Carlos Cantina · Iron Mountain, MI

Carlos Cantina Menu

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Carlos Cantina Menu

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Appetizers

Fresh dips, fries, nachos, wings, quesadillas, and Mexican street corn.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Tableside Guacamole

Freshly prepared and made to order.

$10

Dips

Cheese, cheesy chipotle, chori queso, cheesy bean, or cheesy rice.

Queso Fries

Golden french fries topped with bacon and smothered with three cheeses. Served with ranch dressing and sour cream.

$10

Carne Asada Fries

Golden french fries topped with carne asada, pico de gallo, cheese, and jalapeños.

$13.50

Nachos

Bean $7. Beef or chicken $8. Supreme $11. Nacho fajitas with grilled steak or chicken, onions, and peppers $12. Make it shrimp add $2. Make it supreme add $2.

Varies

Quesadillas

Cheese $6. Beef $10. Chicken $10. Steak or grilled chicken $12.

Varies

Chicken Wings

10 wings. Buffalo, BBQ, sweet chili, honey sriracha, mango habanero, garlic parmesan, flaming honey, or garlic ghost pepper.

$15

Mexican Street Corn

Fire roasted corn topped with mayo, queso fresco, Tajín, and chopped cilantro.

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Sides

Add tacos, rice, beans, fries, chiles toreados, and other sides to your order.

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Make It Steak or Grilled Chicken

Taco

$2.50

Enchilada

$2.50

Tamal

Burrito

Chile Relleno

$4.50

Rice

$3.50

Beans

$3.50

Sour Cream

Fries

Chiles Toreados 🌶️

Three seasonal spicy grilled peppers.

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Lunch

Lunch available until 3 p.m. No lunch prices on Sunday.

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Value Combos

Value combos are $10.

#1 Tamale, Chile Relleno, Rice & Beans

$10

#2 Beef Enchilada, Chicken Quesadilla, Beans or Rice

$10

#3 Quesadilla, Rice & Beans

Chicken or beef.

$10

#4 Enchilada, Flauta & Beef Taco

$10

#5 Flauta, Beef Taco & Chicken Quesadilla

$10

#6 Burrito Special

Beef burrito topped with red sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and rice.

$10

#7 Chile Relleno, Taco, Rice & Beans

$10

#8 Two Beef or Chicken Tacos

Soft or hard shell, topped with lettuce and cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$10

#9 Shrimp Quesadilla, Beef Taco & Rice

$10

#10 Chimichanga

Deep fried flour tortilla stuffed with chicken or beef and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$10

#11 Seafood Chimichanga

Stuffed with imitation crab, shrimp, peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Topped with cheese sauce and served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$10

Lunch Plates

Carnitas Preparadas Skillet

Cheesy roasted potatoes, carnitas, roasted onions, peppers, and jalapeños. Topped with tomatillo salsa, two fried eggs, and avocado.

$12

Fajitas Lunch 🌮

Grilled chicken or steak with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with rice, beans, salad, and three flour tortillas.

$12

Ranchero Cheese Steak 🌮

Quesadilla stuffed with steak, grilled onions, lettuce, and pico de gallo. Covered with cheese and served with rice and beans.

$11

Veracruz Plate 🌮

Grilled shrimp, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and three tortillas.

$12

Breakfast Burrito

Handheld burrito stuffed with potatoes, chorizo, steak, and eggs. Served with cheese and salsa.

$10

Huevos Rancheros

Two fried eggs topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, and three flour tortillas.

$10

Huevos con Chorizo

Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans, and three flour tortillas.

$10

Burrito Croqueta

Tortilla stuffed with chicken and pico de gallo, topped with cheese sauce and red sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$10

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Soups

Fresh soup options served with classic Mexican ingredients.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Add avocado $2.

Tortilla Soup

Freshly made soup with chicken, pico de gallo, and cheese.

Pozole

Tender pork, hominy, spices, cabbage, avocado, radishes, and lime.

$10

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Salads

Caesar salad, Pedro’s salad, and burrito bowls.

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Caesar Salad

With grilled chicken $12. With shrimp $14. Add avocado slices $1.50.

Varies

Pedro’s Salad

Chicken or grilled steak over romaine lettuce with radishes, queso fresco, black beans, red onion, and tomatoes.

$12

Burrito Bowl

Chicken or steak served over rice and black beans. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, cheese, and pico de gallo.

$15

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Vegetarian

Vegetarian quesadillas, chimichangas, bowls, and fajitas.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Vegetable Quesadilla 🥕

Quesadilla with peppers, onions, zucchini, and mushrooms. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$15

Vegetable Chimichanga 🥕

Large chimichanga stuffed with peppers, onions, green peppers, and zucchini. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$15

Veggie Burrito Bowl 🥕

Grilled mushrooms, zucchini, peppers, and onions over rice and black beans. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, cheese, and pico de gallo.

$15

Vegetable Fajitas 🥕

Grilled onions, mushrooms, peppers, and zucchini. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and three flour tortillas.

$16

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Tacos

Substitute rice and beans for street corn for $1. Add a Mexican onion and grilled pepper for $1.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Tacos Carne Asada 🌮

Three steak or chicken tacos on corn tortillas with onion and cilantro. Served with spicy tomatillo salsa, rice, and beans.

$14

Tacos Campechanos

Three grilled steak and chorizo tacos. Served with spicy tomatillo salsa, rice, and beans.

$14

Taco Flight

Nine Mexican-style tacos: three al pastor, three carne asada, and three carnitas. Served with rice and beans.

$40

Pork Tacos

Three carnitas tacos on flour tortillas topped with pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$14

Tacos Al Pastor 🌮

Three pineapple-marinated pork tacos with onions and cilantro on corn tortillas. Served with spicy tomatillo salsa, rice, and beans.

$14

Shrimp Tacos

Three grilled shrimp tacos on flour tortillas with lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole, rice, and beans.

$15

Fish Tacos

Three tilapia tacos topped with cabbage and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$14

Quesabirrias 🌮

Three birria tacos with shredded beef, cheese, onion, cilantro, birria broth, homemade salsa, rice, beans, and salsa verde.

$14

Ribeye Tacos

Three grilled marinated ribeye tacos on corn tortillas with onion, cilantro, grilled jalapeño, grilled green onion, rice, beans, and spicy avocado salsa.

$18

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House Specials

Enchiladas, taquitos, quesadillas, chimichangas, and Carlos Cantina favorites.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Enchiladas Supreme

Four enchiladas: cheese, ground beef, chicken, and bean, covered with red sauce, queso fresco, cabbage, tomatoes, and sour cream.

$14

Taquitos Mexicanos

Four deep fried taquitos filled with chicken or beef. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole.

$15

Quesadilla Supreme

Two flour tortillas stuffed with chicken or beef. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico.

$14

Quesadilla Fajita 🥕

Flour tortilla with cheese and choice of chicken or steak fajita. Served with lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$15

Arroz con Carne

Choose steak, chicken, al pastor, carnitas, or shrimp. Served over rice with homemade cheese sauce and three tortillas. Shrimp add $2.

$13

Lindos Special 🌮

Grilled shrimp, chicken, and steak cooked with onions, mushrooms, and bell peppers. Served over rice and covered with cheese sauce.

$17

Chimichangas

Large deep fried flour tortilla filled with chicken or beef and covered with cheese sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$14

Tres Marias

Three enchiladas: chicken with green sauce, beef with red sauce, and cheese with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$13

Chiles Rellenos Mexicanos

Two poblano peppers stuffed with cheese and topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, and three flour tortillas.

$13

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Steak

Ribeye, carne asada, chile colorado, alambre, and steak plates.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Bistec a la Mexicana 🌶️

Steak sautéed with onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, and spices. Served with rice, beans, and three flour tortillas.

$15

Carne Asada a la Mexicana 🌮

Ribeye with onions topped with pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

$17

Chile Colorado 🌶️

Grilled steak marinated in spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, and three flour tortillas.

$15

Bistec a la Tampiquena

Ribeye with rice, beans, salad, tortillas, and a cheese and onion enchilada.

$18

Alambre

Ribeye steak grilled with bacon, onions, and peppers, covered with melted cheese and served with tortillas.

$18

Ranchero Cheese Steak 🌮

Tortilla stuffed with steak, grilled onions, lettuce, and pico de gallo, covered with cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$14

La Tolteca Special 🌮

Ribeye steak and grilled chicken covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and three flour tortillas.

$20

Steak and Shrimp

Ribeye steak served with grilled peppers, onions, shrimp, rice, beans, and three tortillas.

$20

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Burritos

Large burritos filled with steak, chicken, pork, seafood, rice, beans, cheese, and house sauces.

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Burrito Tradicional 🥕

Large handheld burrito with steak, chicken, al pastor, or carnitas. Served with rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and spicy homemade salsa.

$15

Burrito Fajita

Beef or chicken cooked with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a flour tortilla. Served with sour cream, lettuce, and pico de gallo.

$14

Burrito Grande

Huge burrito stuffed with ground beef, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. Topped with cheese sauce.

$14

Fiesta Burrito

Shredded pork burrito covered with cheese sauce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$14

Carne Asada Burrito

Grilled steak burrito with pico de gallo, topped with cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$14

Burrito California 🌮

Huge burrito stuffed with grilled steak or chicken, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.

$15

Philly Cheese Steak Burrito 🌮

Huge burrito with grilled steak, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and nacho cheese sauce.

$14

Burrito Croqueta

Stuffed tortilla with grilled chicken and pico de gallo, topped with cheese sauce and red sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$14

Burrito Cancun 🌮

Burrito filled with grilled chicken, shrimp, onions, and tomatoes, covered with cheese, lettuce, and sour cream. Served with rice.

$16

Burrito Acapulco

Large burrito stuffed with shrimp, scallops, grilled onions, peppers, cheese sauce, and grilled pineapple. Served with rice.

$17

Texas Burrito 🌮

Large burrito stuffed with steak, chicken, shrimp, rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, cheese, and burrito sauce.

$16

Burrito Picoso 🌶️

Large burrito stuffed with spicy steak, rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, cheese, and spicy avocado salsa.

$15

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Fajitas

Pricing shown for single serving or fajitas for two.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Beef, Chicken or Mixed Fajitas 🌮

Tender sliced beef or chicken with bell peppers, onions, zucchini, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and three tortillas.

$16 / $30

Texas Fajitas 🌮

Beef, chicken, and grilled shrimp with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, and zucchini. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and three tortillas.

$17 / $32

Shrimp Fajitas

Grilled shrimp with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and zucchini. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and three tortillas.

$22 / $40

Ixtapa Fajitas

Shrimp, scallops, and chicken grilled with onions, pineapple, bell peppers, mushrooms, and zucchini. Served with rice, beans, and three tortillas.

$22 / $40

Parrillada Mexicana 🌮

Chicken, steak, shrimp, chorizo, and pork grilled with mushrooms, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and three tortillas.

$20 / $38

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Cazuela

Skillet-style plates with meats, vegetables, nopales, salsa verde, and tortillas.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Cazuela Carlos

Ribeye and chicken grilled with mushrooms, zucchini, Mexican onions, and nopales marinated in salsa verde. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, queso fresco, and tortillas. Make it seafood add $4.

$20

Cazuela Mexicana

Pork, steak, chicken, shrimp, and chorizo grilled with mushrooms, zucchini, Mexican onions, nopales, queso fresco, and salsa verde. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

$20

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Chicken

Chicken entrées with lemon lime sauce, chipotle, enchiladas, rice, beans, and tortillas.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Panchos Lemon Lime Chicken 🌮

Grilled chicken smothered in creamy lemon lime sauce. Served with rice, beans, and three tortillas.

$15

Enchiladas Lemon Lime

Two grilled chicken enchiladas covered with lemon lime sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$14

Arroz con Chorizo

Grilled chicken strips with chorizo over rice, covered with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

$15

El Toro

Grilled chicken strips with shrimp and fresh jalapeños covered with cheese. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

$16

Arroz con Pollo

Grilled chicken strips over rice, covered with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

$14

Enchiladas Verdes

Four chicken enchiladas covered with green sauce and queso fresco. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes.

$13

Pollo Encremado

Grilled chicken strips with mushrooms and jalapeños in creamy sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

$14

Pollo al Chipotle

Grilled chicken strips marinated in chipotle sauce. Served with rice, guacamole salad, and tortillas.

$15

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Pork

Carnitas, chile verde, al pastor, and pork enchilada plates.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Enchiladas Potosinas

Three cheese enchiladas covered with shredded pork, cactus, and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$14

Carnitas

Tender grilled pork with onions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

$15

Chile Verde

Tender grilled pork cooked with green hot sauce. Served with rice, beans, and three tortillas.

$15

Carnitas Preparadas 🌮 🌶️

Pork carnitas with grilled peppers, onions, and spicy jalapeños. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

$15

Al Pastor Alambre

Pork al pastor, pineapple, and bacon topped with grilled peppers, onions, and cheese. Served with tortillas.

$16

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Seafood

Shrimp, scallops, tilapia, seafood chimichangas, and seafood enchiladas.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Seafood Chimichangas

Two deep fried flour tortillas stuffed with imitation crab, shrimp, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$15

Jarocho

Grilled shrimp, chicken, and scallops with onions, tomatoes, pineapple, mushrooms, and bell peppers. Served with rice.

$20

Arroz con Mariscos

Grilled shrimp and scallops over rice with cheese sauce and ranchero sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$18

Cancun Special

Grilled shrimp and scallops served over rice with tilapia and mixed vegetables.

$20

Shrimp Quesadilla Rellena

Flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese and shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, rice, and sour cream.

$14

Seafood Alambre 🌮

Grilled shrimp, scallops, tilapia, bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms covered with cheese.

$20

Camarones a la Diabla 🌶️

Grilled shrimp, onions, and bell peppers cooked with spicy salsa. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

$16

Camarones al Chipotle

Grilled shrimp marinated in creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$16

Veracruz Plate 🌮

Grilled shrimp, green onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and three tortillas.

$16

Enchiladas Mazatlan

Three corn tortillas stuffed with crab meat, shrimp, bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes, covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

$13

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Desserts

Simple dessert options to finish the meal.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Flan

Churros

Fried Ice Cream

$5.25

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Drinks

Pepsi products, water, soda, margaritas, cocktails, beer, and wine.

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Water

Free

Pepsi Products

Regular fountain drinks with free refills.

Raspberry Guava Refresher

Fresh raspberries, guava puree, Red Bull, and lemonade.

Margaritas

House Margarita

Frozen or on the rocks. Strawberry, raspberry, lime, peach, mango, blueberry, guava, or prickly pear.

$10 / $13 / $28

Fresh Raspberry Margarita

Tequila, fresh muddled raspberries, fresh lemon juice, and lime.

$12

Texas Margarita

Jose, Grand Marnier, lemon lime juice, orange, ice, and salted rim.

$13 / $16 / $32

Gold Margarita

Grand Marnier, lemon, lime, orange juice, and choice of Patrón, Espolón, or Herradura.

$18 / $22 / $48

Sangria Margarita

Lime margarita mixed with fruit and sangria.

$12

Margarita Flight

Frozen margaritas: lime, strawberry, raspberry, or mango.

$10

Cocktails, Beer & Wine

Mojito on the Rocks

Lime, strawberry, raspberry, or mango.

$10

Daiquiris

Mango, strawberry, peach, raspberry, piña colada, or guava.

$10 / $13

Paloma

Grapefruit soda with fresh lime juice and Patrón tequila.

$10

Mojito

Fresh mint. Regular, strawberry, raspberry, or mango.

Raspberry Mule

Fresh muddled raspberries, lime juice, ginger beer, and Tito’s vodka.

Raspberry Guava Refresher

Fresh raspberries, guava puree, Red Bull, and lemonade. Spiked with vodka or tequila.

$10

Domestic / Mexican Beers

Draft Beer

Varies. Available as 16oz, 24oz, or 60oz pitcher. Ask about beer flight options.

Varies

Michelada

Mexican beer with fresh lime juice and Clamato. Spicy or non-spicy.

$10

Wine

Cabernet, merlot, moscato, white zinfandel, sangria, or chardonnay.

Kids Menu

Kids meals are $8 and include a soda or juice.

🌶️ Spicy 🥕 Vegetarian Option 🌮 House Favorite

Steak or Chicken Burrito & Fries

Meat, rice, beans, and cheese.

Beef Burrito

Topped with cheese dip and served with a side of rice.

Beef Taco

Served with rice and beans.

Quesadilla

Served with rice and beans.

Chicken Fingers & Fries

BBQ Chicken Wings & Fries

Cheeseburger & Fries

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