What is in the food, and what is not.
We want you to be able to eat here comfortably, whatever your diet. This page covers what we can adjust, what we cannot, and what you should ask us about before you order. If your needs are not covered here, call us at (989) 486-1488 and we will walk through it with you.
How we label things.
On our menu, you will see these tags next to items:
- V — vegetarian as made. Contains dairy and/or eggs, but no meat, poultry, or fish.
- VG — vegan on request. Made without animal products after minor adjustments; not vegan as served unless stated.
- GF — gluten-free as made. Does not contain wheat, barley, rye, or their derivatives in the recipe.
- 🌶 — spicy. Usually from fresh or dried chile, not from hot sauce.
Vegetarian dining.
We are a Tex-Mex kitchen, and Tex-Mex food is naturally kind to vegetarians. Most of our sides, plenty of our tacos, and a few of our plates work without meat. Here is what we recommend, in order:
- Veggie tacos. Grilled zucchini, corn, black beans, roasted pepper, avocado, cotija. Ask for no cotija to make them vegan.
- Cheese enchiladas. Simple, hot, and covered in chile gravy. Ask for the gravy without beef stock if you are strict vegetarian — it is not always. Yes, we know.
- Chile relleno dinner. Poblano stuffed with queso, egg batter, ranchero sauce, rice, beans.
- Bean & cheese burrito. Refried beans, cheddar-jack, pico, sour cream. Ask for the beans made with oil instead of lard — we can do this if you flag it.
- Nachos supreme without meat. Comes with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, crema, jalapeño. Ask for no crema to make them vegetarian (not vegan).
- Guacamole, chips, elote, rice, black beans, most sides. All vegetarian as served. Elote has crema and cotija.
Vegan dining.
We do not have a dedicated vegan menu, but we can make a number of dishes vegan on request. The most important thing to know is that our refried beans are traditionally made with lard — ask for the black beans or ask us to make the refried beans with oil if you want them vegan. Our rice is vegan as made. Our salsas are vegan as made. Our guacamole is vegan as made.
Reliable vegan orders:
- Veggie tacos with no cheese and no crema — the rest of the taco is vegan.
- Black bean burrito — ask for it with no cheese, no sour cream, and no rice (our rice is made with chicken stock in some batches; ask).
- Guacamole and chips — always vegan, always safe.
- Rice, black beans, and salsa — a simple, good plate.
- Agua de Jamaica, iced tea, coffee — all vegan.
What we cannot easily make vegan: enchiladas (cheese is structural), flautas (egg wash on the tortilla), the queso fundido, the churros (egg batter), tres leches, and anything with crema, cotija, or queso fresco melted into it. We would rather tell you honestly than serve you something that is not what you asked for.
Gluten-free dining.
Corn tortillas are the backbone of Tex-Mex cooking and they are naturally gluten-free. That means most of our tacos, most of our plates, and most of our sides are gluten-free as made. Flour tortillas, churros, sopapillas, and anything breaded or fried with a flour dredge are not.
| Category | Vegetarian | Vegan | Gluten-Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacos on corn tortillas | Yes | Modify | Yes |
| Tacos on flour tortillas | Yes | Modify | No |
| Burritos | Yes | Modify | No |
| Enchiladas | Yes | No | Yes |
| Fajitas | Yes | Modify | Yes |
| Flautas | Modify | No | Ask |
| Chile relleno | Yes | No | Yes |
| Carne asada plate | No | No | Yes |
| Taco salad | Yes | Modify | No bowl |
| Rice and beans | Yes | Ask | Yes |
| Guacamole, salsas | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Queso and chips | Yes | No | Yes |
| Churros, sopapillas | Yes | No | No |
| Tres leches, flan | Yes | No | Yes |
Table is a summary, not a guarantee. Cross-contact in a working kitchen is always possible. Ask us about specific dishes.
Nut allergies.
We do not use peanuts or tree nuts as primary ingredients in most dishes — but our mole (when it is on the menu) contains almonds, sesame, and pumpkin seeds, and our churro batter is fried in shared oil. If you have a nut allergy, please tell us before you order. We will steer you away from the mole and confirm what is safe.
Shellfish and fish allergies.
Our only shellfish item is the shrimp fajita (when available, on request). Fish appears in the Baja fish tacos. Both are prepared on the same plancha as other items; if you have a shellfish allergy, we can cook your food in a separate pan on request. Please call ahead.
Dairy-free.
Many dishes can be made dairy-free by omitting cheese, crema, and cotija. The refried beans are cooked without dairy. Our rice is dairy-free. Salsas, guacamole, and most sides are dairy-free as made. We do not have a dairy-free cheese substitute, and we do not pretend that a taco without cheese is the same thing. It is still good — just different.
Low-sodium, low-carb, and other needs.
We can prepare most dishes with less salt on request. Our tortillas, rice, and beans are the highest-carb components — ask for any taco or plate "no rice, no beans, extra protein" and we will adjust the price. We do not have a formal nutritional analysis available; we cook from scratch, so the numbers would vary from plate to plate anyway.
Kids and picky eaters.
We have a small kids' menu available at the counter — cheese quesadilla, chicken tenders, bean burrito, rice and beans, all under $8. If a child wants something milder, ask for a plain cheese quesadilla or a bowl of rice. If a child wants something off the regular menu, no problem.