Canby Asparagus Farm Casa de Tamales Menu (2025 Update)

Welcome to Canby Asparagus Farm Casa de Tamales, a hidden gem nestled in Milwaukie, Oregon, where the passion for tamales shines through every dish. This unique eatery boasts a menu rich in flavor, offering everything from savory to sweet tamales, each crafted with care and high-quality ingredients.

  • Sweet Dessert Tamales: Indulge in options like the Italian Plum Tamale and Raspberry, Chocolate & Pecan Tamale, all at just $8.50.
  • Hearty Soups: Warm up with a bowl of Tortilla Soup for $5, packed with flavorful chicken and avocado.
  • Delicious Omelets: Try the Grilled Veggie Omelet with your choice of proteins for $13.50, or the Farmer Market Omelet for $11.

Customers rave about the friendly atmosphere and the owner's dedication, making this spot truly special. Whether savoring a sweet tamale or a hearty soup, your taste buds will thank you!

Omelets

Farmer Market Omelet

Grilled veggies and cheese.

US$11.00

Grilled Veggie Omelet

Served with your choice of beef, chicken, al pastor pork, chorizo or bacon.

US$13.50

Deep Fried Asparagus

In our own special beer batter, deep fried to a golden crunchy brown with our special chile sauce.

US$11.00

Jalapeno Poppers

Served with our special cream cheese filling and topped with bacon.

US$10.00

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

4 wrapped asparagus grilled to perfection with our chile sauce.

US$10.95

Chile Toreados

Roasted jalapeno peppers with grilled onions and garlic seasoning.

US$10.00

Chips and Salsa Platter

Crunchy homemade chips with our special house blend salsa.

US$6.00

Appetizers

Traditional Tamales

Red Pork Chile Tamale

Pork in a red chile sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$10.95

Pork Tomatillo Tamale

Pork meat, tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$10.95

Chicken Red Chile Tamale

Chicken in a red chile sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$10.95

Chicken Verde Tamale

Chicken green chile sauce and jacks cheese. Served with rice and beans.

US$10.95

Green Chile Cheese Tamale

Green chiles, red veggie sauce, jack cheese (mild). Served with rice and beans.

US$10.95

Jalapeno Cheese Tamale

Jalapenos and jack cheese (Hot). Served with rice and beans.

US$10.95

CAF Tamale

Jack cheese and red chile sauce (Mild). Served with rice and beans.

US$10.95

Pork Asparagus Tamale

Pork with canby asparagus in a red chile sauce. (Make it a platter)

US$11.75

Chorizo Potato

Chorizo, potatoes and jack cheese.

US$11.75

Chicken Asparagus Tamale

Chicken with canby asparagus in a red chile sauce.

US$11.75

Machaca Beef Tamale

Shredded beef, red sauce and jack cheese.

US$18.95

Texas Wedding Tamale

Pork meat, new Mexico pine nuts and tomatillo sauce.

US$11.75

Chicharrones Tamale

Pork rinds and tomatillo sauce.

US$11.75

Family Chicken Tamale

Chicken, tomato, potatoes, zucchini and green chile , olives and raisins.

US$11.75

Cilantro Pesto Tamale

Chicken, cilantro pesto and jack cheese.

US$11.75

Chicken Mole Tamale

Chicken with oaxacan mole sauce wrapped in abana leaves (mild).

US$18.95

Poblano Rajas Tamale

Poblano chile, tomato, onion, cheddar or jack cheese.

US$11.75

Specialty Tamale

Platter

Nacatamal Platter

Served with rice and beans. Chicken, rice, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, achiote, spanish olives, raisins and plum. The traditional nacatamal is made with chicken also available with pork or tofu.

US$18.95

Colombian Platter

Pork riblets, chicken, carrots, potatoes, raisins, butter, paprika chile sauce. Made in the traditional colombian style with the rib and chicken bones wrapped in banana leaf. Served with grilled asparagus.

US$18.95

Dungeness Crab Platter

Served rice and beans. Dungeness crab, chipotle sauce, sour cream, cheddar jack cheese, chives and wrapped in banana leaves.

US$18.95

Tiger Prawns Platter

Served with rice and beans. Praws, chipotle sauce, sour cream, cheddar jack cheese, chives, wrapped in banana leaves.

US$18.95

Red Chile Lamb Barbacoa

Shredded lam in red chile sauce.

US$11.75

Tortilla Soup

Fresh toasted tortilla strips, our special cheese blend, grilled chicken smothered in our veggie filled broth, topped with fresh avocado.

US$5.00

Soups

Quesadilla

Cheese Quesadilla

US$8.00

Grilled Canby Asparagus Quesadilla

US$15.00

Shrimp Quesadilla

Topped with housemade mango salsa or house salsa.

US$15.50

Taco Plate

(3 Tacos) Your choice of chicken, beef, al pastor pork or veggie served with housemade rice and black beans grilled beef steak or chicken breast, seasoned with our special blend or spices, al pastor pork, marinated in our special guajillo chile sauce or grilled veggies.

US$11.00

Tacos Combo

Chicken, beef or al pastor pork with salsa and caramelized onions served on fresh homemade tortillas, includes crema and cheese served with housemade rice and black beans.

US$13.00

Seafood Taco

Grilled with our special seasonings served with shredded cabbage, mango pico de gallo and house chile sauce. Platter with rice and black beans.

US$17.00

Tacos

Grilled Asparagus

Grilled Asparagus Sauteed with Butterfly Shrimp

In our special seasoning with salsa, creama, cilantro and onion, served with rice and black beans.

US$18.95

Grilled Asparagus with Chorizo

Asparagus grilled in our special seasonings with your choice of Chorizo or linguisa (Mexican pork sausage), served with rice and black beans.

US$17.95

Grilled Veggies Burritos

Served open faced in flour tortilla with your choice of beef, chicken, al pastor pork of vegetarian. Served with housemade salsa.

US$10.00

Gringo Burrito

Our homemade rice and black beans wrapped in a flour tortilla smothered in beef, chicken or pork chile sauce, topped with shredded red cabbage and housemade mango pico de gallo.

US$11.00

Burritos

Enchiladas

Enchiladas

In our housemade corn tortillas served with rice and black beans. Chicken breast and grilled asparagus in our house creamy-cheese blend with housemade Chile verde sauce.

US$15.00

Traditional Cheese and onion Enchilada

In housemade red chile sauce.

US$15.00

Chile Relleno

Roasted and peelad poblano chile, stuffed with our special creamy blend, dipped in our fluffy egg batter and deep fried served with rice and black beans.

US$12.50

Chile Relleno

Vegan Tamale

Veggie Special Tamale

Potato, carrot, zucchini, parsnips, peppers, green beans, cilantro and red veggies sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Soyrizo Potato Tamale

Vegan soyrizo chorizo and potatoes. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Chicken with Asparagus Tamale

Vegan chicken canby asparagus with red sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Chicken Verde Tamale

Vegan chicken, vegan cheese and salsa verde. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Veggie Curry Tamale

Potatoes, carrots and green beans and curry sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Asparagus Tamale

Canby asparagus with red chile sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Potato Red Chile Tamale

Potatoes and red chile sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Wild Mushrooms Tamale

Yamhill shitake and white mushrooms sauteed in olive oil. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Grilled Veggie Tamale

Grilled peppers, eggplant, squash and tomato-jalapeno sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Jack Fruit Tamale

Jack fruit roasted garlic, jalapeno and tomatillo or tomato salsa. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Cilantro Pesto Tamale

Cilantro and potatoes. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Jalapeno Potato Tamale

Jalapeno and potatoes. Served with rice and beans.

US$11.75

Vegetarian Beef Tamale

Vegetarian beef with red sauce.

US$11.75

Green Corn Tamale

Mexican corn, sweet cream, green chile, soybean margarine and spices.

US$11.75

Spinach-Mushrooms Tamale

Spinach and mushrooms sauteed in olive oil and jack cheese.

US$11.75

Black Beans Tamale

Black beans, peppers, corn and jack cheese.

US$11.75

Greek Tamale

Goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, Greek olives, roasted new Mexico pine nuts.

US$11.75

Potato Mole Tamale

Potatoes and oaxacan mole sauce.

US$11.75

Calabazita Tamale

Zucchini, tomatoes, onion, corn, garlic and jack cheese.

US$11.75

Tofu Nacatamal

Tofu, rice, tomatoes, potatoes, green and red bell peppers, achiote, spanish olives, raisins and plum in a banana leaf.

US$18.95

Veggie Nacatamal

Veggies, rice, tomatoes, potatoes, green and red bell peppers, achiote, spanish olives, raisins and plum in a banana leaf.

US$18.95

Vegetarian Tamale

Side Orders

Beans

Black beans made fresh all day long.

US$5.00

Rice

Housemade fresh all day long.

US$5.00

Guacamole

Housemade with avocado, tomatoes, onion, cilantro and fresh squeezed lime.

US$5.00

Mango Pico de Gallo

Housemade with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, jalapeno, mango and fresh squeezed lime.

US$5.00

Cinnamon Sugar Tamale

Sweet masa with cinnamon and vanilla. Served with umpqua ice cream.

US$8.50

Traditional Sweet Tamale

Sweet masa with pineapple and raisins. Served with umpqua ice cream.

US$8.50

Chocolate Tamale

Sweet chocolate masa with milk chocolate

US$8.50

Pumpkin Tamale

Pumpkin, sugar, raisins, spices and sweet masa.

US$8.50

Lemon Tamale

Lemon juice, lemon rind and sweet masa.

US$8.50

Lemon Coconut Tamale

Lemon juice, coconut and sweet masa.

US$8.50

Apricot Hazelnut Tamale

Sweet hazelnut masa with apricot filling.

US$8.50

Blueberry Tamale

Sweet masa with Oregon blueberries.

US$8.50

Strawberry Tamale

Strawberries and sweet masa.

US$8.50

Strawberry Rhubarb Tamale

Rhubarb and strawberries (from Oregon) and sweet masa.

US$8.50

Italian Plum Tamale

Italian plum in sweet masa.

US$8.50

Raspberry, Chocolate & Pecan Tamale

Raspberry, sweet chocolate and pecans in a sweet masa.

US$8.50

Sweet Dessert Tamale

Desserts

Flan

Traditional Mexican custard dessert with caramel sauce.

US$5.75

Bunuelo

Mexican style flat bread with caramel sauce and strawberries.

US$8.00

Limeade

Fresh squeezed - classic or strawberry.

US$5.00

Soda Pop

US$2.50

Mexican Soda

coke, Pepsi or jarritos.

US$2.95

Iced Tea

Made fresh daily.

US$2.50

Horchata

Traditional Mexican rice water.

US$5.00

Beverages