Cha Cha's Latin Kitchen
Fresh California-Latin Kitchen
110 W Birch Street
Brea, CA 92821
Phone: 714.255.1040
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Lunch $15 / Dinner $20

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Lunch $15

ADD A CLASSIC AWARD WINNING MARGARITA FOR $5
El Jimador Blanco 100% Blue Agave, Cointreau, Fresh Homemade Sour Mix, Hand Shaken, Served On The Rocks

OR ANY OF OUR GRANDE MARGARITAS FOR $10

Starter
Soup or Salad

Caesar Salad
Homemade cilantro-pepita dressing tossed with hearts of romaine, crisp tortillas and Cotija cheese

Traditional Tortilla Soup
Fresh chicken, tortillas, roasted tomato and chile simmered in homemade broth served with crema fresca

Choice of Entrée

Three Tacos
Served with one of each:
Carne Asada with roasted guajillo salsa
Fresh Mahi Mahi with chipotle cabbage and pico de gallo
Portobello Mushroom with organic greens and pico de gallo
Soft organic corn tortillas, served with black beans and rice

Crab & Shrimp Enchiladas
Crab & shrimp sautéed with garlic, white wine, poblano peppers; served with creamy habanero pesto sauce

Fresh Grilled Salmon
Chipotle-honey glazed on a bed of roasted potatoes, fresh corn and pasilla chilis

‘Wood-Oven’ Carnitas
Slow braised, marinated pork with achiote onion, fresh salsas, black beans, rice and corn tortillas

Roasted Chicken
Jidori chicken marinated in Yucatan spices, roasted fresh daily; served with fresh seasonal vegetables, homemade salsas & corn tortillas

Does Not Include Tax or Gratuity. Please No Sharing or Splitting

Dinner $20

ADD A CLASSIC AWARD WINNING MARGARITA FOR $5
El Jimador Blanco 100% Blue Agave, Cointreau, Fresh Homemade Sour Mix, Hand Shaken, Served On The Rocks

OR ANY OF OUR GRANDE MARGARITAS FOR $10

CHOICE OF APPETIZER

Caesar Salad
Homemade cilantro-pepita dressing tossed with hearts of romaine, crisp tortillas and Cotija cheese

Traditional Tortilla Soup
Fresh chicken, tortillas, roasted tomato and chile simmered in homemade broth served with crema fresca

Chicken Flautas
Fresh chicken, roasted corn, guajillo chile, Oaxacan cheese in crisp flour tortillas; served with mango-habanero salsa

Choice of Entrée

Three Tacos
Served with one of each:
Carne Asada with roasted guajillo salsa
Fresh Mahi Mahi with chipotle cabbage and pico de gallo
Portobello Mushroom with organic greens and pico de gallo
Soft organic corn tortillas, served with black beans and rice

Crab & Shrimp Enchiladas
Crab & shrimp sautéed with garlic, white wine, poblano peppers; served with creamy habanero pesto sauce

Fresh Grilled Salmon
Chipotle-honey glazed on a bed of roasted potatoes, fresh corn and pasilla chilis

‘Wood-Oven’ Carnitas
Slow braised, marinated pork with achiote onion, fresh salsas, black beans, rice and corn tortillas

Roasted Chicken
Jidori chicken marinated in Yucatan spices, roasted fresh daily; served with fresh seasonal vegetables, homemade salsas & corn tortillas

Choice of Dessert

Flan
Baked with fresh vanilla bean & served with sugar cookies and whipped cream

Tres Leches Cake
Layers of tres leches soaked chiffon cake & coconut pastry cream; served with fruit salsa

Does Not Include Tax or Gratuity. Please No Sharing or Splitting

Chef Joseph Martinez

Question: How long have you been a chef?
Answer:  Five years

Question: How long have you been at this restaurant?
Answer: Since Cha Cha’s opening in August of 2009

Question: Who or what inspired you to become a chef?
Answer:  My Great Grandmother, Grandmother and mother all inspired me to become a chef.  Growing up, I would watch them spend hours in the kitchen cooking delicious Mexican meals and having the time of their lives doing it.  The smiles on our families faces when the meal was served was all they needed in return for their efforts.  The Holiday’s were especially fun to watch the women of my family cook.

Question: What do you enjoy most about your profession?
Answer:  The freedom to express my creativity and working with others that share the same passion for food.

Question: When you’re not in the kitchen what are you doing?
Answer:  Playing all sports and working on vintage cars.  My Grandfather owned a garage where all of the men in my family had their cars in various stages of restoration garaged there and that is where I spent my weekends.

Question: What is your most popular dish?
Answer:  I most proud of my “Chipotle-Honey-Glazed Atlantic Salmon”  IT is well-received by our guests at Cha Cha’s and has grown in popularity to the point where it is in the top five entrees sold.

Question: Your last meal on Earth would be?
Answer:  A pound of thick-cut, maple-cured Newske bacon and some Kennebeck-Potato Hashbrowns.

Question: What's your favorite item on the Restaurant Week Menu?
Answer:  Our Chipotle Honey Glazed Salmon; it is quickly becoming a Cha Cha’s Classic dish and our most popular seafood item.  The great thing about the glaze is the balance of sweet and spicy with that fabulous Salmon flavor; pulls the whole dish together.  You would not believe there are only three ingredients in that glaze when you taste it; awesome dish!