Las Velas
Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm
- 21 Market Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- 412-251-0031
21 Market Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 — Open in Google Maps

Menu
Entradas
- Quesadillas$14.00
Traditional cheese, served with lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream. Meats or veggies $12.00, shrimp or filet $16.00
0 - El Trio$12.00
Chips with salsa, queso and guacamole
0 - Sopecitos$12.00
Four small thick handmade corn tortillas topped one each with chicken, steak, chorizo and carnitas, served with beans, salsa verde, roja, onions, cilantro and fresco cheese
0 - Las Velas Flautas$12.00
Three flautas made with flour tortillas wrapped around diced chicken and cheese, served with creamy chipotle sauce
0 - Ceviche$12.00
Citrus-marinated fish served in the traditional Mexican style. Shrimp or combo $16.00
0 - Stuffed Jalapeños$12.00
Four large fresh jalapeños skinned and stuffed with fresco cheese, ground beef and chorizo, drizzled with creamy tamarindo honey sauce
0 - Empanadas$12.00
Cheese, beef or chicken $14.00; fish or mushrooms $15.00
0 - Nachos$12.00
House chips topped with black beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Steak or chicken $12.00, shrimp $14.00
0 - Taquitos$12.00
Four crispy homemade corn tortilla taquitos stuffed with potatoes, barbacoa or chicken, topped with lettuce, sour cream, queso fresco and green salsa
0 - Campiranas Fries$12.00
Fries, queso dip, pico de gallo, beans and sour cream with your choice of meat. Shrimp $16.00
0 - Chips & Guacamole$10.000
- Chips & Queso$10.00
With beef or chorizo $12.00
0 - Chips & Salsa$5.000
Sopas
- Sopa de Mariscos$18.00
A traditional seafood broth with peas, carrots, potatoes, fish and shrimp, nicely spiced
0 - Tortilla Soup$5.00
Chipotle-flavored chicken broth with sliced avocado, onions, cilantro, topped with fried tortilla strips and crumbled fresco cheese. Bowl $10.00, add chicken $2.00
0 - Sopa Cancún$5.00
Chicken broth with rice, shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, chopped onions, cilantro, sliced avocado, jalapeño peppers on the side. Bowl $10.00
0 - Bean Soup$5.00
Black bean soup with fried tortilla strips, queso fresco and pico de gallo. Bowl $10.00
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Ensaladas
- Ensalada Brisas$18.00
Marinated shrimp, orange and avocado slices, tortilla strips and fresco cheese on a bed of spinach, topped with honey pasilla vinaigrette
0 - Fajita Salad$16.00
Romaine lettuce topped with your choice of meat, grilled onions, peppers and melted cheese, with creamy vinaigrette. Shrimp $20.00
0 - Azteca Salad$15.00
Spinach, mixed greens, nopales, avocado, corn, black beans and chipotle vinaigrette. Chicken or steak $15.00, shrimp $19.00
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Tacos
- Tacos de Camarón$8.00
Grilled or freshly breaded shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado and El Timón's creamy salsa
0 - Gobernador Taco$8.00
Shrimp, melted cheese, poblano pepper, corn, onions, cilantro and gobernador salsa
0 - Mahi Mahi Taco$7.00
Grilled mahi-mahi topped with pico de gallo, avocado and creamy chipotle-mustard sauce
0 - Tacos de Pescado$6.00
Freshly breaded tilapia, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and creamy chipotle sauce
0 - Tacos Pastor$6.00
Marinated pork, onion and cilantro, grilled pineapple and a sweet, mildly spicy salsa
0 - Tacos Cochinita Pibil$6.00
Slow-cooked achiote and vinegar shredded pork with habanero-vinegar marinated red onions
0 - Tacos de Barbacoa$6.00
Beef slow-cooked in spices, dry peppers and vinegar
0 - Pittsburgh Taco$6.00
Steak marinated in light mustard, a hint of melted queso dip, thin fries with chorizo and our special salsa
0 - Street Tacos$5.00
Mexican style with onions, cilantro and lime, or Tex-Mex with lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and sour cream (+$1.00). Grilled chicken, grilled steak, ground beef, chorizo, carnitas or veggies
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Taco Plates
- Three Mahi Mahi Tacos$19.00
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
0 - Three Shrimp Tacos$19.00
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
0 - Three Gobernador Tacos$18.00
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
0 - Three Pittsburgh Tacos$18.00
Served with rice and beans
0 - Quesabirria Tacos$16.00
Three birria tacos with melted cheese, served with a dipping sauce and a side of rice and beans
0 - Three Barbacoa Tacos$16.00
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
0 - Three Street Tacos$15.00
Mexican style on corn tortillas with a side of rice and beans. Chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo or beef
0 - Three Al Pastor Tacos$15.00
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
0 - Three Fish Tacos$15.00
Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans
0 - Three Cochinita Pibil Tacos$15.00
Served with rice and beans
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Burritos
- Burrito Cancún$17.00
A large flour tortilla with your choice of meat, stuffed with cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole
0 - Burrito Isla$17.00
Stuffed with shredded cheese, rice, green peppers, grilled onions and sour cream, with your choice of meat
0 - Burrito Xel-Ha$17.00
A Riviera Maya favorite stuffed with rice, chopped onions and cilantro, beans and shredded cheese, with your choice of meat
0 - Burrito Pastor$17.00
White rice, pastor meat, grilled pineapple, onions and cilantro with pastor sauce
0 - Chimichanga$17.00
Fried burrito with cheese and your choice of meat
0 - Akumal Burrito$16.00
Vegetarian burrito with lettuce, black beans, pico de gallo, peppers, onions, mushrooms, guacamole and sour cream
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Especiales de Las Velas
- Velada$28.00
Half a fresh pineapple shell filled with chicken, steak, fish, shrimp, chorizo, grilled peppers, onions and cilantro, topped with melted cheese and served with tortillas, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
0 - Fajitas$20.00
Served with rice, black beans, grilled peppers and onions, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and tortillas. Chicken, veggies, pork or steak $20.00; shrimp or combo $25.00; filet $28.00
0 - Alambres Pollo/Carne$20.00
Grilled chopped peppers and onions smothered with melted cheese atop grilled chicken or steak, served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and tortillas
0 - Camarones al Ajillo$20.00
Eight jumbo shrimp cooked with butter, garlic, guajillo peppers and onions, served with seafood salsa and your choice of flour or corn tortilla
0 - Carne Asada$18.00
Traditional Mexican recipe of steak marinated in our abuela's recipe. Ribeye $25.00
0 - Chiles Rellenos$18.00
Poblano peppers with skins removed, dipped in batter, stuffed with cheese and your choice of chicken, steak or pork, covered with a lightly spiced red sauce
0 - Enchiladas Suizas$18.00
Shredded chicken in salsa verde, topped with queso fresco, onions, cilantro and sour cream
0 - Tampiqueña$18.00
Grilled steak topped with grilled onions and jalapeños, one cheese enchilada, guacamole on the side. Ribeye $25.00
0 - Enchiladas$16.00
Four traditional cheese enchiladas bathed in green sauce, red sauce or mole rojo, topped with chopped onions, cilantro, sour cream and crumbled fresco cheese. Meats or veggies $18.00, shrimp or filet $20.00
0 - Tamales$16.00
Two traditional cornmeal tamales steamed in banana leaves. Chicken, pork or veggies
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Lunch
- Las Velas Lunch Combo$15.00
One burrito, one green enchilada and one taco with your choice of chicken, steak, ground beef, chorizo or carnitas. Served with rice and beans
0 - Shrimp Tacos$14.00
Two tacos with freshly breaded large shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado and Timón's creamy salsa. Served with rice and beans
0 - Chile Relleno Combo$14.00
One cheese chile relleno, rice, beans and chilaquiles with salsa verde
0 - Chilaquiles$13.00
Chips cooked in salsa, sour cream, cheese on top with your protein choice. Eggs $13.00, chicken or steak $14.00
0 - Mahi-Mahi Tacos$13.00
Two mahi-mahi tacos topped with pico de gallo, avocado and creamy chipotle-mustard sauce. Served with rice and beans
0 - Fish Tacos$12.00
Two tacos with freshly breaded tilapia, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans
0 - Two Tacos$12.00
Served with rice and beans. Chicken, carnitas, steak, ground beef, veggies or chorizo
0 - Sopes$12.00
Two thick handmade corn tortillas topped with beans and your choice of meat, salsa verde or roja, onions, cilantro and fresco cheese. Served with rice
0 - Tostadas$12.00
Two crispy corn tortillas topped with beans and your choice of meat, lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo. Served with rice. Fish or shrimp $15.00
0 - Huarache$12.00
Elongated oval tortilla stuffed with refried beans, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, salsa, sour cream and fresco cheese. Chicken, steak or carnitas
0 - Burrito Breakfast$12.00
Scrambled eggs, chorizo, fries and cheese
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Sides
- Guacamole (4 oz)$5.000
- Cup of Soup$5.000
- Beans, Pinto or Black$4.000
- Esquites or Elote$4.000
- Traditional Pico de Gallo$4.000
- Papas Leticia (Lime Potatoes)$4.000
- House Salad$4.000
Desserts
- Cheesecake Burrito$10.00
Fried cheesecake burrito with mango and strawberry butter jam
0 - Sopapillas$7.00
Fried tortillas doused with honey, topped with vanilla ice cream
0 - Fried Ice Cream$7.00
Vanilla ice cream coated in a sweet crunch, drizzled with chocolate, honey or caramel
0 - Flan$7.00
Traditional crème caramel
0 - Churro Bites$7.00
Bite-sized churros for sharing, with chocolate, caramel, honey or raspberry dipping sauce
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Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.
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