Joya | Spanish and Latin American Restaurant in Palo Alto, CA

Papas Bravas

vegetarian

Fried potatoes, pimentón, garlic aioli

$10

Guacamole & New World Chips

vegetarian

Fresh avocados with plantain, gold sweet potato, yam, & taro root chips

$15

Yuca Fries

vegetarian

Honduran yuca with chipotle aioli

$12

Ceviche

raw seafood cured in citrus, choice of:

local rock cod ‘ecuadorian’ style

mexican bay scallop ‘aguachile’

ceviche mixto (shrimp & octopus)

ea $15

sampling of all three $42

Ahi Tuna Tartare

Fresh avocados, ponzu glaze, lemon, serrano chili essence, fresh mango

$22

Dungeness Crab Cakes

Two crab cakes, pasilla peppers, corn, ‘testy’ creamy lobster sauce

$20

Charred Spanish Octopus

A la Gallega-style, truffle fingerling potato, arugula, apricot-habanero coulis, chili essence, smoked paprika

$22

Peruvian Chicken Anticucho

Organic Mary’s chicken thigh marinated with harissa sauce, served with green mojo

$18

Hanger Steak & Grilled Pepper Pintxos

Hanger steak, sourdough bread, shishito pepper, chipotle aioli, garlic parsley

$20

Braised Short Rib Tacos

Three tacos. Jicama salsa, horseradish cream

$15

JOYA Sliders

Three sliders with brioche bun. Choice of:

Kobe beef $15

Chicken & onions $15

Chickpea & zucchini $15

Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers

vegetarian

Fresh yucca, goat cheese, oaxaca cheese

$15

Veggie Tacos

vegetarian

Three tacos. Grilled nopales & queso fresco, guacamole, chipotle aioli, criolle slaw

$12

Croquetas

vegetarian

Organic lentils, baby spinach, Oaxaca cheese, fresh guacamole

$14

Parrillada de Setas

vegetarian

Grilled wild mushrooms, fresh sliced red grapes, goat cheese-honey mousse, truffle oil

$16

Brussels Sprouts & Pork Belly

Extra virgin olive oil, herb-lemon aioli, Niman Ranch smoked pork belly

$12

Fried Calamari with Fresh Jalapeno

Garlic salt, cilantro aioli

$20

Seafood al Ajillo

Gulf of Mexico shrimp, clams, mussels, garlic, pimento, Worcestershire and lemon

$25

Latin Empanadas

Three empanadas. Choice of:

Three; chicken & chipotle empanada, potato, sweet peas, queso Oaxaca, with JOYA salsa $16

Three; sweet corn, poblano chile, queso fresco, with avocado jalapeño sauce (vegetarian) $16

Artisan Cheese Plate

vegetarian

Valdeón, manchego, urgelia, & marinated queso fresco, served with membrillo el quijote, poached apricot, black truffle honey

$26

Bacon-Wrapped Medjool Dates

Dates stuffed with valdeón cheese, glazed with Spanish sherry

$17

Charcuterie Plate

Serrano ham, lomo embuchado, salchichon, soria pork chorizo, with pickled nopales

$26

Kale & Nectarine Salad

Organic dino kale, goat cheese, fresh nectarines, shaved red onions, sunflower seeds, raspberry vinaigrette dressing

$15

Joya Cobb Salad

Romaine lettuce, serrano ham, hard-boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, red radishes, queso fresco, tortilla chips, cotija-jalapeño dressing

$15

Mixed Greens Salad

cherry tomatoes, shaved fennel, shaved red onions, aged sherry vinaigrette dressing

$14

Special Soup

Chef’s special soup (changes weekly)

$13

Pan-Fried Salmon with Lobster Sauce

Norwegian salmon, mustard spring greens, organic pearl barley, sundried tomato ‘testy’ creamy lobster sauce

$32

Gulf of Mexico Camarones with Mezcal Cream

Pasilla roasted potato, house made tortilla trio

$30

Grilled Eggplant Rolls Stuffed with Plantain

Queso fresco, Garbanzo-tomato sofrito, organic arugula, apricot-habanero coulis (vg)

$25

Zucchini Noodle & Crispy Cauliflower

Organic zucchini, cilantro pesto, cherry tomato, piquillo pepper sauce, shaved manchego

$24

Oaxacan Chicken Mole

Organic Mary’s Chicken, chocolate-chile mole, nopales asados, pickled onions, sesame seeds

$30

Argentinean-style Hanger Steak

Grilled 10 oz hanger steak, yuca fries, grilled onions, cilantro-chimichurri

$36

Paella Clásica (Serves Two)

Saffron rice, mussels, chicken, clams, scallops, gambas, calamari, pork chorizo, bell peppers, and english peas (Traditional preparation please allow 30 minutes)

$58

Vegetarian Paella (Serves Two)

Saffron rice, truffle oil, roasted red onions, piquillo peppers, english peas, bell peppers, zucchini, broccoli, fennel, mushrooms & cauliflower (vg) (Traditional preparation please allow 30 minutes)

$45