El Gato Cantina

169 Church St., Burlington, 802-540-3095
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Tex-Mex mainstays, such as tacos and quesadillas, share the menu here with traditional dishes such as pozole, tamales, barbacoa and elote (Mexican grilled corn). Thirsty? Try a guava margarita or one of 80 tequilas, some with unusual infusions.

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$25 Dinner Menu (Mexican)

Appetizer Options

Guacamole
With fresh avocado, lime, cilantro, onion and tomato
Adobo Shrimp
Gulf shrimp, New Mexican chilies and avocado salad
Local Taquitos
Boyden Farms beef or Misty Knoll Farms chicken rolled in corn tortillas, crispy fried, served with house guacamole and local sour cream
Taco Salad
Fresh greens, black beans, tortilla chips, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole with cilantro-lime vinaigrette

Entrée Options

Local Chicharrones
Slow-braised, crispy-fried Vermont Family Farms pork belly served with sweet-potato-and-poblano-pepper mash, topped with red-onion-jalapeño vinegar
Vera-Cruz-Style Red Snapper
Seared red snapper topped with a sweet-and-spicy tomato, caper and olive sauce, served with rice and beans
Misty Knoll Farms Chicken Mole
Roasted local chicken, smothered in house mole sauce, served with rice, beans and soft corn tortillas
Boyden Farms Beef Enchiladas
Chipotle-braised local beef rolled in corn tortillas, topped with roasted-pepper cream sauce, served with rice and beans
Sheffield Seitan Burritos
Ancho-chili-glazed local seitan, fresh veggies and black beans stuffed in a flour tortilla, topped with warm verde salsa