Balsas Mexican Restaurant Menu

Welcome to Balsas Mexican Restaurant, a charming gem nestled in Cumming, GA, where vibrant flavors and casual dining harmonize beautifully. This eatery offers a delightful menu brimming with authentic Mexican dishes, perfect for any occasion—be it a family lunch, dinner with friends, or a lively celebration.

  • Appetizers: Indulge in their Cheese Dip or the tantalizing Fiesta Shrimp.
  • Soups: Experience the fresh Chicken Soup or the robust Seafood Soup, a medley of exquisite seafood.
  • Salads: Savor unique options like the Tostada Steak Salad.

Balsas stands out not only for its diverse menu but also for its inclusive atmosphere, featuring wheelchair accessibility, outdoor seating, and a full bar. Patrons rave about the excellent service and delightful margaritas, making it a beloved locale for locals and visitors alike.

Appetizers

Cheese Dip

Served with flour tortillas.

$8.00

Guacamole Dip

Made with totopos.

$9.00

Mini Changas

Tortillas filled with tinga chicken.

$8.00

Fiesta Shrimp

8 shrimp served with spicy sweet sauce and chipotle mayonnaise.

$12.00

Fiesta Calamari

Calamari served with spicy sweet sauce and chipotle mayonnaise.

$12.00

Chicken Soup

Made fresh, includes rice, tinga chicken, pico de gallo, lime juice, cheese, avocado, and tortilla strips.

$11.00

Seafood Soup

Jalapa sauce includes shrimp, mussels, calamari, tilapia, and cilantro.

$20.00

Soups

Salad

Tostada Steak Salad

Spring mixed lettuce, skirt steak in a shell, cheese, and pico de gallo.

$16.00

Rosemary Chicken Salad

Spring mixed lettuce, tomato, grilled chicken, Monterrey cheese, avocado, and dressing.

$12.00

Cancun Fish Salad

Spring mixed lettuce, pineapple salsa, and queso fresco with dressing.

$14.00

Tuna Tostada Salad

Ahi tuna with spring mixed lettuce, avocado, and chipotle ranch dressing.

$15.00

Pork Burrito

Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Tinga Chicken Burrito

Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Barbacoa Burrito

Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Skirt Steak Burrito

Includes cheese, avocado tomatillo salsa, lettuce, sour cream, and pic de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$15.00

Shrimp Burrito

Sauteed shrimp, fajita veggies, cheese, avocado tomatillio salsa, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$15.00

Burritos

Tacos

Steak Tacos

3 marinated and grilled skirt steak tacos, diced onions, cilantro, and guajillo salsa. Served with rice and beans.

$15.00

Chicken Tacos

3 grilled chicken tacos, cheese, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Pork Tacos

3 pork tacos, diced onions, cilantro, and Mexican salsa. Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Barbacoa Tacos

3 marinated meat tacos, oven cooked, pico de gallo, cilantro, and chipotle salsa. Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Shrimp Tacos

3 shrimp tacos, red coleslaw, chipotle mayonnaise, and tomatillo salsa. Served with rice and beans.

$15.00

Fish Tacos

Three fish tacos, red coleslaw, chipotle mayonnaise, and tomatillo salsa. Served with rice and beans.

$14.00

Crunchy Tacos

Three tacos. Lettuce, pico de gallo, and Monterrey cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$12.00

Fajita Tacos

2 prepared chicken fajita tacos, with fajita veggies, and guajillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Chicken, Pork, and Chorizo Street

3 tacos with buttered tortillas. Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Steak Street

3 tacos with buttered tortillas. Served with rice and beans.

$15.00

Street Tacos

From the Grill

Balsas Burger

2 fresh beef patties, cheese, crispy onions, lettuce, tomato, chipolte mayonnaise, and Mexican salsa. Served with fries.

$15.00

The Original Burger

Fresh beef, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, mayonnaise, and cheese. Served with fries.

$11.00

Rosemary Chicken Sandwich

Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle mayonnaise. Served with fries.

$11.00

Cuban Sandwich

Pork, ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, chipotle mayonnaise, and mustard. Served with fries.

$12.00

Chicken Fajita

$16.49

Steak Fajita

$20.00

Shrimp Fajitas

$20.00

Texas Fajita

Chicken, steak, and shrimp.

$20.00

Fajitas

House Specialties

Rio Steak

Steak served with mixed veggies and jalapeno grits.

$22.00

Balsas Steak

Grilled steak, Mexican salsa, fajita veggies, fresco cheese, rice, and beans.

$22.00

Diabla Steak and Shrimp

Grilled steak, Mexican salsa, fajita veggies, fresco cheese, rice, and beans.

$22.00

Shrimp and Grits.

Shrimp with jalapeno grits and jalapa sauce.

$20.00

Jalapa Fish

Fish, sauteed with jalapa sauce, 4 mussels, 4 shrimp, rice, and salad Veracruz style.

$21.00

Tuna Platter

Seared ahi tuna with shrimp.

$22.00

Jalapa Mussels

Includes chipotle salsa, cilantro, cheese toast, and jalapa sauce.

$12.00

Jalapa Chicken

Chicken with four shrimp and jalapa sauce. Jalapeno grits and veggies.

$16.00

Molcajete

Cactus, cheese, chorizo, chile toreado, chicken, shrimp, steak, salsa, and tortillas.

$27.00

Shrimp Cocktail

$15.00

Ceviche

$15.00

Fried Mojarra

Salad, French fries, avocado, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

$16.00

Mariscada

Shrimp, tilapia, calamari, and mussels

$23.00

Carne Asada

Rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and chile toreado.

$22.00

Steak Ranchero

Topped with fajita veggies, salsa, and Monterrey jack cheese. Served with mixed veggies.

$22.00

Enchiladas

$13.00

American Quesadilla

Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and rice.

$13.00

Authentic Quesadilla

2 original Mexican quesadillas, tinga chicken, tomatillo avocado salsa, lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, sour cream, rice, and beans.

$13.00

Chicken Tostada

2 tinga chicken tostadas. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, rice, and beans.

$13.00

Taquitos

4 tinga chicken taquitos, tomatillo avocado salsa, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, rice, queso fresco, and beans.

$13.00

Sopes

2 tortillas. Tinga chicken, refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, queso fresco, and guajillo salsa.

$13.00

Nachos

2 tostadas, refried beans, Monterey cheese, jalapeno, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.

$13.00

Classic Dishes

Vegetarians

Veggie Fajitas

Mixed veggies served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole with tortillas.

$16.00

Veggie Quesadilla

Monterrey cheese and mixed veggies. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.

$12.00

Veggie Nachos

2 tostadas, refried beans, fajita veggies, Monterrey cheese, jalapenos, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.

$12.00

Veggie Burrito

Mixed veggies, fajita veggies, Monterrey cheese, avocado tomatillo salsa, sour cream, rice, and beans.

$12.00

Avocado Tacos

3 tacos topped with pico de gallo and chipotle ranch. Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

House Salad

$5.00

Mixed Veggies

$5.00

Mex Rice

$2.00

Refried Beans

$2.00

Pinto Beans

$2.00

Jalapeno Corn Grits

$3.00

Coleslaw

$3.00

French Fries

$4.00

Sides

Desserts

Cheesecake

$6.00

Sopapillias

$7.00

Fried Ice Cream

$7.00

Cheesecake Chimichanga

$8.00

Soft Drink

$3.00

Milk

$3.00

Jarrito

$3.00

Tamarindo

$5.00

Horchata

$5.00

Jamaica

$5.00

Beverages

Breakfast

Balsas Biscuit

Biscuit with egg, chicken, sausage, bacon and American cheese.

$8.99

Biscuit with Gravy

Biscuit with two eggs and topped with sausage gravy.

$8.99

Meat & Huevos

Two eggs with your choice of meat (chicken sausage, pork sausage, or bacon).

$8.99

Mom's Kitchen

Includes two eggs, one bacon strip, one sausage, and choice of one waffle, crepe, French toast, or pancake.

$10.25

Tres Compadres

Three eggs your way with one bacon strip, one pork sausage, and one chicken sausage.

$12.50

Hector's Hamburger

One beef patty with egg, lettuce, tomato, bacon, onion, chipotle mayo, and hollandaise sauce.

$10.50

Reyna's Chicken Sandwich

Six ounces of blackened chicken and bacon on wheat bread with lettuce, tomato, onions, jalapeos, house mustard, and avocado.

$12.50

American Scramble

Three scrambled eggs with American cheese, spinach, and choice of bread (white, rye, wheat, muffin, or biscuit).

$8.50

3 Meats Scramble

Three scrambled eggs with chorizo, sausage, bacon, and choice of bread (white, rye, wheat, muffin, or biscuit).

$9.99

Lemon Cakes

Two pancakes with blueberries and lemon curd topped with tequila sauce.

$8.75

Banana Chocolate Cakes

Two banana chocolate chip pancakes topped with Nutella and powdered sugar.

$8.50

Waffle

Plain waffle with butter and powdered sugar.

$5.00

Balsas Waffle

Waffle topped with blueberry, strawberry, peach, powdered sugar, and whipped cream.

$8.50

French Toast King

Stuffed with cream cheese, coated with cornflakes, grilled, and topped with strawberry, peach, banana, tequila sauce, and powdered sugar.

$10.30

Cinnamon Roll

Topped with cream cheese icing.

$3.99

Sweet House Pancakes

Two buttermilk pancakes with butter and powdered sugar.

$7.50

French Toast

Two French toasts with butter and powdered sugar.

$7.50

Breakfast Burrito

Flour tortilla filled with two eggs, chorizo, ham, bacon, and topped with Mexican salsa and Monterey Jack cheese.

$10.99

Breakfast Quesadilla

Flour tortilla filled with eggs, Monterey Jack cheese, ham, and bacon with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.

$8.99

Open Face Breakfast Club

Wheat bread toast with lettuce, tomato, egg, American cheese, and bacon with a side of potatoes.

$8.99

Avocado Toast

Wheat toast with smashed & sliced avocado, sunny side up egg, and Everything bagel seasoning.

$7.50

Balsas Salad

Spring mix, queso fresco, peach, strawberries, blueberries, granola, and four ounces of cold grilled chicken.

$10.50

Berry Crepes

Two crepes with blueberries, strawberries, and tequila sauce.

$8.50

Balsas Breakfast Torta

Chorizo, sausage, bacon, ham, mayonnaise, avocado, and pickled jalapeos.

$10.99

Pork Lover Omelette

Three eggs, ham, chorizo, sausage, bacon, and Monterey Jack cheese.

$9.99

Veggie Lover Omelette

Three eggs, mixed veggies, and Monterey Jack cheese.

$8.99

Shrimp Lover Omelette

Three eggs, baked shrimp, red peppers, and American cheese.

$11.99

Texas Omelette

Chicken, steak, shrimp, fajita veggies, and Monterey Jack cheese.

$11.99

Colombian Coffee

$2.99

Decaf Coffee

$2.99

Hot Tea

$2.49