Diego's Menu Flashcards

Guacs & Dips

  • Diego's Famous Fresh Guacamole & Salsa Fresca

    • Description: A foundational menu item featuring the house's signature fresh guacamole paired with salsa fresca.
    • Accompaniment: Served with freshly made tortilla chips.
    • Pricing Options:
    • Mild for two people: $15\$15
    • Mild for four people: $20\$20
    • Spicy Upgrade: Add $1\$1
  • Salsa 4 Way

    • Description: A sampler featuring four distinct house-made salsas:
    1. Fresca
    2. Roasted Salsa Verde
    3. Pineapple Jicama
    4. Fire Roasted Tomato
    • Accompaniment: Served with freshly made tortilla chips.
    • Pricing: $13\$13
    • Optional Add-on: Fresh guacamole for $3\$3
  • Queso Fundido

    • Description: A warm cheese dip base mixed with savory ingredients.
    • Ingredients: Mexican chorizo, red pepper, poblano pepper, corn, onion, and garlic.
    • Accompaniment: Served with crispy corn tortilla chips and salsa fresca.
    • Pricing: $16\$16

Small Plates & Appetizers

  • Diego's Original Nacho

    • Preparation: Each nacho is individually dressed to ensure even topping distribution.
    • Choice of Protein/Filling: Chicken tinga, ground beef, pulled pork, or roasted veggies.
    • Standard Toppings: Pico de gallo, fresh guacamole, melted cheese, scallions, Diego's aioli, and crispy tortilla chips.
    • Pricing: $18\$18
  • Summer Ceviche

    • Ingredients: Fresh Ahi tuna and shrimp, combined with watermelon, red onion, and pickled pomegranate seeds.
    • Sauce: Prepared with Aji Amarillo Leche de Tigre.
    • Pricing: $17\$17
  • Baja Crispy Calamari

    • Description: Hand-cut New England calamari and peppers.
    • Accompaniment: Served with a side of Diego's aioli.
    • Pricing: $15\$15
  • Spicy Sautéed Calamari

    • Description: Hand-cut New England calamari sautéed for heat.
    • Components: Includes sweet corn and rioja sauce.
    • Accompaniment: Served with grilled corn tortillas.
    • Pricing: $15\$15
  • Empanadas

    • Ingredients: Slow-cooked Adobo duck, Oaxaca cheese, and caramelized onions.
    • Accompaniment: Served with a unique spicy duck gravy.
    • Pricing: $14.5\$14.5
  • #11 Rangoons

    • Ingredients: Butternut squash, cream cheese, shishito pepper, and spicy shrimp.
    • Preparation: Crispy rangoons served with a cilantro Thai chili sauce.
    • Pricing: $13\$13
  • Diego's Crack Fries

    • Description: Hand-cut crispy potatoes.
    • Toppings: Baja cheese, queso fundido, pickled jalapeño, mole spice, and black pepper.
    • Pricing: $13\$13
    • "Dirty Donald Style" Upgrade: Adds a side of spicy duck gravy for $2\$2

Soup & Salads

  • Spicy Butternut Squash Bisque

    • Garnish: Lime crema and pepitas (pumpkin seeds).
    • Standard Serving: A cup of bisque served with a mini roasted mushroom and goat cheese quesadilla designed for dipping.
    • Pricing: $14\$14
  • Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup

    • Description: A savory chicken and tomato broth featuring tender pulled chicken, crispy tortilla pieces, and vegetables.
    • Pricing: Cup for $8.50\$8.50 or Bowl for $13\$13
  • Arugula & Street Corn Salad

    • Ingredients: Charred corn, arugula, red bell pepper, and toasted pepitas.
    • Dressing/Finishing: Citrus crema and Cotija cheese.
    • Pricing: $16\$16
  • The 5th Ward

    • Ingredients: Mixed greens, hearts of palm, fresh avocado, Cotija cheese, pico de gallo, scallions, and crispy tortilla strips.
    • Choice of Dressing: Charred tomato vinaigrette or Mexican ranch dressing.
    • Pricing: $16\$16
  • Salad Add-On Options

    • Grilled Chicken: $7\$7
    • Chicken Tinga: $7\$7
    • Pulled Pork: $7\$7
    • Smoked Tofu: $7\$7
    • Poke Ahi Tuna: $10\$10
    • Shrimp: $9\$9
    • Blackened Cod: $8\$8
    • Roasted Veggies: $6\$6
    • Grilled Flat Iron Steak: $10\$10
    • Birria Beef: $10\$10

Tacos

Note: All taco orders include 22 tacos per order served on 66^{\prime\prime} tortillas. A meal upgrade including Spanish rice and beans is available for $5\$5.

  • Shrimp & Watermelon Tacos

    • Ingredients: Blackened shrimp, grilled watermelon, arugula, and Cotija cheese.
    • Sauce: Spicy salsa matcha.
    • Tortilla: Warm flour tortillas.
    • Pricing: $18\$18
  • Street Tacos

    • Tortilla: Grilled blue corn tortillas.
    • Ingredients: Cotija cheese, fresh slaw, pico de gallo, shaved radish, and cilantro.
    • Protein Options: Choice of chicken tinga, pulled pork, ground beef, or roasted veggies.
    • Sauce: Diego's aioli.
    • Pricing: $16\$16
  • Le Rev Beef Taco

    • Tortilla: Grilled flour tortillas.
    • Ingredients: Braised beef, white onion, cilantro, and Cotija cheese.
    • Sauce: Spicy Le Rev sauce.
    • Pricing: $17\$17
  • Korean Pork Belly Tacos

    • Tortilla: Grilled flour tortillas.
    • Ingredients: Crispy pork belly, house-pickled veggies, spicy kimchi, and toasted sesame seeds.
    • Sauce: Citrus Cholula aioli.
    • Pricing: $17\$17
  • Carne Asada Steak Tacos

    • Tortilla: Blue corn tortillas.
    • Ingredients: Tender marinated flat iron steak, shaved iceberg lettuce, white onion, and cilantro.
    • Finishing: Roasted tomato salsa, Baja cheese, and lime crema.
    • Pricing: $18\$18
  • Fish Tacos

    • Tortilla: Grilled flour tortillas.
    • Ingredients: Pan-seared cod (also available fried or blackened), Baja cheese, fresh slaw, and pico de gallo.
    • Finishing: Pineapple jicama salsa and Diego's aioli.
    • Pricing: $17\$17
  • Tuna Poke Tacos

    • Tortilla: Blue corn tortillas.
    • Ingredients: Fresh Ahi tuna, Napa cabbage, cucumber, avocado, togarashi, and toasted sesame.
    • Sauce: Citrus Cholula aioli and soy ginger.
    • Pricing: $17.5\$17.5
  • Fried Chicken Tacos

    • Tortilla: Grilled flour tortillas with a base of refried beans.
    • Ingredients: Crispy bacon, Oaxaca cheese, and pickled habanero onions.
    • Finishing: Fresh slaw and citrus Cholula aioli.
    • Pricing: $16.5\$16.5

Burritos

  • Barbacoa

    • Ingredients: Tender tequila lime marinated pulled pork, Juan's Negra Modelo Barbecue sauce, Diego's aioli, fresh slaw, Baja cheese, black beans, Spanish rice, and pico de gallo.
    • Tortilla: Choice of grilled wheat or flour.
    • Accompaniments: Served with a side of fresh jalapeno puree and house-made lime pickles.
    • Pricing: $16.5\$16.5
  • Cheesy Shrimp & Corn

    • Ingredients: Crispy shrimp, street corn, Spanish rice, queso fundido, Baja cheese, and iceberg lettuce.
    • Pricing: $17\$17
  • Cali Burrito

    • Protein Choices: Chicken tinga, ground beef, pulled pork, or smoked tofu.
    • Protein Upgrades: Sautéed baby shrimp or carne asada steak for an extra $3\$3.
    • Fillings: Crispy potatoes, fresh pico de gallo, guacamole, slaw, Baja cheese, and black beans.
    • Tortilla: Choice of grilled flour or wheat.
    • Sauce: Served with a side of Diego's aioli.
    • Pricing: $16\$16
  • Buffalo Cauliflower Burrito

    • Ingredients: Oaxaca cheese, arugula, black beans, and avocado.
    • Tortilla: Flour tortilla.
    • Sauce: Served with a side of buffalo sauce.
    • Pricing: $15.5\$15.5

Dinner Plates

  • Diego's Crunch Wrap

    • Components: Savory ground beef, fresh guacamole, lettuce, queso, crispy corn tortilla, and sour cream wrapped in a griddled flour tortilla.
    • Accompaniment: Served with pico de gallo and Spanish rice.
    • Pricing: $22\$22
  • Blackened Fresh Snapper

    • Context: A seafood entree served over a specific arugula salad containing watermelon, mandarin orange, and goat cheese.
    • Dressing: Watermelon chipotle vinaigrette.
    • Side: Roasted garlic butter potatoes.
    • Pricing: $29\$29
  • Birria Taco Platter

    • Composition: Jalisco style beef birria tacos.
    • Sides: Rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, and Baja cheese.
    • Garnish: Chopped onion and cilantro.
    • dipping Element: Served with dipping consommé.
    • Pricing: $26\$26
  • Perfect Quesadilla

    • Ingredients: Chicken tinga, Baja cheese, Diego's aioli, pico de gallo, and black beans.
    • Accompaniment: Served with guacamole and cilantro butter sautéed snow peas.
    • Upgrade: Substitute carne asada steak for $3\$3.
    • Pricing: $21\$21
  • House Enchiladas

    • Ingredients: Street corn, veggies, Baja cheese, rice, and beans.
    • Filling Choices: Chicken tinga, ground beef, or roasted veggies.
    • Sauce Choices:
    • Ranchero Sauce (Red)
    • Suizas Verde (Green)
    • Pricing: $25\$25
  • Chicken Fajitas

    • Ingredients: Agave chipotle grilled chicken thigh, queso fundido, black beans, and Spanish rice.
    • Garnish/Sides: Salsa verde, fresh guacamole, and pickled onions.
    • Tortilla: Corn tortillas.
    • Substitution Upgrades:
    • Blackened shrimp: $3\$3
    • Grilled flat iron steak: $8\$8
    • Pricing: $25\$25
  • Steak Frites

    • Ingredients: Tender grilled flat iron steak served over crispy hand-cut potatoes and sautéed shaved Brussels sprouts.
    • Finishing: Cilantro garlic butter and truffle pico de gallo salsa.
    • Pricing: $33\$33
  • Drunken Burrito

    • Base Ingredients: Spanish rice, Baja cheese, black beans, and salsa verde.
    • Toppings: Oaxaca cheese, lime crema, pico de gallo, guacamole, and savory ranchero sauce.
    • Protein Choice: Pulled pork, chicken tinga, or ground beef.
    • Pricing: $21\$21

Side Dishes & Condiments

  • Sides to Share

    • Mexican Street Corn Off the Cob: $11\$11
    • Cilantro Butter Snow Peas: $8\$8
    • Crispy Brussels with Ponzu & Garlic Aioli: $10\$10
    • Refried Beans: $6\$6
    • Crispy Potatoes with Lime Crema & Cotija cheese: $8\$8
    • Spanish Rice & Beans: $7.5\$7.5
    • Buffalo Cauliflower with Pepitas: $8\$8
    • Herb Roasted Mushrooms in Savory Queso Cream Sauce: $9\$9
    • Shaved Brussels: $7\$7
  • Sauces & Condiments

    • Fresh Guacamole: $3\$3
    • Pickled Habanero Onions: $2\$2
    • Salsa Fresca, Roasted Salsa Verde, Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa, Pineapple Jicama Salsa, Negra Modelo BBQ, Citrus Cholula Aioli, Cilantro Thai Chili Sauce, or Chopped Cherry Pepper Relish: $1\$1 each.
    • Sour Cream, Diego's Aioli, Fresh Jalapeno Puree, or Chopped Jalapenos: $0.50\$0.50 each.
    • Queso Sauce: $3\$3
    • Duck Gravy: $2\$2

Special Combos & Dining Policies

  • Diego's Pocket Friendly Combo

    • Description: A loaded burrito filled with Spanish rice, black beans, pico de gallo, shaved lettuce, and Baja cheese.
    • Protein Choice: Chicken tinga or roasted veggies.
    • Package: Includes an ice-cold Tecate Cerveza plus chips and salsa.
    • Pricing: $18\$18 (tax included).
  • Establishment Policies

    • Check Splitting: The system accommodates splitting checks up to a maximum of 44 ways. Customers are requested to advise servers prior to ordering.
    • Allergy Warning: Customers must inform servers of any food-related allergies prior to ordering.
    • Consuming Raw Food: A standard health warning indicates that items marked with an asterisk (*) are raw or undercooked, or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs increases the risk of foodborne illness.