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Antojitos

Zapata's Famous Jalapeno Cheese Dip

$8.50

Super Nachos

Our fresh tortilla chips topped with beans, melted cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.

$12.50

Fiesta Plate

4 wings, 4 slices of cheese quesadilla, 4 chicken taquitos, nachos, beans, cheese, tomatoes, onions, guacamole and sour cream.

$17.50

Taquitos Dorados

Mouth-sized crispy corn tortilla with chicken and mashed potatoes, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with mild salsa.

$14.00

Made-to-Order Fresh Guacamole

$15.50

Calamari Empanizado

Crispy, fried calamari served with two dipping sauces - spicy sauce and cilantro dressing.

$15.00

Tres Quesos Super Nachos - Steak

Fresh Corn Chips with cotija, queso fresco, jack cheese, black beans, tomatoes, green onions, jalapenos, grilled chicken or steak. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.

$18.50

Tres Quesos Super Nachos - Pollo

Fresh Corn Chips with cotija, queso fresco, jack cheese, black beans, tomatoes, green onions, jalapenos, grilled chicken or steak. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.

$15.50

Diablo wings

Buffalo wings roasted and smothered in our house recipe butter garlic.

$14.50

Soups and Salads

Ranchero Salad

Romaine lettuce tossed with ranch dressing and topped with our grilled chicken, black beans, diced tomatoes and low-fat ranchero cheese.

$14.00

Deluxe Taco Salad

Choice of chicken, beef or picadillo in a flour tortilla shell with lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

$14.00

Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Salad

Baby spinach, garlic roasted cauliflower, Green Goddess dressing, avocado, tomato cotija.

$12.50

Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Chicken

Baby spinach, garlic roasted cauliflower, Green Goddess dressing, avocado, tomato cotija.

$15.00

Fajita Bowls Chicken

White rice, black beans, bell peppers, grilled onions, corn, mixed cheeses, shredded lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. Served with Sour Cream and guacamole.

$17.50

Fajita Bowls Steak

White rice, black beans, bell peppers, grilled onions, corn, mixed cheeses, shredded lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. Served with Sour Cream and guacamole.

$18.50

Fajita Bowls Shrimp

White rice, black beans, bell peppers, grilled onions, corn, mixed cheeses, shredded lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. Served with Sour Cream and guacamole.

$18.50

Fajita Bowls Sauteed Mushrooms

White rice, black beans, bell peppers, grilled onions, corn, mixed cheeses, shredded lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. Served with Sour Cream and guacamole.

$15.50

Mexican Shrimp Chipotle Caesar

A traditional Caesar salad topped with grilled shrimp, whole black beans, Cotija cheese, tomatoes and avocado.

$15.00

Chicken Chipotle Caesar

Charbroiled chicken strips, atop romaine lettuce tossed in a tradition chipotle caesar dressing with tortilla strips, cotija cheese.

$14.00

Sopa de Tortilla - Bowl

Tender chunks of grilled chicken served in a zesty chicken broth with green onions, avocado and cheese. Topped with crispy tortilla strips.

$11.50

Sopa de Tortilla - Cup

Tender chunks of grilled chicken served in a zesty chicken broth with green onions, avocado and cheese. Topped with crispy tortilla strips.

$9.50

Vegetarian

Garden Fresh Burrito

Lightly grilled fresh seasonal vegetables, white rice, mushrooms and whole black beans. Wrapped in a flour tortilla and topped with a zesty burrito sauce and salad greens.

$15.00

Spinach Enchilada

Two flour tortillas rolled and stuffed with spinach and cheese. Topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese, tomatillo sauce and sour cream. Served with white rice and black beans.

$16.00

Champignon & Spinach Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with sauteed mushrooms, spinach, black beans, white rice and Monterey Jack cheese. Topped with tomatillo sauce and sour cream.

$16.00

Expresso Vegetarian Burrito

Refried beans, spanish rice, cheese, and lettuce wrapped in a flour tortilla and smothered with guacamole, tomatoes, onions, ranchero sauce and sprinkled with Cotija cheese.

$15.00

Cauliflower Burrito

Garlic roasted cauliflower, spanish rice, black beans inside a flour tortilla, smothered with crema blanca sauce, garnished with green onions and cotija cheese.

$14.50

Spinach Quesadilla

Topped with tomatoes, onions and sour cream and served with white rice and black beans.

$15.00

Bombay Chimichanga

Stuffed w/ spinach, roasted corn, green peppers, caramelized onions, roasted jalapenos, carrots, and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans, guacamole, sour cream and topped with a creamy chardonnay cilantro pecan sauce.

$16.50

Combinations

General

Choose 2 items

$14.50

Zapata

Choose three items

$17.00

Chimichangas

El Paso Chimichanga

Your choice of chicken, ground beef or shredded beef. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes.

$15.50

La Union Chimichanga

A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of chicken or ground beef. Lightly fried to a golden brown and topped with enchilada sauce and cheese dip Garnished with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.

$16.00

Mazatlan Shrimp Chimichanga

Filled with sauteed shrimp, onions, tomatoes and a special creamy sauce. Topped with cheese sauce.

$18.00

Fajita Chimichanga

A large, crispy flour tortilla stuffed with cheddar cheese and fajita style chicken prepared with grilled onions or red or green peppers. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onions, sour cream and guacamole.

$18.00

Fajita Chimichanga With Shrimp

A large, crispy flour tortilla stuffed with cheddar cheese and fajita style chicken prepared with grilled onions or red or green peppers. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onions, sour cream and guacamole. Add shrimp.

$18.50

Enchiladas

Enchiladas de Camaron

Two flour tortillas with shrimp sauteed with tomatoes, green onions and a cream sauce. Topped with tomatillo sauce, melted cheese and sour cream. Served with white rice and black beans.

$18.00

Enchiladas Suizas

Two corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken and cheese. Topped with melted Monterey jack cheese, tomatillo sauce and sour cream.

$16.00

Enchiladas de Mole

Two corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken or ground beef, with poblano pepper sauce made with chocolate and spices.

$16.00

Trio Enchiladas

Combination of three enchiladas, one chicken, one cheese and one beef. Topped with three different enchilada sauces. Served with sour cream.

$18.00

Burritos

Burrito de Cerdo al Horno

Large flour tortilla stuffed with juicy pulled pork, and smothered with crema blanca "Texana" sauce. Garnished with salsa verde tomatoes green onion, and cotija.

$16.00

Zapata's Deluxe Burrito

Your choice of chicken, beef or picadillo with rice and beans in a flour tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes and onions.

$16.00

NEW! Frontera Burrito

Large burrito stuffed with grilled chicken, fajitas, rice, black beans, cilantro crema and cheddar cheese. Served with poblano queso dip and side of salad.

$16.50

Pollo Asado Burrito

Large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, rice and black beans. Topped with our house tomatillo sauce and Pico de Gallo.

$16.50

Carne Asada Burrito

Grilled skirt steak, wrapped in a flour tortilla with whole beans, rice and roasted green onions. Topped with guacamole and covered in our savory ranchero sauce.

$23.00

Fajitas Burrito

Large 12-inch soft, flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions, green peppers and choice of steak or chicken fajita meat. Topped with Arroz con Pollo sauce and garnished with Pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and melted cheddar cheese.

$17.00

Fajitas Burrito Try it with Shrimp

Large 12-inch soft, flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions, green peppers and choice of steak or chicken fajita meat. Topped with Arroz con Pollo sauce and garnished with Pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and melted cheddar cheese. Try it with shrimp.

$18.00

Fajitas

Our Famous Authentic Fajitas. Our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers, green peppers, onions and our own house fajita sauce. Served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.

Chicken Fajitas

$18.50

Beef Fajitas

Our Famous Authentic Fajitas. Our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers, green peppers, onions and our own house fajita sauce. Served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.

$20.50

Chicken and Beef Fajitas

Our Famous Authentic Fajitas. Our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers, green peppers, onions and our own house fajita sauce. Served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.

$20.50

Fajitas for Two

Chicken, beef or combination

$38.50

Fajitas Texanas

Chicken, beef, shrimp

$22.00

Shrimp Fajitas

Our Famous Authentic Fajitas. Our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers, green peppers, onions and our own house fajita sauce. Served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.

$20.00

Veggie Fajitas

Our Famous Authentic Fajitas. Our sizzling fajitas are prepared with red peppers, green peppers, onions and our own house fajita sauce. Served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.

$18.50

Quesadillas

Quesadillas

Two crispy, flour tortillas stuffed with cheddar cheese and your choice of ground beef, chicken or picadillo. Topped with tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.

$14.00

Tres Quesos Quesadilla

Tres Quesos inside flower tortilla. Your choice of chicken or beef, with w/ pico de galo, sour cream and guacamole.

$15.00

Maui Quesadilla

Mixed cheeses, grilled chicken, caramelized onions and pineapple relish. Served with avocado salsa.

$15.50

Mango Club Quesadilla

Stuffed with mixed cheeses, grilled chicken, avocados, bacon and mango relish. Served with avocado salsa.

$15.50

Quesadilla Steak Brava

Flour tortilla stuffed with Jack and cheddar cheeses, butterflied skirt steak, and topped with onions, tomatoes, sliced jalapenos, guacamole, and sour cream.

$17.50

Mariscos / Seafood

Camarones a la Zapata

Large shrimp sauteed with garlic-butter and mushrooms in our own mildly spicy tomato sauce.

$20.50

Camarones Mexicanos

Large shrimp sauteed in butter with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and blended with tomatoes, herbs and spices. Served on a bed of rice with melted Monterey Jack cheese. Garnished with slices of avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.

$20.50

Camarones con Tocino

Large, bacon-wrapped shrimp served over grilled onions, mushrooms and green peppers with our tasty cilantro lime dip.

$20.50

Camarones a la Mojo de Ajo

Large shrimp butterflied and laced with garlic. Grilled and served on a bed of rice and shredded lettuce with our seafood sauce. No beans.

$20.50

Coctel de Camaron

Shrimp, simmered in consome with cilantro, avocado, tomatoes and onions. No beans or rice.

$20.00

Pollo / Chicken

Pollo Borracho

Boneless chicken breast seared with tequila and triple sec. Sauteed in our especial cilantro recipe with cream, achieving a velvety smooth cream sauce. Served with Mexican rice and beans.

$19.00

Pollo Yucatan

Grilled boneless, skinless, butterflied chicken breast marinated in citrus juices, Yucatan achiote paste and spices. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

$19.00

Pollo con Crema

Strips of chicken breast sauteed with green peppers, onions and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$19.00

Pollo con Mole

Grill chicken with spice mole sauce like mom used to make it, with rice, beans and sesame seeds.

$19.00

Arroz con Pollo

One of our signature dishes! Sliced chicken breast prepared with mushrooms, onions and green peppers. Served on a bed of rice with Monterey Jack cheese, smothered with our special red sauce and garnished with avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.

$19.00

Mexican Stir Fry - Chicken

Strips of chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and green peppers covered with Monterey Jack cheese. Served on a bed of rice. Not served with beans.

$20.00

Mexican Stir Fry - Shrimp

Strips of chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and green peppers covered with Monterey Jack cheese. Served on a bed of rice. Not served with beans.

$21.50

Chori-Pollo

Grilled chicken with Mexican sauce and cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.

$20.00

ACP

$20.50

ACP Texano

Chicken, Steak, and Shrimp

$20.22

Favoritos Tacos

Street Tacos

Two large corn tortillas filled with grilled chicken, melted Monterey Jack cheese, honey grilled onions and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole, rice and black beans.

$16.00

Aloha Tacos

Two large tacos made with corn tortillas, melted Monterrey Jack cheese, caramelized onions, a layer of chorizo sausage, grilled chicken and a delicious spicy pineapple sauce sprinkled with cotija cheese.

$17.00

World Best Tacos

Two large tacos with corn tortillas, mealted monterrey Jack cheese, caramelized onion, fine skirt steak, topped with mango salsa and cotija cheese.

$18.00

Tacos De Cerdo al Horno (Baked Pork)

Two soft corn tortillas filled with home style pork Carnitas, garnished with cilantro, yellow onion, and salsa verde.

$16.00

Shrimp Tacos

Two flour tortillas filled with lightly fried shrimp, Pico de Gallo and our chipotle cream sauce.

$17.50

Marco Polo Taco

Bacon wrapped shrimp, corn tortillas, melted cheese, caramelized onions, cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle crema. Served with rice and beans.

$17.00

Taquitos Rancheros

Two crispy flour or corn tortillas filled with choice of chicken or shredded beef, garnished with sour cream, guacamole and mild salsa.

$16.00

Tacos al pastor

Corn tortilla, melted Jack cheese, caramelized onions, mixed cabbage, braised pork, pineapple relish, pico de gallo and Mexican crema.

$16.00

Baja Fish Tacos

Two flour tortillas filled with light fried codfish, Pico de Gallo and our chipotle cream sauce.

$17.00

Quesadilla Tacos Birria

Made with juicy and tender shredded beef braised in an adobo and cheese stuffed in corn tortillas, the fried to a slight crispy perfection. Topped with cilantro and onion, with a delicious side of rich consume for dipping. Served with rice and beans.

$18.00

Carnes / Meats

*Carne Asada

Thin slices of skirt steak, charbroiled and garnished with green onions and guacamole.

$24.00

Borrego a la Parrilla

Boneless lamb marinated over time in a Guajillo chile sauce with fresh citrus juices, then charbroiled.

$25.00

*Zapata's Favorite Steak

A flame-broiled New York strip steak and three jumbo shrimp prepared in a garlic-butter sauce or bacon-wrapped.

$26.50

Cerdo al Horno (Baked Pork)

Home style Baked pork chunks, served with cilantro, yellow onion, Rice, beans, and choice warm tortillas.

$20.00

Chile Colorado

Tender chunks of beef, simmered in a red sauce of tomatoes, onions, mild peppers and bay leaves.

$21.00

Zapata's Trio

A combination of carne asada, pollo asado and three shrimp prepared in a garlic butter sauce or bacon wrapped. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

$25.00

Steak Tampiqueño

A combination of carne asada and a chicken enchilada topped with Zapata's special mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$25.00

Pork Carnitas

A traditional Mexican dish with pork. Cooked until very tender and served with rice, beans, sour cream and guacamole.

$19.00

Chile Verde

Chunks of pork loin braised in our tomatillo sauce consisting of green peppers, green onions and cilantro.

$19.00

*Grilled Flat Iron Steak

Garlic rubbed flat iron steak, topped with mushroom and onion sauteed in white wine, served with spanish rice and black beans.

$22.50

*Cheeseburger

1/3 pound of all-Angus beef on a sesame bun garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, yellow onions, and served with fries.

$14.50

Services

Pickup

Opening Hours

Monday

11:00 am - 10:30 pm

Tuesday

11:00 am - 10:30 pm

Wednesday

11:00 am - 10:30 pm

Thursday

11:00 am - 10:30 pm

Friday

11:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saturday

11:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sunday

11:00 am - 10:30 pm

Location

8927 J M Keynes Dr suite 900, Charlotte, NC 28262, USA

Phone

7045031979

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