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Patio del Copal

Cooked to order

The menu

Everything below is made when you ask for it. Order ahead for pickup and pay at the counter, or ask your server what the kitchen is proudest of today — the answer changes.

First, at every table

Chips and three salsas, on the house.

  1. Mild

    La Mild

    Mild

    The house salsa. Flavour first, with just enough of a kick to keep you going back to the bowl.

  2. Hot

    La Habanero

    Hot

    Comes with carrots and cucumber in the jar, which is the tell that somebody's grandmother wrote this recipe.

  3. Diablo — very hot

    El Diablo

    Diablo

    Ask for it by name. Then don't rub your eyes.

Start here

Tacos del Patio

The fish taco is the reason most people find this place. Snapper, battered to a family recipe, fried to order in the truck.

Fish Taco

52 reviews mention it

Fish Taco

$6.99

Family-recipe battered snapper, pico, cabbage and house sauce.

Shrimp Taco

Shrimp Taco

$6.99

Shrimp, pico de gallo, cabbage and house sauce.

Quesa-Birria

Quesa-Birria

$17.49

Three tacos with cheese, onion and cilantro. Consomé on the side.

Super Taco

Super Taco

$5.50

Meat, beans, cheese, pico de gallo, salsa and avocado.

Crispy Taco

Crispy Taco

$4.49

Meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.

Regular Taco

Regular Taco

$3.99

Meat of choice, cilantro, onions and salsa.

Crispy Taco de Papa

Crispy Taco de Papa

$14.99

Three crispy potato tacos, lettuce, green and red sauce, sour cream and cheese. Rice and beans.

Vegetarian

Blue Fajita Tacos

$16.80

Three handmade blue corn tortillas, steak, shrimp, fajita mix and salsa.

From the coast

Del Mar

Shrimp, octopus and snapper — the Baja half of the kitchen.

Molcajete

Feeds two

Molcajete

$34.60

A volcanic stone bowl, served sizzling: steak, chicken, fish, shrimp, avocado, onion, bell peppers, nopal, cheese and a fried jalapeño.

Piña del Patio

Piña del Patio

$26.25

Served in a pineapple: shrimp, octopus, bacon, fajita mix and Diablo sauce, topped with shredded cheese.

DiabloDiablo — very hot
Garlic Shrimp

Garlic Shrimp

$19.99

With rice, beans, lettuce, tortillas and pico de gallo.

Shrimp a la Diabla

Shrimp a la Diabla

$19.99

With rice, beans, lettuce, tortillas and pico de gallo.

DiabloDiablo — very hot
Coctel de Camarón

Coctel de Camarón

$17.99

Shrimp, avocado, tomato, onion, cilantro, lemon and cucumber.

Tostada de Camarón o Pulpo

Tostada de Camarón o Pulpo

$8.99

Shrimp or octopus with tomato, onion, cilantro, lemon and sliced avocado.

Shrimp Fajitas

Shrimp Fajitas

$26.99

With rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and tortillas.

Shrimp or Fish Burrito

$17.45

Rice, beans, guacamole, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and salsa.

Small things

Antojitos

Chips and three salsas arrive free at the table. The rest is up to you.

Guacamole

Guacamole

$10.99

Avocado, cilantro, onion, tomato, chile serrano, lime and house-made chips.

Vegetarian
Elote

Elote

$8.99

Whole roasted corn on the cob, queso and cilantro-lime seasoning on a bed of chipotle sauce.

Vegetarian
Penca de Nopal

Penca de Nopal

$9.99

A whole cactus pad topped with beans, queso panela, pico, avocado and salsa.

Vegetarian
Ensalada de Nopal

Ensalada de Nopal

$9.99

Cactus salad with queso panela, tomato, onion, cilantro and a hint of lime. Chips or chicharrones.

Vegetarian
Tortitas de Papa

Tortitas de Papa

$9.99

Three fried potato cakes with chipotle sauce.

Vegetarian
Asada Fries

Asada Fries

$15.99

Crispy seasoned fries with meat, pico, cheese, sour cream and salsa.

Nachos

Nachos

$15.00

Meat, house-made chips, beans, sour cream, pico, salsa, cheese and guacamole.

Complimentary at the table

Chips & Salsa

$7.99

House-made chips, fried to order. Free with any table.

Pork Beans

$13.99

Refried beans with chorizo, Oaxaca cheese and jalapeños. Served with chips.

MildMild

Full plates

Platos Fuertes

Everything comes with rice, beans, lettuce and pico de gallo.

Combination Plate

Combination Plate

$16.65

Build it: enchilada, taco, tostada or chile relleno. One item $16.65, two $17.99, three $18.99.

Baja Enchiladas

Baja Enchiladas

$18.99

Three, under our creamy orange sauce with cheese, lettuce and pico. Rice and black beans.

Enchiladas Verdes

Enchiladas Verdes

$18.99

Three, your choice of protein, green sauce and cheese. Rice, beans, lettuce, pico and sour cream.

MildMild
Flautas

Flautas

$18.99

Three fried chicken tacos with lettuce, sour cream, pico and queso. Rice and beans.

Steak Fajitas

Steak Fajitas

$24.99

With guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and tortillas.

Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas

$23.99

With guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and tortillas.

Mix Fajitas

Mix Fajitas

$29.99

Steak, chicken and shrimp together.

Birria

Birria

$16.00

Shredded beef soup with tortillas, cilantro and onions.

Menudo

Menudo

$16.00

Tripe soup with tortillas, cilantro, onion and oregano.

Breakfast until close

Almuerzo Todo el Día

Not a breakfast window. Breakfast until the lights go off, seven days a week.

Chilaquiles

Chilaquiles

$16.50

Red or green. Crispy tortilla chips with egg, avocado, sour cream, pico, crumbled queso, rice and beans.

MildMild
Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros

$15.35

Eggs under ranchera sauce with fajita mix, cilantro, beans, rice, avocado and pico.

Huevos a la Mexicana

Huevos a la Mexicana

$14.25

Eggs scrambled with pico de gallo and jalapeños, rice and refried beans topped with cheese.

HotHot
Chile Verde & Eggs

Chile Verde & Eggs

$15.99

Pork simmered in green chile sauce with eggs, beans and pico de gallo.

MildMild
Huevos con Chorizo

Huevos con Chorizo

$17.99

Or ham, or bacon. With rice, beans and fresh pico.

Breakfast Burrito

Breakfast Burrito

$11.95

Fries, cheese, eggs and your choice of bacon, ham, chorizo or sausage.

Breakfast Skillet

Breakfast Skillet

$22.49

Chorizo, sausage, hashbrowns, eggs, onions, bell peppers, mozzarella, rice and beans.

Breakfast Molcajete

$32.20

The stone bowl, at breakfast: refried beans, chorizo, roasted jalapeño, steak strips, potatoes, eggs and grilled cheese.

HotHot

Mama Luisa's Special

$14.99

Two eggs under our molcajete salsa, with rice, beans, pico de gallo and warm tortillas. Named for Tía Luisa.

No meat

Verde

Not an afterthought — the squash blossom quesadilla is seasonal and worth asking about.

Chile Relleno de Calabaza

Chile Relleno de Calabaza

$16.95

Poblano stuffed with queso panela, Mexican squash and corn, salsa ranchera and sour cream on rice and black beans.

Vegetarian
Potato Flautas

Potato Flautas

$16.99

Three fried potato tacos with lettuce, sour cream, pico and queso. Rice and beans.

Vegetarian
Veggie Taco

Veggie Taco

$11.99

Beans, lettuce, pico, guacamole, cotija and sour cream.

Vegetarian

Squash Blossoms Quesadilla

$14.55

Squash blossoms, melted cheese, roasted peppers and epazote in a flour tortilla.

Vegetarian

Called one of the best around

Super Veggie Burrito

$14.95

Fajita mix, rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico, jack cheese and salsa.

Vegetarian

Enfrijoladas

$13.99

Tortillas stuffed with queso fresco under a bean sauce, with onions and lettuce.

Vegetarian

Veggie Enchiladas

$18.95

Three, your choice of green, orange or red sauce, with cheese and sour cream.

Vegetarian

Black Bean Tostada

$15.99

House tostada with refried black beans, queso fresco, avocado and tomatoes.

Vegetarian

Wrapped or in a bowl

Burritos y Bowls

Super Quesadilla

Super Quesadilla

$15.60

Meat, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

Super Burrito

$15.45

Meat, rice, beans, guacamole, cheese, sour cream, pico and salsa.

Super Burrito Bowl

$14.45

The same, without the tortilla.

3 lbs

California Burrito

$29.99

Meat, rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, pico, salsa, cheese and fries. Three pounds of it.

Chimichanga

$18.45

Fried, topped with sour cream, with guacamole and pico alongside.

Chile Relleno Burrito

$16.99

Poblano stuffed with queso panela, rice, beans, pico and salsa.

Vegetarian

Regular Burrito

$13.45

Meat, rice, beans, pico de gallo and salsa.

Bean & Cheese Burrito

$9.45

Vegetarian

Patio Torta

$16.95

Steak, chorizo, ham, egg, lettuce, tomato, fried beans, serrano, caramelized onions, cheese, sour cream and avocado.

MildMild

The coffee bar

Café Copal

There is a real espresso bar inside, and almost nobody knows. Café de olla is brewed with cinnamon, cloves, star anise and piloncillo.

Café de Olla

Café de Olla

$4.95

Spiced with cinnamon and sweetened with piloncillo.

Cappuccino

Cappuccino

$4.50

Iced Coffee

Iced Coffee

$5.45

Iced or blended.

A regular's favourite

Cuban Cortadito

$4.95

Oat milk cortado with a hint of condensed milk.

Horchata Latte

$5.75

Espresso and steamed milk over horchata.

Mazapán Latte

$4.95

Churro Latte

$5.00

Chocolate Mexicano

$4.95

Steamed milk with cocoa, vanilla and cinnamon.

Affogato

$8.00

Espresso poured over ice cream, with whipped cream.

To drink

Bebidas

Agua Fresca

Agua Fresca

$4.49

Ask what is made today.

Mangoneada

Mangoneada

$6.99

Mango slush with Tajín and chamoy. Sweet then hot.

MildMild
Aguas Preparadas

Aguas Preparadas

$7.99

Topo Chico with a chamoy and Tajín rim, and a splash of your flavour.

Milk Teas

Milk Teas

$6.80

With boba.

Lemonades

Lemonades

$6.99

Chocomilk

Chocomilk

$4.50

Iced Mexican chocolate milk with banana.

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Mexican Hot Chocolate

$4.99

Jarritos

Jarritos

$3.75

Tepache

$6.99

Fermented mango and chilli soda.

MildMild

After

Postres

Churros

Churros

$6.99

Three, with chocolate and caramel to dip.

Flan

Flan

$7.99

Baked custard under caramel.

Nevado

Nevado

$7.99

Warm chocolate cake with vanilla bean ice cream.

Banana Brûlée

Banana Brûlée

$9.69

Caramelised sugar, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.

Peanut Butter Bliss

Peanut Butter Bliss

$5.99

Vanilla ice cream with Reese's pieces and caramel.

Chocoflan

$8.99

Flan and chocolate cake, baked together.

For the kids

Para los Peques

Everything on this list is $8.99 and comes with a side.

Build Your Own Meal

Build Your Own Meal

$8.99

Taco

$8.99

One, with your choice of meat.

Bean & Cheese Burrito

$8.99

Vegetarian

Chicken Tender

$8.99

Grilled Cheese

$8.99

Vegetarian

Cheeseburger

$8.99

Mini Munchies

$8.99

One egg, one bacon, one sausage.

For the dog

Patio’s pup menu

Cooked plain, in the same truck, and brought out on its own plate. The pup cup is free with any of them.

  • Pollito

    $9.99

    Plain grilled chicken breast, white rice, peas and carrots.

  • Steak

    $9.99

    Plain steak, white rice, peas and carrots.

  • Beef

    $8.99

    Plain burger patty, white rice, peas and carrots.

  • Pup Cup

    $1.49

    Free with any puppy plate.

Looking for something you don’t see?

The kitchen runs well past what fits on this page — omelets, scrambles, protein bowls, salads, French toast and a long list at the espresso bar. Ask when you arrive, or give us a call.

Call (408) 622-8544