Appetizers
Chips and Salsa (GV)
A plentiful amount of our house-made corn tortilla chips served with any of our salsas (mild red, pico de gallo, salsa verde, habanero, or chipotle). $4.00
Queso Dip (G)
A blend of three cheeses melted to just the right consistency for dipping your chip. Served with chips and mild red salsa. Add jalapeños, black beans, refried beans, or spinach at no additional
charge. $6.75
Queso Fundido (G)
A small pot of melted cheese mixed with roasted fresh poblano peppers and chorizo sausage. Served with chips for dipping. $8.50
Guacamole Dip (GV)
Fresh avocado mixed with garlic, tomatoes, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice. $8.75
Platanos Fritos (G)
Fried sweet plantains dusted with cinnamon and sugar. Served with a
mango dipping sauce. $8.00
Tostones (G)
Crispy refried plantains served with Andaluse sauce for dipping. This is a Latin favorite. $10.00
Plantain Sampler (G)
A sampling of all three plantain varieties (platanos fritos, plantain chips, and tostones) served with both Andaluse sauce and a sweet mango sauce. $10.50
Island Nachos (G)
Corn tortilla chips topped with black olives, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and a blend of melted cheeses. $12.00
Nachos (G)
Your choice of corn or flour tortilla chips topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, jalapeños, sour cream, and guacamole. $11.00
Add chicken or beef $12.00
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew (GV)
Our famous vegan stew. Sweet potatoes, corn, black beans, and cilantro in a tomato broth. Topped with fresh avocado slices. $9.25
Fried Calamari
Fresh battered and fried calamari. Served with homemade chipotle aioli and guava red chili sauce. $13.00
Steamed Mussels
Fresh steamed mussels in a tomato and jalapeño crème fraîche. $12.50
Tostones with Guacamole (GV)
Fresh tostones served with our homemade guacamole. $12.00
G – Can be made gluten free
V – Can be made vegan
Salads
All salads are served with our house cilantro vinaigrette. Oil and vinegar or ranch can be substituted on request.
Taco Salad
A crispy tortilla shell filled with field greens, black beans, rice, tomatoes, fresh mangoes, and skirt steak. $15.50
Avocado and Tomato Salad (GV)
Mixed greens, avocados, and tomatoes. $11.00
Add grilled chicken $13.50
Add salmon $17.00
Chipotle Chicken Salad (G)
Fresh field greens topped with spicy marinated chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, feta, and onions. $14.00
Casita Ensalada (G)
Fresh field greens topped with tomatoes, garbanzo beans, corn, bacon, onions, and sweet potatoes. $11.00
Add grilled chicken $13.50
Combination Plates
Choose any of the following to make your own plate. All are served with saffron rice and beans.
Choice of fillings: (one filling per item) Spinach, cheese, grilled vegetables, shredded chicken, tinga chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, Cuban picadillo, or pork barbacoa
Taco
Burrito
Taquito
Enchilada
Tostada
Chalupa
Flauta
One item $10.00
Two items $11.50
Three items $13.00
Sides
Charro beans $3.00
Black or refried beans $3.00
Saffron rice $3.00
Mashed sweet potatoes
$3.50
Citrus slaw $3.00
Grilled vegetables $3.25
Guacamole $3.00
Sour cream $1.00
Tortillas $1.00
Cuban roll $1.00
We reserve the right to add gratuity for parties of 8 or more. Like us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram for special updates or local fundraiser events. Blue Corn Café caters and offers a private room. Please ask your server for more information or you can email us at info@bluecorncafedurham.com.
Established in 1997, Blue Corn Café has always had a passion for bringing fresh and sustainable food to our community. We are proud to use locally sourced ingredients in all of our eclectic Latin cuisine. All our food is prepared fresh after you order it, and we are therefore able to accommodate most special requests. Our staff is trained on dietary restrictions and allergies, and many of our dishes can be prepared gluten-free or vegan. Please just let your server know!
Entrees
Bistec Milanesa
Thinly sliced flank steak marinated in a citrus and garlic mojo sauce, breaded, and pan-seared. Topped with salsa cruda and served with black beans and saffron rice. Garnished with plantain chips. $18.00
Pollo y Carne Fajitas (G)
Choice of chicken, steak, or a mix of both sautéed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with saffron rice, your choice of black or refried beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas. $18.50
Fajitas Fantastico (G)
Shrimp, steak, and chicken sautéed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with saffron rice, your choice of black or refried beans,
lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas. $20.00
*Shrimp only $22.00
Picadillo (G)
Cuban-style ground beef, simmered with raisins, olives, onions, carrots, tomatoes, and capers. Served over a bed of saffron rice and garnished with plantain chips. $16.50
Ropa Vieja (G)
Braised and pulled beef, simmered in a traditional red sauce. Served on a bed of saffron rice and topped with sautéed onions. Comes with
your choice of tortillas or a Cuban roll. $17.50
Roasted Pork Barbacoa (G)
Blue Corn’s rendition of a barbacoa osso bucco. Slow roasted on the bone, served on a bed of charro beans (pinto beans simmered with
pork and jalapenos), saffron rice, and steamed greens. $22.00
Pollo Milanesa
Chicken breast lightly breaded and pan-seared. Topped with a vegetable chutney and served on a bed of black beans and saffron rice. $17.00
Platanos con Pollo (G)
Marinated and grilled chicken breast stuffed with ripe sweet plantains and cheese, topped with a vegetable chutney, and served over black beans and saffron rice. $17.50
Quesadilla
Your choice of beef or chicken stuffed inside two flour tortillas with cheese and grilled until golden brown. Served with saffron rice, your choice of black or refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole. $15.50
Blue Corn Quesadilla
Roasted vegetables (zucchini, onions, carrots, and peppers), marinated chicken, and local goat cheese together in our signature quesadilla, served with black beans, saffron rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole. $17.00
Chicken and Mole (G)
Simmered chicken breasts in mole sauce (pine nuts, pasilla, habanero, chipotle peppers, and cocoa powder). Served with saffron rice,
lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and a side of tortillas. $17.50
Substitute organic tempeh for chicken $18.50
Chicken Tinga Tacos (G)
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. $16.00
Vegetarian Dinners
We offer Daiya vegan cheese on request for an additional $1.75.
Grilled Eggplant and Roma Tomato Quesadilla
A quesadilla stuffed with a mix of cheeses, grilled eggplant, and aroma tomatoes. Served with mashed sweet potatoes, black beans, and
plantain chips. $15.00
Vegetable Fajitas (GV)
Fresh zucchini, bell peppers, yellow squash, onions, and mushrooms sautéed with Mexican oregano and olive oil. Served with your choice
of black or refried beans, saffron rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole. $17.50
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 black beans or refried beans. $12.00
Add spinach $13.00
Add spinach and mushrooms $13.50
Add fresh grilled vegetables $14.00
Black Bean Tortas (GV)
Two griddle cakes made with black beans, eggplant, peppers, and plantains, topped with a fresh pineapple and mango chutney. Served
with fresh slaw and saffron rice. $15.00
Empanada (GV)
A handmade-to-order corn shell stuffed with spinach and cheese, and topped with salsa verde, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. Served with
saffron rice and black beans. $17.00
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 saffron rice and black beans. $16.00
Black Beans and Rice (VG)
A large bowl of our vegan black beans served over saffron rice. Garnished with sweet plantains and served with a side of flour tortillas. $11.50
Pescado
North Carolina 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 sweet plantains. $19.50
Poached Salmon (G)
An 8-ounce salmon filet topped with a citrus and avocado chutney. Served on a bed of saffron rice with fresh citrus slaw. $19.50
Fish Tacos
Seasonal white fish battered and fried. Served in soft flour tortillas, alongside fresh slaw, pico de gallo, sliced avocado, black beans, saffron rice, and sweet plantains. $18.00
Seafood Paella (G)
Fresh mussels, shrimp, calamari, and seasonal white fish, simmered in a lobster-based broth with saffron rice, zucchini, sweet peas, onions,
and tomatoes. $21.00
G – Can be made gluten-free
V – Can be made vegan
*All Shrimp is domestic and
chemical-free
We reserve the right to add gratuity for parties of 8 or more.
Like us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram for special updates or local fundraiser events.
Blue Corn Café caters and offers a private room. Please ask your server for more information
or you can email us at info@bluecorncafedurham.com.