Culichi’s Urban Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Culichi’s Urban Kitchen, a vibrant seafood taco haven located in Gilroy, CA. This trendy eatery specializes in exquisite seafood tacos, showcasing a menu brimming with tantalizing flavors and fresh ingredients.
Highlights include the Chiles Toritos, featuring gueritos chili stuffed with shrimp and octopus, and the enticing Shrimp and Octopus Cocktail, presented in a generous 32 oz. cup. For the taco lover, the Taco Macho delivers a unique experience with its cheese-crusted tortilla, bursting with flavor from shrimp machaca and octopus.
Every dish invites you to explore bold tastes, from spicy aguachile shrimp to the savory Birria Tacos that redefine comfort food. With outdoor seating and a casual vibe, Culichi’s is perfect for groups, kids, or a night out. Indulge in a taste of coastal Mexico right in your neighborhood!
Appetizer
Chiles Toritos
5 pieces gueritos chili stuffed with cooked shrimp and octopus on a spicy critical ponzu sauce.
Camarones Roca
Shrimp in panko, grated with spicy chipotle aioli and sweet and sour sauce, carrots and bet spiral, green onion as a garnish.
Caribenos
3 chiles stuffed with crab paste and shrimp deep fried in panko.
Guacamole
Order of traditional guacamole with pico de gallo and lemon, chile serrano at the customer's choice. Served in stone molcajete.
Chicharon de Tuna
Fried tuna cubes marinated in aguachile ponzu sauce on bed of guacamole and chips.
Ostiones
Fresh oysters served on a bed of ice with lemons in a 6 and 12 pieces presentation.
Culichi
Tostada with chipotle dressing with aguachile shrimp, Mexican scallops, octopus, purple onion, cucumber and special homemade mild black sauce.
Mango and Habanero Aguachile
Shrimp in aguachile with spicy mango sauce, white onion, cucumber and fresh micro cilantro.
Shrimp Cocktail
32 oz. cup with cooked shrimp, pico (tomatoes, cilantro, onion, cucumber), shrimp broth, tomato juice and diced avocado. Add oyster for an additional charge.
Shrimp and Octopus Cocktail
32 oz. cup with shrimp cured in lime or water, octopus, pico (tomatoes, cilantro, onion, cucumber), shrimp broth, tomato juice and diced avocado. Add oyster or scallops for an additional charge.
Tostada Especial
Octopus, shrimp, shrimp cured in lime, scallops, red onion fillet, cherry tomato, serrano skewers, diced avocado, topped with crab meat.
Aguachile Verde
Shrimp aguachile in serrano chili and jalapeno sauce with cucumber, red onion, serrano skewers and diced avocado.
Tostada de Ceviche
Shrimp cooked in lime white tomatoes, onion, cilantro, cucumber, spices and mild tomato juice.
Ceviche Mitotero
Mixtures of fresh sea food, shrimp cured in lime, octopus, shrimp, Mexican scallops, tuna cubes with pico de gallo and mango with special sauce.
Tunita
Tower of mango, cucumber and fresh tuna topped with fried leaks and side of special sauce.
Tostada Fish Ceviche
Fish cooked in lime whit tomatoes, onion, cilantro, cucumber, spices and mild tomato juice
Cold Bar
Tacos
Taco Macho
Flour tortilla with a cheese crust with and Anaheim chili stuffed with shrimp machaca with octopus and avocado slices.
Gringa Taco
Crispy quesadilla with shrimp and arrachera steak with bell pepper, white onion and guacamole.
Pulpitaco Taco
Blue corn tortilla with guacamole base, crunchy octopus tentacle, pico de gallo and chipotle aioli.
Fish Taco
Beer tempura breaded with purple and green cabbage, pico de gallo and cilantro jalapeno sauce.
Taco Governador
Grilled taco with a stew of shrimp, bell pepper, white onion, tomato and nopales with a slice of avocado.
Marlin Taco
Soft taco with cheese and marlin stew with pico de gallo.
Baja Taco
Beer breaded shrimp taco with purple and green cabbage topped with pico de gallo and grated with chipotle aioli and cream.
Taco Santa Ines
Taco with shrimp stew and cheese crust with lettuce, pico de gallo and guacamole grated with aioli serrano with avocado in a flour tortilla.
BURRITO CALIFORNIA
Rib eye burrito whit seasoned fries, refried pinto beans, guacamole, sour cream, jalapeno and tomatillo green sauce on the side in our chipotle flour tortilla.
BIRRIA TACOS
New item, corn tortilla stuffed whit birria stew and mozzarella chesse accompanied whit onion,cilantro, green sauce and side of birria broth
Asada Taco
Asada steak whit pico de gallo, guacamole, chile toreado and onion on the side whit tomatillo and jalapenos sauce
Grilled Octopus
Medium sized octopus, marinated in oil chili peppers and special sauces served seasoned potatoes wedges and asparagus.
New York Steak
12 oz. steak grilled with a touch of butter and fine herbs, served with roasted veggies and red mashed potatoes.
Shrimp and Mint Salad
Fresh and crispy shrimp salad of cucumber, carrots and jicama with our special fresh mint dressing and fried leaks.
Carne Asada
12 oz. grill skirt steak accompanied with grilled nopales, peruano beans, side of salsa, Mexican fresh cheese, grilled peppers and onions and 2 pieces quesadillas and fresh guacamole.
Fettuccini Culihi's
Fresh pasta in creamy green poblano pepper sauce with shrimp and mixtures of seafood whit Parmesan cheese.
Salmon Haway
8 oz. of fresh salmon cooked in fine herbs and pineapple sauce with white rice and fresh salad.
Ala Diabla
Shrimp 16/20 cooked in our special sauce ala diabla served with white butter rice and salad or asparagus.
Surf and Turf Burger
Home made shrimp and salmon patty and black Angus beef patty, traditional vegetables and our signature aioli chipotle sauce.
Boston Shrimp
Shrimp u15 stuffed with mozzarella cheese wrapped in bacon topped with Philadelphia bechamel sauce.
7 Mares Soup
Seafood soup with carrot, broccoli and cauliflower with a touch of chipotle.
NASHVILLE SHRIMP BURGER
U15 jumbo shrimp breaded in our Nashville mixture , whit coleslaw on honey brioche bun
Louisiana spicy shrimp (1 pound)
Head on shrimp in butter and garlic on our special spices mixtures accompanied whit potatoes and corn
BACON & GUACAMOLE BURGER
1/4 pound black angus beef, pepe jack cheese, crispy baco and lot of guacamole with traditional veggies.
From the House
Sushi Natural
Guerra Sushi
Shrimp roll breaded inside wrapped with slices of avocado and shrimp cooked with special tampico paste and sesame seed.
Picoso Sushi
Beef roll, bacon and Caribbean chile on the inside with Philadelphia and Serrano chile on the outside and togarashi powder.
Rikki Sushi
Shrimp tempura on the inside, tuna and avocado on the outside, striped with eel sauce and spicy dressing, topped with kanikama, masago and green onions.
Imperial Sushi
Shrimp, cucumber and avocado roll on the inside, kanikama spicy, sesame on the outside with cilantro dressing.
Tetu Sushi
Roll stuffed with spicy tampico, ford with avocado, salmon and prickly pear on the outside, topped with crab pate and masago.
California Sushi Roll
Imitation crab, Philadelphia, avocado and cucumber inside, sesame seed outside.
Rainbow roll
Imitacion crab and cucumber on the inside, topped whit assorted fresh sh : crab, tuna and avocadostripped whit eel sauce and tempura crumble
Tuna lover
Spicy tuna, cucumber, , topped whit seared tuna, unagi sauce, and micro cilantro and green onion.
Mar y Tierra Roll
Shrimp roll, beef, avocado and Philadelphia inside.
Novo Roll
Shrimp, beef, chicken, avocado, Philadelphia and imitation crab inside, grated mozzarella cheese with bacon and serrano chile.
Dishi Roll
Shrimp, Philadelphia and avocado inside, spicy kanikama, avocado cubes, sesame and eel sauce on top and striped with cilantro sauce.
Gratinado Especial Roll
Beef, Philadelphia shrimp and avocado inside topped with a special topping of breaded shrimp striped in an eel sauce and green onions.
Guamuchilito Roll
Roll stuffed with imitation crab and Philadelphia inside, topped with special tampico, striped whit eel sauce and sesame seeds.
Cielo, Mar y tierr
Shrimp, beed and chicken, avocado and philadelphia inside.
Camaron Blue
Shrimp, bacon, avocado and philadelphia on the side, bacon and mozzarela outside.
Avorazado
Beef, chicken, bacon, avocado and philadelphia inside, mozarella cheese outside topped with tampico.
3 quesos
Beef, shrimp, avocado inside, spicy kanikama, avocado cubes, sesame and eel sauce on top, and mozzarella outside.