Palenque Kitchen Costa Mesa Menus

Avocado, spicy pepitas, pico de gallo, cotija cheese

$16

Queso fundido, chorizo, rajas poblanas, flour tortillas

$16

Crispy octopus, jalapeños, mint, ai-oli, brussels sprouts, piloncillo glaze, mandamia nuts, jalapeño & fresno pepper garnish

$21

3 steak turnover, monterey cheese, bell peppers, served with homemade chimichurri sauce

$21

Avocado $2

flour tortilla quesadilla with shrimp, monterey jack cheese, roasted peppers, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole

$29

street corn, aioli, cotija cheese, tajin

$18

Spring mix, cherry tomatoes, pepitas, cotija cheese, cucumber, house chili balsamic vinaigrette

$16

Chicken $6

Steak $8

Shrimp $9

Poblano pepper caesar dressing, baby gems, parmesan, lemon zest, tortilla strips

$17

Chicken $6

Steak $8

Shrimp $9

arugula, jicama, champagne vinaigrette, cotija cheese, pepitas, orange slices

$18

Any dessert "a la mode" featured ice cream

$4

White sponge soaked in three milks cake, topped with fresh fruit, lemon zest

$14

Golden brown churro, cinnamon sugar, chocolate dipping sauce, strawberry

$10

crepes filled with dulce de leche, caramelized and served with fresh berries and whipped cream

$14

traditional light custard, chocolate sponged cake, whipped cream

$13

Warm delicious, dark chocolate brownie, caramel, vanilla granola, ice cream

$13

$5

$5

$5

$7

Crispy Brussel Sprouts

$5

choice of red or salsa verde, monterey jack cheese, sour cream, red onion arugula salad, cotija cheese

$22

beef $8

chicken $3

shrimp $7

chicken enchiladas, monterey jack cheese, mole poblano, sour cream, toasted sesame seeds, mexican rice and

$28

vegetarian

Sautéed poblano mixed peppers, onions, butter, sour cream, Mexican rice and beans, guacamole, flour or corn tortillas choice of chicken or steak

$26

Shrimp or combo $31

confit natural pork, house pickles jalapeno, mexican rice, beans, salsa cruda, warm tortillas

$28

juicy half rotisserie chicken served with potatoes, fresh salad, house salsa

$35

Atlantic caught salmon fillet, chiote rub, pineapple pico de gallo, pineapple glaze, creamy polenta

$34

Grilled branzino, talla style marinated, jicama salad, rice and beans

$36

Masa crusted chile, melted cheese, mexican shrimp, scallops, aji amarillo sauce, tobiko, rice and beans

$30

Sautéed white shrimp, spicy habanero garlic butter sauce, Mexican rice, market vegetables

$33

Pan seared scallops, mexican white shrimp, roasted garlic habanero cream sauce, fideo parmesan cheese, toasted bolillo

$31

8oz New York strip, mashed potatoes, garlic shrimp, grilled couliflower,

$52

Achiote marinated prime steak, onion soubise, shishito peppers, morita aioli, potatoes, warm tortillas

$45

16 oz bone in ribeye, refried beans, cheese enchilada, grilled Mexican onions, pico de gallo, warm tortillas

$59

Lime cured Mexican white shrimp, spicy citrus broth, farmers market tomato, cucumber, avocado, red onion, cilantro

$23

spicy

a refreshing seafood tower featuring lime-marinated cooked shrimp, octopus, layered with red onion, cucumber, avocado, served with our signature cocktail sauce

$26

Local striped bass, cucumber, green mango, red onion, avocado, fresh citrus, habanero, black lime, tostadas

$23

Two fish tacos, beer battered, cole slaw, chipotle ai-oli, pico de gallo, rice & beans

$23

2 corn tortilla quesadillas, loaded with slow braised beef birria, onions, cilantro, lime, consome

$25

thinly sliced rib eye corn tortilla taco, avocado sauce, cilantro, lime

$25

$6

$6

$4

$6

$6

Ask our server about the featured flavor

$6

$6

El silencio mezcal. lemon. dragon fruit, aperol

$17

Patron silver pineapple chipotle infused, lime, agave, pineapple

$17

Ketel one vodka, orgeat, lemon, grenadine, Peychaud's bitters

$17

Lunazul silver, watermelon & cucumber juice, house citrus, agave, chile rim

$17

Don Julio silver, cassis, lime, ginger, spicy bitters, soda

$17

Union mezcal, lemon, pineapple, strawberry

$17

Union mezcal, lime, pineapple, strawberry

$17

Don Julio silver, lime, grapefruit soda

$17

Lunazul silver, house citrus, agave

$17

Strawberry $4

Hibiscus $4

Mango $4

Patron silver, lime, guava, grapefruit soda

$17

Elijah Craig whiskey, demerara, chocolate mole bitter

$17

Casamigos reposado tequila, illegal mezcal, demerara, angostura & orange bitters

$19

Lunazul, lime, simple, cucumber & jalapeño juice

$17

Don Julio silver, tamarind infused sweet vermouth, Campari, orange peel

$19

Bacardi white rum, lime, simple, mint, watermelon Red Bull

$17

Enjoy a delicious sampler of our most popular margaritas: sandia pepino | mango | hibiscus

$38

4 margaritas served on our patron imitation bottles sampling our classic margarita, strawberry, guava, & mango

$59

$10

$10

$10

$10

$10

$10

$10

$11

$10

$7

Michelada $2

Chelada $1

$10

$42

$75

$14

$55

$15

$60

$46

$146

$146

$150

$80

$58

$14

$56

$60

$120

$12

$48

$10

Queso Fundido, chorizo, rajas poblanas, flour tortillas

$12

Crispy potatoes, chile morita oil, cotija cheese, scallions, sour cream

$10

each $4

each $4

2 steak turnovers, Monterey jack cheese, bell peppers, served with house make chimichurri sauce

$10

$3

$3

$3

$10