La Carreta - Novato Menu

Introducing the Menu at La Carreta - Novato

La Carreta - Novato offers a vibrant escape into the world of Mexican and seafood cuisine, situated conveniently in Novato, CA. This inviting establishment captures the heart of Latinx culture while providing a welcoming atmosphere for families and friends alike. With a diverse menu that features highlight dishes like flavorful fajitas, hearty molcajetes, and delightful quesadillas, every bite tells a story.

The restaurant stands out with its commitment to quality and service, making it a favorite for locals. Patrons rave about the tender meats and fresh ingredients, complemented by refreshing drinks like their famous Agua Fresca. Furthermore, La Carreta caters to various dietary needs, offering vegan options and accommodating groups with excellent catering services.

Whether you're indulging in a casual lunch or a delightful dinner, La Carreta - Novato awaits you with open arms and delicious flavors.

Appetizer

5 Chimichanguitas

5 fried flour (shredded chicken or shredded beef) taquitos with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.

$10.99

Regular Burrito

Rice, whole beans, choice of meat.

$11.99

Super Burrito

Rice, whole beans, choice of meat, guacamole, sour cream, cheese.

$13.99

Macho Burrito

Rice, refried beans, choice of meat, cheese. It's topped with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and burrito sauce.

$16.79

California Burrito

French fries, choice of meat, guacamole, sour cream, cheese.

$12.99

Regular Shrimp Burrito

Rice, whole beans, and shrimp. Choice of sauce.

$14.99

Super Shrimp Burrito

Rice, whole beans, shrimp, sour cream, guacamole, cheese. Choice of sauce.

$16.99

BTO Burrito

Rice, refried beans, cheese.

$8.99

BTO Vegetariano Burrito

Rice, whole beans, sour cream, lettuce, guacamole, cheese.

$10.99

BTO Chile Relleno Burrito

Rice, whole beans, and chile relleno.

$11.99

Vegetariano Mas Burrito

Rice, whole beans, veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots).

$9.99

Fajita Burrito

Served with your choice of meat and sauce.

$13.95

Regular Chimichanga

Fried burrito with beans, cheese, choice of meat, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream (no rice).

$11.99

Burritos and Chimichangas

Tacos

Taco

Soft taco. Served with your choice of meat.

$4.29

Taco Dorado (crispy)

Hard shell taco. Served with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, Monterrey jack cheese

$4.29

Taco Carnitas

Tender fried pork.

$4.99

Taco Chicharron

Crispy fried pork.

$5.19

Taco Lengua

Beef tongue.

$5.99

Taco Cabeza

Beef head.

$4.49

Taco Camaron

Shrimp.

$5.49

Fish Tijuana Taco

Cat fish.

$4.29

Taco al Carbon

Tortilla sauteed in fajita sauce. Topped with queso fresco and avocado

$5.49

Taco de Tripa

Tripe taco.

$6.00

Fajitas

1 choice of steak, chicken or shrimps with onions, tomato, bell peppers, mushrooms, guacamole, and sour cream.

$22.95

Mix Fajitas

Like fajitas but comes with 2 more proteins in the dish (steak, chicken, and shrimp).

$26.99

Molcajete

Large plates can be shared with 2 people. Steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, onions, tomato, mushrooms, and grilled cactus, cheese served in a stone bowl.

$45.00

Enchiladas Michoacanas

3 enchiladas served with fresh Mexican cheese, potatoes with diabla sauce, and chicken breast.

$19.95

Platillo la Carreta

Sauteed shrimp and mushrooms with our house sauce, fillet fish, rice, and beans.

$22.95

Steak Picado Special

Steak, shrimp, onions, bell peppers, tomato, mushrooms, and jalapenos.

$23.95

Pechuga Asada

Grilled chicken breast.

$19.95

Pollo a la Plancha

Grilled chicken breast, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomato.

$21.95

Platillo Carne Asada

Grilled steak with onions, salad, rice &beans

$20.99

Carne Asada La Carreta

Steak with grilled peppers, onions, jalapeno, and mushrooms.

$22.95

Carne Asada, Grilled Shrimps, and Mushrooms

$25.95

Milanesa Plate

$24.95

Carnitas Plate

Fried pork served with rice and beans.

$20.95

Steak Ranchero

Steak, onions, tomato, mushrooms, and jalapenos.

$22.95

Alambre Plate

Mixed steak, chorizo, bacon onions, tomato, bell peppers, mushrooms, and cheese.

$23.95

Chicharron En Salsa Verde

$18.95

Meats

Seafood

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Shrimp, mushrooms, and onions cooked with garlic.

$22.95

Camarones Empanizado

Breaded shrimp with rice and beans.

$22.95

Camarones a la Diabla

Shrimp sautee with bell peppers, onions, and diabla sauce.

$22.95

Camarones Rancheros

Shrimp with onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, and cilantro.

$23.95

Camarones en Crema

Shrimp, mushrooms, green onions, chipotle salsa, bell peppers, sour cream, and cheese.

$21.95

Camarones con Chipotle

Shrimp, mushrooms, onions, and chipotle sauce.

$22.95

Plato Cancun

Shrimp, onions, tomato, and mushrooms served over rice with melted cheese (no beans).

$20.95

Mojarra Frita

$21.95

Mojarra a la Diabla

Whole fried fish with onions, bell peppers, tomato, mushrooms topped with diablo sauce.

$22.95

Mojarra Veracruzana

Whole fried fish topped with onions, bell peppers, tomato, and mushrooms.

$21.95

Filete al Mojo de Ajo

Grilled fillet with onions, mushrooms, and garlic.

$19.95

Filete Empanizado

Breaded fillet.

$18.99

Pescado con Vegetales

Fish with vegetables.

$17.99

1 Enchilada

Red, green, and mole sauce.

$7.95

Huarache

Resembles a sope but twice the length. Choice of meat, beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.

$13.99

1 Tostada

$7.95

1 Chile Relleno

$7.95

1 Tamal

Chicken or pork.

$7.95

1 Sope

Choice of meat, beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.

$7.95

Taquitos

Order of 3. Rolled fried taquitos topped with sour cream, lettuce, queso fresco, and sauce.

$17.95

A la Carte

Daily Soups

Caldo de Tortilla Soup

Mexican traditional tortilla soup.

$15.95

Caldo de Res

Beef soup with corn, carrot, potato, chayote. Served with your choice of tortilla.

$19.95

Caldo de Pollo

Chicken soup with corn, carrot, potato, and chayote. Served with your choice of tortilla.

$16.95

Caldo de Camaron

Shrimp soup with potato and carrot Served with your choice of tortilla.

$20.95

Siete Mares

Soup of "7 seas". It comes with crab, octopus, scallop, fish, and shrimp. Served with your choice of tortilla.

$35.00

Taco Salad

Meat, beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, and sour cream.

$18.99

Quesadilla with Veggies

Broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots.

$11.95

Steam Veggies

Served with rice and black beans.

$12.99

Caesar Salad

Green salad with Caesar dressing and cheese.

$18.99

La Carreta Salad

Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, corn, avocado, black beans, deep-fried corn tortilla strips, and cheddar cheese.

$19.99

Vegetarian Style Dishes and Salads

Saturday and Sunday

Quesabirria Taco

Tortilla cooked in rendered barrio fat with cheese and birria meat inside (includes onions, cilantro, and salsa).

$7.99

Taco de Chivo

Goat meat stew taco.

$6.19

Taco de Birria Res

Beef stew taco.

$6.19

Menudo

Beef stew includes tripe, honeycomb, and "librillo" beef meat along with the beef feet and tendons. Served with onions and cilantro and oregano on the side, corn or flour tortilla.

$19.99

Birria de Res

Beef stew. Served with onion and cilantro on the side and choice of tortilla.

$16.99

Birria de Chivo

Goat meat stew. Served with onion and cilantro on the side and choice of tortilla.

$20.99

Chicharron by the Pound

$14.99

Carnitas by the Pound

$13.99

Cocktail de Camaron

Shrimp cocktail.

$19.99

Cocktail Campechana

Shrimp, scallops, and octopus cocktail.

$21.95

Tostada de Aguachile

Spicy shrimp cooked in tangy lime sauce with onions and cucumber.

$12.95

Tostada de Ceviche

Mexican style spicy shrimp ceviche.

$12.95

Tostada de Camarones

Grilled shrimp tostada, beans, lettuce, tomato.

$12.95

Plato de Ceviche

Mexican style spicy shrimp ceviche plate.

$24.95

Plato de Aguachile Estilo Sinaloa

Spicy shrimp plate.

$24.95

Cocktails and Tostadas

Breakfast

Chilaquiles Breakfast

Rojos o verdes. Chilaquiles on the red or green sauce.

$17.95

Chilaquiles con Steak Breakfast

Chilaquiles with steak.

$19.95

Huevos Rancheros Breakfast

Rice, beans, and 2 fried eggs with sauce.

$16.95

Huevos con Chorizo Breakfast

Scrambled eggs with chorizo.

$16.95

Huevos con Jamon Breakfast

Scrambled eggs with chorizo.

$15.95

Breakfast Burrito

Rice, beans, cheese, eggs, potatoes, ham or chorizo.

$11.95

Super Breakfast Burrito

Rice, beans, cheese, eggs, potatoes, ham or chorizo, sour cream, and guacamole.

$12.95

Plato de Machaca Breakfast

Rice, beans, cheese, eggs, potatoes, ham or chorizo, sour cream, and guacamole.

$16.99

Plato de Nopal Breakfast

Cactus dish with eggs, rice, and beans.

$15.99

Plain Quesadilla

Cheese only.

$6.99

Torta de Milanesa Lunch

Torta with choice of fried meat, beans, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, and tomato.

$16.99

Regular Quesadilla Lunch

Served with choice of meat, side of sour cream, and guacamole.

$12.99

Super Quesadilla Lunch

Served with choice of meat, side of sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

$16.95

Torta Lunch

Beans, guacamole, tomato, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. Served with your choice of protein.

$17.95

Torta la Carreta Lunch

Steak, beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, and sour cream.

$18.95

Torta Cubana Lunch

Jam, carnitas, cheese, beans, avocado, tomato, lettuce, jalapenos.

$16.99

Regular Nachos Lunch

Meat. Re-fried beans, cheese, pico de gallo.

$11.99

French Fry Nachos Lunch

Chips replaced with french fries come with a choice of meat, pico de gallo, guacamole, and melted cheese.

$15.99

Super Nachos Lunch

No meat. Refried beans, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.

$12.99

Super Nachos with Meat Lunch

Choice of meat, refried beans, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.

$16.99

Mini Nachos Lunch

Refried beans and cheese.

$6.99

Lunch

Large Combo

Two Enchiladas Combo

Choice of meat and sauce.

$17.95

Enchilada and Chile Relleno Combo

Choice of meat and sauce.

$17.95

Enchilada and Taco Combo

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Two Tacos Combo

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Super Burrito Combo

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Taco and Chile Relleno

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Enchilada and Tostada Combo

Choice of meat and sauce.

$17.95

Two Tamales Combo

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Chile Verde Combo

Pork in green sauce.

$15.95

Two Sopes Combo

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Two Chiles Rellenos Combo

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Two Mole Enchiladas Combo

$17.95

Three Enchiladas Combo

Choice of meat and sauce.

$21.95

Tamal and Enchilada Combo

Choice of meat and sauce.

$17.95

Tamal and Sope Combo

Choice of meat.

$17.95

Three Item Combo

1 enchilada, 1 tamal, 1 chile relleno. Choice of meat and sauce.

$21.95

One Enchilada Combo

Comes with your choice of sauce.

$14.95

One Taco Combo

$14.95

One Chile Relleno Combo

$14.95

One Tostada Combo

Beans, lettuce, cheese, meat, tomato.

$14.95

Small Combo

Kids Menu

Kids Pechuga Asada

Grilled chicken breast with rice and beans.

$9.95

1 Kids Mini Taco

Choice of meat. Served with rice and beans.

$7.95

Mini Taco and Kid's Quesadilla

Choice of meat. Includes side of rice and beans.

$9.95

1 Kids Corn Quesadilla

$3.29

2 Kids Corn Quesadilla

$6.00

1 Kids Quesadilla with Meat

Choice of meat and quesadilla.

$4.99

1 Kids Quesadilla with Rice and Beans

Quesadilla.

$7.95

1 Kids Quesadilla with Meat, Rice, Beans

Choice of meat.

$8.99

1 Kid's Burrito

Served with cheese, rice, and beans.

$6.95

1 Kid's Burrito with Meat

Choice of meat, rice, beans, and cheese.

$9.95

Salsa Bar

Large sizes. You can now order any salsa in bigger sizes.

$6.99

Guacamole

$6.99

Cheese

$2.79

Sour Cream

$2.79

3 Corn Tortillas

$2.59

3 Flour Tortillas

$2.79

Rice and Beans

$7.99

Avocado

$3.59

Shrimp

$8.99

Sides

Beverages

Agua Fresca Medium

$4.19

Agua Fresca Large

$5.99

Jarritos

Lime, grapefruit, mandarin, mango, pineapple, strawberry, tamarind, mineral water.

$3.99

Bottled Soda

$3.99

Canned Soda

$2.29

Bottled Water

$1.79

Sunny D Tangy Original

11.3 oz.

$2.29

Agua Fresca Kids Size

$2.29

Flan

$3.99

Buuelos

Deep fried flour tortillas with sugar and sweet glaze.

$7.50

Dessert