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    La Palapa Mexican Restaurant & Cocktails 12169 Woodside Avenue

    Mexican
    Open now11:30AM - 8PM
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    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 Tan SM

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • Mens White SM

      OUT OF STOCK
      $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

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • Mens Grey 2XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • Mens Tan 2XL

      $25.00
    • Mens White 2XL

      $25.00
    • Mens Grey 3XL

      $25.00
    • Mens Tan 3XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • Mens White 3XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • Mens Grey 4XL

      $25.00
    • Mens Tan 4XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • Mens White 4XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00

    Womens T-Shirts

    • W Grey SM

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Tan SM

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W White SM

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Grey MED

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Tan MED

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W White MED

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Grey LG

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Tan LG

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W White LG

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Grey XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Tan XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W White XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Grey 2XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W Tan 2XL

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00
    • W White 2XL

      $25.00

    All hours
    Sunday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Monday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Tuesday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Wednesday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Thursday11:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Friday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Saturday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Join us under the Palapa for the flavors, traditions, and hospitality that have made us a Lakeside favorite for 42 years.

    Location

    12169 Woodside Avenue, A & B, Lakeside, CA 92040

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