La Carreta-Merrillville Menu
La Carreta-Merrillville offers a delightful Mexican dining experience in Merrillville, IN. With a menu that includes fresh salads, flavorful bar snacks, and authentic Mexican dishes, this restaurant caters to a variety of tastes. Customers rave about the friendly and knowledgeable staff, spacious ambiance, and delicious food. The customizable dishes, like the French fries covered with grilled chicken, onions, green peppers, and cheese, allow for a unique dining experience. The top-shelf margaritas and tender chicken in the quesadilla supreme receive high praise from patrons. The restaurant also offers a range of margarita sizes, making it a perfect spot for gatherings with family and friends. If you're looking for tasty Mexican cuisine in a vibrant atmosphere, La Carreta-Merrillville is definitely worth a visit.
Bring On The Nachos!
Nachos Supreme
The ultimate nacho! House made tortilla chips loaded with seasoned ground beef or chiclan smothered with shredded, lettuce chopped tomatoes and lots of cheese. Finished with sour cream and guacamole
Nachos Plates
La Carreta Sampler
A bountiful latter of a fried beef burrito, fried chiclan burrito and a chiclon quesadilla to complete this masterpiece we add a half order of our nachos supreme and a cup of cheese sauce. Plenty to share with your amigos!
Queso Delicioso
Three great ways to enjoy our delicious melted cheese! Each is garnished with chopped tomatoes and served with flour tortillas
Mozzarella Sticks
Mexican Quesadilla
You pick it - chiclan or beef- and we'll add plenty of cheese and pico de gallo
Chorizo, Bean & Cheese Dip
Melted cheese with combled chorizo and beans. Sprinkled with chopped tomatoes and served with tortillas
Bean Dip
Cheese Sauce
Guacamole
Great Starters
Super Nachos
Nachos La Carreta
This is a grande nacho! Grilled shrimp, chicken and chorizo atop crisp home made tortilla chips loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole
Nachos Fajitas
Choose your favorite - steak or chicken sizzled with bell pepper and tomatoes and piled over crisp chips covered with cheese sauce
Nachos De Carnitas Supreme
Shredded pork caraitas topped with lettuce, tomato, son cream, guacamole and cheese sauce
Texas Nachos
This really bic platter features nacho chips topped with cheese sauce, grilled shrimp, tender beef and chicken. Dressed up with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Hamburger & French Fries
Cheeseburger & French Fries
Sandwiches
Lunch Combos
Fried Burrito & One Beef Enchilada
Served with refried beans
One Chile Relleno & One Enchilada
Served with mexican rice
One Beef Burrito & Mexican Rice
With lettuce, tomato sour cream
One Enchilada & One Burrito
Served with mexican rice or beans
Ground Beef Quesadlla
Served with mexican rice & beans
One Beef Enchilada & One Taco
With choice of mexican rice or beans
Two Ground Beef Tacos
Served with rice and beans
One Chile Relleno & One Tamale
Served with mexican rice
One Tostada & One Beef Enchilada
Served with refried beans
Ground Chicken Quesadlla
Served with mexican rice & beans
Two Ground Chicken Tacos
Served with rice and beans
One Bean & Guacamole Tostada, One Beef Burrito & Rice
One Beef Burrito & One Tamale
Served with mexican rice or beans
Cheese Quesadlla, Rice & Beans
Chicken Tenders & French Fries
Burrito & Enchilada
Taco & Enchilada
Enchilada, Rice & Beans
Taco, Rice & Beans
Burrito & Taco
Hot Dog & Fries
Grilled Shrimp & Fries
Kids' Menu
Beverages
Orange Juice
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Jarritos
Horchata
Enchiladas De Camaron
Three enchiladas filled with shrimp and smothered with cheese and enchilada sarco. Served with lottuce, sour cream, tomato guacamole, mexican rice and beans
Enchiladas Suizas
Shredded porkatop three cheese onclikada drizzlod with green to matillo sauce and served with rice and beans
Enchiladas Verdes
Two chiclan and one cheese onclikda covered with cheese and greentomatillo sauce. Topped with lettuce, tomato sour cream and guacamolo. Includes rice and beans
Enchiladas Juanitas
We load up the plate with one leef one chicken and one cheese enc kikada topped with cheese, enclhilada sauce, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. served with choice of rice of rice or beans
Enchiladas Dona Maria
Five great tastes-one beef one clicken one cheese one shredded beef and one bean anchilada topped with lettuce, to mato guacamolo and sour cream
Enchiladas
Burritos
Burrito Del Mar
Seafood lovers will enjoy this great unito made with grilled shrimp llavored with onion, tomato and polka no poppors. Rushed to your tale with lettuce, tomato sour cream and a guacamole. Includes mexican rice
Fiesta Burrito
Stuffed with ground beef, chicken, rice and bans. Finished with cheese, red sauce, beef tips and sour cream
Texas Burrito
Filled with grilled steak chicles and shrimp cooled with onions, to mato and bell peppel includes salad and rice or beans
Chile Colorado Burrito
Tender beef sin nered in red savce, rolled in a tortilla and topped with cheese sakad. Served with beans
Steak & Cheese Burrito
Steakl writo covered with cheese sauce and pico de gallo, served with rice t salad
Burrito Monterrey
Filled with pork beans and cheese. Includes sakd and rice or charro beans
Burrito Loco
A big burrito of grillod steak, chicken and chorizo served with beans and salad
Burrito La Carreta
Grilled shrimp and chicken cooled with vegetables then covered with cheese. Includes salad and leaks
Cheese Enchilada, Beef Enchilada, Rice & Beans
Beef Taco, Chicken Burrito, Rice Beans
Beef Burrito, Beef Enchilada & Chicken Taco
Two Beef Tacos, One Chicken Taco, Rice & Beans
One Tamale, One Chile Relleno, Rice & Beans
Two Tamales, Rice And Beans
One Chicken Enchilada, One Taco, Rice And Beans
One Chicken And Cheese Quesadilla, One Beef Enchilada And Rice
One Chile Poblano, One Beef Burrito And Beans
One Cheese Quesadilla, One Chalupa And One Beef Burrito
One Shredded Beef Burrito, One Chicken Enchilada Topped With Salad
Fried Burrito, Beef Enchilada And Choice Of Rice Or Deans
One Chicken And Cheese Tostada, One Beef Enchilada With Choice Of Rice Or Beans
One Burrito, One Tamale And One Enchilada
One Tamale, One Burrito, Rice And Beans
One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno And One Bean & Guacamole Tostada
One Beef Burrito, One Chicken Enchilada, Rice And Beans
Dinner Combo
Steak For Dinner
El Ranchito Carne Asada
Skirt steak, ground beef enchilada, beans and salad.
T-Bone & Shrimp
A juicy oz t-bone steak grilled and finished with shrimp, sauteed onions and mushrooms. Topped with cheese sauce and served with rice, warm flour tortillas and fries.
T-Bone Steak Jardin
-oz. T-bone steak served with california blend vegetables, french fries and rice.
Steak Mexicano
A oz. grilled ribeye steak dressed up with grilled onions, tomato and bell peppers. Offered with rice, beans and guacamole salad.
Steak & Rajas Con Queso
Pieces of poblano pepper, tomato and onion give this dish of grilled steak slices its vibrant taste. Finished with melted cheese and served with salad and rice and beans.
Arroz Texano
Steak, chicken and shrimp with grilled peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with cheese and served with flour tortillas.
Carnitas La Carreta
Sauteed chunks of tender pork and grilled onions male this dish special. Served with rice, refried beans or charro beans, lettuce, tomato, sliced avocado and tortillas.
Chile Colorado
This authentic recipe is made with tender beef grilled and simmered in a spicy red sauce. Served with rice, beans and guacamole salad.
Chile Verde
Chunks of pork simmered in green housemade tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and guacamole salad.
Mexican Flautas
Three flautas-one ground beef, one chicken and one shredded beef. Served with refried beans, queso dip, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.
Acapulco Platter
Succulent grilled steak or tender chicken cooked with onions served on flour tortilla, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and salad
Tostada Meal
One beef and one chicken tostada loaded up with tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
La Carreta Favorites
Combination Platters
El Combo Grande
Enjoy a sizzling -oz. ribeye steak teamed with shrimp and an -oz. grilled chicken breast. Served with vegetables, salad, warm tortillas and rice or charro beans.
Fiesta Combo
A chicken chimichanga fried and a steak burrito with lettuce, sour cream, tomato, rice & beans.
El Gallito
A cheese enchilada, chicken enchilada and a beef and bean burrito with cheese and green sauce served with salad and rice.
Beef Burrito
Chicken Burrito
Bean Burrito
Beef
Chicken Tostada
Tostaguac
Tamale
Beef Taquitos
Chicken Taquitos
Chile Poblano
De Carnitas
De Camarones
Beef Soft Taco
Beef Taco
Chicken Taco
Chicken Soft Taco
Grilled Chicken & Cheese
Chicken & Cheese
Beef & Cheese
Cheese
A La Carte
Sizzlin ́ Fajitas
Texas Fajitas
A combination of grilled steak, chicken and shrimp. Served with salad and your choice of rice or beans
New El Rancho Fajitas
Steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo and carnitas for two. Served with two small salads, rice and beans
Shrimp Fajitas
Shrimp grilled fajita-style and served with rice or beans
Fajitas La Carreta
Chorizo sausage, chicken breast and shrimp. Served with salad & rice
Steak Or Chicken Fajitas
With your choice of rice or beans
Fajitas De Carnitas
Boneless pork chops sizzled on the grill and covered with cheese. Served with choice of rice or beans
Hawaiian Fajitas
Grilled shrimp with chunks of pineapple, california blend vegetable, onions and tomato
New Tilapia & Shrimp
Grilled tilapia and shrimp with cream sauce with onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with rice, salad and three flour tortillas
Camarones Empanzados
Golden deep-fried shrimp served with mexican rice and salad
Shrimp Cocktail
A large margarita glass with shrimp in our housemade cocktail sauce with lime, avocado and pico de gallo
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Grilled shrimp flavored with cooled garlic and onions. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, salad and sliced avocado
Camarones A La Diabla
A bold red sauce and grilled onion give these shrimp a spicy taste. Served with rice, beans, tortillas & salad
Salmon De Sol
A salmon fillet grilled and surrounded by a california blend of vegetables with queso dip. Served with rice
Camarones El Caribe
Grilled shrimp, mushrooms and onions simmered in a rich cheese sauce. Served with salad, tortillas & rice
Salmon Caribe
Grilled salmon and deep-fried shrimp served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and queso dip
Plato Del Mar
Pollo Perfecto
Pollo Mazatlan
Grilled chicken breast, grilled shrimp, and grilled veggies with your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Pollo Toluca
Grilled chicken breast and chorizo sausage topped with cheese. Served with tortillas, rice, beans and guacamole salad
Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled chicken strips served over rice and covered with nacho cheese. Served with three flour tortillas
Pollo A La Diabla
Chicken breast cooled with onions and finished with a spicy red sauce. Served with rice, beans and guacamole salad
Pollo Supreme
Grilled chicken breast with mushrooms and onions simmered in a creamy cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and guacamole salad
Pollo Loco
Grilled chicken breast topped with colourful california blend vegetables, mushrooms and cheese sauce. Sided with salad, mexican rice and tortillas
Pollo Asado
An -oz, chicken breast simply grilled and served with rice, beans, salad, sliced avocado and jalapenos
Pollo Monterrey
Grilled chicken breast cooked with grilled onions and green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and salad
El Trio Ensalada
Grilled shrimp, chicken and steak with lettuce, tomato, onion, bell pepper and sour cream
Shrimp Taco Salad
Grilled shrimp with cheese sauce, tomato, onion, and bell peppers atop crisp lettuce
Steak & Mushroom Taco Salad
Grilled steak and mushrooms with cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato and sour cream
Grilled Chicken Taco Salad
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, grilled onion and cheese sauce
Taco Salad
Choice of ground beef or chicken, filled with beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole
Guacamole Salad
Lettuce, tomato, and guacamole
Tossed Salad
Lettuce, tomato, fresh onion and bell pepper
Grilled Shrimp & Chicken Salad
Grilled shrimp, grilled chicken and grilled veggies served over romaine lettuce with tomato and cheese
Fresh Salads
Vegetarian Choices
Garden Veggie Fajitas
A colorful blend of grilled california vegetables with tomato, onion, green peppers and mushrooms. Accompanied
Farmer ́S Quesadilla
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese, grilled mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and green pepper. Served with salad and rice
Vegetarian Combo
A cheese enchilada teamed with a bean burrito topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with choice of rice or beans
Fiesta Veggie
We fill up the platter with a bean burrito, a cheese enchilada and a crispy bean tostada
Vegetarian El Rancho
A trio of mexican delights - a chalupa, a bean burrito and a cheese quesadilla
Refried Beans
Pico De Gallo
French Fries
Rice
Tortillas
Sour Cream
The Extras
Chimichangas
Fiesta Chimichanga
Steak, chicken and beans fill a giant chimi smothered with cheese sauce and red sauce. Served with salad and a side of rice or beans
Shrimp Chimichanga
A seafood delight of grilled shrimp cooled with vegetables then rolled in a giant flour tortilla and topped with cheese sauce and salad. Served with mexican rice
Steak Chimichanga
Stuffed with tender steak and covered with cheese sauce and red sauce. Finished with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole served with a side of refried beans
Double Chimichangas
We fill up the plate with two chimic kangas filled with your choice of ground beef, chicken or shredded beef. Served with salad and beans
Shrimp Tacos
Three shrimp and cheese tacos served with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
Tacos De Carne Asada
Three steak tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
Tacos De Carnitas
Three shredded carnitas tacos with lettuce, to mato and shredded cheese
Spicy Steak Tacos
Three steak tacos cooked in our spicy sauce and stuffed into your choice of four or corn tortillas
Fish Tacos
Three fish tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
Taco Loco
Pick three of your favorite tacos. Choose one of each or mix and match - carne asada, caraitas or chorizo. Served with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
Tacos De Chorizo
Three chorizo tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese
New Steak & Chorzo Tacos
Three steakand chorizo tacos with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese