Chef Jose Salazar • Mita's Restaurant | Downtown Cincinnati Restaurant & Tapas

501 Race St, Cincinnati
(513) 421-6482

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Empanadas De Res Con Pique
Pozole Verde Con Mariscos
Bocadillos De Hamburguesa
Bocadillo De Hamburguesa
Pastel de Tres Leches
Croquettas De Cordero
Tostones Y Guacamole
Alcochofas Y Hongos
Ceviche De Camarones
Pimientos Shishito

Menu

Bocaditos (Light Bites)
Chicharrón
fried pork belly
Encurtidos
pickled turnips, carrots, cauliflower, radishes, and fennel.
Pimientos Pequillo Rellenos
goat cheese stuffed pequillo peppers, sherry gastrique

Embutidos y Quesos (Cured Meats and Cheeses)
Jamón Serrano (35g)
serrano ham
Jamon Iberico (25g)
jabugo ham
Trio of Cheeses
Your choice of 3 of our Spanish cheeses, served with membrillo, crackers, and Marcona almonds.

Vegetales
Alcochofas y Hongos
sauteed mushrooms and artichoke hearts, ramp-herb hummus, pistachios, espelette, spanish crackers
Pan con Aceite de Oliva y Salsa Romesco
Local breads served with extra virgin olive oil and sauce romesco.
Aceitunas Aliñadas y Queso Murcia al' Vino
Warm marinated olives and drunken goat cheese.
Pimientos Shishito
Blistered shishito peppers and lots of maldon sea salt.
Patatas Bravas
Fried potato wedges tossed in spicy pimenton oil, aioli.
Tostones y Guacamole
Twice-fried plantains tossed in garlic butter served with crushed avocado dip.
Ensalada de Jicama y Mango
Jicama and green mango salad, watercress, frisée, queso fresco, cilantro vinaigrette.
Ensalada Mixta
mixed farm greens salad, shaved fennel, pickled guindilla peppers, pickled green strawberries, fresh strawberries, marcona almonds, sherry vinaigrette
Arepa con Frijoles Negros
cornmeal cake, black beans, avocado, pickled shallots, sugar snap peas

Pez/Mariscos
Ceviche de Camarones
poached rock shrimp, jicama, cucumber, cilantro, passion fruit leche de tigre, corn nuts
Pulpo
Spanish octopus with fingerling potatoes, potato foam, and pimenton.
Pozole Verde con Mariscos
Seafood and hominy stew with lobster, shrimp, squid, red snapper, cilantro, and avocado.
Taco de Pescado (1 pc)
One taco with beer-battered oregon rockfish, cabbage, pickled sweet drop peppers, and paw paw mayo.

Carne
Empanada de Res con Pique (1 pc)
One beef short rib hand pie with a cilantro chili sauce.
Bocadillo de Hamburguesa (1 pc)
One grass-fed beef slider, mahon cheese, pickles, crispy serrano ham, aioli, brioche bun.
Papusa de Chorizo y Curtido
griddle cake filled with pork sausage, cheese and refried beans, topped with fermented cabbage and chipotle mayo
Croquettas de Cordero
Braised lamb fritters, mint chimichurri
Bruselas Fritas
fried brussels sprouts, spanish ham, pimenton, sherry molasses, kohlrabi puree, spiced pepitas
Carne Adobada
marinated pork tenderloin over black beans, hominy, and carrots

Postress
Tarta de Chocolate
spiced dark chocolate tart, pepita crust, dulce de leche, cinnamon whipped cream
Pastel de Tres Leches
Sponge cake, three milks, dulce de leche caramel, rum
Tarta de Queso
cheesecake and guava tart, graham cracker crust, whipped cream, coconut meringue

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Recent Reviews

This is my second time at this restaurant. Decided to try the paella and it was extremely undercooked. It seemed like some grains of rice were uncooked at all (completely hard from outside to center). The paella was also extremely salty. The manager said the rice should be hard because of the grain type and ended up refunding half the price but if I knew this was the food I was going to receive I would not have ordered it at all. I could literally spit the rice out against a ceramic...
November 2025
I love every single dish I have ever received. If you think you know what's it's going to taste like, expect to be impressed as they somehow have a way of elevating flavors I didn't know was possible. I dream of the bread and olive oil, I have tried to recreate the shishito peppers, and I will always order the chef's specials.
Mitas seems to outdo themselves over and over again. This is my favorite restaurant, hands down the best you can get.
October 2025
My sister and I had not seen each other in far too long, and when we got together in Cincinnati the place we wanted to go to was Mita's. It did not disappoint! The service was friendly and attentive, but not obtrusive, and the food surpassed all expectations. Thank you, Mita's, for the wonderful evening!
October 2025

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Chef Jose Salazar • Mita's Restaurant | Downtown Cincinnati Restaurant & Tapas

501 Race St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 421-6482