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SHARED APPETIZERS

Fresh Guacamole  9

Hass avocado / serrano chile / lime juice / tortilla chips / roasted tomato / tomatillo salsas

Ceviche Sampler 13

Duo of our shrimp ceviche and ahu aquachile

Sopes 10

Grilled wild mushrooms / epazote / black beans / lettuce / avocado salsa / crema

Nachos Cha Cha’s 11

Epazote black beans / mexican cheeses / pico de gallo /  jalapeno-escabeche / sour cream with
+ Marinated grilled skirt steak 12

Manilla Clams 11

Sauteed with garlic / spanish chorizo / fresh herbs / white wine / touch of better

Empanadas10

Fresh ground masa / picadillo of ground beef / smokey ancho salsa / crema fresca

Chicken Flautas    10

Roasted corn / guajillo chile / crisp tortillas / mango-habanero salsa

Shrimp Ceviche13

Fresh orange & lime / serrano chile / red onion / avocado / tomato / corn chips

Cha Cha’s Fries 7

Crisp kennebec potatoes, fresh garlic, herbs, pimenton, sea salt, chipotle aioli

Queso Fundido9

Traditional “cazuela” baked cheese / roasted potato / poblano peppers + chorizo or portobello mushrooms 11

Ahi Aguachile12

Ahi tuna / cucumber / lemon & orange juice / red onion / serrano chiles / cilantro / mint

TACOS

3 Tacos 14

6 Tacos 25

*Add $1 per Taco

*Short Rib

Guajillo braised / goat cheese / radish

Wild Mushrooms

Corn / rajas / cotija / avocado salsa

Fresh Fish 

Beer battered chipotle cabbage / tomatillo salsa

Steak Mojo 

Spicy tomato-habanero salsa / pickled onion

*Shrimp 

Mango-habanero salsa / lime-chile cabbage

Chicken 

Jalapeno-pasilla salsa / lime-chile cabbage

Carnitas 

Grilled pineapple / chipotle salsa

FRESH SALADS

Organic Field Greens 7

Cherry tomato / crisp tortillas / cotija cheese / homemade sherry vinaigrette

Caesar Salad8

Homemade cilantro-peptia dressing / hearts of Romaine / crisp tortillas / cotija cheese

Chopped Salad 17

Grilled chicken / tomato / avocado / oaxaca cheese / corn / organic greens / herb vinaigrette

Grilled Heart of Romaine

Homemade cilantro peptia dressing / pico de gallo / cotija cheese

+ grilled chicken breast 17

+ grilled skirt steak or salmon 19

+ grilled shrimp 20

SIGNATURE ENTREES

Fresh Seafood Caldo 22

Shrimp / clams / fresh fish / squid / saffron-tomato broth / herbs / toasted angel hair

Roasted Chicken19

Yucatan spices / roasted daily / calabasitas / homemade salsa / corn tortillas

Fresh Catch of the Day 21

Grilled or pan seared sauteed calabasitas / fresh corn /  lemon-herb vinaigrette

Carnitas19

Slow braised marinated pork / achiote onion / fresh salsas / black beans / rice / corn tortillas

Fresh Grilled Salmon20

Chipotle-honey glazed / roasted potatoes / fresh corn / pasilla chiles / achiote onion

Carne Asada22

Grilled marinated skirt steak / roasted potatoes / achiote onions / poblano peppers / fresh chimichurri

Short Rib Enchiladas19

Open face / guajillo braised rib / goat cheese / fresh radish / epazote black beans

ENCHILADAS

Cheese16

Open face / guajillo braised rib / goat cheese / fresh radish / epazote black beans

Chicken 17

Slow simmered chicken / oaxaca cheese / chipotle sauce / roasted tomato

Crab & Shrimp 19

Creamy habanero pesto sauce / cotija / roasted red peppers / pepitas

Three Enchilada Combination 20

One of each handmade enchilada

Mix & Match Lunch Special10

Available Monday-Friday fromd 11:30am-3:00pm.
Create Your Own Lunch With Any Two Signature Lunch Items. Choices are below:

Tacos

Chicken, Steak, Carnitas or Wild Mushroom

Salad

Caesar or Organic Greens

Enchilada

Cheese with Tomatillo or Chicken with Tomato Chipotle

Flautas

Chicken with Mango Habanero Salsa

CHA CHA’S SANDWICHES

Grilled Bollio Roll with Black Beans, Fresh Guacamole, Guajillo Salsa and Romaine Lettuce with a Choice of:

Chicken Breast Marinated With Achiote & Grilled11

Slow Braised Carnitas12

Marinated Grilled Steak14

All Sandwiches Served With a Choice of Cha Cha Fries or Organic Greens

Grilled Romaine With Grilled Portobello Mushrooms 14

Grilled heart of romaine, home-made cilantro-pepita dressing, fresh pico de gallo

Grilled Chicken Breast Caesar15

Romaine lettuce tossed with cilantro- pepita dressing, cotija cheese, crisp tortilla strips

Tropical Shrimp Ceviche Salad16

Fresh shrimp ceviche, avocado, radishes, organic mixed greens, lime vinaigrette & crisp tortilla strips

Cha Cha Tostada13

Grilled chicken, crisp corn tortilla, black beans, mixed greens, fresh corn, pico de gallo & crema fresca

CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH SPECIAL $24

Begin With Homemade Chips, Salsa, Chile con Queso & One of The Following Starters:
Caesar Salad
Pozole Verde
Organic Green Salad   or Fresh Tropical Fruit.
Then Choose ANY One of The Signature Entrees,
Homemade Enchiladas, or Fresh Corn Tacos.
+ ADD Bottomless Mimosas $10

Fresh Guacamole 9

Hass avocado / serrano chile / lime juice / tortilla chips / roasted tomato / tomatillo salsas

Ceviche Sampler 13

Duo of our shrimp ceviche and ahi aguachile

Sopes10

Grilled wild mushroom / epazote / black beans / lettuce / avocado salsa / crema

Nachos Cha Cha’s9

Epazote black beans / Mexican cheeses / pico de gallo / jalapeno-escabeche / sour cream 
+ yucatan spiced chicken 11 
+ marinated grilled skirt steak 12

Fresh Manila Clams 11

Sauteed with garlic / spanish chorizo / fresh herbs / white wine / touch of butter

Empanadas10

Fresh ground masa / picadillo of ground beef / smokey ancho salsa / crema fresca

Crispy Shrimp & Calamari 12

Calabasitas / serrano chili / lime-cilantro aioli

Chicken Flautas 10

Roasted corn / guajillo chile / crisp tortillas / mango-habanero salsa

Shrimp Ceviche13

Fresh orange & lime / serrano chile / red onion / avocado / tomato / corn chips

Cha Cha’s Fries7

Crisp kennebec potatoes / fresh garlic / herbs / pimenton / sea salt / chipotle aioli

Queso Fundido9

Traditional “cazuela” baked cheese / roasted potato / poblano peppers 
+ Chorizo or portobello mushrooms 11

Quesadilla10

Oaxaca cheese / poblano chile / fresh corn / jalapeno-escabeche / pico de gallo / sour cream
+ chicken chipotle tinga11
+ guajillo braised short rib 12

Ahi Aguachile12

Ahi tuna / cucumber / lemon & orange juice / red onion / serrano chiles / cilantro / mint

Pozole Verde8

Homemade tomatillo-chile broth / chicken / hominy / cabbage / radish / lime

Organic Field Greens7

Cherry tomato / crisp tortillas / cotija cheese / homemade sherry vinaigrette dressing

SIGNATURE ENTREES

Huevos Rancheros16

Two farm fresh eggs / corn tortillas / black beans / chipotle & tomatillo sauces / cotija

Roasted Free Range Chicken Breast 19

Marinated in Mexican spices / Mexican squash / fresh corn / corn tortillas

Chicken Hash & Poached Eggs 17

Roasted chicken / poblano peppers / potatoes / poached eggs / tomatillo sauce

Chicken Flautas 17

Fresh chicken / roasted corn / guajillo chili / Oaxaca cheese / crisp flour tortillas / served with mango-habanero salsa

Fresh Catch of the Day21

Grilled or pan seared / sauteed calabasitas / fresh corn / lemon-herb vinaigrette

Carne Asada con Huevo 21

Grilled marinated skirt steak / Cha Cha’s potatoes / fried fresh egg / ranchero sauce

“Wood-Oven” Carnitas

19

Slow braised marinated pork / achiote onion / black beans

Braised Short Rib Chilaquilles

18

Tortilla chips / guajillo & chorizo salsa / roasted mushroom / sunny side egg / crema fresca / cotija / radish 

Grilled Heart of Romaine

Homemade cilantro pepita dressing / pico de gallo / cotija cheese
+ grilled chicken breast 17
+ grilled steak or salmon 19
+ grilled shrimp 20

ENCHILADAS

Cheese16

Mexican cheeses / epazote / rajas / corn / fresh tomatillo sauce

Chicken 17

Slow simmered chicken / Oaxaca cheese/ chipotle sauce / roasted tomato

Crab & Shrimp 19

Creamy habanero pesto sauce / cotija / roasted red peppers / pepitas

Three Enchilada Combination 20

One of each handmade enchilada

3 TACOS

14

Add $1 per taco

Short Rib

Guajillo braised / goat cheese / radish

Wild Mushrooms

Corn / rajas / cotija / avocado salsa

Fresh Fish

Beer battered chipotle cabbage / tomatillo salsa

Steak Mojo

Spicy tomato-habanero salsa / pickled onion

Shrimp

Mango-habanero salsa / lime-chile cabbage

Chicken

Jalapeno-pasilla salsa / lime-chile cabbage

Carnitas

Grilled pineapple / chipotle salsa

Classic Margarita 9

El Jimador 100% Blue Agave / Cointreau / fresh lime / agave nectar / hand shaken

Cha Cha’s Margarita 11.5

Siete Leguas 100% blue agave / Elderflower liqueur / fresh lime / ruby red grapefruit juice

Watermelon Margarita 10.5

Pueblo Viejo Blanco Tequila, Fresh Watermelon / Hibiscus Juice / Black Pepper Agave Nectar

Mango-Habanero 10.5

Pueblo Viejo 100% Blue Agave / mango / fresh lime juice / habanero chili infusion

Platinum Mojito 9.5

Platinum Rum / fresh lime / mint / sugar cane / served frozen

Sangria Tradicional

8 | 28

Cha Cha’s award-winning Sangria / red wine / orange liqueur infused with fresh tropical & citrus fruits

Mexican Lemonade 12

Gran Centenario Blanco / fresh lemonade / hot sauce / fresh lime / mini bottle of Corona

Blackberry Serrano Daiquiri 10

Myer’s Platinum Rum / fresh blackberries / lime / serrano chile / hibiscus juice

Bloody Maria9

El Jimador Blanco / tomato & fresh citrus juices / spices / pimenton / 3 chiles / hibiscus juice

Mezcal Mule
10

Xicaru Silver Mezcal / lime juice / fresh ginger / sugar cane / ginger beer

Pepino Martini
9.5

Hanger One / Licor 43 / cucumber lemon / chile syrup / shaken / served up

Fresh Pineapple 10.5

Pueblo Viejo Blanco Tequila / elderflower liqueur / pineapple / cilantro / agave nectar

Mexican Tap Beers6.5

Negra Modelo | Dos Equis Amber | Pacifico Lager 

Craft Tap Beers7.5

Lagunitas IPA | Coronado Orange Wit  | Golden Road Mango Cart  | Left Coast Trestles IPA

Bottled Beer6

Corona | Corona Light |  Modelo Especial | Victoria | Dos Equis Lager | Coors Light | Krombacher

Bottled Beer7

Ballast Point Sculpin IPA | Firestone 805 Blonde Ale | Lost Coast Great White | El Técnico Amber Ale

 

WHITE WINE

 

CAVA / Cristalino / Spain8.5 / 32

RIESLING / Bex / Central Coast/ California9 / 34

PINOT GRIGIO / Caposaldo / Italy8.5 / 32

SAUVINGON BLANC / Santa Rita “120” / Chile8 / 31

CHARDONNAY / DeLoach / California8 / 31

CHARDONNAY / Kenwood Yalupa / Sonoma 9 / 34

RED WINE

  

PINOT NOIR / Bogle / California8 / 31

TEMPRANILLO / Montana / Spain 10 / 38

MALBEC / Llama “Old Vine” / Argentina 9.5 / 36

RED ZINFANDEL / Joel Gott / Central Coast 9 / 36

MERLOT / Angeline Reserve / Sonoma County8.5 / 31

CABERNET / DeLoach / California8.5 / 32

CABERNET / Bogle / California8.5

Available in Blanco, Reposado & Anejo

1800, Asombroso, Bozal, Casa Noble, Casamigos, Cazadores, Chinaco, Clase Azul, Corralejo, Del Maguey Vida – Mezcal, Don Julio, Dulce Vida, Fortalezza, Frida Kahlo, Gran Centenario, Hacienda de Chihuahua – Sotol Herradura, Illegal Jovan – Mezcal, Maestro Dobel, Pasote, Patron, Sauza Hornitos, Siete Leguas, Suertem Tres Generaciones, Maestro Dobel Diamante

TEQUILA FLIGHTS – Ask Your Server For Today’s Featured Selections

Mango or Hibiscus Lemonade 4.5

Hibiscus Iced Tea 4

Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade 4

VIRGIN COCKTAILS 

Classic Margarita7

Fresh lemon and lime juices, organic agave nectar

Mango Margarita7

Fresh lemon and lime juices, organic agave nectar, mango puree

Strawberry Margarita7

Fresh lemon and lime juices, organic agave nectar, strawberries

Mojito (not frozen)7

Fresh lime and mint muddled, sugar cane, splash of soda

2 OFF ALL SIGNATURE MARGARITAS

2 OFF GRANDE MARGARITAS

2 OFF SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

1 OFF WINE BY THE GLASS

1 OFF DRAFT BEERS

2 OFF GRANDE SANGRIA

Tacos 3

Chicken, Steak, Carnitas or Wild Mushroom

Shrimp Tacos 4

Shrimp with mango habanero salsaor Mahi Mahi with chipotle cabbage

Cha Cha’s Fries5

Pimenton, garlic, fresh herbs & chipotle aioli

Caesar Salad6

Heart of romaine, cilantro-pepita dressing, cotija cheese

Nachos Cha Cha’s7

Crisp tortillas topped with epazote black beans, melted Mexican cheeses served with pico de gallo, jalapeno-escabeche & sour cream + achiote grilled chicken or marinated steak 2

“Wood Fired” Queso Fundido8

Traditional “cazuela” baked cheeses over roasted potato, poblano peppers home-made chorizo or portobello mushrooms 2

Ceviche11

Shrimp, serrano chile, tomato, fresh orange lime, avocado, chips

Sopes

Grilled wild mushroom, epazote, black beans, lettuce, avocado salsa, crema

Empanadas8

Fresh ground masa, picadillo of ground beef smokey ancho salsa, crema fresca

Guacamole7

Fresh avocado, lime, serrano chile, chips, fresh salsas

Quesadilla8

Oaxaca cheese, poblano chile, fresh corn, jalapeno-escabeche, pico de gallo, sour cream + achiote grilled chicken or marinated steak 2

Chicken Flautas 8

Roasted corn, guajillo chile, crisp tortillas, mango-habanero salsa

Manilla Clams9

Spanish chorizo, garlic, white wine, fresh herbs

Calamari & Shrimp 10

Calabasitas, serrano chili, lime-cilantro aioli

Torta 8

Bolio roll, black beans, guacamole, guajillo salsa, romaine lettuce. our choice of grilled chicken breast or braised carnitas

Ahi Aguachile10

Ahi tuna, cucumber, lemon & orange juice, mint, serrano chile

FLAN CHA CHA’S 6.5

Baked with vanilla bean, orange anise cookies & fresh whipped cream

TRES LECHES CAKE6.5

Home-baked chiffon cake, tres lechessoaked, strawberry salsa, whippedcream & toasted coconut

CHURROS6.5

Home-made churros, cinnamon sugar,cajeta & raspberry-orange sauces

ICE CREAM Any 3 flavors for 6.5

We feature Fosselman’s Premium IceCream: Chocolate – Dulce de Leche– Vanilla Bean

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