Fried tortilla chips, sautéed in our homemade red or green sauce, sour cream and queso fresco. Served with two eggs, skirt steak, rice and beans.
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La Loteria Mexican Restaurant bar & grill Menu
Explore the La Loteria Mexican Restaurant Bar & Grill menu featuring burritos, house specials, kids options, and beverages in Merrillville, IN. Prices and availability may vary.
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All Day - Breakfast Specials
Fried tortillas chips, mixed with scrambled eggs. Topped with queso fresco and pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans and your choice of salsa.
Skirt steak, two eggs, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
All Day - Beverages
Pepsi, diet Pepsi, Cherry Pepsi, Starry, Mountain Dew, lemonade, raspberry tea, unsweetened tea, root beer, or Dr. Pepper.
Choice of sodas including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Root Beer, among others. Suitable for kids.
Freshly brewed, aromatic blend to kick-start your day.
Horchata, Jamaica (hibiscus tea), tamarindo, or passion fruit (maracuya).
The same great taste made with only pure cane sugar and served in a bottle.
The same great taste but with zero calories.
Mandarin, strawberry, pineapple, lime, grapefruit, guava, agua mineral, mango, or sidral (apple soda).
Non-alcoholic Mexican sangria soda, made with real cane sugar.
coca cola can
Cold grapefruit sda
All Day - Desserts
Golden, crispy churros dusted with cinnamon sugar, served with a rich Nutella dipping sauce.
Crispy Coated, Soft-Centered Ice Cream Delight
Creamy cheesecake wrapped in a pastry tortilla, deep-fried, and dusted with cinnamon sugar. Topped with whipped cream and chocolate syrup.
All Day - Kids
Protein choices include Chicken, Carnitas, Pastor, Beef, Asada, Lengua, Chorizo with Potatoes, or Breaded Beef Cutlet. Served with rice and beans.
Grilled flour tortilla with melted cheese, served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Beans, meat, & cheese inside Side of rice and beans
Grilled chicken served over a bed of rice, topped with cheese sauce.
Breaded chicken tenders typically served with french fries.
Cheese sticks served with crispy french fries, typically includes a side of ketchup.
All Day - Appetizers
Fries topped with carne asada, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, guacamole and chipotle aioli.
Fresh tortilla chips topped with beans, your choice of meat: chicken or carnitas or ground beef with melted chihuahua cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole and pickled jalapeños steak or chorizo.
Jalapeño poppers, cheese sticks, chicken bites, and cheese quesadilla.
Melted chihuahua cheese with chorizo and pico de gallo on top with tortillas.
Guacamole, cheese dip, and bean dip.
Breaded jalapeños peppers stuffed with cream cheese.
Fresh guacamole with crispy tortilla chips. Size options: Small or Large.
House-made tortilla chips with a fresh salsa of diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, cilantro, and lime juice.
Homemade salsa with diced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro, served with crispy corn tortilla chips.
Creamy cheese dip. Available in small or large sizes.
Corn, butter, mayo, cotija cheese, and Mexican Chile powder.
All Day - Los Tacos
Mexican: corn tortillas, cilantro, onions & lime. American: flour tortilla, lettuce, tomatoes & cheese.
Grilled shrimp, corn or flour tortilla, mixed cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle aioli.
Beer-battered cod fish, corn or flour tortilla, mix cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle aioli.
Panko home-breaded mahi-mahi, mixed cabbage, pico de gallo, avocado and chipotle aioli.
Slow-cooked pork belly house seasoned, topped with fresh guacamole and pico de gallo.
Steak sautéed with teriyaki sauce, mixed cabbage, radish and jalapeño slices on corn tortilla.
Mushroom, poblano pepper, corn, avocado and cilantro.
All Day - Sides
Savory blend of seasoned rice paired with hearty beans.
Lightly seasoned, fluffy rice, a perfect complement to any meal.
Savory Beans, Perfectly Seasoned Side Dish
Grilled or fried jalapeño peppers typically served with grilled onions and a splash of lime.
Fresh Avocado Slices: Perfect Creamy Addition to Any Dish
Chihuahua cheese, a mild and creamy Mexican cheese, typically used for melting or sprinkling.
A smooth and creamy Mexican sour cream, typically used to complement and enhance your meal.
Corn masa filled with shredded pork, steamed in a corn husk, and typically topped with enchilada sauce and cheese.
Wrinkle fries
32 oz of Mexican rice
32 oz of beans
All Day - Our Famous Birria
Slow-cooked beef chunks simmered in a bowl of consume with cilantro, onions, limes, radish and tortillas on the side.
Sourdough bread lightly toasted with birria sauce, melted chihuahua cheese shredded beef, cilantro and onions
Double corn tortillas, sautéed with birria sauce, melted chihuahua cheese and shredded beef, cilantro and onions.
Large flour tortilla sautéed with birria sauce flooded with melted chihuahua cheese, shredded beef, cilantro and onions.
All Day - Bowls
Beans, rice, your choice of meat, lettuce, chihuahua cheese, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Your choice of meat, cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, chihuahua cheese and sour cream.
All Day - Burritos
Big burrito with your choice of meat, beans, rice, chihuahua cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, melted cheese sauce on top and red or green sauce.
Your choice of meat, beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream.
Beans, rice, milanesa, chorizo con papas, sour cream, cilantro and onion.
Skirt steak, beans, rice, guacamole, pico de gallo and red or green sauce.
Steak, fries, cheese sauce, guacamole, sour cream and chipotle aioli.
Grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, beans and chihuahua cheese. Steak or shrimp for an additional charge.
Beans, rice, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and avocado.
Grilled bell peppers, zucchini, squash, onions, mushrooms, rice, beans and chihuahua cheese.
All Day - Sizzling Fajitas
Steak milanese, bell peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served with cheese sauce on top.
Steak, chicken, shrimp, bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes, all sautéed together. Served over rice topped with cheese sauce (no beans).
Skirt steak with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Shrimp with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Chicken breast with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
All Day - Seafood
Shrimp sautéed in our homemade hot sauce.
Shrimp sautéed in our homemade garlic butter sauce, onions, dried chiles, and lime juice.
Beer battered cod fish, cabbage, pico de gallo and our homemade chipotle aioli sauce.
Cooked shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado, limes, and our homemade cocktail sauce. Served with saltine crackers
Shrimp and onions sautéed in our homemade spicy mayonnaise aioli sauce.
All Day - Tortas
Mexican telera bread, beans, milanesa, chihuahua cheese, ham, fried egg, wieners, avocado, tomatoes, onions, pickled jalapeños, and mayonnaise.
Mexican telera bread, your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream.
All Day - Loteria House Specials
Arrachera (skirt steak) seasoned and grilled shrimp sautéed in our spicy homemade mayonnaise aioli sauce, lettuce, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Skirt steak, shrimp, chicken breast, bacon, onions, poblano peppers, chihuahua cheese melted on top and guacamole.
Arrachera (skirt steak) seasoned and grilled topped with a cheese enchilada, lettuce, avocado, and pico de gallo.
Small strips of skirt steak or chicken sautéed with onions, diced jalapeños, tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
Chile poblano, skirt steak, melted chihuahua cheese on top, lettuce, avocado and pico de gallo.
Serves 2-3 people. Grilled arrachera, chicken breast, chorizo/papas, grilled shrimp, queso fresco, grilled onions, cactus, guacamole, pico de gallo and chiles toreados.
Arrachera (skirt steak) seasoned and grilled garnished with grilled onions, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo and a Chile toreado.
All Day - Platillos Mexicanos Clásicos
Your choice of meat with corn or flour tortillas. American style: lettuce, tomatoes & cheese Mexican style: cilantro, onions & limes.
Large flour tortilla with meat and chihuahua cheese, with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream on the side.
A fried burrito stuffed with beans, your choice of meat, chihuahua cheese, topped with melted cheese, lettuce, guacamole and tomatoes.
Masa fried cakes, topped with beans, meat of your choice, cheese, sour cream, avocado, lettuce and tomatoes.
A pocket made of masa dough, lightly fried, stuffed with beans, your choice of meat, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, and onions.
Tamales of your choice (chicken in salsa Verde, pork in red sauce or jalapeños and cheese).
Slow-cooked pork chunks, guacamole, pico de gallo, and pickled jalapeños.
Grilled chicken served over rice, cheese sauce on top, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Seasoned grilled chicken breast, chorizo, topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo.
2 large roasted poblano peppers, stuffed with cheese, dipped in a fluffy egg batter and fried, topped with ranchero sauce, lettuce, avocado and tomatoes.
Soft sautéed corn rolled tortillas, stuffed with your choice of meat, red or green sauce, melted chihuahua cheese, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.
Squash, tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños, all sautéed together, topped with queso fresco, and cilantro. Served with rice & beans
Lunch - Lunch Specials
Your choice of meat, Corn Mexican (cilantro and onions) Flour American(lettuce,tomato,cheese, rice and beans.
Soft sautéed corn rolled tortillas, stuffed with your choice of meat, red or green sauce, melted chihuahua cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, rice and beans.
Your choice of steak, chicken or shrimp, grilled bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with rice, beans and a side of tortillas.
Roasted poblano pepper, stuffed with cheese, fried and topped with our ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Grilled chicken or steak with grilled bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, over lettuce, cheese, sour cream and guacamole in a flour tortilla bowl.
Crispy flour tortilla shell, with beans and your choice of meat, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Lunch - Breakfast Specials
Fried tortilla chips, sautéed in our homemade red or green sauce, sour cream and queso fresco. Served with two eggs, skirt steak, rice and beans.
Fried tortillas chips, mixed with scrambled eggs. Topped with queso fresco and pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans and your choice of salsa.
Skirt steak, two eggs, rice, beans and tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Lunch - Beverages
Pepsi, diet Pepsi, Cherry Pepsi, Starry, Mountain Dew, lemonade, raspberry tea, unsweetened tea, root beer, or Dr. Pepper.
Kid's drink options including popular sodas, lemonade, and various teas.
Freshly brewed, aromatic blend to kick-start your day.
Horchata, Jamaica (hibiscus tea), tamarindo, or passion fruit (maracuya).
The same great taste made with only pure cane sugar and served in a bottle.
The same great taste but with zero calories.
Mandarin, strawberry, pineapple, lime, grapefruit, guava, agua mineral, mango, or sidral (apple soda).
Non-alcoholic Mexican soda with sangria flavor, made with real cane sugar.
Lunch - Desserts
Deep-fried dough sticks rolled in cinnamon sugar, served with Nutella.
Crispy Coated, Soft-Centered Ice Cream Delight
Cheesecake wrapped in a pastry tortilla, deep-fried, and dusted with cinnamon sugar. Topped with whipped cream and chocolate syrup.
Lunch - Kids
Taco with choice of Chicken, Beef, Carnitas, Pastor, Asada, Lengua, Chorizo & Potatoes, or Milanesa. Served with rice and beans.
Grilled flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, served with rice and refried beans.
Beans, meat & cheese.
Grilled chicken served over a bed of rice, topped with melted cheese.
Breaded chicken tenders typically served with crispy french fries.
Cheese sticks typically served with crispy french fries.
Lunch - Appetizers
Fries topped with carne asada, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, guacamole and chipotle aioli.
Fresh tortilla chips topped with beans, your choice of meat: chicken or carnitas or ground beef with melted chihuahua cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole and pickled jalapeños steak or chorizo.
Jalapeño poppers, cheese sticks, chicken bites and cheese quesadilla.
Melted chihuahua cheese with chorizo and pico de gallo on top with tortillas.
Guacamole, cheese dip and bean dip.
Breaded jalapeños peppers stuffed with cream cheese.
Fresh guacamole served with crispy chips. Available in small or large sizes.
House-made tortilla chips served with fresh pico de gallo, typically including diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, cilantro, and lime juice.
Homemade corn tortilla chips served with house-made salsa, typically including fresh tomatoes, cilantro, onions, and jalapeño.
Warm and creamy. Available in small or large sizes.
Corn, butter, mayo, cotija cheese, and Mexican Chile powder.
Lunch - Los Tacos
Mexican: corn tortillas, cilantro, onions & lime. American: flour tortilla, lettuce, tomatoes & cheese.
Grilled shrimp, corn or flour tortilla, mixed cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle aioli.
Beer-battered cod fish, corn or flour tortilla, mix cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle aioli.
Panko home-breaded mahi-mahi, mixed cabbage, pico de gallo, avocado and chipotle aioli.
Smoked pork belly house seasoned, topped with fresh guacamole and pico de gallo.
Steak sautéed with teriyaki sauce, mixed cabbage, radish and jalapeño slices on corn tortilla.
Mushroom, poblano pepper, corn, avocado and cilantro. On corn or flour tortilla
Lunch - Sides
Savory blend of seasoned rice paired with hearty beans.
Lightly seasoned, fluffy rice, a perfect complement to any meal.
Savory Beans, Perfectly Seasoned Side Dish
Grilled or fried jalapeño peppers typically served with grilled onions and a splash of lime juice.
Fresh Avocado Slices: Perfect Creamy Addition to Any Dish
Chihuahua cheese, a mild and creamy Mexican cheese, typically used to complement various dishes.
Smooth and creamy Mexican sour cream, typically served as a flavorful accompaniment to enhance your meal.
Cornmeal dough typically filled with pork or chicken, steamed in a corn husk, and often topped with enchilada sauce and cheese.
Lunch - Our Famous Birria
Slow-cooked beef chunks simmered in a bowl of consume with cilantro, onions, limes, radish and tortillas on the side.
Sourdough bread lightly toasted with birria sauce, melted chihuahua cheese shredded beef, cilantro and onions. Add fries for an additional charge.
Double corn tortillas, sautéed with birria sauce, melted chihuahua cheese and shredded beef, cilantro and onions.
Large flour tortilla sautéed with birria sauce flooded with melted chihuahua cheese, shredded beef, cilantro and onions.
Lunch - Dinner - Our Famous Birria
Double corn tortillas, sautéed with birria sauce, melted chihuahua cheese and shredded beef, cilantro and onions.
Large flour tortilla sautéed with birria sauce flooded with melted chihuahua cheese, shredded beef, cilantro and onions.
Lunch - Bowls
Beans, rice, your choice of meat, lettuce, chihuahua cheese, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Your choice of meat, cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, chihuahua cheese and sour cream.
Lunch - Burritos
Your choice of meat, beans, rice, chihuahua cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, melted cheese sauce on top and red or green sauce.
Your choice of meat, beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream.
Beans, rice, milanesa, chorizo con papas, sour cream, cilantro and onion.
Skirt steak, beans, rice, guacamole, pico de gallo and red or green sauce.
Steak, fries, cheese sauce, guacamole, sour cream and chipotle aioli.
Grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, beans and chihuahua cheese. Steak or shrimp for an additional charge.
Beans, rice, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and avocado.
Grilled bell peppers, zucchini, squash, onions, mushrooms, rice, beans and chihuahua cheese.
Lunch - Dinner Burritos
Grilled bell peppers, zucchini, squash, onions, mushrooms, rice, beans and chihuahua cheese.
Lunch - Sizzling Fajitas
Steak milanese, bell peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served with cheese sauce on top.
Steak, chicken, shrimp, bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes, all sautéed together. Served over rice topped with cheese sauce (no beans).
Skirt steak with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Shrimp with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Chicken breast with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Lunch - Seafood
Shrimp sautéed in our homemade hot sauce.
Shrimp sautéed in our homemade garlic butter sauce, onions, dried chiles, and lime juice.
Beer battered cod fish, cabbage, pico de gallo and our homemade chipotle aioli sauce.
Cooked shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado, limes, and our homemade cocktail sauce.
Shrimp and onions sautéed in our homemade spicy mayonnaise aioli sauce.
Lunch - Tortas
Mexican telera bread, beans, milanesa, chihuahua cheese, ham, fried egg, wieners, avocado, tomatoes, onions, pickled jalapeños, and mayonnaise.
Mexican telera bread, your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream.
Lunch - Loteria House Specials
Arrachera (skirt steak) seasoned and grilled shrimp sautéed in our spicy homemade mayonnaise aioli sauce, lettuce, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Skirt steak, shrimp, chicken breast, bacon, onions, poblano peppers, chihuahua cheese melted on top and guacamole.
Arrachera (skirt steak) seasoned and grilled topped with a cheese enchilada, lettuce, avocado, and pico de gallo.
Small strips of skirt steak or chicken sautéed with onions, diced jalapeños, tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
Chile poblano, skirt steak, melted chihuahua cheese on top, lettuce, avocado and pico de gallo.
Serves 2-3 people. Grilled arrachera, chicken breast, chorizo/papas, grilled shrimp, queso fresco, grilled onions, cactus, guacamole, pico de gallo and chiles toreados.
Arrachera (skirt steak) seasoned and grilled garnished with grilled onions, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo and a Chile toreado.
Lunch - Platillos Mexicanos Clásicos
Your choice of meat with corn or flour tortillas. American style: lettuce, tomatoes & cheese Mexican style: cilantro, onions & limes.
Large flour tortilla with meat and chihuahua cheese, with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream on the side.
A fried burrito stuffed with beans, your choice of meat, chihuahua cheese, topped with melted cheese, lettuce, guacamole and tomatoes.
Masa fried cakes, topped with beans, meat of your choice, cheese, sour cream, avocado, lettuce and tomatoes.
A pocket made of masa dough, lightly fried, stuffed with beans, your choice of meat, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, and onions.
Tamales of your choice (chicken in salsa Verde, pork in red sauce or jalapeños and cheese).
Slow-cooked pork chunks, guacamole, pico de gallo, and pickled jalapeños.
Grilled chicken served over rice, cheese sauce on top, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Seasoned grilled chicken breast, chorizo, topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo.
Large roasted poblano peppers, stuffed with cheese, dipped in a fluffy egg batter and fried, topped with ranchero sauce, lettuce, avocado and tomatoes.
Soft sautéed corn rolled tortillas, stuffed with your choice of meat, red or green sauce, melted chihuahua cheese, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.
Squash, tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños, all sautéed together, topped with queso fresco, and cilantro.
Menu highlights
Guests often mention
Prices & availability
Menu prices generally range from $20 to $30, but item-level prices are not always listed and may vary. Menu categories, specials, and item availability can change seasonally or by time of day. Confirm details with the restaurant before ordering or visiting.
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 cocktails
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Wine & Beer
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25 min to 1.5 hr visit
About this menu
What to know before you order
The La Loteria Mexican Restaurant Bar & Grill menu features a variety of traditional Mexican dishes organized by meal times and categories, including Burritos, House Specials, Platillos Mexicanos Clásicos, Tortas, Bowls, and options for kids. Popular dishes often noted by guests include Big Boy Wet Burrito, La Tampiquena, Chicken Fajitas, and Churros with Nutella.
Guests frequently mention dishes like Birria Bowl and Birria Tacos, highlighting fresh, seasoned fare paired with a notable selection of cocktails and beer. The menu is suited for casual dining occasions like lunch or dinner, offering table service, seating, and a cozy atmosphere, with included options for alcohol and comfort food.
La Loteria Mexican Restaurant bar & grill
Restaurant
- 540 E 81st Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410, United States
- +1 219-472-8262
- · 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- $20 to $30
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