La Placita Menu (2025 Update)

La Placita, a Mexican restaurant located in Orangevale, CA, offers a diverse menu with options for everyone. From Colombian Chicharrones to Nachos Grande, the appetizers are a delicious start to your meal. The soups, like Menudo and Posole, are hearty and satisfying. Special breakfast dishes, like Chorizo, Papas, & Eggs, showcase authentic flavors and generous portions. The restaurant also offers vegan and vegetarian options, making it inclusive for all diners. With amenities like free Wi-Fi, outdoor seating, and waiter service, La Placita provides a comfortable dining experience. Overall, La Placita is a great choice for those looking for flavorful Mexican cuisine in a welcoming setting.

Breakfast Appetizers

Colombian Chicharrones

Unique deep fried Colombian bacon served with our special chili paste. Please allow 15 minutes to prepare.

$15.00

Nachos Cheese

$10.00

Nachos Grande

Chips with cheese, beans, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeos peppers, sour cream, and guacamole.

$13.00

Guacamole Dip

8oz small, 16oz large.

$11.23

Bean & Cheese Dip

Includes a bag of chips.

$8.75

Basket of Flour Chips

$6.00

Jalapeos Poppers

$13.40

Mini Taquitos

Served with guacamole and sour cream.

$13.10

Salsa Fresca

8oz small, 16 oz large.

$6.23

Mild Salsa

8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.

$4.99

Bag of Corn Chips

$2.50

Complementary Hot Salsa

2 oz. hot salsa.

$0.00

Complementary Mild Salsa

2 oz. mild salsa.

$0.00

Hot Salsa

8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.

$4.99

Menudo Soup

Served with lemon, onions, oregano, and chile powder. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.

$15.00

Posole Soup

Tender chunks of pork with hominy served with lemon, cabbage, radishes, and green onions. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.

$15.50

Breakfast Soups

Special Breakfast Dishes

Chorizo, Papas, & Eggs

An authentic blend of eggs, crispy fried potatoes, and Mexican sausage. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.

$20.39

Chorizo

Eggs with Mexican sausage, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.

$19.19

Machaca

Eggs with shredded beef, onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.

$19.50

Chorizo Con Papas

A unique blend of crispy fried potatoes and Mexican sausage. Delicious. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.

$19.19

Huevo Rancheros

Fried eggs, sunny-side up, on a corn tortilla, topped with our tasty tex-mex sauce. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.

$19.80

Torta De Huevo

Mexican omelet with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and melted Monterey cheese. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.

$17.99

Soft Drinks

$3.00

Breakfast Beverages

La Placita Combination Dinners

2 Enchiladas with Onions Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

2 Ground Beef Tacos Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Enchilada & Ground Beef Taco Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Ground Beef Taco & Burrito Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Enchilada, Tamale

Served with beans, rice.

$20.30

Ground Beef Taco, & Tostada Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$20.30

Enchilada & Burrito Dinner

Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa.

$20.00

Chimichanga Dinner

Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$20.90

Enchilada & Chile Relleno Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$22.00

3 Taquitos Dinner

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

2 Burritos Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Patrick Chimichanga Dinner

Patrick's burrito is deep-fried. Hot, medium, or mild. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$22.50

3 Flautas Dinner

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$22.75

Burrito, Taquito Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$21.25

Tostada & Enchilada Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$22.50

Tostada & Chile Relleno Dinner

Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa.

$22.50

2 Chile Rellenos Dinner

Served with beans, rice.

$22.00

2 Enchiladas with Onions

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

2 Ground Beef Tacos

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Enchilada & Ground Beef Taco

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Ground Beef Taco & Burrito

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Ground Beef Taco, & Tostada

Served with beans, rice.

$20.30

Enchilada & Burrito

Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa.

$20.00

Chimichanga

Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$20.90

Enchilada & Chile Relleno

Served with beans, rice.

$22.00

Tostada & Chile Relleno

Served with beans, rice.

$22.50

3 Taquitos

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

2 Burritos

Served with beans, rice.

$20.00

Patrick Chimichanga

Patrick's burrito is deep-fried. Hot, medium, or mild. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$22.50

3 Flautas

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$22.75

Burrito, Taquito

Served with beans, rice.

$21.25

Tostada & Enchilada

Served with beans, rice.

$20.50

2 Chile Rellenos

Served with beans, rice.

$22.00

Dinner Combination

Dinner Menu - House Specialties

Fajitas

Tender strips of marinated steak, or chicken, grilled with vegetables and our special seasoning served with guacamole. Sour cream and salsa fresca. Served with beans, rice, chips and salsa, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$25.00

Carnitas

$25.00

Steak Chicana

Tender strips of steak covered with our special sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$23.75

Carne Asada

Generous portion of thin-sliced sirloin steak, with grilled onions, and bell peppers. Topped with fresh sliced tomato. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$23.75

Chile Colorado

Delicious chunks of tender beef in spicy red sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$21.25

Chile Verde

Chunks of delicious tender pork in green sauce. Served with beans, rice, flour, or corn tortillas.

$21.25

Giant Burrito Grande

Containing chunks of beef, pork, or chicken with beans, rice, cheese and salsa fresca with garnish.

$21.25

Patrick Burrito Grande

You gotta have it! Beefy strips of carne asada, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. All sauteed in a sauce of grilled red chilies and spices. Delicious.

$25.00

Vegetarian Burrito Grande

Beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, green onions, sour cream and cheese.

$20.25

Dinner Super Burritos

Dinner Menu - Create Your Favorite Plate

Make Your Own Combination

Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa. With any three items of your choice taco, enchilada, chile relleno, tamale, taquito, tostada, or burrito. Your choice of ground beef, bean, or cheese.

$25.00

One Taco Meal

One taco with beans and rice

$14.25

One Enchilada Meal

One enchilada with beans and rice.

$15.30

Carne Asada Burrito Meal

Carne asada steak grilled with, bell peppers and onions with rice, beans. . Served with beans, rice.

$19.60

One Tostada Meal

Served with beans and rice.

$16.80

One Chile Relleno Meal

Served with beans and rice

$17.00

Chile Verde Burrito Meal

Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce. Served with beans, rice.

$16.25

Patrick Burrito Meal

Beefy strips of carne asada, bell peppers, rice, beans, tomatoes, and onions. All sauteed in a sauce of grilled red chiles and spices. Served with beans, rice.

$21.25

Chile Relleno Burrito Meal

Our handmade chile relleno smothered in cheddar cheese and tomatoes. Wrapped in a flour tortilla. Topped with our relleno sauce, then more cheese, and tomatoes. Served with beans, rice.

$19.30

Chile Colorado Burrito Meal

Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce. Served with beans, rice.

$16.25

One Burrito Meal

Served with beans, rice.

$14.60

One Combo Burrito Meal

Bean, beef or chicken with lettuce,tomato, cheese, and sour cream. Served with beans and rice.

$16.50

2 Taquito Meal

Chicken or shredded beef, with guacamole & sour cream on the side. Served with beans and rice.

$16.50

One Tamale Meal

Beef or pork tamale served with beans and rice.

$16.25

Caribe Burrito Meal

Shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, and special sauces. Served with beans, rice.

$19.30

Dinner One item Meal

Dinner Menu - Side Orders

Chile Verde Burrito A/C

Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce.

$10.50

Chile Colorado Burrito

Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce.

$10.50

2 Taquitos A/C

Chicken, or shredded beef.

$8.40

2 Flautas A/C

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

$9.50

Tamale A/C

Shredded beef, or pork with red sauce, or green sauce.

$7.80

Chimichanga A/C

Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream.

$14.25

Patrick Chimichanga A/C

Hot, medium, or mild. With guacamole and sour cream.

$16.75

Taco Salad

Beef, chicken, or veggie served on top of corn chips, or flour shell with guacamole.

$18.40

Quesadilla A/C

Cheese, or veggie. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

$8.75

Taco Ground Beef A/C

Ground beef.

$4.25

Enchilada A/C

Cheese, or ground beef and cheese.

$6.25

Burrito A/C

Bean, or ground beef and bean.

$5.50

Tostada A/C

Bean, or ground beef and bean.

$10.00

Beans

$5.55

Rice

$5.55

Large Dinner Salad

$7.50

Chile Relleno A/C

$9.25

2 Piece Tortillas

$1.33

Kids 5 Piece Mini Chicken Tacos

Served with beans and rice.

$9.99

Kids Taco Ground Beef

Taco with ground beef lettuce cheese tomato served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.

$9.99

Kids' Burrito

Bean & cheese or ground beef & bean & cheese served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.

$9.99

Kid's Taquito

Beef or chicken served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.

$9.99

Kids Cheese Quesadilla

$9.99

Kids' Enchilada

Cheese, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans and rice.

$9.99

Baby Plate

Beans and rice with shredded chicken on top. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.

$8.00

Kids' Plate

Beans and rice with a side of shredded chicken. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.

$9.50

Dinner Menu - Childs Plate

Dinner Soda

Soda

$3.00

Hot Salsa Lunch

8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.

$4.99

Colombian Chicharrones Lunch

Unique deep-fried Colombian bacon served with our special chili paste. Please allow 15 minutes to prepare.

$15.00

Nachos Cheese Lunch

$10.00

Nachos Grande Lunch

Chips with cheese, beans, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeos peppers, sour cream, and guacamole.

$13.00

Guacamole Dip Lunch

8oz, 16oz, 24oz, and 32 oz. Includes a bag of chips.

$11.25

Bean & Cheese Dip Lunch

Includes a bag of chips.

$8.75

Flour Chips Lunch

$6.00

Jalapeos Poppers Lunch

$13.40

Salsa Fresca Lunch

8oz small, 16 oz large, 24oz Ex Large, 32oz Party size Comes with Chips.

$6.23

Mild Salsa Lunch

8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.

$4.99

Bag of Corn Chips Lunch

$2.50

Complementary Hot Salsa Lunch

2 oz. hot salsa.

$0.00

Complementary Mild Salsa Lunch

2 oz. mild salsa.

$0.00

Mini Taquitos Lunch

Served with guacamole and sour cream.

$13.10

Lunch Appetizers

Lunch Soups

Menudo Soup Lunch

Served with lemon, onions, oregano, and chile powder. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.

$15.50

Posole Soup Lunch

Tender chunks of pork with hominy served with lemon, cabbage, radishes, and green onions. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.

$15.50

Fajitas Lunch

Tender strips of marinated steak, or chicken, grilled with vegetables and our special seasoning served with guacamole. Sour cream and salsa fresca. Served with beans, rice, chips and salsa, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$25.00

Carnitas Lunch

$25.00

Steak Chicana Lunch

Tender strips of steak covered with our special sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$23.75

Carne Asada Lunch

Generous portion of thin-sliced sirloin steak, with grilled onions, and bell peppers. Topped with fresh sliced tomato. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$23.75

Chile Colorado Lunch

Delicious chunks of tender beef in spicy red sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.

$21.25

Chile Verde Lunch

Chunks of delicious tender pork in green sauce. Served with beans, rice, flour, or corn tortillas.

$21.25

Lunch Menu - House Specialties

Lunch Menu - La Placita Special

Giant Burrito Grande Lunch

Containing chunks of beef, pork, or chicken with beans, rice, cheese, and salsa fresca with garnish.

$21.25

Patrick Burrito Grande Lunch

You gotta have it! Beefy strips of carne asada, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. All sauteed in a sauce of grilled red chilies and spices. Delicious.

$25.00

Vegetarian Burrito Grande Lunch

Beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, green onions, sour cream and cheese.

$20.25

Make Your Own Combination Dinner

Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa. With any three items of your choice taco, enchilada, chile relleno, tamale, taquito, tostada, or burrito. Your choice of ground beef, bean, or cheese.

$25.00

Lunch Menu - Create Your Favorite Plate

Lunch Specials

2 Piece Flautas Lunch Special

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$15.25

Combo Burrito Lunch Special

Beef, or chicken with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream . Served with beans, rice.

$15.30

Carne Asada Burrito Lunch Special

Carne asada grilled with bell peppers and onions. Served with beans, rice.

$16.50

Taco Lunch Special

Ground beef. Served with beans, rice.

$13.00

Enchilada Lunch Special

Cheese, or ground beef and cheese. Served with beans, rice.

$14.00

Tostada Lunch Special

Bean, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans, rice.

$15.60

Burrito Lunch Special

Bean, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans, rice.

$13.75

Tamale Lunch Special

Shredded beef, or pork with red, or green sauce. Served with beans, rice.

$14.50

2 Piece Taquito Lunch Special

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$14.50

Chimichanga Lunch Special

Chicken, beef, or pork. Served with guacamole and sour cream.Served with beans, rice.

$16.50

Patrick Burrito Lunch Special

Beefy strips of carne asada, bell peppers, rice, beans, tomatoes, and onions. All sauteed in a sauce of grilled red chiles and spices. Served with beans, rice.

$18.75

Chile Relleno Burrito Lunch Special

Our handmade chile relleno smothered in cheddar cheese and tomatoes. Wrapped in a flour tortilla. Topped with our relleno sauce, then more cheese, and tomatoes. Served with beans, rice.

$16.25

Chile Verde Burrito Lunch Special

Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce. Served with beans, rice.

$14.25

Chile Colorado Burrito Lunch Special

Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce. Served with beans, rice.

$14.25

Patrick Chimichanga Lunch Special

Patrick's burrito is deep-fried. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.

$20.30

Caribe Burrito Lunch Special

Shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, and special sauces. Served with beans, rice.

$16.50

Chile Relleno Lunch Special

Served with beans, rice, and garnish chips, and salsa.

$15.30

Chile Verde Burrito A/C Lunch

Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce.

$10.50

Chile Colorado Burrito Lunch

Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce.

$10.50

2 Taquitos A/C Lunch

Chicken, or shredded beef.

$8.40

2 Flautas A/C Lunch

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

$9.50

Tamale A/C Lunch

Shredded beef, or pork with red sauce, or green sauce.

$7.80

Chimichanga A/C Lunch

Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream.

$14.25

Patrick Chimichanga A/C Lunch

Hot, medium, or mild. With guacamole and sour cream.

$16.75

Taco Salad Lunch

Beef, chicken, or veggie served on top of corn chips, or flour shell with guacamole.

$18.40

Quesadilla A/C Lunch

Cheese, or veggie. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

$8.75

Taco Ground Beef A/C Lunch

Ground beef.

$4.25

Enchilada A/C Lunch

Cheese, or ground beef and cheese.

$6.25

Burrito A/C Lunch

Bean, or ground beef and bean.

$5.50

Tostada A/C Lunch

Bean, or ground beef and bean.

$10.00

Beans Lunch

$5.55

Rice Lunch

$5.55

Large Dinner Salad Lunch

$7.50

Small Side Salad Lunch

$4.99

Chile Relleno A/C Lunch

$9.25

2 Piece Tortillas Lunch

$1.33

Lunch Side Orders

Lunch Menu - Childs Plate

Kids 5 Piece Mini Chicken Tacos Lunch

Served with beans and rice.

$9.99

Kids Taco Lunch

Ground beef. Served with beans and rice.

$9.99

Kids' Burrito Lunch

Bean, or ground beef. Served with beans and rice.

$9.99

Kid's Taquito Lunch

Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with beans and rice.

$9.99

Kids Cheese Quesadilla Lunch

$9.99

Kids' Enchilada Lunch

Cheese, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans and rice.

$9.99

Baby Plate Lunch

Beans and rice with shredded chicken on top. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.

$9.75

Kids' Plate Lunch

Beans and rice with a side of shredded chicken. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.

$9.75

Soft Drinks Lunch

$3.00

Lunch Menu - Beverages