The Original Ninfa's on Navigation

2704 Navigation Blvd, Houston
(713) 228-1175

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Ninfa's 'Award Winning' Fajita Burger
Ninfa's Famous Shrimp Diablo
Beef Fajitas Rice & Beans
Chile Con Chips and Salsa
Tacos de Pulpo Cazuelita
Parrilla Mixta for Two
Side of Chile Con Queso
Ninfa Delicioso Plato
One Taco A la Ninfa
Caldo Xochitl Bowl

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Most Popular
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese
Beans, Egg, and Cheese
Fajita, Egg, and Cheese
Potato, Egg, and Cheese
Chorizo, Egg, and Cheese

Breakfast Tacos
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese
Fajita, Egg, and Cheese
Potato, Egg, and Cheese
Beans, Egg, and Cheese
Chorizo, Egg, and Cheese

Most Popular
Marinated and Grilled Beef Skirt Steak Fajitas
Mama Ninfa's inspiration and still, after all these years, the gold standard. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Chicken and Beef Combination Fajitas
Mama Ninfa's inspiration and still, after all these years, the gold standard. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Chile Con Queso
Spicy cheese and pepper dip.
Two Taco a La Ninfa
Two tacos a la Ninfa with pico de gallo, guacamole, and chile con queso. Served with beans and rice.
Grilled Chicken Fajitas
Mama Ninfa's inspiration and still, after all these years, the gold standard. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Tres Leches
Nachos
Based on the ‘Original Nacho' prepared with melted cheese on house-made tortilla chips with beans, sour cream, jalapeños, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
One Taco a La Ninfa
One taco a la Ninfa with pico de gallo, guacamole, and chile con queso. Served with beans and rice.

Antojitos
Chile Con Queso
Spicy cheese and pepper dip.
Nachos
Based on the ‘Original Nacho' prepared with melted cheese on house-made tortilla chips with beans, sour cream, jalapeños, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
Guacamole
Jalapeños, onions, cilantro, tomatoes, and fresh lime.
Queso Flameado
Mushroom Quesadillas
Fresh corn tortillas with mushrooms, poblano peppers, Mexican cheeses, onions, and avocado cream sauce.
Ceviche
Served with Gulf Shrimp and red snapper with jalapeños, tomatoes, avocado, and onions.
Mixto Frito
Served with calamari, octopus, Shrimp, battered and fried. Served with jalapeños and chile aioli.
Queso Asado
Panela cheese baked in our wood oven with chiles tornados, tomato sauce, and serrano peppers.
Crab Cake
Jumbo lump crabmeat. Served with chipotle cream sauce and poblano pepper sauce.

Fajitas
Marinated and Grilled Beef Skirt Steak Fajitas
Mama Ninfa's inspiration and still, after all these years, the gold standard. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Chicken and Beef Combination Fajitas
Mama Ninfa's inspiration and still, after all these years, the gold standard. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Grilled Chicken Fajitas
Mama Ninfa's inspiration and still, after all these years, the gold standard. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Portobello Fajitas
With assorted seasonal vegetables. Served with rice and your choice of beans.
Fajita Burger
Ground and chopped fajita. Topped with grilled onions, poblanos, avocado, cheese, chipotle aioli, and served with roasted potato wedges. Mama Ninfa's inspiration and still, after all these years, the gold standard. Served with rice and your choice of beans.

Mama Ninfa's Original Tacos Al Carbon
Two Taco a La Ninfa
Two tacos a la Ninfa with pico de gallo, guacamole, and chile con queso. Served with beans and rice.
One Taco a La Ninfa
One taco a la Ninfa with pico de gallo, guacamole, and chile con queso. Served with beans and rice.
A la Carte Taco a la Ninfa
Individual taco a la Ninfa with pico de gallo and chile con queso.

Tacos
Grilled Texas Redfish Tacos
Served with coleslaw, pico de gallo, chipotle aioli, and poblano rice. Prepared with house made corn tortillas.
Al Pastor Tacos
Wood oven roasted pork with pineapple, onions, and salsa de tomatillo. Prepared with house made corn tortillas.
Diablo Shrimp Tacos
Filled with jack cheese and jalapeño, wrapped in applewood-smoked bacon, and served with chipotle aioli and roasted tomato sauce. Prepared with house made corn tortillas.
Tacos de Pulpo Cazuelita
Wood oven roasted octopus with coleslaw, grilled yukon potatoes, and chile aioli. Prepared with house made corn tortillas.
Grilled Salmon Tacos
Tamarind-glazed salmon with grilled onions and mango salsa. Prepared with house made corn tortillas.

Caldos y Ensaladas
Caldo Xochitl
Serve with shredded chicken, sliced avocado, aice, and pico de gallo in a rich broth.
Fajita Salad
Spicy pickled carrots, cheese, avocado, onions, and pumpkin seeds.
Chicken Adobo Salad
Grilled chicken breast with baby greens, texas pecans, goat cheese, grapes, avocado, and sautéed mushrooms in a pink peppercorn vinaigrette.
India Salad
Tostada topped with refried beans, cheese, Romaine lettuce, and pico de gallo.
Caesar Salad
The Original 1924 Tijuana recipe with shaved manchego cheese and roasted garlic.

Enchiladas
Ground Beef
Ground beef with beef gravy and topped with cheddar cheese.
Antiguas
Cheese and ranchera sauce.
Suizas
Wood oven roasted chicken with avocado, cream Mexicana, and green onions.
Al Carbon
Fajita meat with cheddar cheese topped with beef gravy..
Granjas
Wood oven roasted shredded chicken, cheese, Crema Mexicana, and Ranchera sauce.
Enchiladas de Mole
Wood oven roasted chicken breast in poblano mole sauce with avocado and crema Mexicana.
Carnitas
Roasted pork, cheese, avocado, crema Mexicana, beef gravy, and salsa de tomatillo.
Del Mar
Gulf shrimp and Gulf blue lump crabmeat with chipotle cream sauce.

Handmade Tamales
Pork
Oaxacan-Style' braised pork with guajillo peppers and wrapped in banana leaves. Served with beef gravy.
Beef
Pulled Brisket with guajillo peppers and wrapped in corn husks. Served with beef gravy.
Chicken
Braised chicken with guajillo peppers and wrapped in banana leaves. Served in tomatillo cream sauce.

Platos Fuertes
Carnitas
Slow-cooked pork with green onions, sliced avocado, and roasted tomato sauce.
Adobo Carne Asada
Grilled beef skirt steak. Served with potatoes, onions, and guajillo chipotle cream sauce.
Chile Rellenos
One filled with Jack cheese and one filled with brisket picadillo. Topped with ranchera sauce.
Cochinita Pibil
Wood oven roasted pork, pickled onions, plantains, and sour cream.
Grilled Quails
Three woodfire grilled Texas quails. Served with sautéed onions and peppers.
Braised Beef Carne Guisada
Braised boneless beef stew with potatoes, peppers, and onions.

Ninfa's Mixta
Mixta Ninfa
Combination fajitas (beef and chicken) and tampico shrimp.
El Nopalito (For Two)
Tampico shrimp, baby back ribs, and combination fajitas (beef and chicken).
Mixta Diablo
Jumbo diablo shrimp and your choice of beef or chicken fajitas.
Parilla Mixta (For Two)
Beef or chicken fajitas, carnitas, tampico shrimp, baby back ribs, and one cheese chile relleno.

Platos Tejanos
Delicioso
El Henry
Tejas Combo
Flautas
El Eddie

Platos del Mar
Ninfa's Famous Shrimp Diablo
Jumbo Gulf shrimp filled with Jack cheese and jalapeño wrapped in applewood-smoked bacon. Served with lemon butter, rice, and your choice of beans.
Grilled Texas Redfish
Wood oven roasted Texas redfish. Served with grilled vegetables, tomatillo relish, and poblano rice.
Mole Grilled Salmon
Wood oven roasted wild caught salmon with a mole spice rub, organic stone milled grits, poblano pepper sauce, chipotle cream cauce, and roasted peppers.
Shrimp Tampico
Classic jumbo Gulf shrimp pan-seared with garlic butter and served with rice and your choice of beans.

Extras or on the Side
Chile con Queso
Chips
Dz Tortillas
Green Sauce
Red Sauce
Sd Sour Cream
Rice
Beans
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Sd Avocado
Pico de Gallo
Shredded Cheese

Desserts
Tres Leches
Mexican Chocolate Cake
Sopapillas Jamaica
Kahlua Flan

Beverages
Mexican Coca-Cola
Soft Drinks
Lemonade
Iced Tea
Topo Chico

Breakfast Tacos
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese
Fajita, Egg, and Cheese
Potato, Egg, and Cheese
Beans, Egg, and Cheese
Chorizo, Egg, and Cheese

Brunch
Chilaquiles Verdes
Crispy corn tortillas topped with fried eggs, avocado, tomatillo salsa, sour cream, Cotija cheese, onions, and cilantro.
Short Stack Pancakes
Options include plain, banana, blueberry, and chocolate chip.
Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs over-easy with cochinita pibil, avocado, and black beans on a crispy tortilla. Topped with ranchera sauce and crispy bacon on the side.
Blue Maseca Pecan Waffle
Red Chile-Pork Posole
Traditional Mexican hangover soup served with avocado, onions, sour cream, and a queso fresco tostada.
Desayuno Mexicano
Grilled skirt steak served with two eggs over-easy, roasted potatoes, onions, and guajillo sauce.
Brisket Hash & Eggs
Served with potatoes, onions, and tomatillo salsa. Topped with two fried eggs.
Shrimp & Grits
Pan-seared jumbo Gulf shrimp, goat and manchego cheese grits, chorizo, and pepita pesto.
Avocado Guajillo Toast
Sourdough toast topped with avocado, sautéed spinach, poblano peppers, roasted garlic cheese sauce, and two fried eggs.

Brunch - Sides
Churros
Egg
Bacon
Corn Bread
Cheese Grits
Potatoes
Guacamole

Beverages
Mexican Coca-Cola
Soft Drinks
Lemonade
Iced Tea
Topo Chico

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Recent Reviews

Having moved from Houston years ago, I don't often get a chance to revisit Ninfa's Original on Navigation. It was every bit as good as always. And our Server was attentive, knowledgeable and competent. We asked about an off-menu item (chili relleños), and he came through for us. They were delicious!
October 2025
Always a great experience at this restaurant. We've been eating here for many years and it's always great. I tried the Uptown Margarita for the first time and it was delicious!
October 2025
Great meal before our dhow at Hobby Center.
Attentive waiter. Food, hot, plentiful. Drinks strong. I like that your card stays at the table to pay, all transactions should be nowadays.
October 2025

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The Original Ninfa's on Navigation

2704 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003
(713) 228-1175