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It’s Portland Dining Month! It’s Almost Cocktail Week at Cantina Xica!

March 6, 2020

March is Portland Dining Month!
Join us for 3 courses for $33 every night in March!

Hello friends! It feels like Spring, and we’re excited to announce a few special happenings at the restaurants!

This year for Portland Dining Month, we’re serving deliciously spicy and satisfying menus at both restaurants! Every night in March, get three courses for $33. Such a deal!

Added benefit? Spicy food kills bacteria! Don’t worry about coronavirus, JUST COME EAT CHILES WITH US!

Take a peek at our menus below and check out all the details here: Portland Dining Month

Join us! Come out and dine!

Cantina’s Dining Month Menu

Appetizer: Our favorite Salad Taco, on a fresh hot corn tortilla
Gathering Together Farm salad greens, avocado, toasted pumpkin seeds, Cowbell Creamery goat’s milk feta, red onion escabeche, edible flowers and cilantro vinaigrette served in a fresh yellow corn tortilla

Entrée: Sweet and Spicy Chicken Tinga Chile Rellenos in Black Bean Sauce
One ancho chile and one poblano chile stuffed with chicken tinga cooked with tomatoes, chiles and spices, served in silky black bean sauce, topped with cream Oaxaqueña, shredded lettuce, red onion escabeche and fried tortilla rajas

Dessert: Tres Leches Cake & Toasted Coconut
Vanilla cake soaked in three milks, topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut

(For our gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan diners, we offer substitutions like banana leaf tamales with three fillings, and Pinolo Gelateria sorbet!)

Reserve a table at Cantina Xica

Xico’s Dining Month Menu

Appetizer: Mole Verde and Roasted Spring Vegetables with Masa Crisps
Local roasted spring vegetables like sun chokes  cauliflower, carrots and maitake in mole verde of toasted pepitas, sesame seed, green herbs, green chiles, tomatillos, Mezcal & avocado, served with yellow corn masa crisps

Entrée: Fideos in Arbol Chile Sauce with Pea Shoot and Avocado
Capellini pasta, fried then steeped in rich, nutty, arbol chile salsa with a hint of spiciness, topped with sliced avocado, Gathering Together Farm watercress, pea shoots & crema Oaxaqueña
Add 1.5 ounces of fresh Dungeness crab from Astoria to your fideos for $7

Dessert: Tres Leches Cake & Local Berry Compote
Vanilla cake soaked in three milks, topped whipped cream and mixed berry compote

(For our gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan diners, we offer substitutions like banana leaf tamales with three fillings, and Pinolo Gelateria sorbet!)

Reserve a table at Xico

March 16th-22nd is Portland Mercury’s Highball Cocktail Week!
Drop in at Cantina for a $5 Cocktail!

Cantina Xica is participating in Portland Mercury’s Highball Cocktail Week 2020!
We’ll feature the Fire N’ice, a progressively spicy margarita made with a fresno chile ice cube that gets spicier as it melts. Inspired by Grant Achatz beautiful new cocktail book, this margarita is herbaceous from celery and its bitters and spicy from red fresno chiles.
What more can you ask for than a boozy, bacteria-killing, cheap drink?!
You can find the full list of participating bars and restaurants right here!

New Hours at Cantina until May 1st, 2020

We’re sorry to report that due to an understaffed kitchen and a need to take care of our team, we’re closing for lunch at Cantina from Wednesday, March 3rd until Thursday, April 30th.

Cantina Xica Hours Wednesday, March 3rd through Thursday, April 30th, 2020

Monday 5pm-9pm
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 5pm-9pm
Thursday 5pm-9pm
Friday 5pm-10pm
Saturday 5pm-10pm
Sunday 5pm-9pm

On May 1st, 2020, we will expand our open hours for summer, to 7 days per week from 11am -10pm daily.

We’re sorry for the pause in lunch service and any inconvenience this may cause. We look forward to re-opening for lunch, and having a great summer! Thank you for your support!

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