Upscale Mexican fare & agave-based cocktails distinguish this eatery in a chic & rough-hewn space.
4.4 – 646 reviews $$ • Mexican restaurant
Menu
| Menu | |
| Dinner Menu – Ligeras | |
| Pozole Blanco Authentic hominy soup in a vegetable broth |
$10.00 |
| Guacamole Con Salsas Caseras Made to order guacamole, pomegranate seeds, cotija cheese, rotating salsas |
$16.00 |
| Esquites Sweet corn, lime, serranos, cotija cheese, hibiscus pickled red onions aioli |
$13.00 |
| Queso Fundido warm oaxacan cheese, house made chorizo rojo, roasted poblano rajas, sautéed onions, & flour tortillas |
$13.00 |
| Quesadilla oaxacan cheese, calabacitas, in flour tortillas with pinto beans |
$8.00 |
| Ceviche lime marinated market fish, red onion, cucumbers, Serrano, roasted corn, cilantro, avocado, hola Santa |
$19.00 |
| Tuetano roasted bone marrow, epazote chimichurri, & flour tortilla |
$18.00 |
| Dinner Menu – Ensaladas | |
| Betabel & Nopal pickled beets, grilled prickly pear cactus, cotija cheese, & habanero-clove balsamic reduction |
$7.00 |
| Dinner Menu – Sides | |
| Calabacitas | $3.00 |
| Nopales Salad | $3.00 |
| Black Or Pinto Beans | $2.00 |
| Papas | $3.00 |
| Poblano Rice | $2.00 |
| Grilled Spring Onions | $2.00 |
| Dinner Menu – Entrada | |
| Chile Relleno roasted chile poblano, mushrooms, spinach, onions, walnuts, & queso |
$14.00 |
| Chile en Nogada roasted chilie poblano stuffed with traditional pork, plantain, apples, almonds, dried fruit, finished with sherry walnut sauce |
$17.00 |
| Costillas de Res braised beef short ribs, ancho chile glaze, mexican squash, whole toasted red hominy folded with goat cheese |
$18.00 |
| Mole de Guajolote puebla style mole, pulled turkey, roasted spring onions, & fried plantain |
$18.00 |
| Pescado de la Casa seasoned and grilled swordfish, hominy cake, black bean puree, & seasonal vegetables |
$18.00 |
| Mancha Manteles One of seven traditional moles. Slow cooked pork loin, ancho chile, fruits, & spices |
$18.00 |
| Dinner Menu – Tacos | |
| Carnitas crispy, pork, white onion, cilantro, salsa verde |
$3.50 |
| Pescado seared cod, cabbage, pico de gallo, avocado & chiptole crema |
$3.50 |
| Lengua wine braised beef tongue, chipotle salsa, pickled red onion, espasote |
$3.50 |
| Cabeza wine braised beef cheek, onion, cilantro, salsa verde, radish |
$3.50 |
| Guajolote brined turkey, chipotle crema, cabbage, green onions |
$3.00 |
| Carne Asada grilled steak, rajas, avocado, queso fresco |
$3.50 |
| Rajas roasted poblano, onion, avocado and chipotle cremas, corn, pickled onion, epasote |
$3.00 |
| Papas potatoes, crema, queso fresco |
$3.00 |
| Nopales grilled prickly pear cactus, onion, cilantro, queso fresco |
$3.00 |
| Dinner Menu – Bebidas | |
| Limeade house made |
$3.00 |
| Jamaica house made |
$3.00 |
| Horchata house made |
$3.00 |
| Prickly Pear Iced Tea | $3.00 |
| Topo Chico Agua Mineral | $3.00 |
| Jarritos | $3.00 |
| Mexican Coke | $3.00 |
| Exo French Press | $3.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Ligeras | |
| Guacamole Board made to order, topped with queso fresco served with pico de gallo & tomatillo salsa |
$8.00 |
| Elote grilled corn with chipotle crema, queso fresco, & green onion |
$6.00 |
| Chicharrones fried to order pork skin with chile citrus salt |
$5.00 |
| Queso Fundido warm oxacan cheese, house made turkey achiote sausage, roasted poblano rajas, sautéed onions, & flour tortillas |
$9.50 |
| Quesadilla oaxacan cheese, calabacitas, in flour tortillas with pinto beans |
$8.00 |
| Ceviche citrus cured swordfish, traditionally seasoned |
$10.50 |
| Lunch Menu – Ensaladas | |
| Betabel & Nopal pickled beets, grilled prickly pear cactus, cotija cheese, & habanero-clove balsamic reduction |
$7.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Tazones | |
| Tazon black or pinto beans, poblano rice, avocado, house salsa, pickled vegetables |
$7.50 |
| Tazon Penca came asada, rajas, corn, pickled onion, black beans, avocado, chipotle crema, & salsa fresca |
$10.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Tortas | |
| Veggie Torta grilled onion, rajas, avocado, queso fresco, house mayo, & egg |
$9.00 |
| Torta Ahogada crispy pork, pinto beans, white onion, drowned in chile de arbol salsa |
$10.00 |
| Torta del Dia | $10.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Almuerzo | |
| Chilaquiles turkey, corn tortilla, salsa verde, queso fresco, black beans, & egg |
$11.00 |
| Pork Hash achiote pork, fingerling potatoes, rajas, onion, & egg |
$11.00 |
| Chile Relleno roasted chile poblano, mushrooms, spinach, onions, walnuts, & queso |
$14.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Tacos | |
| Carnitas crispy pork, white onion, cilantro, salsa verde |
$3.50 |
| Pescado seared cod, cabbage, pico de gallo, avocado & chiptole crema |
$3.50 |
| Lengua wine braised beef tongue, chipotle salsa, pickled onion, espasote |
$3.50 |
| Cabeza wine braised beef cheek, onion, cilantro, salsa verde, radish |
$3.50 |
| Guajolote brined turkey, chipotle crema, cabbage, green onions |
$3.00 |
| Carne Asada grilled steak, rajas, avocado, queso fresco |
$3.50 |
| Rajas masted poblano, onion, avocado and chipotle cremas, corn, pickled onion, epasote |
$3.00 |
| Papas potatoes, crema, queso fresco |
$3.00 |
| Nopales grilled prickly pear cactus, onion, cilantro, queso fresco |
$3.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Sides | |
| Calabacitas | $3.00 |
| Nopales Salad | $3.00 |
| Black Or Pinto Beans | $2.00 |
| Poblano Rice | $2.00 |
| Papas | $3.00 |
| Egg | $1.00 |
| Rajas | $3.00 |
| Grilled Spring Onions | $2.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Dessert | |
| Churros & Chocolate fresh mexican doughnut, cinnamon, sugar, chocolate ganache |
$6.00 |
| Torta flourless chocolate and amaretto cake, fresh cream, fruit |
$8.00 |
| Tres Leches white cake, house custard, cream 8c lime zest in a mason jar |
$8.00 |
| Lunch Menu – Bebidas | |
| Limeade house made |
$3.00 |
| Jamaica house made |
$3.00 |
| Horchata house made |
$3.00 |
| Prickly Pear Iced Tea | $3.00 |
| Topo Chico Agua Mineral | $3.00 |
| Jarritos | $3.00 |
| Mexican Coke | $3.00 |
| Exo French Press | $3.00 |
| Cocktail Menu – Cocktails | |
| Palabrita mezcal joven, lime juice, genepy liqueur, maraschino liqueur |
$11.00 |
| Diablo ginger-infused blanco tequila, homemade creme de cassis, lime juice, seltzer water |
$8.00 |
| Boca del Rio reposado tequila, angostura bitters, benedictine, cynar, lime |
$10.00 |
| Sonoran Gimlet bacanora, cocchi americano, house lime cordial, blanco tequila |
$10.00 |
| Bourbon and Tepache bourbon whiskey, house pineapple beer, Italian vermouth, velvet falernum, pineapple vinegar |
$9.00 |
| Heiress mexcal joven, oloroso sherry, Italian vermouth, walnut liqueur, absinthe, abbot’s bitters |
$10.00 |
| Chente rye whiskey, chamomile grappa, benedictine |
$10.00 |
| Jicaro elote-infused mezcal, chiltepin-macerated aguamiel, lime, orange bitters |
$10.00 |
| Cocktail Menu – Teapache | |
| House Pineapple Beer | |
| Cocktail Menu – Grenache | |
| Red Wine | |
| Spinach Brandy | |
| Amontillado Sherry | |
| Grapefruit Cordial | |
| Cinnamon | |
| Lemon | |
| Cocktail Menu – Rose | |
| Pisco | |
| Herbs De Provence | |
| Macerated Rose Wine | |
| Chardonnay Reduction | |
| Grapefruit Cordial | |
| Lemon | |
| Cocktail Menu – Blanc | |
| Honey | |
| Mirepoix Shrubb | |
| Pennyroyal Infusied Pisco | |
| Grapefruit Cordial | |
| White Wine | |
| Lemon | |
| Cocktail Menu – Agave Tasting Flights | |
| Age Flight Olmecas Altos Plata Tequila; Ocho Reposado; Don Julio Anejo |
$20.00 |
| Species Flight Del Maguey Vida Joven Mezcal (espadin); Olmecas Altos Plata Tequila; Cielo Rojo Bacanora (pacifica) |
$18.00 |
| Mezcal de Oaxaca Flight Nuestra Soledad; Alipus San Juan del Rio; Del Maguey Tobala |
$25.00 |
| House Flight Siete Leguas Blanco Tequila; Ocho Reposado Tequila; Ilegal Mezcal Anejo |
$24.00 |
| Cocktail Menu – Draught | |
| Modelo-Especial | |
| Rotating American Craft Brew | |
| Cocktail Menu – Bottles | |
| Indio | $4.00 |
| Estrella Daura | $5.00 |
| Samuel Smith Taddy Porter | $6.00 |
| Victoria | $4.00 |
| Schneider Weiss | $6.00 |
| Bell’s Two Hearted IPA | $6.00 |
| Bohemia | $5.00 |
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Contact Penca
Address: 50 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: (520) 203-7681
Website: http://pencarestaurante.com/
Hours
| Wednesday | 4:30–9:30PM |
| Thursday | 4:30–9:30PM |
| Friday | 4:30–9:30PM |
| Saturday | 4:30–9:30PM |
| Sunday | 4:30–9:30PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
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