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Menu
In Spanish, that's "ENTREMESES" - Literally, "Enter Messy." Some of this stuff is gooey, but don't be afraid to dive right in. After you've finished the food, you can eat your fingers!
Soup is served after 4:00 p.m. only.With real sour cream & salsa cruda.
Toasted corn tortilla chips topped with melted cheese. (Not to be confused with "MACHO." When a guy's Macho, he's all man. When he's Nacho, he's all topped with melted cheese, which can attract flies & mess up a date.) (We think these are pronounced "NOT SHOWS," but we're Not Sho!)
Individual little works of art (Carlos' cousin Arturo). Beans, melted cheeses, guacamole & Daisy sour cream.
If you're scared of ordering Super nachos - order these. Tortilla chips with fresh chicken, Daisy sour cream, covered with Jack & cheddar cheese. It tastes as good as it looks - & don't you wish you did?
Made from delicious king crab meat, mixed with Daisy sour cream. We tried the queen crab, but found it too sweet.
A selection of virtually everything our appetizer lady has to offer. Well, almost everything!
Spicy beef & a blend of melted cheeses.
A blend of melted cheeses, white wine served with warm handmade corn tortillas. Chorizo on request.
If not ordering a meal.
Carlos used his swimming pool, sin agua of course, to store 5 tons of avocados he got on special. He'd forgotten about the swimming party planned for that week. However, everyone thought it was a great idea & after Carlos' party, guacamole dipping spread through the West literally overnight.
Carlos and Pepe's World Famous dip. Made with secret ingredients from an old family recipe. We still don't know who the family is but we do know they were very very old.
Fresh salsa cruda, Mexican herbs, spices, cheddar and Jack cheeses.
The recipe that made Wolfgang Puck famous, pulled BBQ chicken breast, fresh tomato, salsa cruda, cheddar and Jack cheeses, red onion and fresh cilantro.
Chopped mushrooms, bell peppers, broccoli, fresh tomato salsa cruda, cheddar & Jack cheeses.
Spicy beef, fresh tomato, salsa cruda, Jack & cheddar cheeses.
Jack, cheddar, feta & mozzarella cheeses with salsa cruda.
Roasted red peppers, portabella mushrooms, salsa cruda, Jack & cheddar cheeses.
Pronounced "HO-MAY-TOHR-TEE-TAHS" - If you haven't tried them freshly homemade, you haven't had tortillas. Served warm with butter. (At night after work, Pepe & his date sit in front of the TV set at home making tortillas*. this is Pepe's idea of a good time. This is why Pepe's a bachelor.) Tortillas, thin unleavened pancakes of ground, dried flour or corn, are still made much the same as they were throughout The America's 2000 years before the Spanish took over & invented Touristas.*Pepe lives in a mobile home near the restaurant. Carlos lives right here in the kitchen.
The recipe for this Brown Derby original (mounds of lettuce, fresh tomatoes, juicy chicken, avocado, bacon & Carlos' own special vinaigrette dressing, mixed with special bleu cheese chunks and lightly tossed) found it's way into Carlos' back pocket, along with 17 napkins & a handful of ashtrays.
Fresh romaine lettuce, Parmesan reggiano cheese & jalapeno toast.
Freshly grilled chicken served warm.With avocado strips - 13.50
Mustards Orilt In Napa Valley, California gave us this recipe. Fresh pasta, chicken breast, crisp bacon, candied nuts & a slightly sweet sesame dressing. Jalapeno cheese toast.
Black beans, avocado, fresh tomatoes, onions & cilantro on a bed of lettuce and topped with Daisy sour cream. Served in a crispy flour tortilla shell.With fresh broiled chicken breast - $12.50
Baby spinach, Kalamata olives, extra virgin olive oil, wine vinegar, cucumbers, feta cheese, tomatoes & red onions.
Grilled Skirt Steak or Grilled Fresh Chicken, Tomatoes, Onions, Bell Peppers, Cheese & Fresh Warm Flour Tortillas. Your choice of guacamole or Daisy sour cream.Pepper & Tomato - add $1.00Pepper, Onions, Tomato & Portabello Mushrooms - add $2.00.Have your fajita blackened - add $ 1.50 See Fish Menu for Seafood Fajitas.
Melted Jack & cheddar cheeses.With guacamole add - $1.50.
Shredded fresh chicken, Jack & cheddar cheese and guacamole.
Shredded fresh chicken breast mixed with BBQ sauce & made with all of the above ingredients.
Sliced ham, Jack and cheddar cheeses. Served with guacamole.
All of the above with 4 fried eggs.
Broccoli, summer squash, zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, Jack & cheddar cheeses, salsa cruda & avocado slices.
Shredded fresh chicken breast, homemade chipotle salsa, with Jack & cheddar cheeses, marinated jalapenos and guacamole.
Jack, cheddar, feta & mozzarella cheeses, with guacamole.
Jack & cheddar cheeses with wilted spinach.
A spinach quesadilla with portabella mushrooms.
Roasted red peppers, portabella mushrooms, Jack & cheddar cheeses.
(Pronounced "KOMBIH-NATIONS") - The following served with rice & beans. Or if you wish you may substitute with beans & rice.
This dish is named after TU TACO, the royal chef to the emperor Maximilian of Mexico, & the man credited with the invention of heartburn. Max had him drown in a vat of his own hot sauce in 1866. Max's next chef, JUAN ENCHILADA, corrected the problem & today neither tacos nor enchiladas cause heartburn.
(Pronounced "TU CHEEZORE- BEFORE- CHICKAN 'N' CHALADA")- If you can make any sense out of that, no more Margaritas for you!
A Burrito is not a small burro, anymore than a mosquito is a small mosque. Instead, a burrito is a giant gob of juicy meat or beans gift-wrapped in a nice, big, soft tortilla.
A three-piece mariachi band that comes to your table and serves you a tamale and piping hot enchilada with rice & beans.
Blackened add - $1.50
Zucchini, summer squash, portabella mushrooms, tomatoes, corn, broccoli, extra virgin olive oil, spices & marinara sauce with parmesan reggiano & buffalo mozzarella cheese.
All sandwiches are served with choice of rice & beans, French fries or fried sweet potatoes.
Ham, Swiss cheese, pork, mustard, butter & dill pickles, grilled on a toasted French bread.
Melted cheese, grilled pineapple & avocado slices.
Guacamole, Jack cheese and sliced tomatoes.
Guacamole, Jack cheese & sliced tomatoes.
Jack, Cheddar, feta & mozzarella cheeses.
Our hamburgers will make dining at Carlos & Pepe's a memorable experience ... that is, unless you forget heartburn quickly! Served on a sesame seed bun with a slice of pickle & French fries.
Lettuce, tomato & a slice of red onion.
Cheddar & Jack cheese.
Our basic burger drowned in chili.
Guacamole & melted cheese.
Super chunks of beef or chicken stuffed in a flour tortilla, loads of melted cheeses, sauce & topped with guacamole.
Beef or chicken, refried beans, lettuce, cheese, tomato & topped with guacamole.
Named for Al Carbon, who in his heyday was known to kill for a plate of these tacos. Two handmade corn tortillas ("soft tacos") filled with slices of sirloin steak or chicken. Served with cheese, guacamole, lettuce & salsa cruda.
(Pronounced GIMME-THE-CHANGA!!!) This is a deep-fried beef or chicken burro covered with our own special sauce & garnished with Daisy sour cream & guacamole. NO, YOU CAN'T DANCE TO IT!
Two tortillas with king crab, Daisy sour cream & salsa cruda. Topped with Cheddar and Jack cheese & a little more real sour cream.
Two tortillas filled with cheese, covered with ranchera sauce & topped with real sour cream.
(Pronounced WAY-VOES-RAN-CHAIR-OES) - We serve two tortillas filled with two cheeses, plus three eggs "sunny side up," covered with ranchera sauce & chorizo ... Gesundheit!
Beef or chicken rolled in flour tortillas, deep fried & topped with guacamole, Daisy sour cream & sauce, (called a "FLAUTA "because it 's supposed to look like a flute - but don't blow through the darn thing or your date will look like a mess!
(Pronounced "CHILY COLORADO", which is certainly true, especially in winter.) A mildly-spicy Mexican beef stew. (If you hold your breath and eat two or three portions of this real quick, maybe it'll make you rocky mountain high!)
Beef or chicken, refried beans & cheese, piled high on a giant flour tortilla topped off with gobs of lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole & Daisy sour cream. (This dish is as rich as Carlos used to be, if all goes well, it'll make him rich again.)
(Pronounced "CHILLY, RAY, EH? ... NO") Our chiles are hand-picked straight off the vine, we could get them from cans, but Pepe's family needs the work. Two fresh poblano chiles, stuffed with cheese, chicken, beef or vegetables, deep fried or baked & covered with a homemade sauce.
Hot! But not too hot! Fresh corn masa filled with chunks of sirloin or chicken & covered with chile sauce & cheese. It's hot today, but it'll be chilly tamale. (Perdone me!)
Two tortillas filled with either fresh chicken or cheese, & topped with Swiss cheese & homemade tomatillo sauce.
We make our desserts on premises!
Wow! Oreo cookies crust, chocolate chip & coffee ice cream, topped with hot fudge, freshly whipped cream & toasted almonds. (There's nothing Mexican about this dessert, except the word for it: FABULOSO!)
One of the great mysteries of the world of food is "How do you fry ice cream?" Carlos' answer: "Very carefully!"
Dave's own recipe made from scratch each day.
Our house Margaritas are made with Sauza Gold, Triple Sec & fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice. We use only the freshest & most authentic products.
Made with Sauza Tres Generaciones Aflejo, Grand Marnier, fresh squeezed lemon & lime juice.
Sauza Gold, Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Mango Rum, Blue Curacao, fresh squeezed lemon & lime juice.
Sauza Gold, prickly pear infusion, fresh squeezed lemon & lime juice.
Made with Sauza Hornitos, Grand Marnier, fresh squeezed lemon & lime juice.
Sauza Gold, infused with fresh mango, fresh squeezed lemon & lime juice.
The original Margarita recipe using Sauza Hornitos Tequila, Cointreau and fresh squeezed lemon & lime juices.
Don Julio Silver and Reposado, 1800, Patron Silver, Reposado and Aflejo, El Tesoro, Espolon, Milagro, Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia. Corazon, Chinaco Cabo Wabo, Tres Generaciones, Hornitos, Herradura, Jose Cuervo Especial, Jose Cuervo Classico, Jose Cuervo Black, 1800 Silver, 1800 Aflejo, Corazon Blanco, Reposodo Aflejo, El Diamante Cielo Blanco, Reposado and many more.