Zócalo
Zócalo is a Mexican restaurant at 1801 Capitol Ave in Sacramento.
Menu updated
Awards
- Michelin Guide recommended, 2026
Menu
Brunch
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FOOD
Each item served with two eggs, cilantro-lime rice, and black beans
- Chilaquiles Fried tortilla chips tossed in chipotle salsa and topped with sour cream, queso cotija, cured white onions and served with over easy eggs, cilantro lime rice and black beans. Verde salsa or divorciados available upon request. Add braised chicken, steak or carnitas
- Arrrachera Medium-well steak, portobello mushroom with poblano chile and onion, Jack cheese, cambray onion, a jalapeño toreado and tomatillo arbol salsa. Served with tortillas.
- Huevos Rancheros Slow cooked beef in a tomato sauce with poblano peppers and onions.
- Brunch Bowl Chorizo, bacon, or braised chicken – scrambled eggs with chipotle salsa, cilantro-lime rice, pinto beans, Jack cheese, potato, pico de gallo, romaine, sour cream, and queso cotija.
- Brunch Tacos Carnitas braised in chipotle salsa with onion and poblano pepper. Scrambled egg, lime pickled onion, queso cotija.
- French Toast Amaretto-infused french toast with cinnamon whipped cream, berries, candied almonds, dulce de leche and powdered sugar. Half & Full
- Pancakes Three pancakes topped with cinnamon whipped cream, berries, maple syrup.
DRINKS
Each item served with two eggs, cilantro-lime rice, and black beans
- Mimosa $10 / $36 Brut Champagne topped with orange juice.
- Granada Mimosa $11 / $38 Pama Pomegranate Liqueur and Brut Champagne topped with pomegranate juice.
- The Bloody Mary $12 Vodka, local Preservation Bloody Mary Mix, lime juice with homemade chamoy rim.
- The Bloody Agave $13 100% Agave tequila, local Preservation Bloody Mary Mix, lime juice with a homemade chamoy rim.
- Zocalo Michelada $9 XX Amber, local Preservation Bloody Mary Mix, lime juice with homemade chamoy rim.
- Zocalo 75 $12 White rum, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, muddled cucumber and topped off with Champagne.
- Chelada $8 XX Amber and lime juice with a salted rim.
- Carajillo $11 Licor 43, Banana Liqueur, cold brew coffee served up.
Dinner
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Platos Chicos
- Tostadas De Carnitas Carnitas, chorizo beans, tomatillo salsa, onion andcilantro, sour cream, queso cotija.
- Guacamole Prepared fresh with avocados, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, onion, radish, fresno chile and queso cotija.
- Empanadas Filled with house ground beef, pinto beans and monterey jack cheese – fresh cabbage, pico de gallo, poblano crema, queso cotija.
- Tostadas De Tinga Shredded chicken and onion in chipotle salsa, chorizo beans, romaine, fresno chile, avocado salsa, sour cream,queso cotija
- Nachos Tortilla chips, chori-queso, pinto bean purée, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, queso cotija, and your choice of chicken, or carnitas.
- Ceviche Verde Shrimp, aguachile verde, avocado, cucumber, red onion, serrano, and cilantro.
- Ceviche de Guaymas Fish or shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado, cucumber, radish, house made Zócalo hot sauce.
- Queso Fundido Chorizo, onions, mushrooms, Monterey Jack cheese, and chipotle salsa. Served with tortillas.
- Flautas Filled with potato, spinach and Monterey Jack cheese – serrano salsa, fresh cabbage, pico de gallo, sour cream, queso cotija.
- Quesadilla Oaxaca Fresh masa tortillas, Monterey Jack cheese, braised chicken, epazote, tomatillo salsa, onion and cilantro, queso cotija.
Ensaladas / Soups
Our salads use organically grown spring mix. Add Chicken, Steak, Shrimp or Salmon
- Caesar Salad Romaine, baguette crumbs, queso fresco, black garlic, caesar dressing.
- Tostada Salad Ground beef and pinto beans, cherry tomato, roasted corn, avocado, radish, sour cream, grilled flour tostada, queso cotija, and red wine vinaigrette.
- Pepita Salad Roasted carrots, orange, avocado, pumpkin seeds, goat cheese, and balsamic chipotle vinaigrette.
- Pozole Rojo Pork simmered in a red chile broth with hominy. Served with fresh cabbage, roasted chiles, oregano, limes, onion and cilantro.
- Tortilla Soup Bloomsdale spinach, celery, carrot, white beans, and shredded chicken in a chile morita broth. Served with avocado, tortilla strips, onion, and cilantro.
Burritos and Burrito Bowls
- Pollo Grilled chicken, cilantro-lime rice, pinto beans, Jack cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. Served “wet” with a chile puya salsa and topped with romaine, pico de gallo, and queso cotija.
- Chile Verde Pork braised in a spicy tomatillo salsa, cilantro-lime rice, pinto beans, Jack cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. Served “wet” with salsa verde and topped with romaine, pico de gallo, and queso cotija.
- Carnitas Slow-roasted pork confit, cilantro-lime rice, pinto beans, Jack cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. Served “wet” with a chile puya salsa and topped with romaine, pico de gallo, and queso cotija.
- Steak Marinated steak, cilantro-lime rice, pinto beans, Jack cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. Served “wet” with a chile puya salsa and topped with romaine, pico de gallo, and queso cotija
- Burrito Bowl Grilled chicken, cilantro-lime rice, David’s beans, Monterey Jack cheese, serrano salsa, sour cream, guacamole, romaine, pico de gallo, radish, and queso cotija with a jalapeno toreado. Steak, Carnitas, Shrimp, Blackened Salmon
- Salmon Bowl Blackened salmon, baby kale, brown rice, black beans, roasted sweet potato and carrots, pickled red cabbage, mango glaze, cilantro pesto, and red wine vinaigrette
ENCHILADAS
Our Enchiladas are served with cilantro-lime rice and black beans. Your choice of 2 or 3 enchiladas.
- En Mole Filled with Jack cheese and chicken braised in pasilla chile. Queso cotija, sesame seeds, and plantains. Your choice of 2 or 3 enchiladas. Our mole recipe was taught to us at the Convento de Santa Clara in Puebla, Mexico. The birthplace of mole poblano.
- Guanajuato Filled with Jack cheese and chicken braised in pasilla chile, green salsa consisting of poblano and jalapeño chiles, tomatillos and cilantro. Sour cream and queso cotija.
- Rojas Filled with Jack cheese and chicken braised in pasilla chile, red salsa consisting of California and Japone chiles, cumin, and roasted tomato. Sour cream and queso cotija.
- Mixtas Choose 2 or 3 enchiladas to create your perfect meal. 20/22 If mole is included.
Tacos
NOTE: Our tacos are served on house tortillas, containing a corn and flour blend. Gluten Free Corn or Flour tortillas available upon request. All taco plates are served with Cilantro-Lime Rice and Black Beans. Your choice of 2 or 3 tacos.
- Baja Fish Sacramento’s favorite. Mexican beer battered fish, fresh cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle aioli.
- Carnitas Slow roasted pork confit, tomatillo pico de gallo, and morita salsa.
- Steak Marinated steak, fingerling potato with onion and poblano chiles, morita and avocado salsas.
- Cochinita Pibil Smoked pork shoulder in an achiote rub and glaze, pickled red onion, and mild habanero salsa.
- Camaron Garlic adobo shrimp, fresh cabbage, tropical pico, and pineapple habanero salsa.
- Americanos Crispy tortilla shell, Monterey Jack cheese, braised chicken, romaine, pico de gallo, queso cotija, serrano salsa and housemade Zócalo hot sauce.
- Hongos Portobello mushrooms, fingerling potato with onion and poblano chile, morita and avocado salsas.
- Mixtos Choose 2 or 3 tacos to create your perfect meal. 22/24 If steak or shrimp are included
Los Clasicos
NOTE : All dishes are served with Cilantro-Lime Rice and Black Beans.
- Arrachera Medium-well steak, portobello mushroom with poblano chile, onion and Jack cheese, cambray onion, a jalapeño toreado and tomatillo arbol salsa. Served with tortillas.
- Zoca Quesadilla Queso cotija-crusted flour tortilla, braised chicken, black bean purée, Monterey Jack cheese, grilled onion, and poblano crema. Served with cilantro-lime rice and black beans.
- Carnitas Slow roasted pork confit with hints of cinnamon and orange. Tomatillo salsa and lime-pickled red onion. Served with tortillas.
- Tampiquena Medium-well Arrachera, cheese enchilada en Mole Poblano. Served with tortillas.
- Tacos De Cazuela Chicken sautéed with house chorizo, onions, mushrooms, Jack cheese, and chipotle salsa—baked and served casserole-style. Served with tortillas
- Conchinita Pibil Smoked pork shoulder in an achiote rub and glaze, pickled red onion, and mild habanero salsa. Arugula Salad with red wine vinaigrette. Served with tortillas
PLATOS FAVORITOS
NOTE: All dishes served with cilantro-lime rice.
- Camarones Enchipotlados Garlic adobo marinated shrimp cooked in mild chipotle salsa. White rice with corn.
- Salmon Con Mango Grilled salmon with mango glaze, tropical pico, lime-pickled red onion, and served atop a spinach and roasted carrot salad with red wine vinaigrette.
- Short Ribs En Mole Braised boneless short ribs with Mole Poblano, smoked sweet potato, grilled broccolini. Served with tortillas.
- Chile Relleno Battered poblano chile stuffed with Jack cheese and red chile pork sitting atop black bean puree and serrano salsa. Topped with slaw and queso cotija.
- Chile Verde Pork braised in a spicy tomatillo salsa, pinto bean purée, red onion, queso fresco. Served with tortillas.
- Chile Colorado Beef braised in a chile california salsa, totopos, pinto bean puree, red onion, queso fresco. Served with tortillas.
Sides
- Black Beans A side of Black Beans
- Chips & Salsa Tortilla chips with salsa mesa and black bean dip.
- Cilantro Lime Rice Side A side of the rice that made Zocalo famous.
- Guacamole Side A 4 oz side of guac: fresh avocado, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, onion, lime, chile fresno, and queso cotija.
- House Salad Roasted carrots, avocado, cilantro, pumpkin seeds, goat cheese, oranges and balsamic chipotle dressing.
Dessert
- Flan Vanilla and caramel custard, candied almonds, blueberries.
- Tres Leches Cinnamon sponge cake bathed in a condensed milk syrup, vanilla mousse, vanilla ice cream, and blackberry compote.
- Churros & Ice Cream Filled with Bavarian cream, and served with vanilla ice cream, dulce de leche, and chocolate drizzle.
Happy hour
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BITES
- Guacamole Prepared fresh with avocados, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, onion, lime and queso cotija.
- Ceviche De Guaymas Fish or shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado, cucumber, radish, housemade Zócalo hot sauce.
- Zoca Quesadilla Queso cotija-crusted flour tortilla, braised chicken, black bean purée, Monterey Jack cheese, grilled onion, and poblano crema.
- Flautas Filled with potato, spinach and Monterey Jack cheese – Fresh cabbage, pico de gallo, sour cream, serrano salsa, queso cotija.
- Nachos Grilled chicken, chorizo beans, Monterey Jack cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, green onion, and queso cotija.
- Baja Fish Tacos 2 per order – Mexican beer battered fish, fresh cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle aioli.
- Tacos De Camaron 2 per order – Garlic adobo shrimp, fresh cabbage, tropical pico, and pineapple habanero salsa.
- Tacos de Camaron 2 per order – Garlic adobo shrimp, fresh cabbage, tropical pico, and pineapple habanero salsa.
- Nacos Tacos 2 per order – Your choice of chicken, steak, or carnitas with onion and cilantro, morita salsa
Kids
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Dinner
Dinner entrees include your choice of milk or water, and also dessert of ice cream and a churro. The above is served with your choice of two sides except Nachos: White rice, black beans, homemade chips, or grilled broccolini.
- Chicken Tenders Fried chicken fingers with chipotle aioli.
- Quesadilla Flour tortilla flled with chicken and melted cheese.
- Burrito A flour tortilla wrapped and flled with cheese and your choice of chicken, asada, or pinto beans.
- Taco Suave 2 soft tacos served on house tortillas, containing a corn and flour blend and your choice of chicken, or carnitas.
- Salmon Grilled salmon with mango glaze.
- Enchilada Chicken and cheese enchilada topped with red sauce and queso cotija.
- Nachos Tortilla chips, creamy queso, pinto bean purée, cotija cheese, and your choice of chicken, or carnitas.
Weekend Brunch
Brunch entrées include fresh fruit and your choice of juice, milk or water.
- Breakfast Quesadilla Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, scrambled eggs and bacon.
- Pancakes Two pancakes topped with cinnamon whipped cream and strawberries.
- Breakfast Burrito Flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, cheese, and bacon.
- Scrambled Eggs Eggs scrambled, served with bacon.
Cocktails
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MARGARITAS
” All margaritas are made with fresh squeezed lime juice, organic agave, and 100% blue agave tequila. Always shaken and poured over fresh ice. Share a drink with your friends! Upgrade to a pitcher of your favorite Margarita or select Cocktail!”
- blackberry margarita Our #1 Margarita! Created by our first bar manager, Joe Anthony Savala. Made with organic blackberry purée and fresh squeezed lime juice.
- de la casa A Zócalo classic. 100% blue agave tequila, agave, fresh lime juice and salt rim.
- mango fresco 100% blue agave reposado tequila, mango purée, and a homemade chamoy rim.
- maiz mezcalita La Luna mezcal, Nixta Corn Liqueur, orange juice and black salt rim.
- Guava Tropical 100% blue agave tequila, guava, Canton Ginger Liqueur, agave, lime juice and sugar rim.
- CLASSIC STRAWBERRY Casamigos Blanco, Liquid Alchemist Strawberry, lime juice, agave and sugar rim.
- cadillac margarita Casamigos Blanco, Grand Marnier, agave, lime juice and salt rim.
- PRICKLY PEAR-FECTO 100% blue agave tequila, Canton Ginger Liqueur, prickly pear purée, lime juice, agave, and tajin rim.
- JUST WEAR BLACK Spicy 21 Seeds Cucumber Jalapeño Tequila, Cointreau Liqueur, agave, lime juice, and tajin rim.
Cocktails
- Corazon Puro Siete Leguas Reposado, Canton Ginger Liqueur, pomegranade juice, fresh lime juice, agave.
- Mojito Cubano White rum, fresh mint, lime juice, agave and club soda 12
- La Toxica Vodka, blood orange, cranberry, lime juice and agave.
- Oaxacan Old Fashioned Siete Leguas Añejo tequila, La Luna mezcal, orange peel, bitters and agave.
- Sangria Valenciana Red wine, peach schnapps, brandy, pineapple and orange juice, blackberry purée and mango purée.
PALOMAS
- LA CLÁSICA 100% blue agave tequilla, Zocalo paloma mix, San Pellegrino Pomopelmo grapefruit soda, saltead rim.
- BLOOD ORANGE 100% blue agave tequilla, blood orange purée, Zocalo paloma mix, San Pellegrino Pomopelmo grapefruit soda, tajin rim.
- CHILE PINEAPPLE Don Julio Reposado, Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur, Zocalo paloma mix, caramelized pineapple purée, San Pellegrino Pompelmo grapefruit soda.
- AMOR Y APEROL 100% blue agave tequila, Zocalo paloma mix, Aperol, San Pellegrino Pompelmo Grapefruit Soda.
Brunch Drinks
- Mimosa Brut Champagne topped with orange juice.
- Granada Mimosa
- The Bloody Agave 100% agave tequila blanco, local Preservation Bloody Mary mix, lime, tajín rim.
- Carajillo Licor 43, Banana liqueur, cold brew coffee served up
- the bloody mary Vodka, local Preservation Bloody Mary mix, lime.
- zócalo michelada XX Amber, Preservation Bloody Mary Mix, fresh lime juice, tajín rim.
- zócalo 75 White rum, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, muddle cucumber and topped off with Champagne.
- chelada XX Amber, fresh lime juice, salted rim.
DESSERT DRINKS
- ESPRESSO MARTINI Vodka, Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur, agave, Cold Brew Coffee
- ZOCALO ESPRESSO Mezcal, Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur, agave, Amaretto, Cold Brew Coffee.
- CARAJILLO Liqueur 43, Banana Liqueur, Cold Brew Coffee.
Wine
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VINO
- CASA MADERO RED BLEND 2019 | Coahuila, Mexico
- CLINE PINOT GRIS 2019 | Sonoma Coast, CA
- BRUMA SAUVIGNON BLANC 2020 | Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
- THE FABLEIST ROSE 556 2023 / Central Coast, CA
- BOEN PINOT NOIR 2019 | Sonoma, CA
- BONANZA CABERNET 2023 | Fairfield, CA
- FERRARI CARANO CHARDONNAY 2023 | Sonoma County, CA
- CAYMUS CABERNET 2022 | Fairfield, CA
- THE PRISONER CHARDONNAY 2021 | Oakville, CA
- CORONA DEL VALLE TEMPRANILLO NEBIOLO 2021 | Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
Beer
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CERVEZA DRAFT
- KNEE DEEP BREAKING BUD Auburn, CA / 6.7%
- NEW GLORY GUMMY WORMS Sacramento, CA / 5.8%
- SIERRA NEVADA HAZY LITTLE THING Chico, CA / 6.7%
- MODELO ESPECIAL Tacuba, Mexico / 4.4%
- DUSTBOWL TACO TRUCK LAGER Turlock, CA / 4.7%
- NEGRA MODELO Tacuba, Mexico / 5.4%
- DOS EQUIS XX AMBER Monterrey, Mexico / 4.7%
Tequila & mezcal
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TEQUILAS
- FORTALEZA Blanco Reposado Añejo
- El Tesoro Reposado Añejo
- Patron Blanco Reposado Añejo
- Clase Azul Plata Reposado Gold
- Espolon Blanco Reposado
- El Tequileño Platinum Blanco Reposado Gran Reserva
- Casamigos Blanco Reposado Añejo
- ARETTE Blanco Reposado
- Ocho Blanco Reposado Añejo
- Don Julio Blanco Reposado Añejo 70th Anniversary 1942
- LALO Blanco
- G4 Blanco Reposado Blanco
- Siete Leguas Reposado Añejo
- ArteNOM 1579 Blanco Historico 1123
- Herradura Blanco Ultra Añejo Selección Suprem
MEZCAL
- Illegal
- DEL MAGUEY Chichicapa
- DEL MAGUEY Vida
- PIERDE ALMAS Puritita Verda
- DON AMADO Espadin Rustico
- LA LUNA
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