La Cocina De Ricardo

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  • Soups
  • Pozole $13.95
  • White, red, or green. Hominy soup with pork or chicken.
  • Menudo $13.95
  • Tripe with red broth. Available with hominy. With pata for an additional charge.
  • Caldo De Pollo Soup $13.95
  • Chicken soup with vegetables. Garbanzo beans on request.
  • Sopa De Albondigas $13.95
  • Meatball and vegetable soup.
  • Sopa De Mamá $13.95
  • Chicken soup with noodles. Caldo de pollo con fideos. Garbanzo beans on request.
  • Caldo De Res Soup $13.95
  • Chunks of beef with vegetables. Garbanzo beans on request.
  • Sopa De Tortilla $13.95
  • Tomato and chicken broth, served with tortilla, cilantro, Jack cheese, and avocado. With chicken on request for an additional charge.
  • Caldo Tlalpeño Soup $13.95
  • Chicken soup with vegetables, melted cheese, and avocado slices.
  • Mole De Olla $13.95
  • Chunks of beef with vegetables and red beef broth. Garbanzo on request.
  • Birria $18.95
  • Goat meat soup: Meat and red broth. Garbanzo beans on request.
  • Caldo 7 Mares Soup $24.95
  • Fish, shrimp, crab legs, mussels, and octopus soup.
  • Caldo De Camaron Soup $18.95
  • Shrimp broth, shrimp zucchini, carrots, cilantro. Mixed with fish or octopus for an additional charge. Also available with fish or octopus.
  • Combinations
  • 2. Two Items Combination $15.95
  • Choose two items from an extensive selection including chicken tamal with red sauce, beef sope, birria soft taco, and various tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas. Options include meat, cheese, and vegetable fillings.
  • 1. One Item Combination $12.95
  • Choose one from a variety of Mexican classics: chile relleno, beef or pork quesadilla, various crispy or soft tacos with chicken, beef, pork, or fish, mini chimichangas, pork or chicken taquitos, chicken or pork tamales with red or green sauce, queso y rajas tamale, tacos callejeros, mini burritos, flautas, enchiladas, sopes, gorditas, tostaditas, quesadillas in cheese or chicken, and taco rosarito with shrimp or fish.
  • Tamal A La Carte $6.95
  • With sauce and cheese. Beef, chicken, pork, or queso y rajas. Red sauce on beef or chicken, green sauce on pork or queso y rajas.
  • Quesadilla A La Carte $6.95
  • Quesadilla filled with choice of beef, chicken, pork, or cheese
  • Mini Chimichanga A La Carte. $6.95
  • Bean and cheese, beef, chicken, or pork
  • Sope A La Carte $6.95
  • Beef, chicken, or pork.
  • Mini Burrito A La Carte $6.95
  • Bean and cheese, beef, chicken, or pork. Wet on request.
  • Enchilada A La Carte $6.95
  • Beef, chicken, pork, or cheese.
  • Flauta A La Carte $6.95
  • Beef, chicken, or pork.
  • Taco Crispy A La Carte $6.95
  • Beef, chicken, pork, fish, bean, or potato with lettuce and cheese.
  • Taco Soft A La Carte $6.95
  • Asada, birria, carnitas, lengua, or pastor with onions, cilantro, and salsa de tomatillo.
  • Molcajete De Mariscos $36.95
  • breaded fish, breaded octopus, shrimp, crab legs, nopales, zuchini, grilled serranos, grilled green onions, grilled queso fresco and molcajete sauce. served with beans, rice and tortillas.
  • Tostadita A La Carte $6.95
  • Crispy tostada topped with choice of beans, beef, chicken, or pork.
  • Gordita A La Carte $6.95
  • Beef, chicken, or pork.
  • Taco Rosarito A La Carte $6.95
  • Breaded fish or shrimp, cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro, and tartar sauce.
  • 2 Tacos Callejeros A La Carte $6.95
  • Mini soft tacos with choice of beef, chicken, or pork with onion, cilantro, and salsa.
  • 2 Taquitos A La Carte $6.95
  • Corn tortilla. Beef, chicken, pork, or potato.
  • Chile Relleno A La Carte $10.95
  • Burritos
  • Asada Burrito $13.95
  • Steak or chicken. Asada is grilled with onions and peppers. Flour tortilla, beans, and meat. Onions and cilantro inside.
  • Beans & Cheese Burrito $10.95
  • Flour tortilla, beans, and cheese or beans, rice, and cheese.
  • Make Your Own Breakfast Burrito $13.95
  • Pick five items: avocado, bacon, beans, cilantro, cheese, eggs, guacamole, ham, lettuce, onions, potatoes, rice, salsa, tomato.
  • Shredded Beef Burrito $13.95
  • Surfer Burrito $15.25
  • Double flour tortillas, beans, rice, beef asada, chicken or pork, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, and sour cream.
  • Chimichanga $15.25
  • Fried burrito with beef, chicken or pork. Served with guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.
  • Shredded Chicken Burrito $13.95
  • Veggie Burrito $13.95
  • Flour tortilla, beans, rice, cheese, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
  • Chorizo Con Huevos Burrito $13.95
  • Flour tortilla, chorizo, eggs, and beans.
  • Machaca Con Huevos Burrito $13.95
  • Flour tortilla, beef, chicken or pork with eggs, onions, poblano, and bell peppers, tomatoes, and beans.
  • À la Carte
  • Crispy Taco $6.95
  • Made with lettuce and cheese.
  • Soft Taco $6.95
  • Made with onions, cilantro, and salsa de tomatillo.
  • Flauta $6.95
  • Rolled and crispy tortilla filled with choice of beef, chicken, or pork.
  • 2 Tacos Callejeros $6.95
  • Mini soft tacos with onion, cilantro, and salsa.
  • 2 Taquitos $6.95
  • Corn tortilla with meat.
  • Mini Burrito $6.95
  • Bean and cheese with choice of meat.
  • Mini Chimichanga $6.95
  • Bean and cheese with choice of meat.
  • Enchilada $6.95
  • Served with a side and drink.
  • Quesadilla $6.95
  • Served with a side and drink.
  • Tamal $6.95
  • With sauce and cheese.
  • Sope $6.95
  • Handcrafted sope. Choice of beef, chicken, or pork.
  • Taco Rosarito $6.95
  • Made with cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro, and tartar sauce.
  • Gordita $6.95
  • Gordita with choice of beef, chicken, or pork, stuffed in a thick corn tortilla.
  • Chile Relleno $10.95
  • Stuffed with Mexican cheese.
  • Tostadita $6.95
  • Crispy mini tostada topped with choice between bean, beef, chicken, or pork.
  • Appetizers
  • Taquitos $14.95
  • 5 corn rolled up taquitos with beef, pork, chicken, or potato. Served with guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.
  • Super Quesadilla $14.95
  • Flour tortilla with cheese, beef, chorizo, chicken, carnitas, or carne asada. Shrimp for an additional charge. Garnished with guacamole and sour cream.
  • Mexican Pizza $14.95
  • A crispy flour tortilla topped with beans, beef, chicken, or pork, cheese guacamole, sour cream, onions, cilantro, and tomatoes. Jalapenos on request.
  • Ceviche De Pescado $18.95
  • A generous portion of fish cooked in lime juice then mixed with onions, cilantro, and tomatoes. Garnished with avocado, cucumber, salsa brava, and limes. Offered also with shrimp or octopus. Mixed for an additional charge. Spicy on request.
  • Botanas Doña Alicia $18.95
  • Beef taquitos, chicken flautas, and cheese quesadilla. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
  • Guacamole Dip $14.95
  • Served with chips.
  • Pork Chicharrones $4.95
  • A basket of pork cracklings.
  • Choriqueso $14.95
  • A generous portion of melted cheese topped with chorizo. Served with pickled carrots and tortillas. Spicy on request.
  • Nachos Grande $14.95
  • Chips, bean, cheese, guacamole, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and sour cream. Jalapenos on request. With meat for an additional charge.
  • Oysters $18.95
  • Mollusk.
  • Aguachile $20.95
  • A generous portion of raw shrimp cooked in lime juice and serrano peppers & avocado sauce. Garnished with cucumbers, red onions, and oranges. Requires 20 min notice.
  • Chiles El Jefe $5.95
  • Grilled onions and hot peppers, served with lime and tortillas.
  • Tostadas & Tortas
  • Tortas Hot Sandwiches $14.95
  • Choice of carne asada, carnitas, beef, chicken, milanesa beef, milanesa chicken, and ham and cheese. Telera bun, beans, meat, lettuce, tomato, and guacamole. Jalapenos on request.
  • Torta Guadalajara $14.95
  • Torta ahogada, hot sandwich drowned in spicy sauce. Beans, carnitas, marinated onions, and avocado in a sourdough bun.
  • Taco Salad De Carne $14.95
  • Crispy flour shell. Filled with beans, beef, pork, or chicken. Lettuce, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and tomatoes.
  • Tostada De Ceviche $12.95
  • Corn crispy toast topped with fish ceviche, garnished with limes avocado, and hot sauce. Also available with shrimp or octopus. Mixed for an additional charge.
  • Platillos Especiales
  • Camarones Con Tequila Y Limon Especiales $23.95
  • Shrimp sauteed with tequila, lime, and butter, seasoned with granulated garlic and cilantro. Served on a bed of rice. Garnished with lime, tomato, and avocado.
  • Plato Proteina Especiales $20.95
  • Low carb dish. Shredded beef grilled with onions, poblano peppers, and tomatoes, topped with melted cheese. Served with 2 fried eggs, lettuce, and radishes.
  • Sizzling Fajitas Especiales $25.95
  • Choice of steak, chicken, fish, shrimp, or veggies. Cooked with red bell peppers, green poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes, and a bit of red sauce. Served with guacamole. Additional charged with mixed meats.
  • Carne Guisada Con Frijoles Especiales $20.95
  • Choice of steak, chicken, or pork. Grilled with onions, poblano peppers, and mild red sauce. Served mixed with whole pinto beans.
  • Enchiladas De Langosta Especiales $23.95
  • Two lobster meat enchiladas served with rice. Garnished with avocado slices, onions, sour cream, lettuce, and radishes.
  • Parrillada Campestre Especiales $31.95
  • Strips of steak, puerco al pastor, chorizo, queso Mexicano, grilled poblano peppers, and onions, whole grilled serranos, and guacamole. Served on a hot skillet.
  • Asada Y Camarones Especiales $44.95
  • Grilled steak topped with onions and poblano peppers. Served with roasted garlic shrimp then garnished with lettuce, avocado, cucumbers, limes, and tomatoes.
  • Molcajete Cielo Mar Y Tierra $36.95
  • Steak, chicken, shrimp mixed with octopus, queso fresco, nopales, and roasted serranos. Served in a hot mortar, rice, and beans with queso fresco, avocado, and tortillas.
  • Molcajete Ranchero Especiales $31.95
  • Strips of steak, chicken, chorizo, queso fresco, nopales, zucchini, spicy tomato sauce, roasted serranos. Served in a hot mortar, avocado, rice, and beans with queso fresco and tortillas.
  • Molcajete De Mariscos Especiales $36.95
  • Breaded Filet of fish, shrimp,breaded octopus, queso fresco, crab legs, nopales, roasted serranos. Served in a hot mortar, rice, and beans with queso fresco, avocado, and tortillas.
  • Special Items
  • California Burrito Special $12.95
  • Carne asada, French fries, cheese, and guacamole. Wrapped in a flour tortilla.
  • Guarachon Special $15.95
  • A giant thick corn tortilla topped with beans, melted Jack cheese, choice of meat, lettuce, pico de gallo (made of: avocado, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, radishes, cucumber, nopales, a touch of lime juice, and queso fresco). Served with tomatillo sauce.
  • Burrito De Fajitas Special $18.95
  • Wheat tortilla, steak, chicken, fish or shrimp, grilled with onions, poblano peppers, and tomatoes with whole beans.
  • Lime & Pepper Salad Special $15.95
  • A bed of romaine lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage, topped with grilled chicken with lime and pepper, queso fresco, and garbanzo beans. Garnished with avocado, tomatoes, and cucumber, and served with cilantro dressing.
  • Cocktails
  • Campechana $25.95
  • Shrimp and octopus in cocktail sauce with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado. Spicy or with cucumbers ion request.
  • Coctel De Camaron $20.95
  • Shrimp cocktail with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, avocado, and special sauce. Spicy or with cucumbers on request. Mixed with octopus for an additional charge.
  • Campechana Familiar $34.95
  • Shrimp, octopus & oysters in cocktail sauce with onions, tomatoes, cilantro and avocado. Spicy on request, cucumbers on request.
  • Side Orders
  • Rice $3.50
  • Chips And Salsa $3.50
  • Beans $3.50
  • French Fries $4.00
  • Cheese $1.50
  • Chiles Toreados $1.50
  • 1/2 Avocado $3.00
  • Sour Cream $1.50
  • Desserts
  • Flan $5.75
  • Churro $5.75
  • Platano Frito $7.25
  • Buñuelos $5.75
  • Helado Frito $5.75
  • Flan Con Kahlua $8.75
  • Cheesecake $7.25
  • Twin Enchiladas
  • Enchiladas Suizas $15.95
  • 2 chicken enchiladas topped with our delicious red or green sauce. Garnished with guacamole and sour. With beans & rice. Spicy on request.
  • Enchiladas De Mole $15.95
  • 2 enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with our mole sauce. Garnished with avocado, sour cream, and onions. With beans & rice.
  • Entomatadas $15.95
  • 2 enchiladas stuffed with fish or shrimp cooked in red sauce with onions. Topped with melted cheese and garnished with avocado, and onions, and sour cream. With beans & rice. Spicy on request.
  • Enchiladas De Pescado $18.95
  • 2 enchiladas stuffed with fish cooked in red sauce with onions. Topped with melted cheese and garnished with avocado, onions, and sour cream. With beans & rice, Spicy on request.
  • Enchiladas De Camaron $18.95
  • 2 enchiladas stuffed with shrimp cooked in red sauce with onions. Topped with melted cheese and garnished with avocado, onions, and sour cream. With beans & rice. Spicy on request.
  • Pork Family Specialty
  • Carnitas Los Gordos Family Specialty $20.95
  • Roasted lean chunks of pork. Served with onions, jalapenos, cilantro, and guacamole.
  • Costillas En Salsa Family Specialty $20.95
  • Pork ribs in mild green sauce. Mixed with nopales for an additional charge.
  • Chile Colorado Family Specialty $20.95
  • Chunks of pork. Cooked in a mild red sauce. Garnished with cilantro and onions. Also available with beef or steak.
  • Costillas Rojas Specialty $18.95
  • Pork ribs in mild red sauce. Mixed with nopales for an additional charge.
  • Pastor A La Lake Forest Family Specialty $20.95
  • Marinated chunks of pork. Cooked in a red sauce. Served with cilantro, onions, and tomatillo sauce.
  • Chile Verde Family Specialty $20.95
  • Chunks of pork. Cooked in a mild green tomatillo sauce. Garnished with cilantro and onions. Add nopales for an additional charge.
  • Beverages
  • Fountain Drink $2.95
  • Fountain drink with a range of flavors including traditional and tropical options like horchata, jamaica, and piña colada, alongside classics like Pepsi and Dr. Pepper.
  • Coca Mexicana $3.75
  • 1/2 liter.
  • Hot Chocolate $6.00
  • Hot Tea $2.95
  • Coffee $2.95
  • Fresh Orange Juice 20 Oz $9.00
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast Huevos Con Chorizo $14.95
  • Scrambled eggs with chorizo. Hot peppers on request.
  • Breakfast Chilaquiles $14.95
  • Corn chips with sauce, onions, oregano in red, and queso fresco, and sour cream. Spicy on request. With 2 eggs or with meat for an additional charge.
  • Breakfast Huevos Rancheros $14.95
  • 2 sunny side up fried eggs on 2 corn tortillas. Topped with ranchero sauce.
  • Breakfast Huevos Con Machaca $14.95
  • Scrambled eggs with beef, chicken, or pork, onions, tomatoes, poblano peppers. Spicy on request.
  • Breakfast Huevos A La Mexicana $14.95
  • 2 scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes, and cilantro. Hot peppers on request. Mixed with nopales for an additional charge.
  • Breakfast Huevos Divorciados $14.95
  • 2 sunny side up eggs on 2 tortillas. 1 topped with green sauce and the other with red ranchero sauce.
  • Breakfast Huevos Con Bistec $14.95
  • Petite steak; Grilled with onions and peppers, with 2 sunny side up eggs.
  • Breakfast Huevos A La Diabla $14.95
  • Scrambled eggs mixed with our delicious spicy sauce.
  • Breakfast Huevos Al Chipotle $14.95
  • Scrambled eggs mixed with our delicious spicy sauce
  • Breakfast Chicharrones En Salsa Roja $13.95
  • Pork skin pieces cooked with our delicious red sauce. Served with onions and cilantro. Spicy on request.
  • Breakfast Chicharrones En Salsa $14.95
  • Pork skin pieces cooked with our delicious green sauce. Served with onions and cilantro. Spicy on request.
  • Breakfast Huevos Con Jamon $14.95
  • Scrambled eggs mixed with ham. Hot peppers on request.
  • Breakfast Omelette Mexicano $14.95
  • Omelet stuffed with enchilada sauce, onions, poblano peppers, red bell peppers, tomatoes, and cheese. Spicy on request. Add ham, bacon, or chorizo for an additional charge.
  • Soft Drinks
  • 1/2 Liter Coca Mexicana $4.00
  • Coke $3.25
  • Dr Pepper $3.25
  • Orange Fanta $3.25
  • Root Beer $3.25
  • Bottle Of Sidral (apple Soda) $3.25
  • Bottle Of Sangria (soda) $3.25
  • Bottle Of Mandarin Jarrito (mandarin Soda) $3.25
  • Horchata $3.25
  • Tamarindo $3.25
  • Jamaica $3.25
  • Sprite $3.25
  • Diet Coke $3.25
  • Salads
  • Ensalada $13.95
  • Choice of grilled chicken, shrimp, steak, fish fillet or carnitas. A bed of romaine lettuce, mixed with carrots, and red cabbage. Topped meat with Jack cheese. Garnished with avocado, tomato, and cucumber. Garbanzo beans on request.
  • Seafood Family Specialties
  • Mojarra Frita Family Specialty $20.95
  • Whole tilapia fish, marinated in lime juice, and then deep-fried. Add diabla sauce or roasted garlic on top for an additional charge. Single serving only.
  • A La Diabla Family Specialty $20.95
  • A spicy red devil sauce.
  • Asados Family Specialty $20.95
  • Grilled onions, poblano peppers, and red bell peppers.
  • Al Chipotle Family Specialty $20.95
  • Spicy red chipotle sauce.
  • Empanizados Family Specialty $20.95
  • Breaded.
  • Al Mojo De Ajo Family Specialty $20.95
  • Roasted garlic, mixed with onions and poblano peppers.
  • Rancheros Family Specialty $20.95
  • Red sauce, tomatoes, onions poblano peppers, and red bell peppers. Served with beans & rice.
  • Poultry Family Specialties
  • Pollo En Mole Family Specialty $20.95
  • Chicken breast or thigh and leg. Cooked in our delicious mole sauce.
  • Pollo Picado Family Specialty $20.95
  • Chicken breast; cooked with tomatoes, onions, and poblano peppers. Topped with Jack melted cheese.
  • Pollo à La Diabla Family Specialty $20.95
  • Chicken breast or thigh and leg. Cooked with spicy devil sauce.
  • Milanesa De Pollo Family Specialty $20.95
  • Breaded chicken breast. Served with sliced fried potatoes, guacamole, and hot sauce.
  • Pollo En Salsa Verde Family Specialty $20.95
  • Juicy chicken breast or thigh and leg bone in. In a mild tomatillo sauce, with onions, and poblano peppers.
  • Pollo Al Chipotle Family Specialty $20.95
  • Chicken breast or thigh and leg. Cooked with chipotle sauce.
  • Beef Family Specialties
  • Milanesa Family Specialty $24.95
  • Breaded steak, topped with sliced fried potatoes. Served with guacamole.
  • Bistec Ranchero Family Specialty $20.95
  • Steak strips; grilled with onions, poblano peppers, potatoes, and tomato. In a mild sauce.
  • Lengua En Salsa Family Specialty $24.95
  • Slices of beef tongue. Cooked in our delicious mild sauce with onions and poblano peppers.
  • Calabacitas A La Tano Family Specialty $20.95
  • Zucchini strips buried under a mountain of shredded beef, grilled with onions, poblano peppers, and tomatoes. Topped with melted Jack cheese. Offered also with chicken or pork.
  • Carne A La Tampiquena Family Specialty $27.95
  • Grilled steak with onions, red bell peppers, and poblano peppers. Served with a chicken mole enchilada, beans & rice and guacamole.
  • Picadillo De Res Family Specialty $20.95
  • A generous portion of our delicious shredded beef, mixed with onions and poblano peppers. Topped with potatoes. Served with cilantro and onions. Also available with chicken or pork.
  • Albondigas Al Chipotle Family Specialty $20.95
  • Meatballs in a tomato sauce, mixed with onions and red chipotle sauce.
  • Carne Asada Family Specialty $24.95
  • Grilled steak with onions, red bell peppers, and poblano peppers. Served with guacamole.
  • Lengua En Salsa Roja Family Specialty $24.95
  • Slices of beef tongue. Cooked in our delicious mild red sauce with onions and poblano peppers. Tomato in red.
  • Child's Plates
  • 2 Taquitos $8.95
  • Served with a side and drink.
  • Quesadilla $8.95
  • Served with a side and drink.
  • Milanesa De Pollo $9.95
  • Chicken fingers. Served with side and drink.
  • Taco $8.95
  • Served with a side and drink.
  • Burrito $8.95
  • Served with a side and drink.
  • Pancakes (3) $8.95
  • Includes a small drink.
  • Enchilada $8.95
  • Served with a side and drink.
  • Egg $8.95
  • Served with choice of breakfast meat, a side, and soda.
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