Cilantro Fresh Mexican Grill

1158 Whalley Ave, New Haven
(203) 389-1212

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Steak Quesadilla with Soft Chicken Taco an Soft Steak Taco
Traditional Bowl with Chicken
Two Taco Combo Plate
Chicken Enchiladas
Burrito Deluxe
Carne Asada
Quesadillas
Beef Tacos
Guacamole
Carnitas

Menu

Salads
Garden Salad
Lettuce, cotija cheese, avocados, tomatoes, roasted corn, and tossed in a lemony dressing
Tostada Salad
Fried flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, black or pinto beans, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo
Elote Salad
Lettuce, elote, pico de gallo, avocado, black beans
Quesadilla Salad
Lettuce, grilled peppers and onions, tomatoes, shredded Jack and cheddar, topped with a mini cheese quesadilla and avocado ranch dressing

Specialties
Chicken Enchiladas
2 corn tortillas filled with spicy shredded chicken and baked with salsa and cheese
Taquitos
3 corn tortillas filled with spicy shredded chicken, lightly fried, and topped with lettuce, cotija cheese, salsa, and sour cream, served with cilantro rice and your choice of beans
Nachos
Tortilla chips baked with cheese, your choice of beans, choice of meat or veggies, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, jalapenos and sour cream
Quesadillas
Melted jack and cheddar cheese in a flour tortilla filled with your choice of: veggies, chicken, or steak, served with sour cream, rice and your choice of beans
Tostada
Fried flour tortilla topped with refried beans, lettuce, onions, sour cream and cotija cheese, choice of chicken, steak, or shrimp, served with cilantro rice and your choice of beans

Burritos and Bowls
Traditional Burrito
Your choice of meat, cilantro rice, black or pinto beans, onions and pico de gallo
Charbroiled Burrito
Your choice of meat, black or pinto beans, Jack and cheddar, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream
Cali Burrito
Your choice of meat, jack and cheddar, guacamole, pico de gallo, lettuce and a lemony dressing
Queso Burrito
Your choice of meat, cilantro rice, black or pinto beans, queso, jalapenos and sour cream
Veggie Burrito
Peppers, onions, cilantro rice, corn, black or pinto beans, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream
Shrimp Burrito
Fresh grilled shrimp, lime, Jack and cheddar, pinto beans, red cabbage, pico de gallo and our own tangy dressing
Beer Battered Fish Burrito
Beer battered fresh fish, pinto beans, red cabbage, pico de gallo and our own tangy dressing

Tacos
Chicken Taco
Steak Taco
Carnitas Taco
Pork
Ground Beef Taco
Longaniza Taco
Spicy mexican sausage
Shrimp Taco
Spicy Tofu Taco
Marinated grilled tofu topped with slaw, chipotle salsa and cotija cheese
Mango Habanero Taco
Breaded and fried chicken, tossed in mango habanero salsa, topped with onions and cilantro
Sweet Potato Taco
Spicy sour cream and cilantro
Veggie Taco
Your choice of beans, corn, peppers, onions and pico de gallo
Fish Taco
Cool cilantro cream sauce and red cabbage.
Steak and Cheese Taco
Steak, sauteed, onions, queso and topped with pico de gallo
Hard-Shell Taco
Your choice of any taco filling in a hard-shell corn tortilla, topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream

Sides
Cilantro Rice
Beans
Rice and Beans Plate
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado
Large Salsa
Dip made from tomatos and onions
Queso
Sour Cream
Crema De Chipotle
Spicy sour cream
Elote
Mexican street corn
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken soup with tomato, celery, peppers and onions. Served with cheese, sour cream, cilantro and fried tortilla strips

Kids
Kids Mini Burrito
Choice of chicken or steak
Kids Mini Quesadilla
Your choice of chicken or steak, with cheddar cheese
Kids Chicken Taco
Soft corn tortilla with cheddar cheese
Kids Steak Taco
Soft corn tortilla with cheddar cheese

Drinks
Dasani Bottled Water
Snapple

Desserts
Churros
Deep fried mexican cinnamon sticks
Tres Leches Cake
Slice of classic mexican cake made with three kinds of milk
Fried Sweet Plantains
Deep fried sweet Plantains topped with Strawberry Jam and Condensed Milk

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Recent Reviews

I came here a few months ago with my friend. I got some tacos and she got taquitos. We also got a side of chips and salsa. For our drink we got Jarritos and for dessert, churros. Our food was alright, the tacos weren‘t anything special. They were a little bland. My friend felt the same way about her food, it was advertised as spicy but it wasn‘t. We liked the chips and salsa. The salsa was bland but we still enjoyed it. The thing I enjoyed most was the churros. The churros...
August 2025
Stopped in for a quiet bite to eat on our way back from an event and it was very good. They don’t cut you short on guacamole for sure. Presentation looked great, food was good and atmosphere was hip and trendy. Check it out!
March 2025
I have been coming here for years. Most of the items are great but the last 5 or so times that I have come here the chips are so greasy that I can’t eat them. This sucks bc the salsa is great. Also, the restaurant can be pretty cold in the winter as the door is opening and closing a lot.
February 2025

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Cilantro Fresh Mexican Grill

1158 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 389-1212