Blue Corn Cafe Menu – Durham, NC

Type : Latin American restaurant

Location : Durham, NC

Latin-fusion entrees such as Cuban sandwiches & tacos plus margarita pitchers served in quaint digs. Based on 365 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery

Blue Corn Cafe 27705

Address:
716 9th St, Durham, NC 27705

Phone: (919) 286-9600

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Hours

Wednesday Closed
Thursday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–8 PM
Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–8 PM
Tuesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–8 PM

Menu

Lunch Menu
Chipotle Chicken Salad
A mix of tossed greens with a spicy marinated chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, feta and onions. Served with our house cilantro vinaigrette		 $10.95
Chips And Your Choice Of Salsa
A plentiful amount of mixed corn tortilla chips served with any of the following salsas: Regular, spicy chipotle, salsa verde or pico de gallo		 $3.50
Queso Fundido
A small pot of melted cheeses mixed with roasted fresh poblano peppers and chorizo sausage. Served with chips for dipping		 $6.95
Guacamole Dip
Freshly crushed avocado mixed with sour cream, garlic, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice		 $6.95
Platanos Fritos
Sliced plantains, deep fried and served with a sweet fresh mango & banana dipping sauce. Careful, they are habit forming!		 $7.95
Tostones
Refried plantains, served with Andaluse sauce for dipping.		 $7.95
Plantain Sampler
A variety of all our plantains served with a combination of our dipping sauces		 $8.95
Island Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with black olives, artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes and a blend of cheeses		 $10.95
Black Bean And Sweet Potato Stew
Our famous vegan stew. Sweet potatoes, corn, black beans and cilantro in a tomato broth. Topped with fresh avocado slices		 $8.95
Fried Calamari
Fresh battered and fried calamari. Served with two house-made sauces for dipping: chipotle aioli and guava red chili		 $10.50
Steamed Mussels
These mussels are brought in locally from our coast when available. They are served in a jalapeno tomato broth and garnished with toasted batard		 $10.95
Blue Corn Paella
Rice simmered in a zesty chicken broth with fresh vegetables, Serrano ham, stewed tomatoes and chicken		 $9.95
Cuban Picadillo
Cuban style beef simmered with raisins, capers, olives tomatoes and more. A sweet and savory delight. Served on a bed of rice and garnished with seasonal plantains		 $8.95
Ropa Vieja
Pulled beef simmered in a zesty tomato salsa. Topped with grilled onions and served on a bed of rice. Served with your choice of a Cuban roll or tortillas		 $9.50
Cuban Sandwich
Roasted pork loin and sliced baked ham. Stuffed in a Cuban roll with swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and andaluse sauce. Served with black beans, rice and plantain chips		 $10.95
Chicken Tinga Sandwich
Our chicken tinga on a Cuban roll with swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato. Served with black beans, rice and plantain chips		 $9.95
CRB Burrito
Marinated chicken, black beans and rice rolled in a burrito. Topped with salsa, cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream		 $9.25
Vegetarian Burrito
Grilled vegetables, corn and spinach rolled in to a spinach tortilla. Topped in a tomatillo salsa, cheese, lettuce, tomato and chipotle sour cream		 $9.25
Green Enchiladas
Two enchiladas stuffed with spinach, garlic and corn. Topped in a tomatillo salsa and cheese. Served with rice and black beans		 $8.95
Black Beans And Rice
Cuban-style black beans and rice blended and topped with sweet plantains. Served with your choice of Cuban roll or tortillas		 $8.95
Enchiladas Con Mole
Your choice of chicken or spinach in corn tortilla enchiladas. Topped with our fresh mole and cheese. Served with beans and rice		 $9.25
Fish Tacos
Two tacos stuffed with battered and seared white fish. Topped with lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with black beans and rice		 $11.00
Taquito Lunch
Two corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of beef, chicken or potato, fried and topped with lettuce, tomato and guacamole. Served with rice and your choice of beans		 $8.25
Taco Lunch
Two crisp tacos stuffed with your choice of filling (see below). Served with rice and your choice of refried or black beans		 $7.95
Quesadilla Lunch
Tortillas stuffed with cheese and your choice of filling (see below). Served with rice and your choice of refried or black beans		 $8.95
Enchilada Lunch
Two enchiladas stuffed with your choice of filling (see below) and topped with cheese. Served with rice and your choice of beans		 $8.95
Dinner Menu
Chips And Your Choice Of Salsa
A plentiful amount of mixed corn tortilla chips served with any of the following salsas: Regular, spicy chipotle, salsa verde or pico de gallo		 $3.50
Queso Fundido
A small pot of melted cheeses mixed with roasted fresh poblano peppers and chorizo sausage. Served with chips for dipping		 $6.95
Guacamole Dip
Freshly crushed avocado mixed with sour cream, garlic, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice		 $6.95
Platanos Fritos
Sliced plantains, deep fried and served with a sweet fresh mango & banana dipping sauce. Careful, they are habit forming!		 $7.95
Tostones
Refried plantains, served with Andaluse sauce for dipping		 $7.95
Plantain Sampler
A variety of all our plantains served with a combination of our dipping sauces		 $8.95
Island Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with black olives, artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes and a blend of cheeses		 $10.95
Black Bean And Sweet Potato Stew
Our famous vegan stew. Sweet potatoes, corn, black beans and cilantro in a tomato broth. Topped with fresh avocado slices		 $8.95
Fried Calamari
Fresh battered and fried calamari. Served with two house-made sauces for dipping: chipotle aioli and guava red chili		 $9.50
Steamed Mussels
Fresh steamed mussels in a tomato and jalapeño creme fraiche		 $10.95
Taco Salad
A crispy tortilla shell filled with black beans, rice, field greens, tomatoes, fresh mangoes, and topped with grilled skirt steak. Served with cilantro vinegarette		 $11.95
Chipotle Chicken Salad
Mixed greens with spicy marinated chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, feta and onions. Served with our house cilantro vinaigrette		 $11.25
Casita Ensalada
Fresh field greens topped with tomatoes, garbanzo beans and cheese. Served with our house vinaigrette		 $6.95
Bistec Milanesa
Thinly sliced flank steak marinated in mojo sauce, breaded and pan seared. Topped with salsa cruda and served with black beans and saffron rice. Garnished with plantain chips		 $14.95
Pollo Y Carne Fajitas
Chicken, steak or a mix of both sautéed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas		 $15.95
Picadillo
Cuban-style ground beef dish. Simmered with raisins, olives, onions, carrots, tomatoes, capers and more. Served over a bed of saffron rice and garnished with plantain chips		 $12.95
Ropa Vieja
Steamed beef of the bone, simmered in a traditional red sauce Served on a bed of saffron rice and topped with sautéed onions. Choose a side of tortillas or Cuban bread		 $12.95
Roasted Pork Barbacoa
Blue Corn’s rendition of a barbacoa osso bucco. Slow roasted on the bone, served on a bed of charro beans, rice and steamed greens		 $16.95
Pollo Milanesa
Chicken breast lightly breaded and pan seared. Topped with a vegetable chutney and served on a bed of black beans and rice		 $12.95
Platanos Con Pollo
Marinated and grilled chicken breast stuffed with ripe, sweet plantains. Topped with a fresh vegetable chutney. Served with black beans and rice		 $13.95
Quesadilla
Your choice of beef or chicken stuffed inside two flour tortillas with cheese and grilled until golden brown. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole		 $10.95
Blue Corn Quesadilla
Roasted vegetables, marinated chicken, and local goat cheese. All this blended in a yummy quesadilla, served with black beans, saffron rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole		 $14.95
Chicken Tinga Tacos
Two soft flour tacos stuffed with shredded chicken tinga. Topped with citrus cabbage slaw, pico de gallo and fresh avocado slices. Served with Black beans and saffron rice		 $12.95
Mahi-Mahi
Plantain encrusted mahi-mahi filet, seared and topped with an organic raw chutney. Served with saffron rice and black beans, and garnished with seasonal plantains		 $15.95
Poached Salmon
8 oz salmon filet topped with a citrus and avocado chutney. Served on a bed of saffron rice and fresh slaw		 $14.95
Fish Tacos
Seasonal white fish battered and fried. Served in soft flour tortillas, With fresh slaw, pico de gallo and sliced avocado. Served with black beans, saffron rice and sweet plantains		 $13.95
Seafood Paella
Fresh mussels, shrimp, calamari and seasonal white fish, simmered in a lobster-based broth with saffron rice, zucchini, sweet peas, onions, tomatoes		 $15.95
Grilled Eggplant & Roma Tomato Quesadilla
A quesadilla stuffed with a mix of cheeses, grilled eggplant and roma tomatoes. Served with mashed sweet potatoes, black beans and plantain chips		 $12.95
Vegetable Fajitas
Fresh vegetables (zucchini, bell peppers, yellow squash, onions and mushrooms) sautéed with Mexican oregano and olive oil. Served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole		 $13.95
Black Bean Tortas
Black beans, eggplant, peppers and plantains blended together to make a vegetarian delight. These two griddle cakes are topped with a fresh pineapple & mango chutney and served with fresh slaw and saffron rice		 $12.95
Empanada
A handmade-to-order corn shell stuffed with spinach and cheese, topped with salsa verde, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. Served with rice and black beans		 $12.95
Stuffed Poblanos
Two poblano peppers stuffed with a white cheese and potato filling, batter-dipped and fried. Laced in a tomatillo salsa and served with rice and black beans		 $12.95
Black Beans And Rice
A large bowl of our vegan black beans simmered with saffron rice. Garnished with sweet plantains and served with flour tortillas		 $9.95
The Vegetarian
Soft corn tortilla with grilled squash, onions peppers and cabbage Topped with lettuce and cheese		 $2.00
The Cuban
Cuban picadillo in a hard shell corn taco. Topped with lettuce and cheese		 $2.00
El Pollito
Pulled and marinated chicken, onions and peppers in a hard corn taco. Topped with lettuce and cheese		 $2.00
The Mexican
Beef barbacoa in a soft corn tortilla. Topped with lettuce, cheese and Pico de gallo		 $2.00
The Caliente
Soft corn tortilla stuffed with chicken tinga, lettuce, cheese and spicy chipotle sauce		 $2.00
Choice Of One With Rice And Beans $7.25
Choice Of Two With Rice And Beans $8.25
Choice Of Three With Rice And Beans $10.00
Charro Beans $2.00
Sweet Mashed Potatoes $2.75
Black/Refried Beans $1.75
Saffron Rice $1.75
Citrus Slaw $2.50
Grilled Veggies $2.75
Guacamole $1.75
Sour Cream $0.75
Tortillas $0.75
Dessert Menu
Sorbet
Fresh mango sorbet		 $5.00
Sopapilla
A flour tortilla fried and sprinkled with cinnamon, honey and powdered sugar		 $4.00
Flautas
A house favorite. Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of apple, cherry or peach. Fried and topped with vanilla bean ice cream		 $6.00
Flan
Made fresh in house, this yummy traditional custard changes flavors often. (see server for flavor)		 $5.00
Tres Leches
Made with all organic ingredients, this white cake is soaked in three types of milk and topped in a crème fraiche frosting		 $6.00
Mexican Chocolate Torte
Gluten-free chocolate cake. This is sinful!		 $6.00
Bunuelos
Sliced flour tortillas fried and dipped in honey. Sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon		 $4.00
Cheesecake Flautas
Flour tortillas rolled and stuffed with a seasonal cheesecake. Topped with vanilla bean ice cream and drizzled with a mango puree		 $6.00
Caramel Cheesecake
This housemade cheesecake is sinful!!		 $7.00

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Andrew Nelms
My fiancé and I chose Blue Corn Cafe for our wedding dinner on the recommendation of one of my employees. I had eaten there once before and knew the food was good, so I figured it was worth a shot to reach out. The owners, Danielle and Antonio, were so kind and welcoming and accommodated all of our requests (even allowing us to grow the party by 20). I can’t recommend this restaurant enough.

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Stephanie Espitia
Beautiful atmosphere, staff, and food. I could not have chosen a better place to spend my Friday evening. Your chefs can truly cook authentic Latin cuisine. And those salsas were so tasty. Thank you for this warm and pleasant experience We’ll definitely visit again!

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Zachary Thomas
Pretty good — highlights were the plantains and the value of the 3-item combo plate. Good ambiance as well, not too crowded Friday night. Our waiter Sebastian was super friendly! Thanks. Finally, nice to support a business that has been on 9th since 1997 (!!)

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Zoots
Wonderful Latin/Caribbean flavors. The tostones are some of the best we have had anywhere and the mole sauce is incredible. Other dishes are an excellent twist on traditional Latino dishes. The atmosphere is inviting and the service is helpful and friendly. P.S. also a short but outstanding wine list.

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Tracey DeShazo
First-time diners and the experience did not disappoint! The restaurant was spacious and clean, and the staff was extremely friendly. Our server, Tessa, was very knowledgeable of the food selections and provided us with exceptional service. We ordered guacamole for an appetizer, and it was delicious. The steak fajitas were tasty, and the black beans were out of this world. I highly recommend giving this hidden gem a try.

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Jenette Arreola
Not many restaurants actually have a tantalizing aroma (unless you validate that which is naturally being produced as a result of chemistry occurring in the kitchen). However, a wonderful scent drifts within the confined walls of Blue Corn Café! The pleasant smell isn’t intense; you only get a whiff upon entering. Anyway, the café is well kept, clean, comfortable and nicely decorated. For an appetizer, my daughter and I had guacamole and cheese dip with multicolored chips. Appetizing indeed! For our main dishes, she selected a steak quesadilla and I had steak fajitas. I highly recommend both! Very delicious meals (she gave me a bite)! I did notice, unlike other restaurants offering Hispanic foods, the black beans had a distinct, sweet taste. I personally enjoyed them! Our server was a young man, Sebastian. He was raised with great manners. Not only did he served us well, but he even held the door for us when exiting the lobby. We shall return!

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tequila kearney
It was very small, yet charming. The artwork looked personalized. The wait staff were very friendly. The Queso Fundido is amazing. The only downside of the Blue Corn Quesadilla is if you dont eat it very quickly it will become soggy bevajse of the veggies inside such as the squash and zucchini. Overall great experience.

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Anne
We ate at Blue Corn Cafe for a private party. The food was delicious, especially the chicken enchiladas and the guacamole. The watermelon margarita was so good, too. The highlight was our server, Karenna (sp?) who was wonderful…friendly, accommodating, and efficient!

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John Thomas Kong
Blue Corn Cafe made our date night exceptional. This 9th Street Latin restaurant is wonderfully cozy yet spacious. The service was excellent. From the moment we walked in to when we left, service was 10/10. The food was mouthwateringly delicious. Everything our server Troy recommended was delicious. We are definitely returning to try the rest of the menu. Also, there is a Taco Happy Hour and outdoor dining.

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Spoo _
Extremely bland food, the owner Danielle I believe was her name was also extremely rude. Over priced and bad service go literally anywhere else, you’ll get better food at a McDonalds.

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