Cuchara Restaurant
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214 Fairview St
Suite 1
Houston, TX 77006
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EVENT
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Tortilla making class
- Tortilla making class$75.00
Ever dreamt of making your own artisanal tortillas? Say no more! On May 1, 2024 at 6 PM, we´re having a fun-filled tortilla-making class. Learn to make masa, color it naturally, shape tortillas and cook them perfectly. Plus, you will enjoy your tasty tortillas with salsas, guacamole, beans and cocktails. Even better? Take your tortillas home to show off! Wednesday May 1, 2024 6 PM $75 per guest $130 per couple Plus tax Non-refundable
- Tortilla making class couple$130.00
Ever dreamt of making your own artisanal tortillas? Say no more! On May 1, 2024 at 6 PM, we´re having a fun-filled tortilla-making class. Learn to make masa, color it naturally, shape tortillas and cook them perfectly. Plus, you will enjoy your tasty tortillas with salsas, guacamole, beans and cocktails. Even better? Take your tortillas home to show off! Wednesday May 1, 2024 6 PM $75 per guest $130 per couple Plus tax Non-refundable
FOOD
APPETIZERS*
- Cazuelita de chicharron en salsa$15.00
Pork rinds cooked in spicy green salsa. Side of tortillas
- Cazuelita de rajas con crema$15.00
Creamy poblano peppers with fresh cheese. Side of tortillas
- Ceviche del dia$22.00
Todays ceviche
- Charalitos$13.00
Deep fried whole smelt lake fish. Side of two salsa
- Chicharrones$12.00
Crunchy pork rinds with 2 salsas for dipping
- Esquites$12.00
White corn nibs with epazote, Mexican mayo, fresh cheese and chili powder
- Flautas de res$15.00
Shredded beef crunchy flautas, lettuce, cream, cotija cheese and side of green salsa
- Flautas de pollo$15.00
Chicken crunchy flautas, lettuce, cream, cotija cheese and side of green salsa
- Gorditas de chicharron prensado$18.00
Pork belly stuffed corn gorditas. Side of green salsa, raw onions and cilantro
- Guacamole tradicional$13.00
Fresh avocado, roasted serrano pepper, cilantro
- Picaditas$15.00
Thick corn cakes with refried beans, salsa, cream and fresh cheese
- Quesadillas de huitlacoche$15.00
Black mushroom and cheese quesadillas
- Queso de fogata$20.00
Hot melted cheese with touch of mixe pepper oil and poblano pepper slices. Served with corn tortillas
- Salpicon de res$20.00
Shredded beef with tomato, olives, pickled peppers, cotija cheese and avocado. Side of crunchy tostadas
- Salsas de Cuchara$10.00
Tia Martha (tomatillos and peanuts) 5 chiles (5 peppers and pork rinds) and Quemada (burnt pepper skin) served with tortilla fritters
- Tacos Chelo$13.00
Crunchy potato taquitos covered in a very spicy green salsa with raw onions and cotija cheese on top
- Tacos Crujientes de Jamaica$13.00
Hibiscus flower and cream cheese crunchy tacos in homemade flour tortilla
- Tacos dorados de papa con chorizo$13.00
Chorizo and potato crunchy tacos with cream. Side of green salsa
- Tostaditas de tinga de pollo$15.00
Shredded chicken cooked in tomato and chipotle pepper served on crispy tostadas with refried beans, cream and cheese
- Tostaditas del Ajusco$18.00
Crispy tostadas topped with beef and melted cheese, served with side of Lucy's green salsa
- Tacos de tasajo$18.00
Salted beef tacos with side of garlic salsa
- Four Tacos Dorados$18.00
SALADS AND SOUPS*
- Chilatole$10.00
Creamy corn masa soup with serrano peppers
- Sopa de tortilla$13.00
Crispy tortillas, avocado, cheese and cream in thick pasilla pepper broth
- Sopa de fideo$10.00
Capelli pasta soup in tomato broth
- Ensalada de arugula con papaya$13.00
Arugula and papaya salad with caramelized walnuts and cilantro vinaigrette
- Ensalada petalos de rosa$15.00
Mixed greens with rose petals, pear, peach, pistachios, and cranberries with orange and guajillo vinaigrette
- Ensalada CDMX$15.00
Mixed greens, cucumber, radish, jicama, pickled onion, avocado, garbanzos, crunchy tortillas, and cotija cheese with spicy peanut vinaigrette
ENTREES*
- Asado de res Dona Julia$30.00
150 year old recipe of tips of beef tenderloin with carrots, potatoes in spicy red salsa. Side of rice and whole black beans
- Encacahuatadas$18.00
Tortilla stuffed with potato, covered in a thick and spicy peanut salsa, raw onions on top. Side of retried beans
- Huachinango Veracruzana$28.00
Veracruz style red snapper filet on top of a plantain and amaranth cake. Side of rice and bread
- Las tres damas$18.00
3 cheese enchiladas. One of each: green, corn, red salsa. Cream on top. Side of refried beans
- Mixiotes de camaron$28.00
Spiced shrimp steamed in maguey leaves. Side of guacamole, pickled onions and refried beans
- Mole negro$32.00
34 ingredients for the most complex dish in Mexico. Turkey breast in thick, savory black mole. Side of retried beans and rice
- Mole verde$28.00
Green mole with pork tenderloin. Refried beans, rice and tortillas on the side
- Mula de nopal$20.00
Grilled cactus filet stuffed with panela cheese mounted on morita pepper salsa. Side of refried beans
- Pollo Poblano$26.00
Breast of chicken topped with calabacita squash in poblano pepper cream. Side of yellow corn purée, rice and bread
- Tamal de cazuela$18.00
Deep dish corn cake with huitlacoche (corn mushroom) Cream on top. Side of refried beans
- Tasajo y huarache$32.00
Beef filet strip over huarache topped with beans, cream and cheese. Side of guacamole and poblano with onions
SIDES*
- Side of 5 peppers and pork rinds salsa$3.00
- Side of peanut salsa$3.00
- Side of green salsa Chelo$3.00
- Side of garlic sauce$3.00
- Side of habanero$3.00
- Side of green salsa Lucy$3.00
- Side of morita salsa$3.00
- Side of red salsa quemada$3.00
- Side of queso fresco$3.00
- Side of rice$5.00
- Side of whole black beans$5.00
- Side of refried beans$5.00
- Side of yellow corn purée$5.00
- Side of white corn purée$5.00
- Side of avocado$5.00
- Side of bread$2.00
- Side of cilantro$1.00
- Side of cream$3.00
- Side of onion$1.00
- Side of serrano peppers$2.00
- Side of tortillas$2.00
- Side of tostadas$2.00
BEVERAGES
N/A Beverages
- Mexican Coke$4.00
- Coke$3.00
- Diet Coke$3.00
- Sprite$3.00
- Jarritos$4.00
- Topo Chico$4.00
- Topo Chico 600ml$7.00
- Tonic$3.00
- Club Soda$3.00
- Agua Fresca Glass$5.00
- 750ml Bottle Agua Fresca$10.00
- Limeade$5.00
- Limeade Chamoy$6.00
- Limeade Chia$7.00
- Orangeade$6.00
- Grapefruitade$6.00
- Sparkling Hibiscus$6.00
- Sparkling Tamarind$6.00
- Virgin Mojito$8.00
- Virgin Charlie's$10.00
- Virgin Bloody Mary$8.00
- Iced tea$3.00
- Hot tea$4.00
- Milk$3.00
- Cranberry Juice$4.00Out of stock
- Grapefruit Juice$5.00
- Orange Juice$5.00
- Shierley Temple$6.00
- Sangrita 6oz$6.00
- Agua de Piedra$6.00
- Agua De Piedra Mineral$4.00
- 16 Oz Cubana Mix$15.00
- 16 Oz Sangrita Mix$15.00
- 16 Oz DF Mix$15.00
- Ginger Beer$3.00
- Arnold Palmer$5.00
- 1L Bottle Agua Fresca$15.00
Coffee
Beer
- Bohemia$6.00
- Carta Blanca$6.00
- Corona$6.00Out of stock
- Corona Light$6.00
- Indio$6.00
- Pacifico$6.00
- Modelo Especial$6.00
- Negra Modelo$6.00
- Sol$6.00
- Tecate$6.00
- Tecate Light$6.00
- Victoria$6.00
- XX Amber$6.00
- XX Lager$6.00
- Michelada con Chamoy$8.00
Beer of choice, lime and chamoy
- Michelada con Sangrita$10.00
Beer of choice, lime and home sangrita
- Michelada Cubana$10.00
Beer of choice, lime, homemade tomato mix
- Michelada DF/CUBANA$10.00
- Michelada Cuchara$10.00
Beer of choice, lime, chamoy and rum
- Michelada DF$10.00
Beer of choice, lime, Maggi and house secret seasonings
- Michelada Tradicional$8.00
Beer of choice and lime juice
- Michelada con Tamarindo$10.00
Beer of choice, lime and home tamarind juice
- Licuachela$40.00
House Specialty Cocktails
- Socorro Ranch Water$10.00
- Cuchara House Margarita$10.00
Espolon blanco tequila, Pierre Ferrand dry curacao, piloncillo and fresh lime juice
- Paloma$12.00
Espolon blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, chamoy, grapefruit juice and grapefruit soda
- Paloma Tradicional$14.00
Espolón blanco tequila, fresh lime juice and grapefruit soda
- Bandido$12.00
Sotol, fresh lemon juice, chia seeds and a float of Pimm’s #1. An alcoholic variation on Iskate, a beverage of Chihuahua’s native Tarahumara people
- Charlie's Devil$15.00
Espolon blanco tequila, cucumber, blackberry, fresh lemon juice and ginger beer
- The Division Bell$12.00
Del Maguey Vida mezcal, Aperol, Luxardo Maraschino liqueur and fresh lime juice
- Zapoteco$14.00
Del Maguey Vida mezcal, orange and lime juices, hibiscus, guajillo. Sal de gusano rim
- Margarita con Damiana$13.00
Casamigos blanco tequila, fresh lime juice and herbal-based Damiana liqueur
- Cantinflas$14.00
Espolón añejo tequila, orange peel, bitters, agave
Margaritas
DESSERTS
DESSERT
- 5 leches$13.00
5 milks cake
- Empanadas de ate con queso$10.00
Guava pate and cheese empanadas
- Empanadas de arroz con leche$12.00
Rice pudding empanadas with side of vanilla ice cream
- Helado de vainilla$8.00
Vanilla ice cream
- Arroz con leche$10.00
- Ice Cream Scoop$3.00
- Postre de limon$10.00
Creamy lime dessert
- Piña Colada 3 Leches$13.00
- Empanada de Cajeta$8.00
- Pastel de Chocolate$15.00
- Pastel Cucharita$15.00Out of stock
Sunday | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Wednesday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Thursday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Friday | 11:00 am - 11:00 pm |
Saturday | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Come in and enjoy!
214 Fairview St, Suite 1, Houston, TX 77006