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    • Snacks & Shares

    • Three Pepper Queso Dip

      Three Pepper Queso Dip

      Three cheeses melted slowly and blended with both mild and spicy peppers, herbs, tomato, and custom-blended spices create this rich and irresistible cheese dip. Served with house fried chips and tangy salsa. (GF)

      $9.95

      Add chorizo for the maximum dip experience! $13.95

    • Guacamole Don Dario

      No filler here. For over a decade, the abuelo of the Mother’s Cantina crew, Don Dario, has carefully blended our small batches of fresh herbs, lime, salt, and ripe avocado. Garnished with cheeses and tomato, served with & house fried chips and tangy salsa. (GF)

      *market price

    • Mother’s Cantina Nachos

      Mother’s Cantina Nachos

      Hand topped chips with house cheese blend, diced jalapenos and cilantro, topped with local lettuce, tangy pico de gallo, and sour cream. (GF)

      $11.95

      Add pulled chicken, Tex-Mex ground beef, chipotle black or pinto bean, spicy chorizo, sauteed spinach,grilled veggies, or chipotle grilled portabella. $16.95

    • Kickin' Crab Chowder

      Kickin' Crab Chowder

      Sweet Maryland lump crab in a spicy cream chowder of local sweet corn and peppers. Five time "Best Crab Soup in Ocean City" award winner! (GF) *market price

    • Maryland Crab Quesadilla

      Maryland Crab Quesadilla

      Mother’s flour tortillas layered with sweet lump Maryland crab, tangy corn salsa, smoked gouda & jack cheeses, and a dash of Old Bay. Served with sides of guacamole and pico de gallo.

      *market price

    • Grilled Quesadilla

      Mother's house pressed flour tortillas stuffed with house blended cheeses, mild chile sauce, cilantro, and diced jalapeno and then flame grilled on the plancha.

      $10.95

      Customize this large ten inch quesadilla by adding pulled chicken, Tex-Mex ground beef, chipotle ) ia black or pinto bean, spicy chorizo, sauteed spinach, grilled veggies, or chipotle grilled portabella. $15.95

    • Chicken Wings

      One pound of fresh cut wings served with blue cheese or ranch dressing. Tossed with mild, hot, BBQ, or our locally famous Garlic Parmesan sauce. (GF)

      *market price

    • Jalapeno Poppers

      Fresh jalapeno halves stuffed with cream cheese & herbs, coated in crispy Japanese breadcrumb, flash fried, and served with spicy ranch dipping sauce.

      $10

    • Santa Fe Rolls

      Santa Fe Rolls

      House pressed tortillas rolled with flame-grilled, chopped chicken breast, Santa-Fe veggies, rich melted cheeses, & fresh herbs and spices.

      $9.75

    Fajitas

    Our most popular dish! Huge portions of your fajita of choice, served over seasoned, grilled onions and peppers. Each fajita is served with fresh corn or flour tortillas from our in-house tortilla bakery, chopped local lettuce, fresh shredded cheddar-jack, tangy pico de gallo, and sour cream. Ask to add guacamole or white cheese sauce with your order!

    • Combo Steak & Chicken Fajita

      Combo Steak & Chicken Fajita

      A huge portion of a tender flame grilled steak with a fresh cut and flame grilled chicken, spiced with our house rub, sliced carefully and served over seasoned grilled veggies.

      $33.89

    • Grilled Chicken Fajita

      Hand-cut, local chicken breasts, spiced with our house rub, flame grilled, and carefully sliced for building irresistible chicken tacos!

      $25.96

    • Seared Ahi Tuna Fajita

      Cpt. Kerry pulls ahi tuna right into the harbor of West Ocean City. This fresh tuna steak is generously seasoned, seared, and sliced thin.

      $29.96

    • Steaming Shrimp Fajita

      Chipotle spiced shrimp are steamed with fresh lime on the plancha. Perfect for light tacos.

      $29.96

    • Combo Surf & Turf Fajita

      Combo Surf & Turf Fajita

      Blackened Ahi tuna or steamed shrimp & flame grilled steak or chicken.

      $34.96

    • Grilled Portabella Fajita

      Generous portion of sliced, generously seasoned with our house, chipotle spice seasoning, sliced, and grilled on the plancha.

      $22.96

    • Sizzling Steak Fajita

      Sizzling Steak Fajita

      Generous portion of tender, house-rubbed steak, flame grilled, sliced thin and served sizzling hot!! Irresistible!

      $29.96

    GLUTEN FREE
    Make your favorite fajita gluten free by choosing soft corn tortillas! Here at Mother's Cantina, our corn tortillas, chips, beans, rice, cheeses, salsas, and taco fillings (aside from fried fish) are all gluten free! Please ask your server to confirm your order or ask for details!

    VEGANIZE IT! $3
    Choose a vegan filling for your meal or try our favorite Portabella Fajita! Let your server know you want to “veganize it” by adding gluten-free Teese Mozarella Vegan Cheese (add $3). Here at Mother's Cantina, our tortillas, chips, beans, rice, and veggies are all vegan! Please ask your server to confirm your order or ask for details!

    Tex-Mex Entrees

    Tex-Mex Favorites

    All Tex-Mex Favorites are served with sides of pinto or black beans and Spanish style rice.

    • Add the Extras!!

      Make any meal extra delicious by adding some or all of our delicious extras!

      Add three spiced shrimp $5

      Add white cheese sauce $3

      Add guacamole $3.75

    • Chimichanga

      Chimichanga

      Choose spicy slow roasted chorizo sausage (house favorite!!), barbacoa beef or roasted pulled chicken smothered in chipotle black beans and creamy cheese sauce, rolled in a house made flour tortilla, and deep fried to perfection.

      $24

    • Chile Rellenos

      Savory, flame roasted poblano peppers stuffed with tangy goat cheese, then battered, deep fried, and garnished with roasted red pepper puree. Choose cheese OR chorizo rellenos, OR one of each.

      $17

    • House Enchiladas

      House Enchiladas

      Choose your two favorite enchiladas - cheese, pulled chicken, Tex-Mex ground beef, chipotle black or pinto bean, spicy chorizo, sauteed spinach, grilled veggies, or chipotle portabella. Stuffed and smothered in chile sauce and house cheeses.

      $19.89

      Add three spiced shrimp $5

      Add white cheese sauce $3

    • Three Taco Meal

      Three single tacos on house pressed flour, soft corn, or fried corn shell. Topped with local chopped lettuce, cheddar jack cheeses. and tangy pico de gallo.

      $20.96

    Burritos

    Choose your filling: Roasted pulled chicken, Tex-Mex ground beef, chipotle black or pinto bean, spicy chorizo, sauteed spinach, grilled veggies, or chipotle grilled portabella.
    • Queso Black Bean Burrito

      Queso Black Bean Burrito

      The cheesiest! Choose your filling, combined with black beans, queso dip, and rice, wrapped in a tomato tortilla, grilled, smothered in more queso dip, and topped with tangy pico de gallo.

      $23.96

    • Fajita Burrito

      Flame grilled chicken or steak with rice, beans, thick cheese sauce, and grilled veggies wrapped in a house made chipotle tortilla, grilled, and topped with pico de gallo.

      $27

    • Inferno Burrito

      Serious heat lovers only! Choose your filling with spiced beans, rice, cheeses, and jalapeno wrapped in a house made chipotle tortilla and served with our secret house inferno sauce that lights this burrito up!

      $20.50

    • Mother's Burrito

      Choose your filling, combined with chile sauce, beans, rice, and cheeses, fresh herbs and your filling of choice, wrapped in a house made flour tortilla, grilled, and topped with pico de gallo.

      $19.50

    • Baked Taco Salad

      Baked Taco Salad

      Mother's Cantina's fresh pressed and fried tortilla bowl is layered with your filling of choice, black or pinto beans, melted cheddar-jack cheese, local chopped lettuce, topped with tangy pico de gallo and sour cream.
      Choose your filling: Roasted pulled chicken, Tex-Mex ground beef, spicy chorizo, sauteed spinach, grilled veggies, or portabella mushrooms.

      $16.50

      Add Guacamole $3.75

    • Mother's Chili Con Cafe

      "Best in OC" award winner! Traditional Tex-Mex beef chili. Savory, addictively sweet, and on the spicy side. Topped with cheese, baked, & served with chips. (GF)

      $12.95

    GLUTEN FREE
    Here at Mother's Cantina, our corn tortillas, chips, beans, rice, cheeses, salsas, and taco fillings (aside from fried fish) are all gluten free! Please ask your server to confirm your order or ask for details!

    VEGANIZE IT! $3
    Choose a vegan filling for your meal (beans, portabellas, spinach, or grilled veggies)! Let your server know you want to “veganize it” by adding gluten-free Teese Mozarella Vegan Cheese (add $3). Here at Mother's Cantina, our tortillas, chips, beans, rice, and veggies are all vegan! Please ask your server to confirm your order or ask for details!



    Tacos

    Choose a soft flour, soft corn, or fried corn tortilla. All Mother's Cantina tortillas are prepared in our 28th street bakery. The only 100% house made corn and flour tortilla bakery on the shore!
    • Double Decker Taco

      Double Decker Taco

      A Mother's Cantina flour tortilla wrapped around a fried shell, overstuffed, and smothered in creamy queso. This one hits all the tastebuds! Layered with lettuce, your filling, and pico de gallo, and topped with even more queso dip.

      $7.15

    • Single Taco

      Topped with cheddar jack cheese, local lettuce, and tangy pico de gallo.

      $5.95

    • Queso Taco

      Choose your single taco smothered in creamy three pepper queso dip.

      $5.95

    • Three Taco Meal

      Three Taco Meal

      Three single tacos on house pressed flour, soft corn, or fried corn shell. Topped with local chopped lettuce, cheddar jack cheeses. and tangy pico de gallo. Served with a side of pinto or black beans and Spanish style rice.

      $20.96

    CHOOSE YOUR TACOS

    Pulled Chicken (GF)

    Slow Cooked Barbacoa Beef (GF)

    Spicy Chorizo (GF)

    Crispy fried fish

    Spicy sautéed fish (GF)

    Sliced flame grilled steak $1.50 (GF)

    Spiced grilled shrimp $1.50 (GF)

    Chipotle black bean (V, GF)

    Ancho pinto bean (V, GF)

    Sautéed spinach (V, GF)

    Grilled onion & pepper (V, GF)

    Chipotle grilled portabella (V, GF)

    VEGANIZE IT and add vegan cheese!! $3

    Dessert and Sides

    • Chips & Salsa

      $3.50

    • Small Side Queso Dip

      2oz portion of queso dip. Perfect added flavor for a couple tacos or fries!

      $2.25

    • Small side Guacamole

      2oz small batch blended guacamole, perfect addition to a couple tacos or on top of chili!

      $3.75

    • Black Beans

      Chipotle simmered black beans are addictive and a great addition to fajitas.

      $3.50

    • Pinto Beans

      Ancho chile and poblano simmered pinto beans are a great addition to fajitas.

      $3.50

    • Spanish Rice

      Stewed rice with tomatoes and Mexican spices makes a great addition to fajitas.

      $3.50

    • Side Pico De Gallo

      Add a side of fresh chopped, tangy tomato salsa

      $3

    • Fried Ice Cream

      Fried Ice Cream

      Creamy vanilla bean ice cream coated in a cinnamon sugar crunch coating and fried! Drizzled with chocolate.

      $5.25

    Cocktails

    • Top Shelf Margarita

      Top Shelf Margarita

      Dobel Tequila, Patron Citronge, fresh squeezed lime juice, sour mix and a Grand Marnier floater.

      Regular $17

      Large $32

      or make it a large with Coronita $36

    • Mamarita

      Don Julio tequila, triple sec, lime, orange, & pineapple juices, amaretto, house made sour mix.

      Regular $11

      Large $20

      Large Premium with Grand Marnier Floater or Coronita $24

      Proceeds benefit local environmental nonprofit Ocean City Surf Club.

    • Blue Bay Margarita

      Cuervo tequila, house made sour mix, blue curacao,fresh lime juice.

      Regular $8

      Large $15

      Large Premium with Grand Marnier Floater or Coronita $19

      Proceeds benefit local environmental advocacy organization Assateague Coastal Trust.

    • Pineapple Jalapeno Margarita

      Fresh pineapple and spicy jalapeno infused Sombra Mezcal tequila, triple sec, fresh squeezed lime juice, and organic agave nectar.

      Regular $10

      Large $18

    • Frozen Flavored Margarita

      Tequila, lime juice, fruit puree, blended with ice. Strawberry, mango, peach, raspberry, lime.

      Regular $12

      Large $23

    • Prickley Pear Margarita

      Prickley Pear Margarita

      Patron, Patron Citronge, fresh squeezed lime juice, prickly pear juice.

      Regular $13

      Large $24

      Large Premium with Gran Marnier or Coronita $28

    • Frozen Pina Colada

      Creamy pineapple & coconut blend with pineapple juice, coconut rum, ice.

      Regular $12

      Large $23

    • Traditional Margarita

      Cuervo Tradicional Silver tequila, triple sec, fresh squeezed lime juice, and organic agave nectar.

      Regular $10

      Large $18

      Large Premium with Grand Marnier or Coronita $22

      Make it a pitcher! $30

    • House Margarita

      Cuervo tequila, house made sour mix, triple sec, and lime.

      Regular $8

      Large $15

      Large Premium with Grand Marnier Floater or Coronita $19

      Make it a pitcher! $30

    • Mojito

      Made with Captain Morgan white rum, club soda,fresh mint, and simple syrup. Traditional Lime, Strawberry, or Mango.

      Regular $11

      Large $20

    • Classic Crush

      Fresh squeezed juice, Mutiny vodka, triple sec, and soda. Fresh squeezed orange or grapefuit.

      Regular $11

      Large $20

    • Strawberry Peach Sangria

      Strawberry puree and peaches brighten up this lightly spiced, red wine sangria.

      Regular $10

      Large $18

    • White Mango Sangria

      Fresh pineapple and mango puree sweetens crisp white wine in this refreshing sangria.

      Regular $10

      Large $18

    Happy Hour 4-6pm Monday through Friday and Sunday

    Happy Hour Drinks

    • House Margaritas

      House Margaritas

      Fresh squeezed juices make our 16oz house margarita on the rocks a happy hour favorite!

      $5

    • Natural Light Draft

      Cold refreshing champagne of the shore!

      $1.50

    • House Wines

      Please ask your server for today's house wine

      $3

    • Mixed Rail Drinks

      Enjoy your favorite mixed drink.

      $5

    Happy Hour Tacos

    • Fried Fish Taco

      Fried Fish Taco

      Panko coated fried flounder on hard or soft shell with chopped local lettuce, shredded cheeses, and pico de gallo

      $4

    • Sautéed Fish Taco

      Flounder filet sauteed in chipotle with on hard or soft shell with chopped local lettuce, shredded cheeses, and pico de gallo

      $4

    • Portabella Taco

      Chipotle seasoned grilled portabella mushrooms on hard of soft shell with chopped local lettuce, shredded cheeses, and pico de gallo

      $4

    • Chorizo Taco

      Spicy pork blended in house on hard or soft shell with chopped local lettuce, shredded cheeses, and pico de gallo

      $4

    • Pulled Chicken Taco

      Roasted chicken on hard or soft shell with chopped lettuce, shredded cheeses, and pico de gallo

      $3

    • Tex-Mex Beef Taco

      Roasted ground beef on hard or soft shell, chopped local lettuce, shredded cheeses, and pico de gallo

      $3

    • Chipotle Black Bean

      Roasted chipotle black beans on hard or soft shell with local chopped lettuce, shredded cheeses, and pico de gallo

      $3

    • Pinto Bean Taco

      Ancho simmered pinto beans on hard or soft shell with chopped lettuce, shredded lettuce, and pico de gallo.

      $3

    • VEGANIZE IT !!

      Ask to VEGANIZE IT and your Pinto Bean, Chipotle Black Bean, and Portabella tacos will be served VEGAN with gluten-free vegan cheese. *Our beef, chicken, and chorizo are also dairy and gluten free*

      $3

    Vegan

    Salad

    • Taco Salad

      Mother's tortilla bowl layered with black or refried beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo,

      $10.50

      *Ask to veganize it by removing dairy cheese and adding vegan cheese. $3

      *Add grilled veggies, portabellas, or added beans. $4

    Entrees

    All entrees served with pinto beans andrice.

    • Vegan Fave Enchiladas

      Choose two enchiladas - black bean, pinto bean, spinach, veggies, or portabella, topped in chile sauce and garnished with jalapeno and cilantro.

      $16

    • 3 Tacos Meal

      Three single tacos topped with local lettuce, house cheeses, and pico de gallo. Choose black or pinto bean or portabella. Served on Mother's Flour Tortillas, soft corn tortillas, or fried corn shells.

      $17

    • Vegan Fave Portabella Fajita

      Generous portion of portabella mushrooms seasoned, sliced, and grilled for a hearty vegetarian platter.

      $20.50

    Tacos

    • Choose black bean, pinto bean, grilled onion & pepper, or portabella, topped with local lettuce & pico de gallo. Choose a soft flour tortilla, soft corn tortilla, or fried corn shell.

      $5.50

    Kid Menu

    • Pint Sized Fries

      $5.50

    • Kid Quesadilla

      $6

      With beans or veggies $2

      Vegan cheese $3

    Appetizers

    • Mother's Guacamole

      Ask for no cheese garnish
      Small batch blend of ripe avocados topped with cheese and tomato. Appetizer served with chips and salsa.

      market price

    • Quesadilla

      Mother’s Flour Tortillas layered with chile sauce, cilantro, and diced jalapeno

      $10.50

      Suggested to add vegan cheese $3

      Add veggies, black bean, refried bean, or grilled portabellas. $4

    • Mother's Nachos

      Hand topped chips with diced jalapenos and cilantro, topped with lettuce & pico de gallo.

      $10.50

      Suggested to add vegan cheese $3

      Add veggies, black bean, refried bean, or grilled portabellas. $4

    • Basket of Fries

      $7

    • Chips & Salsa

      Spicy house salsa served with warm corn tortilla chips.

      $3.50

    Burritos

    Choose one of these delicious types of burritos: black or pinto bean, spinach, grilled onion & pepper, or portabellas.

    • Inferno Burrito

      Serious heat lovers only! Choose your filling, and we add beans, rice, cheese, grilled and raw jalapenos wrapped in a Mother's Chipotle Tortilla to light this burrito up! The INFERNO sauce that makes this meal a scorcher! Order your inferno sauce on the side to control the heat, or prepare to feel the burn!

      $20.50

    • Mother's Burrito

      Choose your filling, combined with chile sauce, beans, rice, and cheeses, fresh herbs and your filling of choice, wrapped in a Mother's Flour Tortilla, grilled, and topped with pico de gallo.

      $19

    Sides

    • Spanish Rice

      $3.50

    • Black or Pinto Beans

      *no cheese*

      $3.50

    • Chips and Salsa

      $3.50

    • Pico de Gallo

      $2.75

    • Guacamole

      market price



    • Chicken Tenders and Fries

      Chicken Tenders and Fries

      Hand-cut chicken tenders, breaded and fried, served with a pint of hand cut fries and ketchup.

      $8.50

    • Basket of Fries

      A pint of hand cut boardwalk style fries with ketchup.

      $7

    • Mac & Cheese Bites

      Fried bites of delicious mac and cheese served with a pint of fries and ketchup.

      $8.95

    • Kid Dilla

      Mother's Cantina scratch made flour tortillas layered with cheese and lightly grilled. Add $2 to add veggies, beef, or chicken.

      $6

    • Jarritos Mexican Soda

      $3

    • Lemonade, Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale, or Dr. Pepper

      $2

    Order The "Patrona" Special

    • Maestro Dobel Top Shelf Margarita

      Maestro Dobel Tequila, Patron Citronge, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, Sour Mix, and a Gran Marnier Floater.

      Regular $17

      Large $32

      Premium Large with a Coronita $36

    • Three Pepper Queso Dip

      Three cheeses melted slowly and blended with both mild and spicy peppers, herbs, tomatoes, and spices create this rich and irresistible cheese dip. Served with house fried chips & salsa. With a chorizo topper!

      $12.95

    • Mother's Cantina Guacamole

      No filler here, just herbs, lime, salt and ripe avocado. Topped with cheese and tomato, and served with house fried chips & salsa

      market price

    • Combo Steak and Chicken Fajita

      A huge portion of house rubbed, flame grilled steak and hand-cut, flame grilled chicken breast served with house pressed flour or corn tortillas, cheddar-jack, tangy pico de gallo and a side of sour cream.

      $32

    • Fried Ice Cream

      $5.25

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