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1018 Fairview Houston, TX 77006

713-521-0963

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Houston Press
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Best Tamales
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): Mexican, Tex-Mex

Hours: Daily 7am-11pm

Price: $
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Catering

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Decent Tex-Mex may be as plentiful as traffic jams here in Houston, but when it comes to authentic Mexican tamales, one need look no further than 25-year-old La Mexicana. Their homemade tamales are nothing short of spectacular. They always taste fresh and have generous doses of pepper and chile powder. And the casual atmosphere of the outdoor patio is also a nice change of pace from the eternally overcrowded new kids on the block.

2007 | Best Tamales

Decent Tex-Mex may be as plentiful as traffic jams here in Houston, but when it comes to authentic Mexican tamales, one need look no further than 25-year-old La Mexicana. Their homemade tamales are nothing short of spectacular. They always taste fresh and have generous doses of pepper and chile powder. Calling these "kinda spicy" is like calling Beyoncé Knowles "kinda hot": It all depends on your taste, son. The casual atmosphere of the outdoor patio is also a nice change of pace from... More »

Upcoming Events: Mucho de Mayo

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, April 27, 2012

As May approaches, more Cinco de Mayo events are announced every day. Here are a few of our favorites. La Mexicana in Montrose is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. And while the restaurant ... More »
100 Favorite Dishes: No. 25, Menudo at La Mexicana

By Katharine Shilcutt | Tue, August 30, 2011

This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are essential ... More »
Wrap It Up

By Melanie Knight | Thu, March 02, 2000

Woulxd anyone be too terribly upset if we declared the wraps fad officially over? The concept was okay -- an entire meal in one grab-and-go package -- but you can't really eat these bulky, cold contraptions on the run and have your shirt live... More »

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Muriel1016 | Houston, TX | 40 Reviews

| Sat, November 29, 2008

Good Mexican-style food and good margaritas. This place plays great Mexican music too. And they sell dulce mexicano (Mexican candy) up front.
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felice.schimmel | Houston, TX | 19 Reviews

| Fri, January 9, 2009

This place will make sure you won't go home hungry. They have a build your own taco bar with some much to choose from. Love this spot. Located in Montrose.
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abrahan | Houston, TX | 47 Reviews

| Wed, November 19, 2008

try the fideo with chicken. soooo good.

Main Menu

Mas Mariscos-More Seafood

$15.95

Caldo De 7 Mares
shrimp, octopus, crab legs, scallops and fish cooked with vegetables in a soup.

$12.50

Caldo De Camaron
shrimp and vegetables in delicious soup.

$12.95

Cocktail De Camaron
shrimp, pico de gallo and avocado served in a coctail.

$14.95

Campechana
shrimp, octopus, pico de gallo, ketchup, and avocado in a cocktail.

$11.95

Pescado Empanisado
breaded tlapia filets on a bed of lettuce.

$10.25

Tacos De Pescado
three hand-made corn tortillas filled with breaded fish, topped with pico de gallo.

$9.50

Enchiladas De Camaron
two enchiladas filled with baby shrimp and pico de gallo, topped with sauce, cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

$9.50

Enchiladas De Espinaca
two enchiladas filled with baby shrimp, spinach, mushrooms and pico de gallo, topped with our special white sauce and melted cheese.

Ensaladas-Salads

$5.75

Taco Salad
beans, ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes and chips, served in a bowl.

$6.50

Grilled Chicken
grilled chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, and slices of avocados.

$10.95

Fajita Salad
beans, rice, lettuce and chicken or steak fajitas inside a shell; garnished with tomatoes, sour cream and avocado.

Dinner Combinations
All with Rice and Beans Choice of Cheese, Ground Beef, Shredded Beef Or Chicken; Deluxe Your Dinner with Sour Cream and Guacamole $1.75

$9.50

Three Hand-Made Soft Corn Tortilla Tacos.

$9.50

Two Enchiladas and One Taco

$9.50

Two Enchiladas and One Tamale

$9.50

Two Enchiladas and One Sope

$9.50

One Chimichanga and One Enchilada

$9.50

Two Tacos and One Enchilada

$9.50

One Chile Relleno and One Enchilada

$9.50

One Tamale and One Chile Relleno

$9.50

One Tostada, One Tamale, One Taco

$9.50

One Burrito and One Chimichanga.

Burritos Grandes
The Following 'wet' Burritos Are Served with Rice and Beans On the Outside

$8.50

Pueblo Burrito
10' flour tortilla filled with ground beef, chicken, al pastor, carnitas or asada, guacamole, rice and beans; topped with burrito sauce, melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream; the following 'wet' burritos are served with rice and beans on the outside:

$9.25

Fajita Burrito-Steak Or Chicken
flour tortilla filled with your choice of steak or chicken fajitas; topped with special sauce and cheese; also includes, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo

$10.25

Shrimp Fajita Burrito
flour tortilla filled with shrimp, green bell pepper, and onion sizzling in red wine and spices; topped with our delicious burrito sauce and melted cheese; comes with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

$8.50

Burrito De Chicharron
fried pork rinds cooked in a spicy green tomatillo salsa

$7.00

Green Burrito
pork simmered in a spicy tomatillo sauce

$7.00

Red Burrito
top sirloin cooked in a spicy red sauce.

$7.00

Bean and Beef Burrito
refried pinto beans ground beef.

$7.00

Bean and Cheese Burrito
refried pinto beans and melted cheddar cheese.

$7.25

Veggie Burrito
broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, mushrooms, bell pepper and onion sauteed and seasoned with the best flavors.

Botanas-Appetizers

Grande $7.75
Chico $6.75

Pueblo Nachos
nacho chips topped with beans, cheeses, tomato, onion, guacamole and sour cream; add ground beef or chicken $1.00 shredded beef or asada $ 1.50

$6.50

Quesadillas
soft flour tortillas filled with melted cheese, tomato and onion, choice of chicken, shredded beef or came asada; served with sour cream and guacamole.

$3.00

Cheese Crispy
flour tortilla fried and covered with melted cheese.

$1.95

Tacos
hand-made corn tortilla filled with your choice of shredded beef, ground beef, al pastor, asada, carnitas, chicken, or chorizo, garnished with chopped onions and cilantro, lengua, chicharron or birria is available for $0.45 more.

$7.50

Mexican Pizza
crispy flour tortilla topped with refried beans, and your choice of beef or chicken, melted cheese, tomatoes and green onions; with sour cream and guacamole.

$6.95

Torta
mexican sandwich layered with choice of meat, then mayonaise, beans, lettuce, tomato, cotija cheese, avocado, and jalapenos; served with steak cut fries.

Huevos Rancheros
served with rice, beans and hand-made tortillas.

$7.50

Huevos-Eggs
three eggs fried and served over a tortilla with a special sauce an melted cheese.

$7.95

Chorizo Con Huevos
ground mexican sausage blended with eggs.

$7.95

Machaca Con Huevos
shredded beef blended with scrambled eggs.

$7.90

Huevos a La Mexicana
three eggs scrambled with onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos.

$9.50

Enchiladas Revueltas
two enchiladas with your choice of filling and two eggs on top.

$9.25

Bistek Con Huevos
tender beef skirt grilled to perfection and served with three eggs.

$7.95

Chorizo and Egg Burrito
ground mexican sausage blended with eggs and wrapped in a flour tortilla; covered with burrito sauce and melted cheese.

$7.95

Machaca Con Huevos Burrito
10' flour tortilla filled with shredded beef scrambled with eggs; covered with burrito sauce and melted cheese.

Especialidades- House Specials Fajitas
Served with Rice, Beans and Hand-Made Tortillas.

$11.95

Steak Fajitas

$11.95

Chicken Fajitas

$12.75

Shrimp Fajitas

$12.75

Combo Fajitas-Steak/Chicken

$17.95

Trio Fajitas-Steak/Chicken/Shrimp

$10.25

Veggie Fajitas

Mas Especialidades-More House Specials
Served with Rice, Beans and Hand-Made Tortillas.

$9.25

Chile Colorado
chunks of top sirloin cooked in a mild red sauce.

$8.75

Chile Verde
chunks of pork simmered to perfection in tomatillo sauce

$8.50

Enchiladas En Mole
two enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with more sauce and cheese.

Chicken Or Shredded Beef $8.50
Cheese Or Ground Beef $8.25

Enchiladas Verdes
two enchiladas covered with green sauce, cheese and sour cream. cheese or ground beef

Chicken Or Shredded Beef $8.50
Cheese Or Ground Beef $8.25

Enchiladas Rojas
two enchiladas with choice of filling and covered with red sauce and cheese. cheese or ground beef

$15.95

Seafood Enchiladas
three enchiladas filled with scallops, codfish, shrimp and pico de gallo; then topped with green sauce and melted cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and guac.

Mariscos-Seafood

$12.75

Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
prawns, mushrooms, and onion sauteed in a garlic sauce.

$12.75

Camarones a La Diabla
prawns, mushrooms, and onion sauteed in a spicy red sauce, hot!!

$12.75

Camarones Rancheros
prawns sauteed with vegetables in and mushrooms in a mexican sauce.

$14.50

Mojarra Frita
fried tlapia on a bed of lettuce, served with slices of avocado, lime and tomato.

$12.75

Camarones a La Crema
tiger prawns, green bell pepper and onion in a delirious cream sauce.

$12.75

Camarones Monterrey
sauteed bacon wrapped prawns on a bed of rice; topped with monterrey jack cheese; garnished with guacamole.

$12.75

Camarones a La Mexicana
delicious shrimp sauteed with veggies then simmered in our favorite salsa.

$12.75

Camarones En Salsa Verde
mexican shrimp, bell pepper and onion sauteed with our tomatillo salsa.

$12.95

Ceviche Bowl
baby shrimp, crab, tomatoes, green onion, cilantro all flavored in lime juice.

Especialidades- House Specials
Served with Rice, Beans and Hand-Made Tortillas.

$16.95

Tampico
tender grilled beef skirt and tiger prawns garnished with pico de gallo and sliced avocado.

$15.95

Parrillada
chicken breast and steak grilled to perfection and served with sauteed onion and bell peppers; served on a fajita skillet.

$13.95

Birria
lamb simmered in a salsa made of roasted chiles and garlic.

$10.95

Tacos Al Carbon
three charbroiled steak tacos topped with pico de gallo and cotija cheese

$11.95

Carne Asada
tender grilled beef skirt, green onions and a spicy jalapeno

$8.50

Taquitos
three tightly rolled taquitos deep-fried and served with sour cream and guacamole.

$7.50

Chilaquiles
fried strips of corn tortilla in a special sauce, topped with cotija cheese and served with sour cream; add chicken or asada for $1.50.

$9.75

Arroz Con Pollo
sliced chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms and onions; served on a bed of rice and topped with tomato and melted cheese.

$9.75

Pollo a La Crema
slices of chicken breast sauteed with onions and mushrooms in a cream sauce.

$9.75

Pollo Asado
charbroiled boneless chicken breast, served with guacamole

$9.75

Pollo a La Diabla
slices of chicken breast sauteed with onions and mushrooms in a spicy red sauce.

$9.50

Pollo En Mole
chicken smothered in a sweet, spicy sauce made from chocolate and chiles.

$9.50

Chicharron En Salsa Verde
fried pork rinds cooked in a spicy green sauce.

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La Mexicana

1018 Fairview Houston, TX 77006

713-521-0963

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2007 | Best Tamales

Upcoming Events: Mucho de Mayo

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, April 27, 2012

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 25, Menudo at La Mexicana

By Katharine Shilcutt | Tue, August 30, 2011

Wrap It Up

By Melanie Knight | Thu, March 02, 2000

Muriel1016 | Houston, TX | 40 Reviews

felice.schimmel | Houston, TX | 19 Reviews

abrahan | Houston, TX | 47 Reviews

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