Las Placitas Restaurant Menu

4.3
(1,075+ Reviews)
  • Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • Chips & Salsa

      Fried and lightly salted corn tortilla chips served with fresh salsa made in-house.
      $3.50
      Chips & Salsa
    • Trio Tacos

      One steak, one chicken, and one shrimp. Your choice of three crispy, soft flour or corn tortillas, and served with guacamole, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
      $16.95
      Trio Tacos
    • Platänos Fritos

      Sweet fried plantain served with sour cream and beans.
      $6.95
      Platänos Fritos
    • Chicken Quesadillas

      Grilled chicken, served between two flour tortillas and melted cheeses. Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole on the side.
      $12.95
      Chicken Quesadillas
    • Mixed Quesadillas

      Grilled shrimp, chicken, slices of steak served between 2 flour tortillas and melted cheese. Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole on the side.
      $14.95
      Mixed Quesadillas
    • Steak Quesadillas

      Slices of grilled steak served between two flour tortillas and melted cheese. Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole on the side.
      $13.95
      Steak Quesadillas
    • Chicken Nachos

      Tortilla chips covered with beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
      $12.95
      Chicken Nachos
    • Tacos al Carbon

      Grilled chicken or steak. Your choice of three crispy, soft flour or corn tortillas, and served with guacamole, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
      $16.95
      Tacos al Carbon
    • Chile con Queso

      Mild, jalapeño taste melted cheese.
      $8.95
    • Guacamole

      Side portion. Fresh guacamole made in-house daily.
      $4.50
  • Kids Mains

    • Kids #1 - Burrito

      Chicken or beef burrito.
      $11.95
    • Kids #2 - Quesadillas

      Cheese, chicken or beef quesadillas.
      $11.95
    • Kids # 3 - Tacos

      Chicken and beef taco combo (soft or crispy).
      $11.95
  • Soups

    • Sopa de Mariscos

      Seafood soup with shrimp, scallops, squid, fish, mussels, clams, and veggies.
      $21.95
      Sopa de Mariscos
    • Sopa de Res

      A short rib beef soup with vegetables.
      $19.95
    • Sopa de Tortilla

      A bowl of chicken tortilla soup with veggies, cheese, and avocados.
      $9.95
      Sopa de Tortilla
  • Salads

    • Ensaladas Las Placitas

      Romaine, avocados, heart of palm, and tomato.
      $10.95
    • Ensaladas de Aguacate

      Romaine, avocados, and tomatoes. Dressing on the side.
      $10.95
    • Grilled Chicken Salad

      Grilled Chicken atop Fresh Mixed Greens with Garden Vegetables
      $15.95
    • Grilled Steak Salad

      Grilled steak atop a blend of mixed greens, often accompanied by avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, and a cilantro vinaigrette.
      $17.95
    • Grilled Shrimp Salad

      Tender grilled shrimp atop crisp greens, dressed in a zesty vinaigrette.
      $17.95
  • Antojitos Salvadorenos y Mexicanos

    • Chile con Queso

      Mild, jalapeño taste melted cheese.
      $8.95
    • Guacamole Mexicano

      A blend of ripe avocado. Served with chips.
      $11.95
      Guacamole Mexicano
    • Mejillones Marineros

      Fresh mussels served in ginger and marineros sauce.
      $13.95
    • Yucca con Chicharrón

      Fried Spanish root with fried pork and cabbage salad.
      $11.95
      Yucca con Chicharrón
    • Taquitos Dorados

      Three crispy taquitos filled with beef or chicken, served with guacamole and sour cream.
      $13.95
      Taquitos Dorados
    • Platänos Fritos

      Sweet fried plantain served with sour cream and beans.
      $6.95
      Platänos Fritos
    • Camarónes al Ajillo

      Shrimp sautéed in a garlic butter and white wine sauce.
      $11.95
    • Tamales de Elote

      Corn 2x per order. Two corn tamales served with sour cream on the side.
      $7.00
    • Chorizo con Queso

      Spanish sausage topped with melted cheese and tortillas on the side.
      $9.95
      Chorizo con Queso
  • Nachos Rancheros

    • Cheese & Beans Nachos

      Tortilla chips covered with beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
      $10.95
    • Chicken Nachos

      Tortilla chips covered with beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
      $12.95
      Chicken Nachos
    • Steak Nachos

      Tortilla chips covered with beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
      $13.95
      Steak Nachos
    • Shrimp Nachos

      Grilled shrimp over cheese and bean nachos, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole.
      $13.95
      Shrimp Nachos
    • Mixto Nachos

      Tortilla chips covered with beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
      $14.95
  • Quesadillas Mexicanas

    • Cheese Quesadillas

      Two flour tortillas filled with cheese, garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
      $10.95
    • Spinach Quesadillas

      Two flour tortillas filled with cheese and spinach, garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
      $11.95
    • Fresh Veggies Quesadillas

      Two flour tortillas filled with cheese, garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
      $11.95
    • Chicken Quesadillas

      Grilled chicken, served between two flour tortillas and melted cheeses. Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole on the side.
      $12.95
      Chicken Quesadillas
    • Steak Quesadillas

      Slices of grilled steak served between two flour tortillas and melted cheese. Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole on the side.
      $13.95
      Steak Quesadillas
    • Shrimp Quesadillas

      Two flour tortillas filled with cheese, garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
      $13.95
      Shrimp Quesadillas
    • Mixed Quesadillas

      Grilled shrimp, chicken, slices of steak served between 2 flour tortillas and melted cheese. Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole on the side.
      $14.95
      Mixed Quesadillas
  • Premium Seafood

    • Paella Las Placitas

      Valencia's famous Spanish rice dish with shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, and squid. Served with rice and beans.
      $23.95
      Paella Las Placitas
    • Mojarra Frita

      A fried whole tilapia fish served with grilled shrimp and a small salad. Served with rice and beans.
      $19.95
    • Tilapia al Horno

      Broiled tilapia filet with sautéed shrimp. Served with sweet plantain. Served with rice and beans.
      $18.95
    • Camarónes Azteca

      Shrimp sautéed with vegetables. Served with rice and beans.
      $20.95
      Camarónes Azteca
    • Mariscada

      A combo of fresh scallops, shrimp, squid clams, mussels, and cooked in a saffron seafood broth. Served with rice and beans.
      $21.95
    • Salmon Campeche

      Fresh Atlantic salmon served with sautéed shrimp, scallops, zucchini, and carrots. Served with rice and beans.
      $23.95
      Salmon Campeche
  • Salvadoran Specialties

    • Parrillada al Carbon

      A broiled combo of chicken breast, NY steak, shrimp served with garlic butter sauce. Served with rice and beans.
      $20.95
    • Las Placitas Sampler

      A Salvadoran treat (grilled shrimp, steak, chicken, and one pupusa) and served on sautéed veggies. Served with rice and beans.
      $23.95
    • Carne Asada

      Fajita steak grilled. Served with sautéed Spanish onions and sweet plantains. Served with rice and beans.
      $20.95
    • Puerco al Horno

      Tender morsels of pork oven cooked with sautéed onions and served with sweet plantain. Served with rice and beans.
      $19.95
    • Lomo Saltado

      Fajita steak with sautéed onions, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, and French fries. Served with rice and beans.
      $19.95
    • Mar y Tierra

      Grilled New York steak served with shrimp sautéed in garlic butter sauce. Served with rice and beans.
      $23.95
      Mar y Tierra
    • Las Placitas Steak

      Grilled New York steak served with garlic butter sauce and veggies. Served with rice and beans.
      $20.95
    • Pollo Asado

      Half chicken oven roasted Salvadoran-style. Covered with sautéed Spanish onions. Served with rice and beans.
      $18.95
      Pollo Asado
    • Pollo Ranchero

      Half chicken oven roasted. Covered with sautéed onions, green peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
      $18.95
    • Pollo a la Parrilla

      Grilled chicken breast served with sautéed mixed vegetables and sweet plantain. Served with rice and beans.
      $17.95
      Pollo a la Parrilla
  • Authentic Tacos Mexicanos

    • Trio Tacos

      One steak, one chicken, and one shrimp. Your choice of three crispy, soft flour or corn tortillas, and served with guacamole, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
      $16.95
      Trio Tacos
    • Taco Salad

      A crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with salad and grilled chicken, steak or shrimp.
      $17.95
      Taco Salad
    • Tacos al Carbon

      Grilled chicken or steak. Your choice of three crispy, soft flour or corn tortillas, and served with guacamole, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
      $16.95
      Tacos al Carbon
    • Shrimp Tacos

      Shredded: chicken or beef.
      $16.95
      Shrimp Tacos
  • Sizzling Fajitas

    • Fajitas de Pollo

      Grilled chicken. Served with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
      $20.95
      Fajitas de Pollo
    • Fajitas de Carne

      Grilled steak. Served with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
      $22.95
      Fajitas de Carne
    • Fajitas de Pollo y Carne

      Grilled steak and chicken. Served with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
      $22.95
    • Fajitas de Camarónes

      Shrimp. Served with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
      $22.95
    • Tex Mex Fajitas

      Grilled steak, chicken, and shrimp. Served with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
      $23.95
    • Fajitas de Vegetales

      A variety of vegetables. Served with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
      $17.95
      Fajitas de Vegetales
  • Enchiladas Nortenas

    • Enchiladas Monterrey

      Cheese. Three corn tortillas stuffed with your choice, covered with green tomatillo, salsa ranchera, and cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
      $15.95
    • Chile Rellenos

      Two poblano pepper stuffed with cheese covered in a light batter of egg. Three corn tortillas stuffed with your choice, covered with green tomatillo, salsa ranchera, and cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
      $15.95
    • Enchiladas de Pollo

      Shredded chicken. Three corn tortillas stuffed with your choice, covered with green tomatillo, salsa ranchera, and cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
      $17.95
      Enchiladas de Pollo
    • Enchiladas de Carne

      Shredded or grilled steak. Three corn tortillas stuffed with your choice, covered with green tomatillo, salsa ranchera, and cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
      $18.95
      Enchiladas de Carne
    • Shrimp Enchiladas

      Shrimp enchiladas are typically filled with sautéed shrimp and may include a blend of cheeses, enveloped in tortillas and topped with a savory sauce.
      $18.95
      Shrimp Enchiladas
    • Enchiladas Marineras

      Seafood. Shrimp and scallops. Three corn tortillas stuffed with your choice, covered with green tomatillo, salsa ranchera, and cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
      $19.95
      Enchiladas Marineras
  • Burritos Mexicanos

    • Burrito de Vegetales

      A variety of vegetables. A large flour tortilla burrito filled with your choice, topped with ranchera sauce, tomatillo sauce, and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
      $15.95
    • Burrito de Pollo

      Shredded chicken. A large flour tortilla burrito filled with your choice, topped with ranchera sauce, tomatillo sauce, and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
      $17.95
      Burrito de Pollo
    • Burrito de Carne

      Shredded or grilled steak. A large flour tortilla burrito filled with your choice, topped with ranchera sauce, tomatillo sauce, and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
      $18.95
    • Burrito de Camarónes

      Shrimp. A large flour tortilla burrito filled with your choice, topped with ranchera sauce, tomatillo sauce, and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
      $18.95
      Burrito de Camarónes
  • Chimichangas

    • Vegetable Chimichanga

      Deep-fried flour tortilla filled with a medley of vegetables, typically includes pico de gallo, guacamole, Mexican cheese, and sour cream.
      $15.95
    • Chimichanga de Pollo

      Shredded chicken. A deep-fried flour tortilla filled with your choice, served with lettuce, and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
      $17.95
    • Chimichanga de Carne

      Shredded beef. A deep-fried flour tortilla filled with your choice, served with lettuce, and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
      $18.95
    • Shrimp Chimichanga

      Fried flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp, typically includes pico de gallo, guacamole, Mexican cheese, and sour cream.
      $18.95
    • Chimichanga de Mariscos

      Shrimp and scallops. A deep fried flour tortilla filled with your choice, served with lettuce, and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
      $19.95
      Chimichanga de Mariscos
  • Combination Platters

    • One Chicken, One Beef, and One Cheese Enchilada

      Served with salsa ranchero, tomatillo sauce and cheese. Rice and beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
      $17.95
    • One Cheese and One Veggie Enchilada, One Chile Relleno

      Served with salsa ranchero, tomatillo sauce, cheeses.
      $16.95
    • One Chile Relleno, One Chicken Tamale, and One Chicken Enchilada

      Served with salsa ranchera, tomatillo sauce and cheese. Stuffed with shredded chicken or shredded beef.
      $17.95
    • One Chicken, One Beef Enchilada, and One Chicken Taco

      Served with salsa ranchera, tomatillo sauce and cheese. Stuffed with shredded chicken or shredded beef.
      $17.95
    • Jose's Special Combo

      Carne asada, shrimp, one beef taco, one chicken tamale, and avocado. Served with salsa ranchera, tomatillo sauce and cheese. Stuffed with shredded chicken or shredded beef.
      $20.95
  • Dessert

    • Flan

      Flan made fresh in house.
      $4.95
      Flan
  • Side Orders

    • Pico de Gallo

      Fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and jalapenos. All chopped and mixed with salt, cumin, and fresh lime juice.
      $1.95
    • Black Beans

      Black beans cooked in homestyle broth.
      $2.95
    • Flour Tortillas

      Side of flour tortilla wraps. 3 tortillas per order.
      $1.00
    • Chopped Jalapeños

      Whole chopped jalapeños. 2 whole jalapeños per order.
      $1.00
    • White Rice

      Light and fluffy white rice.
      $3.00
    • Corn Tortillas

      Side of corn tortilla wraps. 3 tortillas per order.
      $1.00
    • Refried Beans

      Mashed pinto beans blended with spices.
      $3.00
    • Sour Cream

      A smooth, tangy condiment often used to enhance the flavors of Latin-American dishes.
      $1.75
    • Guacamole

      Side portion. Fresh guacamole made in-house daily.
      $4.50
    • Mexican Rice

      Spicy rice seasoned with Mexican flavors, perfect as a side or base for your favorite dish.
      $3.00
    • Chips & Salsa

      Fried and lightly salted corn tortilla chips served with fresh salsa made in-house.
      $3.50
      Chips & Salsa

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