Pozole Rojo
Stewed pork shoulder, hominy, ancho chili, watermelon radish, cabbage and onion
(photo by Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle)
Housemade Beverages
Strawberry Lemonade, Hibiscus-Valencia Orange, Grapefruit-Piloncillo, Chile Chocolate Milk, and Organic Almond Horchata
Homemade Paleta
We make our own paletas in-house
Water filtered on-site to reduce waste
Tabletops and benches built from fallen oak tree
All of nopalito's tabletops and benches were created from a single Valley Oak collected in nearby Placer county.
Gordita de Picadillo
Crispy tortilla, grass fed beef, carrot, refried pinquito beans, housemade queso fresco and salsa de venas
(photo by Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle)
Dedicated To-Go Counter
To phone in a to-go order, call us and press 1 to reach the take-out counter.
Housemade tortillas
We create our tortillas the traditional way, grinding the corn into masa and then forming and cooking each tortilla by hand.
Tomatillos
Try them with our carnitas: Long braised pork, orange, bay leaf, cinnamon and beer. Cabbage salad, pickled jalapeños, tomatillo salsa
Naranja y Cebolla con Chile, Limon y Queso
Salad of grapefruit, blood orange, pickled red onion, chili, lime and queso fresco
(photo by phojographs)