Las Velas
Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm
- 21 Market Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- 412-251-0031
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Menu
Entradas
↑ All sections- Quesadillas
Traditional cheese, served with lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream. Meats or veggies $12.00, shrimp or filet $16.00
$14.000 - El Trio
Chips with salsa, queso and guacamole
$12.000 - Sopecitos
Four small thick handmade corn tortillas topped one each with chicken, steak, chorizo and carnitas, served with beans, salsa verde, roja, onions, cilantro and fresco cheese
$12.000 - Las Velas Flautas
Three flautas made with flour tortillas wrapped around diced chicken and cheese, served with creamy chipotle sauce
$12.000 - Ceviche
Citrus-marinated fish served in the traditional Mexican style. Shrimp or combo $16.00
$12.000 - Stuffed Jalapeños
Four large fresh jalapeños skinned and stuffed with fresco cheese, ground beef and chorizo, drizzled with creamy tamarindo honey sauce
$12.000 - Empanadas
Cheese, beef or chicken $14.00; fish or mushrooms $15.00
$12.000 - Nachos
House chips topped with black beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Steak or chicken $12.00, shrimp $14.00
$12.000 - Taquitos
Four crispy homemade corn tortilla taquitos stuffed with potatoes, barbacoa or chicken, topped with lettuce, sour cream, queso fresco and green salsa
$12.000 - Campiranas Fries
Fries, queso dip, pico de gallo, beans and sour cream with your choice of meat. Shrimp $16.00
$12.000 - Chips & Guacamole$10.000
- Chips & Queso
With beef or chorizo $12.00
$10.000 - Chips & Salsa$5.000
Sopas
↑ All sections- Sopa de Mariscos
A traditional seafood broth with peas, carrots, potatoes, fish and shrimp, nicely spiced
$18.000 - Tortilla Soup
Chipotle-flavored chicken broth with sliced avocado, onions, cilantro, topped with fried tortilla strips and crumbled fresco cheese. Bowl $10.00, add chicken $2.00
$5.000 - Sopa Cancún
Chicken broth with rice, shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, chopped onions, cilantro, sliced avocado, jalapeño peppers on the side. Bowl $10.00
$5.000 - Bean Soup
Black bean soup with fried tortilla strips, queso fresco and pico de gallo. Bowl $10.00
$5.000
Ensaladas
↑ All sections- Ensalada Brisas
Marinated shrimp, orange and avocado slices, tortilla strips and fresco cheese on a bed of spinach, topped with honey pasilla vinaigrette
$18.000 - Fajita Salad
Romaine lettuce topped with your choice of meat, grilled onions, peppers and melted cheese, with creamy vinaigrette. Shrimp $20.00
$16.000 - Azteca Salad
Spinach, mixed greens, nopales, avocado, corn, black beans and chipotle vinaigrette. Chicken or steak $15.00, shrimp $19.00
$15.000
Tacos
↑ All sections- Tacos de Camarón
Grilled or freshly breaded shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado and El Timón's creamy salsa
$8.000 - Gobernador Taco
Shrimp, melted cheese, poblano pepper, corn, onions, cilantro and gobernador salsa
$8.000 - Mahi Mahi Taco
Grilled mahi-mahi topped with pico de gallo, avocado and creamy chipotle-mustard sauce
$7.000 - Tacos de Pescado
Freshly breaded tilapia, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and creamy chipotle sauce
$6.000 - Tacos Pastor
Marinated pork, onion and cilantro, grilled pineapple and a sweet, mildly spicy salsa
$6.000 - Tacos Cochinita Pibil
Slow-cooked achiote and vinegar shredded pork with habanero-vinegar marinated red onions
$6.000 - Tacos de Barbacoa
Beef slow-cooked in spices, dry peppers and vinegar
$6.000 - Pittsburgh Taco
Steak marinated in light mustard, a hint of melted queso dip, thin fries with chorizo and our special salsa
$6.000 - Street Tacos
Mexican style with onions, cilantro and lime, or Tex-Mex with lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and sour cream (+$1.00). Grilled chicken, grilled steak, ground beef, chorizo, carnitas or veggies
$5.000
Taco Plates
↑ All sections- Three Mahi Mahi Tacos
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
$19.000 - Three Shrimp Tacos
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
$19.000 - Three Gobernador Tacos
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
$18.000 - Three Pittsburgh Tacos
Served with rice and beans
$18.000 - Quesabirria Tacos
Three birria tacos with melted cheese, served with a dipping sauce and a side of rice and beans
$16.000 - Three Barbacoa Tacos
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
$16.000 - Three Street Tacos
Mexican style on corn tortillas with a side of rice and beans. Chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo or beef
$15.000 - Three Al Pastor Tacos
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
$15.000 - Three Fish Tacos
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
$15.000 - Three Cochinita Pibil Tacos
Served with rice and beans
$15.000
Burritos
↑ All sections- Burrito Cancún
A large flour tortilla with your choice of meat, stuffed with cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole
$17.000 - Burrito Isla
Stuffed with shredded cheese, rice, green peppers, grilled onions and sour cream, with your choice of meat
$17.000 - Burrito Xel-Ha
A Riviera Maya favorite stuffed with rice, chopped onions and cilantro, beans and shredded cheese, with your choice of meat
$17.000 - Burrito Pastor
White rice, pastor meat, grilled pineapple, onions and cilantro with pastor sauce
$17.000 - Chimichanga
Fried burrito with cheese and your choice of meat
$17.000 - Akumal Burrito
Vegetarian burrito with lettuce, black beans, pico de gallo, peppers, onions, mushrooms, guacamole and sour cream
$16.000
Especiales de Las Velas
↑ All sections- Velada
Half a fresh pineapple shell filled with chicken, steak, fish, shrimp, chorizo, grilled peppers, onions and cilantro, topped with melted cheese and served with tortillas, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
$28.000 - Fajitas
Served with rice, black beans, grilled peppers and onions, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and tortillas. Chicken, veggies, pork or steak $20.00; shrimp or combo $25.00; filet $28.00
$20.000 - Alambres Pollo/Carne
Grilled chopped peppers and onions smothered with melted cheese atop grilled chicken or steak, served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and tortillas
$20.000 - Camarones al Ajillo
Eight jumbo shrimp cooked with butter, garlic, guajillo peppers and onions, served with seafood salsa and your choice of flour or corn tortilla
$20.000 - Carne Asada
Traditional Mexican recipe of steak marinated in our abuela's recipe. Ribeye $25.00
$18.000 - Chiles Rellenos
Poblano peppers with skins removed, dipped in batter, stuffed with cheese and your choice of chicken, steak or pork, covered with a lightly spiced red sauce
$18.000 - Enchiladas Suizas
Shredded chicken in salsa verde, topped with queso fresco, onions, cilantro and sour cream
$18.000 - Tampiqueña
Grilled steak topped with grilled onions and jalapeños, one cheese enchilada, guacamole on the side. Ribeye $25.00
$18.000 - Enchiladas
Four traditional cheese enchiladas bathed in green sauce, red sauce or mole rojo, topped with chopped onions, cilantro, sour cream and crumbled fresco cheese. Meats or veggies $18.00, shrimp or filet $20.00
$16.000 - Tamales
Two traditional cornmeal tamales steamed in banana leaves. Chicken, pork or veggies
$16.000
Lunch
↑ All sections- Las Velas Lunch Combo
One burrito, one green enchilada and one taco with your choice of chicken, steak, ground beef, chorizo or carnitas. Served with rice and beans
$15.000 - Shrimp Tacos
Two tacos with freshly breaded large shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado and Timón's creamy salsa. Served with rice and beans
$14.000 - Chile Relleno Combo
One cheese chile relleno, rice, beans and chilaquiles with salsa verde
$14.000 - Chilaquiles
Chips cooked in salsa, sour cream, cheese on top with your protein choice. Eggs $13.00, chicken or steak $14.00
$13.000 - Mahi-Mahi Tacos
Two mahi-mahi tacos topped with pico de gallo, avocado and creamy chipotle-mustard sauce. Served with rice and beans
$13.000 - Fish Tacos
Two tacos with freshly breaded tilapia, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans
$12.000 - Two Tacos
Served with rice and beans. Chicken, carnitas, steak, ground beef, veggies or chorizo
$12.000 - Sopes
Two thick handmade corn tortillas topped with beans and your choice of meat, salsa verde or roja, onions, cilantro and fresco cheese. Served with rice
$12.000 - Tostadas
Two crispy corn tortillas topped with beans and your choice of meat, lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo. Served with rice. Fish or shrimp $15.00
$12.000 - Huarache
Elongated oval tortilla stuffed with refried beans, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, salsa, sour cream and fresco cheese. Chicken, steak or carnitas
$12.000 - Burrito Breakfast
Scrambled eggs, chorizo, fries and cheese
$12.000
Sides
↑ All sections- Guacamole (4 oz)$5.000
- Cup of Soup$5.000
- Beans, Pinto or Black$4.000
- Esquites or Elote$4.000
- Traditional Pico de Gallo$4.000
- Papas Leticia (Lime Potatoes)$4.000
- House Salad$4.000
Desserts
↑ All sections- Cheesecake Burrito
Fried cheesecake burrito with mango and strawberry butter jam
$10.000 - Sopapillas
Fried tortillas doused with honey, topped with vanilla ice cream
$7.000 - Fried Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream coated in a sweet crunch, drizzled with chocolate, honey or caramel
$7.000 - Flan
Traditional crème caramel
$7.000 - Churro Bites
Bite-sized churros for sharing, with chocolate, caramel, honey or raspberry dipping sauce
$7.000
Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.
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- Burritostypically $10.97 across 291 menus
- Enchiladastypically $12.99 across 275 menus
- Carne asadatypically $13.76 across 268 menus
- Nachostypically $12 across 215 menus
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