Red Mesa Grill

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place1544 U.S. 31, Traverse City, MI 49686, USA
Opens Tomorrow
Sat: 3:30PM - 8:00PM
Sun: 3:30PM - 8:00PM
Mon: Closed
Tue: Closed
Wed: 3:30PM - 8:00PM
Thu: 3:30PM - 8:00PM
Fri: 3:30PM - 8:00PM
About

Mexican, Caribbean, South American, Central American; all of the flavors of Latin America are celebrated at Red Mesa Grill! Offering traditional dishes and exotic specialties prepared with the freshest ingredients using unique and flavorful recipes. Did you know? On the first Thursday of each month the Red Mesa Grill donates 5% of gross sales to northern Michigan food pantries –  Red Mesa Grill Traverse City to The Father Fred Foundation; Red Mesa Grill Boyne City to the Manna Food Project. Since inception, Magnum Hospitality’s Help Everyone Eat program has generated over $205,000 for northern Michigan food pantries. Thank You!

a. Red Mesa's Appetizers

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Jalisco Hot Wings
1 pound of fresh jumbo chicken wings deep fried and tossed with out house-made chipolte wing sauce Served with avocado sour cream.
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Queso Fundido Appetizer
A blend of cheeses melted with roasted garlic and green chiles. Served with house fried white corn tortilla chips. Vegetarian unless you add Chorizo, and Gluten Free!
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Cuban Black Bean Cakes Appetizer
Black beans simmered with vegetables and seasonings, smashed, pattied, and fried. Served with red pepper cream, jalapeno cream, and roasted corn salsa. Vegetarian!
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Pork Flautas
Shredded pork and roasted chile cream cheese rolled in flour tortillas, flash fried and served with avocado sour cream.
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Guacamole Appetizer
Fresh avocado smashed with cilranto, tomtilla, onion, jalapenos and fresh lime, served with pico de gallo, rancherito cheese and house fried corn tortillas. Gluten Free and Vegan!
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Flaming Chile Con Queso
Queso blanco cheese seared to crust the outside, topped with sauteed bell peppers, onions, and roasted tomato salsa. Please select corn tortillas if you would like this dish to be gluten free. Vegetarian unless you add chicken!
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Red Mesa Nachos
Crisp house fried tortilla chips, refried smoked pintos, Chihuahua cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo & sour cream. Gluten Free! Vegetarian unless you add meat.
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Peruvian Armadillo Eggs
Garlic green chile smashed potatoes stuffed with chicken, rolled in bread crumbs and fried. Served with Red Mesa's chile de arbol sauce, tomatillo salsa, and lime crema.
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b. Red Mesa's Soups and Salads

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Ancho Chicken Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce chopped and tossed with our house-made Caesar dressing spiked with Ancho Chiles and Parmesan tortilla crisps. Served with a Chile crusted chicken breast.
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Mango Cashew Chicken Salad
Sauteed chicken breast, warm mango vinaigrette, mixed greens, mango salsa, salted cashews, dried cherries and rancherito cheese. Gluten Free!
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Baja Taco Salad
Fried tomato tortilla stuffed with crisp romaine, your choice of spiced ground beef or grilled chicken, corn salsa, black beans, pico de gallo, pickled red onions, aged cheddar cheese, and sour cream. Drizzled with spicy baja sauce. Can be served Gluten Free without the Fried Tomato Tortilla Shell. Vegetarian options!
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Bowl of Tortilla Soup
Rich chicken broth with stewed chicken fresh avocado, tomato, green onion, lime juice, and crisp tortilla strips. Gluten Free if tortilla strips are removed!
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Steak Salad
Chopped romaine, smoked pinto salsa, Pico de gallo tossed with smoked tomato ranch and topped with garlic marinated steak and crisp corn tortilla. Gluten Free!
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c. Red Mesa's Quesadillas

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Smoked Gouda and Spinach Quesadilla
A spinach tortilla stuffed with smoked gouda, roasted corn, fresh spinach, and peppers. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and avocado sour cream. Vegetarian!
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Carribbean Chicken Quesadilla
A cilantro lemon tortilla stuffed with smoked gouda, grilled chicken, and ro pineapple salsa. Served with garlic serrano aioli.
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Pork Carnitas Quesadilla
A flour tortilla stuffed with pork carnitas, chihuahua cheese, queso fresco, and pickled jalapeno. Served with Naranja salsa.
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Four Cheese Quesadilla
A tomato tortilla stuffed with Chihuahua cheese, queso fresco, smoked Gouda, cheddar cheese, tortilla crisps, and salsa macha. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and guacamole. Vegetarian!
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d. Red Mesa's Burritos

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Chicken and Black Bean Burrito
Ancho roasted chicken, stewed black beans, and chihuahua cheese rolled in a tortilla, and baked with roasted tomato chipolte sauce. A gluten free tortilla can be substituted by request, or have it served as a bowl!
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Shredded Beef and Refried Bean Burrito
Chile braised beef, refried smoked pintos, and chihuahua cheese; broiled with guajilo chile sauce. A gluten free tortilla can be substituted by request, or have it served as a bowl!
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Pork Carnitas and Refried Bean Burrito
Garlic roasted pork, refried smoked pintos, and chihuahua cheese rolled in a tortilla and baked with chile verde sauce. A gluten free tortilla can be substituted by request, or have it served as a bowl!
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Spiced Ground Beef and Black Bean Burrito
House spiced ground beef, stewed black beans, and aged cheddar; rolled in a tortilla and baked with guajillo chile sauce. A gluten free tortilla can be substituted by request, or have it served as a bowl!
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Rice and Black Bean Burrito
House-made Panama red rice, stewed black beans, and Chihuahua cheese; rolled in a tortilla and baked with roasted tomato chipolte and chile verde sauces. Finished with roasted corn salsa. A gluten free tortilla can be substituted by request, or have it served as a bowl! Vegetarian!
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e. Red Mesa's Tequila & Lime Marinated Fajitas

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Vegan Fresh Vegetables Fajitas
We give you all you need to roll your own: grilled onions and bell peppers, warm corn tortillas, guacamole, pico de gallo, lettuce, and fresh vegetables. Gluten Free with corn tortillas! Can substitute flour tortillas if you prefer.
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Vegan Mushroom Fajitas
We give you all you need to roll your own: grilled onions and bell peppers, warm corn tortillas, guacamole, pico de gallo, lettuce, and mushrooms. Gluten Free with corn tortillas! Can substitute flour tortillas if you prefer.
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Steak Fajitas
We give you all you need to roll your own! Grilled onions, and bell peppers, warm tortillas, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce, Chihuahua cheese, and steak. Select Corn Tortillas for Gluten Free.
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Chicken Fajitas
We give you all you need to roll your own! Grilled onions, and bell peppers, warm tortillas, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce, Chihuahua cheese, and chicken. Select Corn Tortillas for Gluten Free.
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Grilled Shrimp Fajitas
We give you all you need to roll your own! Grilled onions, and bell peppers, warm tortillas, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce, Chihuahua cheese, and grilled shrimp. Select Corn Tortillas for Gluten Free.
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Grilled Mushrooms
We give you all you need to roll your own! Grilled onions, and bell peppers, warm tortillas, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce, Chihuahua cheese, and steak. Select Corn Tortillas for Gluten Free. This option is vegetarian!
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f. Red Mesa's Enchiladas

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Vegan Mushroom Enchiladas
Grilled mushrooms rolled in corn tortillas, topped with tomato chipolte sauce and chili verde sauce. Served with a side of steamed vegetables. Gluten Free!
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Shrimp Enchiladas
Shrimp sauteed with ground chorizo and rolled in flour tortillas, broiled with tomatillo cream sauce, and queso fresco. Substitute Corn Tortillas to make this Gluten Free!
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Choice of 2 Enchiladas
Two enchiladas of your choice. Please select two options below! Traditionally served with Corn Tortillas which are Gluten Free! Vegetarian options!
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Choice of 3 Enchiladas (Enchiladas Platter)
Three enchiladas of your choice. Please select three options below! Traditionally served with Corn Tortillas which are Gluten Free! Vegetarian options!
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g. Red Mesa's Tacos

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Vegan Black Bean Taco
Stewed black beans with your choice of soft shells, or crispy. Served with a side of steamed vegetables.
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Shredded Beef Taco
Lettuce, pico de gallo, rancherito cheese. All tacos served with house-made Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos. Choice of flour or corn tortilla (gluten free).
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Pork Carnitas Taco
Naranja salsa, onion, and cilantro. All tacos served with house-made Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos. Choice of flour or corn tortilla (gluten free).
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Shredded Ancho Chicken Taco
Lettuce, pico de gallo, rancherito cheese. All tacos served with house-made Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos. Choice of flour or corn tortilla (gluten free).
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Tinga Chicken Taco
Lettuce, pico de gallo, rancherito cheese, avocado, sour cream. All tacos served with house-made Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos. Choice of flour or corn tortilla (gluten free).
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Red Rice & Black Bean Taco
Lettuce, corn salsa, rancherito cheese. All tacos served with house-made Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos. Choice of flour or corn tortilla (gluten free). Vegetarian!
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Spiced Ground Beef Taco
House spiced ground beef, pico de gallo, aged cheddar. All tacos served with house-made Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos. Choice of flour or corn tortilla (gluten free).
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Quesabirria Tacos
Corn tortillas stuffed with Chihuahua cheese and chile braised beef. Grilled crisp and served with onions, cilantro, Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos.
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h. Red Mesa's Specialties

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Brazilian Steak
Garlic marinated hanger steak char-grilled. Served with guajillo sauce, garlic green chile smashed potatoes, fresh vegetables, and crisp fried onions. Can be served Gluten Free without Fried Onions.
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Chicken Chimichanga
Roasted chicken, stewed black beans, and chipolte cream cheese; rolled in a giant flour tortilla, and deep fried before baking with roasted tomato chipolte sauce, and Chihuahua cheese.
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Shrimp Enchiladas
Shrimp sauteed with ground chorizo and rolled in flour tortillas, broiled with tomatillo cream sauce, and queso fresco. Substitute Corn Tortillas to make this Gluten Free!
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Street Corn Tamales
Heirloom corn masa stuffed with Chihuahua cheese, grilled onions, and jalapenos, steamed in corn husks. Served with roasted corn cream, lettuce, pico de gallo, Panama red rice, and refried smoked pintos. Gluten Free!
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Caribbean Shrimp Tacos
Corn tortillas stuffed with flash fried shrimp, garlic Serrano aioli, lettuce, rancherito cheese, and pickled red onion. Served with gringo rice, and black beans.
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Chicken & Chorizo Stuffed Poblano
A fire roasted poblano stuffed with roasted chicken, chorizo, Chihuahua cheese, Panama red rice, onion, and roasted corn. Oven baked and served with tomato chipolte sauce, gringo rice, and black beans. Gluten Free!
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Cuban Black Bean Cakes Entree
Black beans simmered with fresh vegetables, herbs and spices, smashed patted, and fried. Served with tomatillo cream, roasted corn salsa, gringo rice, and fresh vegetables. Vegetarian!
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Carne Asada Bowl
Sirloin steak char-grilled and served over gringo rice with stewed black beans, pico de gallo, roasted corn salsa, and Guasacaca salsa. Gluten Free!
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Jamacian Jerk Bowl
Jerk chicken char-grilled and served over gringo rice, with stewed black beans, red onion mojo, sliced avocado, grilled lime, pineapple. Finished with a pineapple chimichurri and chili threads. Gluten Free!
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Corn Roasted Whitefish
Masa dusted and pan roasted Cross Fisheries Whitefish, served over gringo rice with sauteed spinach and jalapeno corn cream sauce.
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i. Red Mesa's Desserts

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Homemade Key Lime Pie
Served with whipped cream.
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j. Red Mesa's Sides

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Panama Red Rice Side
Gluten Free & Vegetarian.
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Fresh Sauteed Vegetables Side
Gluten Free & Vegetarian.
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Garlic Green Chile Smashed Potatoes Side
Gluten Free & Vegetarian.
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Yucatan Gringo Rice Side
Gluten Free & Vegetarian.
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Refried Smoked Pintos Side
Gluten Free & Vegetarian.
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Stewed Black Beans Side
Gluten Free & Vegetarian.
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