Brasa y Maíz
Brasa y Maíz
A live mesquite fire grill with orange flames, charred meat and dried chiles, heavy smoke
Jalisco · Milford CT · cooked over wood

Fire.
Masa.
Agave.

A Jalisco cocina where everything starts at the grill and the comal.

The cocina board

Ordered like kitchen tickets. Drag sideways →

TKT 01
Birria de res
Chuck & short rib, low over mesquite. Consommé to dip. House tortillas.
$24Wood-fired
TKT 02
Tortas ahogadas
Crusty birote, carnitas, drowned in árbol-tomato sauce. Medio or bien.
$16Guadalajara
TKT 03
Carne en su jugo
Seared beef in its own juices, bacon, beans, tomatillo, onion, lime.
$19Jalisco
TKT 04
Molcajete mixto
Asada, pastor, chorizo, nopal, cheese — bubbling in stone, for two.
$46For two
TKT 05
Costilla al carbón
Mesquite short rib, salsa negra, grilled cambray onions.
$29Del fuego

05 tickets · full menu below ↓

Carne asada tacos on corn tortillas with onion, cilantro and salsa roja

Char is the point.

Every taco starts on the mesquite grill. Beef gets a hard sear, tortillas get pressed to order from masa we grind that morning.

// carne asada · onion · cilantro · salsa roja · lime

Overhead composition of masa, dried chiles, corn, limes and a molcajete of salsa on a dark surface
MasaFuegoAgave
Sip

Eighty bottles.
Zero shots.

Tequila and mezcal from small Jalisco and Oaxaca producers. Order a flight; let the bar walk you across regions.

A glass of amber mezcal on a dark surface with a wisp of smoke and a chile-salted orange slice

The full menu

// prices are demonstration content · V vegetarian · GF made without gluten · shared kitchen, ask about allergies

Come
hungry.

  • Where
    88 River St, Milford CT
  • Hours
    Tue-Sat from 4 · Sun 12-9 · Mon closed
  • Reserve
    Recommended Thu–Sat · walk-ins at the bar