La Playa Mexican Cafe - Harlingen
Mexican
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Doesn't Serve Alcohol
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Menu
This menu was last updated on
1/14/19.
Although we have many accurate menus, they change often
and it should be assumed this menu is not 100% accurate.
If you want to be sure the dishes are still offered or confirm the prices are
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Main Menu |
Lunch Menu
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Gluten Free
Vegetarian
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Appetizers
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Chile Con Queso
Made with real white American cheese, melted to perfection, blended with minced jalapenos and celery. Served with fried flour tortilla chips. Add ground beef for just $1! SM 5.99 / LG 7.99
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Family Appetizer
An appetizer for everybody! A chicken-stuffed jalapeno nestled among savory ground beef nachos, accompanied by one chicken flauta, one beef flauta, and a fresh quesadilla. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
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$11.99
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La Playa Appetizer
THE seafood appetizer! A combination of our delicious Nachos La Playa, a shrimp stuffed jalapeno, and our chicken quesadilla. Muy sabroso!
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$12.99
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Nachos La Playa
Crispy flour tortilla chips topped with fresh cooked shrimp, crab meat, layered with melty Monterey jack cheese. SM (8) 9.99 / LG (12) 11.99
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Nachos
Crunchy corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans, cheddar cheese, and our homemade picadillo. SM (8) 6.99 / LG (12) 7.99. Add fajita $3
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Fajita Queso Flameado
Melty Monterey jack cheese served warm from the oven with tasty beef or chicken fajita meat, flavorful grilled onions, and fresh flour tortillas. SM 7.99 / LG 9.99
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Shrimp Cocktail
Lightly cooked peeled shrimp tossed in our spicy homemade cocktail sauce with pico de gallo and ripe avocado slices.
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$12.99
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Stuffed Jalapenos
Lightly breaded jalapeno peppers stuffed with your choice of chicken or beef fajita meat and Monterey jack cheese. SM (2) 5.99 / LG (4) 9.99
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Fajita Quesadill
A muy delicioso homemade flour tortilla filled with your choice of savory beef or chicken fajita meat and Monterey jack cheese. Served with all of the fillings - guacamole, sour cream, tomato, and jalapenos. SM 8.99 / LG 11.99
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Vegetable Quesadill
Fresh homemade flour tortilla filled with sauteed mushrooms, bell peppers, and red onions, layered with Monterey jack cheese. Served with guacamole, sour cream, tomato, and jalapenos. SM 7.99 / LG 9.99
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Soups & Salads
Served with your choice of dressings: Thousand Island, Ranch, Italian, or tartar sauce.
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Colorado Green Chile Stew
A southwestern favorite made with chicken stock, roasted hatch chile peppers, tomatoes, onions, and savory roast pork topped with Monterey jack cheese. Served with rice. MED. BOWL 5.99 / LG. BOWL 7.99
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Homemade Chicken Soup
Made with fresh chicken, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, ad squash. Served with rice and ripe avocado slices. MED. BOWL 4.99 / LG. BOWL 6.99
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Homemade Tortilla and Mushroom Soup
Our delicious homemade soup made with chicken stock, fresh mushrooms, onions and spices, topped with Monterey jack cheese, tortilla chips and fresh avocado slices. MED. BOWL 4.99 / LG. BOWL 6.99. Add shredded chicken $2
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Marisco Soup
Our fragrant homemade seafood stew made with succulent scallops, shrimp, fish, crawfish, and crab meat. Served with rice and ripe avocado slices. MED. BOWL 8.99 / LG. BOWL 11.99
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Guacamole Salad
Made from fresh, ripe avocados to dip your chips & tortillas in! SM 5.99 / LG 7.99
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Taco Salad
Savory ground beef or shredded chicken atop our fresh garden salad with black olives, tomatoes, onions, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese. Served in a crispy shell with your choice of dressing. Substitute shrimp or fajita $2
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$7.99
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Deluxe Salad
Chicken or beef fajita meat atop a fresh mixed salad with cheese, ripe avocado slices, red cabbage, cherry tomatoes, and black olives. Served with your choice of dressing. Substitute shrimp $1
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$11.99
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Small Salad
A medley of fresh flavor! Crisp romaine and iceburg lettuces, red cabbage, tomatoes, olives, cheese, ripe avocado, and sliced carrots tossed together for the perfect salad. Served with your choice of dressing.
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$5.99
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Chicken Specialties
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Chicken & Spinach
Grilled chicken breast topped with a spinach and mushroom cream sauce. Served with rice, steamed veggies, and guacamole.
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$12.99
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Chicken Jalisco
Grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed onions, jalapenos, fresh garlic, tomatoes, cilantro, and mushrooms in a creamy butter wine sauce. Topped with Monterey jack cheese. Served with rice, charro beans, and guacamole.
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$12.99
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Chicken & Shrimp
Grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed shrimp, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and tomato sauce. Served with rice, charro beans and guacamole.
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$14.99
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Pollo Fronterizo
Grilled chicken breast stuffed with shrimp, tomatoes, cilantro, and onions, then topped with a creamy pico de gallo butter wine sauce. Served on a bed or rice with a side of charro beans and guacamole.
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$14.99
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Seafood
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Fried Shrimp Platter
Six deep fried jumbo shrimp served up piping hot. Served over a bed of French fries with tartar and cocktail sauces.
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$14.99
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Sizzling Shrimp Amarrados
Six perfectly seasoned jumbo Gulf Coast shrimp stuffed with sliced jalapeno peppers and Monterey jack cheese, wrapped in bacon, then grilled. Served with our jalapeno-poblano lemon-butter wine sauce, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, and beans.
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$18.99
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Playa De Lujo
Grilled fish and three jumbo shrimp prepared with our special blend of Cajun spices, tomatoes, sauteed onions, poblano pepper, and cilantro. Served with rice, charro beans, and guacamole.
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$19.99
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Fish Poblano
Lightly seasoned fresh fish filet grilled to perfection, smothered with shrimp, scallops, poblano slices, mushrooms, and onion, sauteed together in a delicious creamy white wine sauce. Served with rice, charro beans, and guacamole.
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$16.99
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Fish Cancun
An 8-10 oz. market-fresh fish filet cooked together in a mouth-watering creamy wine sauce with scallops and crawfish. Served with rice, veggies, and guacamole.
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$16.99
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La Playa Seafood Platter
Fresh fish filet and two jumbo shrimp fried to perfection. Served with a creamy lemon sauce, a green salad, and French fries.
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$16.99
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Fish San Lucas
Market fresh fish filet topped with sauteed onions, jalapenos, fresh garlic, tomatoes, cilantro, and mushrooms blended into a creamy butter-wine sauce. Served with rice, charro beans, and guacamole.
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$14.99
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Lighter Fare
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Mango Ceviche
Flavorful tilapia filet and shrimp cooked in our fresh lime marinade, then topped with pico de gallo and fresh diced mangos. Served with fresh ripe avocado slices and crackers.
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$12.99
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Steamed Seafood Platter
Fresh fish filet and three jumbo shrimp steamed with mushrooms, onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes with a special blend of spices. Served with steamed veggies and rice.
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$19.99
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Pasta ala Playa
Ripe roma tomatoes, fresh spinach, mushrooms, minced garlic, and red onions sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with our special blend of spices, ladled over penne pasta. Served with garlic bread and a side of Parmesan. Add grilled chicken $2
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$9.99
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Chicken Olivia
Fresh chicken breast dipped in a special batter with Italian seasoning and our special La Playa spices, then sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with cherry tomatoes, finished with our delicious spinach cream sauce. Served with fresh steamed veggies and rice.
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$11.99
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Pollo Asado
A plump chicken breast seasoned then grilled to perfection! Served with steamed veggies and rice.
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$10.99
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Specialty Fajitas
Served with rice, charro beans, and your choice of two sides: cheddar cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, or guacamole.
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Fajitas
Tender, flavorful, award winning beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas served up on a bed of fragrant, freshly grilled onions. FOR ONE 14.99 / FOR TWO 27.99
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Fajitas Las Brasas
Our tender, marinated, mouth-watering beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas topped with our creamy pico de gallo wine sauce blended with savory sauteed mushrooms. FOR ONE 16.99 / FOR TWO 29.99
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Fajitas Chipotle
Our flavorful beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas topped with our spicy chipotle cream sauce. FOR ONE 16.99 / FOR TWO 29.99
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Fajitas Tarascas
Our tasty, marinated beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas topped with a mouth-watering poblano pepper cream sauce. FOR ONE 16.99 / FOR TWO 29.99
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Fajitas Chonitas
Our tender beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas topped with sauteed mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, and Monterey jack cheese. FOR ONE 16.99 / FOR TWO 29.99
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Devil's Backbone Fajitas
Out tender, marinated beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas topped with a spicy homemade Diabla sauce made with roasted halaneros and chile arbol peppers. FOR ONE 16.99 / FOR TWO 29.99
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Shrimp Fajitas
Perfectly seasoned grilled shrimp served fajita style with grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. FOR ONE 16.99 / FOR TWO 29.99
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Street Taco Platters
Served with sliced avocados, charro beans, and rice.
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Beef, Chicken, or Mixed
Four tacos topped with cilantro, onions, and queso fresco. Served with a side of our green Diabla sauce and fresh limes. EACH ADD'L TACO 2.5
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$11.99
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Shrimp, Fish, or Mixed
Four tacos topped with purple cabbage, chopped tomatoes, and cilantro, drizzled with our delicious cilantro-lime cream sauce. Your choice grilled or fried. EACH ADD'L TACO 2.99
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$12.99
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Chicken in Mole
Four tacos stuffed with shredded chicken topped with our delicious mole sauce, Mexican sour cream, and queso fresco. EACH ADD'L TACO 2.75
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$11.99
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Lengua
Four braised beef tongue street tacos, topped with chopped onions and cilantro. Served with a side of our green Diabla sauce and fresh limes. EACH ADD'L TACO 2.75
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$11.99
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Picadillo
A traditional Mexican favorite! Four tacos filled with savory spiced ground beef and chopped potatoes. EACH ADD'L TACO 1.99
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$8.99
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Carnitas
Four tacos stuffed with our delicious pork carnitas, topped with cilantro and onions. Served with a side of our green Diabla sauce and fresh limes. EACH ADD'L TACO 2.25
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$10.99
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Al Pastor
Four tacos filled with chili rubbed grilled pork marinated in aguajillo pineapple marinade. Topped with chopped onions and cilantro. EACH ADD'L TACO 2.25
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$10.99
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Botanas & Parrilladas
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Botana for Two
Your choice of our seasoned chicken, beef, or mixed fajitas layered with crisp corn tortilla chips nacho-style, Monterey jack and cheddar cheeses, and beans. Served with rice, refried beans, sour cream, guacamole, tomatoes, and pickled jalapenos.
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$20.99
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Seafood Botana for Two
Four jumbo shrimp and a tilapia filet grilled and topped with our piquant San Lucas sauce accompanied by a campechana, or a shrimp-stuffed avocado. Served with rice, charro beans, pico de gallo and guacamole. Fish and shrimp served fried upon request, with tartar sauce.
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$28.99
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Parrillada La Playa for Two
1/4 slab of delectable baby back ribs, tasty beef and chicken fajitas, and freshly grilled sausage. Served with 2 orders of rice, charro beans, and freshly made guacamole.
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$26.99
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Mar Y Monte Parrillada for Three
A grilled rib-eye, BBQ ribs, and fresh fish filet topped with our signature Tarasca sauce, three jumbo shrimp, sausage, beef and chicken fajitas, and chile toreados. Served with 3 side orders of rice, charro beans, and guacamole.
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$38.99
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Enchiladas
Served with rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
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Green Chile Enchiladas
A southwestern favorite! Two rolled corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken fajitas or chopped carnitas topped with a delicious roasted hatch chile pepper - pork sauce with tomatoes and onions, layered with Monterey jack cheese.
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$10.99
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Enchiladas Verdes
Two flavorful shredded chicken enchiladas topped with piquant homemade tomatillo sauce and fresh sour cream.
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$10.99
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Seafood Enchiladas
Two Monterey jack cheese enchiladas topped with a delectable blend of shrimp, scallops, sauteed mushrooms, bell peppers, and avocados in a light cream sauce.
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$12.99
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Enchiladas De Mole
Two fresh chicken enchiladas topped with our spicy homemade mole sauce, Parmesan cheese and sour cream.
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$11.99
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Fajitas Enchiladas
Two enchiladas stuffed with your choice of beef or chicken fajita meat. Topped with our homemade beef gravy and cheese.
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$12.99
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Enchiladas Tarascas
Two enchiladas filled with shredded chicken and topped with our signature Tarasca sauce - a homemade creamy poblano sauce blended with sauteed onions and mushrooms.
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$10.99
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Enchiladas Chipotle
Two yummy shredded chicken enchiladas in corn tortillas topped with a spicy chipotle cream sauce and fresh sour cream.
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$10.99
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Tampiquenas
A prime 8 oz. rib eye steak grilled medium-well, plated up with two cheese enchiladas, topped with tomatillo sauce and sour cream. Served sizzling!
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$14.99
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Sour Cream Enchiladas
Two fresh chicken enchiladas topped with our mouth-watering sour cream sauce and Monterey jack cheese.
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$10.99
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Cheese Enchiladas
Two melty cheese enchiladas made with American cheese and our homemade beef gravy.
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$8.99
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Spinach Enchiladas
Two Monterey jack cheese enchiladas topped with our sauteed spinach cream sauce.
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$10.99
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Enchiladas
Your choice of two ground beef or two chicken enchiladas covered with homemade beef gravy and freshly grated cheese.
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$9.99
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Carnes Al Carbon
Served with rice, charro beans, pico de gallo, and fresh tortillas.
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Corazon
Two Amarrado-style shrimp, freshly grilled carne asada, and one delicious cheese enchilada.
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$16.99
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Pedrito
Our famous beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas accompanied by four perfectly grilled jumbo shrimp and succulent scallops. Served with bacon bits, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and jalapenos.
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$18.99
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Baby Back Ribs
A half slab of mouth-watering fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs smothered with BBQ sauce.
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$14.99
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T-Bone
A 16 oz. perfectly seasoned and charbroiled T-bone steak served sizzling on a bed of freshly grilled onions.
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$18.99
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Plato Mazatlan
Combination of flavorful beef and chicken fajitas with four Amarrado-style shrimp.
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$18.99
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Carne Asada
Tender, marinated fajita skirt steak grilled to perfection, topped with a slice of bell pepper and tomato.
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$13.99
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Quail & Shrimp Platter
Our delicious charbroiled quail & four Amarrado-style shrimp.
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$18.99
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Quail
Two perfectly seasoned charbroiled quail served sizzling on a bed of savory grilled onions.
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$14.99
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House Favorites
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Fried Stuffed Avocado
Half of a fresh ripe avocado stuffed with your choice of beef or chicken fajita, Monterey jack cheese, lightly breaded then fried to perfection. Served on a bed of rice accompanied by a fajita taco and a cup of tortilla soup. Top with chile con queso or ranchero sauce $1
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$12.99
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La Canasta
Half eggplant stuffed with fresh shrimp, crab meat, and scallops blended into a spicy pico de gallo cream sauce, lightly breaded and fried. Served on a bed or rice with charro beans and guacamole.
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$13.99
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Carne Guisada
Our savory, award winning fajita meat, simmered in our homemade guisada. Served with rice, refried beans, and guavamole.
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$10.99
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La Playa Burrito
A large flour tortilla filled with refried beans, queso, and your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken. Topped with chile gravy and grated cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, and guacamole. Substitute fajita meat $2
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$9.99
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Carnitas
Our perfectly seasoned pan seared pork, accompanied by sliced avocados, tomatoes, onions and a side of our red Diabla sauce. Served with rice and charro beans.
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$11.99
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Chalupas
Two crispy corn tortillas topped with fresh lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, guacamole, and your choice of savory ground beef or shredded chicken. Served with a side of chile con queso. ubstitute fajita meat $2
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$8.99
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Chile Relleno
Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, mushrooms, and your choice of m then topped with ranchero sauce and grated cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, and guacamole.eat, then topped with ranchero sauce and grated cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, and guacamole. FAJITA 12.99 / SHRIMP 14.99
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La Playa Chimichanga
A large flour tortilla filled with your choice of savory ground beef, or freshly shredded chicken, and cheese, then fried to perfection. Topped with flavorful chile gravy and cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, and guacamole. Substitute fajita meat $2
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$10.99
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Flautas
Three rolled corn tortillas filled with cheese and your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken, then deep fried and topped with fresh sour cream and our homemade guacamole. Served with rice, refried beans. Substitute fajita meat $2
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$9.99
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Shrimp - Stuffed Avocado
Half of a fresh ripe avocado stuffed with shrimp, Monterey jack cheese, lightly breaded then fried to perfection. Served on a bed of rice accompanied by a fish taco and a cup of tortilla soup. Top with chile con queso or ranchero sauce $1
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$13.99
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Milanesa
Mouth-watering marinated fajita skirt steak or a juicy chicken breast lightly breaded then fried to perfection and topped with our delicious ranchero sauce and cheese. Served sizzling on a bed of onions with rice, charro beans, and guacamole.
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$12.99
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Tacos Al Carbon
Two fresh homemade flour tortillas frilled with our famous beef or chicken fajitas. Served with rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and a side of chile con queso for dipping.
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$12.99
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Charro Tacos
Two homemade flour tortillas filled with shrimp, beef, chicken fajita meat, grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and cilantro. Served with rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and a side of chile con queso for dipping.
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$13.99
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Crispy or Soft Tacos
Three crispy or two soft tacos filled with your choice of savory ground beef, or chicken ranchero, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, pico de gallo and guacamole.
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$9.99
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Combo Plates
Served with rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
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The Mexican Plate
A scrumptious combo plate! Your choice of a fresh beef or chicken chalupa, beef or chicken enchilada, and one crispy beef taco.
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$11.99
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El Guero
One melty cheese enchilada, one crispy beef taco, and flavorful beef, chicken, or mixed fajitas.
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$12.99
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La Reyna
Three savory chicken quesadilla slices and one beef fajita taco topped with creamy chile con queso!
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$11.99
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Chile Bendito
Poblano pepper stuffed with shrimp and cheese, topped with our ranchero sauce and Monterey jack cheese. Accompanied by a 3-4 oz. fish filet topped with our delicious poblano cream sauce.
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$17.99
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El Maraichi
A small taco salad, one beef fajita taco, and three chicken fajita quesadilla slices.
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$11.99
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Desserts
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Flan
This traditional Mexican dessert is a luxurious baked custard, with a hint of Mexican cinnamon and a rich caramelized topping. A classic!
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$5.99
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Fried Ice Cream
A large scoop of vanilla ice cream, breaded, spiced with cinnamon, then quickly fried for a paradoxical paradise. Served with a dollop of sweet whipped cream!
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$4.99
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Sopapilla
A pillow-like puff of deep-fried pastry sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar!
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$2.99
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Cheesecake
Classic creamy cheesecake with graham cracker crust. Served with a dollop of sweet whipped cream!
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$4.99
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Tres Leches
A dense, moist cake soaked in a mixture of three different milk products: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream, topped with a cloud of vanilla whipped cream. Heavenly!
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$4.99
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Beverages
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Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Lemonade, Root Beer
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$2.50
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Fanta Orange Bottles, Big Red Bottles
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$2.99
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Mexican Coke, Topo Chico, Dasani Water
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$2.99
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Iced Tea, Coffee and Milk
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$2.50
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Red Bull
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$3.00
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