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Las Velas

Mexican

Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm

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The vertical red neon "Las Velas" sign on the restaurant's Market Square frontage in downtown Pittsburgh

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

  • El Trio$12.00

    Chips with salsa, queso and guacamole

  • 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

  • Las Velas Flautas$12.00

    Three flautas made with flour tortillas wrapped around diced chicken and cheese, served with creamy chipotle sauce

  • Ceviche$12.00

    Citrus-marinated fish served in the traditional Mexican style. Shrimp or combo $16.00

  • Stuffed Jalapeños$12.00

    Four large fresh jalapeños skinned and stuffed with fresco cheese, ground beef and chorizo, drizzled with creamy tamarindo honey sauce

  • Empanadas$12.00

    Cheese, beef or chicken $14.00; fish or mushrooms $15.00

  • 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

  • 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

  • Campiranas Fries$12.00

    Fries, queso dip, pico de gallo, beans and sour cream with your choice of meat. Shrimp $16.00

  • Chips & Guacamole$10.00
  • Chips & Queso$10.00

    With beef or chorizo $12.00

  • Chips & Salsa$5.00

Sopas

  • Sopa de Mariscos$18.00

    A traditional seafood broth with peas, carrots, potatoes, fish and shrimp, nicely spiced

  • 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

  • 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

  • Bean Soup$5.00

    Black bean soup with fried tortilla strips, queso fresco and pico de gallo. Bowl $10.00

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

  • Fajita Salad$16.00

    Romaine lettuce topped with your choice of meat, grilled onions, peppers and melted cheese, with creamy vinaigrette. Shrimp $20.00

  • Azteca Salad$15.00

    Spinach, mixed greens, nopales, avocado, corn, black beans and chipotle vinaigrette. Chicken or steak $15.00, shrimp $19.00

Tacos

  • Tacos de Camarón$8.00

    Grilled or freshly breaded shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado and El Timón's creamy salsa

  • Gobernador Taco$8.00

    Shrimp, melted cheese, poblano pepper, corn, onions, cilantro and gobernador salsa

  • Mahi Mahi Taco$7.00

    Grilled mahi-mahi topped with pico de gallo, avocado and creamy chipotle-mustard sauce

  • Tacos de Pescado$6.00

    Freshly breaded tilapia, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and creamy chipotle sauce

  • Tacos Pastor$6.00

    Marinated pork, onion and cilantro, grilled pineapple and a sweet, mildly spicy salsa

  • Tacos Cochinita Pibil$6.00

    Slow-cooked achiote and vinegar shredded pork with habanero-vinegar marinated red onions

  • Tacos de Barbacoa$6.00

    Beef slow-cooked in spices, dry peppers and vinegar

  • Pittsburgh Taco$6.00

    Steak marinated in light mustard, a hint of melted queso dip, thin fries with chorizo and our special salsa

  • 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

Taco Plates

  • Three Mahi Mahi Tacos$19.00

    Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans

  • Three Shrimp Tacos$19.00

    Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans

  • Three Gobernador Tacos$18.00

    Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans

  • Three Pittsburgh Tacos$18.00

    Served with rice and beans

  • Quesabirria Tacos$16.00

    Three birria tacos with melted cheese, served with a dipping sauce and a side of rice and beans

  • Three Barbacoa Tacos$16.00

    Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans

  • Three Street Tacos$15.00

    Mexican style on corn tortillas with a side of rice and beans. Chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo or beef

  • Three Al Pastor Tacos$15.00

    Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans

  • Three Fish Tacos$15.00

    Served with Mexican rice and pinto beans

  • Three Cochinita Pibil Tacos$15.00

    Served with rice and beans

Burritos

  • Burrito Cancún$17.00

    A large flour tortilla with your choice of meat, stuffed with cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole

  • Burrito Isla$17.00

    Stuffed with shredded cheese, rice, green peppers, grilled onions and sour cream, with your choice of meat

  • 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

  • Burrito Pastor$17.00

    White rice, pastor meat, grilled pineapple, onions and cilantro with pastor sauce

  • Chimichanga$17.00

    Fried burrito with cheese and your choice of meat

  • Akumal Burrito$16.00

    Vegetarian burrito with lettuce, black beans, pico de gallo, peppers, onions, mushrooms, guacamole and sour cream

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Carne Asada$18.00

    Traditional Mexican recipe of steak marinated in our abuela's recipe. Ribeye $25.00

  • 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

  • Enchiladas Suizas$18.00

    Shredded chicken in salsa verde, topped with queso fresco, onions, cilantro and sour cream

  • Tampiqueña$18.00

    Grilled steak topped with grilled onions and jalapeños, one cheese enchilada, guacamole on the side. Ribeye $25.00

  • 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

  • Tamales$16.00

    Two traditional cornmeal tamales steamed in banana leaves. Chicken, pork or veggies

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

  • 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

  • Chile Relleno Combo$14.00

    One cheese chile relleno, rice, beans and chilaquiles with salsa verde

  • Chilaquiles$13.00

    Chips cooked in salsa, sour cream, cheese on top with your protein choice. Eggs $13.00, chicken or steak $14.00

  • 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

  • Fish Tacos$12.00

    Two tacos with freshly breaded tilapia, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans

  • Two Tacos$12.00

    Served with rice and beans. Chicken, carnitas, steak, ground beef, veggies or chorizo

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Burrito Breakfast$12.00

    Scrambled eggs, chorizo, fries and cheese

Sides

  • Guacamole (4 oz)$5.00
  • Cup of Soup$5.00
  • Beans, Pinto or Black$4.00
  • Esquites or Elote$4.00
  • Traditional Pico de Gallo$4.00
  • Papas Leticia (Lime Potatoes)$4.00
  • House Salad$4.00

Desserts

  • Cheesecake Burrito$10.00

    Fried cheesecake burrito with mango and strawberry butter jam

  • Sopapillas$7.00

    Fried tortillas doused with honey, topped with vanilla ice cream

  • Fried Ice Cream$7.00

    Vanilla ice cream coated in a sweet crunch, drizzled with chocolate, honey or caramel

  • Flan$7.00

    Traditional crème caramel

  • Churro Bites$7.00

    Bite-sized churros for sharing, with chocolate, caramel, honey or raspberry dipping sauce

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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