Tacos & Tequila La Cava Mexican Gastrobar
2010 SE Delaware Ave Suite 230, Ankeny
(515) 964-4264
Customers' Favorites
Pork Carnitas Burrito
Chicken Fajitas
Chips and Salsa
Happy Burritos
Hawaiian Tacos
Steak Ranchero
Side Guacamole
Fajita Nachos
Chilli Relleno
Mexican Corn
Appetizers
Cheese Dip
creamy queso cheese
Guacamole
Served freshly made guacamole with avocado, jalapeno, , onion, and cilantro (chips not included).
La Caba Sampler
Cheese nachos with beef and lettuce, cheese quesadilla, chicken taquitos, cheese sauce and red sauce
Street Elote
Grilled corn on the cobb topped with mexican cream, queso fresco, nad tajin seasoning
Chips & Salsa
Enough for 4 people.
Nachos Supreme
Cheese, beef, lettuce, tomato shredded cheese, and sour cream.
Texas Dip
Our original cheese dip topped with grilled shrimp, chicken, and steak strips served with Pico de Gallo on the side and flour tortillas.
Queso Fundido
Chorizo sausage with cheese sauce.
Sopes
Bowls of corn-based dough topped with your choice of meat, refried beans, lettuce, salsa, queso fresco, and a slice of avocado.
Mains
Cazuelon
Grilled steak, chicken, and chorizo covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Flautas
4 rolled and deep-fried corn tortillas, stuffed with 2 beef and 2 chicken. Served with rice, guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Chimichangas
Choice of chicken or beef, filling with rice and beans topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomato, and shredded cheese.
Rice Bowl
A bowl filled with your choice of steak or grilled chicken topped with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo and sour cream.
Nachos Fajita
Cheese nachos topped with grilled chicken, beef, or mixed topped with lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese, and Pico de Gallo.
Chile Verde
Pork tips with green sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carnitas
Pork tips served with rice, beans, tossed salad, and tortillas.
Stuffed Poblano
Poblano pepper stuffed with melted cheese and topped with your choice of steak or chicken and served with rice and beans.
Tamales El Chilango
Tacos
Tacos De Carne Asada
3 steak tacos served with rice, bean, Pico de Gallo, hot salsa, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Tacos Al Pastor (3 pcs)
3 tacos filled with marinated pork served with rice, beans, corn, Pico de Gallo, and hot salsa.
Hard Taco (3 pcs)
3 hard-shell ground beef, chicken, or shredded beef topped with lettuce and shredded cheese.
Tacos De Camaron
3 flour tortillas filled with grilled shrimp topped with our special chipotle cream sauce (not spicy) served with rice and chef avocado salad.
Tacos Grilled Chicken (3 pcs)
3 grilled tacos served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, and hot salsa. Choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fish Tacos
3 fish grilled tacos with corn or flour tortilla served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, and hot salsa.
Hawaiian Pork Taco (3 pcs)
3 marinated pork tacos grilled with sliced sweet onions, pineapple chunks, yellow, and red peppers served with rice, beans, Pico de Gallo, sour cream and salsa.
Steaks
Steak Mexicano
Steak & Chorizo
Steak, chicken, and shrimp cooked with pineapple, bell peppers, and onions topped with cheese dip served with rice, beans, and guacamole salad.
Steak El Jefe
A ribeye steak topped with grilled shrimp and cheese sauce. Served with rice, roasted potatoes, and grilled veggies.
Steak Ranchero
Carne Asada
Tender thin slices of rib-eye steak served with rice, beans, guacamole salad, and tortillas.
Molcajete
Grilled steak and chicken with cheese quesadillas, green onions, jalapenos, and avocado slices topped with shredded cheese.
Chile C
Steak strips cooked in a mild red sauce served with rice and refried beans
Fajitas
Fajitas
Chicken, beef, or mixed.
Parrillada For Two
Steak, Chicken ,Shrimp, pork carnitas and Chorizo, served over a bed of grilled fajita vegetables, served with rice, beans and salad
Texas Fajitas
Chicken, beef, and shrimp.
Shrimp Fajitas
Braised Pork Carnitas
All fajitas are cooked with onions, green and red bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, tomatoes, and sour cream. Choice of refried beans or black beans
Chicken and Shrimp Fajita
Broccoli, zucchini, and mushroom.
Pineapple Fajita
Amigos Fajitas for two
Steak, Chicken, Shrimp, Pork Carnitas and Mexican sausage grilled with mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, squash and zucchini
Soups and Salads
Fajita Taco Salad
Crispy flour shell served with grilled steak or grilled chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions, and tomato topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour shell served with your choice of ground beef, chicken, or shredded beef with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream.
Chicken Soup
Shredded chicken soup with house seasoning. Served with rice, Pico de Gallo, fresh avocado, and tortillas.
Caldo De Camaron
Shrimp Soup.
Burritos
Burrtio Chile Verde
Shredded pork cooked with onions, tomatoes, and peppers topped with gravy and melted cheese. Served with beans.
Burrito California
Happy Burritos
2 steak and cheese burritos with lettuce. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito al Carbon
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of meat, topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, tomatoes, and sour cream
Burrito Deluxe
Chilango Burrito
One large Burrito, filled with grilled chicken and fresh pico de gallo, topped with cheese dip, served with rice and beans
Quesadilla
Quesadilla Fajita Dinner
Steak, chicken, or mix grilled with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes served with rice, tossed salad, and sour cream.
Quesadilla Verde
Our stuffed cheese quesadilla with your choice of ground beef, chicken, or beans. Served with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, tomatoes, and guacamole. Choice of refried beans and black beans or rice.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Super Rancheras
Five different enchiladas- one beef, one chicken, one shredded beef, one beans and one cheese. Topped with melted cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and special enchilada sauce
Enchiladas Verdes (3pcs)
Enchiladas de mole
Three corn tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken topped with mole, ( A rich combination of chili pods, chocolate, spices and much more), Cheese, and served with rice and beans
Chicken
Caba bowl
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Chicken Vallarta
Pollo Asado
Chori Pollo
Pollo a la pina
Milanesa
Seafood
Ceviche
Cooked shrimp marinated in citrus juice and corn Pico de Gallo. Garnish with mango and avocado. Served with tostadas.
Shrimp Cocktail
Camarones al mojo de ajo
Camarones a la mexicana
Camarones a la diabla
Fried Mojarra
Seafood Combo
Grilled Tilapia fillet and shrimp topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and veggies
Vegetarian
Bean Burrito (1 pc), Cheese Enchilada (1 pc), & Bean Tostada (1 pc)
Potato Burrito (1 pc), Cheese Enchilada (1 pc), & Cheese Quesadilla (1 pc)
Enchilada Con Espinacas (3 pcs)
3 spinach and mushroom enchiladas with rice.
Mushroom Quesadilla (1 pc) with Cooked Vegetables
Served with a tossed salad.
Potato Burrito (1 pc) & Mushrooms Quesadilla (1 pc)
Kids
Kids Macaroni and Cheese
Kids Taco (1 pc)
1 taco. Rice and beans.
Kids Quesadilla
Cheese quesadilla served with rice or fries
Kids Hamburger
A Hamburger served with fries
Kids Corn Dog
Corn dog and fries.
Kids Chicken Finger and Fries
Kids Salchipulpos
A starfish hot dog
Kids Grilled Chicken and Rice
Soft Drinks
Soda
Iced Tea
Raspberry Tea
Milk
Horchata
Mexican Soft Drinks
Jarritos tamarindo, orange, pineapple, sangria, and sidral (apple).
Desserts
Ultimate Chocolate Cake
Flan
Side Orders
Shredded Cheese
Hot Salsa
Pico de Gallo
Sour Cream
Tortillas (3 pcs)
Rice
Beans
French Fries
Chiles Toreados
Tamal
Chile Relleno
Recent Reviews
Quick service! Great food! The tequila and margarita selection is unmatched! Highly recommend if you're in the area and looking for good Mexican food! The only downside is location. Delaware Ave is becoming way too busy for the population of Ankeny. Will be back again for sure, though!
May 2024
La Cava Mexican Gastrobar: Delicious Food, Fast Service, Great Margaritas!Five stars for La Cava Mexican Gastrobar in Ankeny! The service was fantastic - friendly and attentive. We tried the pitcher of margarita texana and it was perfect - refreshing and flavorful.The food came out super fast and everything was fresh. We had the chicken chimichanga and the burritos deluxe, and both were amazing. The flavors were spot on, and for those who like it hot, their extra hot sauce is...
May 2024
Amazing!!!Ended up here by accident when we tried going next door to EggBistro (which is also exceptional) but found out they were closed on Mondays. Lucky for us this place was open because what a happy accident it turned out to be to add to my list.The house chips served ahead of time at the table with salsa are unbelievable, and I'm not too big on eating chips ahead of my meals but these got me for sure.With that, I ended up ordering the Nacho Fajitas. These were hands...
April 2024
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