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Explore Menchita's menu featuring fresh pupusas, savory burritos, seafood ceviche, and family favorites. Enjoy authentic Salvadoran cuisine with friendly service and great prices at 2116 S La Brea Ave, LA.
Introducing the Menu at Menchita’s
Menchita’s, a charming Salvadoran family restaurant in Los Angeles, offers a rich menu that bridges tradition and flavor in every dish. Their all-day ceviches—like Ceviche De Camaron and Ceviche Mixto—stand out for their fresh shrimp and fish, perfectly balanced with crisp tostadas. The Rellenos section shines with unique choices such as Rellenos De Ejote (stuffed chili with green beans) and hearty Chile Rellenos de Carne, each served alongside rice, beans, salad, and tortillas, embodying comfort food with authentic Salvadoran flair.
For younger guests, the kids’ menu features classics like chicken nuggets and hamburgers with fries, catering to all tastes. Diners praise the vibrant flavors, friendly service, and clean ambiance. Dishes like Sopa de Res, a soulful beef soup, highlight Menchita’s commitment to authentic, deeply satisfying Salvadoran cuisine. Whether seeking fresh ceviche or warm, hearty rellenos, Menchita’s delivers a heartfelt, flavorful experience that invites return visits.
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Shopped beef. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Chop steak. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Beef liver with onions. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Stew beef. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Steak with grill onions. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Grilled steak. served with rice black beans salad and two tortillas.
Skirt steak fajita typically includes roasted red and green peppers, onions, accompanied by rice and beans.
Hamburger - contains meat, cheese, lettuce, mayo, special sauce, pickles, tomato. Served with fries.
Served with french fries..
Order of 2 tacos.
Burrito with choice of asada, chicken, or chorizo. Wrapped with beans, rice, and cheese.
Two sopes. Choice of meat, chicken, or pork sausage. Contains beans, choice of meat, lettuce, cheese, and creme.
Cheese quesadilla - either pork, beef, or chicken.
Two.
Whole jalapeños, grilled to enhance their natural smokiness and slight sweetness, typically served as a flavorful addition to any meal.
Golden crispy fries, lightly salted for a perfect crunch.
A Latin American style sour cream, often served as a complement to various dishes.
Curtido is a lightly fermented cabbage slaw, typically including carrots and onions, seasoned with oregano and a hint of chili pepper for a slight kick.
Freshly sliced or served as a portion of avocado, often accompanied by a light seasoning.
Cheese
White rice, typically served as a simple and versatile accompaniment to various dishes.
Beans served as a supplemental dish, typically prepared using traditional Latin American cooking methods.
Chimol is a refreshing mix of diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime juice, typically served as a vibrant accompaniment.
Nuegados solos typically consists of deep-fried yucca dumplings, served without any accompanying sauce or syrup.
A traditional blend of white rice and black beans cooked together, often seasoned with a hint of Latin American spices.
Plátano solo, simply a single plantain, is typically served in its most natural form, allowing its inherent sweetness to shine.
Tomato-based sauce typically includes onions and spices, commonly served with pupusas.
A traditional Latin American bread roll, typically featuring a crusty exterior and soft interior, often enjoyed as an accompaniment to meals or used for sandwiches.
Fajita (tomato, onions and peppers) with chicken, shrimp, and meat.
Serves three-4 persons. Chopped steak, farm chicken, crab legs, and mini lobster.
Serves two people. Carne, pollo, camaron, platano, chicharron, queso, and two pupusas.
Pork sausage, grilled shrimp, beef steak, rice, black beans, salad, onions, and two tortillas.
Serves three-4 persons. Chicken fajitas, chopped steak, shrimp in red sauce, and mini lobster.
Serves three-4 persons. Fish fillet, shrimp in red sauce, and crab legs, and mini lobster.
Shrimp, typically mixed with grilled vegetables, served as a Latin-American inspired appetizer.
Grilled steak, chicken, shrimp, sausage, and onions. Typically includes a variety of meats and seafood, perfect for sharing.
Grilled fish fillet, shrimp in red sauce, crab legs, and mini lobster. Typically serves two people.
Carne, pollo, camaron, platano, chicharron, queso, and two pupusas.
Change up your routine with the bright, bubbly, fruity orange flavor.
A half-liter bottle of cola, offering a carbonated soft drink with a signature sweet taste.
A refreshing drink made by infusing water with tamarind, typically sweetened to balance its natural tartness.
Passion fruit drink.
Cinnamon, milky drink.
Hibiscus drink.
Chopped mixed fruit Salvadoran drink.
Salvadoran soda. Sweet, honey-like taste.
The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
A canned carbonated soft drink known for its distinctive taste and effervescence, typically served chilled.
Escoger cuál bebida de la grande.
Chopped fruit drink typically includes pineapple, mango, and apple.
Hot chocolate typically made with milk and cocoa.
Freshly brewed hot coffee, typically made with Latin American beans and ground daily.
Comes with sweet plantain, black beans, sour cream, cheese, chorizo scrambled with eggs and two tortillas.
Eggs served with tomato sauce on top, sweet plantains, black beans, sour cream, cheese, and two tortillas.
Served with frijoles, crema, queso, platano, and aguacate.
Choice of eggs served with steak, frijoles, platano, queso, crema.
Eggs, sweet plantain, black beans, sour cream, cheese, chorizo and two tortillas.
Eggs, sweet plantain, black beans, sour cream, cheese, and two tortillas.
Eggs prepared with pumpkin, often accompanied by traditional Latin American ingredients such as beans, cheese, and tortillas.
Scrambled eggs mixed with green beans, often accompanied by refried beans, soft cheese, and sour cream, served with handmade tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with spinach, often accompanied by beans, cheese, and cream, served with handmade tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with chorizo and mixed vegetables, typically served with beans, sour cream, cheese, and handmade tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with ham, typically served with beans, cream, fried plantains, cheese, and handmade tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with loroco flower, typically served with beans, cheese, sour cream, and tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with ham, typically served with beans, cream, cheese, fried plantains, and homemade tortillas.
Yucca root with pork. Served with cabbage, tomato, berro, cucumber, radish.
Three. Sweet plantain pie.
Sweet, fried plantain. Served with black beans, creme
Three. Stuffed tortilla with beef.
Fried dough stuffed with seasoned chicken and vegetables.
Cheese and squash.
Black beans and cheese.
Jalapeno with cheese.
Pork, cheese and beans.
Cheese and loroco.
Cheese.
Harina de arroz. Indicate what type of pupusas.
Special pupusa -- pork, beans, cheese, lorocco, squash.
Shrimp.
Vegetarian pupusa.
Chicken.
Handmade corn tortilla filled with ground pork and cheese, typically accompanied by curtido and salsa.
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Handmade corn tortilla filled with spinach and cheese, typically accompanied by curtido and tomato salsa.
Handmade corn tortilla filled with loroco flower, cheese, and beans, combining traditional Latin American flavors.
Handmade corn tortilla filled with pork, cheese, and loroco, a traditional Central American flower.
Handmade thick tortilla typically filled with refried beans.
Cocktail shrimp. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Shrimp with garlic. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Two taco fish.
Grilled shrimp. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Rancheros shrimp. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Spicy shrimp. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Shrimp with sour cream. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Fillet fish. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Fried tilapia. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Grilled tilapia. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Shrimp.
Ceviche mixto -- with shrimp and fish. Served with three tostadas.
Ceviche.
Stuffed chili with green beans, and dipped in egg batter. Served with rice, beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Chile rellenos de carne. Served with rice, beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Chayote relleno. Served with rice, beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Beef soup. Served with rice, cheese, avocado, and two tortillas.
Sopa de pata. Served with cilantro, onions, chopped chile and two tortillas.
Chicken soup-- served with grilled either leg or breast chicken, rice, salad, and two hand-made tortillas.
Seven seas soup. Option to add creme for an additional cost. Served with cilantro, onions, chopped chile, and two tortillas.
Fish sour with shrimp, cilantro, onions, lemon, and two tortillas.
Seven seas soup enriched with cream, featuring a blend of various seafood such as shrimp, crab, fish, and mollusks, typically includes vegetables.
Chicken in sour cream. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Grilled chicken. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Chicken stew. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Chicken with onions. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Chicken fajitas. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Gallina India -- served with either grilled leg or breast chicken, rice, salad, beans and two hand-made tortillas. NO SOPA
Bread served with chicken stew, cabbage, tomato, cucumber.
Chicken salad. Served with rice, black beans, salad, and two tortillas.
Corn dough filled with seasoned chicken, wrapped in banana leaves.
Sweet corn tamales typically served with sour cream and cheese.
Crispy nuggets paired with golden fries, a classic favorite.
Grilled beef patty typically includes lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, ketchup, and American cheese, served with french fries.
Soft, sweet bread with a golden crust, subtly flavored with cheese, and topped with sesame seeds.
Sweet bread made with rice flour and cheese, typically topped with sesame seeds.
Thinly sliced plantains are fried until crisp, offering a crunchy snack that is a staple in Latin American cuisine.
Sweet bread made with cheese and rice flour, offering a traditional Latin-American flavor profile.
One of my favorite spots. I love their breakfast, pupusas, and tamales, fresh and delicious. The service is friendly and the prices are super reasonable. Just a great Salvadoran place all around.
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