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.
Nachos Cheese
Nachos Grande
Chips with cheese, beans, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeos peppers, sour cream, and guacamole.
Guacamole Dip
8oz small, 16oz large.
Bean & Cheese Dip
Includes a bag of chips.
Basket of Flour Chips
Jalapeos Poppers
Mini Taquitos
Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Salsa Fresca
8oz small, 16 oz large.
Mild Salsa
8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.
Bag of Corn Chips
Complementary Hot Salsa
2 oz. hot salsa.
Complementary Mild Salsa
2 oz. mild salsa.
Hot Salsa
8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.
Menudo Soup
Served with lemon, onions, oregano, and chile powder. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.
Posole Soup
Tender chunks of pork with hominy served with lemon, cabbage, radishes, and green onions. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.
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.
Chorizo
Eggs with Mexican sausage, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.
Machaca
Eggs with shredded beef, onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.
Chorizo Con Papas
A unique blend of crispy fried potatoes and Mexican sausage. Delicious. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.
Huevo Rancheros
Fried eggs, sunny-side up, on a corn tortilla, topped with our tasty tex-mex sauce. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.
Torta De Huevo
Mexican omelet with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and melted Monterey cheese. Served with beans, rice, and tortillas.
Soft Drinks
Breakfast Beverages
La Placita Combination Dinners
2 Enchiladas with Onions Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
2 Ground Beef Tacos Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada & Ground Beef Taco Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
Ground Beef Taco & Burrito Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada, Tamale
Served with beans, rice.
Ground Beef Taco, & Tostada Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada & Burrito Dinner
Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa.
Chimichanga Dinner
Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada & Chile Relleno Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
3 Taquitos Dinner
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
2 Burritos Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
Patrick Chimichanga Dinner
Patrick's burrito is deep-fried. Hot, medium, or mild. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
3 Flautas Dinner
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
Burrito, Taquito Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
Tostada & Enchilada Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
Tostada & Chile Relleno Dinner
Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa.
2 Chile Rellenos Dinner
Served with beans, rice.
2 Enchiladas with Onions
Served with beans, rice.
2 Ground Beef Tacos
Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada & Ground Beef Taco
Served with beans, rice.
Ground Beef Taco & Burrito
Served with beans, rice.
Ground Beef Taco, & Tostada
Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada & Burrito
Served with beans, rice, chips, and salsa.
Chimichanga
Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada & Chile Relleno
Served with beans, rice.
Tostada & Chile Relleno
Served with beans, rice.
3 Taquitos
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
2 Burritos
Served with beans, rice.
Patrick Chimichanga
Patrick's burrito is deep-fried. Hot, medium, or mild. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
3 Flautas
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
Burrito, Taquito
Served with beans, rice.
Tostada & Enchilada
Served with beans, rice.
2 Chile Rellenos
Served with beans, rice.
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.
Carnitas
Steak Chicana
Tender strips of steak covered with our special sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.
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.
Chile Colorado
Delicious chunks of tender beef in spicy red sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.
Chile Verde
Chunks of delicious tender pork in green sauce. Served with beans, rice, flour, or corn tortillas.
Giant Burrito Grande
Containing chunks of beef, pork, or chicken with beans, rice, cheese and salsa fresca with garnish.
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.
Vegetarian Burrito Grande
Beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, green onions, sour cream and cheese.
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.
One Taco Meal
One taco with beans and rice
One Enchilada Meal
One enchilada with beans and rice.
Carne Asada Burrito Meal
Carne asada steak grilled with, bell peppers and onions with rice, beans. . Served with beans, rice.
One Tostada Meal
Served with beans and rice.
One Chile Relleno Meal
Served with beans and rice
Chile Verde Burrito Meal
Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce. Served with beans, rice.
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.
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.
Chile Colorado Burrito Meal
Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce. Served with beans, rice.
One Burrito Meal
Served with beans, rice.
One Combo Burrito Meal
Bean, beef or chicken with lettuce,tomato, cheese, and sour cream. Served with beans and rice.
2 Taquito Meal
Chicken or shredded beef, with guacamole & sour cream on the side. Served with beans and rice.
One Tamale Meal
Beef or pork tamale served with beans and rice.
Caribe Burrito Meal
Shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, and special sauces. Served with beans, rice.
Dinner One item Meal
Dinner Menu - Side Orders
Chile Verde Burrito A/C
Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce.
Chile Colorado Burrito
Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce.
2 Taquitos A/C
Chicken, or shredded beef.
2 Flautas A/C
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Tamale A/C
Shredded beef, or pork with red sauce, or green sauce.
Chimichanga A/C
Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream.
Patrick Chimichanga A/C
Hot, medium, or mild. With guacamole and sour cream.
Taco Salad
Beef, chicken, or veggie served on top of corn chips, or flour shell with guacamole.
Quesadilla A/C
Cheese, or veggie. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Taco Ground Beef A/C
Ground beef.
Enchilada A/C
Cheese, or ground beef and cheese.
Burrito A/C
Bean, or ground beef and bean.
Tostada A/C
Bean, or ground beef and bean.
Beans
Rice
Large Dinner Salad
Chile Relleno A/C
2 Piece Tortillas
Kids 5 Piece Mini Chicken Tacos
Served with beans and rice.
Kids Taco Ground Beef
Taco with ground beef lettuce cheese tomato served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.
Kids' Burrito
Bean & cheese or ground beef & bean & cheese served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.
Kid's Taquito
Beef or chicken served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Kids' Enchilada
Cheese, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans and rice.
Baby Plate
Beans and rice with shredded chicken on top. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.
Kids' Plate
Beans and rice with a side of shredded chicken. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.
Dinner Menu - Childs Plate
Dinner Soda
Soda
Hot Salsa Lunch
8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.
Colombian Chicharrones Lunch
Unique deep-fried Colombian bacon served with our special chili paste. Please allow 15 minutes to prepare.
Nachos Cheese Lunch
Nachos Grande Lunch
Chips with cheese, beans, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeos peppers, sour cream, and guacamole.
Guacamole Dip Lunch
8oz, 16oz, 24oz, and 32 oz. Includes a bag of chips.
Bean & Cheese Dip Lunch
Includes a bag of chips.
Flour Chips Lunch
Jalapeos Poppers Lunch
Salsa Fresca Lunch
8oz small, 16 oz large, 24oz Ex Large, 32oz Party size Comes with Chips.
Mild Salsa Lunch
8oz small, 16oz large, 24oz ex-large, comes with chips.
Bag of Corn Chips Lunch
Complementary Hot Salsa Lunch
2 oz. hot salsa.
Complementary Mild Salsa Lunch
2 oz. mild salsa.
Mini Taquitos Lunch
Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Lunch Appetizers
Lunch Soups
Menudo Soup Lunch
Served with lemon, onions, oregano, and chile powder. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.
Posole Soup Lunch
Tender chunks of pork with hominy served with lemon, cabbage, radishes, and green onions. Served with corn, or flour tortillas.
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.
Carnitas Lunch
Steak Chicana Lunch
Tender strips of steak covered with our special sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.
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.
Chile Colorado Lunch
Delicious chunks of tender beef in spicy red sauce. Served with beans, rice, and flour, or corn tortillas.
Chile Verde Lunch
Chunks of delicious tender pork in green sauce. Served with beans, rice, flour, or corn tortillas.
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.
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.
Vegetarian Burrito Grande Lunch
Beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, green onions, sour cream and cheese.
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.
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.
Combo Burrito Lunch Special
Beef, or chicken with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream . Served with beans, rice.
Carne Asada Burrito Lunch Special
Carne asada grilled with bell peppers and onions. Served with beans, rice.
Taco Lunch Special
Ground beef. Served with beans, rice.
Enchilada Lunch Special
Cheese, or ground beef and cheese. Served with beans, rice.
Tostada Lunch Special
Bean, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans, rice.
Burrito Lunch Special
Bean, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans, rice.
Tamale Lunch Special
Shredded beef, or pork with red, or green sauce. Served with beans, rice.
2 Piece Taquito Lunch Special
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
Chimichanga Lunch Special
Chicken, beef, or pork. Served with guacamole and sour cream.Served with beans, rice.
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.
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.
Chile Verde Burrito Lunch Special
Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce. Served with beans, rice.
Chile Colorado Burrito Lunch Special
Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce. Served with beans, rice.
Patrick Chimichanga Lunch Special
Patrick's burrito is deep-fried. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with beans, rice.
Caribe Burrito Lunch Special
Shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, and special sauces. Served with beans, rice.
Chile Relleno Lunch Special
Served with beans, rice, and garnish chips, and salsa.
Chile Verde Burrito A/C Lunch
Chunks of pork and cheese in green sauce.
Chile Colorado Burrito Lunch
Chunks of beef and cheese in red sauce.
2 Taquitos A/C Lunch
Chicken, or shredded beef.
2 Flautas A/C Lunch
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Tamale A/C Lunch
Shredded beef, or pork with red sauce, or green sauce.
Chimichanga A/C Lunch
Chicken, beef, or pork. Guacamole and sour cream.
Patrick Chimichanga A/C Lunch
Hot, medium, or mild. With guacamole and sour cream.
Taco Salad Lunch
Beef, chicken, or veggie served on top of corn chips, or flour shell with guacamole.
Quesadilla A/C Lunch
Cheese, or veggie. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Taco Ground Beef A/C Lunch
Ground beef.
Enchilada A/C Lunch
Cheese, or ground beef and cheese.
Burrito A/C Lunch
Bean, or ground beef and bean.
Tostada A/C Lunch
Bean, or ground beef and bean.
Beans Lunch
Rice Lunch
Large Dinner Salad Lunch
Small Side Salad Lunch
Chile Relleno A/C Lunch
2 Piece Tortillas Lunch
Lunch Side Orders
Lunch Menu - Childs Plate
Kids 5 Piece Mini Chicken Tacos Lunch
Served with beans and rice.
Kids Taco Lunch
Ground beef. Served with beans and rice.
Kids' Burrito Lunch
Bean, or ground beef. Served with beans and rice.
Kid's Taquito Lunch
Chicken, or shredded beef. Served with beans and rice.
Kids Cheese Quesadilla Lunch
Kids' Enchilada Lunch
Cheese, or ground beef and bean. Served with beans and rice.
Baby Plate Lunch
Beans and rice with shredded chicken on top. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.
Kids' Plate Lunch
Beans and rice with a side of shredded chicken. Served with beans and rice. 12 years and under.