¿Por Qué No? Menu (Updated September 2025)

Salsa fresca & housemade chips

Guacamole & housemade chips

Guacamole & salsa & housemade chips

Small Salad

organic greens tossed in a spicy chile vinaigrette, topped with avocado, toasted pumpkin seeds, queso fresco & pico de gallo

Carnitas

crisp & juicy slow cooked Cascade Farms pork topped with salsa verde, onions, cilantro & queso fresco from Ochoa Queseria

Pollo Verde

Cascade Farms chicken braised in tomatillo salsa & topped with salsa verde, onions & cilantro

Pollo Asado

spicy chipotle rubbed grilled Cascade Farms chicken with crema from Ochoa Queseria, spicy salsa de arbol & pico de gallo

Verduras

a delicious mix of seasonal vegetables; visit our website for current selection!

Carne Asada

Cascade Farms chopped flank steak, served traditional style with grilled onion & topped with spicy salsa de arbol, cilantro & onion

Barbacoa

Cascade Farms beef brisket braised inside banana leaves in a three chile barbacoa salsa, topped with pickled red onions, cilantro & crema

Pescado

crispy cornmeal encrusted Newman’s line caught Alaskan Cod, topped with pineapple, salsa verde, crema, cabbage, onion & cilantro

Pescado #2

crispy cornmeal encrusted Newman’s line caught Alaskan Cod, topped with tangy escabeche crema & a serrano-cabbage slaw

Camarones

spicy sauteed wild shrimp from Newman’s topped with crema, cabbage, spicy serrano salsa, onion, cilantro & pineapple

Por Que Salad

organic greens tossed in a spicy chile vinaigrette, topped with avocado, toasted pumpkin seeds, queso fresco & pico de gallo with meat or veggies – choose from taco options above – 14 with fish 15 / with shrimp 15.50

Beans & Rice Bowl

our house beans & rice in a bowl with salsas, guacamole, queso fresco, crema, cilantro & your choice of chips or three organic house tortillas

Bryan's Bowl

your choice of meat or veggies – choose from taco options above – in a bowl with beans, rice, salsas, guacamole, queso fresco, crema, cilantro & your choice of chips or three organic house tortillas with fish 13.50 / with shrimp 14

Por Que Plate

your choice of meat or veggies – choose from taco options above – served on a plate with beans, rice, a small salad, salsa fresca, guacamole, crema & four organic housemade tortillas with fish 16 / with shrimp 16.50

Small plain quesadilla on flour or organic corn tortilla

add beans inside .50 add rice inside .50

Kid’s bean & rice bowl

pinto beans & rice with your choice of queso fresco or queso Oaxaca

Kid’s bean & cheese taco

pinto beans topped with your choice of queso fresco or queso Oaxaca in a housemade organic corn tortilla

PQN Taco Kit

Fully-cooked, packed cold, ready to heat when you’re ready to eat! Each kit contains:•1 quart of filling (choose: carnitas, pollo verde, verdures, barbacoa) •1 quart each of beans & rice •15 handmade organic corn tortillas

Extra pint of filling - carnitas

pork carnitas, packed cold for easy reheating

Extra pint of filling - pollo verde

mild shredded chicken, packed cold for easy reheating

Extra pint of filling - verduras

mix of seasonal vegetables, packed cold for easy reheating

Extra pint of filling - barbacoa

spicy shredded beef braised in banana leaves, packed cold for easy reheating

Side beans

whole pinto, vegetarian, topped with queso fresco

Side rice

vegetarian, topped with pico de gallo

Guacamole

4oz side

Salsa Fresca

4oz side

Crema

2oz side

Housemade tortilla chips

fried in rice bran oil

Housemade organic corn tortillas

per tortilla

Jamaica

hibiscus flower tea over ice

Aguas Frescas

freshmade fruit juices, flavors rotate daily

Jarritos Sodas

bottled Mexican fruit sodas with cane sugar, flavors vary by location

Coke/Diet Coke

12oz can

Public Coast Root Beer

local!

Mineragua

sparkling mineral water

Mexican Coke

made & bottled in Mexico with cane sugar

Margarita Kit in a Jar

contains everything you need other than the booze & ice to make four pint-sized margaritas (plus a little extra)! sold in a printed glass jar, perfect for mixing, serving & refilling! - price includes a 1 refundable jar deposit -

Margarita Kit Refill

just like our margarita kit, but in a plastic container (complete with instructions) perfect for refilling your glass jar! - no jar required; this kit works great all on its own! -

Big Margarita Kit in a Growler

contains everything you need other than the booze & ice to make fifteen pint-sized margaritas (plus a little extra)! sold in a printed glass gallon-size growler with instructions, perfect for mixing, serving & refilling!- price includes a 5 refundable jar deposit -

Big Margarita Kit Refill

contains everything you need other than the booze & ice to make fifteen pint-sized margaritas (plus a little extra)! sold in a plastic gallon jug complete with instructions, perfect for refilling your PQN growler!- no growler required; this kit works great all on its own! -