Sunday Special
$ 24.00Enjoy a delightful Sunday Special featuring house-crafted traditional brunch favorites.
Enjoy a delightful Sunday Special featuring house-crafted traditional brunch favorites.
Spicy shrimp soup served with a side of onion, cilantro, and fresh bread.
A trio of artisanal salsas featuring morita pepper, burnt serrano pepper, and spicy green salsa, served with tortilla fritters.
Half portion of our fresh avocado guacamole with cheese, onion, serrano pepper, and pork rinds.
Fresh avocado, cheese, onion, serrano pepper, and pork rinds served with crunchy pork rinds and tortilla fritters to dip.
Fresh avocado, roasted serrano pepper, and cilantro served with tortilla fritters to dip.
Onfalia's famous beef and egg in a spicy red salsa, served with a side of whole black beans and warm tortillas.
Tender pork and hominy simmered in a spicy red broth, served with radish, lettuce, lime, and tostadas.
Shredded chicken and hominy in a spicy green broth, served with radish, lettuce, lime, and tostadas.
Half portion of our traditional comforting hominy soup.
Crispy red chilaquiles tossed in salsa and served with a side of 2 fried eggs.
Crispy green chilaquiles tossed in salsa and served with a side of 2 fried eggs.
White chilaquiles served with a side of 2 fried eggs.
A generous sampler of green, white, and red chilaquiles topped with 3 fried eggs.
Tortillas stuffed with cheese and covered in a rich black bean sauce, served with a thin beef filet strip.
Oven-baked bolillos loaded with beans and melted cheese, served with fresh pico de gallo on the side.
A full dozen of our signature chicken in green salsa tamales, the undisputed king of tamales.
Half dozen of our signature chicken in green salsa tamales.
Tender chicken with hoja santa and red salsa steamed in banana leaves, served with a side of beans.
Tender pork with hoja santa and red salsa steamed in banana leaves, served with a side of beans.
Corn tamal topped with esquites (corn nibs), mayonnaise, fresh cheese, and chili powder.
Bread fried in guajillo pepper, stuffed with potato and chorizo, refried beans, lettuce, cheese, cream, and spicy green salsa.
Michoacán style tender braised pork served with onion, cilantro, and warm tortillas.
Single taco featuring tender chicken.
Single taco stuffed with savory refried beans and melted cheese.
Single taco featuring a fried egg and refried beans.
Tacos filled with tender carnitas and crunchy pork rinds, topped with cilantro and onion.
Pressed pork belly tacos topped with fresh cilantro and onion.
Traditional salted beef tacos with authentic seasoning.
White corn nibs cooked with epazote, Mexican mayonnaise, fresh cheese, and chili powder.
Fried eggs on top of rolled crunchy potato tacos covered in spicy green salsa, onion, and cotija cheese, with whole black beans on the side.
Divorced fried eggs on top of tortillas, one covered in green salsa and one with red salsa, served with refried beans.
Hidalgo style slow-cooked lamb barbacoa served with onion, cilantro, and warm tortillas.
Single taco with crispy pork rinds in green salsa.
Single taco filled with seasoned potato and spicy chorizo.
Single taco filled with pressed pork belly, cilantro, and onion.
Single taco featuring traditional lamb barbacoa.
Single taco with tender pork carnitas.
Single taco featuring carnitas and crunchy pork rinds with cilantro and onion.
Traditional carnitas sandwich soaked in rich savory salsa.
Pork rinds cooked in spicy green salsa, served with a side of warm tortillas.
Single taco featuring salted beef tasajo.
Fresh fruit cup enhanced with a spirited piquete.
Refreshing cup of seasonal fresh cut fruits.
Side portion of savory pressed pork belly chicharrón.
Fresh lime wedges.
Side portion of Chelo's signature green salsa.
Rich and aromatic house garlic sauce.
Spicy habanero side salsa or pepper.
Smoky morita pepper salsa side.
Burnt pepper skin salsa side.
Side portion of Lucy's green salsa.
Crumbled fresh Mexican queso fresco.
Fluffy Mexican style seasoned rice.
Traditional whole black beans.
Smooth, traditional refried beans.
Fresh sliced ripe avocado.
Fresh crusty artisan bread.
Fresh chopped cilantro.
Rich Mexican crema.
Fresh diced white onion.
Fresh serrano pepper slices.
Warm handmade corn or flour tortillas.
Freshly prepared guacamole side.
Fresh lettuce and crisp radish slices.
Crispy fried corn tostada shells.
Freshly cooked farm egg.
Side portion of tender pork carnitas.
Large side of savory pressed pork belly.
Side of seasoned potato and spicy chorizo.
Side portion of Hidalgo style lamb barbacoa.
Side of pork rinds cooked in green salsa.
Side portion of crunchy pork rinds.
Side basket of crispy corn tortilla chips.
Classic table ketchup.
Small side portion of fiery habanero salsa.
Single grilled arrachera skirt steak taco.
Tender grilled arrachera skirt steak tacos.
Hearty torta filled with grilled arrachera skirt steak.
Melted cheese quesadillas stuffed with savory arrachera.
Crispy golden crab empanada.
Traditional fish-filled crispy pescadilla.
Delicate crispy mini tostada topped with fresh tuna.
Baja style crispy fish taco with fresh slaw.
Traditional salted cod fish torta sandwich.
Shrimp cooked in a rich coconut salsa.
Traditional mixed seafood campechana cocktail.
Shrimp cured in lime juice and fresh chilies.
Hearty and traditional Caldo Lagunero soup.
Special signature fish entree from Del Otro Lado.
Signature grilled arrachera steak entree.
Signature chicken entree from Del Otro Lado.
Crispy tostadas topped with tender octopus.
Half portion of our hearty Caldo Lagunero.
Side of fresh cilantro.
Side of fresh onion.
Side of crunchy tostadas.
Side of fresh serrano peppers.
Side of fresh avocado.
Side of warm tortillas.
Side of fresh guacamole.
Side of tortilla chips.
Side of fresh limes.
Creamy jalapeño cream sauce.
Rich three chiles cream sauce.
Habanero and coconut tropical salsa.
Arbol and coconut tropical salsa.
Herby cilantro cream sauce.
Side of Mexican rice.
Side of seasoned grilled vegetables.
Side of fresh bread.
Creamy house mashed potatoes.
Plain grilled arrachera steak portion.
Traditional refried beans.
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Pork rinds cooked in spicy green salsa. Side of tortillas.
Creamy poblano peppers with fresh cheese. Side of tortillas.
Today's fresh seafood ceviche preparation.
Deep fried whole smelt lake fish served with a side of two salsas.
Crunchy pork rinds served with 2 salsas for dipping.
White corn nibs with epazote, Mexican mayo, fresh cheese, and chili powder.
Shredded beef crunchy flautas, lettuce, cream, cotija cheese, and side of green salsa.
Chicken crunchy flautas, lettuce, cream, cotija cheese, and side of green salsa.
Pork belly stuffed corn gorditas served with green salsa, raw onions, and cilantro.
Fresh avocado, roasted serrano pepper, and cilantro.
Thick corn cakes with refried beans, salsa, cream, and fresh cheese.
Black mushroom and cheese quesadillas.
Hot melted cheese with a touch of mixe pepper oil and poblano pepper slices, served with corn tortillas.
Shredded beef with tomato, olives, pickled peppers, cotija cheese, and avocado, served with crunchy tostadas.
Tia Martha (tomatillos and peanuts), 5 chiles (5 peppers and pork rinds), and Quemada (burnt pepper skin) served with tortilla fritters.
Crunchy potato taquitos covered in a very spicy green salsa with raw onions and cotija cheese on top.
Hibiscus flower and cream cheese crunchy tacos in homemade flour tortilla.
Chorizo and potato crunchy tacos with cream, served with a side of green salsa.
Shredded chicken cooked in tomato and chipotle pepper served on crispy tostadas with refried beans, cream, and cheese.
Crispy tostadas topped with beef and melted cheese, served with a side of Lucy's green salsa.
Salted beef tacos with a side of garlic salsa.
Four crispy golden potato and chorizo dorados tacos.
Four crispy golden tacos with traditional fillings.
Single crispy tostada shell.
Creamy corn masa soup with serrano peppers.
Crispy tortillas, avocado, cheese, and cream in a thick pasilla pepper broth.
Capelli pasta soup in savory tomato broth.
Arugula and papaya salad with caramelized walnuts and cilantro vinaigrette.
Mixed greens with rose petals, pear, peach, pistachios, and cranberries with orange and guajillo vinaigrette.
Mixed greens, cucumber, radish, jicama, pickled onion, avocado, garbanzos, crunchy tortillas, and cotija cheese with spicy peanut vinaigrette.
150 year old recipe of tips of beef tenderloin with carrots and potatoes in spicy red salsa, served with rice and whole black beans.
Tortilla stuffed with potato, covered in a thick and spicy peanut salsa, raw onions on top, served with a side of refried beans.
Veracruz style red snapper filet on top of a plantain and amaranth cake, served with rice and bread.
3 cheese enchiladas featuring one of each green, corn, and red salsa, with cream on top and a side of refried beans.
Spiced shrimp steamed in maguey leaves, served with guacamole, pickled onions, and refried beans.
34 ingredients for the most complex dish in Mexico. Turkey breast in thick, savory black mole, served with refried beans and rice.
Green mole with tender pork tenderloin, served with refried beans, rice, and tortillas.
Grilled cactus filet stuffed with panela cheese mounted on morita pepper salsa, with a side of refried beans.
Breast of chicken topped with calabacita squash in poblano pepper cream, served with yellow corn purée, rice, and bread.
Deep dish corn cake with huitlacoche (corn mushroom) and cream on top, served with a side of refried beans.
Beef filet strip over huarache topped with beans, cream, and cheese, served with guacamole and poblano peppers with onions.
Chef's special daily culinary creation prepared with authentic Mexican ingredients.
Side of 5 peppers and pork rinds salsa.
Side of rich peanut salsa.
Side of Chelo's signature green salsa.
Side of aromatic garlic sauce.
Side of fiery habanero peppers.
Side of Lucy's green salsa.
Side of smoky morita salsa.
Side of red salsa quemada.
Side of fresh crumbled queso fresco.
Side of seasoned Mexican rice.
Side of whole black beans.
Side of refried beans.
Side of smooth yellow corn purée.
Side of smooth white corn purée.
Side of fresh avocado slices.
Side of fresh artisan bread.
Side of fresh chopped cilantro.
Side of Mexican cream.
Side of fresh diced onion.
Side of fresh serrano peppers.
Side of warm tortillas.
Side of crispy tostadas.
Side of shredded lettuce.
Small habanero side salsa.
Soda. Pop. Soft drink. Sparkling beverage. Enjoy the refreshing, crisp taste of Coca-Cola Original Taste in a glass bottle.
Coca-Cola's crisp, refreshing taste since 1886.
Enjoy a refreshing break with Diet Coke, the perfect no-sugar, no-calorie companion.
Sprite's cool and crisp lemon-lime flavor. No caffeine.
Crisp, refreshing, no-calorie mineral water from Topo Chico.
Refreshing traditional Mexican Jarritos fruit soda.
Classic tonic water mixer.
Refreshing sparkling club soda.
Glass of fresh house-made agua fresca.
1 Liter bottle of fresh house-made agua fresca.
750ml bottle of fresh house-made agua fresca.
Freshly squeezed traditional limeade.
Fresh limeade spiked with spicy sweet chamoy.
Refreshing limeade infused with nutritious chia seeds.
Freshly squeezed orangeade.
Tangy fresh grapefruitade.
Sparkling hibiscus flower beverage.
Sparkling tangy tamarind beverage.
Virgin mojito with fresh mint, lime, and soda.
Special house virgin mocktail variation.
Virgin spicy bloody mary mix.
Freshly brewed iced tea.
Selection of warm soothing hot teas.
Fresh cold dairy milk.
Tart and refreshing cranberry juice.
Freshly squeezed grapefruit juice.
Freshly squeezed orange juice.
Classic sweet Shirley Temple mocktail.
6oz house-made savory sangrita mixer.
Premium Agua de Piedra mineral water.
Agua De Piedra mineral water.
16 oz house Cubana michelada mix.
16 oz house sangrita mix.
16 oz house DF michelada mix.
Spicy and refreshing ginger beer.
Classic half iced tea and half lemonade Arnold Palmer.
1 Liter bottle of fresh agua fresca.
Pitcher of fresh limeade.
750 ml bottle of house michelada mix.
Bottled table water.
Premium Hethe mineral water.
Agua De Piedra bottled water.
Rich and decadent traditional hot chocolate.
Classic freshly brewed Café Americano.
Traditional Mexican sweetened coffee brewed with piloncillo and cinnamon.
Fresh regular brewed drip coffee.
Decaffeinated brewed coffee.
Rich Italian espresso shot.
Specialty Comalillo coffee drink.
Double shot of rich espresso.
Coffee served with steamed milk.
Classic cappuccino with foamed milk and espresso.
Sweet Cuban-style espresso coffee.
Cappuccino sweetened with rich Mexican cajeta caramel.
Refreshing iced coffee over ice.
Traditional Mexican lechero coffee served in a tall glass.
Creamy espresso carajillo cocktail dessert.
Classic white carajillo cocktail.
Chocolate infused carajillo cocktail.
Classic warm Irish coffee with whiskey and cream.
Signature loaded Petro Michelada cocktail.
Chilled bottle of Bohemia Mexican beer.
Chilled bottle of Carta Blanca beer.
Chilled bottle of Corona beer.
Chilled bottle of Corona Premier light beer.
Chilled bottle of Corona Light beer.
Chilled bottle of Estrella Jalisco beer.
Chilled bottle of Indio Mexican dark lager.
Chilled bottle of Pacifico pilsner-style beer.
Chilled bottle of Modelo Especial lager.
Chilled bottle of Negra Modelo dark beer.
Chilled bottle of Sol golden lager.
Chilled can of Tecate beer.
Chilled can of Tecate Light beer.
Chilled bottle of Victoria Vienna-style lager.
Chilled bottle of Dos Equis Amber beer.
Chilled bottle of Dos Equis Lager.
Beer of choice, lime, and chamoy.
Beer of choice, lime, and home sangrita.
Beer of choice, lime, and homemade tomato mix.
Beer of choice, lime, and homemade tomato mix.
Beer of choice, lime, chamoy, and rum.
Beer of choice, lime, Maggi, and house secret seasonings.
Beer of choice and fresh lime juice.
Beer of choice, lime, and home tamarind juice.
Large 1L bottle of house michelada mix.
Espolon blanco tequila, Pierre Ferrand dry curacao, piloncillo, and fresh lime juice.
Espolon blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, chamoy, grapefruit juice, and grapefruit soda.
Espolón blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, and grapefruit soda.
Sotol, fresh lemon juice, chia seeds, and a float of Pimm’s #1. An alcoholic variation on Iskate, a beverage of Chihuahua’s native Tarahumara people.
Espolon blanco tequila, cucumber, blackberry, fresh lemon juice, and ginger beer.
Del Maguey Vida mezcal, Aperol, Luxardo Maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice.
Del Maguey Vida mezcal, orange and lime juices, hibiscus, and guajillo with a sal de gusano rim.
Casamigos blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, and herbal-based Damiana liqueur.
Espolón añejo tequila, orange peel, bitters, and agave.
Traditional smoky mezcal sour with fresh citrus and foam.
Premium top-shelf margarita fulana specialty cocktail.
Refreshing cucumber pepinazo cocktail with tequila and fresh citrus.
Signature Bolichero cocktail with premium spirits.
Classic lemon drop martini with a sugar rim.
Refreshing cape cod cocktail with vodka and cranberry.
Tequila, fresh lime juice, and today’s fresh daily ingredient.
750ml bottle of margarita del dia with tequila, fresh lime juice, and today's fresh ingredient.
Lighter skinny margarita with tequila and fresh citrus.
750ml bottle of skinny margarita.
750ml bottle of house margarita.
750ml bottle of house michelada mix.
1 Liter bottle of margarita del dia.
1 Liter bottle of house margarita.
Luxurious 5 milks sponge cake.
Guava paste and cheese empanadas.
Rice pudding empanadas served with a side of vanilla ice cream.
Classic creamy vanilla ice cream.
Traditional sweet Mexican rice pudding.
Single scoop of premium ice cream.
Creamy lime dessert with sweet citrus notes.
Piña colada flavored 3 milks cake.
Sweet cajeta caramel filled pastry empanada.
Rich and decadent chocolate cake.
Signature Cucharita specialty cake.
Mini alcoholic croissants pastry dessert.
Located in the vibrant Montrose neighborhood of Houston, Cuchara offers an extraordinary culinary journey into creative Mexican bistro fare and handcrafted cocktails. Brightened with whimsical murals and colorful paintings, the dining room radiates warmth, energy, and authentic hospitality that makes every guest feel like family. Whether you are joining for their acclaimed weekend brunch or a cozy weekday dinner, Cuchara delivers a true taste of Mexico City right to Texas.
Cuchara bridges casual bistro comfort with upscale culinary craft. With entrées ranging from $18 to $38, portion sizes are generous and prepared using time-honored traditional techniques. The lively atmosphere is ideal for groups, romantic dates, and celebratory weekend brunches. Valet parking is available alongside nearby street parking, ensuring convenient access despite the bustling neighborhood energy.
Reservations are highly recommended during peak weekend brunch hours to avoid wait times. Cuchara offers a robust selection of vegetarian options, gluten-conscious dishes, and customizable spice levels across their menu. Takeout and no-contact delivery options are also available for guests wishing to enjoy authentic Mexican flavors at home.
888 Westheimer Rd Ste 109, Houston, TX 77006
904 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006
912 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006
125 W Gray St #500, Houston, TX 77019
1117 Missouri St, Houston, TX 77006
2616 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77006
Yes, Cuchara features a dedicated selection of vegetarian-friendly dishes, including items like Esquites, Guacamole Tradicional, Quesadillas de Huitlacoche, and customizable vegetarian chilaquiles.
Signature favorites include the Tasajo Y Huarache, Her Majesty Pambazo, Enfrijoladas Con Tasajo, and the Cuchara House Margarita.
Yes, Cuchara is renowned for its weekend brunch, featuring popular items like Chilaquiles Verdes, Pozole Rojo, and Huevos Divorciados.
Most entrées range between $18 and $38, making it a great destination for both casual dining and special celebrations.
Yes, valet parking is available at the front, along with paid parking lots and street parking nearby in the Montrose area.
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