xoco-bistro Menu and Prices

140 menu items · 29 categoriesUpdated July 9, 2026

Xoco-bistro is the kind of place you come to when you want to grab a snack or have a drink after work. There is no airs, the atmosphere is relaxed, the menu is small but carefully done, suitable for coming alone or chatting with friends.

Guacamole Bar

  • Almost Naked

    $7.00

    roasted garlic-tomatillo, raw onion, guacamole with choice of two toppings, tomatillo salsa, three-chile salsa, just-made chips

  • Fully Dressed

    $8.00

    with a little of each topping

Snacks & Starters

  • Bacon Caramel Corn

    $3.00

    nichols farm popcorn, salted caramel, smoky bacon, ancho chile

  • Chips & Salsa

    $3.00

    roasted tomatillo salsa, three-chile salsa roja, just-made chips

  • Chicharron Tamazula

    $3.50

    hot sauce, queso añejo, cilantro, lime

  • Pigs Feet Tostada

    $4.00

    gunthorp farms pickled pigs feet, spicy pickled vegetables, homemade crema

  • Tortilla Soup

    $2.00

    add gunthorp farms chicken

  • Sikil Pak

    $4.50

    creamy yucatán pumpkin seed-habanero dip, fresh vegetables, chips

  • Ceviche Fronterizo

    $11.00

    hawaiian albacore, fresh lime, tomato, serrano chile, cilantro, olives, jicama

  • Queso Fundido

    $9.00

    samuel’s artisan jack cheese, roasted poblanos, caramelized onions, homemade chorizo

  • Seasonal Fundido

    $10.00

    tender, limey, slow-cooked pork shoulder, spicy, pickled manzano chiles, samuel’s cheese

  • Sopes De Barbacoa

    $11.00

    crispy masa cakes with short rib barbacoa, three chile salsa, añejo cheese

Caldos

  • Barbacoa Caldo

    $12.00

    red chile broth, slow-cooked short rib barbacoa, roasted vegetables, epazote, wild arugula, lime

  • Carnitas Caldo Verde

    $11.50

    roasted green chile broth, gunthorp pork carnitas, potato-masa dumplings, greens, avocado, arugula

  • Seafood Caldo

    $12.50

    mazatlán blue shrimp and mussels, red chile broth, potatoes, grilled knob onions, pea shoots, lime

  • Red Pozole

    $10.00

    rich red chile broth, homemade pozole corn, fresh garnishes (napa cabbage, onion, cilantro, radish, lime, oregano, tostadas)

Salads

  • Xoco Salad

    $2.50

    add pork carnitas, golden-crispy chicken or mushrooms

  • Side Salad

    $4.00

    romaine, arugula, jícama, cucumber, avocado-lime dressing

Tortas - From The Wood-Burning Oven

  • Baja Chicken

    $11.00

    grilled gunthorp chicken, black bean spread, homemade chipotle mayo, cabbage-radish slaw, añejo cheese

  • Ahogada

    $11.00

    slow-cooked gunthorp pork carnitas, black bean spread, pickled white onions, spicy tomato broth

  • Woodland Mushroom

    $9.50

    woodland mushrooms in slow-cooked garlic, prairie fruits farm goat cheese, arugula

  • Albondigas

    $11.00

    gunthorp farms pork meatballs, black bean spread, chipotle sauce, añejo cheese, cilantro

Tortas - From The Griddle

  • Cubana

    $11.50

    smoked gunthorp farms pork loin, bacon, black beans, avocado, spicy morita, artisan jack cheese, chipotle mustard

Tortas - Daily Special Tortas

  • Tuesday: Carne Asada

    $12.75

    creekstone flank steak, salsa verde mojo, woodland mushroom, homemade crema

  • Wednesday: Pork Belly

    $12.00

    salsa negra-glazed gunthorp farms pork belly, arugula, queso añejo

  • Thursday: Short Rib

    $12.50

    guajillo-braised creekstone short ribs, grilled cactus salad, avocado, black beans

  • Friday: Chipotle Catfish

    $12.50

    crispy farmed catfish, red cabbage and watercress slaw, creamy chipotle dressing, cilantro

  • Saturday: Goat Barbacoa

    $12.75

    braised goat, oaxacan pasilla-tomatillo salsa, avocado, onions, cilantro

Seasonal Special

  • Tacos Al Pastor

    $11.00

    (wednesdays after 5pm) charcoal-roasted red chile gunthorp farms pork, with pineapple, tomatillo-avocado salsa and cabbage, on handmade tortillas

Classic Plates

  • Enchiladas Suizas

    $13.50

    homemade tortillas, gunthorp farms chicken or pork carnitas or roasted vegetables, roasted tomatillo sauce, melted artisan jack. black beans

  • Chilaquiles

    $2.50

    add gunthorp farms chicken

  • Milanesa

    $15.00

    crispy chicken breast cutlet, tomatillo-avocado salsa, tangy fresh garnishes, black beans

  • Shrimp Mojo De Ajo

    $12.00

    with roasted vegetables instead of shrimp

  • Pollo A La Leña

    $17.00

    wood-oven-roasted gunthorp farms chicken, roasted tomatillo salsa

  • Cochinita Pibil

    $18.00

    achiote-marinated, wood-oven-braised gunthorp farms suckling pig, black beans, pickled red onion, habanero salsa

  • Barbacoa

    $17.00

    ancho-braised creekstone short rib, pan juices and three-chile salsa, beans and greens

  • Albondigas Al Chipotle

    $15.00

    gunthorp farms pork meatballs in smoky, spicy chipotle sauce, añejo cheese, plantain white rice

  • Carnitas

    $16.00

    slow-cooked pork shoulder, guacamole and tomatillo salsa, black beans

  • Mole Poblano

    $13.00

    with roasted vegetables instead of chicken

  • Carne En Su Jugo

    $19.75

    wood-grilled flank steak, rich beef broth with pinto beans and bacon, árbol chile salsa, avocado, cilantro

Sides

  • Three Sisters Garden

    $4.00

    black beans with epazote

  • Plantain-Studded White Rice

    $5.00
  • Roasted Potatoes

    $4.00
  • Garlicky Braised Greens

    $4.00
  • Wood-Grilled Knob Onions

    $3.00
  • Toasted Bolillo

    $3.25

    butter and seasonal jam

  • Gunthorp Bacon

    $3.50
  • Tracy’s Black Beans

    $3.50

Brunch

  • Wood-Oven Chilaquiles

    $11.00

    with chicken or chorizo

  • Pork Belly Chilaquiles

    $11.50

    crunchy tortillas, tomatillo- serrano sauce, samuel’s cheese, fried egg, tatume squash, served with seasonal greens, avocado-lime dressing

  • Huevos Rancheros

    $9.00

    two eggs, sunny side up, roasted tomato-serrano sauce, corn tortillas, black beans, homemade fresh cheese

  • Huevos A La Mexicana

    $12.00

    with chorizo

  • Chorizo-Egg Torta

    $9.50

    scrambled eggs, homemade pork chorizo, poblano rajas, samuel’s cheese, avocado

  • Zucchini-Egg-Poblano Torta

    $9.00

    scrambled eggs, roasted zucchini, poblano peppers, samuel’s cheese, roasted serrano, cilantro crema

  • Torreja

    $9.00

    wood-oven french toast, local maple syrup, gunthorp bacon-pecan sprinkle, side of seasonal fruit

Yogurt Bar

  • Greek-Style Plain Yogurt

    $4.00

    with honey or cajeta

Sweets

  • Fall Apple Muffin

    $3.50

    roasted local apples, streusel topping

  • Oaxacan Chocolate Biscocho

    $3.75

    fried plantain and drizzled cajeta

  • Mollete

    $6.00

    fried plantain and cajeta topped with housemade fresh cheese

Drinks

  • Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice

    $4.00
  • Michelada

    $6.50

    with modelo especial

  • Mimosa

    $8.50

    with orange passion fruit

  • Bloody Maria

    $9.00

Desserts

  • Churros

    $2.60

    add with small soft-serve ice cream

  • Glazed Churros

    $2.25

    pistachio, hazelnut or chocolate-peanut

  • Chocolate Hazelnut Cookie

    $2.95
  • Tres Leches Cake

    $7.00

    pistachios, whipped meringue

  • Cranberry Bread Pudding

    $7.00

    almond milk, tart klug farm cranberries and almond streusel

  • Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake

    $8.00

    mexican chocolate, ancho chile ganache, ancho caramel

  • Off Color Scurry Soft-Serve

    $4.50

    ice cream featuring xoco chocolate and off color brewery’s scurry with choice of two toppings

Bean-To-Cup Chocolate

  • Authentic

    $2.75

    fresh-ground chocolate and water

  • Aztec

    $2.75

    fresh-ground chocolate, water, chile and allspice

  • Classic

    $3.25

    chocolate shot and 2% milk

  • Almendrado

    $3.25

    chocolate shot and almond milk

  • Mexico City Thick

    $3.25

    champurrado, thick, rich

Chocolate & Coffee

  • Chocolate Espresso

    $3.00
  • Chocolate Cappuccino

    $4.25
  • Chocolate Café Con Leche

    $4.25

Coffee Drinks

  • Espresso

    $1.00
  • Americano

    $1.75
  • Cappuccino

    $3.00
  • Cafe Con Leche

    $3.00
  • Cortado

    $3.00
  • Press Pot

    $4.75
  • Hot Tea

    $2.50

    selected teas

Agua Fresca $2.50

  • Agua Del Día

    $0.00

    daily fresh fruit cooler

  • Agua De Jamaica

    $0.00

    hibiscus flower tea

  • Rishi Iced Tea

    $0.00

    summer blend

  • Limonada

    $0.00

    classic lime

Draft Cocktails $10

  • Xoco Margarita

    $0.00

    milagro blanco tequila, combier, fresh lime & cucumber, homemade lime bitters, chile salt

  • Fresh Grapefruit Paloma

    $0.00

    pelotón de la muerte mezcal, fresh grapefruit, fresh lime, grapefruit zest, tarragon

  • Klug Farm Cider Margarita

    $0.00

    pueblo viejo blanco tequila, canela, arbol chile, blanco vermouth, fresh lime

  • Manhattan

    $0.00

    templeton rye whiskey, punt e mes sweet vermouth, fee bros old fashioned bitters, orange zest

  • Homemade Gin & Tonic

    $0.00

    north shore no. 6 gin, home-made tonic (cinchona bark, black tea, fresh thyme), fresh lime

  • Off Color Apricot Chelada

    $0.00

    off color scurry, pelotón de la muerte mezcal, giffard apricot liqueur, guajillo chile, fresh lime

Cocktails

  • Topolo Margarita

    $12.00

    herradura añejo tequila, torres orange liqueur, housemade limonada

  • Prickly Pear Margarita

    $12.00

    blanco tequila, torres orange liqueur, housemade limonada, fruit puree

  • Sparkling Passion Chelada

    $9.00

    wheat beer, lime, fruit puree

  • Mezcal Margarita

    $12.00

    wahaka joven espadin mezcal, torres brandy, peychaud bitters, fresh lime

Draft Beers

  • Beer Flight

    $11.00

    your choice of four 5oz draft beers

  • Vander Mill Totally Roasted

    $5.00

    hard cider, mi / candied pecans, tart apple, cinnamon spice.

  • Negra Modelo

    $6.00

    munich-style dunkel lager, mex / dark, amber pour, caramel and toffee aroma, medium malty backbone.

  • Perennial-Xoco Placero

    $8.00

    belgian-style brown, mo / xoco chef collaboration with perennial artisan ales. brewed with toasted hominy, mexican raw sugar (piloncillo), and pink guava.

  • Moody Tongue Sliced Nectarine IPA

    $7.00

    american ipa, il / brewed with chinook hops and infused with mick klug golden nectarines

  • Founder’s Dirty Bastard

    $6.00

    scotch ale, mi / dark ruby color brewed with 7 varieties of imported malts. complex finish, hints of smoke and peat, malty richness and a right hook of power.

  • Three Floyds Zombie Dust

    $7.00

    pale ale, in / intense hop, bright and lively, grapefruit and tangerine notes.

  • Allagash White

    $6.00

    belgian-style wheat, me / generous wheat spiced with coriander and curacao orange peel. fruity, refreshing and slightly cloudy.

  • Wild Onion Pumpkin Ale

    $5.00

    seasonal spiced ale, il / crisp malt flavor blends smoothly with a hint of spicy pumpkin.

  • Ska Autumnal Mole Stout

    $7.00

    american-style stout, co / inspired by the mexican and new mexican cuisine of ska’s southern colorado location, this stout is brewed with cocoa nibs, spices and three varieties of chile peppers.

  • Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose

    $6.00

    sour wheat ale, ca / brewed with sea salt and coriander. fermented with blood orange.

  • Perennial Dual Artisanship

    $7.00

    saison, mo / citrus hops, faint caramel, toasty malt.

  • Off Color Scurry

    $6.00

    dark honey ale, il / a dark, dry ale with the aroma and a hint of sweetness from honey and molasses.

  • Firestone Walker Pivo Hoppy Pils

    $6.00

    german pilsner, ca / peppery hops, pilsner malt, dried grass.

  • Lake Effect Espresso Gone Stout

    $6.00

    coffee stout, il / frothy, malty beer oozing with espresso and sweet cream.

Large Format

  • Perennial Aria

    $20.00

    belgian-style ale, 750ml, mo / stone fruit aromatics, notes of honey and green tea, topped with a firm, creamy head.

  • Perennial Woodside

    $20.00

    belgian-style tripel, 750ml, mo / aromas of clove, tropical fruit, and malt, bright lemon flavors, herbaceous, coated in a sweet finish.

  • 5 Rabbit Naked Rabbit

    $18.00

    pale ale, 750ml, il / light-bodied ale, notes of pine and tropical fruit, with a touch of sweetness and mellowed hops.

  • 5 Rabbit Ki’chun

    $22.00

    belgian-style amber, 750ml, il / brewed with chanterelle mushrooms; apricot and citric zest notes, with bready, earthy, sweet layers that tapers into an off-dry finish.

  • Solemn Oath Major Big Time

    $15.00

    cascadian dark ale, 22 oz, il / a striking caramel, dark roasted malt presence, citrusy american-variety hops, and lingering bitterness.

  • Boulevard Tank 7

    $15.00

    farmhouse ale, 750ml, mo / pours a straw color, with grapefruit-hoppy notes, light to medium bodied mouthfeel, and finishes dry, with a peppery tone.

  • Goose Island Sofie

    $15.00

    belgian-style farmhouse ale, 765ml, il / fermented with wild yeasts and aged in wine barrels with citrus peel; white pepper aroma, citrus and creamy vanilla flavor, with a tart, effervescent body fin

Bottles

  • Victoria

    $5.00

    vienna lager, mex

  • Pacífico

    $4.00

    pilsner-style lager, mex

  • Three Floyds Robert The Bruce

    $7.00

    scottish-style ale, in

  • Three Floyds Gumballhead

    $7.00

    american pale wheat, in

  • Bell’s Two Hearted Ale

    $6.00

    ipa, mi

  • Two Brothers Domaine Dupage

    $6.00

    french country ale, il

  • Schlafly

    $7.00

    christmas ale, mo

  • Lakefront Fixed Gear

    $5.00

    american red ale, wi

  • Bell’s Amber Ale

    $6.00

    amber ale, mi

  • Dark Horse Boffo Brown

    $6.00

    brown ale, mi

Cans

  • Half Acre Daisy Cutter

    $6.00

    american pale ale, il

  • Modelo Especial

    $4.00

    pilsner-style lager, mex

  • Revolution Anti-Hero

    $5.00

    ipa, il

Bubbles

  • Segura Viudas

    $9.00

    nv / brut cava, penedès, spain

White

  • Mason Pomelo

    $7.00

    2013 / sauvignon blanc, ca

  • Lafage

    $9.00

    2013 / grenache blend, côté est côtés, catalanes, france

Rose

  • Origine

    $11.00

    2013 / rosé of pinot noir, russian river valley, ca

Red

  • Quintay Clava

    $10.00

    2013 / pinot noir reserve, casablanca valley, chile

  • Domaine Gayda Flying Solo

    $8.00

    2012 / grenache blend, langedouc-roussillon, france

Prices may vary by location. Confirm with the restaurant before ordering.