Vanessa's Cocina Mexicana

Chula Vista, CA

Vanessa's Cocina Mexicana doesn't specifically accommodate vegans, but they have some potential options like the House Salad and the Spinach Salad.

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Chips and Salsa

Contains chips, and salsa. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Chilaquiles Clásicos

Contains avocado, corn tortilla chips, cotija cheese, queso fresco, pickled onions, and sour cream. We suggest removing the (beef milanesa, carne asada, chicken, chicken milanesa, chorizo, eggs, refried beans?, shrimp, shredded beef, stewed chicken)[1], the (chipotle cream, mole, poblano cream, red sauce?, green sauce?)[1], the cotija cheese, the queso fresco, and the sour cream. The refried beans or the telera bread may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Spinach Salad

Contains apple, balsamic vinaigrette, pecans, pickled onions, queso fresco, sesame seeds, spinach, and strawberry. We suggest removing the queso fresco. The balsamic vinaigrette may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Fruit Salad

Contains cottage cheese, fruit, granola, honey, raisins, and shredded coconut. We suggest removing the cottage cheese and the honey. The granola may contain non-vegan ingredients.

House Salad

Contains avocado, bell pepper, chips, cucumber, house dressing, lettuce, pickled onions, queso fresco, and tomato. We suggest removing the queso fresco. The house dressing may contain non-vegan ingredients.

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Full Menu

Antojitos

Only plates include rice and refried beans.

Enmoladas Plate

Contains avocado, chicken, guajillo stewed beef, mole sauce, onion, refried beans, sesame seeds, sour cream, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.

Dos Tacos de Asada

Contains avocado, carne asada, cilantro, onion, salsa, and taco shell. We don't recommend this item.

Gordita de Chicharrón

Contains bell pepper, chicharrón, Monterey cheese, and red salsa. We don't recommend this item.

Flautas Plate

Contains avocado, cotija cheese, lettuce, onion, sour cream, tomato sauce, and tortilla. We don't recommend this item.

Enchiladas Plate

Contains avocado, chicken, guajillo stewed beef, onion, and tortilla. We don't recommend this item.

Dos Tacos de Lengua

Contains beef tongue, cilantro, green tomatillo salsa, onion, and taco shell. We don't recommend this item.

Sopes Plate

Contains avocado, carne asada, cotija cheese, lettuce, onion, sour cream, and tomato sauce. We don't recommend this item.

Gordita Casera

Contains bell pepper, carne asada, cotija cheese, lettuce, Monterey cheese, onions, sour cream, and tomato sauce. We don't recommend this item.

Dos Tostadas

Contains avocado, cotija cheese, lettuce, onions, refried beans, tomato sauce, and tostada shell. We don't recommend this item.

Starters

Mollete Especial

No description available.

Chips & Mexican Special Beans

Contains beans, chips, chorizo, Monterey cheese, and pico de gallo. We don't recommend this item.

Mollete Dulce

Contains telera bread. We don't recommend this item.

Chips & Mexican Guacamole

No description available.

Chips & Salsa

Contains chips, and salsa. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Fruit Salad

Contains cottage cheese, fruit, granola, honey, raisins, and shredded coconut. We suggest removing the cottage cheese and the honey. The granola may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Salads

Spinach Salad

Contains apple, balsamic vinaigrette, pecans, pickled onions, queso fresco, sesame seeds, spinach, and strawberry. We suggest removing the queso fresco. The balsamic vinaigrette may contain non-vegan ingredients.

House Salad

Contains avocado, bell pepper, chips, cucumber, house dressing, lettuce, pickled onions, queso fresco, and tomato. We suggest removing the queso fresco. The house dressing may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Fries & Nachos

Carne asada fries.

Carne Asada Nachos

Contains avocado, carne asada, refried beans, sour cream, and tortilla chips. We don't recommend this item.

Carne Asada Fries

Contains avocado, carne asada, fries, Monterey cheese, nacho cheese, and sour cream. We don't recommend this item.

Half & Half

Contains fries, fries, cheese, refried beans, and tortilla chips. We suggest removing the cheese and the sour cream. The nachos, the beans, or the toppings may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Los Chilaquiles

Pick a sauce: red, green, mole, poblano cream, or chipotle cream.

Chilaquiles Clásicos

Contains avocado, corn tortilla chips, cotija cheese, queso fresco, pickled onions, and sour cream. We suggest removing the (beef milanesa, carne asada, chicken, chicken milanesa, chorizo, eggs, refried beans?, shrimp, shredded beef, stewed chicken)[1], the (chipotle cream, mole, poblano cream, red sauce?, green sauce?)[1], the cotija cheese, the queso fresco, and the sour cream. The refried beans or the telera bread may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Chilaquiles Especiales

Contains eggs, and tortilla. We don't recommend this item.

Crepes

Special Banana Crepes

Contains bananas, cajeta, crepes, pecans, powdered sugar, sweet cream, and whipped cream. We don't recommend this item.

Vanessa's Crepes

No description available.

Strawberries Crêpes

Contains crêpes, powdered sugar, strawberries, strawberry reduction, sweet cream, and whipped cream. We don't recommend this item.

Crepe Flight

Contains crepes. We don't recommend this item.

Nutella Lovers Crepes

Contains bananas, crepes, Nutella, pecans, power sugar, and whipped cream. We don't recommend this item.

House Specials

Special Chile Relleno and Your Choice of Red or Green Enchilada

No description available.

Special #32 Flautas and 1 Sope

No description available.

Special Chile Relleno

No description available.

House Plates

House plates include 3 tortillas.

Carne en Su Jugo

Contains avocado, bacon, beef, beans, chile toreado, cilantro, onions, radish, tomatillo sauce, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.

Carne Asada Casera

Contains carne asada, and refried beans. We don't recommend this item.

Carne Asada Campesina

Contains carne asada, boiled beans, guacamole, jalapeno, queso fresco, rice, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.

Chile Relleno

Contains batter, cheese, pasilla pepper, refried beans, rice, salsa ranchera, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.

Chicharrón en Salsa Roja

Contains pork crackling, and red salsa. We don't recommend this item.

Bistec Ranchero

Contains avocado, beef patty, refried beans, queso fresco, rice, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.

Lengua en Salsa Verde

Contains beef tongue, cilantro, green salsa, onions, refried beans, rice, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.

Carne de Puerco con Nopales

Contains nopales, pork, and salsa. We don't recommend this item.

Beef Milanesa

Contains undefined. We don't recommend this item.

Chicken Breast

Contains chicken breast, chipotle pepper cream sauce, and poblano pepper cream sauce. We don't recommend this item.

Classic Tortas

Torta Mixta

Contains avocado, carne asada, chorizo, cilantro, mayo, Monterey cheese, onions, refried beans, and torta bread. We don't recommend this item.

Regular Torta

No description available.

Special Torta

Contains American cheese, bread, ham, and torta filling. We don't recommend this item.

Morning Specialties

El Mexicano

Contains beans, cajeta, pancakes, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.

Guiaso & Eggs

No description available.

El American

Contains bacon, eggs, house potatoes, and pancakes. We don't recommend this item.

Carne Asada & Eggs

Contains avocado, carne asada, eggs, refried beans, and queso fresco. We don't recommend this item.

Veggie Hash

Contains avocado, bell pepper, eggs, house potatoes, mushrooms, Monterey cheese, nopales, onions, pickled onions, spinach, sour cream, and tomatoes. We don't recommend this item.

Campesino Hash

Contains avocado, bacon, bell pepper, chorizo, eggs, ham, Monterey cheese, mushrooms, onions, pickled onions, potatoes, and sour cream. We don't recommend this item.

Breakfast Sopes

Contains avocado, chipotle cream, chorizo, eggs, Monterey cheese, sopes, and sour cream. We don't recommend this item.

Mole Breakfast

Contains avocado, chicken, eggs, mole sauce, pickled red onions, queso cotija, queso fresco, sesame seeds, sour cream, and tortilla. We don't recommend this item.

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French Toast

Contains butter, bread, and powdered sugar. We don't recommend this item.

The Huevos

Two eggs, refried beans, a side of red or green chilaquiles with sour cream, cotija cheese, and pickled onions, or a side of house potatoes. Served with the option of a side of toasted telera bread, three handmade corn tortillas, or two handmade flour tortillas.

Nopales & Eggs

No description available.

Huevos con Jamón a la Mexicana

No description available.

Machaca & Eggs

No description available.

Huevos a la Mexicana

No description available.

Eggs with Ham or Bacon

Contains eggs. We don't recommend this item.

Huevos Rancheros

Contains eggs, and tortilla. We don't recommend this item.

Huevos Divorciados

Contains eggs, fried tortilla, green salsa, queso fresco, and red salsa. We don't recommend this item.

Home Made Chorizo & Eggs

Contains beef chorizo, eggs, and pork chorizo. We don't recommend this item.

Pancakes

Pancake Stack

Contains butter, pancake batter, and powdered sugar. We don't recommend this item.

Mexican Pancakes

Contains pancake batter, powdered sugar, and whipped cream. We don't recommend this item.

Special Banana Pancakes

Contains bananas, cajeta, pancake batter, pecans, powdered sugar, and whipped cream. We don't recommend this item.

Strawberry Banana Pancakes

Contains bananas, pancake batter, powdered sugar, strawberries, and whipped cream. We don't recommend this item.

Tres Leches Pancakes

Contains berries, cinnamon, mixed berries, pecans, powdered sugar, whipped cream, pancake batter, and sweetened milk. We don't recommend this item.

Dulce Pancakes

Contains banana, cajeta, lechera, mixed berries, pancake batter, powdered sugar, strawberry reduction, and whipped cream. We don't recommend this item.

Caldos

Everyday we have different soups of the day. Menu includes 3 corn tortillas or 2 flour tortillas. Soups include rice and 3 corn tortillas or 2 flour tortillas.

Pozole

Contains broth, corn, meat, and tomatoes. We don't recommend this item.

Menu Do

No description available.

Caldó de Pollo (Chicken Soup)

Contains broth, and chicken. We don't recommend this item.

Caldó de Res (Beef Soup)

Contains beef, broth, and vegetables. We don't recommend this item.

Omelets

Two egg omelet, refried beans, a side of red or green chilaquiles with sour cream, cotija cheese, and pickled onions, or a side of home fries. Served with the option of a side of toasted telera bread, three handmade corn tortillas, or two handmade four tortillas.

Nopal Omelet

No description available.

Special Omelet

No description available.

Lomo House Omelet

No description available.

Rajas Omelet

Contains avocado, corn, eggs, Monterey cheese, onions, poblano cream sauce, and poblano peppers. We don't recommend this item.

Chula Omelet

Contains avocado, bacon, chorizo, eggs, ham, mushrooms, Monterey cheese, onions, spicy chipotle cream sauce, and sour cream. We don't recommend this item.

Veggie Omelet

Contains avocado, bell peppers, eggs, Monterey cheese, mushroom, onions, poblano cream sauce, spinach, and tomato. We don't recommend this item.

A.M. Tortas

Chilaquil Torta

Contains avocado, beans, chicken milanesa, cotija cheese, eggs, green chilaquiles, Monterey cheese, pickled onions, sour cream, and torta bread. We don't recommend this item.

Chorizo Breakfast Torta

No description available.

Mexican Breakfast Torta

No description available.

Birria Specialties

Tacos, quesito, quesito birria, and sope. Include onions, cilantro, boiled beans, and red salsa.

Quesa Tacos & Consume

No description available.

Birria Tacos & Consume

No description available.

Birrria Bowl

No description available.

Flour Quesa Birria & Consume

No description available.

Birria Sopes

No description available.

Birrria Plate

No description available.

Consume

No description available.

Seafood

Vanessa's shrimp plates served with house salad, refried beans, rice, and tortillas.

Enchilado Shrimp Tacos

No description available.

Vanessa's Shrimp Plate

No description available.

Governor Shrimp Tacos

Contains bell peppers, cabbage, Monterey cheese, onions, poblano pepper, pickled onions, shrimp, tortillas, and white crema. We don't recommend this item.

Poblano Cream Sauce Shrimp Tacos

Contains cabbage, pickled onions, poblano cream, shrimp, and tortillas. We don't recommend this item.