Doña Esa homestyle mexican dinners
Hungry for more than a cocktail? Enjoy Mexican home cooking by Doña Esa in the Doma Bar living room. Available 5-9 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
snacks para compartir
Salsa fresca con totopos (V) – fresh green salsa with tortilla chips…………………………………………………… $8
Frijoles refritos con totopos (VG) – beans, cotija cheese and tortilla chips……………………………………………..$10
Guacamole con totopos (V) – guacamole with tortilla chips……………………………………………………………$15
La Caprichosa (the picky eater) (GF) – fried chicken taquitos with guacamole……………………………………$18
antojitos
AVAILABLE WITH YOUR CHOICE OF:
Tinga: Shredded chicken seasoned in tomato and chipotle
Carnita Frita: Juicy, lightly crisped slow-cooked pork (GF)
Champiñones: Mushroom with bell peppers and onion (V)(GF)
Tacos – corn tortilla, cilantro, onion, salsa, lime…………………………………………………1/$6 or 3/$17
Quesadilla – flour tortilla, salsa………..…………………$12
Enchiladas de salsa verde* – corn tortilla, tomatillo salsa, crema, cotija cheese………………………..………$15
Sope* – fried corn sope, lettuce, tomato, crema, cotija cheese…………………………………………………………$10
La Hija de la Tostada (V)*– fried tortilla, lettuce, tomato, crema and cotija cheese…………………………………2/$15
dinner
Enchiladas con arroz y frijol – the antojito becomes a complete dinner with savory refried beans and aromatic rice…………………………………………………………….$21
Puerco en salsa verde (GF) – Tender pieces of pork simmered in a sauce of roasted tomatillos, garlic, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño……………………………………….$23
extras
Enchiladas con arroz y frijol – the antojito becomes a complete dinner with savory refried beans and aromatic rice…………………………………………………………….$21
Puerco en salsa verde (GF) – Tender pieces of pork simmered in a sauce of roasted tomatillos, garlic, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño……………………………………….$23
*Can be made vegan without crema and cotija cheese
(V): Vegan, (VG): Vegetarian, (GF): Gluten-Free
WHAT’S IN A NAME
We named this project Doña Esa as a tribute to our grandmother, Elvia Rivera (1946-2013). She was the fourth of nine siblings, born in Mante, Tamaulipas, into a family of campesinos who worked in the sugarcane fields. Even though she wasn’t the oldest, and in a time when women wew expected to stay within traditional roles, she was the one who stepped forward when her family needed it most.
When her mother left the family, and with her father struggling with alcoholism, she took responsability for her siblings at a very young age. She went out into the world to work, to challenge expectations, and to provide. From selling produce at the market to learning how to sew so she could clothe her siblings, she created opportunities where there were none.
She never conformed. She kept growing. Over time, she became a strong provider and helped her siblings move forward in life. But because she was different, independent, determined, and ahead of time, people in her community often talked about her. Some would her “Doña Esa”, (“that woman”), not knowing her name or not wanting to mention her name for being different.