Zapata's Mexican Restaurant

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  • Quesadillas
  • Quesadillas $13.00
  • Two crispy, flour tortillas stuffed with Cheddar cheese and your choice of ground beef, chicken or picadillo. Topped with tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.
  • Quesadilla Tacos Birria $15.50
  • Made with juicy and tender shredded beef braised in an adobo and cheese stuffed in corn tortillas, then fried to a slight crispy perfection. Topped with cilantro and onion, with a delicious side of rich consume for dipping. Served with rice and beans.
  • Shrimp Quesadilla $16.00
  • Garlic prawns, Jack cheese, and topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, and guacamole.
  • Tres Quesos Quesadilla $14.00
  • Tres quesos inside the flour tortilla. Your choice of chicken or beef, with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
  • Quesadilla Steak Brava $15.00
  • Flour tortilla stuffed with Jack and Cheddar cheeses, butterflied skirt steak, and topped with onions, tomatoes, sliced jalapeños, guacamole, and sour cream.
  • Southwestern Quesadilla $14.50
  • Crisp, flour tortilla filled with Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, grilled barbecue chicken, green peppers, onions, and black beans. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
  • Mango Club Quesadilla $14.00
  • Stuffed with mixed cheeses, grilled chicken, avocados, bacon, and mango relish. Served with avocado salsa.
  • Maui Quesadilla $14.00
  • Mixed cheeses, grilled chicken, caramelized onions, and pineapple relish. Served with avocado salsa.
  • Fajitas
  • Chicken Fajitas $17.00
  • Our famous authentic fajitas. our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans pico de gallo sour cream guacamole and tortillas.
  • Beef Fajitas $18.00
  • Our famous authentic fajitas. our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans pico de gallo sour cream guacamole and tortillas.
  • Fajitas Texanas $19.00
  • Chicken, beef, shrimp.
  • Chicken & Beef Fajitas $18.00
  • Our famous authentic fajitas. our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans pico de gallo sour cream guacamole and tortillas.
  • Fajitas For Two $35.00
  • Chicken, beef or combination.
  • Shrimp Fajitas $18.00
  • Our famous authentic fajitas. our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans pico de gallo sour cream guacamole and tortillas.
  • Veggie Fajitas $17.00
  • Our famous authentic fajitas. our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans pico de gallo sour cream guacamole and tortillas.
  • Favoritos Mexicanos
  • Street Tacos $15.00
  • Two large corn tortillas filled with grilled chicken or steak, melted Monterey Jack cheese, honey grilled onions and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole, rice, and black beans.
  • Aloha Tacos $15.00
  • Two large tacos made with corn tortillas, melted Monterrey Jack cheese, caramelized onions, a layer of chorizo sausage, grilled chicken and a delicious spicy pineapple sauce sprinkled with cotija cheese.
  • Steak Arrachera $20.00
  • Marinated skirt steak with white rice, beans, avocado, lettuce.
  • Tacos De Cerdo Al Horno (baked Pork) $15.00
  • Two soft corn tortillas filled with home-style pork carnitas garnished with cilantro, yellow onion, and salsa verde.
  • Marco Polo Taco $16.00
  • Bacon wrapped shrimp, corn tortillas, melted cheese, carmelized onions, cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle crema.Servied with rice and beans.
  • Zapata’s Trio $24.00
  • A combination of carne asada, pollo asado and three shrimp prepared in a garlic butter sauce or bacon wrapped. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
  • Taquitos Rancheros $15.00
  • Three crispy flour or corn tortillas filled with choice of chicken or shredded beef garnished with sour cream, guacamole, and mild salsa.
  • Antojitos - Appetizers
  • Jalapeño Cheese Dip $10.00
  • Creamy melted white cheese with a subtle hint of jalapeno heat.
  • Diablo Wings $13.00
  • Buffalo wings roasted and smothered in our house recipe butter garlic.
  • Super Nachos $11.00
  • Tortilla chips topped with beans, melted Cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and guacamole. Choice of cheese, chicken, or beef. Add Chicken or Beef for an additional charge.
  • Made To Order Fresh Guacamole $12.00
  • Tres Quesos Super Nachos $15.00
  • Fresh corn chips with cotija, queso fresco, Jack cheese, black beans, tomatoes, green onions, jalapeños, grilled chicken or steak. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.
  • Taquitos Dorados $13.00
  • Mouth-sized crispy corn tortilla with chicken and mashed potatoes, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole. Served with mild salsa.
  • Fiesta Plate $16.00
  • Four wings, four slices of cheese quesadilla, four chicken taquitos, nachos, guacamole, and sour cream.
  • Chicken Taquitos $12.50
  • we rolled flour tortillas stuffed with chicken and Monterey Jack cheese, fried and garnished with tomatoes, cotija cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.
  • Pollo - Chicken
  • Pollo Con Crema $16.00
  • Strips of chicken breast sautéed with green peppers, onions, and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.
  • Chori-pollo $16.50
  • Grilled chicken topped with sausage , Mexican sauce and cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
  • Arroz Con Pollo $16.00
  • One of our signature dishes! Sliced chicken breast prepared with mushrooms, onions and green peppers. Served on a bed of rice with Monterey Jack cheese, smothered with our special red sauce and garnished with avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.
  • Mexican Stir Fry $16.50
  • Strips of chicken breast sautéed with mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and green peppers covered with Monterey Jack cheese. Served on a bed of rice. Not served with beans.
  • Pollo Borracho $16.00
  • Boneless chicken breast seared with tequila and triple sec. Sautéed in our especial cilantro recipe with cream, achieving a velvety smooth cream sauce. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
  • Pollo Con Mole $16.00
  • Chicken breast braised in a sweet, spicy, peanut butter- based sauce with a hint of cinnamon.
  • Pollo Yucatan $16.00
  • Grilled boneless, skinless, butterflied chicken breast marinated in citrus juices, Yucatan achiote paste, and spices. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
  • Pollo Fundido $15.00
  • Rolled flour tortilla, soft or crispy, filled with seasoned chicken and Monterey Jack cheese, smothered with our famous jalapeño cheese and melted Cheddar. Served with avocado and sour cream.
  • Carnes - Meats
  • Carne Asada $22.00
  • Thin slices of skirt steak, charbroiled and garnished with green onions and guacamole. May be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish,or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
  • Zapata’s Favorite Steak $24.00
  • A flame-broiled New York strip steak and three jumbo shrimp prepared in a garlic-butter sauce or bacon- wrapped. May be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
  • Pork Carnitas $17.00
  • A traditional Mexican dish with pork. Cooked until very tender and served with rice, beans, sour cream, and guacamole.
  • Chile Verde $17.00
  • Chunks of pork loin braised in our tomatillo sauce consisting of green peppers, green onions, and cilantro.
  • Cerdo Al Horno (baked Pork) $17.00
  • Homestyle baked pork chunks served with cilantro, yellow onion, rice, beans, and choice warm tortillas.
  • Steak Tampiqueño $23.00
  • A combination of carne asada and a chicken enchilada topped with zapata’s special mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.
  • Chile Colorado $18.00
  • Tender chunks of beef, simmered in a red sauce of tomatoes, onions, mild peppers and bay leaves.
  • Combinaciones
  • 2 Enchiladas $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 2 Burritos $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 2 Enchiladas, 1 Taco $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Enchilada, 1 Tamal, 1 Taco $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 2 Tacos 1 Enchilada $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Deluxe Tostada $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Enchilada, 1 Chalupa $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Quesadilla Ranchera $15.00
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Enchilada, 1 Tamal $14.75
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Trio Enchilada $14.50
  • One of each salsa verde, salsa roja, crema blanca.
  • 1 Enchilada, 1 Taco $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Enchilada, 1 Tostada $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Beef Burrito $14.25
  • Mexican rice or white rice, refried or whole beans, filled with choice of cheese, chicken, ground beef, or picadillo.
  • 1 Chicken Burrito $14.25
  • Chicken burrito with options for bean (refried or whole), rice (Mexican or white), and style (cheese, chicken, ground beef, picadillo).
  • 1 Pork Chile Verde Burrito $15.00
  • Pork chile verde burrito with options for refried or cholesterol-free whole beans, Mexican or white rice, and choice of cheese, chicken, ground beef, or picadillo filling.
  • 1 Avocado Tostada $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Enchilada,1 Chile Relleno $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • Chorizo Con Huevos & 3 Tortillas $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 2 Tacos $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • Avocado Tostada, 1 Enchilada $14.50
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Enchilada, 1 Tamal, 1 Tostada $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Enchilada, 1 Chile Relleno, 1 Tamal $14.50
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • 1 Huevos Rancheros $14.25
  • Served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice. choose cheese ground beef chicken or picadillo.
  • Caldos Y Ensaladas - Soups & Salads
  • Deluxe Taco Salad $13.00
  • Choice of chicken, beef or picadillo in a flour tortilla shell with lettuce, tomatoes, and Cheddar cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
  • Sopa De Tortilla $9.00
  • Tender chunks of grilled chicken served in a zesty chicken broth with green onions, avocado, and cheese. Topped with crispy tortilla strips.
  • Chicken Chipotle Caeser $13.00
  • Charbroiled chicken strips, atop romaine lettuce, tossed in a tradition chipotle caeser dressing with tortilla strips, cojita cheese.
  • Sopa De Pollo $9.00
  • Chicken soup, available in bowl or cup sizes, with traditional Mexican herbs.
  • Ranchero Salad $13.00
  • Romaine lettuce tossed with ranch dressing and topped with our grilled chicken, black beans, diced tomatoes, and low-fat ranchero cheese.
  • Mexican Shrimp Chipotle Caeser $15.00
  • A traditional caesar salad topped with grilled shrimp, whole black beans, cotija cheese, tomatoes, and avocado.
  • Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Salad $12.00
  • Baby spinach, garlic roasted cauliflower, green goddess dressing, avocado, tomato cotija. Add Chicken for an additional charge.
  • Fajita Salad $15.00
  • Tender, marinated strips of chicken breast or skirt steak served in a crispy, flour tortilla shell with sour cream and guacamole. Add shrimp for an additional charge
  • Chimichangas
  • La Union Chimichanga $15.00
  • Filled with fajita style chicken and melted Cheddar cheese, then topped with cheese dip. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
  • Fajita Chimichanga $16.00
  • A large, crispy flour tortilla stuffed with Cheddar cheese and fajita-style chicken prepared with grilled onions and red and green peppers. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onions, sour cream, and guacamole. Add shrimp for an additional charge.
  • Chimichanga Texana $14.00
  • Golden fried flour tortilla, filled with choice of chicken or beef, smothered with salsa Texana and garnished with sour cream and guacamole.
  • El Paso Chimichanga $14.50
  • Your choice of chicken or ground beef. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and tomatoes.
  • Mazatlan Shrimp Chimichanga $15.75
  • Filled with sautéed shrimp, onions, tomatoes, and a special creamy sauce. Topped with cheese sauce.
  • Enchiladas
  • Enchiladas Suizas $15.00
  • Two corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken and cheese. Topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese, tomatillo sauce, and sour cream.
  • Enchiladas De Crema $15.00
  • Two enchiladas filled with grilled chicken breast and smothered with a sour cream sauce, mild spices, and cotija cheese.
  • Enchilladas De Mole $15.00
  • Two corn tortillas, rolled and stuffed with your choice of chicken, ground beef or shredded beef smothered with poblano pepper sauce made with chocolate and spices.
  • Enchiladas De Camarón $16.00
  • Two flour tortillas with shrimp sautéed with tomatoes, green onions and a cream sauce. Topped with tomatillo sauce, melted cheese and sour cream. Served with white rice and black beans.
  • Bombay Enchiladas $14.50
  • Two flour tortillas stuffed with spinach, roasted corn, green peppers, caramelized onions, roasted jalapenos, carrots, and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans, guacamole, sour cream and topped with a creamy chardonnay cilantro pecan sauce.
  • Side Orders
  • Guacamole $7.50
  • Mexican Rice $5.95
  • Refried Beans $6.45
  • Deluxe (guacamole & Sour Cream) $6.95
  • Flour Tortillas (4) $4.75
  • Sour Cream $4.55
  • Black Beans $5.95
  • Corn Tortillas (4) $4.75
  • Nopalitos (cactus) Salad $7.25
  • Cholesterol Free Beans $6.45
  • Burritos
  • Zapata’s Deluxe Burrito $15.00
  • Your choice of chicken, beef or picadillo with rice and beans in a flour tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes, and onions.
  • Carne Asada Burrito $20.00
  • Grilled skirt steak, wrapped in a flour tortilla with whole beans, rice, and roasted green onions. Topped with guacamole and covered in our savory ranchero sauce.
  • Fajitas Burrito $16.00
  • Large 12-inch soft, flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions, green peppers and choice of steak or chicken fajita meat. Topped with arroz con pollo sauce and garnished with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and melted Cheddar cheese Add shrimp for an additional charge.
  • Pollo Asado Burrito $15.00
  • Large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, rice, and black beans. Topped with our house tomatillo sauce and pico de gallo.
  • Burrito De Cerdo Al Horno $14.50
  • Large flour tortilla stuffed with juicy pulled pork and smothered with crema Blanca "Texana" sauce. Garnished with salsa verde tomatoes green onion, and cotija.
  • Vegetariano - Vegetarian
  • Expresso Vegetarian Burrito $14.00
  • refried beans, Spanish rice ,Cheese , and lettuce wrapped in a Flour tortilla and smothered with guacamole, tomatoes , onions ,ranchero sauce and sprinkled with cotija cheese.
  • Bombay Chimichanga $15.00
  • stuffed with spinach, roasted corn, green peppers, caramelized onions, roasted jalapenos, carrots, and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans, guacamole, sour cream, and topped with creamy chardonnay cilantro pecan sauce.
  • Cauliflower Burrito $13.00
  • Garlic roasted cauliflower, Spanish rice, black beans inside a flour tortilla, smothered with crema blanca sauce, garnished with green onions and cotija cheese.
  • Spinach Quesadilla $15.00
  • Topped with tomatoes, onions and sour cream and served with white rice and black beans.
  • Champiñon Burrito $15.00
  • Stuffed with sautéed mushrooms, spinach, black beans, and with rice. Topped with Monterrey Jack cheese, green sauce, and sour cream.
  • Garden Fresh Burrito $13.00
  • Stuffed with sautéed vegetables, mushrooms, white rice, and black beans. Topped with red sauce and salad green.
  • Spinach Enchiladas $15.00
  • Stuffed with spinach and cheese, topped with green salsa melted in Monterrey Jack Cheese and sour cream. Served with white rice and black beans.
  • Mariscos - Seafood
  • Camarones Mexicanos $18.00
  • Large shrimp sautéed in butter with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and blended with tomatoes, herbs, and spices. Served on a bed of rice with melted Monterey Jack cheese. Garnished with slices of avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.
  • Baja Fish Tacos $15.00
  • Three flour tortillas filled with lightly fried codfish, pico de gallo and our chipotle cream sauce.
  • Shrimp Tacos $16.00
  • Three flour tortillas filled with lightly fried shrimp, pico de gallo, and our chipotle cream sauce.
  • Camarones A La Zapata $18.00
  • Large shrimp sautéed with garlic butter and mushrooms in our own mildly spicy tomato sauce.
  • Coctel De Camarón $17.50
  • Shrimp, simmered in consome with cilantro, avocado, tomatoes, and onions. No beans or rice.
  • Camarones Con Tocino $18.00
  • Large, bacon-wrapped shrimp served over grilled onions, mushrooms and green peppers with our tasty cilantro lime dip.
  • Camarones A La Mojo De Ajo $18.00
  • Large shrimp butterflied and laced with garlic. Grilled and served on a bed of rice and shredded lettuce with our seafood sauce. No beans.
  • Chef Specials
  • Calamari Empanizado $14.00
  • Crispy fried calamari served with two dipping sauces spicy sauce and cilantro dressing.
  • Ceviche De Pescado $18.00
  • Coctel Campechana $18.00
  • Queso Fundido $13.00
  • Zapatas Trio $23.00
  • A combination of carne asada pollo asado and three shrimp prepared in a garlic butter sauce or bacon-wrapped. served with sour cream and guacamole. served with your choice of refried or whole beans (cholesterol-free) and mexican or white rice.
  • Ceviche Mixto $32.00
  • Coctel Vuelve A La Vida $20.00
  • Siete Mares O Caldo De Mariscos $25.00
  • Botana Camaron Al Ajo Y Con Tocino $28.00
  • Platter of garlic roasted shrimp and bacon wrapped shrimp.
  • Camarones Kora $31.00
  • Coctel Camarones $17.00
  • Shrimp simmered in consome with cilantro avocado tomatoes and onions. no beans or rice.
  • Ceviche De Camaron $21.00
  • All Americans
  • Cheeseburger $13.00
  • 1/3 pound of all-Angus beef on a sesame bun garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, yellow onions, and served with fries. Add smoked bacon, guacamole for an additional charge.
  • Zapata’s Chicken Delight $13.00
  • Barbeque rubbed chicken breast topped with Monterey Jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, yellow onions, and smoked bacon. Served with fries.
  • Grilled Flat Iron Steak $19.00
  • Garlic rubbed flat iron steak, topped with mushroom and onion sauteed in white wine, served with Spanish rice and black beans. May be cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
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