Maria Maria Walnut Creek - Sample Menu



Small Plates & Starters

Guacamole
Made to Order and served with warm stone-ground tortilla chips 9.50

Totopos Nachos
Crispy tortillas with black beans baked with house cheese blend, topped with pico de gallo, cured red onions, pickled jalapeños, crema & cotija cheese. 9.50
With Grilled Chicken 10.50 / With Grilled Steak 11.50

Rolled Duck Tacos
Soft corn tortillas filled with slow braised duck and smothered with a roasted tomato habanero cream sauce, onions, cilantro and sesame seeds. 12.50

Crispy Chicken Flautas
Crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken. Garnished with crema and cotija cheese and served with fresh green and roasted chile de arbol salsas.
9.50

Seafood Guacamole
Made to order and topped with jumbo lump crab meat and shrimp salpicon, served with warm
stone-ground tortilla chips 15.50

Quesadillas
Flour tortillas filled with house cheese blend and smokey black beans, served with a roasted tomatillo salsa 9.50
With Grilled Chicken 10.50 / With Grilled Steak 11.50

Ceviche
Citrus marinated seasonal fish tossed with diced mangos, red onions, jicama, scallions, cilantro, avocado and mango sauce 13.50

Tortilla Soup
A natural chicken broth flavored with roasted tomatoes, slow cooked pulled chicken, avocado, roasted corn, crema, cilantro and crispy tortilla chips Cup 4.50 - Bowl 7.50

Roasted Corn
White chile, crema, cotija and cilantro 4.50
(Please let your server know if you prefer corn off the cob).



Maria Maria Signature Entrees
Signature dishes developed by our chefs featuring new and innovative approaches to ingredients and preparations. Complimentary flour or corn tortillas served with all entrees upon request

The Supernatural Burrito
Flour tortilla with your choice of filling, combined with arbol sauce, red onions, roasted corn, poblano peppers, black beans and house cheese blend, topped with creamy tomatillo-pasilla sauce, crema, pico de gallo, avocado and cilantro. Grilled Chicken - 13.99 / Grilled Steak -14.99 / Carnitas - 14.99 / Grilled Shrimp - 15.99 / Combination - 15.99

Chef's Carnitas
Adobo braised pork with ranchera sauce, topped with cured red onions and cucumber, served with black bean sauce & fresh tomatillo salsa verde 18.99

Tequila Shrimp Skillet
Sauteed shr mp with tequila, bacon, lime, cheese, onion, and cilantro served over guajillo rice 18.99

Chile Relleno (spicy)
Battered poblano stuffed with slow braised pork, or sauteed crab and shrimp with pineapple, pumpkin seeds, cheese, onions and peppers, on a bed of guajillo rice with black bean sauce, crema, pasilla chips and habanero sauce Carnitas 18.99/ Seafood 19.99

Chipotle BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Succulent baby back ribs, slow cooked and smothered in our house chipotle barbeque sauce and served with roasted corn on the cob and refried black beans 21.99

Maria's Pepper Steak (spicy)
Cracked black pepper crusted skirt steak with a chile lime marinade, topped with roasted poblano peppers, grilled green onions and melted cheese with guajillo rice and refried black beans 19.99

Grilled Wild Salmon
Lightly seasoned salmon with a chile lime butter and served with corn & poblano mashed potatoes, sauteed spinach, mushrooms, peppers and onions 19.99


Entree Salads
Prepared using the freshest ingredients.
Add grilled chicken or steak to your salad for 2.99. Add grilled shrimp for 3.99

Spinach & Mango Salad
Organic baby spinach, mango, cherry tomatoes, queso fresco, toasted almonds, raisins & sesame seeds tossed with honey-lime vinaigrette. 11.50

Baby Kale and Strawberry Salad
Baby kale with strawberries, roasted jalapeños, red peppers, black beans and avocado. Tossed in lime vinaigrette and topped with toasted pumpkin seeds 11.50

Tostada Salad
Crispy corn tortilla with re-fried black beans, chopped romaine tossed in agave-lime vinaigrette topped with sliced avocado, crema, radish and cilantro. 9.50

Mexican Chopped Salad
Chopped romaine, black beans, cherry tomatoes, jicama, corn, radish, roasted peppers, cotija cheese and avocado, tossed with agave-lime vinaigrette. 10.50



Weekday Lunch
Served Everyday until 3pm
Our most popular dishes served in smaller portions perfect for lunch.
Served before 3pm Monday - Friday.
Choose from any of the entrees below for $10.99 - Add small salad or cup of soup for $2.99


Entrees

Soft Tacos (Chicken or Steak)
Chicken Enchilada Suizas
Steak Enchilada Pasilla
Burrito Maria (Chicken or Steak)
Fish Tacos (add 1.99)

Soup or Salads

Tortilla Soup
Spinach & Mango Salad
Mixed Green Salad
Caesar Salad
Mexican Chopped Salad

Tortas

Grilled Chicken
Grilled Steak
Carnitas
Spinach and Mushroom


Sizzling Fajitas
Our signature fajitas combine sautéed poblanos, red bell peppers, onions and your choice of meat in our house made chili lime sauce. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese, rice, beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.

For one / For two

Shrimp 19.99 / 35.99
Chicken 16.99 / 29.99
Steak 18.99 / 35.99
Steak & Chicken 18.99 / 33.99
Spinack & Mushroom 15.99 / 28.99
Combination  (steak, chicken, shrimp) 19.99 / 35.99


Enchiladas
The fundamental and classic dishes of Mexico interpreted with our own flair. All classic items come with family style guajillo rice and stewed black beans upon request. Refried black beans also available upon request.

Chicken Enchiladas Suizas
Soft corn tortillas with braised chicken and tomato filling covered with a roasted tomato cream sauce, baked with house cheese blend, and topped with tortilla strips, crumbled pasilla, chopped onion and cilantro 15.99

Mole Enchiladas
House made mole covering soft corn tortillas, finished with crema, roasted corn and cheese, garnished with piloncillo tomatoes and cilantro  Chicken - 15.99 /  Duck - 17.99

Spinach & Mushroom Enchiladas
Soft corn tortillas filled with sautéed spinach, mushrooms, onions, and roasted poblano & red peppers, covered with tomato cream sauce and house cheese and topped with tortilla strips, crumbled pasilla chiles, chopped onion and cilantro 14.99

Pasilla Style Enchiladas (spicy)
Shredded chicken or shredded beef with stewed tomatoes and chiles inside soft corn tortillas and smothered with fire roasted pasilla and tomatillo sauce. Garnished with black beans, diced carrots, chopped red onion, cilantro, red cabbage, crema and cotija cheese.
Chicken - 15.99 /  Beef - 17.99

Crab & Shrimp Enchiladas Suizas
Succulent crab and shrimp salpicon filling in soft corn tortillas covered with roasted tomato cream sauce and house cheese blend, topped with crumbled pasilla chiles, chopped onion, cilantro and roasted pumpkin seeds. 18.99


Tacos

Maria Maria’s Soft Tacos
Chipotle cream, lettuce, pico de gallo, cilantro and avocado. Chicken 14.99 / Carnitas
15.99 / Steak 15.99 / Fish 15.99 / Shrimp 16.99

Pineapple Tacos Pastor
Pineapple, onions, radishes, cotija cheese, chipotle cream and cilantro
Chicken 14.99 / Carnitas 15.99 / Steak 15.99

Ahi Tacos  
Baja style ahi tuna tartare, avocado, fresh mango, toasted sesame seeds and cilantro 16.99

Street Tacos
Chile de arbol, tomatillos, cilantro, red onions and pickled onions.
Chicken 14.99 / Carnitas 15.99 / Steak 15.99

Veggie Tacos
Acorn squash, black bean, roasted corn, avocado, cotija cheese, cilantro and toasted
pumpkin seeds 12.9

Crispy Corona Battered Tacos
Corona beer batter, bacon, avocado, pico de gallo, cabbage slaw, cilantro and crema.
 Fish 15.99 / Shrimp 16.99

*Black Beans and Rice upon request with all Enchiladas and Tacos



Sides

Sautéed Spinach
with jalapeños and mushrooms 5.99

Roasted Corn
topped with lime, chile de arbol, crema, cotija cheese and cilantro 3.99

(Please let your server know if you would like your corn cut on the cob.)

This restaurant serves meats and seafood’s that can be ordered from rare to medium to well done. Eating under-cooked meat, seafood, or eggs can increase the risk of foodborne illness.

***All menu items and prices are subject to change without notice.