Dishes · Dinner · Entrées
Fajitas, and the belt in the name
Fajita comes from faja, Spanish for belt or strip, because the dish started with skirt steak, a long thin cut ranch hands were given as part of their pay.
Cantina Rooftop
Dinner menu · Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm
Entrées
- Enchiladas Verdes$28
- Mariscada con Arroz$32
- Fajitas Clásicas$25
Poblano peppers, onions, mushrooms & corn, served sizzling. Protein not included
Add protein: shrimp, chicken or steak 10
- Braised Short Ribs$35
Please tell your server about any food allergies.
A Texas ranch story
Homero Recio studied that history at Texas A&M in the 1980s and traced the name back to the 1930s. The first commercial stand is usually credited to Sonny Falcon, at a festival in Kyle, Texas, in 1969.
Otilia Garza, who introduced fajitas at a restaurant in Pharr, Texas, that same year, gets the credit for the sizzling plate. She'd been served melted cheese on a cast-iron plate in Acapulco. Build them as you go: a little filling, whatever's on the side, fold, eat. Overfill a tortilla and you'll be wearing it.
Vegetables are the base of ours: poblano peppers, onions, mushrooms and corn, served sizzling. Protein isn't included, so you add shrimp, chicken or steak if you want it.
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Fajitas Clásicas: questions
What meat is used in fajitas?
Skirt steak is the original. Today chicken, shrimp and vegetables are just as common.
Are fajitas Mexican or Tex-Mex?
Tex-Mex. They came from Mexican ranch hands on the Texas side of the border, and researchers place the name in the 1930s.
What's in the Fajitas Clásicas at Cantina Rooftop?
Our menu says: Poblano peppers, onions, mushrooms & corn, served sizzling. Protein not included. Tell your server about any allergies when you order.
How much for the Fajitas Clásicas at Cantina Rooftop?
$25 on our menu right now. See it on the full menu.
When can I order the Fajitas Clásicas?
It's on our dinner menu (Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm). We're at 605 W 48th St in Hell's Kitchen. Book a table.