Blue Plate Taco menu (As of 10/29)
1515 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA
Starters
- Guacamole & Chips $9.50Homemade chips served with pico de gallo, house ranchera
Margarita
- Rocks $18.00Classic or skinny, house tequila or mezcal, fresh-squeezed lime, triple sec
Beer
- Corona $9.00
- Corona $9.00
- Pacifico $9.00
- Modelo Negra $9.00MX - 5.4% abv
- Bucket $39.00(5) Any bottled beer
Aguas Frescas
- Pineaple $9.00None
- Pineaple $9.00
- Watermelon $9.00
- Hibiscus $9.00
- Limeade $9.00
- Vegan horchata $9.00Brown rice, oatmilk, cinnamon, and nutmeg
Blanco / Plata
- Gran Centenario $17.00None
- Gran Centenario $17.00
- Herradura $17.00
- Don Julio $18.00
- Fortaleza $30.00
- Clase Azul $45.00
Guacamole & Chips
- Guacamole & Chips Half $9.50 / Full $16Homemade chips served with pico de gallo, house ranchera
- Taquitos Deliciosos $19.00Two tortillas filled with chicken, corn, mushroom, jack cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo & chipotle aioli
- BPT Nachos $22.00Market veggies, melted jack, guacamole, pico de gallo, radish, jalapeño
- Ceviche Mixto Tostadas $18.00Calamari and shrimp, marinated in fresh lime, chili, onion, cilantro, guacamole
- Queso Fundido $19.00Jack cheese, cream cheese, poblano and bell pepper, caramelized onion, grilled corn, housemade chips
- Calamari Frito $21.00Lightly-breaded and fried, served with chipotle aioli, fresno chili, cilantro, and lime
Taco Combos
- Barbacoa $21.00Shredded prime beef brisket, jack cheese, pickled onions, served with consomme
- Steak $26.00Flank steak, tomatillo, red onion, cilantro
- Chicken $19.00Organic chicken, jack cheese, guajillo salsa, avocado, cotija cheese, lettuce
- Pork Carnitas $20.00Marinated and braised in orange juice, mexican lager and coca cola, topped with onion, cilantro and guajillo salsa
- Red Snapper $21.00A la plancha or crispy baja style, Mexican slaw, chipotle aioli, radishes
- Shrimp $22.00Pumpkin seed pesto, cream, cucumber, jicama, red cabbage, cilantro crema
- Veggie $19.00Corn, mushroom, leek, kale, goat cheese, cotija cheese, truffle oil
- Lobster $36.00Atlantic lobster, jack cheese, jalapeño, heavy cream sauce, truffle oil, green onions
- Make it a Bowl $3.00Beans, fm veggies, and your choice of rice or lettuce
- Make it a Burrito $3.00Rice, beans, slaw & cheese
Sizzling Fajitas
- Farmers Market Veggie $24.00
- Mary's Chicken $30.00
- Steak $35.00
- Shrimp $32.00
Salsas
- Salsa flight of three $10.00
- Chips basket refill $3.00
- Tomatillo $4.00Jalapeño, avocado, cilantro
- Pico De Gallo $4.00Tomato, jalapeño, onion, cilantro
- Mojo De Ajo $4.00Tomato, roasted garlic, chili arbol
- Guajillo $4.00Red, smoky (medium)
- Habañero $4.00Habañero, serrano, jalapeño (hot!)
- Tropical $4.00Roasted pineapple, chile arbol
Brunch by the Beach
- Chilaquiles $18.00corn tortilla chips tossed with salsa roja, jack cheese, queso fresco, red onion, avocado, topped with fried egg
- Breakfast Burrito $17.00Eggs, Bacon, Crispy Potatoes, Jack Cheese, Tomatillo Salsa, Chipotle Aioli on the side
- Morning Muscle Burrito $17.00Eggs or egg white, shredded lettuce, pico de Gallo, avocado, chipotle aioli, jack cheese, guajillo salsa on the side
- Truffle Veggie Burrito $20.00Eggs or egg white, rice, beans, truffle veggies, avocado, mojo de ajo salsa on the side
Salads & Soups
- Seasonal Soup $13.00Made with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. Seasonally rotating, inquire server for more information
- Baja Caesar $18.00Little gem lettuce, corn, avocado, cotija, tortilla strips with our eggless dressing
- Santa Monica Salmon Salad $23.00Iceberg lettuce s, quinoa, corn, black beans, pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro vinaigrette
- Tostada Salad $18.00Iceberg lettuce, cherry tomato, red onion, avocado, cucumber, cilantro vinaigrette, hard-boiled egg
Sides
- Black Beans $6.00
- Brown Rice $6.00
- Mexican Slaw $6.00Oregano vinaigrette
- BPT Veggies $10.00Seasonally rotating
- Elote $12.00Grilled corn on the cobb, butter, chipotle aioli, cotija cheese, magic seasoning, green onions
Quesadillas
- Cheese $14.00
- Farmers Market Veggie $17.00
- Mary's Chicken $19.00
- Shrimp $20.00
- Steak $22.00
Specials
- Molcajete $85.00Serves 2-3, steak, chicken, shrimp, squash, jalapeño, ranchera, rice, beans &tortillas
- Parillada Fuerte $85.00Serves 2-3, skillet of Mary’s chicken, steak & shrimp, with vegetables, tortillas, choice of 2 salsas, rice & beans
- Taco Madness $80.0010 tacos: 2 red snapper, 2 shrimp, 2 chicken, 2 carnitas, 2 veggie. Served with escabeche, rice, and beans.
- Enchiladas Verdes $25.00corn tortilla, chicken, caramelized onions, jack cheese, iceberg, crema, avocado, queso fresco, avocado
BPT Doggy Menu
- El Perrito $4.00One plain chicken taco on a corn tortilla
Rocks
- Glass $18.00
- Pitcher $64.00
Mezcal
- Frozen $16.00Classic or skinny, house tequila
- Cadillac (Glass) $22.00
- Cadillac (Pitcher) $72.00
- Specialty Margarita (Glass) $18.00
- Specialty Margarita (Pitcher) $68.00
Cocktails
- Oaxacan Old Fashioned $18.00Barrel-aged, Catedral Espadin mezcal, cazcabel reposado, demerara sugar, angostura & orange bitter
- Mezcal Mule $18.00Catedral Espadin mezcal, lime, fresh ginger, club soda
- Aperol Spritz $18.00Aperol, sparkling, club soda
- Mojito $18.00Ron Rio rum, mint, lime
Hibiscus
- Paloma $18.00Astral Blanco, grapefruit, pink peppercorn
Rotating Lager Draft
- Draft pint $9
- Draft pitcher $36.00
Rotating IPA Draft
- Draft pint $9
- Draft pitcher $36.00
Menu
- Red (Glass) $16.00
- Red (Pitcher) $54.00
- White (Glass) $16.00
- White (Pitcher) $54.00
- Rose Sangria (Glass) $16.00
- Rose Sangria (Pitcher) $54.00
- Italian Sparkling Wine (Glass) $16.00
- Italian Sparkling Wine (Bottle) $54.00
- House Rose (Glass) $16.00
- House Rose (Bottle) $54.00
- White $54.00Bottle
- House Red (Glass) $16.00
- House Red (Bottle) $54.00
Zero-Proof
- Mocktail $14.00Our house made special
- Atlética Mexican-Style Copper $9.00
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- Coke $8.00
- Diet Coke $6.00
- Sprite $8.00
- Iced Tea $6.00
- Cranberry $6.00
- Jarritos $6.00Mandarin bottled soda
- El Arnoldo $6.00Iced tea and limeade agua fresca
Reposado
- Herradura $18.00
- Tequila Ocho $20.00
- Dobel $20.00
- Gran Centenario $20.00
- Don Julio $20.00
- Casamigos Cristalino $22.00
- Fortaleza $40.00
- Clase Azul $55.00
- Anejo $22.001800 Cristalino
- Gran Centenario $22.00
- Don Julio $22.00
- Herradura $22.00
- Don Julio 1942 $35.00
- Clase Azul $135.00
Joven
- El Pintor $25.00
- Mezcal $17.00400 Conejos
- Vida Puebla $20.00
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