La Palapa
Tue–Thu 4–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm
- 2224 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- 412-586-7015
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Menu
Soups
↑ All sections- Sopa de Pescado
Fish soup with tilapia and potatoes, prepared with onion, garlic, sour cream and fresh tomatoes — a dish originating from the coast of Veracruz (gluten free)
$6.450 - Sopa de Tortilla
Garlic, cilantro and oregano-based broth with tortilla chips, sour cream and a poached egg (gluten free)
$5.450 - Sopa de Verdura
Home-made vegetable soup with green and yellow zucchini, broccoli and potatoes (vegetarian, gluten free)
$5.450
Salads
↑ All sections- Ensalada Palapa
Lettuce mix, cucumber, beets, onion, tomato, carrots, nopales, boiled egg and queso fresco (vegetarian, gluten free)
$11.500 - Ensalada de Aguacate
Spring mix, cucumber, onion, tomato, red pepper and a whole avocado
$11.500
Appetizers
↑ All sections- Three to Share
A trio of salsas including pico de gallo, cheese dip and guacamole (vegetarian, gluten free)
$16.950 - Nachos
Homemade tortilla chips topped with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, jalapeño cheese dip, queso fresco and your choice of meat, or poblano pepper and potatoes for the vegetarian version. Ground beef $14.95, chipotle pork $13.95
$12.950 - Jalapeño Cheese Dip and Chips
Queso fresco, mozzarella and American melt cheese with a touch of jalapeño pepper (gluten free)
$10.500 - Chips & Salsa
Choose between pico de gallo, green salsa or red salsa with tortilla chips (vegetarian, gluten free)
$6.950 - Empanadas
Wheat flour dough filled with chicken, ground beef, chorizo and cheese, chipotle pork, plantain and cheese, or veggies, topped with home-made green salsa and mole sauce
$5.450 - Fresh Guacamole & Chips
Made fresh when you order it (vegetarian, gluten free). Market price
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Entrees
↑ All sections- Flautas de Pollo, Barbacoa o Papa
Four flautas with your choice of chicken, barbacoa or potatoes wrapped in a crispy tortilla, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco and sour cream (gluten free)
$17.450 - Enchiladas Verdes y Mole Poblano
Three enchiladas with your choice of chicken, beef, mushroom or cheese in a corn tortilla, topped with green and mole sauce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
$16.450 - Enchiladas Rancheras
Three enchiladas with your choice of chicken, beef, mushroom or cheese, topped with spicy salsa ranchera, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
$16.450
Our Specialties
↑ All sections- Birria
Broth made with locally sourced beef short ribs, shank and chuck, served with three tacos filled with meat braised in the same broth. Add melted cheese to make it a quesabirria (+$1.00) (gluten free)
$18.450 - Tamales
Two warm corn-dough tamales wrapped in cornhusks and steam-cooked, topped with green or mole salsa. Meat or vegetarian options (gluten free)
$15.450 - Chamorro de Borrego en Guajillo
Slow-roasted lamb shank in a guajillo chili sauce (gluten free). Market price
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Tender skirt steak cooked to order with grilled onions, queso fresco and jalapeño pepper
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A dish to share with grilled flank steak, chicken breast, jumbo shrimp, jalapeño, bell peppers, onion, queso dip, ranchera salsa and tortillas on the side
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Vegetarian Dishes
↑ All sections- Enchiladas Verdes
Three enchiladas with your choice of soyrizo, mushroom, cheese, mushroom and cheese, or spinach and cheese, topped with green sauce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
$16.950 - Enchiladas Rancheras
Three enchiladas with soyrizo, mushroom, cheese, mushroom and cheese, or spinach and cheese, topped with spicy salsa ranchera, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
$16.950 - Chiles Rellenos con Queso y Espinaca
A Mexico City classic — poblano peppers stuffed with spinach and cheese, topped with home-made green and mole sauce (gluten free)
$15.950 - Tamales
Two warm corn-dough tamales wrapped in a corn husk and steam cooked, topped with green and mole salsa (gluten free)
$15.950 - Flautas de Papa
Four flautas of potatoes wrapped in a crispy tortilla, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, queso fresco and sour cream (vegan, gluten free)
$15.950
Tacos, Quesadillas & Burritos
↑ All sections- Specialty Burritos
Filled with a protein of your choice, rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese in a big flour tortilla, topped with home-made mole sauce, green sauce, sour cream and queso fresco, with grilled onion and potatoes on the side
$17.950 - Specialty Quesadilla
Made with a big flour tortilla, served with sour cream, pico de gallo, grilled onions and potatoes. Gluten free version made with three 100% corn tortillas on request
$17.450 - Specialty Tacos
Served 'Mexican style' — cilantro, onion and radish slices with lime on the side — plus grilled onion and potatoes
$14.450 - Mix & Match Tacos
Two or three tacos with your choice of pico de gallo, sour cream and queso fresco, or 'Mexican style' with cilantro, radish and onion, lime on the side (gluten free)
$12.950
Brunch (Fri–Sun 11am–3pm)
↑ All sections- Huevos Rancheros
Two tortillas with refried beans and two eggs on top, a classic brunch dish in Mexico City
$13.500 - Machaca con Huevo
Two scrambled eggs with shredded beef, refried beans, roasted potatoes, and toast or corn tortillas
$12.950 - Huevos Pastor
Two scrambled eggs with pastor (pork marinated with achiote and pineapple), refried beans, roasted potatoes, and toast or corn tortillas
$12.950 - Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips with green or red sauce, fresh onion, sour cream and queso fresco. Eggs $12.95, chicken $15.95, steak $16.95
$12.950 - Huevos Palapa
Two scrambled or sunny side-up eggs with bacon or Mexican chorizo, roasted potatoes and refried beans, corn tortillas or toast on request
$12.500 - Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and spinach in a big flour tortilla, topped with green salsa and mole sauce, or jalapeño cheese dip instead
$12.500 - Breakfast Tacos
Two tacos with scrambled eggs and bacon, or eggs and chorizo, sour cream, queso fresco and pico de gallo. Three for $13.00
$9.000 - Breakfast Gordita
Home-made round corn dough filled with machaca con huevo or huevos al pastor, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco on top
$8.000
Kids Menu
↑ All sections- Quesadilla
Cheese, pinto beans, or chicken and cheese quesadilla. Includes a free side
$6.950 - Empanada
Wheat flour dough filled with chicken, ground beef, or cheese. Includes a free side
$6.950 - Mini Beef Nachos
Tortilla chips topped with ground beef, cheese, sour cream and queso fresco. Includes a free side
$6.950
Desserts
↑ All sections- Tamal de Elote
Warm corn-based dough filled with sweet corn, wrapped in a cornhusk and steam-cooked
$6.950 - Flan Napolitano
Traditional Mexican flan with vanilla, one of our specialties
$5.950 - Churros
Fried pastry dough sticks covered with cinnamon sugar, with vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream on the side
$5.950
Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.
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