La Chata Restaurant - Paterson, NJ

Seasoned ground beef with cilantro, diced tomatoes and our house blend of melted cheeses.

Traditional salsa made with fresh diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers and cilantro. Served with fresh corn chips.

Made to order Hass avocados blended with fresh diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeno peppers. Served with fresh corn tortilla chips.

Butterfly shrimp sauteed in a fiery red de arbol hot pepper sauce.

Housemade Corn Tortilla Chips served with Green Tomatillo (hot), red Tomato (mild) and Roasted Tomatillo (medium) salsas. Made fresh daily.

Butterfly shrimp sauteed in delicious garlic butter.

Baked Chihuahua cheese.

Housemade corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans, cheese, diced tomatoes and sour cream. Served with your choice of meat.

Crispy tortilla shell filled with your choice of shredded pork, seasoned ground beef or chicken breast. Topped with fresh lettuce, onions, green peppers, shredded Chihuahua cheese and diced tomatoes.

Traditional hominy soup made with tender pieces of pork. Served with shredded lettuce, onions and lime.

Rich flavored Pasilla chile soup with shredded chicken, avocado, Chihuahua cheese, and crispy tortilla strips.

Fresh lettuce, diced tomatoes, onions, green peppers and shredded Chihuahua cheese. Your choice of ranch or oil and vinegar.

Light homemade broth with shredded chicken breast, rice, diced tomatoes, onions and cilantro.

Choose between tender strips of marinated Angus sirloin steak, chicken breast or a combination. Grilled with sauteed green peppers and onions. Served with sour cream, salsa Mexicana, refried beans and warm tortillas.

Butterfly shrimp sauteed with green peppers and onions. Served with rice, salsa Mexicana, sour cream and warm tortillas.

A 1/2 lb. of butterfly shrimp sauteed in our delicious garlic butter. Served on a bed of rice.

A 1/2 lb. of butterfly shrimp sauteed in a fiery red de arbol hot sauce. Served on a bed of rice.

A 1/2 lb. of butterfly shrimp sauteed in creamy chipotle sauce. Served on a bed of rice.

Tender pieces of chicken breast simmered in a spicy mole poblano sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and warm tortillas.

Tender pieces of pork simmered in a spicy roasted tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and warm tortillas.

A poblano pepper, fire roasted, peeled and stuffed with Chihuahua cheese, then coated with a fluffy egg batter and fried, topped with salsa. Served with rice and refried beans.

Casserole made with tortilla strips fried until crisp, bathed in red tomato sauce or spicy green tomatillo sauce, topped with your choice of meat and Chihuahua cheese. Served with refried beans.

Grilled 8 oz. New York Strip steak. Served with refried beans, salsa Mexicana and warm tortillas.

Tender strips of marinated Angus sirloin steak, sauteed with onions. Simmered in mild tomato sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and warm tortillas.

2 soft tortillas filled with fillets of tilapia. Served with rice and salsa Mexicana.

Tender pieces of chicken breast simmered in a creamy chipotle pepper sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and warm tortillas.

Our sampler platter: seasoned ground beef sope, cheese quesadilla, and shredded pork taquito. Served with rice and refried beans. No substitutions please.

Two Tacos with Choice of Meat, Onions, Cilantro, Tomatoes and Cheese. Served with Rice and Re-fried Beans.

Your choice of Shredded Chicken Breast or Picadillo (seasoned ground beef)

Corn tortilla with you choice of meat, onions, tomatoes, cilantro and cheese

Corn tortilla filled with shredded pork or chicken fried, topped with lettuce, cheese and sauce

Achiote rice.

Refried beans and queso fresco.

Pickled Jalapeño Peppers.

3 flour or corn.

Sour cream.

3 fried jalapeños.

8 oz Mild tomato sauce (Mild)

8 oz Green tomatillo and chile jalapeño sauce (hot)

8 oz Bag of freshly made corn chips

Warm soft corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat. Served with shredded Chihuahua cheese, fresh diced tomatoes, white onions and cilantro.

Fresh corn tortilla filled with your choice of shredded pork or shredded chicken breast, rolled and deep fried. topped with crisp lettuce, salsa de oregano and queso fresco.

A soft corn tortilla filled with your choice of shredded pork, season ground beef or shredded chicken breast, Chihuahua cheese and onions, dipped in our red enchilada sauce. Topped with lettuce, salsa de oregano and queso fresco.

A soft corn tortilla filled with your choice of shredded pork, season ground beef or shredded chicken breast, Chihuauhua cheese and onions, dipped in our spicy green tomatillo sauce topped with melted Chihuahua cheese.

A flour tortilla filled with beans, onions, tomatoes, Chihuahua cheese and your choice of shredded pork, seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken breast. Smothered in your choice of spicy green tomatillo sauce or mild red tomato sauce. Topped with melted Chihuahua cheese.

Homemade masa dough, filled with tender pieces of pork or shredded chicken wrapped in a corn husk, steamed. Topped with mild red sauce, spicy green tomatillo sauce and melted Chihuahua cheese or golden (flash-fried) with creamy tomato sauce.

Traditional Mexican sandwich layered with refried beans onion, tomatoes, lettuce, avocados and your choice of carne asada, carnitas, carne adobada, chorizo, polIo adobado or cochinita pibil.

A poblano pepper, fire roasted, peeled and stuffed with Chihuahua cheese. Coated with egg batter and fried golden brown. Topped with salsa de oregano.

Handmade turnover filled with seasoned ground beef, fried until golden brown. Topped with lettuce, sour cream and fresh diced tomatoes.

A folded corn tortilla filled with your choice of mashed potatoes or refried beans, deep fried. Topped with fresh lettuce, salsa de oregano and queso fresco.

A crispy fried corn tortilla layered with refried beans and your choice of seasoned ground beef, shredded pork or shredded chicken breast. Topped with crisp lettuce, salsa de oregano and queso fresco.

Grilled Flour tortilla filled with Chihuahua cheese and your choice of shredded pork, seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken breast.

Flour Tortilla Filled with Chihuahua Cheese Grilled.

Mexican doughnuts: dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Served with honey and Vanilla Ice Cream.

Homemade Vanilla Infused Custard Topped with a Light Caramel Sauce.

Deliciously sweet and moist corn cake, spicy honey, dark chocolate, and vanilla ice cream.

Traditional beverages made with fresh fruits

Mexican soda.

Unsweetened black tea.

Milk (white or chocolate).

Orange juice.