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1110 Preston St. Houston, TX 77002

713-228-9620

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Cuisine(s): Mexican, Tex-Mex

Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-3pm

Price: $
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Business Dining

Serving: Breakfast, Lunch
Alcohol: None

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: No Parking

Description

This small, walk-up eatery has gained something of a cult following among folks who work downtown. The $2 breakfast tacos are a perennial favorite, with options like chorizo, egg, and potato or beans and bacon. At lunch, fresh salsa and pico de gallo are poured over chicken and beef tacos. It's nothing elaborate, but the meals are quick, cheap and hearty.

Court Food

By Alison Cook | Thu, June 23, 1994

When I have business downtown and desire to feel truly urban, I repair to one of the naugahyde-and-chrome stools outside La Palapa, the muddy-pink taco stand opposite the civil courthouse. From this unglamorous perch, I can observe the downtown da... More »

Dinner Menu

Botanas / Appetizers

Large $7.69
Small $6.29

Nachos
crispy chips topped with refried beans, melted cheddar and jack cheese, garnished with jalapeno slices.

$10.99

Fajita Nachos
crispy fresh chips topped with fajita meat, refried beans, melted cheddar and monterrey jack cheese, quacamole, sour cream, diced tomatoes, and jalapenos.

$7.69

Tex Mex Nachos
crisp, fresh chips smothered with seasoned ground beef and chile con queso. garnished with jalapeno slices.

$6.59

Stuffed Jalapenos
five large jalapeno peppers filled with cheddar and jack cheese. lighly fried and served with ranch dressing.

Serves Two $8.99
Serves Four $11.29

Botanitas Fiesta
sampling of chile con queso, stuffed jalapenos and taquitos. served with sour cream and guacamole.

Sopas, Ensaladas And Sandwiches

$7.99
With Fajita Meat $9.19

Taco Salad
crisp tortilla shell with chips on bottom, topped with shredded chicken or seasoned beef, refried beans, lettuce, olives, cheese, tomato and sour cream.

$8.99

La Palapa Salad
garden fresh lettuce, carrots, olives, tomatoes and cheese topped with charbroiled chicken or beef strips and dressing of your choice.

Enough For Two $5.59

Guacamole
fresh avocado and our special blend of ingredients.

Large $6.99
Small $5.29

Beef Caldo
lightly seasoned broth with chunky vegetables and beef. served with a side dish of rice and fresh, warm tortillas.

$7.99

Fajita Sandwich
beef or chicken fajitas smothered with grilled onions, peppers, and jalapenos, topped with melted cheese on a bollio bun. serviced with your choice of french fries or onion rings.

$7.99

Fajita Wrap
beef or chicken fajita meat wrapped in a wheat tortilla with cheddar and jack cheese, bacon, lettuce, pico de gallo, and chipotle ranch dressing. served with chile con queso and sliced avocado on the side.

$6.99

Old Fashion Hamburger
a lean and tasty charbroiled burger served with lettuce and tomato on the side, with your choice of fries or onion rings.

Large $6.99
Small $5.99

Tortilla Soup
lightly spiced with chunky chicken and vegetables, topped with fried tortilla strips, chihuahua cheese and fresh sliced avocados. served with a side dish of rice and warm flour or corn tortillas.

Mas Botanas

$7.99

Camarones Ala Diablo
five shrimp stuffed with cheese and jalapenos, wrapped with bacon and deep-fried. served with a side of chipotle sauce.

$8.99
With Shrimp $10.99

Queso Flameado
delicious chihuahua style cheese melted under the broiler and topped with your choice of poblano peppers, mushrooms, chorizo sausage, grilled onions or all four. served with flour or corn tortillas.

$6.69
Add Sour Cream $0.99
Add Guacamole $1.79

Baby Chimichangas
six deep fried baby chimys with mixture of beef, beans, cheese and pico de gallo.

$8.69

Inferno Wings
ight spicy deep fried chicken wings. served with ranch dressing.

Regular $5.50
1/2 Order $2.75
With Pico De Gallo And Ground Beef $6.50
With Pico De Gallo And Ground Beef $3.50
Add A Scoop Of Quacamole $1.25

Chile Con Queso
spicy cheese fondue served with chips.

Fajitas

$12.89
For Two $24.79

Beef Or Chicken Fajitas
sizzling charbroiled beef or chicken with onions and bell peppers. served with rice, charro beans and fresh, warm flour or corn tortillas. condiment plate includes guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and shredded cheese.

$10.89
For Two $21.75

Fajitas De Salchicha
sizzling slices of spicy smoked sausage with onion and bell pepper. served with rice, charro beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream & shredded cheese.

$11.89

Fajitas Rancheras
charbroiled beef or chicken fajita strips, onions and bell peppers covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. served with rice, charro beans and pico de gallo.

For One $12.89
For Two $24.79

San Luis Style Fajitas
charbroiled beef or chicken fajitas served on a sizzling platter with onions, bell peppers, sauteed mushrooms and seasoned chunky potatoes. served with spanish rice, charra beans and corn or flour tortillas. condiment plate includes guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and shredded cheese.

$12.89
For Two $24.79

Pork Fajitas
seasoned tender pork slices charbroiled and sizzling. served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, cheese & pico de gallo.

$9.69

Vegitarian Fajitas
sizzling fresh mushrooms, bell pepper, yellow squash, zuchinni, potatoes and onion. mildy or spicy. served with quacamole, sour cream, rice and beans.

Enchiladas

Three Enchiladas $9.99
Two Enchiladas $8.99

Enchiladas Your Way!
your choice of beef, chicken or cheese enchiladas, topped with your favorite sauce: spanish sauce, red sauce, tomatillo sauce, mole sauce, source cream sauce, or chile con carne sauce. served with rice and beans.

Three Enchiladas $10.99
Two Enchiladas $9.99

Enchiladas Verde
chicken enchiladas topped with cheese and fresh tomatillo sauce. served with rice , beans, guacamole and sour cream.

Three Enchiladas $9.99
Two Enchiladas $8.99

Chicken And Mushroom Enchiladas
chicken and mushroom enchiladas covered in spanish sauce or sour cream sauce, and topped with melted jack cheese. served with rice and beans.

$8.99

Vegetarian Enchiladas
choose two spinach and cheese enchiladas, two vegetable enchiladas, or two poblano and mushroom enchiladas. served with rice and beans, melted monterey jack cheese and your favorite la palapa sauce.

Tacos, Tostadas, Flautas, Y Burritos

Three Tacos $7.99
Two Tacos $6.99

Taco Plate
three deep fried corn tortillas filled with seasoned beef or chicken, lettuce and tomatoes. served with rice and beans.

Three $7.99
Two $6.99

Carne Guisada Taco
tortillas filled with sauteed tender chunks of beef, with lettuce, pico de gallo and jalapenos. served with rice and beans.

Three $9.29
Two $8.29

Carnitas Taco
tortillas filled with tender pork, with a side of lettuce, quacamole, charro beans, and rice.

Three Tacos $10.50
Two Tacos $9.50

Tacos Al Carbon
flour tortillas generously filled with tasty charbroiled fajita meat. served with guacamole, charro beans and rice.

$8.99

Chimichanga
a deep fried beef or chicken burrito topped with red sauce, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream. served with rice and refried beans.

$8.59

Chalupas - Jalisco Style
two crispy corn tortillas layered with chicken or beef, refried beans, lettuce, onion, tomatoes and topped with sour cream sauce and avocado slices. served with rice and refried beans.

$7.99
With Fajita Meat And Sour Cream $8.99

Burrito
a large flour tortilla filled with chicken or seasoned ground beef, covered with your choice of melted cheddar cheese or chile con queso. served with rice and refried beans.

$9.49

Carne Guisada Burrito
flour tortilla filled with sauteed tender chunks of beef, poblano peppers and mushrooms in chile gravy, topped with melted cheddar and montery jack cheese.. served with rice and beans.

$8.79
With Spinach And Mushroom $8.29
With Veggies And Avocado $8.49
With Beef Or Chicken Fajita Meat $9.99
With Shrimp $11.59

Quesadillas
grilled 10" flour tortilla filled with cheddar and monterrey jack cheese. served with guacamole and refried beans.

$8.29

Flautas
three crispy fried, hand-rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken or beef. served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, rice and refried beans.

Platos Mexicano

$10.99

Pollo Chipotle
charbroiled breast of chicken, topped with sauteed mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. cover with our superb chipotle saunce and melted monterey jack cheese. served with rice and charro beans.

$10.99

Pollo Poblano
charbroiled breat of chicken topped with sauteed poblano strips, cheese and mushrooms. served with quacamole, rice, charro beans and tortillas.

$10.99

Pollo Avocado
charbroiled breast of chicken topped with tomato, fresh avocado slices and melted monterrey jack cheese. service with rice, charro beans, and warm corn or flour tortillas.

$10.99

Pechuga Gratinada
grilled chiden breast topped with sauteed onions, bell peppers and mushrooms. topped with melted monterey jack cheese. service with lettuce, pico de gallo, warm tortillas, rice and charro beans.

$9.49

Picadillochile Relleno
batter-dipped fresh poblano pepper stuffed with seasoned ground beef and potato. topped with ranchero sauce and monterrey jack cheese. served with rice and refried beans.

$9.49

Carne Guisada
sauteed tender chunks of beef, poblano pepper, and fresh mushrooms, spiced just right! served with rice, refried beans and warm tortillas.

$8.99

Tamale Plate
four pork tamales served with rice, beans, and a side of pico de gallo.

$9.49
Shrimp Chile Relleno $11.29

Chile Relleno
batter-dipped fresh poblano pepper stuffed with your choice of cheese, chicken, or beef and melted jack cheese. served with rice and beans.

Especialidades / Specialities

Three $7.99
Two $6.99

Fish Tacos
grilled tilapia tacos with cheese, lettuce and tomato. served with rice and beans.

Three $9.99
Two $8.99

Shrimp Tacos
two tacos with flour or corn tortillas, filled with shrimp, lettuce, pico de gallo, and monterrey jack cheese. served with rice and charro beans.

$10.69

Tilapia
delicious seasoned grilled fish served with a garden salad, sauteed vegetables, rice, and warm fresh tortillas.

$10.69

Pescado Flameado
grilled tilapia topped with sauteed mushrooms and melted jack cheese. served with sauteed vegetables and dinner salad.

$10.89

Tilapia Ala Diabla
grilled tilapia topped with chipotle sauce and melted jack cheese, rice and grilled vegetables.

$12.99

Tampiquena
a strip steak, a traditional taco and one enchilada. served with rice, beans and guacamole.

$12.29

Steak Ranchero
charbroiled sirloin steak topped with ranchero sauce. served with rice, charro beans, pico de gallo and flour or corn tortillas.

$12.79

Carne Asada
charbroiled sirloin steak served on a sizzling platter and topped with bell pepper, onion and tomato. served with rice, charro beans and warm flour or corn tortillas.

$16.59

Camarones Al Ajillo
six gulf shrimp sauteed in garlic and butter with a light touch of ancho chile. served with rice and beans, guacamole and pico de gallo

$14.59

Camarones A La Vera Cruzana
six gulf shrimp sauteed in an exquisite vera cruz style sauce. served with spanish rice, charro beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and warm tortillas.

$12.99

Camarones A La Diablo
seven gulf shrimp stuffed with cheese, jalapeno stirps, wrapped with bacon and deep-fried. served with pico de gallo, qucamole, rice and charro beans.

$8.99

Vegetarian Combo
cheese enchilada, bean chalupa, vegetable taco, rice and beans.

Main Dishes
(choose One Main Dish And Two Side Dishes) ,

$6.99

Beef Or Chicken Taco

$6.99

Beef Enchilada

$6.99

Chicken Or Cheese Enchilada

$6.99

Beef Chalupa

$6.99

Chicken Chalupa

$6.99

Two Beef Or Chicken Flautas

$6.99

Two Mini-chimichangas

$6.99

Fish Tacos

$6.99

Chicken/mushroom Enchiladas

$6.99

Spinach/mushroom Enchiladas

$6.99

Beef Or Chicken Fajita Taco

$6.99

Two (each) Shrimp Diablo

Side Dishes
(choose One Main Dish And Two Side Dishes)

$6.99

Spanish Rice

$6.99

Charro Beans

$6.99

Refried Beans

$6.99

Small Queso

$6.99

Two Stuffed Jalapenos

$6.99

Quacamole

Postres / Desserts

$4.59

Tres Leches Cake

$3.29

Flan
delicious mexican custard

Full Order $4.29
Half Order $3.29

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1110 Preston St. Houston, TX 77002

713-228-9620

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By Alison Cook | Thu, June 23, 1994

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