| Cuisine type | Latin American | |
| Price range | $30 and under |
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| Cuisines | Latin American, Mexican / Southwestern, South American |
| Dining style | Casual Elegant |
| Phone number | +1 919 286 9600 |
| Website | www.bluecorncafedurham.com |
| Dress code | Business Casual |
| Payment options | AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa |
| Executive chef | Antonion Rios |
| Location | 716 9th St, Durham, NC 27705 |
| Lunch Fajitas | Sauteed chicken or steak with bell peppers and onions, served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, rice, refried beans and tortillas |
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| Avocado and Tomato Salad | Fresh Romaine lettuce, avocados and roma tomatoes served with our house cilantro vinaigrette |
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| Chipotle Chicken Salad | $10.95 | A mix of tossed greens with a spicy marinated chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, feta and onions. Served with our house cilantro vinaigrette |
| Chips and Your Choice of Salsa | $3.50 | A plentiful amount of mixed corn tortilla chips served with any of the following salsas: Regular, spicy chipotle, salsa verde or pico de gallo | ||||
| Queso Dip | A blend of three cheeses melted to just the right consistency for dipping your chip |
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| Queso Fundido | $6.95 | A small pot of melted cheeses mixed with roasted fresh poblano peppers and chorizo sausage. Served with chips for dipping | ||||
| Guacamole Dip | $6.95 | Freshly crushed avocado mixed with sour cream, garlic, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice | ||||
| Platanos Fritos | $7.95 | Sliced plantains, deep fried and served with a sweet fresh mango & banana dipping sauce. Careful, they are habit forming! | ||||
| Tostones | $7.95 | Refried plantains, served with Andaluse sauce for dipping. | ||||
| Plantain Sampler | $8.95 | A variety of all our plantains served with a combination of our dipping sauces | ||||
| Island Nachos | $10.95 | Corn tortilla chips topped with black olives, artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes and a blend of cheeses | ||||
| Nachos | Your choice of corn or flour tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, jalapeños, sour cream and guacamole |
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| Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew | $8.95 | Our famous vegan stew. Sweet potatoes, corn, black beans and cilantro in a tomato broth. Topped with fresh avocado slices | ||||
| Fried Calamari | $10.50 | Fresh battered and fried calamari. Served with two house-made sauces for dipping: chipotle aioli and guava red chili | ||||
| Steamed Mussels | $10.95 | These mussels are brought in locally from our coast when available. They are served in a jalapeno tomato broth and garnished with toasted batard |
| Blue Corn Paella | $9.95 | Rice simmered in a zesty chicken broth with fresh vegetables, Serrano ham, stewed tomatoes and chicken |
| Cuban Picadillo | $8.95 | Cuban style beef simmered with raisins, capers, olives tomatoes and more. A sweet and savory delight. Served on a bed of rice and garnished with seasonal plantains |
| Ropa Vieja | $9.50 | Pulled beef simmered in a zesty tomato salsa. Topped with grilled onions and served on a bed of rice. Served with your choice of a Cuban roll or tortillas |
| Cuban Sandwich | $10.95 | Roasted pork loin and sliced baked ham. Stuffed in a Cuban roll with swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and andaluse sauce. Served with black beans, rice and plantain chips |
| Chicken Tinga Sandwich | $9.95 | Our chicken tinga on a Cuban roll with swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato. Served with black beans, rice and plantain chips |
| CRB Burrito | $9.25 | Marinated chicken, black beans and rice rolled in a burrito. Topped with salsa, cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream |
| Vegetarian Burrito | $9.25 | Grilled vegetables, corn and spinach rolled in to a spinach tortilla. Topped in a tomatillo salsa, cheese, lettuce, tomato and chipotle sour cream |
| Green Enchiladas | $8.95 | Two enchiladas stuffed with spinach, garlic and corn. Topped in a tomatillo salsa and cheese. Served with rice and black beans |
| Black Beans and Rice | $8.95 | Cuban-style black beans and rice blended and topped with sweet plantains. Served with your choice of Cuban roll or tortillas |
| Enchiladas con Mole | $9.25 | Your choice of chicken or spinach in corn tortilla enchiladas. Topped with our fresh mole and cheese. Served with beans and rice |
| Fish Tacos | $11.00 | Two tacos stuffed with battered and seared white fish. Topped with lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with black beans and rice |
| Taquito Lunch | $8.25 | Two corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of beef, chicken or potato, fried and topped with lettuce, tomato and guacamole. Served with rice and your choice of beans |
| Taco Lunch | $7.95 | Two crisp tacos stuffed with your choice of filling (see below). Served with rice and your choice of refried or black beans |
| Quesadilla Lunch | $8.95 | Tortillas stuffed with cheese and your choice of filling (see below). Served with rice and your choice of refried or black beans |
| Enchilada Lunch | $8.95 | Two enchiladas stuffed with your choice of filling (see below) and topped with cheese. Served with rice and your choice of beans |
| Chips and Your Choice of Salsa | $3.50 | A plentiful amount of mixed corn tortilla chips served with any of the following salsas: Regular, spicy chipotle, salsa verde or pico de gallo | ||||
| Queso Dip | A blend of three cheeses melted to just the right consistency for dipping your chip. |
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| Queso Fundido | $6.95 | A small pot of melted cheeses mixed with roasted fresh poblano peppers and chorizo sausage. Served with chips for dipping | ||||
| Guacamole Dip | $6.95 | Freshly crushed avocado mixed with sour cream, garlic, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice | ||||
| Platanos Fritos | $7.95 | Sliced plantains, deep fried and served with a sweet fresh mango & banana dipping sauce. Careful, they are habit forming! | ||||
| Tostones | $7.95 | Refried plantains, served with Andaluse sauce for dipping | ||||
| Plantain Sampler | $8.95 | A variety of all our plantains served with a combination of our dipping sauces | ||||
| Island Nachos | $10.95 | Corn tortilla chips topped with black olives, artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes and a blend of cheeses | ||||
| Nachos | Your choice of corn or flour tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, jalapeños, sour cream and guacamole |
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| Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew | $8.95 | Our famous vegan stew. Sweet potatoes, corn, black beans and cilantro in a tomato broth. Topped with fresh avocado slices | ||||
| Fried Calamari | $9.50 | Fresh battered and fried calamari. Served with two house-made sauces for dipping: chipotle aioli and guava red chili | ||||
| Steamed Mussels | $10.95 | Fresh steamed mussels in a tomato and jalapeño creme fraiche |
| Taco Salad | $11.95 | A crispy tortilla shell filled with black beans, rice, field greens, tomatoes, fresh mangoes, and topped with grilled skirt steak. Served with cilantro vinegarette | ||||
| Avocado and Tomato Salad | Mixed greens, avocados and roma tomatoes served with our house cilantro vinaigrette |
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| Chipotle Chicken Salad | $11.25 | Mixed greens with spicy marinated chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, feta and onions. Served with our house cilantro vinaigrette | ||||
| Casita Ensalada | $6.95 | Fresh field greens topped with tomatoes, garbanzo beans and cheese. Served with our house vinaigrette |
| Bistec Milanesa | $14.95 | Thinly sliced flank steak marinated in mojo sauce, breaded and pan seared. Topped with salsa cruda and served with black beans and saffron rice. Garnished with plantain chips | ||||
| Pollo y Carne Fajitas | $15.95 | Chicken, steak or a mix of both sautéed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas | ||||
| Fajitas Fantastico | Shrimp, steak and chicken sautéed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas |
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| Picadillo | $12.95 | Cuban-style ground beef dish. Simmered with raisins, olives, onions, carrots, tomatoes, capers and more. Served over a bed of saffron rice and garnished with plantain chips | ||||
| Ropa Vieja | $12.95 | Steamed beef of the bone, simmered in a traditional red sauce Served on a bed of saffron rice and topped with sautéed onions. Choose a side of tortillas or Cuban bread | ||||
| Roasted Pork Barbacoa | $16.95 | Blue Corn's rendition of a barbacoa osso bucco. Slow roasted on the bone, served on a bed of charro beans, rice and steamed greens | ||||
| Pollo Milanesa | $12.95 | Chicken breast lightly breaded and pan seared. Topped with a vegetable chutney and served on a bed of black beans and rice | ||||
| Platanos con Pollo | $13.95 | Marinated and grilled chicken breast stuffed with ripe, sweet plantains. Topped with a fresh vegetable chutney. Served with black beans and rice | ||||
| Quesadilla | $10.95 | Your choice of beef or chicken stuffed inside two flour tortillas with cheese and grilled until golden brown. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole | ||||
| Blue Corn Quesadilla | $14.95 | Roasted vegetables, marinated chicken, and local goat cheese. All this blended in a yummy quesadilla, served with black beans, saffron rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole | ||||
| Chicken and Mole | Simmered chicken breasts in mole sauce (thick sauce consisting of pine nuts, pasilla, habanero, chipotle peppers and cocoa powder). Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and a side of tortillas. Can be made with organic tempeh for a vegan option |
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| Chicken Tinga Tacos | $12.95 | Two soft flour tacos stuffed with shredded chicken tinga. Topped with citrus cabbage slaw, pico de gallo and fresh avocado slices. Served with Black beans and saffron rice |
| Mahi-Mahi | $15.95 | Plantain encrusted mahi-mahi filet, seared and topped with an organic raw chutney. Served with saffron rice and black beans, and garnished with seasonal plantains |
| Poached Salmon | $14.95 | 8 oz salmon filet topped with a citrus and avocado chutney. Served on a bed of saffron rice and fresh slaw |
| Fish Tacos | $13.95 | Seasonal white fish battered and fried. Served in soft flour tortillas, With fresh slaw, pico de gallo and sliced avocado. Served with black beans, saffron rice and sweet plantains |
| Seafood Paella | $15.95 | Fresh mussels, shrimp, calamari and seasonal white fish, simmered in a lobster-based broth with saffron rice, zucchini, sweet peas, onions, tomatoes |
| Grilled Eggplant & Roma Tomato Quesadilla | $12.95 | A quesadilla stuffed with a mix of cheeses, grilled eggplant and roma tomatoes. Served with mashed sweet potatoes, black beans and plantain chips | ||||||||
| Vegetable Fajitas | $13.95 | Fresh vegetables (zucchini, bell peppers, yellow squash, onions and mushrooms) sautéed with Mexican oregano and olive oil. Served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole | ||||||||
| Cheese Quesadilla | A flour tortilla filled with a blend of white cheeses and grilled until golden brown. Served with saffron rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and your choice of beans |
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| Black Bean Tortas | $12.95 | Black beans, eggplant, peppers and plantains blended together to make a vegetarian delight. These two griddle cakes are topped with a fresh pineapple & mango chutney and served with fresh slaw and saffron rice | ||||||||
| Empanada | $12.95 | A handmade-to-order corn shell stuffed with spinach and cheese, topped with salsa verde, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. Served with rice and black beans | ||||||||
| Stuffed Poblanos | $12.95 | Two poblano peppers stuffed with a white cheese and potato filling, batter-dipped and fried. Laced in a tomatillo salsa and served with rice and black beans | ||||||||
| Black Beans and Rice | $9.95 | A large bowl of our vegan black beans simmered with saffron rice. Garnished with sweet plantains and served with flour tortillas |
| The Vegetarian | $2.00 | Soft corn tortilla with grilled squash, onions peppers and cabbage Topped with lettuce and cheese |
| The Cuban | $2.00 | Cuban picadillo in a hard shell corn taco. Topped with lettuce and cheese |
| El Pollito | $2.00 | Pulled and marinated chicken, onions and peppers in a hard corn taco. Topped with lettuce and cheese |
| The Mexican | $2.00 | Beef barbacoa in a soft corn tortilla. Topped with lettuce, cheese and Pico de gallo |
| The Caliente | $2.00 | Soft corn tortilla stuffed with chicken tinga, lettuce, cheese and spicy chipotle sauce |
| Choice of one with rice and beans | $7.25 | |
| Choice of two with rice and beans | $8.25 | |
| Choice of three with rice and beans | $10.00 |
| Charro Beans | $2.00 | |
| Sweet Mashed Potatoes | $2.75 | |
| Black/Refried Beans | $1.75 | |
| Saffron Rice | $1.75 | |
| Citrus Slaw | $2.50 | |
| Grilled Veggies | $2.75 | |
| Guacamole | $1.75 | |
| Sour Cream | $0.75 | |
| Tortillas | $0.75 |
| Sorbet | $5.00 | Fresh mango sorbet |
| Sopapilla | $4.00 | A flour tortilla fried and sprinkled with cinnamon, honey and powdered sugar |
| Flautas | $6.00 | A house favorite. Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of apple, cherry or peach. Fried and topped with vanilla bean ice cream |
| Flan | $5.00 | Made fresh in house, this yummy traditional custard changes flavors often. (see server for flavor) |
| Tres Leches | $6.00 | Made with all organic ingredients, this white cake is soaked in three types of milk and topped in a crème fraiche frosting |
| Mexican Chocolate Torte | $6.00 | Gluten-free chocolate cake. This is sinful! |
| Bunuelos | $4.00 | Sliced flour tortillas fried and dipped in honey. Sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon |
| Cheesecake Flautas | $6.00 | Flour tortillas rolled and stuffed with a seasonal cheesecake. Topped with vanilla bean ice cream and drizzled with a mango puree |
| Caramel Cheesecake | $7.00 | This housemade cheesecake is sinful!! |
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