Los FrijolesMerendero & Cantina · Monterrey

Menu

Northern Mexican cuisine · Downtown Monterrey

Breakfast

Favoritos

House favorites

  • Los de la Casa$120

    Two fried eggs, two crispy taquitos, beans and a flour tostada with avocado.

  • Los Cony$135

    Shredded beef with steak strips, refried beans, avocado tostada and pork rinds in salsa.

  • Los del Patrón$125

    Scrambled eggs with pork cheek chicharrón, pico de gallo and melted cheese.

Machacados

Dried shredded beef with eggs · $127

Served with refried beans, a tostada with avocado and a crispy taquito.

  • Ranchero$127

    Scrambled eggs in roasted molcajete salsa.

  • Natural$127

    Scrambled eggs with shredded dried beef.

  • Mexicana$127

    Scrambled eggs with dried beef and pico de gallo.

  • Atropellado$210

    A generous skillet of dried beef stewed in tomato.

Tacos y Enchiladas

Tacos & enchiladas

  • Los Olvidados$105

    Griddled crispy dried-beef tacos.

  • Tacos Locos$112

    Crispy taquitos topped with machaca and bathed in salsa. Delicious!

  • Tacos de Machaca$125

    Rolled machaca tacos topped with cheesy beans.

  • Los Veracruz$110

    Rolled machaca tacos in cheesy beans, Veracruz style.

  • Enchiladas Suizas$139

    Shredded chicken enchiladas in cream and melted cheese.

Omelettes

$125

Served with refried beans, a tostada with avocado and a crispy taquito.

  • Relleno$125

    Filled with pico de gallo and cheese.

  • Jamón$125

    The classic, with ham and cheese.

  • Light$125

    Spinach, mushroom and light cheese (egg whites only).

  • Mexicana$125

    With pico de gallo and a cheese filling.

Huevos al gusto

$125 · up to 2 fillings

Served with refried beans, a tostada with avocado and a crispy taquito.

  • Huevos al gusto$125

    Eggs your way. Extra ingredient +$35.

Gorditas

3 pieces · $85

  • Gorditas$85

    Three handmade corn gorditas; choose your filling.

Antojitos

Brunch bites

  • Molletes$82

    Toasted bread gratinned with refried beans and a touch of chorizo.

  • Chicharrón en salsa$145

    Pork cheek chicharrón stewed in our homemade red salsa.

  • Carnitas al estilo México$145

    Golden, tender carnitas with rice, beans and guacamole.

  • Chicharrón natural$145

    Crispy, freshly fried pork cheek chicharrón.

Mixtas

With your choice of guiso

Choose your guiso: chicharrón in salsa, asado or cortadillo.

  • Mixta Sencilla$175

    Chicharrón and carnitas with rice, beans and guacamole.

  • Mixta Doble$252

    Double chicharrón and carnitas with rice, beans and guacamole.

Caldos

Traditional soups

  • Menudo$120

    Traditional northern tripe soup; great with Higueras oregano.

  • Pozole$120

    Hominy pozole with regional ingredients.

Chilaquiles

$127 · tortilla chips in salsa

Add any topping · +$35 each

Jamón · Chorizo · Tocino · Deshebrada · Pollo · Huevo · Chicharrón · Carnita · Arrachera (+$75)

  • De la Casa$127

    In green salsa with cheese, chicharrón and a fried egg on top.

  • Tradicionales$127

    Crispy, in green or red salsa, with cheese.

  • Los Enfrijolados$127

    In a habanero bean sauce; with or without a fried egg.

Plato de Fruta

Fruit plate

  • Plato de Fruta$120

    A generous plate of fresh seasonal fruit.

Postres

Desserts · $150

  • Flan de Elote$150

    Homemade sweet-corn flan.

  • Flan Napolitano$150

    Classic creamy Neapolitan flan.

Lunch & Dinner

Para botanear

To share · appetizers

  • Tacos Olvidados$105

    Crispy griddled dried-beef tacos.

  • Chicharrón de Cachete$145

    Crispy pork cheek chicharrón in our special salsa.

  • Fideo Seco$105

    Home-style dry noodles with pork asado; ask for piquín salsa.

  • Las Mollejitas$185

    Golden sautéed sweetbreads with onion, guacamole and refried beans.

  • Queso Plancha$96

    Griddled cheese in olive oil, with chorizo or asado.

  • El Trío Botanero$275

    Sweetbreads, beef milanesa and melted cheese with beans. To share.

  • Guacamole$112

    Freshly made guacamole with tortilla chips.

  • Chicharrón de Rib-Eye$270

    Shredded seasoned rib-eye over avocado with grilled onion.

  • Tacos Locos$112

    Rolled shredded-pork tacos in bean sauce.

Especialidades

House specialties

  • Cortadillo Norteño$145

    Northern-style beef stew in salsa with beans, Mexican rice and guacamole.

  • Asado de Puerco$145

    Pork in red salsa with beans, Mexican rice and guacamole.

  • Pechuga Rellena$185

    Chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese in a creamy mushroom sauce.

  • Milanesa Empanizada$155

    Beef or chicken milanesa gratinned with chipotle, rice, beans and guacamole.

  • Carnitas estilo La Mexicana$145

    Golden, tender carnitas with rice, beans and guacamole.

  • Chicharrón Crujiente Rojo$145

    Crispy chicharrón in red salsa with rice, beans and guacamole.

  • Chiles Rellenos$119

    Two stuffed peppers (picadillo or cheese) with beans, rice and salad.

  • Torta Matona de Carnitas$135

    XL torta with carnitas, lettuce, tomato, onion, ham, cheese and cream.

  • Barbachera$265

    Skirt steak cooked in banana leaf, seasoned with Higueras oregano. To share.

  • Burrito$120

    30 cm flour burrito with shredded beef, veggies, cream, avocado and beans.

Sopas y Caldos

Soups & broths

  • Puchero de Res$125

    Beef and vegetable broth.

  • Tlalpeño$95

    Chicken broth with chickpeas and chipotle.

  • Charros$85

    Charro beans with bacon and chorizo.

  • Sopa de Tortilla$115

    Tortilla soup with avocado, cheese and chicharrón.

  • Menudo$120

    Traditional northern tripe soup.

  • Pozole$120

    Hominy pozole with regional ingredients.

Costillas

Ribs · $229

  • Costilla Adobada$229

    Tender ribs marinated in house adobo.

  • Costilla al Tajín$229

    Baby-back style ribs with Tajín seasoning.

  • Costilla BBQ$229

    Beef ribs in a homemade BBQ blend.

Del Asador

From the grill

Served with potato, onion, grilled sausage and refried beans. Spiced (pikún) or salted.

  • Aguja Norteña$229

    Northern-style chuck steak.

  • Arrachera$245

    Monterrey classic: grilled skirt steak.

  • Rib Eye$295

    Juicy grilled rib-eye.

  • Tablitas$255

    Grilled short-rib strips.

  • Pollo Parrilla$165

    Grilled chicken, three-chile or salted.

  • Fajita Mixta$215

    Beef and chicken with onions, sausage and guacamole.

Los Tacos

Tacos

  • Los de Alambre$210

    Grilled "alambre" to make tacos, with guacamole.

  • Los Encazuelados$225

    Skirt steak in a skillet, gratinned with cheese.

  • Los Light de Pollo$175

    Chicken breast in a skillet, gratinned.

  • Los de Arrachera con Nopalitos$195

    Skirt steak with cactus in a charred tortilla.

Las Parrilladas

Mixed grill platters

  • Parrillada para 2$395

    For 2: skirt steak, rib-eye, 2 chicken skewers, 4 quesadillas, 2 sausages, baked potato and onions.

  • Parrillada para 4$870

    For 4: skirt steak, rib-eye, 2 skewers, 4 quesadillas, 4 sausages, potato, corn and guacamole.

  • Parrillada para 10$2225

    The feast for 10: skirt steak, rib-eye, 4 skewers, 8 quesadillas, 4 sausages, 2 potatoes, corn, charro beans and guacamole.

Niños

For kids

  • Dedos de Queso$99

    Breaded cheese sticks with fries and ketchup.

  • Nuggets de Pollo$99

    Chicken nuggets with fries and ketchup.

  • Tacos de Carne Asada$145

    Grilled beef tacos, plain or with cheese.

Prices in Mexican pesos (MXN), subject to change. Spirits do not include mixers. Please drink responsibly.