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Pappasito's Cantina Menu (Updated September 2025)

Welcome to Pappasito's Cantina, a beloved Mexican restaurant nestled in Houston, TX, where bold flavors and vibrant atmosphere unite to create a remarkable dining experience. This iconic eatery specializes in authentic Tex-Mex cuisine, offering a diverse menu that boasts everything from sizzling fajitas to tantalizing appetizers.

  • Fajita Wednesday: Indulge in their generous 1 lb. all-beef fajitas, perfectly grilled and served with all the traditional accompaniments like guacamole and fresh flour tortillas, all for just $64.95.
  • Appetizers: Start your meal with the Pappasito’s Snapper Ceviche, featuring succulent shrimp, scallops, and octopus marinated in zesty lime, priced at $15.95.
  • Unique Offerings: Try the Sopapillas for dessert, a sweet and crispy treat, perfectly paired with warm honey and cinnamon; a must-have to complete your visit!

Each dish is not only packed with flavor, but they also offer generous portions that satisfy. Whether you’re enjoying a refreshing watermelon margarita or dipping freshly made tortilla chips into their delectable salsa, you'll find yourself immersed in a lively atmosphere. Customers rave about the committed service, highlighting attentive staff members, adding a personal touch to your dining experience. Pappasito's Cantina is indeed a go-to spot for those craving authentic Mexican cuisine in a vibrant, welcoming setting.

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Appetizers

Guacamole Fresco

Queso fresco, radishes & toasted pepitas.

US$13.95

Potato Taquitos

Quesillo cheese, black bean puree, avocado salsa, crema.

US$11.95

Crab Cake Stuffed Shrimp

US$27.95

Chile con Queso

Queso Fundido

Melted quesillo cheese, roasted mushrooms, poblano peppers and grilled onions.

US$11.95

Handmade Pork Tamales

With chile con carne and ranchero verde sauce and peanut macha sauce.

US$7.95

Pappasito’s Snapper Ceviche

Shrimp, scallops, fresh snapper & octopus marinated in lime and cilantro with avocado

US$15.95

Sweet & Spicy Ribs

grilled with arbol chile glaze

US$19.95

Nachos & Quesadillas

Beef Fajita Nachos

guacamole & sour cream

US$20.95

Chicken Fajita Nachos

guacamole & sour cream

US$17.95

Beef Fajita Quesadillas

guacamole & sour cream

US$25.95

Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

guacamole & sour cream

US$21.95

Shrimp Quesadillas

US$24.95

Soup & Salads

Sopa de Tortilla

Ensalada de Casa

fresh garden salad with choice of dressing

US$6.95

Caesar Salad

Romaine, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, roasted corn, tortilla strips, Manchego Caesar dressing.

Grilled Salmon Salad

Grilled salmon, tomatoes, avocados, red onions, jicama, Manchego, pepitas, crispy tostada, tequila lime vinaigrette.

US$26.95

Enchiladas

Cheese

with chile con carne & quesillo cheese

Chicken Tinga

with choice of salsa verde, sour cream or authentic red sauce

Chicken Suizas

Sour cream, avocado & tomatillo sauce

US$18.95

Pork & Green Chile Enchiladas

Ranchero verde, quesillo queso.

US$19.95

Braised Beef Enchiladas

Braised beef in red chili sauce with quesillo & crema.

Combination

choice of braised beef, chicken tinga or cheese

Seafood Enchiladas

Shrimp & scallops with avocado in a cream sauce

US$29.95

Carne Asada Enchiladas

beef & chicken fajita enchiladas with chile con carne & red chile sauce

US$29.95

Combinations

Coronado

Three brochette-style shrimp, a cheese enchilada, and a crispy beef taco.

US$24.95

El Sombrero

Beef fajita* taco al carbon, cheese enchilada, with guacamole and pico de gallo.

US$21.95

Plato Mariachi

Two tamales with chile con carne and ranchero verde sauce, choice of crispy ixtapa beef or chicken tinga taco.

US$16.95

Reynosa

Two green chile chicken tinga enchiladas, a crispy chicken tinga taco and tamale with rancho verde sauce.

US$21.95

Monterrey

Braised beef enchilada, cheese enchilada and a chicken flauta.

US$20.95

Tulum

Chicken fajita taco al carbon, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese enchilada and a tamale with chile con carne.

US$21.95

Tacos

American Red Snapper Tacos

Corn tortillas, crispy battered snapper, cabbage slaw, chipotle aioli, pico de gallo, rice and refried beans.

US$26.95

Braised Beef Tacos

Braised beef, Morita peanut sauce, authentic consomme, fresh corn tortillas, rice & frijoles a la charra.

US$19.95

Taco Dinner

choice of Ixtapa beef or chicken tinga tacos, soft or crispy, rice and frijoles a la charra (2)

US$17.95

Chipotle Chicken Fajita Tacos

Chicken fajita soft tacos, chipotle aioli, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, grilled onions, rice and frijoles a la charra (2)

US$19.95

Baja Shrimp Tacos

corn tortillas filled with grilled shrimp, cabbage slaw, chipotle aioli, pico de gallo, rice and refried beans.

US$24.95

Chicken Fajita Flautas

with queso, guacamole sour cream, rice and frijoles a la charra

US$18.95

Tacos Al Carbon

Guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, frijoles a la charra

Sizzling Fajitas Famosas

Medium

Large

Serves 2-3

Family Size

Served 4-5

Filet Mignon Fajita* & Crab Cake Stuffed Shrimp

US$59.95

Great Additions

Family Platters

#1 Beef Fajita, Shrimp Brochette, Ribs & Grilled Chicken

US$98.95

#2 Grilled Quail, Beef Fajita*, Grilled Chicken & Diablo Shrimp

US$95.95

#3 Grilled Lamb Chops, Shrimp Fajita, Beef Fajita & Grilled Chicken

US$123.95

Fajitas & Slow-Smoked Ribs

Beef Fajita*, Quail & Shrimp Brochette

guacamole & pico de gallo

US$39.95

Beef Fajita*, Jalapeno Cheese Sausage & Shrimp Diablo

guacamole & pico de gallo

US$37.95

Sweet Chile Quail

basted with chile ancho honey glaze, guacamole & pico de gallo

Agujas

full-rack, slow-smoked pork ribs, guacamole & pico de gallo

US$32.95

Manzanilla

Half-rack pork ribs with choice of fajita, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

Plato San Juan

four jumbo brochette-style shrimp & half-rack pork ribs, guacamole & pico de gallo

US$31.95

Pappasito's Grill

skewer of mesquite-grilled beef & chicken fajita, bacon-wrapped shrimp & vegetables, pineapple pico de gallo

US$36.95

Grilled Lamb Chops

Grilled vegetables, tomatillo avocado salsa.

US$39.95

Grilled Seafood

Camarones Diablo

broiled butterflied shrimp served sizzling with Mexican butter, guacamole & pico de gallo

US$28.95

Camarones Tijuana

Broiled butterflied shrimp with a choice of fajita, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

Texas Redfish on the Half Shell

Grilled shrimp, avocado, pico de gallo, Mexican butter, tomatillo salsa.

US$35.95

Atlantic Salmon

avocado lime butter, grilled onions, black beans

US$26.95

Plato del Mar

brochette-style shrimp with choice of fajita, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

Pappasito’s Famous Shrimp Brochette

a skewer of mesquite-grilled bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed with cheese & fresh jalapeno with pico de gallo

US$34.95

Dessert

Homemade Tres Leches

Rich Mexican vanilla cake soaked in three milks & topped with meringue

US$10.95

Sopapillas

light pastries dusted with cinnamon & powdered sugar, drizzled with honey

US$8.95

Cajetas

coconut pecan-crusted vanilla ice cream, drizzled with cajeta sauce.

US$10.95

Fiesta Fudge Brownie

A stack of scratch -made double chocolate brownies served warm with vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce. Garnished with fresh strawberries & cocoaglazed, cinnamon roasted pecans.

US$11.95

Fajita Wednesday

1 lb. Beef* & Chicken Fajita

Tender aged beef & chicken fajita, guacamole,pico de Gallo, sour cream, cheddar cheese, grilled onions, rice, frijoles a la charra, fresh flour tortillas, chile con queso, chips & salsa.

US$48.95

1 lb All Beef Fajita

Tender aged beef fajita, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheddar cheese, grilled onions, rice, frijoles a la charra, fresh flour tortillas, chile con queso, chips and salsa.

US$64.95

Sizzling Fajitas Famosas Lunch Features

Small

Plato De Mar

Brochette-style shrimp with choice of fajita

Pappasito's Grill

Skewer of mesquite-grilled beef and chicken fajita, bacon-wrapped shrimp and vegetables, pineapple pico de gallo.

US$29.95

Soup and Salads Lunch

Sopa De Tortilla

Ensalada de Casa

Fresh garden salad with choice of dressing

US$6.95

Caesar Salad

Romaine, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, roasted corn, tortilla strips, Manchego Caesar dressing.

Grilled Salmon Salad

Grilled salmon, tomatoes, avocados, red onions, jicama, Manchego, pepitas, crispy tostada, tequila lime vinaigrette.

US$26.95

Tex-Mex Favorites Lunch Features

Snapper Taco & Chicken Tinga Enchilada

US$21.95

El Sombrero

Beef fajita soft taco & cheese enchilada, served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice & refried beans

US$19.95

Chicken Flauta & Cheese Enchilada

rice& refried beans

US$16.95

Cheese Enchiladas

Two cheese enchiladas topped with chile con carne, cheese & chopped onions, served with rice & refried beans

US$16.95

Birria Beef Tacos

Braised beef, Morita peanut sauce, authentic consomme, fresh corn tortillas, rice & frijoles a la charra.

US$16.95

Chicken Tinga Enchilada & Crispy Chicken Taco

Chicken tinga enchilada with choice of salsa verde, sour cream sauce , or authentic red sauce & crispy chicken taco, served with rice & refried beans

US$16.95

Chipotle Shrimp

Tossed in chipotle butter, served with rice & black beans

US$16.95

Chicken Fajita Quesadilla & Crispy Ixtapa Beef Taco

With guacamole & sour cream, served with refried beans & rice

US$17.95

Handmade Pork Tamale & Braised Beef Enchilada

US$14.95

Chicken Fajita Flautas

queso, guacamole, sour cream, rice & frijoles a la charra

US$16.95

Pappasito’s Famous Burrito

sour cream, chipotle sauce, rice & refried beans with chicken fajita

US$15.95

Bottle Beer - domestic

Coors Light

US$4.95

Michelob ULTRA

US$4.95

Miller Lite

US$4.95

Bud Light

US$4.95

Bottle Beer - Import

Corona Extra

US$5.95

Corona Light

US$5.95

Dos Equis

US$5.95

Modelo Especial

US$5.95

Negra Modelo

US$5.95

Pacifico

US$5.95

Wines

Sparkling Brut

Segura Viudas Spain (187ml)

Pinot Grigio

Mezzacorona Italy

Chardonnay

Kendall-Jackson California

Cabernet Sauvignon

Stemmari Sicily

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