Ixtapa Cantina

18 Mt Auburn St, Watertown
(617) 744-6585

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Mexican Street Tacos
Chicken Enchiladas
Enchiladas Trio
Tortilla Chips
Habanero Salsa
Tortilla Soup
Guacamole Dip
Burrito Verde
Fajitas

Menu

SPECIALS
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Entrees
Carne Asada
Charbroiled skirt steak served with warm tortillas, guacamole, grilled green onions, rice and beans.
Tres Amigos
A charbroiled marinated steak with juicy, grilled chicken breast accompanied by fresh jumbo shrimp sauteed with mushrooms, onions and peppers. Served with guacamole, fresh salad, rice and beans.
Cantina Steak
A flame-broiled New York strip steak topped with sauteed onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Camarones con Tocino
Shrimp wrapped in bacon with a cilantro lime sauce. Served with your choice of 2 sides: Mexican rice, white rice, refried beans, black beans, sauteed vegetables or french fries.
Camarones Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp and mushrooms sauteed with garlic and butter. Served with a choice of 2 sides: Mexican rice, white rice, refried beans, black beans, sauteed vegetables or french fries.
Ixtapa Stir-Fry
Choice of chicken or shrimp sauteed with mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli and green peppers. Covered with melted Jack cheese and served over a bed of rice.
Pollo a la Crema
Tender, sliced chicken sautéed with mushrooms and simmered in a rich cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Arroz con Pollo
Chicken or shrimp sauteed in a red sauce with mushrooms, onions and bell peppers. Served over a bed of rice with melted Jack cheese on top.
Pollo Tamales
A traditional Mexican dish made of steamed masa dough filled with shredded chicken. Topped with your choice of green tomatillo sauce with sour cream or mole sauce (contains peanut butter) and served with rice and beans.
Flautas
Crispy, hard-shell corn tortillas made with your choice of shredded chicken or barbacoa. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and Cotija cheese, rice and beans.
Veracruz Delight
Your choice of salmon or tilapia fish marinated with garlic and lime juice. Served with your choice of 2 sides: Mexican rice, white rice, refried beans, black beans, sauteed vegetables or french fries.
Chile Verde
Tender pork loin cooked in Chile Verde sauce, made of green peppers, onions, cilantro and spices. Served with rice and beans.
Pork Carnitas
Traditionally slow cooked pork made with garlic and salt. Served with a mild red sauce, guacamole, rice and beans.

Appetizer
Ixtapa Cheese Dip
Rich, spicy Mexican cheese dip.
Taquito Bites
Small crispy corn tortillas rolled with your choice of shredded chicken or barbeque. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and Cotjia cheese.
Baby Chimichangas
Four lightly fried mini chimichangas filled with chicken and cheese. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Ixtapa Wings
Choice of bone-in or boneless, made from mild to as hot as you'd like.
Nachos Supreme
Choice of ground beef, barbacoa, shredded chicken, grilled chicken or steak. Served with beans, tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.
Fiesta Sampler
A sampling of Mexicali favorites: nachos, mini-quesadillas, mini-flautas and chicken wings. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Tex-Mex Eggrolls
Chicken, corn, black beans, peppers, onions and melted cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream.
Queso Fundido
Melted oaxaca cheese with chorizo (a specialty spicy Mexican sausage).
Tortilla Chips
Thinly sliced and crispy.
Salsa
Dip made from tomatoes and onions.
Tortilla Chips & Salsa
Thinly sliced and crispy. Dip made from tomatos and onions.

Fajitas
Fajitas
Served with rice, beans, warm tortillas, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Mixed Combo Fajita
Served with rice, beans, warm tortillas, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. 2 meat choices between shrimp, steak, or chicken.

Street Style Tacos
Pulled Pork Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas made with traditionally slow cooked pork and served with mild red Carnita sauce, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Tacos al Pastor
3 soft corn tortillas with your choice of pork, steak or grilled chicken. Topped with shredded cabbage, cilantro, onions and tomatillo sauce.
Mercado Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas with grilled chicken, melted Jack cheese, caramelized onions and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole.
Chicken Chimichurri Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas with grilled chicken and topped with Chimichurri sauce, cilantro, onions and shredded cabbage.
Baja Fish Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas with marinated grilled Tilapia fish and served with shredded cabbage, cilantro, onions and jalapeno cilantro sauce.
Mexico City Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas with charbroiled skirt steak, caramelized onions and Jack cheese. Garnished with Cotija cheese and chopped mango.
Bacon Shrimp Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas with marinated shrimp topped with bacon. Served with shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and jalapeno cilantro sauce.
Gourmet Salmon Tacos
2 soft flour tortillas with grilled salmon and Chimichurri Criollo sauce. Garnished with shredded cabbage and pico de gallo.

Burritos
Ixtapa Burrito
Choice of pork Chile Verde, chorizo, shredded chicken, ground beef or barbacoa - and stuffed with rice and beans. Topped with enchilada style sauce, tomatoes, onions, Cotija cheese, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.
California Pork Burrito
Pork Chile verde with green sauce and melted Jack cheese on top. Served with rice and beans.
Sante Fe Street Burrito
A street-style burrito with everything inside; pinto fried beans, rice, black beans, guacamole, cheddar cheese, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Grilled Burrito
Choice of grilled chicken, steak or pork stuffed with rice and whole beans. Topped with red sauce, Cotija cheese and sour cream.
Fajita Burrito
Steak or chicken grilled with onions and bell peppers, fajita style. Topped with a special burrito sauce, Jack cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Burrito Bowl
Bowl of white rice, black beans, cheese, pico de Gallo, lettuce, sour cream, avocado, and grilled bell peppers and onions.
Fiesta Burrito
Choice of shredded chicken, chorizo, ground beef or barbacoa - stuffed with white rice and black beans. Topped with red and cheese sauces with everything wrapped inside.
Pollo Mole Burrito
Shredded chicken stuffed with rice and beans and topped with mole sauce (contains peanut butter).
Seafood Burrito
Stuffed with our special blend of shrimp, crab, fish and scallops. Covered with red seafood sauce. Topped with sour cream and avocado and served with rice and beans.

Quesadillas
Ixtapa Quesadilla
Choice of spinach, chicken, chorizo, ground beef or barbacoa. Served with tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
Grilled Quesadilla
Choice of grilled chicken, steak or shrimp. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Fajita Quesadilla
Fajita style grilled chicken or steak with bell peppers and onions. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Southwest Quesadilla
Grilled BBQ chicken, green peppers, onions and black beans combined with melted cheddar cheese. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.

Chimichangas
Ixtapa Chimichanga
Choice of chicken, ground beef, barbacoa or pork. Topped with red enchilada sauce and Jack cheese.
Baja Chimichanga
Choice of chicken, ground beef, barbacoa or pork. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
Fajita Chimichanga
Fajita chicken or steak grilled with onions and peppers and wrapped with Jack cheese. Served with sour cream.
Tex-Mex Chimichanga
Choice of chicken, ground beef or barbacoa. Topped with chile con queso sauce.
Seafood Chimichanga
Choice of shrimp or our seafood mix of crab, scallops, fish and shrimp with vegetables. Topped with red sauce, avocado and sour cream.

Enchiladas
Ixtapa Enchilada
2 made to order enchiladas filled with your choice of chicken, ground beef, barbacoa, cheese, pork Chile Verde or spinach.
Mole Enchilada
2 soft enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with our mole sauce (contains peanut butter).
Enchiladas Trio
Combination of 3 enchiladas: 1 chicken, 1 Jack cheese and 1 ground beef with 2 different sauces and sour cream on top.
Tex-Mex Enchiladas
2 enchiladas stuffed with your choice of chicken, ground beef or barbacoa. Topped with chile con queso sauce.
Enchilada Suiza
2 enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with green tomatillo sauce. Served with sour cream.
Seafood Enchiladas
2 enchiladas with your choice of shrimp or our seafood mix of crab, scallops, fish and shrimp with fresh vegetables. Served with sour cream and avocado slices.

Combos
Santa Fe Combo
Pick 1: enchilada, tamale, taco.
Durango Combo
Pick 1: chimichanga, tostada, burrito.
Combo Laredo
Pick 2: enchilada, chimichanga, tostada, burrito, taco, tamale.
Combo Mexicali
Pick 3: enchilada, chimichanga, tostada, burrito, taco, tamale.

Soups
Tortilla Soup
A spicy Mexican soup with grilled chicken, crisp tortilla strips, avocado and cheese.
Sopa de Albondigas
A delicious soup made with fresh minted pork, beef meatballs and seasonal vegetables. Served with diced onions and cilantro.
Sopa Azteca
A large bowl of freshly made seafood soup with shrimp, scallops, mussels, fish and spices. A seafood lovers "must try!"

Salads
Taco Salad
Fresh lettuce with your choice of ground beef, chicken, barbacoa or pork. Topped with cheese and tomatoes. Served on a taco shell.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Grilled chicken on top of a made to order Caesar salad.
Ranchero Avocado Salad
Grilled chicken, steak or shrimp with ranchero cheese, tomatoes, avocados, black beans and Ranch dressing.
Fajita Salad
Grilled chicken, steak or shrimp sauteed with bell peppers and onions. Served with cheese and tomatoes.
Vallarta Salad
Your choice of fresh shrimp, salmon or tilapia on a bed of our signature lettuce blend topped with tomatoes, red onions, fresh mango and cucumber. Served with mango dressing on the side.

Vegetarian
Veggie Quesadilla
Spinach and mixed vegetable quesadillas with Jack cheese, made with a flour tortilla. Served with sour cream.
Burrito Verde
A flour tortilla stuffed with grilled mixed vegetables and topped with lettuce, green tomatillo sauce, tomatoes and cotija cheese. Served with rice and black beans.
Veggie Fajita
A sizzling plate of fresh mixed vegetables served fajita style. Served with rice, black beans, cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Veggie Bowl
Bowl of white rice, black beans, cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, avocado, and grilled bell peppers and onions.
Veggie Fiesta
Choose 2: spinach enchilada or cheese enchilada, all served with sour cream on top. Served with black beans and white rice.
Veggie Stir-Fry
Sauteed mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli and green peppers with melted Jack cheese over a bed of rice.

Sandwiches and Burgers
Chicken Torta
Charbroiled chicken breast with mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese and avocado slices on a toasted roll.
BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Charbroiled chicken breast basted in BBQ sauce, topped with Jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and bacon on a toasted roll.
Fajita Melt
Grilled steak or chicken fajita style with Jack cheese, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and lettuce on a toasted roll.
BBQ Baja Burger
8 oz. black Angus beef with cheddar cheese, crisp bacon, lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on a soft potato roll.
Fajita Burger
8 oz. black Angus beef, Jack cheese and grilled peppers and onions. Served on a soft potato roll.

Desserts
Flan
A caramel custard, made with egg, milk, and coffee liquor. Glazed with a hint of caramel.
Churros
A traditional Mexican crispy pastry coated with cinnamon sugar.
Sopapillas
A warm Mexican pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Brownie Sundae
A warm fudge brownie topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.
Deep Fried Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream in a crispy coating topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Dessert Burrito
Choices of apple cinnamon or creamy cheesecake rolled in a flour tortilla, lightly fried, then covered with caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Sides
Side of beans
Side of rice
Side of tortillas
Side of french fries

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Recent Reviews

The steak fajita plate is perfectly seasoned and tender. This restaurant also has affordable house margaritas. The staff are friendly. They even bring my daughter a non-spicy salsa.

Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly environment. Sometimes the playing music can be loud. Changing table available in one of the restrooms.

Wheelchair accessibility: The back entrance is accessible.
September 2024
Average at best, the tamale was the worst. I’ve never been served such a bad plate in my life. Don’t eat here just skip this place. The bartender was good. The first time I ate here it wasn’t good I thought maybe they had a bad night but after trying the second time I’ll never eat here again.
July 2024
If I could give more than 5 stars, I would solely based on the service. The staff is so sweet and attentive here! And it seems like half their business is to-go orders, but they have such a good system that it doesn't impact service at all. Maybe that's because the food is so good, always hot and delicious. It is in need of some upgrades to the seating, sure. But the atmosphere is enough to keep you there for at least 2 margaritas and dinner despite that small thing....
May 2024

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Ixtapa Cantina

18 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 744-6585