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Blue Corn Cafe
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Blue Corn Cafe - Durham

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This menu was last updated on 4/26/18. Although we have many accurate menus, they change often and it should be assumed this menu is not 100% accurate. If you want to be sure the dishes are still offered or confirm the prices are correct, please call the restaurant by tapping the call button above.
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Gluten Free  Gluten Free   Vegetarian  Vegetarian   Vegan  Vegan

*V=Can be made vegan *G=Can be made gluten free

Appetizers

Queso Dip
A blend of three cheeses melted to just the right consistency for dipping your chip.With jalapenos, beans, or spinach.
$5.95
Fajitas Fantastico
Shrimp, steak and chicken sauteed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas.Shrimp only $18.95
$16.95
Chips and Your Choice of Salsa
A plentiful amount of mixed corn tortilla chips served with any of the following salsas: Regular, spicy chipotle, salsa verde or pico de gallo
$3.50
Steamed Mussels
Fresh steamed mussels in a tomato and jalapeno creme fraiche.
$10.95
Fried Calamari
Fresh battered and fried calamari. Served with two house-made sauces for dipping: chipotle aioli and guava red chili.
$9.50
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew
Our famous vegan stew. Sweet potatoes, corn, black beans and cilantro in a tomato broth. Topped with fresh avocado slices.
$8.95
Nachos
Your choice of corn or flour tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, jalapenos, sour cream and guacamole. With your choice of chicken or beef $10.95
$9.50
Island Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with black olives, artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes and a blend of cheeses.
$10.95
Island Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with black olives, artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes and a blend of cheeses.
$10.95
Plantain Sampler
A variety of all our plantains served with a combination of our dipping sauces.
$8.95
Tostones
Refried plantains, served with Andaluse sauce for dipping.
$7.95
Platanos Fritos
Sliced plantains, deep fried and served with a sweet fresh mango & banana dipping sauce. Careful, they are habit forming!
$7.95
Guacamole Dip
Freshly crushed avocado mixed with garlic, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
$6.95
Queso Fundido
A small pot of melted cheeses mixed with roasted fresh poblano peppers and chorizo sausage. Served with chips for dipping
$6.95

Salads

Taco Salad
A crispy tortilla shell filled with black beans, rice, field greens, tomatoes, fresh mangoes, and topped with grilled skirt steak. Served with cilantro vinegarette.
$11.95
Avocado and Tomato Salad
Mixed greens, avocados and roma tomatoes served with our house cilantro vinaigrette. With grilled chicken $11.95
$9.95
Chipotle Chicken Salad
Mixed greens with spicy marinated chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, feta and onions. Served with our house cilantro vinaigrette.
$11.25
Casita Ensalada
Fresh field greens topped with tomatoes, garbanzo beans, corn, bacon, onions & sweet potatoes. Add grilled chicken $11.95
$9.95

For The Carnivore

Chicken Tinga Tacos
Two soft flour tacos stuffed with shredded chicken tinga. Topped with citrus cabbage slaw, pico de gallo and fresh avocado slices. Served with Black beans and saffron rice.
$12.95
Chicken and Mole
Simmered chicken breasts in mole sauce (thick sauce consisting of pine nuts,pasilla, habanero, chipotle peppers and cocoa powder). Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and a side of tortillas. Can be made with organic tempeh for a vegan option. $15.95
$13.95
Blue Corn Quesadilla
Roasted vegetables, marinated chicken, and local goat cheese. All this blended in a yummy quesadilla, served with black beans, saffron rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole.
$14.95
Quesadilla
Your choice of beef or chicken stuffed inside two flour tortillas with cheese and grilled until golden brown. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
$12.95
Platanos con Pollo
Marinated and grilled chicken breast stuffed with ripe, sweet plantains. Topped with a fresh vegetable chutney. Served with black beans and rice.
$14.95
Roasted Pork Barbacoa
Blue Corn's rendition of a barbacoa osso bucco. Slow roasted on the bone, served on a bed of charro beans, rice and steamed greens.
$18.00
Ropa Vieja
Steamed beef of the bone, simmered in a traditional red sauce Served on a bed of saffron rice and topped with sauteed onions. Choose a side of tortillas or Cuban bread.
$12.95
Picadillo
Cuban-style ground beef dish. Simmered with raisins, olives, onions, carrots, tomatoes, capers and more. Served over a bed of saffron rice and garnished with plantain chips.
$12.95
Pollo y Carne Fajitas
Chicken, steak or a mix of both sauteed with bell peppers, tomatoes, andonions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas.
$15.95
Bistec Milanesa
Thinly sliced flank steak marinated in mojo sauce, breaded and pan seared. Topped with salsa cruda and served with black beans and saffron rice. Garnished with plantain chips.
$14.95
Pollo Milanesa
Chicken breast lightly breaded and pan seared. Topped with a vegetable chutney and served on a bed of black beans and rice.
$13.95

Pescado

NC Fried Cod
Breaded and fried coastal cod served over a bed of black beans and rice with sliced avocado and a pineapple salad. Garnished with fried sweet plantains.
$16.95
Poached Salmon
8 oz salmon filet topped with a citrus and avocado chutney. Served on a bed of saffron rice and fresh slaw.
$15.95
Fish Tacos
Seasonal white fish battered and fried. Served in soft flour tortillas, With fresh slaw, pico de gallo and sliced avocado. Served with black beans, saffron rice and sweet plantains.
$14.95
Seafood Paella
Fresh mussels, shrimp, calamari and seasonal white fish, simmered in a lobster-based broth with saffron rice, zucchini, sweet peas, onions, tomatoes.
$16.95

Vegetarian Dinners

We offer Daiya vegan cheese on request for a simple upcharge.
*G Vegetable Fajitas
Fresh vegetables (zucchini, bell peppers, yellow squash, onions and mushrooms) sauteed with Mexican oregano and olive oil. Served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.
$13.95
*VG Black Beans and Rice
A large bowl of our vegan black beans simmered with saffron rice. Garnished with sweet plantains and served with flour tortillas.
$9.95
Stuffed Poblanos
Two poblano peppers stuffed with a white cheese and potato filling, batter-dipped and fried. Laced in a tomatillo salsa and served with rice and black beans.
$12.95
*G Empanada
A handmade-to-order corn shell stuffed with spinach and cheese, topped withsalsa verde, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. Served with rice and black beans.
$12.95
*G Black Bean Tortas
Black beans, eggplant, peppers and plantains blended together to make a vegetarian delight. These two griddle cakes are topped with a fresh pineapple & mango chutney and served with fresh slaw and saffron rice.
$12.95
Cheese Quesadilla
A flour tortilla filled with a blend of white cheeses and grilled until golden brown. Served with saffron rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and your choice of beans. With Spinach $10.95 With Spinach and Mushrooms $11.25 With fresh grilled vegetables $11.95
$9.95
Grilled Eggplant & Roma Tomato Quesadilla
A quesadilla stuffed with a mix of cheeses, grilled eggplant and roma tomatoes. Served with mashed sweet potatoes, black beans and plantain chips.
$12.95

Happy Hour Tacos

MON - FRI 4pm - 5:30pm
The Vegetarian
Soft corn tortilla with grilled squash, onions peppers and cabbage Topped with lettuce and cheese.
$2.00
Your Own Combo
Choose any of the following to make your own plate: Taco * Burrito * Taquito * Enchilada * Tostada * Chalupa * Flauta. Choice of one with rice and beans $7.25. Choice of two with rice and beans $9.00. Choice of three with rice and beans $10.00Choice of fillings for your combos- Spinach-cheese-grilled vegetables- Shredded chicken-Tinga chicken-shredded beef-ground beef- Cuban picadillo- Pork barbacoa
The Caliente
Soft corn tortilla stuffed with chicken tinga, lettuce, cheese and spicy chipotle sauce.
$2.00
The Mexican
Beef barbacoa in a soft corn tortilla. Topped with lettuce, cheese and Pico de gallo.
$2.00
El Pollito
Pulled and marinated chicken, onions and peppers in a hard corn taco. Topped with lettuce and cheese
$2.00
The Cuban
Cuban picadillo in a hard shell corn taco. Topped with lettuce and cheese.
$2.00

Side Dishes

Side of Charro Beans
$2.00
Side of Sweet Mashed Potatoes
$2.75
Side of Black / Refried Beans
$1.75
Side of Saffron Rice
$1.75
Side of Citrus Slaw
$2.50
Side of Grilled Veggies
$2.75
Side of Guacamole
$1.75
Side of Sour Cream
$0.75
Side of Tortillas
$0.75
 

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