Flame the Taqueria

5765 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston
(515) 723-8934

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Mango Shrimp Tacos Specialty
Homemade Chips and Salsa
Quessa Birria Tacos
Asada Burrito Bowl
Steak Burrito Bowl
Asada Quesadilla
Al Pastor Tacos
Chips and Queso
Lola's Burrito
Cilantro Rice

Menu

Street Food
Burrito
Cilantro rice, black beans, lettuce, triple cheese, pico de gallo, crema, and your choice of meat and Flame salsa. All wrapped up in a flour tortilla.
Burrito Bowl
Cilantro rice, black beans, lettuce, triple cheese, pico de gallo, crema, and your choice of meat and Flame salsa.
Quesadillas
Triple cheese blend, grilled onions, peppers, and your choice of meat and Flame salsa.
Street Tacos
(3) Corn tortilla's with your choice of meat, served with cilantro, onions, lime, and your choice of Flame salsa.
Tortas
Choice of meat with lettuce, jalapenos, mayo, tomatoes, avocados, and your choice of Flame salsa.
Birria Tacos
birria tacos slowly brised Angus beef in a adobo Aus jus placed in corn tortilla,melted cheese ,onions and cilantro (GF)

Specialities
Mango Shrimp Tacos
(3) Grilled shrimp tacos with lettuce, crème, cilantro, and mango pico served in a flour tortilla.
Al Pastor Tacos
(3) Tacos with marinated pork in Yucatan native spices, topped with pineapple pico, cilantro, and green tomatillo salsa.
Machete
Hand tossed corn tortilla with melted cheese, smashed beans, queso fresco, crema,lettuce,tomatoes,cilantro and pickled cucumber salad. (GF)
Flame Burger
Flame Burger a black Angus beef with lettuce tomatoes, jalapeño and smothered with our Flame sauce and topped cheese and serve with fries
Huevos Ranceros
Huevos Rancheros with black beans, tortillas, queso fresco, cilantro, red onions, crema and Rancheros sauce and topped with a fry egg
Lola's Burrito
A grilled flour tortilla filled with sauteed peppers, onions, jalapenos, and a hint of fresh pineapple with adobo chorizo and asada, triple cheese, black beans, lettuce, and served with a side of homemade queso.
California Burger
Black Angus beef with chipotle Mayo,red online, tomatoes, smashes avocado and arugula.
Enchilada Verdes
Chilaquiles
Enchiladas Rojas

Sides and Desserts
Homemade Chips and Salsa
A large amount of chips seasoned to perfection. With your choice of our homemade salsa's.
Queso Chip
Guac Chip
Chips Only
Black Beans
Cilantro Rice
Mexican Corn
Flame Fries
Churros
Queso, Guac, Chips
Chor Queso
Asada fries
This week's new creations!! Asada Fries: Big enough to share, but you won't want to!! Our famous Flame Fries topped with triple cheese, queso, crema, Carne asada, pico de gallo, & MORE queso fresco for good measure!

Drinks
Jarritos
D Coke
Iced Tea (unsweetened)
Coca-Cola

Salsa
Medium Green 8oz
Medium Fire 8oz
Medium Arbol 8oz
Large Green 16 oz
Large Fire 16 oz
Large Arbol 16 oz

Family Meals
Family Quesadilla
You ask what a quesadilla is? It's like a Mexican taco but we call it the "the little cheesy thing" with grilled onion, peppers, and choice of meat. Get 4 large quesadilla cut into 4's, Up to 2 choices of meat, Served w/ 1 large cilantro rice, 1 black beans, and our mouth watering salsa
Family Tacos
These simple tacos are the type you'd find on the streets of Mexico. Great for "street travelers" to enjoy a quick meal. Topped with choice of meat, onion, cilantro, and radish. 16 tacos, up to 2 choices of meat, 1 large cilantro rice, 1 black beans, and our mouth watering salsas
Family Tortas
4 traditional Mexican sandwichs cut in half served with our Flame fries and mouth watering salsas. A torta has a similar flavor as a taco, but the bread adds a whole new dynamic. Choice of up to 2 meats
Family Size Beans 16 oz
Family Size Rice 16oz
16 Oz Gua
Online Special
Tues Taco Special
Every Tuesday: 16 tacos- pick two meats (assortment of salsas) Choose 4 drinks $44.00

Family Chips and Salsa
Family Chips & Fire Salsa
Our delicious seasond flame chips with our mouth watering 8oz of Fire salsa
Family Chips & Green Salsa
Our fresh seasoned flame chips with 8oz of our homemade hot green sauce. Has a little heat but still edible
Family Chips & Arbol Salsa (Get A Drink!)
Family Chips, Guacamole, and Queso
This is a hit wonder...... Fresh warm seasoned chips with 3 things to dip the chips in. Do you have a picky eater? Well this gives you Guacamole, Queso, and salsa. ENJOY!
16oz Guac
16oz Queso

Kids Meal
Kids quesadilla W/ Fries
Kids Cheese Burger W Fries
Kid Hamburger W Fries
Kid Chicken Taco W\rice
Kid AsadaTaco With Rice
Kid Chicken Taco With Fries
Kid Ground Beef Taco W\ Rice
Kid Ground Beef Taco With Fries
kids chicken quesadella

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Recent Reviews

I absolutely love Flame. It’s a few blocks from my house and they treat me so well everytime I come in. The 2 main servers are phenomenal. Kevin and the gal who works Friday nights are absolutely amazing, they have always been so good to me. Definitely friendly and always a great atmosphere going in there. My favorite is the birria tacos, hands down. Everytime- absolutely delicious! The cooks are phenomenal. All in all, it’s 100/10.
December 2025
Always great service and the best birria tacos in town! Authentic cuisine with rotating specials. Smaller inside so seating can be limited during prime meal times. To go orders are always fresh and accurate.
October 2025
We have loved eating at Flame for years (almost weekly!) and when it came time to plan our wedding, we had no other thoughts besides having Flame cater. We had so many compliments from guests on how fun and delicious our food was! We highly recommend a chips, queso, and salsa bar for cocktail hour appetizers and the taco bar was a crowd-pleasing hit for dinner. Also, everyone we worked with was easy to communicate with, professional, responsive, and genuinely kind throughout the...
September 2025

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Flame the Taqueria

5765 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131
(515) 723-8934