Mago Grill & Cantina - South Barrington

Aperitivos / Appetizers

• Guacamole

  freshly prepared tableside - a Mago Grill must have!

• Tamales

  two tamales, choice of poblano and panela cheese tamales topped with pistachio mole or chicken tinga tamales topped with peanut mole

• Ceviche de Camarón

  citrus marinated shrimp, plum tomato, green olives, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, avocado, spicy tomato sauce

• Rollitos de Pollo

  crispy wontons filled with spicy chicken, black beans, corn, onions, peppers, cilantro, melted cheese, "egg roll style", avocado lemon cream sauce

• Queso al Horno

  baked panela, asadero and chihuahua cheeses, roasted habanero salsa add rajas, chorizo or chicken

• Empanadas

  two turnovers, served with frisee, queso cotija, crema mexicana, choice of ground beef picadillo with chimichurri, chicken tinga with roasted tomato salsa, or tequila shrimp with habanero salsa

• Quesadilla

  chihuahua cheese, adobo bean spread add steak, chorizo or chicken

• Risotto de Trufa

  mexican "truffle", bomba rice, crispy epazote, parmesan cheese, truffle oil add grilled baby octopus

• Calamares

  lightly fried calamari, jalapeño peppers, chile de arbol and lemon slices, tomato-Chipotle salsa

Ensaladas / Salads

complement your salad with: Grilled chicken breast | Sliced charbroiled steak | Jumbo gulf shrimp

• Mago

  romaine lettuce, crispy corn tortilla strips, black beans, pico de gallo, jicama, sweet corn, radishes, roasted poblanos, avocado, honey lime vinaigrette, shaved cotija cheese

• Tijuana

  romaine lettuce, parmesan, queso cotija, tortillas, chipotle ceasar dressing

• Española

  baby field greens, candied walnuts, crispy jamaica flowers, blue cheese, tequila poached pears, mandarin oranges, tequila hibiscus vinaigrette

• Taco

  lettuce, chihuahua cheese, black beans, mexican rice, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, in a large crispy tortilla shell add ground beef picadillo or chicken tinga

Para Vegetarianos / Vegetarian

• Chile Relleno

  soufflé-battered poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, caldillo de jitomate sauce, sour cream drizzle, cilantro white rice

• Tamales de Rajas

  two roasted poblano and panela cheese stuffed tamales, pistachio mole, sour cream drizzle

• Fajita Vegetarianas

  sautéed green and red peppers, spanish onions, zucchini, portobello mushrooms, roasted poblano peppers, choice of molcajete or clásica style

• Burrito de Rajas

  poblano peppers, roasted sweet corn, mushrooms, crispy potatoes, sour cream, chihuahua cheese, cilantro rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, choice of peanut chile de árbol salsa or salsa verde

• Quesadilla de Espinaca

  flour tortilla filled with oaxaca cheese, sautéed spinach and mushrooms, pico de gallo, sour cream, cilantro white rice

• Enchiladas de Hongos

  three corn tortillas stuffed with sautéed white mushrooms, spinach and caramelized onions, salsa verde, sliced red onion, shaved radish, sour cream drizzle, cilantro white rice

• Rajas Taco

  chile poblano rajas, sour cream, roasted sweet corn, crispy potatoes, queso cotija

• Hongos Taco

  portobello mushrooms, roasted plantains, black bean spread, panela cheese, chipotle salsa, crema

Grandma Paula's Carne Receptas

• Carne Asada Tampiqueña

  charbroiled chile ancho marinated skirt steak, cheese stuffed enchilada with mole xico, poblano mashed potatoes

• Filete Churrasco

  charbroiled flat iron steak, roasted chile de árbol chimichurri butter, poblano mashed potatoes, adobo asparagus, salsa borracha

• Carne Chihuahua

  charbroiled marinated skirt steak, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, chihuahua cheese, poblano mashed potatoes, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo

• Ropa Vieja

  slow braised beef brisket, sweet plantains, cilantro white rice, aji amarillo aioli, plantain chips

• Puntas de Cerdo en Mole de Pistache

  oven roasted berkshire pork medallions, pistachio mole, frijoles charros

Grandma Paula's Pollo Receptas

• Medio Pollo en Mole Xico

  orange mojo marinated chicken slow roasted with mole xico, mexican rice, sweet plantains

• Pechuga Azteca

  prosciutto stuffed chicken breast, squash blossom epazote, asadero cheese, roasted poblano cream sauce, cilantro white rice

• Arroz con Pollo

  chicken breast, mexican rice, bell peppers, onions, ranchero sauce, chihuahua cheese, baked in a puff pastry crust

Grandma Paula's Pescado y Mariscos Receptas

• Dorado en Mole de Cacahuate

  pan seared wild-caught mahi mahi, zesty peanut mole verde, poblano mashed potatoes

• Salmón en Mole de Coco

  grilled atlantic salmon, coconut mole, cilantro white rice, adobo asparagus

• Pescado a la Veracruzana

  wild alaskan cod, manzanilla olives, capers, sundried tomato, cilantro, pepperoncini, roasted potatoes, baked casserole-style

• Camarones en Chile Pasado

  garlic and epazote sautéed jumbo gulf shrimp, julienned chile pasado, white wine sauce, poblano mashed potatoes

• Momias en Crema de Tequila

  bacon wrapped and manchego cheese stuffed jumbo gulf shrimp, cilantro-tequila cream sauce, cilantro white rice

• Chile Relleno

  soufflé-battered cheese stuffed poblano pepper, caldillo de jitomate sauce, cilantro white rice

Moles de la Casa / House Moles

• Mole de Cacahuate

  chile poblano, chile serrano, cilantro, roasted peanuts

• Mole de Pistache

  chile poblano, jalapeño peppers, avocado leaves, pistachios

• Mole de Coco

  chile poblano, jalapeño peppers, fresh coconut, finished with cream

• Mole Xico

  chile ancho, chile pasilla, chile mulato, toasted seeds, dried cherries

• Mole de la Semana

  Chef Juan Luis' featured mole of the week - changing weekly!

Mole Dinners

served a side of Mexican rice, sweet plantains and your choice of:

• Filete de Res

  grilled flat iron steak

• Puntas de Cerdo

  oven roasted pork medallions

• Arrachera

  grilled marinated skirt steak

• Salmón

  grilled atlantic salmon

• Medio Pollo

  oven roasted half chicken

• Dorado

  pan seared wild-caught mahi mahi

• Suprema de Pollo

  sautéed chicken breast

• Camarones

  sautéed jumbo gulf shrimp

Para Compartir / Sides to Share

Choice of: Grilled Jalapeños | Pico de Gallo | Chihuahua Cheese | Sour Cream

• Esquites

  charred sweet corn, cotija cheese, cayenne-lime aioli

• Papas de Camote

  maple sweet potato fries, cinnamon sugar, mole xico

• Platanos Maduros

  fried sweet plantains, queso fresco, crema mexicana

• Frijoles Charros

  pinto beans, house chorizo, bacon, tomato

• Papas con Poblano

  mashed idaho potatoes, roasted poblanos, parmesan cheese, poblano cream sauce

• Frijoles Negros

  black beans, epazote, onion, chile de arbol

• Espárragos con Chimichurri

  roasted asparagus, toasted almonds, chimichurri sauce

• Arroz de Cilantro

  cilantro white rice

• Risotto de Trufa

  mexican "truffle", bomba rice, parmesan cheese, truffle oil

• Arroz Rojo

  mexican rice

• Guacamole

  freshly smashed

Fajitas

served with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans, choice of corn or flour tortilla and choice of:

• Fajitas en Molcajete

  caramelized spanish onions, roasted poblano peppers, salsa puya, asadero cheese, in a hot lava stone mortar

• Fajitas en Clásica

  sizzling platter of caramelized spanish onions, tomato, green and red peppers

Fajita Choices

Mixtas: combine two of the below choices | combine three of the above choices

• Pollo

  sliced marinated grilled chicken breast

• Carne

  sliced marinated charbroiled sirloin steak

• Camarones

  sautéed jumbo gulf shrimp

• Vegetales

  sautéed green and red peppers, spanish onions, zucchini, portobello mushrooms, roasted poblano peppers

California Burritos

Pico de gallo, sour cream, cilantro white rice, pinto beans, served suiza style with choice of salsa and melted chihuahua cheese. Choice of: peanut chile de árbol salsa | salsa verde. If requested, all burritos can be prepared gluten-free, served in a bowl over lettuce

• Pastor

  chile guajillo marinated pork

• Carne Asada

  chile ancho marinated skirt steak

• Tinga de Pollo

  shredded chicken, adobo salsa, caramelized onions

• Rajas

  poblano peppers, roasted sweet corn, mushrooms, crispy potatoes

Enchiladas

three corn tortillas rolled with assorted fillings, baked with cheese over cilantro white rice, topped with onion, radish and sour cream choice of:

• De Camarón

  tequila shrimp, chihuahua cheese, peanut mole verde

• De Hongos

  white mushrooms, spinach, caramelized onions, salsa verde

• Salsa Verde

  choice of chicken tinga or ground beef picadillo

• Mole Xico

  choice of chicken tinga or cheese

Tacos

served on corn tortillas (flour tortillas available upon request)

• Camarón

  chipotle shrimp, queso fresco, pickled purple cabbage, pico de gallo

• Pescado

  negra modelo beer-battered alaskan cod, chipotle cole slaw

• Dorado

  blackened wild-caught mahi mahi, green cabbage, radish, lime aioli, cilantro

• Pulpo

  grilled octopus, spanish chorizo, queso fresco, nopal salad

• Cochinita Pibil

  yucatán-style pulled pork, habaneros, purple onions

• Pastor

  chile guajillo marinated pork, grilled pineapples, onions, cilantro

• Chorizo

  chorizo, chihuahua cheese, crispy potatoes, chipotle salsa

• Tinga de Pollo

  shredded chicken, caramelized onions, adobo salsa, farmers cheese, sour cream

• Carne Asada

  chile ancho marinated skirt steak, caramelized onions, chipotle salsa, avocado mousse, queso fresco

• Picadillo

  ground beef picadillo, lettuce, pico de gallo, chihuahua cheese

• Rajas

  chile poblano rajas, sour cream, roasted sweet corn, crispy potatoes, queso cotija

• Hongos

  portabello mushrooms, roasted plantains, black bean spread, panela cheese, chipotle salsa, crema