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La Palapa Mexican Restaurant & Cocktails 12169 Woodside Avenue

12169 Woodside Avenue, A & B, Lakeside, CA
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Featured Items

  • #2 Beef Taco Cheese Enchilada

    Crispy beef taco and a cheese enchilada
    $17.95
  • Chile Relleno

    Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with a blend of cheeses, battered & fried until golden, and topped with our classic white sauce.
    $8.95
  • Shrimp Taco

    $8.50

FOOD

Starters

Perfect for sharing or beginning your meal
  • Super Nachos

    Layers of tortilla chips with melted cheese, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and jalapeños. Add your choice of chicken or beef.
    $11.25+
  • Carne Asada Fries

    Crispy french fries topped with our grilled carne asada and shredded cheese
    $12.95+
  • Large Guacamole

    Fresh Hass avocados, hand- smashed with garlic, onion and lime. (V)
    $9.95
  • Garlic Butter Shrimp (4)

    Butterflied grilled shrimp served with garlic-butter.
    $12.50

Soup & Salad

  • Pozole

    Traditional hominy & pork soup with cabbage, radishes, onion & oregano. Served with your choice of tortillas.
    $6.50+
  • Albondigas Soup

    A traditional Mexican meatball soup, simmered in a rich tomato broth with fresh vegetables. Bowl is served with flour or corn tortillas.
    $4.75+
  • Rice & Bean Soup

    Bowl is served with flour or corn tortillas.
    $3.95+
  • Dinner Salad

    Choice of Ranch, Blue Cheese, or Caesar
    $4.75
  • La Palapa Salad

    Choice of Shredded Beef or Chicken
    $13.95
  • Sherri Salad

    A La Palapa favorite! Lettuce topped with avocado, hardboiled egg, pinto beans, shredded cheese, pico de gallo.
    $14.95

Combination Plates

All plates served with rice and refried beans
  • #1 Cheese Enchilada & Tostada

    Cheese enchilada and tostada
    $16.95
  • #2 Beef Taco Cheese Enchilada

    Crispy beef taco and a cheese enchilada
    $17.95
  • #3 Two Beef Tacos

    Two crispy beef tacos
    $17.95
  • #4 Beef Tamale & Cheese Enchilada

    House-made tamale with sauce, plus a crispy beef taco.
    $17.95
  • #5 Three Rolled Tacos

    Three crispy rolled tacos with shredded beef, topped with sour cream, guacamole and shredded cheese.
    $15.75
  • #6 Chile Relleno & Beef Enchilada

    Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, paired with a beef enchilada
    $18.25
  • #7 Beef Burrito & Chicken Enchilada

    Shredded beef wrapped in a flour tortilla. Chicken enchilada topped with our house-made sauce.
    $19.95
  • #8 Machaca Burrito & Cheese Enchilada

    Shredded beef in traditional spices, wrapped in a flour tortilla. Paired with a soft corn tortilla stuffed with melted cheese, topped with our house-made enchilada sauce.
    $19.25
  • #9 Beef Chimichanga & Cheese Enchilada

    Flour tortilla filled with shredded beef, deep-fried to a golden crisp. Paired with corn tortilla stuffed with melted cheese, topped with our house-made enchilada sauce.
    $20.95
  • #10 Combo Burrito, Chile Relleno & Beef Taco

    Shredded Beef & Bean Burrito, Chile Relleno, & a crispy Beef Taco. A hearty combo!
    $23.50

Especialidades

Served with rice, refried beans, and tortillas.
  • Camarones La Palapa Plate

    Our famous garlic shrimp served with your choice of soup or salad, plus a side of rice, beans & tortillas.
    $22.95
  • Camarones Rancheros Plate

    Comes with your choice of soup or salad, plus a side of rice, beans & tortillas.
    $22.95
  • Carne Asada Plate

    Marinated sirloin steak grilled to perfection.
    $22.95
  • Carnitas Plate

    Slow-braised pork shoulder, tender inside with crispy edges.
    $19.50
  • Surf & Turf Plate

    Carne asada steak and garlic shrimp.
    $23.95

A La Carte

  • Beef Tamale

    Traditional masa dough filled with tender, slow-cooked seasoned beef, wrapped in a corn husk and steamed to perfection.
    $7.50
  • Beef Flauta

    Golden, hand-rolled flour tortilla filled with shredded beef, lightly fried to a crisp perfection.
    $6.75
  • Chicken Flauta

    Golden, hand-rolled flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken, lightly fried to a crisp perfection.
    $6.75
  • Chile Relleno

    Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with a blend of cheeses, battered & fried until golden, and topped with our classic white sauce.
    $8.95
  • Beef Chimichanga

    A large flour tortilla filled with your choice of tender shredded beef or chicken, deep-fried to a golden crisp. Topped with cheese, sour cream, and served with fresh guacamole.
    $13.75
  • Super Tostada

    With Sour Cream & Guacamole
    $16.50
  • Mexican Pizza - Full

    A crispy tortilla topped with shredded beef, sour cream, cheese & guacamole.
    $16.95
  • Carne Asada Fries

    Crispy french fries topped with our grilled carne asada and shredded cheese
    $12.95+

Tacos

  • Beef Taco

    Crispy corn tortilla filled with tender shredded beef, topped with lettuce and shredded cheese.
    $6.75
  • Chicken Taco

    Crispy corn tortilla filled with tender shredded chicken, topped with lettuce and shredded cheese.
    $6.75
  • Al Pastor Taco

    $7.00
  • Carnitas Taco

    $7.25
  • Fish Taco

    Crispy golden battered fish in a soft corn tortilla, topped with cabbage and fresh pico de gallo.
    $7.50
  • Carne Asada Taco

    $7.50
  • Shrimp Taco

    $8.50
  • Super Taco

    $11.25
  • Chicken Fajita Taco

    $10.50
  • 3 Rolled Tacos

    3 crispy corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with seasoned shredded beef, then fried to perfection. Topped with fresh guacamole, sour cream, and a sprinkle of cheese.
    $9.75

Enchiladas

Soft corn tortilla filled with cheese or your choice of protein, topped with our house-made red enchilada sauce and melted cheese
  • Cheese Enchilada

    $7.25
  • Chicken Enchilada

    $7.25
  • Beef Enchilada

    $7.25
  • Sour Cream Enchilada

    $10.25
  • Shrimp Enchilada

    $10.50
  • Carnitas Enchilada

    $9.00
  • Carne Asada Enchilada

    $9.50

Quesadillas

  • Soft Quesadilla

    Large flour tortilla lightly grilled to perfection, filled with melted cheese. Customize with your choice of chicken, carne asada, shrimp, or carnitas,
    $12.50
  • Beef Quesadilla

    $14.95
  • Chicken Quesadilla

    $14.95
  • Carne Asada Quesadilla

    $16.95
  • Shrimp Quesadilla

    $17.25
  • Surf & Turf Quesadilla

    $17.50

Burritos

Topped with our classic enchilada sauce and melted cheese.
  • Bean Burrito

    Classic, topped with red sauce.
    $9.25
  • Beef Burrito

    Shredded beef wrapped in a soft flour tortilla
    $11.75
  • Chicken Burrito

    Shredded Chicken wrapped in a soft Flour Tortilla.
    $11.75
  • Combo Burrito (Beef & Bean)

    Shredded Beef & Refried Beans wrapped in a soft Flour Tortilla.
    $11.95
  • Machaca Burrito

    Shredded Beef marinated in traditional spices, wrapped in a warm tortilla.
    $12.95
  • California Burrito

    $13.95
  • Carne Asada Burrito

    Tender, marinated steak grilled to perfection and wrapped in a warm flour tortilla with cheese & guacamole.
    $13.95
  • Garlic Shrimp Burrito

    3 different styles: Garlic, Bernadette, or Ranchero Tomato Sauce.
    $15.25
  • Ranchero Shrimp Burrito

    $15.25
  • Chile Relleno Burrito

    $13.50
  • Lite Chicken Burrito Especial

    Chicken, Cabbage, Salsa, Flour Tortilla
    $11.25
  • Fish Burrito

    Crispy, golden-battered fish, cabbage and fresh pico de gallo wrapped in a soft flour tortilla.
    $12.50

Kids Palapa Menu

For guests 12 & under. Served with rice & beans or fries, and a soft drink.
  • Kids 2 Rolled Tacos

    $9.75
  • Kids Bean & Cheese Burrito

    $9.75
  • Kids Beef or Chicken Taco

    $9.75
  • Kids Soft Quesadilla

    $9.75
  • Kids Carne Asada Burrito

    $12.75

On the Lighter Side

  • Lite Bean Burrito Especial

    No-Lard Beans, Cabbage, Salsa
    $9.25
  • Lite Bean Tostada Especial

    Chicken, Salsa, Low-Fat Beans, Corn Tortilla
    $7.50
  • Lite Chicken Burrito Especial

    Chicken, Cabbage, Salsa, Flour Tortilla
    $11.25
  • Lite Chicken Taco Especial

    Chicken, Steamed Corn Tortilla, Cabbage
    $6.95
  • Lite Chicken Tostada Especial

    Chicken, Salsa, Low-Fat Beans, Corn Tortilla
    $9.95

Side Orders

  • Hot Carrots

    $5.95+
  • Mini Monkey Dish Beans

    $2.50
  • No Lard Beans

    $2.00+
  • Red Salsa

    $5.95+
  • Side Beans

    $3.00+
  • Side Beans & Rice

    $5.00
  • Side Fries

    $4.25+
  • Side Guacamole

    $3.50+
  • Side Pico de Gallo

    $2.50+
  • Side Ranch

    $2.50+
  • Side Rice

    $3.00+
  • Side Sliced Egg (1)

    $2.50
  • Side Sour Cream

    $2.75+
  • Side Tortilla Chips

    $3.95+
  • Side Tortillas (2) & Butter

    $3.95
  • Side Salsa Verde

    $2.25+

Soft Drinks

  • 7 Up

    $3.75+
  • Diet Pepsi

    $3.75+
  • Dr. Pepper

    $3.75+
  • Ginger Ale

    $3.75
  • Hot Tea

    $3.25
  • Iced Tea

    $3.75
  • Mexican Coke

    Classic Coca-Cola, made with real cane sugar in a glass bottle
    $4.00
  • Milk

    Whole Milk
    $3.50
  • Raspberry Tea

    $3.75+
  • Roy Rogers

    $4.75
  • Shirley Temple

    $4.75

Housemade Desserts

All of our desserts are made in-house, with classic homestyle recipes.
  • Buñuelo

    Crispy, golden fried tortilla dusted with cinnamon sugar and honey
    $5.95
  • Flan

    Silky smooth caramel custard, topped with golden caramel sauce - a Mexican classic.
    $6.75
  • Kahlua Cake

    Rich chocolate cake infused and topped with Kahlúa liqueur and whipped cream.
    $6.50

MERCH

Mens T-Shirts

  • Mens Grey SM

    $25.00
  • Mens Grey M

    $25.00
  • Mens Tan M

    $25.00
  • Mens White M

    $25.00
  • Mens Grey L

    $25.00
  • Mens Tan L

    $25.00
  • Mens White L

    $25.00
  • Mens Grey XL

    $25.00
  • Mens Tan XL

    $25.00
  • Mens White XL

    $25.00
  • Mens Grey 2XL

    $25.00
  • Mens Tan 2XL

    $25.00
  • Mens White 2XL

    $25.00
  • Mens Grey 3XL

    $25.00
  • Mens Grey 4XL

    $25.00

Womens T-Shirts

  • W White 2XL

    $25.00

Mens White L

$25.00

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La Palapa Mexican Restaurant & Cocktails Location and Hours

(619) 561-8106
12169 Woodside Avenue, A & B, Lakeside, CA 92040
Open now • Closes at 9PM
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