Zapatas Mexican Restaurant Menu (2025 Update)
Zapatas Mexican Restaurant, located in Charlotte, NC, offers a vibrant and diverse menu with a focus on authentic Mexican cuisine. The restaurant provides a range of amenities such as outdoor seating, full bar, and happy hour specials, catering to various preferences. The Antojitos section features tempting options like Zapata's Famous Jalapeno Cheese Dip and Super Nachos with protein choices. In the Caldos y Ensaladas category, the Ranchero Salad and Deluxe Taco Salad stand out for their fresh ingredients and flavorful combinations. For vegetarians, the Spinach Enchilada and Bombay Chimichanga offer rich and satisfying options. Visiting Zapatas is an opportunity to explore traditional Mexican flavors in a welcoming and casual setting, perfect for gatherings and family outings.
Antojitos
Zapata's Famous Jalapeno Cheese Dip
Super Nachos
Our fresh tortilla chips topped with beans, melted cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.
Super Nachos with Protein
Our fresh tortilla chips topped with beans, melted cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and guacamole. Choice of chicken or beef.
Diablo Wings
Buffalo wings roasted and smothered in our house recipe butter garlic.
Fiesta Plate
4 wings, 4 slices of cheese quesadillas, 4 chicken taquitos, nachos beans, cheese, tomatoes onions, guacamole and sour cream.
Taquitos Dorados
Mouth-sized crispy corn tortilla with chicken and mashed potatoes, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with mild salsa.
Made-to-Order Fresh Guacamole
Calamari Empanizado
Crispy, fried calamari served with 2 dipping sauces - spicy sauce and cilantro dressing.
Camarones Apretalados
7, bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic. Served with our fast cilantro-lime dip.
Jalapenos Asados
3 fire grilled Jalapenos, stuffed with goat cheese, leeks, wrapped on smoked bacon.
Tres Quesos Super Nachos
Fresh corn chips with Cotija, queso fresco, Jack cheese, black beans, tomatoes, green onions, jalapenos, grilled chicken or steak. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.
Ranchero Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with ranch dressing and topped with our grilled chicken, black beans, diced tomatoes and low-fat ranchero cheese.
Deluxe Taco Salad
Choice of chicken, beef or picadillo in a flour tortilla shell with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheddar cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Salad
Baby spinach, garlic roasted cauliflower, Green goddess dressing, avocado, tomatoe Cotija.
Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Chicken
Baby spinach, garlic roasted cauliflower, Green goddess dressing, avocado, tomatoe Cotija.
Fajita Bowls
Mexican rice, black beans, bell peppers, grilled onions, corn, mixed cheeses, shredded lettuce, tomato, and cheddar cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Mexican Shrimp Chipotle Caesar
A traditional Caesar salad topped with grilled shrimp, whole black beans, Cotija cheese, tomatoes and avocado.
Chicken Chipotle Caesar
Charbroiled chicken strips, atop romaine lettuce tossed in a tradition chipotle Caesar dressing with tortilla strips, Cojita cheese.
Sopa de Tortilla
Tender chunks of grilled chicken served in a zesty chicken broth with green onions, avocado, and cheese. Topped with crispy tortilla strips.
Sopa de Pollo
Caldos y Ensaladas
Vegeteriano
Spinach Enchilada
2 flour tortillas rolled and stuffed with spinach and cheese. Topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese, tomatilo sauce and sour cream. Served with white rice and black beans.
Bombay Chimichanga
Stuffed with spinach, roasted corn, green peppers, caramelized onions, roasted jalapenos, carrots, and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans, guacamole, sour cream and topped with a creamy chardonnay cilantro pecan sauce.
Champignon and Spinach Burrito
Sauteed mushrooms, spinach black beans, white rice and Monterey Jack cheese. Topped with tomatillo sauce and sour cream.
Expresso Vegetarian Burrito
Refried beans, spanish rice, cheese, and lettuce wrapped in a flour tortilla and smothered with guacamole, tomatoes, onions, ranchero sauce and sprinkled with Cotija cheese.
Cauliflower Burrito
Garlic roasted cauliflower, spanish rice, black beans inside a flour tortilla, smothered with crema blanca sauce, garnished with green onions and Cotija cheese.
Spinach Quesadilla
Topped with tomatoes, onions and sour cream and served with white rice and black beans.
Garden Fresh Burrito
Lightly grilled fresh seasonal vegetables, white rice, mushrooms, and whole black beans. Wrapped in a flour tortilla and topped with a zesty burrito sauce and salad greens.
One Enchilada, One Taco
One Chile Relleno, Guacamole, Two Tortillas
One Enchilada, One Tostada
One Beef Burrito
One Chicken Burrito
One Pork Chile Verde Burrito
One Enchilada, One Burrito
One Avocado Tostada
One Deluxe Tostada
One Quesadilla Ranchera
One Huevos Rancheros
One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno
Chorizo Con Huevos and Three Tortillas
Two Enchiladas
Two Tacos
One Enchilada, One Tamal
Two Burritos
One Enchilada, One Chalupa
Two Enchiladas, One Taco
One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno, One Taco
One Enchilada, One Tamal, One Taco
Avocado Tostada, One Enchilada
One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno, One Tamal
Two Tacos, One Enchilada
One Enchilada, One Tamal, One Tostada
One Trio Enchiladas
1 of each salsa verde, salsa roja, crema blanca.
Combinaciones
Chimichangas
El Paso Chimichanga
Your choice ot chicken, ground beef or shredded beef. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and tomatoes.
La Union Chimichanga
A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of chicken or ground beef. Lightly tried to a golden brown and topped with enchilada sauce and cheese dip. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.
Mazatlan Shrimp Chimichanga
Filled with sauteed shrimp, onions, tomatoes and a special creamy sauce. Topped with cheese sauce.
Fajita Chimichanga
A large, crispy flour tortilla stuffed with cheddar cheese and fajita style chicken prepared with grilled onions and red and green peppers. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onions, sour cream, and guacamole.
Fajita Chimichanga with Shrimp
A large, crispy flour tortilla stuffed with cheddar cheese and fajita style chicken prepared with grilled onions and red and green peppers. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onions, sour cream, and guacamole.
Enchiladas de Camaron
2 flour tortillas with shrimp sauteed with tomatoes,green onions, and a cream sauce. Topped with tomatillosauce, melted cheese, and sour cream. Served with whiterice and black beans.
Enchiladas Suizas
2 corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken and cheese. Topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese, tomatillo sauce, and sour cream.
Enchiladas a la Crema
2 enchiladas filled with grilled chicken breast and smothered with a sour cream sauce, mild spices and Cotija cheese.
Enchiladas de Mole
2 corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken or ground beef, with poblano pepper sauce made with chocolate and spices.
Enchiladas
Burritos
Burrito de Cerdo al Horno
Large flour tortilla stuffed with juicy pulled pork, and smothered with crema blanca Texana sauce. Garnished with salsa verde tomatoes green onion, and Cotija.
Zapata's Deluxe Burrito
Your choice of chicken, beef or picadillo with rice and beans in a flour tortilla. Topped with cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes, and onions.
Frontera Burrito
Large burrito stuffed with grilled chicken, fajitas, rice, black beans, cilantro crema and cheddar cheese. Served with poblano queso dip and side of salad.
Pollo Asado Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, rice and black beans. Topped with our house tomatillo sauce and pico de gallo.
Carne Asada Burrito
Grilled skirt steak, wrapped in a flour tortilla with whole beans, rice and roasted green onions. Topped with guacamole and covered in our savory ranchero sauce.
Fajitas Burrito
Large 12" slot, flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions, green peppers and choice of steak or chicken fajita meat. Topped with arroz con pollo sauce and garnished with pico de gallo sour cream, guacamole and melted cheddar cheese.
Fajitas Burrito with Shrimp
Large 12" slot, flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions, green peppers and choice of steak or chicken fajita meat. Topped with arroz con pollo sauce and garnished with pico de gallo sour cream, guacamole and melted cheddar cheese.
Street Tacos
2 large corn tortillas filled with grilled chicken, melted Monterey Jack cheese, honey grilled onions and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole, rice and black beans.
Aloha Tacos
2 large tacos made with corn tortillas, melted Monterrey Jack cheese, caramelized onions, a layer of chorizo sausage, grilled chicken and a delicious spicy pineapple sauce sprinkled with Cotija cheese.
World Best Tacos
2 large tacos with corn tortillas, melted Monterrey Jack cheese, caramelized onion, fine skirt steak, topped with mango salsa and Cotija cheese.
Tacos De Cerdo al Horno
Baked pork. 2 soft corn tortillas filled with home style pork carnitas, garnished with cilantro, yellow onion, and salsa verde.
Marco Polo Taco
Bacon wrapped shrimp, corn tortillas, melted cheese, caramelized onions, cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle crema. Served with rice and beans.
Taquitos Rancheros
2 crispy flour or corn tortillas filled with choice of chicken or shredded beef, garnished with sour cream, guacamole and mild salsa.
Zapata's Trio
A combination of carne asada, pollo asado and 3 shrimp prepared in a garlic butter sauce or bacon wrapped. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Steak Arrachera
Marinated skirt steak with rice, beans, avocado, lettuce.
Tacos al Pastor
Corn tortilla, melted Jack cheese, caramelized onions, mixed cabbage, braised pork, pineapple relish, pico de gallo and Mexican crema.
Favorites Mexicanos
Carnes
Carne Asada
Thin slices of skirt steak, charbroiled and garnished withgreen onions and guacamole.
Borrego a la Parrilla
Boneless lamb marinated over time in a guajillo chile sauce with fresh citrus juices, then charbroiled.
Zapata's Favorite Steak
Flame broiled New York strip steak and 3 jumbo shrimp prepared in a garlic-butter sauce or bacon- wrapped.
Cerdo al Horno
Baked pork. Home style baked pork chunks, served with cilantro, yellow onion, rice, beans, and choice warm tortillas.
Chile Colorado
Tender chunks of beef, simmered in a red sauce of tomatoes, onions, mild peppers and bay leaves.
Steak Tampiqueno
A combination of carne asada and a chicken enchilada topped with zapata's special mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pork Carnitas
A traditional Mexican dish with pork. Cooked until very tender and served with rice, beans, sour cream and guacamole.
Chile Verde
Chunks of pork loin braised in our tomatillo sauce consisting of green peppers, green onions and cilantro.
Pollo Borracho
Boneless chicken breast served with tequila and triple sec. Sauteed in our especial cilantro recipe with cream, achieving a velvety smooth cream sauce. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Pollo Yucatan
Grilled boneless, skinless, butterflied chicken breast marinated in citrus juices, Yucatan achiote paste, and spices. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Pollo con Crema
Strips of chicken breast sauteed with green peppers, onions and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo con Mole
Grill chicken with spicy mole sauce like mom used to make it. with rice, beans, and sesame seeds.
Arroz con Pollo
1 of our signature dishes! Sliced chicken breast prepared with mushrooms, onions and green peppers. Served on a bed of rice with Monterey Jack cheese, smothered with our special red sauce and garnished with avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.
Mexican Stir Fry with Chicken
Strips of chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and green peppers covered with Monterey Jack cheese. Served on a bed of rice. Not served with beans.
Mexican Stir Fry with Shrimp
Strips of chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and green peppers covered with Monterey Jack cheese. Served on a bed of rice. Not served with beans.
Chori Pollo
Grilled chicken with Mexican sauce and cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo
Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Poultry.
Beef Fajitas
Chicken and Beef Fajitas
Poultry.
Fajitas for 2
Chicken, beef or combination.
Fajitas Texanas
Chicken, beef, shrimp.
Shrimp Fajitas
Shell fish.
Veggie Fajitas
Quesadillas
2 crispy, flour tortillas stuffed with cheddar cheese and your choice of ground beef, chicken or picadillo. Topped with tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and guacamole.
Tres Queso Quesadilla
Tres quesos inside flower tortilla. Your choice of chicken or beef, with pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Maui Quesadilla
Mixed cheeses, grilled chicken, caramelized onions, and pineapple relish. Served with avocado salsa.
Mango Club Quesadilla
Stuffed with mixed cheeses, grilled chicken, avocados, bacon and mango relish. Served with avocado salsa.
Quesadilla Steak Brava
Flour tortilla stuffed with Jack, and cheddar cheeses, butterflied skirt steak, and topped with onions, tomatoes, sliced jalapenos, guacamole, and sour cream.
Quesadilla Tacos Birria
Made with juicy and tender shredded beef braised in an adobo and cheese stuffed in corn tortillas, the fried to a slight crispy perfection. Topped with cilantro and onion, with a delicious side of rich consume for dipping. Served with rice and beans.
Quesadillas
Mariscos
Camarones a la Zapata
Large shrimp sauce with garlic-butter and mushrooms in our own mildly spicy tomato sauce.
Camarones Mexicanos
Large shrimp sauteed in butter with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and blended with tomatoes, herbs, and spices. Served on a bed of rice with melted Monterey Jack cheese. Garnished with slices of avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.
Camarones con Tocino
Large, bacon-wrapped shrimp served over grilled onions, mushrooms, and green peppers with our tasty cilantro lime dip.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Large shrimp butterflied and laced with garlic. Grilled and served on a bed ot rice and shredded lettuce with our seafood sauce. No beans.
Baja Fish Tacos
2 flour tortillas filled with lightly fried Scottish, pico de gallo and our chipotle cream sauce.
Shrimp Tacos
2 flour tortillas filled with lightly fried shrimp, pico de gallo and our chipotle cream sauce.
Coctel de Camaron
Shrimp, simmered in consome with cilantro, avocado, tomatoes and onions. No beans or rice.
Grilled Flat Iron Steak
Garlic rubbed flat iron steak, topped with mushroom and onion sauteed in white wine, served with Spanish rice and black beans.
Cheeseburger
1/3 lb. of all Angus beef on a sesame bun garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, yellow onions, and served with fries. Add smoked bacon, guacamole for an additional charge.
Zapata's Chicken Delight
BBQ rubbed chicken breast topped with Monterey Jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, yellow onions, and smoked bacon. Served with fries.
All American Favorites
Side Orders
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Sour Cream
Tangy fermented cream.
Deluxe Guacamole and Sour Cream
A creamy dip made from avocado and tangy fermented cream.
Refried Beans
Cholesterol Free Beans
Black Beans
Mexican Rice
Nopalitos Cactus Salad
Flour Tortillas
4 pieces unleavened flatbread.
Corn Tortillas
4 pieces unleavened flatbread.