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Our Menu

  • All Day Menu - Effective 2/26/26
  • Para Almuerzo (Lunch only)
  • Bar Happy Hour & Street Tacos - Mon- Fri | 3-5pm

NEW MENU ALERT!! The menu below is effective on February 26th, 2026
*consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness
please inform your server of any allergy concerns

(V) - Vegan | (GF) - Gluten-Free

Las Entradas

(Appetizers)
served with a complimentary basket of house-made chips with salsa

Mez Guacamole (GF, V)

$12.00
served with warm tortilla chips

Salsa Flight (GF, V)

choices: Mexicana, chipotle, tomatillo, mango habanero (spicy!) with warm chips (TG)
3 Salsas $5 | 5 Salsas $12 | One Large Salsa $8 | Side Bravo Queso $6

Aguachiles*

$18.00
choice of shrimp or octopus with cucumbers, onions, avocado, cilantro, chef’s special salsa • Combined $MP

Coctel De Camarón

$18.00
Mexican-style shrimp cocktail with cilantro, onion, and avocado tomato sauce, crackers, celery, lettuce

Ceviche De Pulpo

$19.00
sliced cooked octopus, citrus-tomato aguachile, serranos, orange and grapefruit segments, topped with red onions and cilantro

Ceviche De Camaron

$17.00
mango salsa, red onions, heirloom tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, orange juice, orange segments, avocado

Queso Flameado (GF)

$10.00
melted chihuahua and goat cheeses, poblanos, tomatillo, and Mexicana salsas, with chips
Add House Chorizo $12

Elote Dip (GF)

$12.00
corn, mayo, goat cheese, jalapeno, lime, tajin, cilantro. Served with chips
Add Smoked Brisket $16

Mexican Street Corn (GF)

$7.00
corn, mayo, tajin, lime, fresco

Potato & Cheese Flautas

$15.00
potato, cheese, corn tortilla, guacamole, molecajete salsa, crema, queso fresco, lettuce

Southwest Tinga Mini Chimi’s

$14.00
chicken tinga, black beans, corn, cheese, trio of sauces, flour tortilla

Quesadilla

$9.00
flour tortilla, melted jack cheese Veggie $14 | Chorizo $15 | Chicken or Chicken Tinga $16 | Shrimp $19 or Steak $18

Sopa

(Soup)

Mez Corn Soup

$7.00/cup
$9.00/bowl
roasted fresh corn, poblano rajas, cream, and queso

Pozole Verde (GF)

$8.00/cup
$16.00/bowl
shredded chicken, hominy, radish, lettuce, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime

Charro Bean Soup

$7.00/cup
$9.00/bowl
pinto beans, salchicha, chorizo, bacon, onion, tomatoes, chipotle peppers, cilantro

Ensaladas

Add Chicken $5 | Shrimp $7 | Salmon* $9 | Beef $9

Verde (GF, V)

$8.00
$11.00
greens, blueberries, tomatoes, toasted pumpkin seeds, queso, and pumpkin seed vinaigrette

Grilled Avocado (GF, V)

$13.00
tomato-corn salsa, greens and chile de árbol vinaigrette

Southwest Taco Salad (TG)

$14.00
romaine, Mexicana, black beans, guacamole, pepitas, corn, queso fresco, tortilla strips, and cilantro-lime dressing

Especiales de la Casa

(House Specialties)

Pescado Veracruz (GF)

$28.00
grilled butterflied fish in Veracruz-style sauce, capers, shallots, Spanish olives, roasted tomatoes, tomatillo, jalapeño, vegetable tamales

Blackened NC Mahi Bowl (TG)

$26.00
NC mahi blackened, cabbage, green rice, mango salsa, guacamole, tortilla strip

'Mez Ancho Pulpo' (GF)

$25.00
Portuguese, tender octopus, grilled, ancho salsa, cabbage slaw, lime vinaigrette, frisee

Salmon a La Parilla

$29.00
grilled Atlantic salmon, asparagus, corn, tomato, avocado, fennel, poblano aioli

Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo Negro Grilled

$26.00
white shrimp, sauté kale and red cabbage, heirloom carrots, black mole sauce, sweet aged black garlic

Carne Asada 'Mez Mexicana'

$32.00
tender skirt steak served with seasonal vegetables, charro beans, Mexican rice

Sizzling Fajitas

onions, peppers, chipotle salsa, chimichurri, crema, rice, flour tortillas
Add Portabello $15 | Chicken $17 | Shrimp $20 | Steak $20

Mez Adobo Ribeye (GF)

$38.00
chipotle papas bravas, carrots, charred jalapeno, molcajete, lime-butter

Carne Asada a La Tampiqueña* (GF)

$36.00
grilled picanha steak, red chimichurri, poblano strips, spinach, spinach enchiladas topped with verde sauce, Colorado sauce

Carnitas Estilo Michoacan

$23.00
braised pork, green rice, black beans, molcajete salsa, flour tortillas
*Make it a bowl

Costillas De Res (Short Ribs) (GF)

$25.00
marinated slow braised beef, cauliflower puree, carrots, au jus

Chile Relleno (GF)

$18.00
poblano pepper, corn elote, tomato sauce, crema

Arroz con Camaron

$24.00
shrimp, spinach, tomato-corn salsa, cilantro-lime butter, green rice, flour tortilla

Camarones al Chipotle

$24.00
shrimp, red bell peppers, house-made chipotle sauce, green rice

Tacos

three tacos served with rice and beans

Baja Fish Fried Fish

$19.00
fried mahi-mahi fingers, cabbage slaw, mango salsa, chipotle aioli, and flour tortillas (two tacos)

Carne Asada(GF)

$19.00
flank steak, guacamole, molecajete salsa, caramelized onions, queso, corn tortilla

Pulpo Con Chorizo

$19.00
blue corn tortilla, grilled octopus, local chorizo, chipotle sauce, pico, cabbage, avocado chipotle mayo, micro greens, lime

Tinga (GF)

$18.00
chipotle braised chicken, tomatillo salsa, onions, corn tortilla

Beef Brisket

$18.00
chipotle aioli, pickled red onions, cilantro, and flour tortillas

Al Pastor (GF)

$18.00
house adobo, pork shoulder, pineapple, pickled onion, lime, micro cilantro, corn tortilla

Verduras (GF, V)

$17.00
mixture of vegetables, portobello, sweet potato, kale, cilantro-lime aioli, pepita, corn tortilla

Masa Y Harina

hand-made masa or locally sourced flour tortillas

Mez Burrito

$13.00
red rice, black bean, queso, tomatillo salsa, flour tortillaVeggie $14 | Grilled Chicken $16 | Tinga $16 | Shrimp $19 | Steak $18* *Make it a bowl (GF)

Mez Ultimate Burrito

$17.00
pork carnitas, rice, beans, iceberg, Mexicana salsa, tomatillo, queso bravo

Chicken Suiza Enchilada (GF)

$18.00
shredded chicken, verde sauce, queso, crema, rice, beans, corn tortilla

Spinach Enchiladas (GF)

$17.00
fresh spinach, jack cheese, queso, crema, rice, beans, corn tortilla

Picadillo Empanadas

$18.00
ground beef, carrot, pea, potato, onion, cheese, molcajete, crema, fresco, cilantro

Salvadorian Pupusas

$20.00
corn cakes, brisket, mozzarella, tomato sauce, onions, queso fresco, cilantro, cabbage-slaw, salsa de molcajete

Tamales Divorciados

$22.00
chicken tinga tamale, tomatillo salsa, brisket tamale, Colorado sauce, green rice, crema

Quesadilla Mexicana

$14.00
local corn tortilla, molecajete salsa, shredded lettuce, queso, cream Chorizo $15/ Grilled Chicken $16 | Tinga $16 | Shrimp $19 | Steak* $18

Verduras Y Complementos

(Vegetable Plates and Side Dishes)

Arroz (Rice) (GF, V)

$5.00
red, green, white

Frijoles (GF, V)

$5.00
black beans with queso fresco, charro, refried black, refried red

Guacamole

$5.00

Pappas Bravo (Roasted Potatoes)

$6.00

Side Salsa (GF, V)

$1.00
2oz choice of salsa, Mexicana, smokey chipotle, salsa verde, molcajete, or mango habanero (hot!)

Warm Queso Bravo

$5.00
hatch chile, cream

Maduros

$6.00
sweet ripe plantain, cilantro-lime butter, Cruzan dark rum

Charro Beans

$6.00
pinto beans, salchicha, chorizo, bacon, onion, tomatoes, chipotle peppers, cilantro

served only from 11:30am-4:00pm

served only from 11:30am-4:00pm

Pozole Verde (GF)

$7.00/cup
$14.00/bowl
shredded chicken, hominy, radish, lettuce, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime

Chipotle Corn Mini Chimi’s

$14.00
flour tortilla, chicken tinga, corn salsa, black beans, queso chihuahua, trio of sauces

Beef Milanesa Torta

$14.00
crispy breaded steak, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, queso chihuahua, avocado, chipotle aioli, fries

Steak Fajita Torta

$16.00
steak, onions, peppers, lettuce, tomato, avocado, pickled jalapenos, chipotle aioli, fries

Vegetable Power Bowl (GF)

$14.00
quinoa, kale, sweet potato, portobello, pepitas, cilantro aioli

Mango Shrimp Bowl (GF)

$16.00
shrimp, green rice, slaw, mango salsa, chipotle aioli

Carne Asada Bowl (GF)

$17.00
steak, green rice, black beans, Mexicana salsa, queso fresco, crema, guacamole

Cochinita Pibil Bowl (GF)

$18.00
braised pork, green rice, mango salsa, pickled onion, pibil jus

Shrimp Flautas (TG)

$16.00
fried cheese stuffed corn tortilla, shrimp, guacamole, Mexicana salsa

Chilaquiles Verdes (TG)

$14.00
corn tortilla chips, shredded chicken, queso chihuahua, salsa verde, fried egg

Camarones al Chipotle (GF)

$16.00
shrimp, chipotle cream, green rice

Happy Hour

Queso Bravo

$6.00
warm queso blanco, mild peppers & chiles. Served with Tortilla Chips

Carne Asada Fries

$9.00
steak, black beans, corn, queso bravo, guacamole, mexicana salsa, jalapenos

Southwest Tinga Mini Chimis

$7.00
chipotle chicken tinga, black beans, corn, jack cheese, flour tortilla, molcajete, poblano aioli, chile de arbol

Mez Nachos

$8.00
Tortilla chips, black beans, mexicana salsa, queso bravo, sour cream, guacamole
add: Chicken, tinga, brisket, steak, chorizo

Street Tacos

Cactus salad (v)

$4.00
Cactus, onion, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice, queso fresco, pumpkin seeds, corn tortilla

Steak & Potato

$4.00
Steak, potatoes, onions, Pasilla sauce, crema, queso fresco, corn tortilla

Blackened Shrimp

$4.00
Blackened shrimp, citrus cabbage slaw, mango salsa, poblano aioli, flour tortilla

Lengua

$4.00
Beef tongue, onion, cilantro, salsa molcajete, corn tortilla

Gringo

$4.00
Ground beef, onion, tomato, guacamole, iceberg lettuce, crema, queso fresco, radish, fried corn tortilla

Smoked Duck

$4.00
Smoked duck, blueberry-jalapeño gastrique, sweet potato, roasted corn, corn tortilla

Chorizo & potato

$4.00
Chorizo, onion, potato, poblano pepper, chimichurri sauce, corn tortilla
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