Carmelita's - Dana Point

Slow- smoked baby back pork ribs, with chipotle glaze, with roasted street corn, queso fresco, and micro cilantro

Rich roasted cheese dip loaded with chorizo and bacon, topped with queso fresco and served with fresh guacamole and warm tortillas

Roasted corn chips stacked with refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, queso fresco, and salsa, finished with your choice of grilled chicken or steak

A chef selection of chicken, potato, shrimp and beef taquitos, grilled chicken nachos, cheese and chorizo quesadillas, fresh guacamole, and house made salsas.

Grilled steak folded into a warm flour tortilla with melted cheese, served with guacamole, sour cream, queso fresco, and roasted salsa

Roasted corn, with chile seasoning, finished with queso fresco, lemon aioli, and fresh cilantro

Crispy rolled flour tortillas filled with slow-braised short rib and melded jack cheese, lightly fried until golden brown and topped with aioli, queso fresco, cilantro, guacamole, sour cream

Golden- Crisp shrimp taquitos filled with shrimp and cream cheese, topped with roasted salsa, chipotle aioli, and queso fresco

Golden- Crisp rolled potato taquitos, topped with melted cheese, guacamole, salsa, aioli, queso fresco

Wild shrimp marinaded in fresh citrus juices and tossed with pico de gallo, chopped onions, cilantro, and house seasoning. Served chilled with sliced avocado and crispy tostadas

Seasoned crispy salmon served with fresh spinach with avocado, tomatoes, sweet corn, crispy carrots, cilantro, and a light vinaigrette

Fresh chopped romaine lettuce tossed in our house made cilantro ranch dressing, topped with grilled achiote- marinated chicken, roasted fajita peppers and onions, avocado, sweet corn, whole beans, queso fresco, and crispy tortilla strips

Grilled skirt steak served over chopped romaine with avocado, tomatoes, sweet corn, cucumber, pickled onion, jack cheese, and a light champagne vinaigrette

Fresh romaine topped with roasted corn, rice, beans, cheese, guacamole, pico de Gallo, and crispy tortilla strips, finished with your choice of grilled steak, carnitas, or chicken

Chopped romaine topped with grilled chicken, refried beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and crispy tostada shell

A fresh blend of chopped romaine and lettuce, with roasted corn, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, cheese, onion, and a light house vinaigrette

Hearty chicken tortilla soup with grilled chicken, fresh avocado, melted cheese, sour cream, crispy tortilla strips, and cilantro

Tender pulled short rib enchiladas, smothered in our creamy costilla salsa, and melted queso, served alongside traditional rice and beans

Tender prime skirt steak, paired with classic red chile cheese enchiladas, fresh guacamole, and vibrant pickled onions

Crispy fried chimichanga, choice of chicken or beef, finished with Mexican crema, queso fresco, cilantro, and signature salsa, accompanied by rice and fresh guacamole

Fresh shrimp taco, crab Chile relleno, and a rich shrimp & crab enchilada, paired together in our signature seafood trio, served with rice and beans

Succulent jumbo prawns simmered in a savory garlic butter sauce with fresh cilantro and citrus, accompanied by tortillas, Mexican rice, and beans

Warm enchiladas stuffed with roasted shrimp and crab, topped with savory garlic butter, fresh avocado, and cream, served alongside house rice

Tender shredded chicken topped with our house green tomatillo salsa and crema fresca, accompanied by traditional rice and beans

Perfectly grilled blackened salmon served with mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach, finished with rich costilla cream sauce, citrus and cilantro

Slow- cooked pork in house tomatillo salsa, garnished with queso fresco, cilantro, onions, and fresh lime, accompanied by refried beans, rice, and tortillas

Juicy grilled chicken finished with creamy serrano sauce served alongside a chile relleno, fresh avocado, and queso fresco

Our signature sharing platter features grilled skirt steak, grilled chicken, crispy carnitas, and garlic butter shrimp, served sizzling table side with roasted street corn, roasted queso fundido, tortillas, house salsa, rice, and beans

Crispy corn tortilla, roasted cheese, crispy lettuce, queso fresco, pico de gallo

Grilled chicken, melted cheese, rice, beans, salsa, avocado, sour cream, queso fresco

Hawain mahi mahi blackened, avocado, lemon, aioli, slice cabbage, rice, and beans

Sliced skirt steak, roasted portobello & onion, melted cheese, guacamole, cilantro, refried beans

Slow braised pork shoulder, green onions, salsa, refried beans, tortillas, guacamole

Tender braised short rib slow- cooked in traditional spices, with warm tortillas, & melted cheese, served with fresh onion and rich consommé

Roasted fajita peppers, tortillas, guacamole, crema, cilantro

Seasoned crispy salmon served with fresh spinach with avocado tomatoes, sweet corn, crispy carrots, cilantro romaine, champagne dressing, cheese, tomato, corn onion

Grilled Chicken, roasted fajita peppers, tortillas, guacamole, crema, cilantro

Grilled Steak, roasted fajita peppers, tortillas, guacamole, crema, cilantro

Made fresh daily, using local organic produce, fresh lime & seasoning

Made fresh daily, using local organic salsas

Fresh lime, wild shrimp, avocado, pico de gallo

Roasted elote, queso, chile seasoning, lime, crema

golden crisp, epazote cream cheese, roasted salsa, queso fresco, spicy aioli, shrimp

Roasted potato, jack cheese, queso fresco, crema, guacamole, pico de gallo

shredded chicken, jack cheese, queso fresco, crema, guacamole, pico de gallo

Pulled short rib, jack cheese, guacamole, queso, aioli

Organic avocado, lime, heirloom tomato, raw corn, spinach

Grilled chicken, jack cheese, queso fresco, guacamole, crema

Rice, beans, cheese, salsa, home made flour tortilla, avocado, sour cream, grilled chicken

Crispy lettuce, jack cheese, pico de gallo, salsa, queso fresco, golden crisp

Crispy lettuce, jack cheese, pico de gallo, salsa, queso fresco, golden crisp

Slow braised carnitas, roasted salsa, home made tortillas, green onions

Grilled jidori chicken, roasted peppers, caramelized onions, salsa, tortillas

Grilled skirt steak, roasted peppers, caramelized onions, salsa. tortillas

Shredded chicken, tomatillo salsa, roasted jack cheese, queso

Spinach, Mushrooms, jack cheese, tomatillo salsa, queso

Pulled short rib, costilla salsa, roasted jack cheese, queso

New York strip steak, cilantro, onion, corn tortillas, salsa

Grilled jidori chicken breast, achiote marinade, cilantro, onions, salsa, corn tortillas

Slow, braised carnitas, cilantro, onions, salsa, corn tortillas

Slow Braised Pork, home made marinade, cilantro, onions, salsa, corn tortillas