La Cocina de Ricardo
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COCKTAILS - APPETIZERS - SOUPS
SALADS - COMBINATIONS
SPECIALTIES
FAMILY SPECIALTIES
BREAKFAST - ENCHILADAS
TOSTADAS - BURRITOS
TORTAS - CHILD'S PLATES

LUNCH SPECIALS

 

 

COCKTAILS * COCTELES
COCTEL DE CAMARONES $11.95 Shrimp cocktail with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, avocado & special sauce. (spicy on request) (mixed with octopus $1.00 more)	CAMPECHANA $15.95 Shrimp & octopus in cocktail sauce with onions, tomatoes, cilantro & avocado (Spicy on request)

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APPETIZERS * PARA ABRIR EL APETITO
SUPER QUESADILLA $7.95 Flour tortilla with cheese, Beef, Chorizo, (Shrimp $2 more) Chicken, Carnitas or Carne asada. Garnished with guacamole & sour cream.	NACHOS GRANDE $7.95 Chips, beans, cheese, guacamole, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, (jalapeños upon request) & sour cream. (with meat add $2) (1/2 order $4.95)
CEVICHE DE PESCADO $11.95 A generous portion of fish cooked in lime juice, onions, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado. Served with salsa brava & limes. (Also available with shrimp or octupus, mixed $13.95) (Spicy on request)	TAQUITOS $7.95 5 corn rolled up taquitos with beef, chicken or potato with guacamole, sour cream and cheese.
CHORIQUESO $7.95 A generous portion of melted cheese with chorizo. Served with tortillas and pickled carrots. (On req.) (Spicy on req.)	GUACAMOLE DIP $6.95 Large guacamole. ½ order $4.25, Baby Guac. $1.50 (Spicy on request)
MEXICAN PIZZA $7.95 A crispy flour tortilla topped with beans, beef or chicken, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, onions, cilantro and tomatoes (jalapeños upon request).	BOTANAS DOÑA ALICIA $9.95 Beef taquitos, Chicken flautas, cheese quesadilla. Served with guacamole & sour cream.

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SOUPS * SOPAS Y CALDOS (Cup size available; Sopa tortilla $3.25) All soups come with tortillas except pozole & tortilla soup.
CALDO 7 MARES $15.95 Fish, shrimp, crab legs, clams & octopus soup.	CALDO DE CAMARON $ 11.95 Shrimp broth, shrimp, zucchini, carrots & cilantro. (Mixed with fish or octopus, $1 more)
GIGANTE $10.95 LARGE $7.95 SMALL $5.95
POZOLE (White, Red or Green) hominy soup with Pork or Chicken.	CALDO DE POLLO Chicken soup with vegetables.
CALDO TLALPEÑO Chicken soup with vegetables, melted cheese, and avocado slices.	MENUDO tripe.
SOPA DE ALBONDIGAS Meat ball & vegetables soup.	BIRRIA Goat meat soup.
SOPA DE TORTILLA (with chicken on request)	CALDO DE RES Chunks of beef with vegetables.
MOLE DE OLLA Chunks of beef with vegetables, Beef broth w/ California chile.

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SALADS * ENSALADAS
(Italian, blue cheese, ranch & caesar)

ENSALADA $11.95 Half Order $8.95 Choice of Grilled Chicken, Shrimp, Steak, Fish Fillet or Carnitas, a bed of lettuce, mixed with tomatoes, cucumbers, Carrots & red cabbage. Topped with Meat, jack cheese & avocado.

ENSALADA VERDE $3.25 Lettuce, shredded carrots, red cabbage, tomatoes, cheese & dressing

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COMBINATIONS * COMBINACIONES Create your own combination of the following items, all of them served with beans & rice. On request Salad or Fries instead of beans & rice.
#1 ONE ITEM #2 TWO ITEMS #3 THREE ITEMS #4 FOUR ITEMS $6.95 $9.95 $11.95 $13.95	A LA CARTE EACH ITEM CHILE RELLENO TOSTADITA $3.25 $4.25 $4.25
MINI BURRITO (Bean & Cheese, Beef, Chicken or Pork) (wet.) CHILE RELLENO (Cheese) ENCHILADA (Beef, Chicken, Pork or Cheese) FLAUTA (Beef, Chicken or Pork) MINI CHIMICHANGA (Beef, Chicken or Pork) QUESADILLA (Cheese, Chicken, Beef or Pork) SOPE (Beef, Chicken or Pork) TACO Crispy with lettuce & cheese (Beef, Chicken, Pork, Fish or Potato) TACO Soft with onions & cilantro & tomatillo sauce (Asada, Birria, Carnitas, Lengua, Pastor.) TACO Soft with lettuce & cheese (Beef, Chicken breast, Chicken, Fish or Shrimp. TACO Rosarito (breaded fish, cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro & tartar sauce) TAMAL (Beef, Chicken or Pork.) 2 TAQUITOS corn or flour tortilla (Beef, Chicken, Pork or Potato) TOSTADITA (Bean, Beef, Chicken or Pork )

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PLATILLOS ESPECIALES
All dishes are served Beans & rice except Carne Guisada, Camarones con Tequila and Plato Proteina. Tortillas come with all dishes. Most dishes can be prepared spicy. (On request salad or fries instead of beans & rice) Add $1.95 for a cup of tortilla soup or salad.

SIZZILING FAJITAS FOR TWO - $21.95, FOR ONE $13.95 Your choice of Chicken, Fish, Shrimp or Steak. Meat marinated and grilled to perfection, Cooked with red bell peppers & Green pasilla peppers, onions, tomatoes & a bit of red sauce.
PARRILLADA CIELO MAR Y TIERRA $30.95 Grilled Steak & Chicken, Octopus & Shrimp with Garlic. Grilled peppers & onions and served on a hot skillet. half order $17.95	ASADA Y CAMARONES $21.95 Grilled Steak topped with onions & peppers. Served with garlic, Garnished with lettuce, avocado, cucumbers, limes & tomatoes.
CARNE A LA TAMPIQUEÑA $13.95 Grilled Steak topped with onions & peppers. Served with a chicken mole enchilada and garnished with guacamole.	MOJARRA FRITA $11.95 Whole fish, marinated in lime juice, fried & garnished with lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado & limes.
CARNE GUISADA CON FRIJOLES $11.95 Choice of Steak strips, Chicken, or Pork. Grilled with onions & mild red sauce. Served on top of boiled pinto beans.	CAMARONES CON TEQUILA Y LIMON $13.95 Shrimp sautéed with tequila, lime & butter and seasoned with granulated garlic and cilantro. Served on top of rice.
ASADA $11.95 Choice of Steak, Chicken tenders, Beef tongue, Fish fillet or Shrimp. Grilled meat, topped with grilled onions, pasilla red bell peppers. (half order $8.95)	PLATO PROTEINA $11.95 Low carb dish. Shredded beef grilled with onions, peppers & tomatoes. Served with 2 fried eggs. Lettuce & radishes. (half order $8.95)

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FAMILY SPECIALTIES * ESPECIALIDADES DE LA FAMILIA All dishes are served with tortillas and Beans & Rice. (On request Salad or Fries instead of beans & rice). (Most dishes can be prepared spicy. Frijoles de la olla upon request. Add $1.95 for cup of tortilla soup or salad) Add $2.00 If meats are combined in dishes for two or single serving. Seafood dishes are garnished with lime, lettuce, avocado, tomato & cucumber. Others garnished with lettuce radishes & guacamole.
FOR TWO $21.95 FOR ONE $11.95 HALF ORDER $8.95
PASTOR A LA LAKE FOREST Marinated Pork in red mild sauce then grilled to perfection, Served with lettuce, radishes, onions & cilantro.	PICADO SALSA RANCHERA LORENA Choice of Steak strips, Chicken (Thigh & leg or tenders) Beef tongue, Fish or Shrimp. Grilled meat with onions, Pasilla Peppers, Red bell peppers & tomatoes, mixed with ranchera and sliced fried potatoes.
SALSA VERDE RICARDO Choice of Pork, Pork ribs, Chicken (thigh & leg or tenders), Steak, or Beef tongue. Meat cooked in a delicious green tomato sauce with onions & peppers.	CALABACITAS A LA TANO Choice of Shredded Beef, Chicken or Pork, Zucchini strips topped with meat, grilled onions, peppers & tomatoes. Covered with melted cheese.
CARNITAS LOS GORDOS Roasted lean chunks of Pork, garnished with onions, jalapeños, cilantro & guacamole.	CHILE COLORADO OSMIN Choice of Pork, Pork Ribs, Chicken (thigh & leg or tenders). Meat cooked in a delicious Chile California sauce.
MOLE DOÑA LILIA Choice of Chicken (thigh & leg or tenders) or Shrimp. Meat cooked in our homemade mole sauce.	SALSA A LA DIABLA Choice of Chicken (thigh & leg or tenders), Shrimp, Octopus or Fish Fillet. Meat cooked in a delicious red spicy sauce.
AL MOJO DE AJO ELI Choice of Shrimp, Fish fillet, Octopus or Chicken (thigh & leg or tenders). Meat pan fried with butter & roasted garlic.	MILANESA MEMO Choice of Steak, Chicken tenders, Fish Fillet or Shrimp. Meat served with slices of fried potatoes.

 

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BREAKFAST * DESAYUNOS Served with Tortillas and Rice & Beans. (On request Salad or Fries instead of beans & rice.)
HUEVOS RANCHEROS $7.95 2 sunny side up fried eggs on 2 corn tortillas topped with ranchero sauce.	HUEVOS A LA MEXICANA $7.95 2 scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes, and cilantro (hot peppers, optional)
HUEVOS CON MACHACA $7.95 Scrambled eggs with beef or chicken, onions, tomatoes, poblano peppers (hot peppers, optional)	OMELETE MEXICANO $7.95 Omelet stuffed with enchilada sauce, onions, peppers, tomatoes and cheese.
HUEVOS CON CHORIZO $7.95 Scrambled eggs with chorizo. (hot peppers, optional)	CHILAQUILES ROJOS O VERDES $7.95 Corn chips with sauce, onions, oregano & cheese. With sour cream. (with two eggs $2.00 more)
HUEVOS CON JAMON $7.95 Scrambled eggs mixed with ham.	HUEVOS CON BISTEC $9.95 Petite Steak & 2 fried eggs.
HUEVOS DIVORCIADOS $7.95 2 fried eggs. Served on tortillas with green & red sauce.	HUEVOS A LA DIABLA $7.95 Scrambled eggs mixed with our delicious spicy sauce.

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TWIN ENCHILADAS * ENCHILADAS GEMELAS Served with beans & rice. (On request - salad or fries instead of beans & rice).
ENCHILADAS PESCADO o CAMARON $11.95 Two enchiladas stuffed with fish or shrimp cooked in red sauce with onions. Served with sour cream. Topped with melted cheese, avocado & onions.	ENTOMATADAS $9.95 Two enchiladas stuffed with cheese and topped with tomato sauce. Served with sour cream & guacamole.
ENCHILADAS DE MOLE $9.95 Two enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with our mole sauce. Garnished with avocado, sour cream and onions.	ENCHILADAS SUIZAS $9.95 Two chicken enchiladas topped with our delicious red or green sauce. Garnished with guacamole and sour cream.

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TOSTADAS

TACO SALAD DE CARNE Crispy flour shell filled with beans, beef or chicken, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, guacamole & tomato	$8.95
Olé TOSTADA Crispy shell filled with beans, any meat topped with melted cheese, sour cream, guacamole & tomato	$8.95
TOSTADA DE CEVICHE DE PESCADO Corn crispy tostada topped with fish ceviche. Garnished with avocado, limes & hot salsa. (also available with shrimp, octopus or mixed.)	$5.95

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BURRITOS WET WITH SAUCE & CHEESE, GUACAMOLE & SOUR CREAM - ADD $2.00 WITH BEANS & RICE - ADD $2.50
BEEF, CHICKEN, ASADA, CARNITAS, CHILE VERDE, LENGUA OR PASTOR $6.95 (asada is grilled w/ onions & peppers) Flour tortilla, beans, meat, (onions & cilantro inside except for Beef & Chicken)
SURFER $8.25 2 Flour tortillas, beans, rice, beef or chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, cheese & sour cream. (Salsa on req.)	VEGGIE BURRITO $6.95 Flour tortilla, beans, rice & cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, guac. & sour cream.
MACHACA CON HUEVOS $6.95 Flour tortilla, beef or chicken with eggs, onions, peppers, tomatoes & beans.	CHORIZO CON HUEVOS $6.95 Flour tortilla, chorizo, eggs & beans.
CHIMICHANGA $8.25 Fried burrito with beef, chicken or pork. Served with guacamole, sour cream & cheese.	BEAN & CHEESE OR AMBROSIO $3.95 Flour tortilla, beans & cheese. Or bean, rice & cheese.

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MEXICAN HOT SANDWICHES * TORTAS

CHOICE OF CARNE ASADA, CARNITAS, BEEF, CHICKEN, MILANESA (BEEF OR CHICKEN) HAM & CHEESE, AHOGADA (CARNITAS WITH SPICY SAUCE ON THE SIDE). Bread, beans, meat, lettuce, tomato & guacamole. (jalapeños on request)

$6.95

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CHILD'S PLATES * PARA LOS NIÑOS

CHOICE OF TACO, BURRITO, ENCHILADA, 2 TAQUITOS or QUESADILLA Beef or chicken. Served with beans and rice or french fries. (Includes soda from the fountain)	$4.95
MILANESA DE POLLO (ALSO AVAILABLE WITH STEAK & FISH) Chicken fingers. Served with beans & rice or french fries. (Includes soda from the fountain)	$5.95

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