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Tito & Pep Now Offering Lunch; Brunch Arriving on New Year’s Day

Roasted Carrots at Tito & Pep (Photo by Jackie Tran)

Tito & Pep Now Offering Lunch; Brunch Arriving on New Year’s Day

Dec 12, 20181 min read

Just over a month after opening, midtown restaurant Tito & Pep has expanded beyond their dinner-only hours to offer lunch.

Based on how they’ve already proven their dinner service as exceptional, we’re excited to see this roll out.

While a handful of dinner menu items are also on the lunch menu, some of the stand-out components make an appearance in the new lunch items.

If you enjoyed the dinner menu’s Grilled Shrimp with masa dumplings, order the Southwest-meets-Northeast Masa Battered Shrimp with fries, charred jalapeño tartar, and slaw.

If you loved the salsa macha and avocado on the Grilled Octopus appetizer, try them on the T&P Burger, which also includes roasted garlic aioli.

If you want to try the Queso Fundido in a meal form, try the Crunchy Señorita with queso menonita, chorizo, mushrooms, and fried egg.

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Tito & Pep New Lunch Menu Items

  • Miso Glazed Steak Salad ($17) – avocado, heirloom tomato, grilled onion, orange
  • El Cobb ($16) roasted chicken, chorizo crumbles, egg, avocado, blue cheese
  • T&P Omelette ($12) – roasted chiles, salsa verde, green salad
  • Crunchy Señorita ($12) –  queso menonita, chorizo, mushrooms, fried egg
  • T&P Burger ($14) – avocado, salsa macha, roasted garlic aioli
  • Crispy Chicken Torta ($13) – pickled onions, tomato, morita-lime mayo
  • Masa Battered Shrimp ($18) – hand-cut fries, charred jalapeño tartar, slaw

Operating hours are 5 – 10 p.m. (bar open until 11 p.m.) Sunday and Tuesday – Thursday, and 5 – 11 p.m. (bar open until midnight) Friday – Saturday. Lunch hours are 11 a.m. – 3 p.m Tuesday – Friday.

Brunch will launch on January 1, 2019, and will be regularly available Saturdays and Sundays afterward.

Tito & Pep is located at 4122 E. Speedway Blvd. For more information, call (520) 207-0116 or visit titoandpep.com.

Article written by:

Jackie Tran

Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer and photographer. Best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.

Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments and petting pets.

If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.

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