La Carreta Novato Mexican Food
2033 Novato Blvd, Novato
(415) 493-6875
Appetizer
5 Chimichanguitas
5 fried flour (shredded chicken or shredded beef) taquitos with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.
Burritos and Chimichangas
Super Burrito
Rice, whole beans, choice of meat, guacamole, sour cream, cheese.
Regular Burrito
Rice, whole beans, choice of meat.
Macho Burrito
Rice, refried beans, choice of meat, cheese. It's topped with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and burrito sauce.
California Burrito
French fries, choice of meat, guacamole, sour cream, cheese.
Regular Shrimp Burrito
Rice, whole beans, and shrimp. Choice of sauce.
Super Shrimp Burrito
Rice, whole beans, shrimp, sour cream, guacamole, cheese. Choice of sauce.
BTO Burrito
Rice, refried beans, cheese.
BTO Vegetariano Burrito
Rice, whole beans, sour cream, lettuce, guacamole, cheese.
BTO Chile Relleno Burrito
Rice, whole beans, and chile relleno.
Vegetariano Mas Burrito
Rice, whole beans, veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots).
Fajita Burrito
Served with your choice of meat and sauce.
Regular Chimichanga
Fried burrito with beans, cheese, choice of meat, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream (no rice).
Macho Chimichanga
Fried Burrito with beans, choice of meat, lettuce, guacamole, cheese, and sour cream. (No rice)
Tacos
Taco Dorado
Crispy taco. Served with your choice of meat.
Taco
Soft taco. Served with your choice of meat.
Taco Camaron
Shrimp.
Taco Carnitas
Tender fried pork.
Taco Chicharron
Crispy fried pork.
Taco Lengua
Beef tongue.
Taco Cabeza
Beef head.
Taco Pescado
Cat fish.
Taco al Carbon
Tortilla sauteed in a sauce.
Taco de Tripa
Tripe taco.
Meats
Mix Fajitas
Like fajitas but comes with 2 more proteins in the dish (steak, chicken, and shrimp).
Molcajete
Large plates can be shared with 2 people. Steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, onions, tomato, mushrooms, and grilled cactus, cheese served in a stone bowl.
Milanesa Plate
Enchiladas Michoacanas
3 enchiladas served with fresh Mexican cheese, potatoes with diabla sauce, and chicken breast.
Fajitas
1 choice of steak, chicken or shrimps with onions, tomato, bell peppers, mushrooms, guacamole, and sour cream.
Platillo la Carreta
Sauteed shrimp and mushrooms with our house sauce, fillet fish, rice, and beans.
Steak Picado Special
Steak, shrimp, onions, bell peppers, tomato, mushrooms, and jalapenos.
Pechuga Asada
Grilled chicken breast.
Pollo a la Plancha
Grilled chicken breast, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomato.
Carne Asada La Carreta
Grilled chicken breast, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomato.
Platillo Carne Asada
Steak with grilled peppers, onions, jalapeno, and mushrooms.
Carne Asada, Grilled Shrimps, and Mushrooms
Carnitas Plate
Fried pork served with rice and beans.
Steak Ranchero
Steak, onions, tomato, mushrooms, and jalapenos.
Alambre Plate
Mixed steak, chorizo, bacon onions, tomato, bell peppers, mushrooms, and cheese.
Chicharron En Salsa Verde
Seafood
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp sautee with bell peppers, onions, and diabla sauce.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp, mushrooms, and onions cooked with garlic.
Camarones Empanizado
Breaded shrimp with rice and beans.
Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp with onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, and cilantro.
Camarones en Crema
Shrimp, mushrooms, green onions, chipotle salsa, bell peppers, sour cream, and cheese.
Camarones con Chipotle
Shrimp, mushrooms, onions, and chipotle sauce.
Plato Cancun
Shrimp, onions, tomato, and mushrooms served over rice with melted cheese (no beans).
Mojarra Frita
Mojarra a la Diabla
Whole fried fish with onions, bell peppers, tomato, mushrooms topped with diablo sauce.
Mojarra Veracruzana
Whole fried fish topped with onions, bell peppers, tomato, and mushrooms.
Filete al Mojo de Ajo
Grilled fillet with onions, mushrooms, and garlic.
Filete Empanizado
Breaded fillet.
Pescado con Vegetales
Fish with vegetables.
Carne Asada, Grilled Shrimps and Mushrooms
Camarones Jarochos
Shrimp, scallops, crab, in a light spice and tangy red sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and tortillas.
A la Carte
1 Enchilada
Red, green, and mole sauce.
1 Chile Relleno
Huarache
Resembles a sope but twice the length. Choice of meat, beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.
1 Tostada
1 Tamal
Chicken or pork.
1 Sope
Choice of meat, beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.
Taquitos
Order of 3. Rolled fried taquitos with sour cream, lettuce, queso fresco, and sauce.
Daily Soups
Caldo de Tortilla Soup
Mexican traditional tortilla soup.
Caldo de Res
Beef soup. Served with your choice of tortilla.
Caldo de Pollo
Chicken soup. Served with your choice of tortilla.
Caldo de Camaron
Shrimp soup. Served with your choice of tortilla.
Siete Mares
Soup of "7 seas". Served with your choice of tortilla.
Vegetarian Style Dishes and Salads
Taco Salad
Meat, beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, and sour cream.
Quesadilla with Veggies
Broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots.
Steam Veggies
Served with rice and black beans.
Caesar Salad
Green salad with Caesar dressing and cheese.
La Carreta Salad
Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, corn, avocado, black beans, deep-fried corn tortilla strips, and cheddar cheese.
Saturday and Sunday
Quesa Birria Taco
Crispy tortilla cooked in rendered barrio fat with cheese and birria meat inside (includes onions, cilantro, and salsa).
Taco de Chivo
Goat meat stew taco.
Taco de Birria
Beef stew taco.
Menudo
Beef stew includes tripe, honeycomb, and "librillo" beef meat along with the beef feet and tendons. Served with onions and cilantro and oregano on the side, corn or flour tortilla.
Birria de Res
Beef stew. Served with onion and cilantro on the side and choice of tortilla.
Birria de Chivo
Goat meat stew. Served with onion and cilantro on the side and choice of tortilla.
Chicharron by the Pound
Carnitas by the Pound
Cocktails and Tostadas
Cocktail de Camaron
Shrimp cocktail.
Cocktail Campechana
Shrimp, scallops, and octopus cocktail.
Tostada de Aguachile
Spicy shrimp cooked in tangy lime sauce with onions and cucumber.
Tostada de Ceviche
Mexican style spicy shrimp ceviche.
Tostada de Camarones
Grilled shrimp tostada, beans, lettuce, tomato.
Plato de Ceviche
Mexican style spicy shrimp ceviche plate.
Plato de Aguachile Estilo Sinaloa
Spicy shrimp plate.
Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Rice, beans, cheese, eggs, potatoes, ham or chorizo.
Chilaquiles Breakfast
Rojos o verdes. Chilaquiles on the red or green sauce.
Chilaquiles con Steak Breakfast
Chilaquiles with steak.
Huevos Rancheros Breakfast
Rice, beans, and 2 fried eggs with sauce.
Huevos con Chorizo Breakfast
Scrambled eggs with chorizo.
Huevos con Jamon Breakfast
Scrambled eggs with chorizo.
Super Breakfast Burrito
Rice, beans, cheese, eggs, potatoes, ham or chorizo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Plato de Machaca Breakfast
Rice, beans, cheese, eggs, potatoes, ham or chorizo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Plato de Nopal Breakfast
Cactus dish with eggs, rice, and beans.
Lunch
Plain Quesadilla
Cheese only.
Regular Quesadilla Lunch
Served with choice of meat, side of sour cream, and guacamole.
Super Quesadilla Lunch
Served with choice of meat, side of sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
Torta Lunch
Beans, guacamole, tomato, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. Served with your choice of protein.
Torta de Milanesa Lunch
Torta with choice of fried meat, beans, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, and tomato.
Torta la Carreta Lunch
Steak, beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, and sour cream.
Torta Cubana Lunch
Jam, carnitas, cheese, beans, avocado, tomato, lettuce, jalapenos.
Regular Nachos Lunch
Meat. Re-fried beans, cheese, pico de gallo.
French Fry Nachos Lunch
Chips replaced with french fries come with a choice of meat, pico de gallo, guacamole, and melted cheese.
Super Nachos Lunch
No meat. Refried beans, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Super Nachos with Meat Lunch
Choice of meat, refried beans, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Mini Nachos Lunch
Refried beans and cheese.
Large Combo
5. Two Enchiladas Combo
Choice of meat and sauce.
6. Enchilada and Chile Relleno Combo
Choice of meat and sauce.
7. Enchilada and Taco Combo
Choice of meat.
8. Two Tacos Combo
Choice of meat.
9. Super Burrito Combo
Choice of meat.
10. Taco and Chile Relleno
Choice of meat.
11. Enchilada and Tostada Combo
Choice of meat and sauce.
12. Two Tamales Combo
Choice of meat.
13. Chile Verde Combo
Pork in green sauce.
14. Two Sopes Combo
Choice of meat.
15. Two Chiles Rellenos Combo
Choice of meat.
16. Two Mole Enchiladas Combo
17. Three Enchiladas Combo
Choice of meat and sauce.
18. Tamal and Enchilada Combo
Choice of meat and sauce.
19. Tamal and Sope Combo
Choice of meat.
20. Three Item Combo
1 enchilada, 1 tamal, 1 chile relleno. Choice of meat and sauce.
Small Combo
1. One Enchilada Combo
Comes with your choice of sauce.
2. One Taco Combo
3. One Chile Relleno Combo
4. One Tostada Combo
Beans, lettuce, cheese, meat, tomato.
Kids Menu
Kids Pechuga Asada
Grilled chicken breast with rice and beans.
1 Kids Mini Taco
Choice of meat. Served with rice and beans.
Mini Taco and Kid's Quesadilla
Choice of meat. Includes side of rice and beans.
1 Kids Corn Quesadilla
2 Kids Corn Quesadilla
1 Kids Quesadilla with Meat
Choice of meat and quesadilla.
1 Kids Quesadilla with Rice and Beans
Quesadilla.
1 Kids Quesadilla with Meat, Rice, Beans
Choice of meat.
1 Kids Quesadilla with Meat, Rice, Beans
1 Kid's Burrito
Served with cheese, rice, and beans.
1 Kid's Burrito with Meat
Choice of meat, rice, beans, and cheese.
Sides
Large Guacamole
Salsa Bar
Large sizes. You can now order any salsa in bigger sizes.
Small guacamole
Cheese
Sour Cream
3 Corn Tortillas
3 Flour Tortillas
Rice and Beans
Avocado
Beverages
Agua Fresca Medium
Agua Fresca Large
Jarritos
Lime, grapefruit, mandarin, mango, pineapple, strawberry, tamarind, mineral water.
Bottled Soda
Canned Soda
Bottled Water
Sunny D Tangy Original
11.3 oz.
Agua Fresca Kids Size
Dessert
Buñuelos
Deep fried flour tortilla coated in sugar and and topped with a sweet glaze.
Flan
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Recent Reviews
Don’t know what these other folks are on about, this is the best Mexican in Novato with the possible exception of Sabor by Pini. Service is great, horchata is delicious, beer is cold, and the carnitas is the best I’ve had since San Jose in San Rafael burned down. If you know you know.
September 2025
Was meeting a friend in Novato and googled Mexican restaurants, this one came up. It's located on Novato Blvd, on way out into the country. We were greeted and told to seat ourselves. Chips and water were served. Chips a bit stale, but carne asada burrito was very good and flavorful. I ordered glass of Chardonnay and it took forever to receive. Also the menu prices are lower than the prices on our check, they need to update menu with "new" prices. Also the menu...
February 2025
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