La Michoacana Taqueria & Restaurant Menu

Welcome to La Michoacana Taqueria & Restaurant, where authentic Mexican flavors come alive! Nestled in Charlottesville, VA, this casual eatery is a haven for taco lovers and fans of traditional guisados. The menu boasts a diverse selection, from Guisado de Res to the beloved Chile Relleno, each dish prepared with care and rich spices. Vegetarians can savor options like the Ensalada Michoacana or Veggie Tamal, ensuring there's something for everyone.

La Michoacana charms its guests with a laid-back atmosphere, welcoming families and groups alike. Customers rave about the delightful shrimp and habanero pork tacos, emphasizing the incredible flavor and value. With outdoor seating, delivery options, and a variety of homemade sauces ranging from mild to fiery, this taqueria offers an accessible and memorable dining experience. Whether you're here for a casual lunch or a hearty dinner, La Michoacana promises a feast that will surely leave impression!

Delicious Tacos

Orden (4)

Order of 4 tacos. Served with only 2 meat options of your choice. Mexican style: served with your choice of meat, cilantro and onions. Super style: served with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and cheese.

$12.99

Individual Tacos

1 taco served with your choice of meat and style.

$4.00

Street Style Tacos

4 Street style corn tortillas topped with cilantro, onions, and grilled onions and your choice of Protein

$11.99

Taco Salad

Hard shell taco bowl, topped with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cilantro, onions, sour cream and cheese.

$8.00

Taco Day

1 Taco day taco served with your choice of meat and style.

$2.00

Corazn de Tacos

Our valentines special Taco Heart Tray! For yourself or to share with a special someone! Contains 6 street style tacos, grilled onions, chile toreado, salsas, and some limes!

$17.00

Tacos Banderita (CINCO DE MAYO SPECIAL)

Combo of three tacos served with your choice of meat, cilantro, onions, and grilled onions on the side. The tacos are served with a green, white and red salsa to represent our beautiful flag! *white salsa contains dairy*

$10.99

Tacos de Chicharrn en salsa verde

2 tacos filled with our delicious chicharrn en salsa. Topped with cilantro, onions, and avocado slices.

$8.50

Tacos de cabeza de rez

3 tacos with Cabeza de res Topped with cilantro and onion. Served with a side of consome, pico de gallo, radish and limes.

$4.25

Quesibirria con consum

(Only Saturdays)3 grilled quesibirrias with a side of consomm (the beef broth)Topped with cheese, cilantro, onions and pico de gallo

$13.50

Tacos de birria

(Only Saturdays) 3 birria tacos with soft corn tortillas, a side of consomm (the beef broth)Topped with cilantro, onions and pico de gallo

$12.99

Quesibirria de borrego (lamb)

Try the original birria made with tender lamb.(3 tacos with side of consum)

$14.99

Tacos de birria de borrego (lamb)

Try the original birria made with tender lamb(3 tacos with side of consum)

$14.50

Side of consom

$4.50

Birria Ramen

Ramen made with our Birria Consom, juicy shredded Birria, cilantro and onions. Served with a side of pico de gallo, limes and an order of tortillas

$14.99

Birria Pupusas

2 pupusas served with a side consom and pico de gallo.

$9.99

Birria Quesadilla

12in flour tortillas stuffed with birria de res, cheese, cilantro, and onion. Served with a side of sour cream and Consom.

$12.99

Corazn de Quesabirria

Our valentines special quesabirria Heart trays! For yourself or to share with a loved one. 6 quesabirria served with pico de gallo and limes. CONSOM NOT INCLUDED

$21.00

Birria Fries

Contains queso, shredded cheese, our delicious homemade birria, pico de gallo, cilantro, guacamole, sour cream and our brand new chipotle crema!

$6.50

Birria Surf N Turf

3 crispy birria tacos filled with cheese, our famous birria, shrimp, cilantro and onions. Served with a side of consum, pico de gallo, and limes.

$15.50

Quesibirria Sampler

(Only Saturdays)1 of each of our (Shrimp/Chicken/Beef) grilled quesibirrias with a side of consomm (the beef broth)Topped with cheese, cilantro, onions and pico de gallo

$14.50

Birria Saturday Special

Antojitos Mexicanos

Nachos

Bed of tortillas chips topped with beans, nacho cheese and melted mozzarella cheese.

$7.50

Nachos Supreme

Bed of tortillas chips smothered with beans, nacho cheese, and melted mozzarella. Topped with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.

$11.75

Tostadas

3 flat deep-fried tortillas topped with your choice of meat, beans, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and grated cheese.

$4.75

Gorditas

3 pieces. Thick fried corn patties stuffed with our choice of meat then topped with beans, melted cheese, lettuce, side of avocado, sour cream, and grated Cotija cheese.

$4.75

Tamales Oaxacaquenos

Stuffed with chicken and our sweet & tangy special mole sauce then topped with sour cream and cotija cheese.

$7.75

Sopes

3 pieces. Fried corn patties, topped with your choice of meat, beans, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and grated Cotija cheese.

$4.75

Tamales Michoacanos

Stuffed with chicken in a mild green sauce or pork in a mild red salsa, steamed in a corn husk wrap then topped with sour cream and shredded cheese.

$5.00

Empanadas

4 empanadas corn patties filled with your choice of meat, with a side of lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and grated Cojita cheese.

$11.50

Mulitas

Made with your choice of meat and mozzarella cheese melted with a side of lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and grated Cotija cheese.

$4.75

Alambre

4 corn tortillas topped with grilled steak, bacon, chorizo, green pepper, onion, and melted cheese.

$11.50

Chori Fries

French fries topped with chorizo, melted cheese, sour cream, and grated cheese.

$5.50

Chicharrones con Guacamole

$10.00

Pozole Soup

Hominy soup with chicken or pork. Deliciously made with Mexican spices. Topped with cilantro, onions, and lime. Served with tortillas

$13.75

Sopa de Mariscos

Delicious mix seafood soup, shrimp, fish, octopus, clam, crab shell, and vegetables. Served with tortillas and lemon.

$14.00

Sopa de Res

Delicious beef soup with vegetables. Served with tortillas.

$13.75

Sopa de Pollo

Delicious chicken soup with vegetables. Served with tortillas.

$13.75

Menudo

Delicious beef tripe soup and pata de res. Served with onion, cilantro, lemon, and tortillas.

$14.00

Caldo de Mojarra

Mexican tilapia and shrimp soup served with a cilantro and onion garnish, limes and tortillas!

$15.99

Caldos

Quesadillas

Quesadillas

Stuffed with your choice of meat and melted cheese, served with a side of lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.

$10.50

Quesadilla Supreme

Stuffed with both chicken and beef, cheese, green pepper, onion, served with a side of lettuce, tomatoes, rice, and beans.

$11.50

Quesadillas a la Parrilla

4 grilled corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, and your choice of meat. Served with a side of lettuce, tomatoes, slice of avocado, sour cream, and grated Cotija cheese.

$11.50

Huarache

A grilled thick cheese-filled corn tortilla, topped with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, slice of avocado, sour cream, and grated Cotija cheese.

$11.50

Burrito Mexicano

Stuffed with your choice of meat, rice, cheese, then smothered with beans and topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

$11.50

Wrap Burrito

Stuffed with your choice of meat, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

$10.50

Chimichanga

Stuffed with your choice of meat, cheese, sour cream and mild ranchero sauce then deep-fried and smothered with melted cheese served with a side of rice, and beans.

$11.99

Burrito Michoacano

Stuffed with chicken and beef melted cheese then smothered with beans and topped with lettuce, tomato, slice of avocado, sour cream, and shredded cheese. Served with a side of rice and beans.

$13.50

Burrito Bowl

A bowl filled with rice, beans, your choice of protein, Topped with lettuce, tomato, crema, and cheese with your choice of side tortillas or chips.

$15.00

Burritos

Exquisitas Tortas

Torta Mexicana

Filled with your choice of meat.

$11.75

Torta Cubana

Filled with chicken, steak, pastor meat, egg, and bacon.

$12.99

Torta de Milanesa

Breaded chicken breast or steak then deeply fried.

$12.99

Torta de Mole

Filled with shredded chicken breast stewed in our homemade mole sauce.

$12.99

Torta Brava

Pork and chorizo cooked in spicy salsa, onion, and melted cheese.

$12.99

Torta Michoacana

Filled with a mix of steak, chorizo, and smoked sausage grilled with white onion, and jalapenos.

$12.99

Torta Ahogada

Both bun dipped in medium red salsa, onion, and melted cheese.

$12.99

Enchiladas Michoacanas

Corn tortillas dipped in mild sauce then soft fried and stuffed with 1 choice of meat, smothered with beans, and melted cheese.

$11.50

Enchiladas de Mole

4 Corn tortillas, soft fried and stuffed with 1 choice of meat and cheese, then smothered in our mole sauce.

$11.50

Enchiladas Rancheras

Corn tortillas, soft fried and topped with our special ranchero sauce. Served with a side of rice and pieces of chicken and fried sauce.

$12.99

Enchiladas de Harina

4 flour tortillas stuffed with your choice of meat, then smothered in a mild sauce. Served with a side of rice.

$11.50

Flautas

4 corn tortillas rolled with 1 choice of meat, deep-fried and served on a bed of beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and grated cheese with a side of rice.

$11.50

Enchiladas

Sabor Centroamericano

Pupusas

2 pieces. Traditional Salvadorian corn patties filled with your choice of meat. Served with special cabbage and homemade sauce.

$7.00

Baleadas

Traditional Salvadorian flour tortilla filled with beans, eggs, cheese, sour cream, and avocado.

$3.99

Yuca con chicharron

Our fried pork chunks with a side of fried cassava and picked slaw

$8.99

Guisado de Res

Beef chunks stewed in green salsa.

$13.50

Guisado de Puerco

Pork chunks stewed in red salsa.

$13.50

Chile Relleno

Poblano pepper stuffed with chicken and cheese, dipped in egg batter and deeply fried. Then smothered in a mild green salsa.

$12.00

Bistec Encebollado

Marinated grilled steak with green peppers and onions.

$13.50

Mole Rojo con Pollo

Chicken stewed in mole sauce served with a side of rice.

$12.99

Milanesa de Pollo

Chicken breast breaded.

$12.99

Chilaquiles

Fried tortillas cooked in our special homemade sauce. Topped with cheese, sour cream, and onion. Served with fried eggs and salad.

$12.99

Carnitas a la Michoacana

Delicious deep-fried pork with grilled onions. Served with rice, beans, and avocado.

$12.99

Machaca de Res

Steak beef cooked with eggs and smothered in green sauce.

$12.99

Chori Pollo

Grilled chicken breast with chorizo.

$12.50

Chori Asada

Grilled steak with chorizo.

$12.99

Filete de Pescado

Delicious fish fillets. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.

$12.50

Mojarra Frita

Delicious whole fried tilapia. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.

$12.99

Platillos and Guisados

Deliciosas Fajitas

Mixtas Fajita

Grilled steak, chicken, and shrimp with mixed vegetables. Served with a side of rice and beans and an order (3) of tortillas

$14.99

Camaron Fajita

Grilled shrimp with mixed vegetables.Served with a side of rice and beans and an order(3) of tortillas.

$13.99

Res Fajita

Grilled steak with mixed vegetables.Served with a side of rice and beans and an order(3) of tortillas.

$13.99

Pollo Fajita

Chicken. Grilled chicken with mixed vegetables.Served with a side of rice and beans and an order (3) of tortillas.

$12.99

Veggie fajitas

Grilled mixed vegetables.Served with a side of rice and beans and an order(3) of tortillas.

$11.00

Ensalada Michoacana

Sauteed veggies served on a bed of lettuce topped with beans, tomatoes, and slice of avocado.

$7.99

Veggie Tamal

Stuffed with potatoes, pepper and onions in a mild sauce, steamed in corn husk, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese.

$4.50

Veggie Platter

Large portion of rice and beans with a side salad, and slice of avocado.

$10.99

Veggie Tostadas

3 flat hard shell tortillas topped with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and grated Cotija cheese.

$11.50

Veggie Gorditas

3 fried corn patties filled with sauteed veggies, topped with beans, lettuce, avocado, sour cream, and grated Cotija cheese.

$11.50

Veggie Quesadillas

Flour tortillas filled with grilled onions, peppers, and melted cheese served with a side of lettuce, tomatoes, rice, and sour cream.

$10.99

Veggie Burrito Michoacano

Filled with sauteed veggies, rice and cheese then smothered in beans, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

$11.99

Veggie Super Tacos (4)

4 Corn Tortilla filled with rice and beans, topped with onion, lettuce, cilantro, tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese.

$12.50

Vegetarianos

Sides

Chips

Homemade corn tortilla chips

$2.50

Guacamole

Chips not included

$4.50

Queso Dip

chips not included

$4.50

Side of Rice

$3.99

Side of Beans

Pinto refried beans

$3.99

Beans and Rice

$4.99

French Fries

Served with a side of ketchup

$4.99

Yuca frita

Fried cassava

$4.99

Side Salad

Side salad includes lettuce, diced tomato, shredded cheese, and a side of crema.

$4.50

Encurtido de Zanaorias Con Habanero

Pickled carrots and habanero

$2.99

Slices of Avocado

$1.00

Crema

A blend of our mexican sour cream with fresh squeezed lime

$0.75

Slices of Lime

$0.75

Salsa de mole

Mole is a balanced sweet and spicy sauce derived from intricate blends of dried chilies, spices and seasonings

$1.00

Pico de gallo

$1.00

El Satanas (exxxtra hottt)

WARNING!! Take at own risk

$1.25

extra tortillas

3 extra Tortillas

$1.75

Pineapple Habanero Salsa (Extraa hot)

WARNING!! Take at own risk

$0.99

Chori-Queso

$5.00

Chipotle Crema

2oz side

$0.75

Flan

$5.50

Pumpkin Spice Flan LIMITED TIME ONLY

$5.75

Churros

$4.99

Platano frito

Fried plantains

$4.99

Xangos

Mexican fried cheesecake chimichanga drizzled with chocolate and caramel

$6.50

Sopapilla Nachos

Fried flour pastry covered with chocolate drizzle, lecherous, cinnamon sugar and whip cream.

$5.50

Churros de fresa

Strawberry filled churros

$4.99

Tamales dulces de fresa

sweet strawberry tamales

$2.50

Fresa Flan

Strawberry cake stacked with a creamy vanilla flan, dripping with a delicate layer of cajete Caramel sauce!

$5.00

Choco-flan VALENTINE SPECIAL

Chocolate cake stack with vanilla flan dripping with a delicate layer of cajete Caramel sauce! Served with some strawberries and whip cream!

$5.99

Cheesecake Churros

Churros filled with cheesecake drizzled with chocolate drizzle and crema

$4.99

Dessert platter (VALENTINE EDITION)

Served with 1 Choco flan and 2 orders of churros half regular half strawberry. Comes with whip cream, and some lechera drizzle.

$12.99

Tres Leches Cake

Light sponge cake traditionally soaked in three milks for an amazing moist cake.

$5.99

Red-Velvet Flan

Soft red velvet cake on the bottom and creamy flan on top! Finished with whip cream on top.

$5.75

Dessert

Bebidas

Fountain Drink

$2.75

Jarritos and Imported Drinks

$2.99

Aguas Fresca

Horchata or fresh fruit drinks.

$3.50

Champurrado

Special Mexican drink, made with chocolate, milk, and corn starch. 12oz

$3.50

Mexican Coke

imported mexican coke made with real sugar

$3.99

Coke

$2.50

Coco foco

Coconut juice with pulp

$3.00

Chamoyadas

Fruit smoothies served with chamoy and tajin

$7.00

Bebidas Calientes

Hot beverages

$3.00

Mexican Coke 1/2 Liter

$4.49

Zambos Picositas

Premium Plantain Chips Chile Limn

$2.75

Chicharrones

Homemade pork rinds

$3.99

Chucherias/Snacks