[CH] Boston: Mexican Cuisine at the Forest Cafe
The Old Bear (oldbear@arctos.com)
Sun, 17 May 1998 17:52:59 -0400
Well, I've mentioned this little neighborhood bar several times and
decided it was worth passing along the menu. Keep in mind that
this place is in an urban store-front, about twenty-five wide and
is split down the middle between the "cafe" and a bar.
MEXICAN CUISINE at the FOREST CAFÉ
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1682 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Between Harvard and Porter Squares
617 661-7810
APPETIZERS
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Caldo de Pollo $2.50
Our delicious coriander soup.
Sopes $4.95
Fresh tottilla dough flattened thick and pinched to
encircle a filling of chile sauce, fried beans, and
Mexican cheese.
Ostiones $6.00
Smoked oysters served in a light chile chipotle sauce.
Calamares En Chileajo $5.50
Pan-cooked squid seasoned with fresh garlic, serrano
chile, and lime.
Mole Frijole $4.95
A layered hot and cold dip consisting of black beans,
melted Mexican cheese, salsa picante, sour cream, and
guacamole.
Chiles Relleno $5.50
Chile Anaheim filled with Mexican cheese, tomato and
onion, broiled and served with chipotle chile sauce.
Quesadilla $4.95
Large flour tortilla grilled with Mexican cheese,
tomatoes, and mild green chiles. Served with sour
cream and coriander.
Guacamole $4.95
Haas avocado blended with chopped onion, tomato, chile
serrano and coriander.
Guacamole Del Chef $5.50
Our special guacamole made to order with smoke chile
chipotle.
Guacamole Al Cilantro $5.50
Avacado blended with tomatillo, chile, and fresh
coriander.
Nachos $5.50
An American favorite with Mexican cheese and pickled
jalapeno.
Nachos Rancheros. $5.95
Crisp corn tortillas covered with black beans, imported
chorizo sausage and Mexican cheese.
ENTREES
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Pescado Con Mole Verde $11.95
Today's catch grilled and served with a rich green
sauce of tomatillos, pumpkin seeds, peanuts, chile
poblano and fresh coriander.
Puerco Adobado $10.95
Smoked pork chops in a fiery orange chile chipotle
glaze with Yucatan seasoning.
Pescado Tres Colores $11.95
Today's catch grilled and served with three of our
favorite sauces: Mole Verde, Cororada and Cilantro.
Bistec Toluquena $11.95
Sirloin steak grilled and served with a mushroom,
bacon, red wine, ancho and mulatto chile sauce.
Pescado Con Salsa Mocajete $11.95
Today's catch grilled and topped with a hand ground
roasted tomato and chile sauce, seasonded Mexican
cream and fresh coriander.
Camarones Al Maya $11.95
Shrimp in a tomato, smoked jalapeno and sour orange
sauce.
Enchilladas Suizas 'Forest Café' $8.95
A large flour tortilla filled with poached chicken or
cheese and mild green chiles, baked with a mild chile
cream sauce and Mexican cheese.
Pescado Relleno $12.95
Today's catch stuffed with chile chipotle, onion,
tomato, and Mexican cheese; topped with a fresh
coriander sauce.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo $11.95
Shrimp cooked in garlic butter.
Burrito $8.95
Your choice of Chicken, Vegetarian, or Mexican Sausage.
Puerco Con Salsa De Chorizos $10.95
Smoked pork chops topped with a chile chipotle, chorizo
sausage cream sauce.
Pescado Con Crema $11.50
Today's catch served with a fresh coriander and chile
serrano cream sauce.
Enchiladas Poblanas $9.95
Chicken or cheese filled corn tortillas baked with a
complex chile sauce flavored with bitter chocolate
and sweet spices.
Pollo Y Chile Ahumado $11.95
Slices of smoked chicken breast in a smoked jalapeno
cream sauce.
Tres Cochinitas $11.95
Three smoked pork chops served with three of our
favorite sauces: Mole Verde, Colorada and Cilantro.
Tostadas $8.95
Chicken, Vegetarian or Mexican sausage.
Camarones Adobados $11.95
Grilled shrimp in a fiery orange chile chipotle glaze
with Yucatan seasonings.
Pescado Natural Con Guacamole $11.95
Today's catch grilled and seasoned with lime; served
with fresh guacamole and fried potatoes.
Pescado Zarandeado $11.95
Today's catch grilled and served with a roasted
tomato and chile sauce, topped with a chilled salad
of cactus, jicama, red onions, sweet chile, new
potatoes and radish.
Camarones Al Cilantro $11.95
Shrimp pan-cooked with a fresh coriander sauce.
Enchiladas Tres Marias $10.95
Corn tortillas rolled around imported Mexican cheese,
baked with mole poblano, salsa verde, and salsa roja.
Garnished with seasoned Mexican cream, dressed Romaine
lettuce, sliced white onion, and fresh coriander.
CERVEZA
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On draft: Sam Adams Lager, Smuttynose Pale Ale, Harpoon
Ipa, Otter Creek, Devil Mountain, and Pete's Wicked
Winter Brew.
In bottles: Tecate, Corona, Dos Equis, Negra Modelo and
Pacifico. Also Miller Light, Budweiser, Bud Light,
Becks, Heineken and Amstel Light; Apollo Ale and
Harpoon Winter Warmer.
May 1998