Amor en la Cocina Menu

13645 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342
  • Salads

    • Baja California Norte - Caesar Salad

      Romaine lettuce, Parmesan & garlic croutons. (The Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico by Caesar Cardini when he ran short on ingredients).
      $4.00
    • Chef's Salad

      Lettuce & cabbage mix, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, cheese, carrots, cucumbers, red onion, chipotle vinaigrette.
      $4.00
  • Appetizers

    • Durango

      Slowly melted cheese, with chorizo or mushrooms, served with flour tortillas.
      $16.00
    • Aguascalientes - Flautas

      Four crispy rolled chicken tacos, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, & guacamole.
      $13.00
    • Tortas

      Toasted telera bread, meat, beans, cheese, tomato, lettuce, sour cream, & guacamole.
      $14.00
    • Sonora

      Five mini taquitos served with charro beans, onions & cilantro on the side.
      $15.00
    • Burrito

      Stuffed with rice, beans, onions, cilantro & meat.
      $12.00
    • Quesadilla

      Grilled flour tortilla with melted Monterey jack cheese, and meats, served with sour cream & guacamole.
      $12.00
    • Queretaro - Sopes

      Two crispy sopes filled with beans and meat topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream & guacamole.
      $14.00
  • Soups

    • Jalisco - Carne En Su Jugo

      Melt in your mouth beef stew/soup with beans, bacon, cilantro, onions & radish. (With 50+ years of tradition, this dish holds a Guinness world record for the fastest dish served at 13.5 seconds, in Guadalajara).
      $17.00
    • Tlaxcala - Tortilla Soup

      Hearty chipotle & chicken broth, topped with braised & shredded chicken breast, tortilla strips, cheese & avocado. (In the Nahuatl language, Tlaxcala means - tortilla. And this is the best way to represent it).
      $15.00
    • Tabasco Puchero O Caldo De Res

      Rich & hearty beef broth with a medley of seasonal vegetables, served with rice.
      $16.00
    • Estado De Mexico - Caldo Tlalpeño

      Wholesome chicken broth, with braised chicken breast, chickpeas, cheese, chipotle & vegetables.
      $17.00
  • Traditional Plates

    • Coahuila - Cortadillo Norteño

      Slowly stewed beef cooked with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers & a side of rice & beans.
      $18.00
    • Oaxaca - Chicken Mole

      Charbroiled chicken breast smothered in our house-made almond mole. Rice & beans. (Mole is very popular in several states, but it is the state of Oaxaca that has about 7 different moles. Such as; green, red, coloraditos, amarillito, Negro, chichilo, and manchamanteles).
      $20.00
    • Puebla - Chile Poblano Relleno

      Fire-roasted poblanos stuffed with queso fresco & Monterey jack cheese, topped with house-made ranchero sauce. Rice & beans.
      $17.00
    • Chihuahua - Carne De Puerco En Salsa Verde

      Slowly braised pork cooked in our house salsa Verde. Rice & beans.
      $18.00
    • Michoacan - Carnitas Plate

      Flavorful slow-cooked (fried & stewed) tender pork. Rice & beans.
      $19.00
    • Chiapas - Tamales

      Choice of 2, chicken or pork, tamales. Topped with ranchero sauce, fresh cheese, & sour cream. Rice & beans.
      $18.00
    • Mexico - Enchiladas Mexicanas

      Salsa Verde, crema, & salsa roja enchiladas, in honor of the Mexican flag. Choice of braised chicken or cheese. Rice & beans.
      $16.00
    • Guanajuato - Enchiladas Mineras

      3 enchiladas covered in our love sauce "Salsa Amor" stuffed with melty cheese. Carrots & potatoes.
      $18.00
    • San Luis Potosí - Enchiladas Potosinas

      3 enchiladas covered in our love sauce "Salsa amor" stuffed with slow-braised shredded chicken, topped with sour cream and avocado. Carrots & potatoes.
      $19.00
  • House Specialties

    • Yucatan - Cochinita Pibil

      Marinated pork gently roasted for up to 6 hours in banana leaves. Melt in your mouth, flavorful, delicious!
      $27.00
    • Zacatecas - Asado De Bodas

      Wedding stew. Pork shoulder slowly cooked in our sweet, sour, & spicy "Special sauce".
      $27.00
    • Veracruz - Pescado A La Veracruzana

      Grilled & poached mahi-mahi steak finished in olive & caper, tomato-based sauce. Served on a bed of vegetable white rice.
      $29.00
  • Seafood

    • Baja California Sur - Fish Tacos

      2 fish tacos, fried in beer batter served in homemade tortillas, fresh pickled cabbage, tomatoes, chipotle mayo & vegetable rice.
      $16.00
    • Sinaloa - Tacos Gobernador

      2 charbroiled shrimp tacos cooked with pico de gallo & chipotle sauce. Served in homemade tortillas with cheese & side of vegetable rice.
      $16.00
    • Campeche - Coctel De Camaron

      Fresh gulf shrimp, avocado, jalapeño, jicama, cilantro, and red onion, in an authentic Campeche cocktail sauce.
      $18.00
    • Nayarit - Camarones A La Diabla

      Charbroiled gulf shrimp grilled, then finished in our house hot sauce served with vegetable rice & fries.
      $19.00
    • Quintana Roo - Pescado Empapelado

      Fish fillet gently steamed in a chipotle sauce, wrapped in banana leaves, and topped with cheese. Served with vegetable rice.
      $21.00
    • Colima - Aguachile

      Fresh gulf shrimp cooked in a mixture of chili, lime & red onion. Finished with cucumber, jicama, and avocado & served with 2 tostadas.
      $18.00
  • Grilled

    • Tamaulipas - Carne A La Tampiquena

      Tender marinated steak cooked to perfection served with a red cheese enchilada, rice & charro beans.
      $28.00
    • Morelos - Cecina Plate

      Salt-cured sheet of beef served with rice, charro beans, sour cream, avocado, cheese, & cactus.
      $27.00
    • Nuevo León - Arrachera Plate

      Charbroiled marinated tender steak & chicken breast. Cooked with onions & bell peppers. Served with rice & charro beans.
      $30.00
  • Breakfast

    • Huevos Rancheros

      2 eggs cooked, served with crispy bacon, topped with ranchero sauce.
      $13.00
    • Huevos A La Mexicana

      2 eggs, scrambled in pico de gallo (tomatoes, onions, serranos, cilantro).
      $11.00
    • Huevos Divorciados

      2 eggs cooked. One smothered with ranchero sauce & one with tomatillo sauce.
      $13.00
    • Chilaquiles

      Crispy tortilla chips, cooked in your choice of chipotle, traditional red or tomatillo sauce. Covered in sour cream and fresh cheese.
      $12.00
    • Ham And Eggs

      2 eggs scrambled with local ham.
      $12.00
    • Chorizo And Eggs

      2 eggs cooked with highly seasoned ground pork.
      $12.00
    • Arrachera And Eggs

      2 eggs cooked, served with marinated beef flap meat.
      $18.00
    • Breakfast Torta

      Toasted telera bread served with beans, Monterey jack cheese, bacon & scrambled eggs. Topped with sour cream.
      $10.00
    • Breakfast Burritos (With Beans)

      $10.00
  • Side Orders

    • Guacamole

      $3.00
    • Sour Cream

      $2.00
    • Rice

      $3.00
    • Beans (Refried Or Charros)

      $4.00
    • 1 Chile Toreado

      $1.00
  • À La Carte

    • 3 Enchiladas

      $10.00
    • 1 Taco Meat

      $3.00
    • Tortillas

      $2.00
  • Drinks

    • Cafe

      $3.00
    • Cafe Decaf

      $3.00
    • Cafe De Olla

      $5.00
    • Orange Juice

      $4.00
    • Mexican Cola

      $4.00
    • Aguas Frescas

      $4.00
    • Jarritos

      $4.00
    • Canned Soda

      $2.00
  • Weekend Menu

    • Guerrero - White Pozole (Soup)

      (Weekends only) Pork & hominy cooked in blend of rich spices & herbs (Guerrero has 3 different varieties of pozole; red, green & white).
      $19.00
    • Hidalgo - Barbacoa (Traditional Plate)

      (Weekends only). Mexican BBQ!! Slow simmered beef cooked in a harmony of savory flavors.
      $20.00
  • Salads

    • Baja California Norte - Caesar Salad

      Romaine lettuce, Parmesan & garlic croutons. (The Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico by Caesar Cardini when he ran short on ingredients).
      $19.00
    • Chef's Salad

      Lettuce & cabbage mix, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, cheese, carrots, cucumbers, red onion, chipotle vinaigrette.
      $15.00
  • Appetizers

    • Durango

      Slowly melted cheese, with chorizo or mushrooms, served with flour tortillas.
      $16.00
    • Aguascalientes - Flautas

      Four crispy rolled chicken tacos, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, & guacamole.
      $13.00
    • Tortas

      Toasted telera bread, meat, beans, cheese, tomato, lettuce, sour cream, & guacamole.
      $14.00
    • Sonora

      Five mini taquitos served with charro beans, onions & cilantro on the side.
      $16.00
    • Burrito

      Stuffed with rice, beans, onions, cilantro & meat.
      $12.00
    • Quesadilla

      Grilled flour tortilla with melted Monterey jack cheese, and meats, served with sour cream & guacamole.
      $14.00
    • Queretaro - Sopes

      Two crispy sopes filled with beans and meat topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream & guacamole.
      $14.00
  • Soups

    • Jalisco - Carne En Su Jugo

      Melt in your mouth beef stew/soup with beans, bacon, cilantro, onions & radish. (With 50+ years of tradition, this dish holds a Guinness world record for the fastest dish served at 13.5 seconds, in Guadalajara).
      $17.00
    • Tlaxcala - Tortilla Soup

      Hearty chipotle & chicken broth, topped with braised & shredded chicken breast, tortilla strips, cheese & avocado. (In the Nahuatl language, Tlaxcala means - tortilla. And this is the best way to represent it).
      $15.00
    • Tabasco Puchero O Caldo De Res

      Rich & hearty beef broth with a medley of seasonal vegetables, served with rice.
      $17.00
    • Estado De Mexico - Caldo Tlalpeño

      Wholesome chicken broth, with braised chicken breast, chickpeas, cheese, chipotle & vegetables.
      $17.00
    • Guerrero White Pozole (Weekends Only)

      $19.00
    • Menudo (Weekends Only)

      $16.00
  • Traditional Plates

    • Coahuila - Cortadillo Norteño

      Slowly stewed beef cooked with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers & a side of rice & beans.
      $18.00
    • Oaxaca - Chicken Mole

      Charbroiled chicken breast smothered in our house-made almond mole. Rice & beans. (Mole is very popular in several states, but it is the state of Oaxaca that has about 7 different moles. Such as; green, red, coloraditos, amarillito, Negro, chichilo, and manchamanteles).
      $20.00
    • Puebla - Chile Poblano Relleno

      Fire-roasted poblanos stuffed with queso fresco & Monterey jack cheese, topped with house-made ranchero sauce. Rice & beans.
      $17.00
    • Chihuahua - Carne De Puerco En Salsa Verde

      Slowly braised pork cooked in our house salsa Verde. Rice & beans.
      $18.00
    • Michoacan - Carnitas Plate

      Flavorful slow-cooked (fried & stewed) tender pork. Rice & beans.
      $19.00
    • Mexico - Enchiladas Mexicanas

      Salsa Verde, crema, & salsa roja enchiladas, in honor of the Mexican flag. Choice of braised chicken or cheese. Rice & beans.
      $17.00
    • Guanajuato - Enchiladas Mineras

      3 enchiladas covered in our love sauce "Salsa Amor" stuffed with melty cheese. Carrots & potatoes.
      $18.00
    • San Luis Potosí - Enchiladas Potosinas

      3 enchiladas covered in our love sauce "Salsa amor" stuffed with slow-braised shredded chicken, topped with sour cream and avocado. Carrots & potatoes.
      $19.00
    • Hidalgo Barbacoa (Only Weekends)

      Slow simmered beef cooked in Harmony of savory flavors
      $20.00
  • House Specialties

    • Yucatan - Cochinita Pibil

      Marinated pork gently roasted for up to 6 hours in banana leaves. Melt in your mouth, flavorful, delicious!
      $27.00
    • Zacatecas - Asado De Bodas

      Wedding stew. Pork shoulder slowly cooked in our sweet, sour, & spicy "Special sauce".
      $27.00
    • Veracruz - Pescado A La Veracruzana

      Grilled & poached mahi-mahi steak finished in olive & caper, tomato-based sauce. Served on a bed of vegetable white rice.
      $29.00
  • Seafood

    • Baja California Sur - Fish Tacos

      2 fish tacos, fried in beer batter served in homemade tortillas, fresh pickled cabbage, tomatoes & chipotle mayo.
      $16.00
    • Sinaloa - Tacos Gobernador

      2 charbroiled shrimp tacos cooked with pico de gallo & chipotle sauce. Served in homemade tortillas with cheese & side of vegetable rice.
      $16.00
    • Campeche - Coctel De Camaron

      Fresh gulf shrimp, avocado, jalapeño, jicama, cilantro, and red onion, in an authentic Campeche cocktail sauce.
      $18.00
    • Nayarit - Camarones A La Diabla

      Charbroiled gulf shrimp grilled, then finished in our house hot sauce served with vegetable rice & fries.
      $19.00
    • Quintana Roo - Pescado Empapelado

      Fish fillet gently steamed in a chipotle sauce, wrapped in banana leaves, and topped with cheese. Served with vegetable rice.
      $21.00
    • Colima - Aguachile

      Fresh gulf shrimp cooked in a mixture of chili, lime & red onion. Finished with cucumber, jicama, and avocado & served with 2 tostadas.
      $18.00
  • Grilled

    • Tamaulipas - Carne A La Tampiquena

      Tender marinated steak cooked to perfection served with a red cheese enchilada, rice & charro beans.
      $28.00
    • Morelos - Cecina Plate

      Salt-cured sheet of beef served with rice, charro beans, sour cream, avocado, cheese, & cactus.
      $27.00
    • Nuevo León - Arrachera Plate

      Charbroiled marinated tender steak & chicken breast. Cooked with onions & bell peppers. Served with rice & charro beans.
      $30.00
  • Breakfast (From 8 to 12pm)

    • Huevos Rancheros

      2 eggs cooked, served with crispy bacon, topped with ranchero sauce.
      $13.00
    • Huevos A La Mexicana

      2 eggs, scrambled in pico de gallo (tomatoes, onions, serranos, cilantro).
      $12.00
    • Huevos Divorciados

      2 eggs cooked. One smothered with ranchero sauce & one with tomatillo sauce.
      $13.00
    • Chilaquiles

      Crispy tortilla chips, cooked in your choice of chipotle, traditional red or tomatillo sauce. Covered in sour cream and fresh cheese.
      $12.00
    • Ham And Eggs

      2 eggs scrambled with local ham.
      $13.00
    • Chorizo And Eggs

      2 eggs cooked with highly seasoned ground pork.
      $13.00
    • Arrachera And Eggs

      2 eggs cooked, served with marinated beef flap meat.
      $18.00
    • Bacon & Egg Breakfast Torta

      Toasted telera bread served with beans, Monterey jack cheese, bacon & scrambled eggs. Topped with sour cream.
      $10.00
    • Breakfast Burritos (With Beans)

      $10.00
  • Side Orders

    • Guacamole

      $3.00
    • Sour Cream

      $2.00
    • Rice

      $3.00
    • Beans (Refried Or Charros)

      $4.00
    • 1 Chile Toreado

      $1.00
    • Chips & Salsa

      $3.75
  • À La Carte

    • 3 Enchiladas

      $13.00
    • 1 Taco Meat

      $3.00
    • Tortillas

      $2.00
    • Cochinita Pibil Taco

      $3.50
    • Carnitas Taco

      $3.50
  • Drinks

    • Cafe

      $3.00
    • Cafe Decaf

      $3.00
    • Cafe De Olla

      $5.00
    • Orange Juice

      $4.00
    • Mexican Coke

      $4.00
    • Aguas Frescas

      $4.00
    • Jarritos

      $4.00
    • Canned Soda

      $2.00

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