CRISPY TACOS
5617 W Lovers Ln • Dallas, TX 75209
214.357.2080
SERVING GREAT MEXICAN FOOD SINCE 1975.
Lunch Specials Monday – Friday
After 5:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays Add 1.25
NO SUBSTITUTIONS PLEASE
1. Numero Uno
Cheese enchilada, beef taco, Mexican rice and beans. 10.25
2. Numero Dos
Soft Cheese taco, cheese enchilada, refried beans and Mexican rice. 9.95
3. Numero Tres
Chalupa, cheese enchilada and Mexican rice. 9.50
4. Numero Quatro
Beef Taco, crispy chalupa, chili con queso on a tostada. 9.75
5. Numero Cinco
Sour cream chicken enchilada, special flauta, rice and refried beans. 9.95
6. Numero Seis
Beef and bean burrito, taco and guacamole tostada. 9.75
7. Numero Siete
Beef taco, soft cheese taco, Mexican rice and beans. 9.75
8. Numero Ocho
Soft cheese taco, cheese enchilada, shell taco, Mexican rice and beans. 10.75
9. Numero nueve
Spinach enchilada with ranchera sauce, soft bean taco with chili con queso and guacamole tostada. 9.95
11. Numero Once
Beef or chicken fajitas, served with beans, rice, sour cream, guacamole salad and pico de gallo. 11.50
12. Numero Doce
Tenderloin steak and enchilada with chili, rice, beans and pico 11.75
14. Numero Catorce
“Austin Style” enchiladas – Two cheese enchiladas with chili sauce,
Mexican rice, whole beans, topped with guacamole and sour cream. 11.50
15. Numero Quince
Two beef burritos topped with choice of ranchera sauce or queso, served
with Mexican rice and beans. 10.25
16. Numero Dieciseis
Chicken enchilada with sour cream, rice and chicken taco al carbon with chili con queso. 10.25
20. Numero Veinte
Pan fried taco, sour cream chicken enchilada, rice and beans. 10.50
21. Numero Veinteuno
Fajita Burritos (beef or chicken with queso) rice, beans and pico. 9.75
22. Taco Salad Lunch
Lunch portion of our Taco salad. 8.95
23. Fajita Chalupa Lunch
Lunch portion of our Fajita Chalupa, Beef or chicken. 8.95
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PATIO SEATING
MAIN DINING ROOM
RAFA'S BAR
Our dining rooms feature cozy, bright and festive colors, with the feel of a tropical cafe. Rafa's Cafe is family oriented and child-friendly with a relaxed and casual atmosphere where you will feel at home.
Rafa's Menu
All prices are subject to change without prior notice.
Fiesta Fajita Platter
Beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp & sausage links & quail. Served with beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream, pico, & flour tortillas.
Serves 2
39.95
Sizzling Fajitas
Served with refried beans, rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, grated cheese and flour tortillas (4). Served sizzling in our fajita sauce.
Rice upon request. Please allow time for preparation.
Beef, Chicken or Combo
16.95
Shrimp
19.95
Veggie-Jitas
15.75
Quesadillas
Fajita
Beef or chicken with green chilies, served with guacamole and
sour cream. 8.75 - 12.50
Shrimp Quesadillas
Served with guacamole and sour cream. 9.25 - 16.50
Southwest Veggie Quesadillas
Black beans, corn, poblano peppers, tomatoes and jack cheese. 11.95
Cheese Quesadillas
Three cheeses with guacamole, sour cream and jalapenos. 7.50 - 9.50
Botanitas - Appetizers
Raphael’s Nachos
Beef & bean nachos with guacamole & jalapeños. Full 12.50
Kathy’s Nachos
Chicken with white Monterrey cheese, jalapeños. 11.95
Southwest Veggie Nachos
Black beans, corn, poblano peppers, tomatoes, jack cheese. 12.25
Rafa’s White Cheese Pizza
/with jack and Brie cheese, toped with lime arugala. 10.50
Rafa’s Margarita Pizza
/with jack cheese, brie, topped with fresh tomatoes
and fresh basil. 10.50
Cheese Nachos
/with jalapeño peppers. 9.95
Bean Nachos
/with jalapeño peppers. 10.95
Fajitas Nachos
Choice of beef or chicken with refried beans, guacamole, sour cream
& jalapeño peppers. Full 12.95
Alitas (Wings)
Our own special chicken wings with a tangy sauce (mild) or chipotle marinade
(spicy) & served with a regular queso dip. 11.75
Queso Dip (Regular)
Cup 5.75; Bowl 7.50
Queso Dip (Spicy)
Cup 5.75; Bowl 7.50
House Queso
Beef and spicy pico. “My Favorite”- Rafa. Cup 7.50; Bowl 9.50
Rafa’s dip (7 Layer Dip)
Layered w/beef, beans, queso, two cheeses & topped w/guacamole
& sour cream. 11.25
Tortilla Soup
Cup 5.95; Bowl 7.50
Taco Soup
Whole beans, beef, cheese and tortilla chips. Cup 6.25; Bowl 7.95
Fresh Guacamole Salad
Small 5.95; Large 7.50
Queso Fundido
Jack and Brie cheese with Rojas de Poblano, portobello mushrooms. Served with flour or corn tortillas. 9.50
Postres – Desserts
Sopapillas or Churros
3.25
Homemade Flan
4.00
Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream
Two scoops – vanilla, cinnamon, coconut or chocolate. 2.95
Apple or Pumpkin Tart
with two scoops of Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream. 3.95
Specialty Tacos
Puffy or Shell Tacos (3)
Choice of chicken or beef. 10.95
Pan Fried Tacos
Choice of chicken or beef. 10.95
Tacos De Chipotle
Grilled chicken in a chipotle sauce in flour or corn tortillas.
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans and guacamole. 14.75
Fish Tacos - Acapulco Style
Cod lightly battered in panko or Talapia grilled and served with Mexican slaw, avocado, cilantro lime rice and black beans. 15.95
Fajita Tacos
Two beef or chicken fajita tacos in whole wheat tortillas, served with frijoles de la hoya, pico de gallo and cilantro lime rice. 15.50
Ensaladas: Salads
Salad Dressings: honey mustard, bleu cheese, ranch, creamy Italian, Caesar, house or spicy vinaigrette, chipotle ranch, low-cal ranch
or low-cal creamy Italian
Taco Salad
With guacamole and sour cream. 10.75
Chalupa Miguelito (Beef or Chicken)
Large chalupa with beans, queso, lettuce. Jack and cheddar cheeses, guaca-mole and sour cream. 10.50
Southwest Salad with Chicken
Diced avocados, black beans, corn, tomatoes, tortilla chips and grilled chicken breast. 10.95
Fajita salad (Beef or Chicken)
Mixed greens, tomatoes, sour cream, pico, avocado and grated cheese. 10.75
Alexis Salad (for sharing)
Assorted lettuce, cucumber, okra, pepperoncini peppers, mint cilantro, parsley, and green onions with fresh lime juice. 10.50
Tex-Mex Dinners
Rafa’s Plate
“My favorite. I think you’ll like it!” Beef enchilada with chili, sour cream chicken enchilada. Mexican rice, refried beans & crispy beef taco topped with guacamole. 16.95
Cancun
Sour cream chicken enchilada, one cheese enchilada w/chili, soft cheese taco with queso, rice and bean’s. 14.50
Azteca
Two cheese enchiladas, Mexican rice and refried beans. 10.95
Mayan
Crispy guacamole tostada, crispy puffed taco, soft cheese taco and cheese enchilada w/chili. 13.95
Tulum
Cheese enchilada, soft cheese taco & crispy meat taco. 10.95
Veggie Enchiladas Plate
Mix grilled vegetables served with Mexican rice, refried beans, choice of sauce chili, green tomatillo, ranchera and queso 10.95
Merida
Homemade tamale with chili, cheese enchilada w/chili, pan-fried taco, Mexican rice & refried beans. 12.75
Plato de Enchiladas (Beef or Chicken)
Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, choice of sauce chili, green tomatillo, ranchera, queso, sour cream. 11.95
Inca
Puffy taco, tostada with guacamole, tostada with beans. 10.95
Jalisco
Cheese enchilada with chili, one pan-fried taco, and guacamole salad, served with Mexican rice & beans. 12.95
Tino’s Plate
One taco al carbon (beef or chicken), one cheese enchilada, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and refried beans. 11.75
Puerto Vallarta (P.V.)
Chicken flauta with guacamole dressing, sour cream chicken enchilada, Mexican rice and beans. 11.50
Enchiladas “Banderas” with Asadero Cheese
(Please No Subs) (1) Chicken Enchilada with sour cream sauce;
(1) Beef Enchilada with ranchera sauce; and (1) Jack Cheese Enchilada
with green tomatillo sauce. 11.95
Flautas de Pollo
Pan fried flautas served on a bed of lettuce with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and refried beans. 11.95
Chimichanga - Beef, Chicken or Veggie
Choice of sauce, queso, ranchera, or verde sauce served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, Mexican rice
and refried beans. 11.95
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce, A favorite here! 11.50
Kids Menu
*Kids Meal includes soft drink and sopapilla or
churro for dessert (milk add .50)
10 Years and Under
Mexican Plate
Choice of cheese enchilada with chili, beef taco, soft cheese taco, cheese quesadilla or burrito. 6.25
Hamburger, Hot Dog, Corny Dog, Chicken Strips,
Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza
with Fries 6.95
Specialty Dishes
Carne Asada
Marinated tenderloin fillet, charbroiled and seasoned with spices, served with refried beans, papas enquesadas (Mexican style fried potatoes) and pico de gallo. 19.95
Carnolas
Strips of tenderloin, seasoned and charbroiled. Served with cheese enchilada with chili, papas enquesadas (Mexican style fried potatoes) and pico de gallo. 19.95
Steve’s Steak Tacos
Marinated tenderloin steak tacos grilled with onions and, poblano peppers, served with charra beans and Mexican pico. 19.50
Milanesa
Your choice of beef or chicken, pounded flat and lightly breaded and grilled. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and sour cream sauce. 16.95
Pollo Rafa
Cubed chicken breast, vegetables and spices wrapped in foil, cooked in its own juices. Served with cilantro lime rice, charra beans & pico de gallo. 16.95
Pechuga Parilla
Marinaded chicken breast grilled with onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with Mexican rice and charra beans. 16.95
Pechuga Asada
Marinaded chicken breast in our special marinade, grilled. Served with cilantro lime rice and assorted vegetables. 16.95
Alambres de Pollo
Chicken kabobs marinated with lemon butter-cilantro sauce. Served with Mexican rice, vegetables and pico de gallo. 16.95
Quail
Two grilled quail with garlic sauce. Served with cilantro lime rice, charra beans and pico de gallo. 17.95
Fresh Red Snapper A La Feliz
Fresh red snapper topped with lump crab meat, shrimp, wrapped in foil, with white wine, spices, cooked in oven in its own juices. Served with cilantro lime rice and grilled vegetables. 32.95
Fresh Red Snapper Mojo de Ajo
Sauteed in lemon butter, fresh garlic, fresh cilantro. Served with cilantro lime rice and grilled vegetables. 27.95
Shrimp Mojo de Ajo
Large shrimp sauteed with garlic, lemon, butter sauce. Served with cilantro lime rice and assorted grilled vegetables. 21.95
Spicy Shrimp
Sauteed in lemon, butter, garlic and pepper flakes. Served with cilantro lime rice and assorted vegetables. 21.95
Chili Relleno - Battered or Grilled
Poblano pepper stuffed with choice of seasoned beef or jack cheese. Served with pico de gallo, Mexican rice and refried beans. 14.50
Sides
Homemade Flour Tortillas
(3) 1.50
Mexican Rice or Lime Rice
3.75
Refried Beans or Charra Beans
3.75
Sides
Sour Cream, Pico de gallo, Guacamole, Jalapeños, or
Grated Cheese (4 oz.) 1.25 each
Tortilla Chips
(8 oz.); 4.50 (16 oz.) 7.95
Salsa
(8 oz.) 4.25; (16 oz.) 6.75; (32 oz.) 10.95
Mexican Egg Dishes
Sat. and Sun. til 3 p.m.
Brunch is served with beans, Mexican potatoes,
seasonal fruit and corn or flour tortillas
Rancheros
Fried eggs with ranchero sauce. 9.50
Divorced
Fried eggs, one with ranchero sauce and one with green tomatillo sauce. 9.50
Migas Tex-Mex Style
Scrambled eggs w/tortilla chips, onions, tomatoes, mild poblano peppers and jack cheese. 9.50
Mexican Eggs with Chorizo (Sausage)
Eggs scrambled with onions, tomatoes, poblano peppers, jack cheese
with Mexican potatoes, refried beans and fruit. 9.75
Steak and Eggs
Tenderloin steak with two fried eggs. Served with refried beans,
Mexican potatoes and fruit. 11.95
Scott’s Eggs
Two tostadas with black beans, topped with two fried eggs and
Mexican chorizo sauce. Served with Mexican potatoes and fruit. 10.25
Add
smoked bacon 1.50, eckrich sausage 1.50 or fresh tomatoes 1.95
Rafa's Cafe Mexicano is conveniently located at 5617 West Lovers Lane,
Dallas, Texas, in the Park Cities Area..
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Rafa's Cafe Mexicano • 5617 W Lovers Ln • Dallas, TX 75209 • (214) 357-2080 • Fax (214) 261-9501