Zapata Tacos and Tequila Bar
Zapata Mexican Cuisine is located in a beautiful part of downtown next to the railroad tracks. The restaurant features foods from many different cultures of Mexico and the Southwest. Zapata serves a large menu of authentic Mexican food, including their signature Chihuahua Molcajetes, prepared and served in a volcanic stone pot. Enjoy your meal with freshly cooked chips and tortillas. In addition to soft drinks, Zapata Mexican Cuisine offers several different beers, margaritas and 20 or more types of tequila. Their strawberry margarita is a delicious mixed drink. Zapata Mexican Cuisine serves lunch and dinner. The food and drinks are high quality and the experience is exceptional.
Mexican/Southwestern
- $$$
LOCATION AND HOURS
Location
Hours
- Monday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Thursday
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Friday
- 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM
- Saturday
- 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
- Sunday
- 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MORE DETAILS
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Amenities
TV
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Atmosphere
Family / Children
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Attire
Casual
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Payment Methods
Mastercard Visa
MENU
Appetizers
Quesadillas Azul
$9.50Four blue corn tortillas filled with imported white cheddar cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo. Choice of fillings (add $1) - chorizo, chicken, rajas (strips of roasted poblano peppers), mushrooms, picadillo (zapata' s special minced beef)
Sopes Huastecos
$9.50Our version of the fabulous mexican tartlets. Three sopes- thick, hand-rolled mini tortillas, each topped with a layer of refried black beans, lettuce, and your choice of chicken, chorizo, picadillo, or mushrooms, and sour cream, then sprinkled with queso fresco crumbs and a splash of our special spicy chile de arbol sauce.
Nino Envuelto
$8.25Imported white cheddar cheese, delicately melted and shaped as a tamale on the griddle- then filled with rajas, bits of bacon, and your choice of chicken or beef. Served with a splash of our special spicy chile de arbol sauce, salsa, and tortillas.
Queso Morelos
$10.50Panela cheese simmered with cilantro dressing then grilled on a bed of tomatillo cream sauce and topped with rajas, chorizo, mushrooms, and drizzled with sour cream. Served with a side of tortillas.
Los Dorados De Villa
$9.00Nickname of the regulars in pancho villa s army. Four flour tortilla tacos filled with tender shredded chicken, rolled and fried then served on a bed of lettuce covered with pico de gallo and sour cream, sprinkled with queso fresco crumbs. Served with refried black beans.
Baja Calamari
$10.00You ve had calamari- but never like this! Lightly breaded, zapata's-style, with ajillo sauce on the side.
Salads
All of our salads feature a fresh spring mix of baby and mustard greens, endive, radicchio and our legendary cilantro-lime dressing.
Ensalada Verde
$8.00With bell peppers and avocado, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Ensalada Los Cabos
$9.00Our ensalada verde topped with mango, orange, and grapefruit, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Ensalada Pollo
$10.00Strips of grilled chicken and tomato, sprinkled with queso fresco crumbs. Delicioso!
Ensalada De Camarones
$11.00Our spring mix salad topped with savory grilled shrimp.
Zapata's Specialty Tacos
Choice of fillings: arrachera (skirt steak), pollo (chicken), pescado (fish), barbacoa de borrego (bbq lamb), cochinita pibil (roast pork), al pastor (shepherd-style beef), rajas (roasted peppers), camarones (shrimp)
Single Taco-Any Style
$3.50Three Tacos-Any Style
$10.00Served with frijoles charros
Soups
Consome De Pollo
Savory, mexican-style chicken soup. Chicken, rice, pico de gallo, zucchini, carrots and avocado in a light chicken broth. Good for the soul!
Cup
$3.50
Bowl
$6.00
Sopa Azteca
The recipe for this delicacy is said to have originated with the aztec empire. Featuring a tomato and guajillo pepper-based chicken broth- an avocado slice, pasilla pepper flakes, queso fresco crumbs, and tortilla strips provide the finishing touches to this extraordinary soup.
Cup
$4.00
Bowl
$6.00
Crema De Chile Poblano
This scrumptious invention gets its characteristic flavor from the famous pepper- which is enhanced by simmering it in milk, cream cheese, and spices, resulting in this delightful soup. Served with croutons, melted white cheddar cheese and a flourish of cilantro.
Cup
$4.50
Bowl
$7.50
Fish & Seafood
Quesadilla Los Mochis
$14.50Marinated shrimp cooked in our azteca sauce. Served with an imported white cheddar cheese quesadilla and a fresh field greens house salad.
Pescado Al Ajillo
$17.25A red snapper fillet seasoned with a garlic, olive oil, guajillo pepper and white wine marinade. Served with a fresh field greens house salad and rice.
Camarones a La Diabla
$17.25Shrimp cooked with chipotle, dried peppers, sliced onions, and white wine. Served with an avocado spring mix salad and rice.
Camarones Al Ajillo
$17.25Succulent shrimp seasoned with a garlic, olive oil, guajillo pepper and white wine marinade. Served with a fresh field greens house salad and rice.
Molcajetes
Our signature dish. Fresh tomatillo sauce, green onions, tomato, and nopal (mexican flat cactus)- topped with a slice of queso fresco. Served with tortillas, black beans and rice.
Primavera
$13.50Mushroom vegetarian
Chihuahua
$17.00Beef & chorizo
Zacateca
$17.00Chicken & chorizo
Nayarit
$17.00Shrimp & mushroom
Azteca
$19.00Beef, shrimp, chicken & chorizo
Especialidades
Chile Relleno
$13.00Fresh poblano pepper, roasted and peeled with veins and seeds removed and filled with white cheddar cheese or picadillo (zapata' s special seasoned minced beef), covered with aztec sauce and topped with sour cream. Served with tortillas, rice and refried beans.
El Don Miguel
$15.25Carne con chilaquiles- one of the traditional mexican dishes. Flank steak with tortilla strips cooked in tomatillo sauce then topped with cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and refried beans.
Cochinita Pibil
$14.75Legendary flavor from the yucatan. Shredded pork loin, the extraordinarily flavorful mayan condiment. Served on a banana leaf with traditional salsa made from habanero peppers, purple onions and lime, with sides of rice and tortillas. Marinated in axiote (anote) sauce
Alambre
$15.00Choice of steak or chicken, grilled with bacon, ham, bell peppers and onions, covered in imported white cheddar cheese and served with chiles toreados and a slice of cactus leaf.
Fajitas
All of our fajitas are grilled and tossed in a stew of onions and green bell peppers and served with guacamole, rice, refried beans and tortillas.
Primavera
$11.25Tomato & mushroom
Chihuahua
$13.25Beef
Zacateca
$12.50Chicken
Quintana Roo
$13.00Chicken with a twist! Instead of onions and bell peppers, the chicken is tossed with a mild spicy-sweet chipotle-mango sauce.
Chicken
Enchiladas Verdes
$14.25Three soft corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken and covered with tomatillo sauce and imported white cheddar cheese, then topped with sour cream. Served with refried black beans and rice.
Enchiladas De Mole
$14.25Meal of the ancient gods. Three soft corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken and covered with mole- one of the most complex mexican sauces, made with several kinds of dried peppers, nuts, fruits, spices and, most importantly, pure chocolate- sprinkled with sesame seeds and queso fresco crumbs. Served with refried black beans and rice.
Pollo Al Mole
$15.25A succulent chicken breast covered with mole and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Served with refried black beans and rice.
Pollo Tabasqueno
$15.50A succulent chicken breast marinated in axiote (anote) sauce, the extraordinarily flavorful mayan condiment. Served on a banana leaf with fried plantains, guacamole, rice and tortillas.
Crepas Poblanas
$15.00Three house-made crepes filled with your choice of shredded chicken or mushrooms and covered with poblano pepper cream sauce and imported white cheddar cheese.
Pollo Relleno
$15.50A tender chicken breast rolled and filled with mushrooms, cheese, and rajas. Served on a tomatillo sauce with rice and tortillas.
Beef
All of our beef dishes feature choice grade, quality flank steaks.
Puntas a La Mexicana
$14.75Beef tips cooked with nopal (mexican flat cactus), tomatoes and onions in a spicy chile de arbol sauce. Served with guacamole, rice, refried black beans, and tortillas.
Fantasia Olmeca
$14.75Served on a banana leaf with fried plantains and rajas topped with imported white cheddar cheese and sour cream. Includes guacamole and tortillas.
Tampiquena
$15.25With mole enchiladas and rajas. Served with guacamole, rice, refried black beans, and tortillas.
Arrachera
$15.25Steak adobado marinated in a mild sauce made from guajillo and ancho peppers and served with fried potatoes, avocado slices, a cream cheese-stuffed mushrooms, and tortillas.
Combinations
Maya One
$8.25A bowl of our traditional aztec soup served with two sopes- hand-rolled mini tortillas each topped with a layer of refried beans, lettuce, sour cream and sprinkled with queso fresco crumbs.
Maya Two
$8.75Zapata s version of the soup & sandwich. ' A bowl of our traditional aztec soup served with a torta- a mexican sandwich made with ham and topped with imported white cheddar cheese, refried black beans, tomato and avocado.
Maya Three
$9.25Marinated and grilled flank steak served with a fresh greens salad with queso fresco crumbs and a cilantro-lime dressing along with tortillas, rice and refried beans.
Maya Four
$8.75A grilled, butterfly-cut chicken breast served with a vegetable medley, tortillas and rice.
Maya Five
$8.75Zapata s version of steak & eggs. ' Grilled flank steak served with two eggs- cooked the way you want them- and refried beans.
Salads
All of our salads feature a fresh spring mix of baby and mustard greens, endive, radicchio and our legendary cilantro-lime dressing.
Ensalada Verde
$7.50With bell peppers and avocado, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Ensalada Los Cabos
$8.50Our ensalada verde topped with mango, orange, and grapefruit, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Ensalada Pollo
$10.00Strips of grilled chicken and tomato, sprinkled with queso fresco crumbs. Delicioso!
Ensalada De Camarones
$11.00Our spring mix salad topped with savory grilled shrimp.
Soups
Consome De Pollo
$5.00Savory, mexican-style chicken soup. Chicken, rice, pico de gallo, zucchini, carrots and avocado in a light chicken broth. Good for the soul!
Sopa Azteca
$6.00The recipe for this delicacy is said to have originated with the aztec empire. Featuring a tomato and guajillo pepper-based chicken broth- an avocado slice, pasilla pepper flakes, queso fresco crumbs, and tortilla strips provide the finishing touches to this extraordinary soup.
Crema De Chile Poblano
$7.00This scrumptious invention gets its characteristic flavor from the famous pepper- which is enhanced by simmering it in milk, cream cheese, and spices, resulting in this delightful soup. Served with croutons, melted white cheddar cheese and a flourish of cilantro.
Zapata's Specialty Tacos
Choice of fillings: arrachera (skirt steak), pollo (chicken), pescado (fish), barbacoa de borrego (bbq lamb), cochinita pibil (roast pork), al pastor (shepherd-style beef), rajas (roasted peppers), camarones (shrimp)
Single Taco-Any Style
$2.50Two Tacos-Any Style
$6.00Served with frijoles charros
Especialidades
Pepito
$7.75Tender, marinated, grilled steak strips with a layer of refried beans, avocado slices and chile de arbol sauce on a hoagie roll. Served with a field greens house salad topped with queso fresco crumbs and our legendary cilantro-lime dressing.
Chilaquiles
$9.00One of the traditional mexican dishes. Tortilla strips cooked in your choice of red or green sauce with shredded chicken, topped with imported white cheddar cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and refried beans.
Quesadilla
$8.25Two flour tortillas filled with imported white cheddar cheese and your choice of shredded chicken or picadillozapata s special seasoned minced beef. Served with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Enchiladas Verdes
$9.00Two soft corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken and covered with tomatillo sauce and imported white cheddar cheese, then topped with sour cream. Served with refried beans and rice.
Enchiladas De Mole
$8.75Meal of the ancient gods. Two soft corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken and covered with mole- one of the most complex mexican sauces, made with several kinds of dried peppers, nuts, fruits, spices and most importantly, pure chocolate- sprinkled with sesame seeds and queso fresco crumbs. Served with refried beans and rice.
Crepas Cholula
$9.25Two house-made crepes, filled with picadillo and covered in chipotle cream sauce. Topped with sour cream and sprinkled with walnuts.
Crepas Poblanas
$9.25Two house-made crepes filled with shredded chicken and covered with poblano pepper cream sauce and imported white cheddar cheese.
Fajitas
All of our fajitas are grilled and tossed in a stew of onions and green bell peppers and served with guacamole, rice, refried beans and tortillas.
Beef or Chicken
$10.00Mushroom
$8.25
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