La Palapa
Tue–Thu 4–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm
- 2224 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- 412-586-7015
2224 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 — Open in Google Maps

Menu
Soups
- Sopa de Pescado$6.45
Fish soup with tilapia and potatoes, prepared with onion, garlic, sour cream and fresh tomatoes — a dish originating from the coast of Veracruz (gluten free)
0 - Sopa de Tortilla$5.45
Garlic, cilantro and oregano-based broth with tortilla chips, sour cream and a poached egg (gluten free)
0 - Sopa de Verdura$5.45
Home-made vegetable soup with green and yellow zucchini, broccoli and potatoes (vegetarian, gluten free)
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Salads
- Ensalada Palapa$11.50
Lettuce mix, cucumber, beets, onion, tomato, carrots, nopales, boiled egg and queso fresco (vegetarian, gluten free)
0 - Ensalada de Aguacate$11.50
Spring mix, cucumber, onion, tomato, red pepper and a whole avocado
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Appetizers
- Three to Share$16.95
A trio of salsas including pico de gallo, cheese dip and guacamole (vegetarian, gluten free)
0 - Nachos$12.95
Homemade tortilla chips topped with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, jalapeño cheese dip, queso fresco and your choice of meat, or poblano pepper and potatoes for the vegetarian version. Ground beef $14.95, chipotle pork $13.95
0 - Jalapeño Cheese Dip and Chips$10.50
Queso fresco, mozzarella and American melt cheese with a touch of jalapeño pepper (gluten free)
0 - Chips & Salsa$6.95
Choose between pico de gallo, green salsa or red salsa with tortilla chips (vegetarian, gluten free)
0 - Empanadas$5.45
Wheat flour dough filled with chicken, ground beef, chorizo and cheese, chipotle pork, plantain and cheese, or veggies, topped with home-made green salsa and mole sauce
0 - Fresh Guacamole & Chips
Made fresh when you order it (vegetarian, gluten free). Market price
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Entrees
- Flautas de Pollo, Barbacoa o Papa$17.45
Four flautas with your choice of chicken, barbacoa or potatoes wrapped in a crispy tortilla, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco and sour cream (gluten free)
0 - Enchiladas Verdes y Mole Poblano$16.45
Three enchiladas with your choice of chicken, beef, mushroom or cheese in a corn tortilla, topped with green and mole sauce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
0 - Enchiladas Rancheras$16.45
Three enchiladas with your choice of chicken, beef, mushroom or cheese, topped with spicy salsa ranchera, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
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Our Specialties
- Birria$18.45
Broth made with locally sourced beef short ribs, shank and chuck, served with three tacos filled with meat braised in the same broth. Add melted cheese to make it a quesabirria (+$1.00) (gluten free)
0 - Tamales$15.45
Two warm corn-dough tamales wrapped in cornhusks and steam-cooked, topped with green or mole salsa. Meat or vegetarian options (gluten free)
0 - Chamorro de Borrego en Guajillo
Slow-roasted lamb shank in a guajillo chili sauce (gluten free). Market price
0 - Carne Asada
Tender skirt steak cooked to order with grilled onions, queso fresco and jalapeño pepper
0 - Molcajete Mar y Tierra
A dish to share with grilled flank steak, chicken breast, jumbo shrimp, jalapeño, bell peppers, onion, queso dip, ranchera salsa and tortillas on the side
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Vegetarian Dishes
- Enchiladas Verdes$16.95
Three enchiladas with your choice of soyrizo, mushroom, cheese, mushroom and cheese, or spinach and cheese, topped with green sauce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
0 - Enchiladas Rancheras$16.95
Three enchiladas with soyrizo, mushroom, cheese, mushroom and cheese, or spinach and cheese, topped with spicy salsa ranchera, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco (gluten free)
0 - Chiles Rellenos con Queso y Espinaca$15.95
A Mexico City classic — poblano peppers stuffed with spinach and cheese, topped with home-made green and mole sauce (gluten free)
0 - Tamales$15.95
Two warm corn-dough tamales wrapped in a corn husk and steam cooked, topped with green and mole salsa (gluten free)
0 - Flautas de Papa$15.95
Four flautas of potatoes wrapped in a crispy tortilla, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, queso fresco and sour cream (vegan, gluten free)
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Tacos, Quesadillas & Burritos
- Specialty Burritos$17.95
Filled with a protein of your choice, rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese in a big flour tortilla, topped with home-made mole sauce, green sauce, sour cream and queso fresco, with grilled onion and potatoes on the side
0 - Specialty Quesadilla$17.45
Made with a big flour tortilla, served with sour cream, pico de gallo, grilled onions and potatoes. Gluten free version made with three 100% corn tortillas on request
0 - Specialty Tacos$14.45
Served 'Mexican style' — cilantro, onion and radish slices with lime on the side — plus grilled onion and potatoes
0 - Mix & Match Tacos$12.95
Two or three tacos with your choice of pico de gallo, sour cream and queso fresco, or 'Mexican style' with cilantro, radish and onion, lime on the side (gluten free)
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Brunch (Fri–Sun 11am–3pm)
- Huevos Rancheros$13.50
Two tortillas with refried beans and two eggs on top, a classic brunch dish in Mexico City
0 - Machaca con Huevo$12.95
Two scrambled eggs with shredded beef, refried beans, roasted potatoes, and toast or corn tortillas
0 - Huevos Pastor$12.95
Two scrambled eggs with pastor (pork marinated with achiote and pineapple), refried beans, roasted potatoes, and toast or corn tortillas
0 - Chilaquiles$12.95
Tortilla chips with green or red sauce, fresh onion, sour cream and queso fresco. Eggs $12.95, chicken $15.95, steak $16.95
0 - Huevos Palapa$12.50
Two scrambled or sunny side-up eggs with bacon or Mexican chorizo, roasted potatoes and refried beans, corn tortillas or toast on request
0 - Breakfast Burrito$12.50
Scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and spinach in a big flour tortilla, topped with green salsa and mole sauce, or jalapeño cheese dip instead
0 - Breakfast Tacos$9.00
Two tacos with scrambled eggs and bacon, or eggs and chorizo, sour cream, queso fresco and pico de gallo. Three for $13.00
0 - Breakfast Gordita$8.00
Home-made round corn dough filled with machaca con huevo or huevos al pastor, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco on top
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Kids Menu
- Quesadilla$6.95
Cheese, pinto beans, or chicken and cheese quesadilla. Includes a free side
0 - Empanada$6.95
Wheat flour dough filled with chicken, ground beef, or cheese. Includes a free side
0 - Mini Beef Nachos$6.95
Tortilla chips topped with ground beef, cheese, sour cream and queso fresco. Includes a free side
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Desserts
- Tamal de Elote$6.95
Warm corn-based dough filled with sweet corn, wrapped in a cornhusk and steam-cooked
0 - Flan Napolitano$5.95
Traditional Mexican flan with vanilla, one of our specialties
0 - Churros$5.95
Fried pastry dough sticks covered with cinnamon sugar, with vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream on the side
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Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.
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