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la cantina SteakHouse and Mexican Grill Menu
Explore the menu of La Cantina SteakHouse and Mexican Grill in Denison, IA, featuring Mexican steaks, lunch specials, appetizers, and more. Prices and availability may vary.
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Ala Carte
Appetizers
Special of the Day
Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with a rich cream sauce and sauteed mushrooms. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas
Grilled chicken breast, topped with a house special chipotle sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas
Rice with grilled chicken and cheese sauce. Served with flour tortillas
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled mushrooms, spinach, and cheese. Served with rice, tossed salad, and tortillas
Chicken breast, topped with grilled onions and cheese sauce. Served with rice, tossed salad, and tortillas
Two deep-fried tortillas stuffed with chicken and topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream
Three chicken enchiladas served with rice and tossed salad
Chicken breast, covered with chorizo and cheese sauce. Served with rice, tossed salad, and sour cream
Grilled chicken topped with cheese and gravy sauce. Served with rice, tossed salad, and tortillas
Marinated chicken breast cooked with yellow and red peppers, zucchinis, mushrooms, and onions. Served with rice, tossed salad, and tortillas
Two chicken burritos cooked with onions, tomatoes, chipotle, peppers. Served with rice lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream
Grilled chicken with special sour cream sauce with tortillas. Served beans and rice
Create Your Own Combination
Desserts
Drinks
Coca-Cola products
Jarritos
(One refill)
(No refill)
Fajtas
Chicken or beef
Chicken and beef
Chicken, beef, shrimp, thin beef ribs, and chorizo
Beef, chicken, shrimp, pineapple, onion, mushroom with cheese sauce
Beef, chicken, shrimp, and pineapple
Chicken, beef, and shrimp
Shrimp, scallops, crab, and fish
Broccoli, zucchini, and mushrooms
Chicken, beef, shrimp, thin beef ribs, and chorizo
House Specials
Steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo sausage, whole onion, whole jalapeño, fresh cheese
10" burrito with your choice of chicken or steak. Served with rice, beans, hot salsa, tossed salad, topped with cheese sauce
Steak or chicken grilled with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice tossed salad and sour cream
Steak and chicken grilled with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, tossed salad, and sour cream
Pork tips with green sauce served with rice, beans, and tortillas
Cheese nachos topped with grilled chicken, beef, or mixed. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese, and pico de gallo
Choice of chicken or beef filling with rice and beans. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomato, and shredded cheese
One beef and one chicken burrito topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream
4 enchiladas: one chicken, one beef, one cheese, and one bean. Topped with lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Two quesadillas with your choice of chicken or beef. Served with lettuce, sour cream, and ranchero sauce
Shredded pork cooked with onions, tomatoes, peppers, topped with gravy, and melted. Served with beans
One taco, one chili relleno, one bean tostada, one burrito, and one enchilada. Served with rice and beans
Pork tips served with rice, beans, tossed salad, and tortillas
A combination of shrimp, rib-eye steak, and grilled chicken, cooked with mushrooms, onions, yellow and red peppers. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, and tortillas
4 rolled and deep-fried corn tortillas, stuffed with two beef and two chicken. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream
Three cheese enchiladas topped with salsa Verde and shredded pork. Served with beans and tossed salad
Two shredded beef burritos topped with cheese and red sauce. Served with beans and tossed salad
3 chicken enchiladas with mole, rice, lettuce, sour cream, and tomato
Kids Meals
Lunch Combinations
Topped with cheese and enchilada sauce. Served with tossed salad
Stuffed with your choice of beef or chicken. Served with rice, beans, and tossed salad
Lunch Specials
Your choice of beef, or chicken grilled with onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, tossed salad, & tortillas
Beef and chicken mix, grilled with onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, tossed salad, & tortillas
Chicken, beef, and shrimp mix, grilled with onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, tossed salad & tortillas
8 shrimp grilled with onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, tossed salad, & tortillas
Quesadilla filled with your choice of grilled steak, or grilled chicken with cheese and cooked vegetables. Served with rice and tossed salad
Quesadilla filled with grilled steak and chicken with cheese and cooked vegetables. Served with rice and tossed salad
Quesadilla filled with chicken, beef, shrimp, grilled with onions, bell peppers & tomatoes. Served with rice and tossed salad
Stuff a flour tortilla with chicken or shredded beef. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, melted cheese, sour cream, rice, and beans
10" grilled ground beef burrito with rice, beans hot salsa. Served with tossed salad
Taco & enchilada with your choice of rice or beans
A flour tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef or chicken, topped with melted cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans
Two steak and cheese burritos with lettuce, topped with melted cheese and sauce. Served with rice
Served with beef or chicken topped with lettuce tomatoes, shredded cheese, and sour cream
Shredded pork cooked with onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Topped with gravy and melted cheese. Served with beans
mexican steaks
Tender sliced beef with grilled onions, mushrooms and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans
T-bone steak and shrimp, topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice and beans
T-bone steak topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, bell peppers. Served with rice and beans
T-bone steak topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice and beans
Rib-eye steak, chicken & shrimp. Served with rice and beans
Tender thin-sliced rib-eye steak. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad, and tortillas
Two tender, thin slices of rib-eye steak, topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with a chicken enchilada, beans, guacamole salad, and tortillas
Chunks of beef with chile sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas
Two steak and cheese burritos with lettuce. Served with rice and beans
T-bone steak and shrimp with tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos. Served with fries
Skirt steak, one grilled chicken breast, and a side of shrimp and mushrooms. Sautéed together in butter, garlic salt, and crushed red peppers. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and guacamole
Carne asada paired with two skewers of bacon-wrapped shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and guacamole
Nachos
Seafood
12 large shrimp cooked in our special recipe. Served with tomato sauce, fresh onions, cilantro, and avocado
Three crab meat enchiladas. Served with rice and tossed salad
Flour tortilla deep-fried, stuffed with shrimp, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans
Filled with grilled shrimp, cooked with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and rice
Grilled shrimp cooked with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, tossed salad, and tortillas
Quesadilla, filled with grilled shrimp, scallops, and crab meat. Serve with rice and tossed salad
Two seafood enchiladas topped with lettuce, sour cream, and a slice of avocado
Three enchiladas stuffed with shrimp, mushrooms, onions, red and yellow peppers. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes
Grilled tilapia fish fillet, cooked with broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, yellow and red peppers. Served with rice and tossed salad
Twelve grilled shrimp topped with a rich cream sauce and sauteed mushrooms. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas
Twelve grilled shrimp served with a spicy salsa. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas
Twelve grilled shrimp prepared with garlic seasoning. Served with gravy sauce, rice, tossed salad and flour tortillas
Flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp, crab, and onions served with spanish rice, guacamole, salad, and cheese dip
Ten-inch quesadilla is folded in half and loaded with shredded cheese, grilled shrimp, crab, and onions. Served with spanish rice, refried beans, and guacamole salad
Tilapia fillet topped with shrimp, onions, tomatoes, jalapeno, peppers, and sliced pineapple. Baked in butter and served with rice, salad, tomato, avocado, onions, lime, and jalapenos
Your choice of rice, and beans or french fries. Served with pico de gallo
Shrimp, onions, mushrooms, and bell pepper, cooked with a special house sauce. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, and tortillas
Varieties of seafood with Cantina's delicious sauce
Sides
Cheese, bacon, butter, and sour cream
Cheese and bacon bits
Steaks
Sirloin steak, sauteed mushrooms, onions & a teriyaki glaze
Cut of steak with marbling that creates a steak that is tender and flavorful
Cut of steak with marbling that creates a steak that is tender and flavorful
Cut of steak with marbling that creates a steak that is tender and flavorful
Should cut steak with marbling that is flavorful
Should cut steak with marbling that is flavorful
Should cut steak with marbling that is flavorful
Favorite cut of steak among steak connoisseurs
Favorite cut of steak among steak connoisseurs
Favorite cut of steak among steak connoisseurs
Popular for its tenderness & minimal marbling
Popular for its tenderness & minimal marbling
Popular for its tenderness & minimal marbling
The ribeye is considered one of the best steak on the market! 20-24 oz
20-24 oz
Tacos
Two marinated pork tacos grilled with sliced sweet onions, pineapple chunks, yellow and red peppers. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, and salsa
Three fish tacos with corn or flour tortillas. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, and hot salsa
Three steak tacos served with beans, pico de gallo, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas
Three grilled chicken tacos, served with beans, pico de gallo, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas
Three tacos with marinated pork and pineapple. Served with rice or beans, cilantro, onion, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas
Varieties
A 6 inch hoagie bun with a little bit of mayonnaise filled with thin slices of grilled steak, sauteed onions and worcestershire sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with fries
Sliced grilled chicken on a bun topped with may, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. Served with fries
Chicken tenders served with french fries and honey mustard dressing
Vegetarian
Weekend Only!
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Prices & availability
Menu prices, availability of dishes, and seasonal items at La Cantina SteakHouse and Mexican Grill may change. Item-level prices are not always listed and may require confirmation when ordering. Menu categories include Mexican steaks, lunch specials, appetizers, desserts, and more.
Dining fit
This menu is good for
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Groups
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Great beer selection
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Great cocktails
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45min - 1.5hr visit
About this menu
What to know before you order
The menu at La Cantina SteakHouse and Mexican Grill presents a variety of Mexican and steakhouse dishes organized into categories such as Mexican steaks, lunch specials, appetizers, fajitas, seafood, and desserts. Popular dishes frequently mentioned by guests include Fried Ice Cream, T-Bone steak, and the Beef Burrito with Rice & Beans, reflecting the restaurant's focus on comfort food alongside traditional Mexican offerings.
Ordering at this restaurant suits both casual lunch and dinner dining with options ranging from small plates and sides to hearty entrees. The menu also offers vegetarian and vegan-friendly choices, as well as weekend-only specialties. Guests can enjoy a casual yet cozy atmosphere well-suited for solo dining, groups, and families.
la cantina SteakHouse and Mexican Grill
Restaurant
- 1312 Broadway, Denison, IA 51442, United States
- +1 712-393-3101
- · 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- $10 to $20
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