a berry compote & house made panela syrup.
      $18.00
    • Torta Mañanera

      Scrambled egg sandwich with chorizo, black bean spread, & queso Oaxaca on telera bread.
      $15.00
    • Side 1 egg

      $2.00
    • Side 2 eggs

      $4.00
    • Side Bacon

      $6.00
    • Side Potato Hash

      $4.00
    • Burrito Pollo Mole

      chicken mole, rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, flour tortilla, topped with crema, queso fresco and pickled onions covered in mole salsa
      $17.00
    • Burrito Bistec

      sirloin steak, caramelized onions, monterrey cheese, rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, flour tortilla, topped with crema and pickled onion, covered in salsa roja and salsa verde
      $18.00

    To Go Drinks

    To Go Beverages

    • Coca-Cola

      Mexican Coke
      $5.00
    • To Go Small Seltzer

      $5.00
    • To Go Large Seltzer

      $10.00
    • To Go Agua Fresca

      $6.00
    • Fresh OJ

      $6.00
    • Fresh Grapefruit Juice

      $6.00

    To Go Cocktails

    • To Go Draft Margarita

      $11.00+
    • To Go Sangria

      $11.00+
    • To Go Campechana

      $11.00+
    • To Go Hand Shaken Margarita

      $14.00
    • To Go Mezcal Margarita

      $15.00
    • To Go Spicy Margarita

      $15.00
    • To Go Spicy Mezcal Margarita

      $15.00
    • To Go Don Pepino

      $14.00

    To Go Beer

    • To Go Beer


    Retail & Bottled Fresh Salsas

    Chavela's Fresh Salsas

    • Bottled Salsas

    Flan

    $10.00

    Rich vanilla custard in caramelized sugar.

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    All hours
    Sunday11:00 am - 10:45 pm
    Monday11:00 am - 10:45 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 10:45 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 10:45 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 10:45 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 10:45 pm
    Saturday11:00 am - 10:45 pm
    Restaurant info

    Your friendly neighborhood Mexican restaurant with great food, cocktails, vibes and service.

    Location

    736 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

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