La Abuela Mexican Restaurant
448 Penn Ave, West Reading
(484) 509-5778
Customers' Favorites
Nachos with Cheese and Beans
Guacamole Salsa & Chips
Fajita Chicken Burrito
Fajita Taco Salad
Carnitas Tacos
Chips and Salsa
Mole Verde
Pork Tacos
Birria
Flan
Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Served with home fries.
Breakfast Taco
Served with home fries.
Breakfast Quesadilla
Served with home fries.
Mexican Breakfast
3 eggs with tomato, onions, jalapeños, and chorizo. Topped with green and red sauce and Chihuahua cheese. Served with rice.
Breakfast Enfrijoladas
Enchiladas
mexican enchiladas
3 corn tortillas with shredded chicken or ground beef topped with cheese and tomatillo sauce. Served with rice & refried black beans,
Enchiladas Veracruzanas
3 corn tortillas filled with shrimp and crabmeat marinated in garlic chipotle sauce and topped with Chihuahua cheese. Served with rice, refried black beans, and salad.
Entrées
Chori Pollo
Grilled marinated chicken breast with sautéed chorizo, poblano pepper, and onions. Served with rice, refried black beans, and salad.
Shrimp al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp sautéed in garlic paste with lettuce, avocado, and marinated onions. Served with rice and beans on the side.
Camarones Tampiquenos
Medium spicy. Contains seafood. Grilled shrimp marinated in chile de árbol, garlic, and olive oil. Served with rice, refried black beans, avocado, and lettuce.
Spring Chicken
Marinated chicken breast with sautéed nopal (tender cactus), zucchini, onions, and spinach. Topped with cheese and served with rice and beans.
Camarones à la Mexicana
Mild spicy. Contains seafood. Grilled shrimp with sautéed jalapeño peppers, onions, and tomato in salsa Roja. Served with rice, refried black beans, and corn or flour tortilla.
Ceviche
Carnitas
Crispy bits of slow-cooked pork served with rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and corn or flour tortilla.
Roasted Poblano Salmon
Contains seafood. Sautéed rajas poblanos, onions, and corn with grilled salmon on the side. Served with rice and beans.
shrimp coctel
fresh cook citrus marinated shrimp with tomatoes onion, cilantro jalapeno and cucumber
Homemade Moles
Mole Verde
Grilled chicken breast covered with the traditional mole Verde. Served with rice, refried black beans, and salad.
Mole Poblano
Grilled chicken breast covered with mole poblano and topped with queso fresco. Served with rice, refried black beans, and salad.
Quesadillas
Quesadilla de Queso
Quesadilla Veracruzana
1 grilled flour tortilla with shrimp, lump crabmeat, sautéed onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, and cheese. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.
Tacos
Tacos
3 flour or corn tortillas with sirloin steak seared quickly with caramelized onions. Served with pico de gallo, salsa, and refried black beans.
Tacos de Birria
Shrimp Tacos
Grilled shrimp, lump crabmeat, sautéed onions, and shredded cheese topped with lettuce and chipotle mayo. Served with pico de gallo, salsa, and your choice of corn or flour tortilla on the side.
Beef Hard Shell Taco
Tacos de Carnitas
Crispy bits of slow-cooked pork ready to be cradled in flour or corn tortilla. Served with pico de gallo, salsa, and refried black beans.
Tacos Veracruzanos
3 amazingly irresistible tacos filled with tilapia or salmon topped with lettuce and our mango pico de gallo. Served with rice and refried black beans and with your choice of corn or flour tortilla.
Appetizers
Guacamole
Fresh avocado, tomato, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño peppers.
Empanadas
Sopes de Pollo
3 homemade corn tortillas topped with refried black beans, shredded chicken, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and queso fresco. Served with Salsa on the Side.
Flautas
3 crispy rolled corn tortillas with chicken covered in a special homemade salsa, topped with queso fresco, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Gorditas de Chorizo con Papa
3 homemade gorditas stuffed with chorizo and potato with lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, and sour cream.
Queso Fundido with Chorizo
A fondue of Chihuahua cheese with chorizo, sautéed onions, and poblano pepper topped with our mango pico de gallo.
Cheese Dip
Esquites
Sautéed corn and onions with Mexican herbs covered with chipotle mayonnaise, fresh cheese, and tajín seasoning.
Chicken Wings
Queso Fundido al Chipotle
A fondue of Chihuahua cheese and lump crabmeat topped with our chipotle sauce and our mango pico de gallo.
Cóctel de Camarones
Our homemade shrimp cocktail with cooked shrimp, pico de gallo, and fresh avocado all in tomato sauce.
Table Side Guaca
Made fresh with all fresh ingredients.
Tacos Ahogados
2 crispy corn tortillas stuffed with mashed potato drenched in a spicy sauce and topped with carnitas, onions, and queso fresco.
Salads
Fajita Taco Salad
Served in a taco bowl with lettuce, tomato, green pepper, onion, sour cream, and pico de gallo. With your choice of chicken, steak, or ground beef.
Mexican Salad
Lettuce, tomato, avocado, crispy corn strips, queso fresco, and chicken served with a creamy chipotle dressing.
Fajita Vegetables Taco Salad
Grilled vegetables: onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, and spinach served in a taco bowl. Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, and sour cream.
Shrimp Taco Salad Fajita
Grilled shrimp, sautéed onions, tomato, and spinach topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and queso fresco. Served in a taco bowl.
Cucumber Salad
Soups
Traditional Sopa de Tortilla
Chipotle sauce, sour cream, crispy tortilla strips, and pico de gallo. Everything is all put together into one delicious soup.
Traditional Pozole Mexicano
A hominy stew with chicken in guajillo sauce served with onions, oregano, lime, avocado, and cilantro.
Black Beans Soup
Creamy black bean soup topped with crispy corn tortilla strips, pico de gallo, and queso fresco.
Tampico Soup
Shrimp and lump crabmeat in chipotle sauce with rice, pico de gallo, avocado, and lime.
Poblano Corn Cream Soup
This soup has a perfect balance between roasted poblanos, corn, and a drizzle of cream.
Poblano Cream Soup
Chicken Tampico Soup
Shredded chicken in chipotle sauce with rice, pico de gallo, avocado, and lime.
Tortas
Torta Mexicana
Marinated chicken breast, steak, or carnitas with refried bean spread, tomato, avocado, caramelized onions, lettuce, melted cheese, and chipotle sauce. Served with fries.
Kid's Menu
Kid's Enchilada
A corn tortilla stuffed with shredded chicken or cheese, topped with red salsa and cheese. Served with rice and refried black beans.
Kid's Chicken Nuggets & Fries
Kid's Cheese Quesadilla
Grilled cheese flour quesadilla served with rice and bean or fries.
Kid's Mac & Cheese
Kid's Taco
Topped with cheese and served with rice and refried black beans or fries.
Kid's Burrito
A flour tortilla stuffed with shredded chicken or carnitas, cheese, and sour cream. Served with fries on the side.
Sides
Chips
Chips Salsa (Small)
Side of Rice
Rice & Beans
Side of shredder Cheese
Side of French Fries
Side of Tortillas
Side of Beans
Side of Pico de Gallo
Side of Pico de Mango
Side of Sour Cream
Avocado
Extra Salad
Side of Jalapeños
Extra Huevo
Extra Taco
Extra Enchilada
Desserts
Churros
Tres Leches
Fried Ice Cream
Flan
Sweet Potato Flan
Fajitas
Shrimp, Steak, & Chicken Fajitas
Grilled shrimp, steak, and chicken with sautéed onions, tomato, and green peppers. Served with rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Grilled Chicken Fajita
Marinated chicken breast with seared onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Seafood Fajita
Sautéed scallops, shrimp, and crabmeat with spinach, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Steak Fajita
Sirloin steak served quickly with seared onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Vegetable Fajitas
Sautéed spinach, zucchini, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Served with rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Shrimp Fajita
Grilled shrimp with sautéed onions, tomato, and spinach. Served with rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Pulled Pork Fajita
Burritos
Burrito Al Pastor
Vast flour tortilla stuffed with overnight marinated pork with pineapple tidbits, sautéed onions, cilantro, rice, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, refried black beans, and sour cream.
Carnita Burrito
Vast flour tortilla stuffed with crispy bits of slow-cooked pork, rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Burrito de Chorizo
Vast flour tortilla stuffed with chorizo, onions, rice, refried black beans, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Seafood Burrito
Vast flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of grilled shrimp and lump crabmeat or tilapia, sautéed onions, spinach, tomato, rice, and pico de gallo topped with chipotle mayonnaise and sour cream.
Fajita Burrito
Vast flour tortilla stuffed with choice of meat, sautéed onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Vegetable Fajitas Burrito
Vast flour tortilla stuffed with sautéed spinach, zucchini, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, rice, refried black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Beef Burrito
Molcajetes
Molcajete Tierra
Grilled steak, chicken, and chorizo served sizzling and topped with Chihuahua cheese, served with rice, refried black beans, tortilla, and cilantro.
Molcajete Mixto
Grilled shrimp, steak chicken, and nopal (tender cactus) with salsa Roja or Verde topped with cheese, onion, and cilantro. Served with corn or flour tortilla on the side.
Seafood Molcajete
Grilled shrimp, scallops, and tilapia served sizzling and topped with Chihuahua cheese. Served with rice, refried black beans, tortillas, and cilantro.
Vegetable Molcajete
Sautéed nopal (tender cactus), onions, zucchini, bell pepper, and spinach, with salsa Roja or Verde, topped with cheese. Served with rice, beans, and flour or corn tortilla on the side.
Mussels À La Chipotle Molcajete
Mussels sautéed in garlic paste with a touch of white wine drowned in chipotle sauce and topped with cheese and cilantro. Served with rice on the side.
Steak
Carne Asada
Thin marinated beef steak with green pepper, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, refried black beans, and salad.
Churrasco Mixto
Grilled rib eye, chicken, and chorizo with sautéed onions, spinach, and zucchini topped with Chihuahua cheese. Served with rice and refried black beans.
Mexican ribeye
grilled ribeye steak served with sautéed onions zucchini and tomatoes
Chori Steak
Grilled ribeye steak with sauteed chorizo, poblano pepper onions and cheese
Smoothies
Banana Explosion Smoothie
Mango Smoothie
Pomegranate Smoothie
Piña Colada Smoothie
Strawberry Smoothie
Passion Fruit Smoothie
Blackberry Smoothie
Peach Smoothie
Coconut Mango Smoothie
Ocean Water Smoothie
Grapefruit Smoothie
Tamarind Smoothie
Hibiscus Smoothie
Lime Mango Smoothie
Flavored Lemonades
Hibiscus Lemonade
Watermelon Lemonade
Blackberry Lemonade
Passion Fruit Lemonade
Pomegranate Lemonade
Mango Lemonade
Strawberry Lemonade
Tamarind Lemonade
Virgin Daiquiri
Passion Fruit Daiquiri
Peach Daiquiri
Grapefruit Daiquiri
Coconut Mango Daiquiri
Blackberry Daiquiri
Pomegranate Daiquiri
Mango Daiquiri
Strawberry Daiquiri
Juices
Horchata
Orange Juice
Apple Juice
Pineapple Juice
Hibiscus Juice
Virgin Cantaritos
Jarritos
Strawberry Jarritos
Pineapple Jarritos
Mandarin Jarritos
Grapefruit Jarritos
Tamarind Jarritos
Lime Jarritos
Sidral
Sangria
Guava Jarritos
Fruit Punch Jarritos
Sodas
Coca-Cola
Bottled Water
Chocolate Milk
Coffee
Hot Chocolate
Hot Tea
Milk
Iced Coffee
Club Soda
Diet Coke
Flavored Iced Teas
Passion Fruit Iced Tea
Mango Iced Tea
Pomegranate Iced Tea
Watermelon Iced Tea
Strawberry Iced Tea
Blackberry Iced Tea
Peach Iced Tea
Virgin Mojitos
Mango Mojito
Watermelon Mojito
Cucumber Mojito
Pineapple Mojito
Strawberry Mojito
Passion Fruit Mojito
Blackberry Mojito
Pomegranate Mojito
Watermelon Breeze
Sparkling Lemonade
Blackberry Sparkling Lemonade
Cucumber Mint Sparkling Lemonade
Mango Sparkling Lemonade
Passion Fruit Sparkling Lemonade
Peach Sparkling Lemonade
Pineapple Sparkling Lemonade
Strawberry Mango Sparkling Lemonade
Strawberry Sparkling Lemonade
Watermelon Sparkling Lemonade
Nachos
Chicken Nachos
Steak Nachos
Cheese and Beans Nachos
Chori Nachos
Fresh homemade chips with sautéed chorizo topped with cheese sauce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and jalapeño pepper.
Cheese Nachos
Served with pico de gallo and sour cream on top.
Nachos Fajitas
Carnitas Nachos
Breakfast Burritos
Chorizo Burrito
À la Mexicana Burrito
Chilaquiles Burrito
Cheese Steak Burrito
Veggie Burrito
Bacon and Egg Burrito
Breakfast Burrito
Bacon, Ham, and Egg Burrito
Wrap
Seafood Wrap
Fresh Chicken Wrap
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Recent Reviews
I am never disappointed with my food , just went there today and decided to try something new, I got Enfrijoladas with queso Fresca filling and shrimp Tampico soup , fresh and delicious as usual!
April 2025
Tried La Abuela for lunch and went back the next day for dinner with my husband.
We had chicken empanadas, chicken chimichanga, and plantains....Delicious!!!
We loved the colorful decor and you can not ask for a sweeter, friendlier owner.
We will be frequenting La Abuela from now on.
We had chicken empanadas, chicken chimichanga, and plantains....Delicious!!!
We loved the colorful decor and you can not ask for a sweeter, friendlier owner.
We will be frequenting La Abuela from now on.
February 2025
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Well let me tell you, grandmother trained her daughter and or staff very well.
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