La Carreta Mexican Restaurant & Bar Menu

269 81st Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
  • Bring On The Nachos!

    • Nachos Supreme

      The ultimate nacho! House made tortilla chips loaded with seasoned ground beef or chiclan smothered with shredded, lettuce chopped tomatoes and lots of cheese. Finished with sour cream and guacamole
      $9.99
    • Nachos Plates

  • Great Starters

    • La Carreta Sampler

      A bountiful latter of a fried beef burrito, fried chiclan burrito and a chiclon quesadilla to complete this masterpiece we add a half order of our nachos supreme and a cup of cheese sauce. Plenty to share with your amigos!
      $12.99
    • Queso Delicioso

      Three great ways to enjoy our delicious melted cheese! Each is garnished with chopped tomatoes and served with flour tortillas
    • Mozzarella Sticks

      $4.99
    • Mexican Quesadilla

      You pick it - chiclan or beef- and we'll add plenty of cheese and pico de gallo
      $9.99
    • Chorizo, Bean & Cheese Dip

      Melted cheese with combled chorizo and beans. Sprinkled with chopped tomatoes and served with tortillas
      $8.59
    • Bean Dip

      $6.59
    • Cheese Sauce

      $3.59
    • Guacamole

      $3.59
  • Super Nachos

    • Nachos La Carreta

      This is a grande nacho! Grilled shrimp, chicken and chorizo atop crisp home made tortilla chips loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole
      $11.99
    • Nachos Fajitas

      Choose your favorite - steak or chicken sizzled with bell pepper and tomatoes and piled over crisp chips covered with cheese sauce
      $11.29
    • Nachos De Carnitas Supreme

      Shredded pork caraitas topped with lettuce, tomato, son cream, guacamole and cheese sauce
      $11.99
    • Texas Nachos

      This really bic platter features nacho chips topped with cheese sauce, grilled shrimp, tender beef and chicken. Dressed up with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole
      $11.99
  • Sandwiches

    • Grilled Chicken Sandwich

      $5.99
    • Hamburger & French Fries

      $4.99
    • Cheeseburger & French Fries

      $5.59
  • Lunch Combos

    • Fried Burrito & One Beef Enchilada

      Served with refried beans
      $7.29
    • One Chile Relleno & One Enchilada

      Served with mexican rice
      $7.29
    • One Beef Burrito & Mexican Rice

      With lettuce, tomato sour cream
      $6.99
    • One Enchilada & One Burrito

      Served with mexican rice or beans
      $6.99
    • Ground Beef Quesadlla

      Served with mexican rice & beans
      $7.59
    • One Beef Enchilada & One Taco

      With choice of mexican rice or beans
      $6.99
    • Two Ground Beef Tacos

      Served with rice and beans
      $6.99
    • One Chile Relleno & One Tamale

      Served with mexican rice
      $7.59
    • One Tostada & One Beef Enchilada

      Served with refried beans
      $7.29
    • Ground Chicken Quesadlla

      Served with mexican rice & beans
      $7.59
    • Two Ground Chicken Tacos

      Served with rice and beans
      $6.99
    • One Bean & Guacamole Tostada, One Beef Burrito & Rice

      $7.29
    • One Beef Burrito & One Tamale

      Served with mexican rice or beans
      $7.59
  • Kids' Menu

    • Cheese Quesadlla, Rice & Beans

      $5.29
    • Chicken Tenders & French Fries

      $5.99
    • Burrito & Enchilada

      $5.79
    • Taco & Enchilada

      $5.29
    • Enchilada, Rice & Beans

      $5.29
    • Taco, Rice & Beans

      $4.99
    • Burrito & Taco

      $5.59
    • Hot Dog & Fries

      $4.99
    • Grilled Shrimp & Fries

      $6.29
  • Beverages

    • Orange Juice

      $2.39
    • Milk

      $2.39
    • Chocolate Milk

      $2.39
    • Jarritos

      $2.39
    • Horchata

      $2.39
  • Enchiladas

    • Enchiladas De Camaron

      Three enchiladas filled with shrimp and smothered with cheese and enchilada sarco. Served with lottuce, sour cream, tomato guacamole, mexican rice and beans
      $12.99
    • Enchiladas Suizas

      Shredded porkatop three cheese onclikada drizzlod with green to matillo sauce and served with rice and beans
      $12.29
    • Enchiladas Verdes

      Two chiclan and one cheese onclikda covered with cheese and greentomatillo sauce. Topped with lettuce, tomato sour cream and guacamolo. Includes rice and beans
      $11.29
    • Enchiladas Juanitas

      We load up the plate with one leef one chicken and one cheese enc kikada topped with cheese, enclhilada sauce, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. served with choice of rice of rice or beans
      $11.29
    • Enchiladas Dona Maria

      Five great tastes-one beef one clicken one cheese one shredded beef and one bean anchilada topped with lettuce, to mato guacamolo and sour cream
      $11.99
  • Burritos

    • Burrito Del Mar

      Seafood lovers will enjoy this great unito made with grilled shrimp llavored with onion, tomato and polka no poppors. Rushed to your tale with lettuce, tomato sour cream and a guacamole. Includes mexican rice
      $12.99
    • Fiesta Burrito

      Stuffed with ground beef, chicken, rice and bans. Finished with cheese, red sauce, beef tips and sour cream
      $11.29
    • Texas Burrito

      Filled with grilled steak chicles and shrimp cooled with onions, to mato and bell peppel includes salad and rice or beans
      $11.99
    • Chile Colorado Burrito

      Tender beef sin nered in red savce, rolled in a tortilla and topped with cheese #sakad. Served with beans
      $11.29
    • Steak & Cheese Burrito

      Steakl writo covered with cheese sauce and pico de gallo, served with rice t salad
      $11.29
    • Burrito Monterrey

      Filled with pork beans and cheese. Includes sakd and rice or charro beans
      $11.29
    • Burrito Loco

      A big burrito of grillod steak, chicken and chorizo served with beans and salad
      $11.99
    • Burrito La Carreta

      Grilled shrimp and chicken cooled with vegetables then covered with cheese. Includes salad and leaks
      $12.59
  • Dinner Combo

    • Cheese Enchilada, Beef Enchilada, Rice & Beans

      $9.69
    • Beef Taco, Chicken Burrito, Rice Beans

      $9.69
    • Beef Burrito, Beef Enchilada & Chicken Taco

      $9.99
    • Two Beef Tacos, One Chicken Taco, Rice & Beans

      $9.69
    • One Tamale, One Chile Relleno, Rice & Beans

      $9.99
    • Two Tamales, Rice And Beans

      $9.99
    • One Chicken Enchilada, One Taco, Rice And Beans

      $9.69
    • One Chicken And Cheese Quesadilla, One Beef Enchilada And Rice

      $9.99
    • One Chile Poblano, One Beef Burrito And Beans

      $9.69
    • One Cheese Quesadilla, One Chalupa And One Beef Burrito

      $9.99
    • One Shredded Beef Burrito, One Chicken Enchilada Topped With Salad

      $9.99
    • Fried Burrito, Beef Enchilada And Choice Of Rice Or Deans

      $9.99
    • One Chicken And Cheese Tostada, One Beef Enchilada With Choice Of Rice Or Beans

      $9.69
    • One Burrito, One Tamale And One Enchilada

      $9.99
    • One Tamale, One Burrito, Rice And Beans

      $9.69
    • One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno And One Bean & Guacamole Tostada

      $9.99
    • One Beef Burrito, One Chicken Enchilada, Rice And Beans

      $9.99
  • Steak For Dinner

    • El Ranchito Carne Asada

      Skirt steak, ground beef enchilada, beans and salad.
      $16.99
    • T-Bone & Shrimp

      A juicy 10oz t-bone steak grilled and finished with shrimp, sauteed onions and mushrooms. Topped with cheese sauce and served with rice, warm flour tortillas and fries.
      $16.99
    • T-Bone Steak Jardin

      10-oz. T-bone steak served with california blend vegetables, french fries and rice.
      $13.99
    • Steak Mexicano

      A 10 oz. grilled ribeye steak dressed up with grilled onions, tomato and bell peppers. Offered with rice, beans and guacamole salad.
      $13.99
    • Steak & Rajas Con Queso

      Pieces of poblano pepper, tomato and onion give this dish of grilled steak slices its vibrant taste. Finished with melted cheese and served with salad and rice and beans.
      $13.99
  • La Carreta Favorites

    • Arroz Texano

      Steak, chicken and shrimp with grilled peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with cheese and served with flour tortillas.
      $11.99
    • Carnitas La Carreta

      Sauteed chunks of tender pork and grilled onions male this dish special. Served with rice, refried beans or charro beans, lettuce, tomato, sliced avocado and tortillas.
      $12.99
    • Chile Colorado

      This authentic recipe is made with tender beef grilled and simmered in a spicy red sauce. Served with rice, beans and guacamole salad.
      $12.69
    • Chile Verde

      Chunks of pork simmered in green housemade tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and guacamole salad.
      $12.99
    • Mexican Flautas

      Three flautas-one ground beef, one chicken and one shredded beef. Served with refried beans, queso dip, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.
      $9.99
    • Acapulco Platter

      Succulent grilled steak or tender chicken cooked with onions served on flour tortilla, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and salad
      $12.69
    • Tostada Meal

      One beef and one chicken tostada loaded up with tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
      $9.99
  • Combination Platters

    • El Combo Grande

      Enjoy a sizzling 8-oz. ribeye steak teamed with shrimp and an 8-oz. grilled chicken breast. Served with vegetables, salad, warm tortillas and rice or charro beans.
      $19.99
    • Fiesta Combo

      A chicken chimichanga fried and a steak burrito with lettuce, sour cream, tomato, rice & beans.
      $11.99
    • El Gallito

      A cheese enchilada, chicken enchilada and a beef and bean burrito with cheese and green sauce served with salad and rice.
      $10.99
  • A La Carte

    • Beef Burrito

    • Chicken Burrito

    • Bean Burrito

    • Beef

    • Chicken Tostada

    • Tostaguac

    • Tamale

    • Beef Taquitos

    • Chicken Taquitos

    • Chile Poblano

  • Sizzlin´ Fajitas

    • Texas Fajitas

      A combination of grilled steak, chicken and shrimp. Served with salad and your choice of rice or beans
      $14.99
    • New El Rancho Fajitas

      Steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo and carnitas for two. Served with two small salads, rice and beans
      $24.99
    • Shrimp Fajitas

      Shrimp grilled fajita-style and served with rice or beans
      $15.99
    • Fajitas La Carreta

      Chorizo sausage, chicken breast and shrimp. Served with salad & rice
      $14.99
    • Steak Or Chicken Fajitas

      With your choice of rice or beans
      $12.99
    • Fajitas De Carnitas

      Boneless pork chops sizzled on the grill and covered with cheese. Served with choice of rice or beans
      $12.99
    • Hawaiian Fajitas

      Grilled shrimp with chunks of pineapple, california blend vegetable, onions and tomato
      $14.99
  • Plato Del Mar

    • New Tilapia & Shrimp

      Grilled tilapia and shrimp with cream sauce with onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with rice, salad and three flour tortillas
      $13.99
    • Camarones Empanzados

      Golden deep-fried shrimp served with mexican rice and salad
      $13.59
    • Shrimp Cocktail

      A large margarita glass with shrimp in our housemade cocktail sauce with lime, avocado and pico de gallo
      $12.99
    • Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo

      Grilled shrimp flavored with cooled garlic and onions. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, salad and sliced avocado
      $13.59
    • Camarones A La Diabla

      A bold red sauce and grilled onion give these shrimp a spicy taste. Served with rice, beans, tortillas & salad
      $13.59
    • Salmon De Sol

      A salmon fillet grilled and surrounded by a california blend of vegetables with queso dip. Served with rice
      $14.99
    • Camarones El Caribe

      Grilled shrimp, mushrooms and onions simmered in a rich cheese sauce. Served with salad, tortillas & rice
      $13.99
    • Salmon Caribe

      Grilled salmon and deep-fried shrimp served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and queso dip
      $15.99
  • Pollo Perfecto

    • Pollo Mazatlan

      Grilled chicken breast, grilled shrimp, and grilled veggies with your choice of flour or corn tortillas
      $14.99
    • Pollo Toluca

      Grilled chicken breast and chorizo sausage topped with cheese. Served with tortillas, rice, beans and guacamole salad
      $12.99
    • Arroz Con Pollo

      Grilled chicken strips served over rice and covered with nacho cheese. Served with three flour tortillas
      $10.50
    • Pollo A La Diabla

      Chicken breast cooled with onions and finished with a spicy red sauce. Served with rice, beans and guacamole salad
      $12.29
    • Pollo Supreme

      Grilled chicken breast with mushrooms and onions simmered in a creamy cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and guacamole salad
      $12.99
    • Pollo Loco

      Grilled chicken breast topped with colourful california blend vegetables, mushrooms and cheese sauce. Sided with salad, mexican rice and tortillas
      $12.29
    • Pollo Asado

      An 8-oz, chicken breast simply grilled and served with rice, beans, salad, sliced avocado and jalapenos
      $12.29
    • Pollo Monterrey

      Grilled chicken breast cooked with grilled onions and green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and salad
      $12.59
  • Fresh Salads

    • El Trio Ensalada

      Grilled shrimp, chicken and steak with lettuce, tomato, onion, bell pepper and sour cream
      $11.99
    • Shrimp Taco Salad

      Grilled shrimp with cheese sauce, tomato, onion, and bell peppers atop crisp lettuce
      $11.99
    • Steak & Mushroom Taco Salad

      Grilled steak and mushrooms with cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato and sour cream
      $10.99
    • Grilled Chicken Taco Salad

      Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, grilled onion and cheese sauce
      $10.99
    • Taco Salad

      Choice of ground beef or chicken, filled with beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole
      $9.99
    • Guacamole Salad

      Lettuce, tomato, and guacamole
      $3.99
    • Tossed Salad

      Lettuce, tomato, fresh onion and bell pepper
      $3.99
    • Grilled Shrimp & Chicken Salad

      Grilled shrimp, grilled chicken and grilled veggies served over romaine lettuce with tomato and cheese
      $12.59
  • Vegetarian Choices

    • Garden Veggie Fajitas

      A colorful blend of grilled california vegetables with tomato, onion, green peppers and mushrooms. Accompanied
      $9.99
    • Farmer´S Quesadilla

      A large flour tortilla filled with cheese, grilled mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and green pepper. Served with salad and rice
      $9.79
    • Vegetarian Combo

      A cheese enchilada teamed with a bean burrito topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with choice of rice or beans
      $9.29
    • Fiesta Veggie

      We fill up the platter with a bean burrito, a cheese enchilada and a crispy bean tostada
      $9.29
    • Vegetarian El Rancho

      A trio of mexican delights - a chalupa, a bean burrito and a cheese quesadilla
      $8.99
  • The Extras

    • Refried Beans

      $2.29
    • Pico De Gallo

      $1.59
    • French Fries

      $1.99
    • Rice

      $2.29
    • Tortillas

    • Sour Cream

  • Chimichangas

    • Fiesta Chimichanga

      Steak, chicken and beans fill a giant chimi smothered with cheese sauce and red sauce. Served with salad and a side of rice or beans
      $10.99
    • Shrimp Chimichanga

      A seafood delight of grilled shrimp cooled with vegetables then rolled in a giant flour tortilla and topped with cheese sauce and salad. Served with mexican rice
      $12.99
    • Steak Chimichanga

      Stuffed with tender steak and covered with cheese sauce and red sauce. Finished with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole served with a side of refried beans
      $10.99
    • Double Chimichangas

      We fill up the plate with two chimic kangas filled with your choice of ground beef, chicken or shredded beef. Served with salad and beans
      $10.99
  • Taco Meals

    • Shrimp Tacos

      Three shrimp and cheese tacos served with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
      $11.69
    • Tacos De Carne Asada

      Three steak tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
      $9.99
    • Tacos De Carnitas

      Three shredded carnitas tacos with lettuce, to mato and shredded cheese
      $9.99
    • Spicy Steak Tacos

      Three steak tacos cooked in our spicy sauce and stuffed into your choice of four or corn tortillas
      $9.99
    • Fish Tacos

      Three fish tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
      $10.99
    • Taco Loco

      Pick three of your favorite tacos. Choose one of each or mix and match - carne asada, caraitas or chorizo. Served with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
      $9.99
    • Tacos De Chorizo

      Three chorizo tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
      $9.99
    • New Steak & Chorzo Tacos

      Three steakand chorizo tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
      $10.69

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