mini flautas drizzled with sour cream and served with guacamole.
Queso Fundido
$7.95
Nachos
$7.95
chips spread with beans and melted chihuahua cheese with a side of guacamole.
Quesadillas De Hongos Y Espinacas
$7.95
three spinach &, mushroom quesadillas in a flour tortilla with melted chihuahua cheese.
Three Tilapia Tacos
$5.95
Picaditas
$5.95
three mini sopes, with a choice of chicken, steak, or beef, spread with beans, sour cream and cheese.
Queso Panela
$7.95
sauteed panela chees with poblano pepper, tomato, onion, and cilantro. served over black beans.
Caldos/soups
Caldo De Mariscos
$17.95
shrimp, fish, clams, calamari, mussels, and scallops.
Caldo De Camaron
$12.95
shrimp soup, with carrots and celery.
Caldo De Pollo
$10.95
chicken soup w/ vegetables and a side of rice.
Sopa De Tortilla
$4.95
diced chicken, avocado, cilantro, sour cream and fried tortilla strips.
Ensaladas/salads
Caesar Salad W/ Grilled Chicken Breast
$9.95
romaine lettuce, garlic croutons, parmesan cheese w/ chipotle caesar dressing.
Caesar Salad
$6.95
romaine lettuce, garlic croutons, parmesan cheese w/ chipotle caesar dressing.
Ensalada De Verdolagas
$8.95
tossed verdolagas with lime vinaigrette, sliced radish, tomato, fried tortilla strips & sprinkled with goat cheese.
Tortas
Pollo
$5.95
with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese.
Carne Asada
$5.95
with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese.
Taco Dinner
Carne Asada
$9.95
carne asada griddled skirt steak. no mixed fillings.
Al Pastor Pork
$9.95
pork. no mixed fillings.
Picadillo
$9.95
ground beef. no mixed fillings.
Tilapia
$9.95
pan-fried tilapia strips w/ pico de gallo and avocado
Pollo
$9.95
chicken. no mixed fillings.
Chorizo
$8.95
homemade mexican sausage. no mixed fillings
Sope Dinner
$9.95
two sopes (think corn tortillas) with a choice of carne asada, al pastor, pollo, rajas con queso (beans, roasted poblano pepper strips & chihuahua cheese), nopales con queso fresco (chilled cactus & fresh cheese).
Burrito Dinner
$9.95
choice of meat
Grilled Veggie Platter
$10.95
served over chipotle tomato sauce, spanish white rice, cactus, zucchini, asparagus and red pepper.
Vegetariano
$9.95
gilled catus, beans & avocado.
Mexican Dishes
Los Nopales Skirt Steak Special
$14.95
chargrilled skirt steak with frijoles borrachos, grilled cactus salad, and fresh cheese sprinkled on top.
Carne Ala Tampiquena
$15.95
skirt steak, and one cheese enchilada suiza.
Carne Ala Panela
$15.95
grilled skirt steak served over a green tomatillo sauce with diced red onions and cilantro served with pan seared slices of panela cheese, black beans and radish on the side.
Carne Asada
$13.95
grilled skirt steak
Bistec Ala Mexicana
$12.95
skirt steak w/ jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
Fajitas De Carne Asada
$12.95
sauteed strips of skirt steak w/ green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes & onions.
Fajitas De Pollo
$12.95
sauteed chicken breast strips w/green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes & onions.
Grilled Pork Tenderloins Medallion
$12.95
served w/grilled cactus patel, white rice, in a guajillo, chile de arbol, & tomato sauce.
Pollo En Mole
$12.95
chicken in mole sauce
Enchiladas De Mole
$11.95
three chicken, beef, or cheese enchiladas topped with mole, melted chihuahua cheese and sour cream. no mixed fillings
Enchiladas Suizas
$10.95
three chicken, beef, or cheese enchiladas topped with salsa ranchera, melted chihuahua cheese and sour cream. no mixed fillings
Enchiladas Verdes
$10.95
three chicken, beef, or cheese enchiladas topped with tomatillo sauce, melted chihuahua cheese and sour cream. no mixed fillings
Flautas De Pollo
$9.95
three fried corn tortillas stuffed with chicken.
Tamales De Puerco
$9.95
Tostadas
$9.95
two tostadas w/ a choice of meat, beans, lettuce, sour cream & cheese.
Combinations
Carne Asada Y Chile Relleno
$14.95
Chicken Chimichang
$12.95
beef taco, y cheese enchilada
Carne Asada Y Griddles Shrimp
$14.95
Pork Tamal
$12.95
cheese enchilada y chicken tostada
Seafood/mariscos
Huachinango Ala Veracruzana
$17.95
whole pan fried red snapper w/ green peppers, tomatoes, onions, cilantro & spanish olives.
Huachinango Al Mojo De Ajo
$16.95
whole pan fried red snapper with a garlic butter.
Camarones Ala Mexicana
$13.95
sauteed shrimp with jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
Camarones Al Chipotle
$13.95
sauteed shrimp in a chipotle sauce, w/ white rice, & cactus salad.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
$12.95
griddled shrimp in a roasted garlic butter.
Mojarra Al Mojo De Ajo
$12.95
whole pan fried tilapia in a garlic butter.
Tilapia En Salsa Verde
$12.95
8 oz. chargrilled tilapia filet served over green tomatillo sauce & spanish white rice.
Grilled Tilapia
$12.95
8 oz. chargrilled tilapia filet served over spanish white rice with grilled asparagus, zucchini, red pepper, served with tomatillo & manzano pepper sauce.
Side Orders
Arroz
$1.50
rice
Frijoles Beans
$1.50
Guacamole Made To Order
$1.95
Crema Sour Cream
$0.75
Drinks, Coffee & Desserts
Soda
$1.25
coke, diet coke, & 7up
Jarritos
$1.75
limon, tamarind, pineapple, guava, mandarin, grape fruit, strawberry, fruit punch, apple, sangria, and seltzer water
Nopales means cactus and it is the star at Los Nopales Authentic Mexican Restaurant. You will find it as a salad taming the heat of the el camarones en chipotle, as a refreshing accompaniment to the pork tenderloin and studding the plate of the daily specials. Bib GourmandsLocated in Chicago's Lincoln Square, Los Nopales Authentic Mexican Restaurant is a homey storefront nestled on busy Western Avenue. It has been a favorite dining destination since it opened its doors in April of 2005. Using only freshest ingredients, Los Nopales offers a full menu of delicious Mexican recipes, popular house specialties and luscious desserts. The cuisine we offer on our menu is both classic and updated preparations of the regional dishes of Mexico. Classic moles, braised and slow roasted meats in traditional marinades, tangy ceviche, fresh guacamole, creamy flan, are all examples of the colorful flavors of Mexico that we serve.