JOE PEÑA’S ESSLINGEN CANTINA Y BAR
Your Mexican restaurant in Esslingen
Food
Heartily seasoned corn cream soup refined with chili threads · 6,40 Euro
Hearty beef stew with lots of fresh vegetables and potatoes, spiced up with fresh chipotie peppers · 6,40 Euro
Scalloped flower tortillas filled with spinach and jamón serrano 3, topped with melted Manchego cheese and arranged on a bed of salad 1 · 9,80 Euro
Crispy corn tortilla chips served with salsa picante, herbal sour cream, Joe Peña’s peanut-chipotle-sauce and cheddar cheese dip 1, 2 · 10,80 Euro
Corn tortilla chips with melted cheese 1 , jalapeño peppers and pico de gallo · 9,80 Euro
Avocados, diced tomatoes, fresh coriander, sour cream, red onions and lime juice. Done at the table, served with corn tortilla chips · 11,80 Euro
This richly flavored traditional Mexican stew is done exactly the way it’s served in “Abuela’s Mexican Restaurant” in El Paso · 9,80 Euro
Homemade corn tortilla chips with salsa picante · 5,80 Euro
Juicy original chorizo from the grill. Served with fresh tomatoes, manchego cheese and ranchero sauce in a cast iron pan. We serve homemade herb-garlic baguette with it · 11,80 Euro
Strips of turkey breast breaded with cornflakes, served with honey sauce · 9,60 Euro
Deep-fried rolled tortillas filled with finely seasoned turkey breast pieces. Served with cheddar cheese dip 1, 2 · 9,60 Euro
(for two persons or more)
Warm and cold starters of chicken, shrimps, bacon 3, and garden fresh vegetables. Served with guacamole, salsa picante, cheddar cheese dip 1, 2 and our homemade tortilla chips · 11,80 Euro (price per person)
Combination of Enchilada de Pollo 1, Burrito Verduras and Soft Enchiladas 1, 2 estilo Joe Peña’s. We serve with sour cream, kidney beans, guacamole, Mexican rice and salad garnish · 19,80 Euro
Choose your favourite: Beef · Chicken · Huachinango (Red Snapper) · Camarones (Shrimps) · Chorizo · Feta Cheese · Mango · Pineapple · Banana | Coconut · Margarita Fajitas (Chicken marinated with tequila, Orange liquor, and fresh lime)
· 22,80 Euro
Vegetarian or Vegan (zucchini, carrots, mushrooms und feta cheese/vegan feta cheese · 18,80 Euro
Grilled strips of Angus beef in salsa picante with guacamole, kidney beans, quesadillas (grilled tortillas filled with red onions and cheese 1 ), and Joe Peña’s mole. Garnished with mixed salad 1 · 22,80 Euro
Grilled strips of Angus beef in a three-chili sauce, served with fresh guacamole, kidney beans, quesadillas (grilled with red onions and cheese 1 ), Joe Peña’s mole and salad 1 · 22,80 Euro
Grilled strips of chicken breast with our peanut chipotle sauce. Comes with quesadillas (grilled tortillas filled with red onions and cheese 1 ), kidney beans, and Joe-Peña’s-mole. Garnished with mixed salad 1 · 20,80 Euro
Large tortilla filled with cheese 1, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms,
strips of bell pepper and roasted turkey breast. Served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and kidney beans · 19,80 Euro
Strips of chicken breast and potato cooked in Joe Peña’s Chimayo burrito sauce and wrapped in a warm flower tortilla, then baked with our Chimayo burrito sauce. Served with kidney beans, buttered corn on the cob, guacamole, sour cream and mixed salad 1 · 19,80 Euro
Tortilla filled with “Carne de Picadillo” (ground beef prepared according to original recipe, seasoned to perfection with olives 4 , raisins, apples, nuts and onions) and topped with melted cheese 1. Served with kidney beans, corn on the cob and salad 1. A true delicacy from the Chiapas region of Mexico 1, 2 · 19,80 Euro
Large folded flower tortilla deep fried and filled with lightly seasoned chicken, spinach, pico de gallo and chipotie peppers, with tequila mango sauce. Topped with crème fraîche. Also comes with Mexican rice, kidney beans and mixed salad 1 · 19,80 Euro
Grilled chicken breast fillet with baked banana and our house peanut chipotle sauce. Served with corn on the cob, rice and mixed salad 1 · 20,80 Euro
Three rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken, cheese 1 , sour cream and enchilada sauce. Served with Mexican rice, kidney beans and mixed salad 1 · 19,80 Euro
Three soft tortillas filled with roasted strips of turkey breast, tomatoes, bean jam, cheddar cheese 1, 2 and iceberg lettuce. Served with Mexican rice, kidney beans and mixed salad 1 · 19,80 Euro
Sirloin that has deliciously marinated for at least three days with Tomato-Salsa Relish. There is no better way to get a tasty and juicy sirloin · 250 g · 23,80 Euro
Cutlet, in Joe’s fine pecan-mango-mole 1. Marinaded for at least three days, seared on a hot grill and cooked to perfection in the oven 1 · 400 g · 36,80 Euro
Delicately spiced, briefly seared and then broiled to perfection for several hours · 250 g · 27,80 Euro
Lady Size · 180 g · 23,80 Euro / Gentleman’s Cut · 220 g · 26,80 Euro
500 g for 2 people, marinated with the best olive oil and citrus fruits under vacuum and carved for you at the table · 28,80 Euro per person
For gourmets and authorities. Like the best steak houses of Bueno Aires. We marinate our premium steak for three days with lime, ginger and garlic · 200 g · 32,80 Euro
Why ever named this way, it has always been a juicy rib eye steak
(280 g) to be served with salsa Cubana, a sauce made of olive oil, lime juice,
garlic, green peppers, fresh coriander and various spices · 29,80 Euro
After marinating in aromatized olive oil this delicious rump steak is grilled on the lava stone grill and topped with arugula salad and flakes of Manchego cheese. Served in a hot griddle pan · 220 g · 28,80 Euro
Grilled prawns come in our spicy garlic-white wine sauce, served in a hot cast-iron pan, with quesadillas (grilled wheat tortillas filled with red onions and cheese 1), white rice and side salad 1 · 24,80 Euro
Strips of red snapper, pollack fillet and prawns from the grill with salsa picante and fresh seasonal salad 1, quesadillas (grilled with red onions and cheese 1 ), rice and homemade guacamole · 22,80 Euro
Rice flour baked shrimps, set on a mixture of white rice and quinoa, topped with mango-lime-mayo 2, guacamole, mango, grilled pineapple and manioc, baked sweet potato cubes and mixed lettuce, crowned with chili threads · 18,80 Euro
Crispy baked empanada (wheat tortilla filled with vegetables), set on a mixture of white rice and quinoa, topped with chimichurri-sauce, guacamole, tomato-corn-salsa, black beans, grilled manioc, zucchini, mushrooms, baked sweet potato cubes and mixed lettuce · 16,80 Euro
Grilled and diced chicken breast, set on a mixture of white rice and quinoa, topped with our fine peanuts-chipotle-sauce, guacamole, tomato-corn-salsa, Cabra Tierno cheese, grilled
pineapple, manioc, black beans and mixed lettuce, garnished with chia seeds · 16,80 Euro
Joe’s Cajun spice grilled stripes of beef, set on a mixture of white rice and quinoa, topped with tomato-salsa-relish, guacamole, tomato-corn-salsa, Cabra Tierno cheese, grilled manioc, black beans, mango and mixed lettuce, crowned with Joe’s mole and chili thread · 17,80 Euro
Prepared according to the original recipe from “Caesar’s Palace” in Tijuana. Romaine lettuce with a creamy dressing 1 of Parmesan, cold-pressed olive oil and puréed anchovies. Served topped with garlic croutons in a crispy flower tortilla bowl
CLASSIC 12,80 | CHICKEN 16,80 | RIND 17,80
GAMBAS 17,80 | RED SNAPPER 16,50
Grilled turkey breast marinated in Joe Peña’s own marinade (made with balsamic vinegar, soy oil, chipotle peppers and lots more). Served on a bed of fresh green salad with house dressing 1 and a garlic and herb baguette · 16,80 Euro
Crispy fresh green salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, bell pepper and corn with a zesty green pepper dressing 1 . Topped with avocado wedges, grilled shrimp and prawns. Also comes with a homemade herb and garlic baguette · 18,80 Euro
Half of a pineapple filled with grilled turkey breast, prawns, pieces of fresh pineapple, iceberg lettuce and tomatoes, with the house dressing 1 . Served with a baguette · 17,80 Euro
Fresh bell pepper, onions, zucchini, champions, black beans, manioc and sweet potatoes freshly grilled, covered in Joe’s homemade chimichurri-sauce and folded in a large wheat tortilla. Served with guacamole, sour cream, Mexican rice and buttered corn · 17,80 Euro
A mildly spicy filling of zucchini, poblano peppers, corn, bell pepper, tomatillos and crème fraîche wrapped up in a warm flower tortilla and baked with Joe Peña’s salsa verde and cheese 1 on top. Served with mixed salad 1 , buttered corn on the cob, guacamole, sour cream and Mexican rice · 17,80 Euro
Large grilled flower tortilla filled with cheese 1 , onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, strips of bell pepper andgoat cheese. Served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and buttered corn on the cob · 18,80 Euro