Guads

Name: Guads
Address: 200 21st Street #106, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451, US
Telephone: 757-962-3700

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200 21st Street #106, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-962-3700
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Grilled shrimp skewers with peppers, onions and rice at Guads

Carnitas: Pork braised and then fried in lard or its own fat over several hours until very tender, with the outside allowed to crisp. Carnitas shops are a fixture in Michoacán, notably Quiroga, and often offer several cuts: maciza is lean meat, cuerito the skin and buche the stomach. On this menu as: Carnitas.
Birria: A richly seasoned meat stew associated with Jalisco, where the name began as the local word for barbacoa. Traditionally made with goat, it is now frequently made with beef. The meat is marinated in an adobo of vinegar, dried chiles, garlic and spices and cooked in its own broth (consomé), then served in a bowl or used as a taco filling. Quesabirria, a birria-and-cheese taco developed in Tijuana, spread across North America in the 2010s and usually comes with a cup of consomé. On this menu as: Birria.
Fajitas: Grilled strips of meat served with tortillas and accompaniments, often arriving at U.S. restaurants on a dramatically sizzling metal platter with onions and peppers. Fajitas developed in the ranching and border culture of Texas and northern Mexico and became a Tex-Mex restaurant staple. The name comes from faja, referring to the strip or belt-like cut associated with skirt steak. Chicken, shrimp and other versions are now common. Alambre is a different Mexican dish that may scratch a similar itch: chopped grilled meat with peppers and onions, often with bacon and melted cheese. On this menu as: Fajita.
Molcajete: A molcajete is the traditional volcanic-stone mortar used to grind chiles, spices, salsa and guacamole. On restaurant menus, the same word can refer to a dramatic mixed dish served sizzling in a heated molcajete. Depending on the restaurant, it may contain steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, cactus, cheese and salsa. One word, two things. Context will make it obvious. On this menu as: Molcajete.
Churros: Lengths of ridged dough fried until crisp and coated with sugar, often cinnamon sugar. Mexican versions may be plain, filled with cajeta or other fillings, or served with chocolate or another dipping sauce. Churros have Iberian roots but a very long history of adaptation throughout Latin America. On this menu as: Churros.

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Fajitastypically $15.75 across 204 menus
Carnitastypically $12.99 across 202 menus
Birriatypically $14.50 across 176 menus
Churrostypically $7 across 140 menus
Molcajetetypically $27.99 across 48 menus

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