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Rick Bayless is chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo in Chicago, creator of Frontera gourmet foods, cookbook author and host of Mexico - One Plate at a Time.


From the Kitchen of Chef Rick Bayless

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Frontera Grill Brunch

Certain Items on our Brunch Menu change seasonally.

Snacks from Artisanal Corn Masa

  • SOPES RANCHEROS: Crispy corn masa boats filled with savory shredded beef, roasted tomato, avocado, homemade fresh cheese.   $8.00
  • Tostaditas de Ceviche: Hawaiian albacore, tomatoes, olives, cilantro, green chile. Crispy tostaditas.   $14.00
  • Taquitos de Pollo: Crispy taquitos of smoked chicken, roasted tomatillo salsa, homemade crema, anejo cheese, guacamole.   $8.00
  • Quesadillas Capitalinas: Mexico City-style corn masa turnovers stuffed with Samuels handcrafted Jack cheese & epazote. Guacamole.   $8.00
  • Entremes Surtido: Old School Frontera Trio with two pieces each: smoked chicken taquitos (sour cream, guacamole), Mexico City-style corn masa quesadillas (artisan cheese, epazote), classic ceviche tostadas.   $18.00
  • Tostaditas: Just-made tortilla chips & two salsas: three-chile (cascabel, morita, guajillo) & roasted tomatillo with serrano and cilantro.   $3.00

GUACAMOLES, SALADS, SOUP

  • Guacamole: Fresh and chunky, with just-made tortilla chips.   $9.50
  • Frontera Grill – GUACAMOLES, SALADS, SOUP
    GRILLED RAMP GUACAMOLE
    Poblano, grilled ramps, roasted tomatillo & garlic, cilantro. Tortilla chips.
    GRILLED RAMP GUACAMOLE: Poblano, grilled ramps, roasted tomatillo & garlic, cilantro. Tortilla chips.   $9.50
  • LITTLE GEM LETTUCE SALAD: Pumpkinseed-lime dressing, quick-pickled tomatillos, grilled knob onions   $8.50
  • Frontera Grill – GUACAMOLES, SALADS, SOUP
    BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD
    Baby red & green butter lettuce, goat cheese-guajillo dressing, honey Manila mango, red onion, guajillo-garlic crouton, homemade queso fresco.
    BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD : Baby red & green butter lettuce, goat cheese-guajillo dressing, honey Manila mango, red onion, guajillo-garlic crouton, homemade queso fresco.   $8.50
  • Jícama Street Snack: Jicama, cucumber, pineapple, fresh lime, crushed guajillo chile.   $7.00
  • TOPOLOBAMPO TORTILLA SOUP: Dark broth flavored with pasilla, with grilled chicken, avocado, hand-made Jack cheese, thick cream & crisp tortilla strips.   $8.50

Tacos, Enchiladas

  • TACOS AL CARBÓN : Wood-grilled meat, poultry, fish or mushrooms, roasted poblano rajas, guacamole, two salsas.   $16.50
  • Enchiladas de Huevo con Bistec: Fresh-baked corn tortillas rolled around spicy steak 'n' eggs, doused with roasted tomato-serrano chile sauce. A melted blanket of Samuel's hand-made Indiana Jack cheese. Black beans.   $15.50
  • Enchiladas de Mole Poblano: Homemade tortillas rolled around Gunthorp free-range chicken, doused with Mexicos most famous mole. Black beans.   $16.50

Cazuelas

  • Frontera Grill – Cazuelas
    CHICKEN with POBLANOS & CREAM
    Grilled Gunthorp chicken breast, homemade crema, black kale, wood-roasted poblanos, roasted Nichols Farm potatoes, homemade fresh cheese.
    CHICKEN with POBLANOS & CREAM : Grilled Gunthorp chicken breast, homemade crema, black kale, wood-roasted poblanos, roasted Nichols Farm potatoes, homemade fresh cheese.   $10.50
  • Frontera Grill – Cazuelas
    LAMB in OAXACAN BLACK MOLE
    Grilled Crawford Farm lamb shoulder, smoky calabacitas & ayocotes simmered in Oaxaca’s most famous mole (about 20 ingredients). Toasted almonds, sesame seeds, peanuts.
    LAMB in OAXACAN BLACK MOLE : Grilled Crawford Farm lamb shoulder, smoky calabacitas & ayocotes simmered in Oaxaca’s most famous mole (about 20 ingredients). Toasted almonds, sesame seeds, peanuts.   $10.50
  • HERBY GREEN-CHILE MUSHROOMS with BACON : Braised with Baja white wine, 2 herbs (hoja santa & epazote), 2 chiles (poblanos & serrano), grilled local ramps. Bacon, añejo cheese.   $8.50
  • Queso Fundido Clasico: Samuels artisanal Jack cheese with garlicky roasted peppers, homemade chorizo, Mexican oregano.   $8.00
  • Frontera Grill – Cazuelas
    SMOKED PORK QUESO FUNDIDO
    Otter Creek organic cheddar, slow smoked pork shoulder, rustic salsa huevona.
    SMOKED PORK QUESO FUNDIDO: Otter Creek organic cheddar, slow smoked pork shoulder, rustic salsa huevona.   $9.00

Eggs

  • Chilaquiles Verdes o Rojos: Quick-simmered tortilla "casserole", roasted green tomatillo or red guajillo chile sauce, homemade crema, aged Mexican cheese (queso anejo), sunny-side up egg. Tangy baby greens.   $12.00
  • Huevos Motulenos (Yucatan): Two fried eggs on a crispy tostada with roasted tomatoes, country ham, peas, sweet fried plantains, queso fresco & black beans.   $13.00
  • Huevos Rancheros Verdes o Rojos: Eggs (sunny-side up), roasted tomatillo or tomato sauce, fresh-baked corn tortillas, black beans, homemade fresh cheese, watercress.   $11.00
  • Huevos Estilo "El Bajio": Two poached eggs in crispy masa boats, black beans, creamy chile poblano sauce, Mexican greens & homemade chorizo.   $13.00
  • Huevos a la Mexicana (de Lujo: Eggs scrambled with fresh tomatoes, serranos, grilled green onions, cilantro & avocado; served with black beans and salsa verde.   $10.00. With grilled Gulf shrimp $13. With chorizo $12.

Specialties

  • OAXACAN-STYLE CARNE ASADA: Red chile-marinated Creekstone Natural Black Angus rib steak. Black beans, sweet plantains with homemade crema, guacamole.   $29.50
  • Hot Cakes Indgenas: Iroquois white corn pancakes with whipped goat cheese, organic agave syrup, red chile-glazed Gunthorp hickory-smoked bacon, two eggs sunny-side up.   $13.00
  • Sapitos: A trio of Xalapa-style gorditas (corn masa cakes) in chipotle-black bean sauce each with its own topping: scrambled eggs, grilled chicken, chorizo, plantains; homemade crema & queso fresco.   $13.00
  • Pozole Rojo: Mexicos classic pork & hominy soup/stew infused with rich red chile. Classic crunchy, aromatic garnishes.   $11.00. With one poached egg $12.50.
  • Pescado del Dia: Fresh fish of the day.   Market Price
  • Vegetables in Green Pipián : Corn masa tamales, vegetables from local farms, fennel-infused green pipián (roasted tomatillos, poblano, almonds), crispy epazote.   $14.00

ExTras

  • Black Beans: Three Sisters Garden black beans fried with caramelized onion & epazote, topped with Mexican fresh cheese.   $4.50
  • Pinto Beans: Simmered with Gunthorp bacon, poblanos, tomato & cilantro.   $4.50
  • Classic White Rice: Traditional Gulf-style rice with a variety of flavors.   $4.00
  • Rice & Beans: Black beans & Mexican rice.   $6.50
  • Rustic Mashed Potatoes.: Rustic mashed potatoes.   $4.50
  • Grilled Green Onions: Grilled green onions.   $2.00
  • Plantains with Cream: Sweet fried plantains, homemade sour cream & fresh cheese.   $6.00
  • Homemade Pickled Jalapeños: Carrots & cauliflower.   $3.00
  • Crema: Thick & rich cultured cream, a little sour, homemade.   $2.00

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