El Ixtapa Menu
Welcome to El Ixtapa, a hidden gem tucked away in Medical Lake, WA, where authentic Mexican flavors meet a casual dining experience. This delightful restaurant boasts a diverse menu filled with both Tex-Mex and traditional dishes, all made with fresh ingredients and care. Guests rave about the friendly service and inviting atmosphere, making it an excellent choice for families and groups alike.
- Signature Dishes: Don't miss the Burro Acapulco and the enchiladas verdes, which feature a unique twist that keeps diners coming back for more.
- Generous Portions: Expect hearty servings that leave you satisfied without breaking the bank.
- Extras: Start your meal with complimentary chips and salsa, freshly made in-house, enhancing your dining experience.
Whether it’s a quick lunch or a relaxed evening dinner, El Ixtapa promises delicious food and memorable moments.
Appetizers
Cheese Crispi
Crisp flour tortilla smothered with a mixture of melted cheddar and jack cheese.
Shrimp & Mushrooms
Shrimp and mushrooms sautéed in butter, garlic, and red-hot Chile flakes!
Chicken Taquitos
Two rolled flour tortillas filled with chicken, jack cheese, lightly deep-fried, chopped into bite size pieces, and then garnished with pico de gallo, parmesan cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Mexican Pizza
Crisp flour tortilla topped with beans, cheeses, tomatoes, and onions garnished with sour cream and guacamole. Your choice of ground beef, chicken, or picadillo.
Super Nachos
Crisp homemade tortilla chips with beans, cheddar and jack cheese, tomatoes onions, sour cream, and guacamole. Your choice of ground beef, chicken, or picadillo. Jalapeño upon request.
Cheese Nachos
Quesadilla
Two crisp flour tortillas stuffed with cheddar and jack cheese, then topped with onions, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole. Your choice of ground beef, chicken, or picadillo.
Fajita Quesadilla
Quesadilla filled with fajita with your choice of chicken or beef.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Filled with sautéed prawns, tomatoes, green onions, and bell peppers.
Enchiladas Blancas
Chicken enchilada smothered in sour cream and parmesan cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans
Enchiladas Verde
Enchiladas filled with pork then topped with tomatillo salsa and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Mole
Chicken enchiladas smothered in our authentic salsa made from carefully selected Mexican spices. Served with rice and beans.
Spinach Enchiladas
Two corn tortilla filled with spinach, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms topped with a delicious tomatillo sauce and Monterey jack cheese.
Enchiladas
Combinations (Chico) (Choose One Item)
Enchilada, Taco Tostada, Or Tamale
Chimichanga, Chalupa, Burrito, Or Chile Relleno
Enchilada, Taco Tostada, Or Tamale
Chimichanga, Chalupa, Burrito, Tamales, Taco, Chile Relleno, Tostada, Or Enchilada
Combinations (Grande) (Choose Two Items)
Combinations (Macho) (Choose Three Items)
Enchilada, Taco Tostada, Or Tamale
Chimichanga, Chalupa, Burrito, Tamales, Taco, Chile Relleno, Tostada, Or Enchilada
Chicken Or Steak
Your choice of meat, marinated adobada style, then delivered sizzling hot over a bed of sautéed green peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans, guacamole, sour cream, and tortillas!
Shrimp
Shrimp marinated adobada style, then delivered sizzling hot over a bed of sautéed green peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans, guacamole, sour cream, and tortillas!
Fajitas
Chicken Dishes
Pollo Asado
Strips of chicken breast marinated with out special sauce, then grilled and accompanied and pico de gallo and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Carnitas
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with green peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas. Add salsa for Chicken Mexican Style.
Arroz Con Pollo
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with mushrooms, tomatoes, green onions, placed on a bed of rice with melted jack cheese, smothered with our special Mexican Sauce. Served with tortillas.
Pollo En Mole
Strips of chicken breast sautéed, then smothered in our authentic Mole sauce made from a variety of spices including Mexican chocolate, cinnamon, red chiles, and a touch of carefully selected spices. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Con Crema
Strips of chicken breast sautéed then smothered in our special sour cream and parmesan cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carnitas De Res
Tender steak strips sautéed with green peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas. Add salsa for Steak Mexican Style.
Carne Asada
Thinly sliced marinated skirt steak char-boiled and garnished with whole green onions, pico de gallo, and guacamole. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carne Asada Y Mas
Same as carne asada, but served with your choice of enchilada, taco, or tostada.
Chile Colorado
Chunks of beef prepared and served in a delicious mild red chile salsa. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chile Verde
Chunks of pork prepared and served in our delicious mild green tomatillo salsa.
Meat Dishes
Seafood Dishes
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Shrimp and mushrooms sautéed in our butter-garlic seafood blend. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Arroz Con Camarones
Shrimp sautéed with mushrooms, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and carrots, smothered in a special sauce, served over a bed of rice and melted cheese. Served with tortillas.
Camarones A La Mexicana
Shrimp sautéed with vegetables then smothered in our special seafood sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones Cabo Blanco
Shrimp sautéed with mushrooms and smothered in our creamy parmesan sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Asada Y Camarones
Carne asada cooked over charcoal, plus shrimp with mushrooms sautéed in a garlic butter sauce and mild spices. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas.
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimp sautéed with mushrooms in a spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Burro Acapulco
A delicious mixture of shrimp, crab, and scallops sautéed with onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and bell peppers in a rolled tortilla topped with jack cheese, tomatillo sauce, avocados and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas De Camaron
Two tortillas rolled and filled with shrimp, cilantro, tomatoes, onions, then topped with delicious tomatillo sauce, jack cheese, sour cream, and avocados.
Chimichanga Del Mar
A delicious mixture of shrimp, crab, and scallops sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms mildly seasoned in a crispy fried rolled tortilla smothered with a white sauce. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, and guacamole.
Enchiladas De Jaiba
Two tortillas rolled and filled with crab, cilantro, tomatoes, onions, then topped with delicious tomatillo sauce, jack cheese, sour cream, and avocados.
Flautas
Chicken or picadillo rolled up in flour tortillas, deep-fried then garnished with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and parmesan cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Tacos Al Carbon
Tender beef or chicken, char-broiled, chopped and served in soft marinated corn tortillas. Complimented with pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole then topped with parmesan cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Taquitos Fritos
Chicken or picadillo rolled up in corn tortillas, deep-fried then garnished with pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole then topped with parmesan cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Mexican Favorites
Burritos
Burrito Colorado
Chunks of beef prepared in red chile sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Beans And Spinach Burrito
One flour tortilla filled with spinach, whole beans, rice, and mushrooms. Topped with burrito sauce.
Burrito Fajita
A burrito filled with top sirloin strips or chicken strips, rice, beans, sautéed green peppers and onion, smothered with melted cheese, sauce, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole.
Burrito Verde
Chunks of pork prepared in green chile salsa. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Mexicano
A burrito filled with your choice of chicken, picadillo, or ground beef with rice and beans. Topped with salsa, melted cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and parmesan cheese.
Hamburger
Cheeseburger
Bacon Cheeseburger
Deluxe Burger
Two meat patties, lettuce, cheese, tomato, and mayo.
Hamburgers
Other
Taco Salad
Our traditional taco salad is served in a crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with your choice of chicken, ground beef, or picadillo, topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and green onions. Garnished with sour cream, and guacamole.
Tostada
Our traditional tostadas are made with a crisp corn tortilla topped with beans and your choice of chicken, ground beef, or picadillo. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and guacamole.