La Carreta is a well-known restaurant that serves authentic Mexican dishes. Talabera, a grilled chicken with rice and cheese, is their most popular dish.
People like the taste of the food and the freshness of every ingredient used. They also love the music inside the chain restaurant.
| Item | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Appetizers - Nachos | ||
| Cheese Nachos | $5.50 | |
| Bean Nachos | $6.25 | |
| Beef Nachos | $6.75 | |
| Chicken Nachos | $6.75 | |
| Grilled Chicken Or Steak | $10.00 | |
| Nacho Supreme | Our cheese, ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, lettuce, a slice of tomato, sour cream and guacamole. | $9.25 |
| Botana Grande | Cheese nachos, 4 taquitos, 4 alitas, quesadilla slices, guacamole and sour cream. | $10.50 |
| Camarones A La Diabla | Grilled shrimp marinated in our special hot sauce and served with lettuce, tomato, avocado and cucumber. | $10.50 |
| Alitas | Chicken wings (6), (12), (20). | $4.75 - $14.50 |
| Appetizers - Dips | ||
| Bean Dip | $4.65 | |
| Guacamole Dip | $3.75 | |
| Cheese Dip | $3.75 | |
| Queso Fundido | $5.85 | |
| Espinaca Dip | $5.85 | |
| Chile Bowl | $4.75 | |
| Salads | ||
| Grilled Chicken Salad | $8.75 | |
| Taco Salad | Beef or chicken. | $7.50 |
| Grilled Shrimp Salad | $9.50 | |
| Guacamole Salad | $4.25 | |
| Tossed Salad | $4.50 | |
| Extras | ||
| Guacamole | $2.00 | |
| Lettuce | $0.75 | |
| Cilantro | $2.00 | |
| Salsa | $1.00 | |
| Jalapenos | $1.00 | |
| Sour Cream | $1.00 | |
| Pico De Gallo | $1.00 | |
| Shredded Cheese | $2.00 | |
| Tomatoes Or Onion | Each. | $0.75 |
| Taco Salad Shell | $2.50 | |
| Especial De La Casa | ||
| All meats are cooked with peppers and onions. | ||
| Burrito Chile Verde | Choice of pork, steak or chicken with green sauce and cheese served with rice and beans. | $10.25 |
| Chile Verde | Choice of pork, steak or chicken with our green mild sauce and served with rice, beans and two flour tortillas. | $10.25 |
| Nachos Santa Fe | Grilled chicken and beef over corn chips and beans. Covered with our cheese. Topped with guacamole and sour cream. | $15.00 |
| Chile Autentico | Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and your choice of chicken, ground beef, shredded beef or beef tips. Covered with mild green sauce. Served with rice and beans. | $10.25 |
| Chilaquiles Verdes | Fried tortilla chips blended with our special green sauce, melted cheese and choice of chicken or beef. Topped with lettuce and guacamole. Served with rice. | $10.50 |
| Alambres Kabob | Marinated chicken or beef, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers and zucchini served with rice, guacamole salad and sour cream. | $15.50 |
| Burrito Colorado | Choice of pork, steak or chicken with our red sauce and cheese served with rice and beans. | $10.50 |
| Soft Or Fried Chimichanga | Two flour tortilla filled with beef tips or chicken and fried beans topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, nacho and guacamole. | $10.25 |
| La Favorita | One special burrito with beef tips, one mixed tostada and one chicken enchilada. | $10.25 |
| Enchiladas Super Rancheros | Five different enchiladas, one ground beef, one beans and one shredded beef, one beans and one cheese, topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and ranchero sauce (red sauce). | $10.25 |
| Special Dinner For Two | Burrito, enchiladas, chile relleno, tostada, taco, rice and beans. | $16.50 |
| Carnitas | Fried pieces of pork, beans, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, jalapeno pepper and two flour or corn tortillas. | $15.50 |
| Chilaquiles Mexicanos | Fried tortilla Chips blended with our ranchero sauce and topped with chicken or beef, cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and rice. | $10.50 |
| Taquitos Mexicanos | Order of fried corn taquitos, two beef or two chicken, served with lettuce, guacamole, tomato and sour cream. | $9.50 |
| Grande Burrito | 12 inch tortilla with grilled steak, rice and beans, then filled with your choice of grilled steak, chicken or vegetables, smothered with nacho cheese and red salsa. | $12.00 |
| Chile Colorado | Choice of pork, steak or marinated chicken breast cooked in our red mild sauce. Served with rice, beans and two flour or corn tortillas. | $10.25 |
| Cazuelon | Grilled rib eye and chicken served with beans, rice, pico de gallo and two flour or corn tortillas. | $15.50 |
| Quesadillas Rancheras | ||
| Our cheese quesadillas is stuffed with your choice of filling, and a side of lettuce, tomato, sour cream and a choice of salsa ranchera or guacamole (verde). | ||
| Regular | Chicken, beef tips, shredded beef, ground beef, bean, potato, spinach. | $9.00 |
| Grilled | Shrimp, chicken, beef steak, grilled vegetables, mushroom. | $10.00 |
| Fajitas | ||
| Strips of beef, chicken or shrimp are grilled with fresh bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and spices, served with beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and two flour or corn tortillas. | ||
| Extra Tortillas | $1.00 | |
| Vegetarian | $13.00 | |
| Beef | $13.50 | |
| Chicken | $13.75 | |
| Mixed | Chicken and beef. | $14.50 |
| Texas | Chicken, beef and shrimp. | $15.50 |
| Shrimp | $15.75 | |
| Fish | $15.75 | |
| Mas Speciales De La Casa - Chicken | ||
| Pllo Poblano | Marinated chicken covered with mole poblano sauce, a side of rice, beans and two flour of corn tortillas. | $14.50 |
| Pollo Ranchero | Grilled marinated chicken covered with cheese, ranchero sauce, grilled onion and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans and two flour or corn tortillas. | $15.50 |
| Pollo Parrilla | Grilled marinated chicken with a side of rice and beans. Served with guacamole salad and two flour or corn tortillas. | $14.50 |
| Burrito Croqueta | Grilled chicken wrapped in a flour shell with pico de gallo, cheese sauce and mild sauce. Served with rice and beans. | $10.50 |
| Enchiladas Mole Poblano | Two chicken enchiladas topped with lettuce sour cream and a mild dark mole sauce. Served with rice and beans. | $10.25 |
| Grilled Chicken Tacos | Grilled chicken rolled in Soft flour tortillas with a side of rice and beans, tomatillo sauce and pico de gallo. Choice of traditional sides or lettuce and cheese. | $11.00 |
| Grilled Chicken Taco Salad | Grilled chicken on a fried flour shell combined with beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream. | $9.75 |
| Enchiladas Mexicana | three chicken enchiladas topped with red sauce, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole and a side of rice and beans. | $10.50 |
| Chori Pollo | Grilled chicken breast topped with queso fundido. Served with rice, beans and two flour or corn tortillas. | $15.00 |
| Pollo Sinaloa | Grilled marinated chicken breast with zucchini, mushrooms, squash and served with rice, beans and two flour tortillas. | $15.00 |
| Mas Speciales De La Casa - Beef | ||
| Carne Asada | Grilled tender rib eye beef served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and two flour tortillas. | $15.50 |
| Ranchero Chefs Special | Tender grilled beef with onion, bell peppers and tomatoes, chicken enchilada, beans, pico de gallo and choice of flour or corn tortillas. | $15.00 |
| Steak Mexicano | Porterhouse steak, guacamole salad, rice, beans and two flour or corn tortillas. | $17.00 |
| Steak Jalisco | Porterhouse steak with grilled peppers and onions, rice beans and two flour or corn tortillas. | $17.00 |
| Steak Ranchero | Porterhouse steak with salsa ranchero on top. Served with rice, beans and two flour or corn tortillas. | $17.00 |
| Steak Tampiqueno | Porterhouse steak served with tossed salad rice, beans and two flour or corn tortillas. | $17.00 |
| Steak & Cheese Burritos | Grilled beef cooked with onion and bell peppers. Wrapped in a flour tortillas and topped with cheese and mild sauce. Served with rice and beans. | $10.50 |
| Enchiladas Verdes | Two shredded beef enchiladas topped with lettuce, sour cream and our special mild green sauce. Served with rice and beans. | $10.25 |
| Grilled Steak Tacos (3) | Grilled steak rolled in a soft flour tortilla. Served with lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream. | $11.00 |
| Grilled Steak Taco Salad | Grilled steak on a fried flour shell combined with beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream. | $9.75 |
| Mas Speciales De La Casa - Fish Seafood | ||
| Fajitas Del Mar | Shrimp, scallops, onion, bell peppers and tomatoes with a side of lettuce, beans, guacamole, sour cream and two flour or corn tortillas. | $15.75 |
| Camaron Yucatan | Grilled marinated shrimp cooked with mild peppers, yellow and green zucchini and onion. Served with rice, sour cream and guacamole salad. | $15.75 |
| Veracruz Plate | Grilled shrimp, mushrooms, green onion, and tomatoes. | $15.75 |
| Camaron A La Diabla | Grilled shrimp with our special tomatillo sauce served with fresh avocado, lettuce, tomato and sliced carrots. | $15.75 |
| Pescado Yucatan | Fried marinated fish with grilled mild red, green and yellow bell peppers, onion and yellow and green zucchini. Served with rice, sour cream and guacamole salad. | $15.75 |
| Arroz Con Marisco | Grilled marinated shrimp and scallops over a bed of rice topped with cheese and ranchero sauce. Served with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream. | $15.75 |
| Fish Tacos | Three soft tacos with lettuce, cheese and tomatoes with a side of rice and beans. | $15.75 |
| Combinationes De La Casa | ||
| All combinations are served with your choice of shredded beef, ground beef, beef tips, chicken, cheese of beans. All shredded and ground meats are cooked with peppers, onion and tomatoes. Substitute hard taco shells for soft taco shells, add $0.75. | ||
| One Taco, Two Enchiladas And Rice Or Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Taco One Enchiladas And One Tostada | $9.75 | |
| One Enchiladas. One Taco And One Chile Relleno | $9.75 | |
| One Taco, One Enchiladas An One Tostada | With cheese and beef. | $9.75 |
| One Beef Enchiladas, one Cheese Enchiladas | Rice and beans. | $9.75 |
| One Enchiladas, One Taco | Rice and Beans. | $9.75 |
| One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno | Rice and beans. | $9.75 |
| One Enchilada, One Tamale | Rice and beans. | $9.75 |
| One Tostada, One Cheese Quesadilla And Rice | $9.75 | |
| Two Tacos Rice And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Burritos, One Taco And One Enchiladas | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Chile Relleno And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Burrito, One Enchiladas And One Tamale | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada And One Taco With Nacho Cheese And Beef | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Chile Relleno And One Enchilada | $9.75 | |
| One Chile Relleno, One Taco, Rice And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Burrito, One Taco, Rice And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Enchilada And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Taco, One Chile Relleno And One Burrito | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Burrito And One Taco | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Burritos And One Tamale | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Burrito And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Burrito, One Enchilada Rice And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Burrito, One Enchilada And One Chile Relleno | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Taco, Rice And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Burrito And One Cheese Quesadilla | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Tamale And One Chile Relleno | $9.75 | |
| One Burrito, One Tostada And One Enchilada | $9.75 | |
| One Burrito, One Chile Relleno And One Echilada | ||
| One Tostada, One Chile Relleno And One Taco | ||
| Vegetarian | ||
| One Bean Burrito, One Cheese Enchilada, One Bean Tostada | $9.75 | |
| One Tostada, One Cheese Enchilada, Rice And Beans | $9.75 | |
| One Bean Burrito, One Cheese Quesadilla And One Bean Tostada | $9.75 | |
| One Bean Tostada, One Cheese Enchilada And Rice | $9.75 | |
| One Bean Burrito With Nacho Cheese, One Cheese Enchilada, And One Cheese Quesadilla | $9.75 | |
| One Spinach Burrito, One Mashed Potato Enchilada And One Mushroom Quesadilla | $9.75 | |
| Veggie Tamale, White Rice And Black Beans | $9.75 | |
| Lunch Specials | ||
| Monday - Friday, 11.00 am - 2.30 pm, saturday, 11.00 am - 2.00 pm. All lunch specials are served with your choice of shredded beef, chicken, ground beef, cheese, beans or beef tips. Substitute hard taco for soft, $0.75 Extra. | ||
| Speedy Gonzales | One taco, one enchilada and rice or beans. | $6.00 |
| Huevos Chimi | Two eggs, your choice of scrambled or over easy, topped with ranchero sauce and served with corn or flour tortillas, rice and beans. | $6.50 |
| Lunch Chimi | Our soft or fried tortilla filled with beef or chicken. Topped with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans. | $6.00 |
| Pollo Sinaloa | Half a chicken breast, marinated and grilled with zucchini and onion. Served with two flour our corn tortilla, rice and beans. | $8.25 |
| Chori Pollo | Grilled half a chicken breast topped with queso fundido. Served with two flour or corn tortillas, rice and beans. | $8.25 |
| Grande Burrito | 12 inch tortilla filled with rice, beans, your choice of grilled steak, chicken or vegetables smothered with nacho cheese. | $8.25 |
| Veracruz Plate | Grilled shrimp, mushrooms, green onion and tomatoes served with two flour or corn tortillas, rice and beans. | $8.50 |
| Fish Fajitas | Strip of fish, grilled green onion, tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, red peppers and mushrooms served with two flour tortillas, beans guacamole salad. | $8.50 |
| Lunch Fajitas | Choice of beef, chicken or mixed, two flour tortillas, beans and salad. | $8.50 |
| Chilaquiles Mexicanos | Fried tortilla chips blended with our ranchero sauce and topped with chicken or beef, cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and rice. | $8.00 |
| Special Lunch #1 | Chile relleno, taco fried beans and guacamole salad. | $6.75 |
| Special Lunch #2 | Beef burrito, rice and fried beans. | $6.75 |
| Special Lunch #3 | Enchiladas, taco, rice and beans. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #4 | Chile relleno, taco, rice and beans. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #5 | Burrito, taco and rice | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #6 | tostada, rice and beans. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #7 | Tostada, chile relleno and rice. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #8 | Burrito, tostada and beans. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #9 | Tamale, burrito and rice. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #10 | Cheese quesadilla, beef enchilada and bean tostada. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #11 | Chicken Quesadilla, rice and beans. | $7.00 |
| Special Lunch #12 | Chicken burrito and chicken enchiladas topped with poblano sauce, lettuce and sour cream. Served with rice. | $7.50 |
| Children's Plates | ||
| Served to children under 12. Includes soft drinks. Substitute hard taco for soft taco, add $0.75 | ||
| Burrito & Taco | $5.00 | |
| Enchilada, Rice & Beans | $5.00 | |
| Taco & Enchilada | $5.00 | |
| Taco, Rice & Beans | $5.00 | |
| Cheese Quesadilla, Rice Beans | $5.00 | |
| Side Order | ||
| Flour Tortillas (2) | $1.00 | |
| Corn Tortillas (3) | $1.00 | |
| White Rice | $3.00 | |
| Rice Or Beans | $3.00 | |
| Rice & Beans | $4.25 | |
| Pinto Beans | $3.00 | |
| Taco (1) | $2.00 | |
| Flour Soft Taco | $3.00 | |
| Beef, Chicken Or Cheese Enchilada | $2.85 | |
| Enchilada Without Toppings | $2.75 | |
| Tamale (1) | $3.75 | |
| Cheese Quesadilla (1) | $2.95 | |
| Chicken Or Beef Quesadilla | $5.25 | |
| Grilled Steak Or Chicken Quesadilla | $6.55 | |
| Grilled Shrimp Quesadilla | $6.75 | |
| Grilled Vegetable Quesadilla | $5.95 | |
| Chile Relleno | $3.75 | |
| Tostada | $3.85 | |
| Beef, Chicken Or Been Burrito | $4.00 | |
| Beef Burrito With Nacho Cheese | $4.25 | |
| Fried Chicken Or Beef Burrito | $4.00 | |
| Deluxe Burrito | Beef or chicken with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and ranchera sauce. | $4.75 |
| Special Burrito | Beef tips with beans, lettuce, tomato and guacamole. | $4.75 |
| Beef & bean Burrito | $4.25 | |
| Beverages | ||
| Free soda refills only. No refills on juices or milk. | ||
| Soft Drinks | Coca cola, diet coke, orange, ginger ale, dr pepper, sprite, lemonade, iced tea, hot tea, milk, coffee, shirley temple. | $2.00 |
| Juices | Orange juice, apple juice, grapefruit juice, tomato juice, cranberry juice, pineapple juice. | $2.00 |
| A La Carte | ||
| Additional charge for grilled choice. | ||
| Tamales (2) | $7.25 | |
| Chile Rellenos (2) | $7.25 | |
| Enchiladas (3) | Choice of filling. | $7.50 |
| Tacos - Beef Or Chicken (3) | $5.00 | |
| Tacos - Flour Soft Tacos (3) | $7.00 | |
| Quesadillas - Cheese (2) | $5.95 | |
| Quesadillas - Beef Or Chicken (2) | $8.50 | |
| Quesadillas - Grilled Beef Or Chicken (2) | $11.00 | |
| Tostadas - Beef Or Chicken (2) | With lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. | $8.25 |
| Tostadas - Special (2) | Chicken & beans. | $8.25 |
| Burritos - Fried burrito (2) | $8.50 | |
| Burritos - With Nacho Cheese (2) | $8.50 | |
| Burritos - Beef Or Chicken (2) | $8.50 | |
| Burritos - Burrito Deluxe (2) | Beef or chicken with lettuce, tomato cream and ranchera sauce. | $8.75 |
| Burritos - Burrito Special (2) | Beef tips with beans, lettuce, tomato and guacamole. | $8.50 |
History
La Carreta is a family-owned restaurant, which specializes in home-made recipes since July 1987. They opened its first branch in Lynchburg.
The restaurant has a total of 7 locations. The Experience Marketing association also recognized the chain as the Judge’s Choice in 2014.
Review
The La Carreta is simple but the ambiance will give you a feeling of familiarity. The decorations match the theme of the restaurant, which makes it appealing to the eyes.
They assure that they only serve fresh and authentic Mexican food. Each dish has distinct flavor that gives a taste of their family recipe.
You would want to try their Bistec Rancher, a T-bone steak drizzled with sauce. Cabo Shrimp and Enchiladas Mexicanas are mouth-watering dishes that you should try, too.
Luckily, their servers are approachable. They will always welcome you with smiles every time you pay them a visit. Moreover, you will wait for only a few minutes while they prepare your orders.
