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  Everything at Olitas is prepared fresh daily by Chef/Owner Steve Elb, the long-time Executive Chef of the Sea Cloud and Clouds Downtown.
   
       

Olitas Specials
(Subject to change)

Scarlet Kabocha Squash Ravioli
Scarlet Kabocha squash, caramelized shallots and Manchego cheese
in homemade masa harina pasta.  Served with a fresh chanterelle butter …$9.95

Grilled Scallop & Shrimp Salad
Served with red quinoa tossed with mango, jicama, peppers, and a tamarind vinaigrette.  Served atop sliced avocado and with a green papaya-cucumber spaghetti salad  …$11.95

Fuyu Persimmon Salad
Organic mixed baby greens tossed with candied walnuts, Sonoma goat cheese, and pomegranate seeds.  Topped with slices of Fuyu persimmon and pomegranate vinaigrette. 
Served with home made Serrano cornbread …$8.95

Fresh Local Dungeness Crab
Fresh cracked Dungeness crab from the Monterey Bay. 
Served with a crab aioli …Half $8.95 …Whole $17.95

Dungeness Crab Tartelette
An achiote-infused masa harina tart shell filled with roasted garlic custard and Dungeness crab.  Garnished with a tomatillo chipotle salsa.  Served with organic mixed baby greens
tossed in a tamarind vinaigrette …$9.95

Grilled Shrimp Tacos
A trio of mesquite grilled shrimp tacos with avocado, grilled pineapple salsa, watercress and a cascabel chile rouille.  Served with rice and black beans …$18.95

Grilled Swordfish
Grilled swordfish served with a roasted corn & wild shitake mushroom relish and an ancho chile-scarlet kabocha squash risotto cake.  Topped with a chimichurri sauce …$21.00

Corona Mussels
Mussels steamed in a red chile tomato broth spiked with Corona. 
Topped with a pumpkin seed–cilantro chile pesto …$13.95

Siete Mares
Dungeness crab, clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops and Pacific cod served in a
tomato-chile-white wine crab broth.  Served with crostini …$21.95

Salsas Olitas

$1.95 each … Pick 3 for $4.95 … Try all 5 for $7.95
¨Avocado Crema (very mild)   ¨Roasted Tomato Green Chili Salsa (mild)
¨Tomatillo Salsa (mild-medium)  ¨Chipotle Tomato Salsa (medium)
¨Habanero Tomato Salsa (spicy!!)

Bocadillos
Guacamole  a classic Mexican treat!! …Market price
Sopa del Dia  please ask your server for today’s selection …Market Price
Raw Vegetable Plate  carrot sticks, jicama sticks, and cucumber slices served with fresh lime wedges and an avocado crema.  A healthy alternative to chips with your salsa! …$2.95
Nachos homemade tortilla chips topped with black beans, melted jack and cheddar cheeses, pico de gallo and sour cream …Regular $6.95  Large $9.95
Appetizer Sampler crab cake, ceviche, guacamole and nachos …$14.95

Aperitivos Mariscos
Oysters on the Half Shell  served with cocktail sauce …$10.95
Oysters Michoacan  baked oysters with spinach, cotija cheese and chorizo …$10.95
Crispy Fried Calamari  with salsa ranchera …$8.95
Lobster Almoadas  lobster, roasted peppers, and wild mushrooms with ricotta and Cotija cheeses
wrapped in an ancho chile-chive crepe then fried in a pasilla negra tempura batter. 
Served with a lobster sauce, avocado crema, and basil oil …$9.95
Crab Cakes Olitas  with fresh chilies and corn.  Served with a lime-cilantro butter …$10.95
Ceviche  rock shrimp, scallops and squid marinated in fresh lime juice with peppers, onions and tomatoes ...$11.95
Blackened Ahi Tuna  with Olitas Slaw and a chipotle-tamarind vinaigrette …$14.50
Seared Ahi Tuna Tostada Stack  seared Ahi tuna with a black bean and papaya salsa,
Organic mixed baby greens and avocado vinaigrette …$9.95

Ensaladas
Organic Mixed Baby Green Salad  with tomatoes and choice of dressing …$5.95
Heart of Romaine Salad  with tomatoes, pine nuts, and gorgonzola cheese. 
Tossed with balsamic vinaigrette …$6.95
Grilled Asparagus Salad   organic mixed baby greens served with a wedge of Point Reyes blue cheese, candied chipotle walnuts, and honey mustard ancho chile vinaigrette.  Served with house made serrano
cornbread  …$9.95
Caesar Salad  a classic favorite with garlic-ancho chile croutons …$6.95  Top with your choice of carne asada, blackened fish, grilled chicken or grilled  shrimp …$14.95
Chipotle Caesar Salad  homemade Caesar dressing spiked with spicy chipotles and roasted garlic.  Tossed with reggiano parmesan and ancho-chile croutons …$6.95  Top with your choice of carne asada, blackened fish, grilled chicken or grilled shrimp …$14.95
BBQ Chicken Salad  skewers of chicken grilled with chipotle-agave nectar-tamarind bbq sauce.  Served with organic mixed baby greens tossed with a tamarind vinaigrette and a grilled pineapple salsa …$12.95
Ensalada Olitas  mixed baby greens with tomatoes, jicama, avocado and a tamarind vinaigrette. Topped with your choice of carne asada, blackened fish, grilled chicken, or grilled shrimp …$16.95

Quesadillas
Roasted Chicken  with shredded jack and cheddar cheeses …$8.95
¨Fajita Quesadilla  sautéed onions and peppers with fajita seasoning, shredded jack and
cheddar cheeses …$11.95 …with grilled chicken breast or carne asada …$16.95
¨Grilled Asparagus Quesadilla  with shitake mushrooms and Sonoma goat cheese …$15.95
Lobster Quesadilla  a flour tortilla turnover with shredded cheeses and Maine lobster.
Served with lobster dipping sauce …$19.95
Surf & Turf Quesadilla  a flour tortilla turnover with shredded cheeses, carne asada and Maine lobster.
Served with a lobster dipping sauce …$19.95

Tacos
Soft tacos served three up with cabbage, cheeses, salsa ranchera, rice,
 and your choice of refried pinto beans or vegetarian black beans...
Tacos Olitas
Your choice of two shredded chicken, shredded beef, or carnitas tacos
with shredded cheeses, cabbage, and salsa ranchera …$14.95
Vegetarian Black Bean Tacos
with shredded cheeses, cabbage, guacamole and salsa ranchera …$14.95
Tacos al Pastor
Grilled marinated pork tacos with shredded cheeses, cabbage, diced onion, cilantro, and salsa ranchera …$15.95
Carne Asada Tacos
Grilled skirt steak marinated in adobo sauce with shredded cheeses, cabbage, and salsa ranchera …$17.95
Specialty Tacos
Blackened Fish Tacos
  Blackened fish tacos with an ancho-chipotle slaw and salsa ranchera ...$15.50
 Fried Shrimp Tacos
Fried shrimp with cabbage, salsa ranchera, diced onions, cilantro, and crema agria …$16.95
Grilled Swordfish in Recado Rojo Tacos 
grilled swordfish marinated in an achiote recado,
topped with cabbage, salsa verde and fresh mango salsa …$18.95
Duck Carnitas Tacos with Three Moles
with Sonoma goat cheese and an ancho-chipotle slaw …$18.95
Lobster Tacos
Lobster tacos with an ancho-chipotle cole slaw.  Topped with fresh avocado and salsa ranchera …$19.95

Enchiladas
 Served with cheeses, rice and your refried pinto beans or vegetarian black beans choice of beans.

Enchiladas Olitas  your choice of two beef, chicken or cheese enchiladas with
red enchilada sauce  …$14.95
Crab and Shrimp  rock shrimp and crab with celery, onions, peppers.  Topped with
tomatillo salsa …(2)$16.95 $18.95(3)
¨Vegetarian  stuffed with butternut squash, potatoes, red & green peppers, onions and celery.  Served in corn tortillas and topped with a roasted red pepper cream sauce  …$14.95

 

Especiales de la Casa
House specialties featuring some of your traditional favorites and a few of ours, created by Chef Steve Elb.

Camarones with Red Chile Risotto  pan fried shrimp with your choice of sauce:  with garlic, butter and just the right touch of fresh squeezed lemon, lime and orange juice or sautéed in a savory chipotle infused tomato butter.  Served with red chile risotto and asparagus …$18.95

Pan Seared Ahi Tuna with Green Chile Risotto  pan seared pepper, coriander and cumin encrusted ahi served rare.  Topped with ancho chile-roasted garlic butter.  Served with asparagus …$19.95

¨Super Burrito  your choice of a roasted chicken, shredded beef, carnitas or vegetarian black bean burrito.
Served with rice, beans, salsa, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and cabbage …$11.50

¨Chile Rellenos  roasted pasilla chiles stuffed with jack cheese, battered and lightly fried.  Topped with a tomato sauce.  Served with rice, beans, and your choice of tortillas …$14.95

Pork Verde  slow cooked pork served in a spicy green sauce.
Served rice, beans, and your choice of tortillas …$14.95

¨Chile Rellenos with Goat Cheese  fresh roasted pasilla chiles stuffed with goat cheese and butternut squash. Served with blue corn polenta cakes, black beans and a chipotle-cotija cream sauce …$16.95

Fajitas  your choice of chicken breast, carne asada or shrimp fajitas.
Served with sautéed onions and assorted peppers, rice, beans and your choice of tortillas … $18.95

¨Combination Plate  your choice of beef, chicken or cheese enchilada; chile relleno; beef, chicken, vegetarian or carnitas taco.  Served with rice and beans …$15.50(2 Items)   $17.50(3 Items)

 

Kids Menu

Kids Nachos
Tortilla chips with melted cheese. Refried beans added upon request.

Taco
Your choice of beef, chicken or carnitas taco served with rice and beans.

Enchilada
Your choice of a beef, chicken or cheese enchilada served with rice and beans.

Quesadilla
Your choice of shredded chicken or cheese quesadilla served with beans and rice.

Burrito
A childrens bean and cheese burrito served with rice and beans on the side.

All kids meals $5.95

A la Carta

$6.50

$9.95

$6.50

$1.95

$6.50

$3.50

$9.95

 

¨ Items that are available vegetarian and/or vegan.
Please ask your server for our gluten free selections.
No separate checks.  A 18% gratuity is added to tables of 6 or more.  
We make every effort to serve you organic produce and seafood listed on the
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch List.     

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