Enjoy our spicy house salsas and a pail of fresh tortilla chips. Additional pail of chips $1.95. Pail of homemade plantain chips with chile salt $5.50.$8.45 Fresh Boiled Shrimp Plump cold marinated shrimp ready to dunk in our spicy homemade cocktail sauce. Served with lots of fresh lime for a clean citrus-y taste. Quesadilla Tradicionales Empanadas de Maiz $6.95 A ménage a trois of hot corn tortillas fried in conola oil and stuffed with your choice of chicken, beef ropa vieja, potatoes and cheese, or cheese and rajas, paired with sour cream chipotle sauce. A very satisfying experience. $8.25 Queso Fundido A spicy concoction of melted white cheese, roasted poblano chile, tomatoes, fresh onions and mushrooms. We put the fun and flavor in queso! With Marinated Grilled Beef Fajitas or Chicken Breast $9.45 With Grilled Shrimp $9.95 $8.95 Nachos Bandoleros Hot corn tortilla chips buried under una avalancha of black beans, fresh avocado, spicy salsa, white cheese and jalapeños with drizzled crema fresca on top. With Chicken or Beef Ropa Vieja $9.45 With Grilled Beef or Chicken Fajita $10.45 Ceviche An explosion of mouth-watering fresh shrimp and snapper, infused with lime juice and tossed with chopped avocado, diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro and fresh chile. Served with a bolillo tostado and butter. With Shrimp or Snapper $8.95 With Halibut and Scallops (Chef's Choice) $10.95 $8.95 “Salmon Borracho” (Graviox Style) Fresh salmon marinated in a little tequila...or "cured," as we like to think of it...thinly sliced and served with a delicate lime-cilantro sauce and a bolillo tostado. Proper I.D. may be required. $3.95 Roasted Corn on the Cob Slathered with our seasoned house butter, hand-rolled in a special chile salt, and spritzed with fresh lime. So slippery with flavors and spices, we leave the husk on so you can get a good grip. $9.45 Avocado Half Crammed full with marinated shrimp salad and served chilled. $8.45 Portobello Mushrooms Monster mushrooms packed with juicy crab meat and loaded with Manchego cheese and a little habanero chile sauce to spice things up. $7.45 Guacamole Our specialty! All fresh and hand-chopped. Tila got her recipe from an old paint and varnish store in Guadalajara. $7.45 Sopes Handmade tortilla boats with black beans, cheese, and salsa. Oars extra! With Chicken or Beef Fajita $8.25 $3.45 Grilled Scallions Brushed with olive oil, drizzled with lime and chile salt, and served with love. $4.95 Flautas Corn tortillas rolled and lightly fried, filled with your choice of chicken, beef or cheese and onion. Served with our special tomatillo/avocado salsa. $8.95 Brie Cheese & Pear Quesadillas This is what happens to Mexican cuisine after a few years in River Oaks. Fine brie cheese and delicately marinated pears, inside flour tortillas with marinated jalapeno peppers. Très chic! $3.45 Pepinos and Jicama A refreshing plate of cool, crisp cucumbers and sweet, crunchy jicamas (Mexican potatoes). Served with chile salt and fresh lime. $8.95 Ensalada #1 Fresh greens tossed with heart of palm, artichoke hearts, avocados, watercress, arrugula, jicama, tomatoes and green onions. Topped with rajas, cebollas and crispy tortilla strips. Tossed with our special balsamic lime vinaigrette. With Grilled Chicken Breast Strips $10.95 With Marinated Grilled Shrimp $13.95 $7.95 Mexican Caesar Salad A Mexican invention, stolen by the Italians. Our original recipe didn't include those little anchovies either. With Grilled Chicken Breast Strips $10.95 With Marinated Grilled Shrimp $13.95 $13.95 Ensalada del Mar Lettuce greens complimented with snapper and shrimp ceviche, marinated in lime juice mixed with tomatoes, chiles, onion, and tossed with our lime balsamic vinaigrette dressing, finished with lightly breaded fried snapper strips. $5.95 Fruta Fresca Chopped fresh fruit immersed in natural juices and served with fresh lime. $15.45 Combo Appetizer Special A favorite among the indecisive and thrill-seekers alike! Generous portions and a great way to sample our Ceviche (Halibut-Scallop), Guacamole, Nachos Bandoleros, Cold Boiled Marinated Shrimp and Grilled Scallions. Swiss Cheese Soufflé A light and fluffy soufflé cooked with roasted corn, poblano peppers and spinach, served with crostini. Julia Child would roll over in her grave - A Tila's masterpiece! Small (For 1-2) $9.95 Large (For 3-4) $14.95 Ask about our fresh daily specials! Tila's Hours of Operation: Mon - Thurs 11am - 11pm, Fri & Sat 11am - 12 midnight (or to close), Sun 10am - 10pm
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1111 S Shepherd on the curve · 713.522.7654
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