Papa Lopez Mexican Cantina Menu
Introducing the Menu at Papa Lopez Mexican Cantina
Welcome to Papa Lopez Mexican Cantina, your ultimate Tex-Mex destination in Allen, TX! Their menu is a vibrant blend of authentic Mexican flavors that guarantees a delightful experience for everyone. Start your culinary journey with a creamy Chili con Queso or fresh, handscooped Guacamole. For entrees, the Mexican Flag Enchilada Dinner combines seasoned beef, shredded chicken, and cheese, draped in savory sauces, making it a feast for the senses.
With options for vegetarians and families, there's something for everyone to enjoy. The lively atmosphere, enhanced by amenities like outdoor seating, happy hour specials, and free Wi-Fi, makes it perfect for groups or casual family dinners. Plus, it’s accessible for everyone—from kids to pets! Experience a slice of Mexico today at Papa Lopez!
Starters
Chili con Queso
Authentic scratch made queso served plain or with pico. Add seasoned ground beef for an additional charge.
Guacamole
Fresh, hand-scooped traditional or top shelf with pico and sour cream.
Traditional Nachos
Traditional bean and cheese nachos served with lettuce, tomatoes, and jalapenos. Add seasoned ground beef, sour cream, pico and guacamole for an additional charge.
Supreme Fajita Steak Shareable Nachos
Full serving shareable marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme Fajita Steak Nachos Meal
Full serving meal marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme Fajita Chicken Shareable Nachos
Full serving shareable marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme Fajita Chicken Nachos Meal
Full serving meal marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme Fajita Shrimp Shareable Nachos
Full serving shareable marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme Fajita Shrimp Nachos Meal
Full serving meal marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme Fajita Brisket Shareable Nachos
Full serving shareable marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme Fajita Brisket Nachos Meal
Full serving meal marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Supreme 2 Meat Combo Fajita Nachos
Full serving meal marinated with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Queso Blanco Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Fajita Steak Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Fajita Chicken Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Shrimp Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Brisket Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Quesadillas Combo
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Mushroom Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Spinach Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Any 3 Meats Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Lopez Sampler
All of papa's favorites on 1 plate. Mini chicken quesadilla, seasoned ground beef nachos, stuffed jalapenos, and chicken flautas served with chili con queso, sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Stuffed Jalapenos
6 Texas jalapenos stuffed with shredded chicken and Jack cheese, hand-battered and fried. Served with queso, sour cream, and guacamole.
Ceviche Concha Marina
Traditional shrimp and fish ceviche marinated in fresh citrus with a garlic sauce, tomato, onion and cilantro.
Gorditas
House made corn masa tortillas stuffed with choice of seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, Jack cheese, and beans.
Flautas
Choice of 6, seasoned ground beef, shredded chicken or combination. Served with queso, sour cream and guacamole.
Tacos Dorados
Choice of 4 fried tacos stuffed with seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken served with Mexican coleslaw and roasted avocado sauce.
Supreme Fajita Nachos with Two Meat Combo
Full serving (shareable or meal) with your choice of marinated fajita steak, chicken, brisket or shrimp with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Any Way Quesadillas
Served with sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Taco Salad
Lettuce, refried beans, diced tomatoes and peppers, sour cream and guacamole in a fried tortilla bowl. Choice of seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, fajita steak, fajita chicken.
Ensalada de Pollo
Fajita chicken served over organic spring mix, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, and sliced avocados.
Ensalado de Salmon
Grilled 8 oz. salmon served over organic spring mix, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro and sliced avocados.
Ensalada de Grande Shrimp
6 grilled gulf shrimp served over organic spring mix, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, and sliced avocados.
Dinner Salad
Mixed lettuce, diced tomato, and cheese.
Papas Homemade Tortilla Soup
Shredded chicken in a light broth with carrots, tomatoes, topped with Jack cheese, avocado, and tortilla strips.
Ensalada de Chico Shrimp
Sauteed popcorn shrimp served over baby spinach, tomatoes, sliced avocado, and Jack cheese.
Taco Salad with Seasoned Ground Beef
Lettuce, refried beans, diced tomatoes and peppers, sour cream and guacamole in a fried tortilla bowl.
Taco Salad with Shredded Chicken
Lettuce, refried beans, diced tomatoes and peppers, sour cream and guacamole in a fried tortilla bowl.
Taco Salad with Fajita Steak
Lettuce, refried beans, diced tomatoes and peppers, sour cream and guacamole in a fried tortilla bowl.
Taco Salad with Fajita Chicken
Lettuce, refried beans, diced tomatoes and peppers, sour cream and guacamole in a fried tortilla bowl.
Papas Salads
Papas Tex Mex Dinners
Camarones Veracruz Dinner
8 jumbo grilled shrimp served with rice, topped with our scratch ranchero sauce, melted Jack cheese and cilantro.
Papa's Original Combination Platter Dinner
A taste of 4 of papas favorites. Brisket taco, taco al carbon, chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, and a pork tamale with chili con carne. Served with a scoop of pico.
Papa's Famous Steak Fajitas Dinner
Traditional sizzling platter of your favorite meat with grilled onion and peppers. Served with a cool platter of sour cream, pico, guacamole, Jack, and cheddar cheese. Add-ons for an additional charge.
Papa's Famous Chicken Fajitas Dinner
Traditional sizzling platter of your favorite meat with grilled onion and peppers. Served with a cool platter of sour cream, pico, guacamole, Jack, and cheddar cheese. Add-ons for an additional charge.
Papa's Famous Shrimp Fajitas Dinner
Traditional sizzling platter of your favorite meat with grilled onion and peppers. Served with a cool platter of sour cream, pico, guacamole, Jack, and cheddar cheese. Add-ons for an additional charge.
Papa's Famous Steak and Chicken Fajitas Combo Dinner
Traditional sizzling platter of your favorite meat with grilled onion and peppers. Served with a cool platter of sour cream, pico, guacamole, Jack, and cheddar cheese. Add-ons for an additional charge.
Papa's Famous Grilled Vegetables Fajitas Dinner
Traditional sizzling platter of your favorite meat with grilled onion and peppers. Served with a cool platter of sour cream, pico, guacamole, Jack, and cheddar cheese. Add-ons for an additional charge.
Mama's Chile Relleno Dinner
A roasted and light battered poblano pepper stuffed with Jack cheese and topped with choice of Sauce. Served with a scoop of pico.
Tacos al Carbon Dinner
3 steak or chicken fajita tacos in warm flour or corn tortillas and topped with grilled onions. Served with a scoop of pico.
Brisket Tacos Dinner
Papa slow roasts choice brisket overnight in his special spice blend. 3 tacos in warm flour or corn tortillas served with Jack cheese and a scoop of pico.
Papas Street Tacos Dinner
3 steak or chicken fajita tacos served traditional in warm flour or corn tortillas with diced onions, sliced avocados, cilantro and a lime wedge.
Papas Grilled Fish Tacos Dinner
3 grilled tilapia tacos in warm flour or corn tortillas and topped with papas lemon wine sauce, Mexican coleslaw and Jack cheese.
Chimichanga Suprema Dinner
Your favorite meat fried golden brown in a large flour tortilla topped with chili con carne or queso. Served with a scoop of sour cream.
Carne Asada Caliente Dinner
Grilled 10 oz. hand-cut ribeye steak, topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, and grilled jalapenos. Served with rice and churro beans.
Pollo Monterrey Dinner
Grilled 8 oz. chicken breast with sour cream sauce, grilled poblano peppers, grilled mushrooms and onions, and Jack cheese.
Honey Chipotle Salmon Dinner
Grilled 8 oz. center cut salmon filet with a sweet mango chipotle salsa and a side of roasted vegetables.
Tilapia Asada Dinner
Grill tilapia filet topped with Papas lemon wine sauce with grilled vegetables and avocado salad.
Papa's Famous Fajitas
Traditional sizzling platter of your favorite meat with grilled onion and peppers. Served with a cool platter of sour cream, pico, guacamole, Jack, and cheddar cheese. Add-ons for an additional charge.
ADD 3 Grilled Gulf Shrimp
Mama's Chile Relleno with Shredded Chicken
A roasted and light battered poblano pepper stuffed with jack cheese and topped with choice of sauce. Served with a scoop of pico.
Mama's Chile Relleno with Cheese
A roasted and light battered poblano pepper stuffed with jack cheese and topped with choice of Sauce. Served with a scoop of pico.
Mama's Chile Relleno with Seasoned Beef
A roasted and light battered poblano pepper stuffed with jack cheese and topped with choice of Sauce. Served with a scoop of pico.
Mama's Chile Relleno with Fajita Steak
A roasted and light battered poblano pepper stuffed with jack cheese and topped with choice of Sauce. Served with a scoop of pico.
Mama's Chile Relleno with Fajita Chicken
A roasted and light battered poblano pepper stuffed with jack cheese and topped with choice of sauce. Served with a scoop of pico.
Mama's Chile Relleno with Shredded Brisket
A roasted and light battered poblano pepper stuffed with jack cheese and topped with choice of Sauce. Served with a scoop of pico.
Brisket Tacos
Papa slow roasts choice brisket overnight in his special spice blend. Three tacos in warm flour or corn tortillas served with Jack cheese and a scoop of pico.
Camarones Veracruz
Eight jumbos grilled shrimp served with rice, topped with our scratch ranchero sauce, melted jack cheese, and cilantro.
Chimichanga Suprema with Seasoned Beef
Your favorite meat fried golden brown in a large flour tortilla topped with chili con carne or queso. Served with a scoop of sour cream.
Chimichanga Suprema with Fajita Steak
Your favorite meat fried golden brown in a large flour tortilla topped with chili con carne or queso. Served with a scoop of sour cream.
Chimichanga Suprema with Shredded Chicken
Your favorite meat fried golden brown in a large flour tortilla topped with chili con carne or queso. Served with a scoop of sour cream.
Chimichanga Suprema with Chicken
Your favorite meat fried golden brown in a large flour tortilla topped with chili con carne or queso. Served with a scoop of sour cream.
Chimichanga Suprema with Shredded Brisket
Your favorite meat fried golden brown in a large flour tortilla topped with chili con carne or queso. Served with a scoop of sour cream.
Carne Asada Caliente Grilled Chicken
Grilled 10 oz. hand-cut ribeye, topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, and grilled jalapenos. Or papa will grill chicken for you the same way. served with rice and churro beans.
Carne Asada Caliente with Ribeye Steak
Grilled 10 oz. hand-cut ribeye, topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, and grilled jalapenos. Or papa will grill chicken for you the same way. served with rice and churro beans.
Pollo Monterrey
Grilled 8 oz. chicken breast with sour cream sauce, grilled poblano peppers, grilled mushrooms and onions, and Jack cheese.
Mexican Flag Enchilada Dinner
A classic favorite with 1 seasoned beef enchilada, 1 shredded chicken, and 1 cheese topped with chili con carne, sour cream sauce, and tomatillo sauce.
Enchiladas Mexicanas Dinner
2 cheese enchiladas topped with chili con carne and diced fajita steak and pico.
Enchiladas Jalisco Dinner
2 cheese enchiladas topped with sour cream sauce and diced fajita chicken and pico de gallo.
Papas Enchiladas Dinner
Your choice of beef, chicken or cheese enchilada served with your choice of sauce with rice and refried beans.
Brisket Enchiladas Dinner
2 slow roasted shredded brisket enchiladas topped with chili sauce.
Shrimp Enchiladas Dinner
2 fajita grilled shrimp enchiladas topped with sour cream sauce.
Amalia Dinner
Enchiladas and a taco. Shredded chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, cheese enchilada with chili con carne and a seasoned beef taco.
Blue Corn Enchiladas Dinner
3 shredded chicken enchiladas in blue corn tortillas topped with tomatillo sauce and Jack cheese. Served with a side of black beans.
Enchiladas de Espinaca Dinner
3 spinach enchiladas with onions and mushrooms topped with tomatillo sauce and Jack cheese. Add diced fajita chicken for an additional charge.
Mix and Match from Papas Kitchen Dinner For 2
Please 1 soup per entree. Choice of seasoned beef or shredded chicken taco (soft or crispy), dorado taco beef or chicken beef, chicken or guacamole tostada, 2 flautas, pork tamale with chili con carne, bowl of tortilla soup or dinner salad, beef, chicken or cheese enchilada, mini chicken quesadilla.
Mix and Match from Papas Kitchen Dinner For 3
Please 1 soup per entree. Choice of seasoned beef or shredded chicken taco (soft or crispy), dorado taco beef or chicken beef, chicken or guacamole tostada, 2 flautas, pork tamale with chili con carne, bowl of tortilla soup or dinner salad, beef, chicken or cheese enchilada, mini chicken quesadilla.
Build Your Own Burrito Dinner
BYOB. Mix and match sauce and fillings to join your favorite meat in a 12 flour tortilla. Sauces: queso, sour cream, tomatillo, ranchero or chili con carne. Fillings grilled onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sour cream.
Chicken Enchiladas Dinner
The timeless favorite. Shredded chicken enchilada topped with sour cream sauce or tomatillo sauce and Jack cheese.
Mix and Match from Papas Kitchen
Please 1 soup per entree crispy choice of seasoned beef or shredded chicken taco, dorado taco beef or chickenBeef, chicken or guacamole tostada, 2 flautas, pork tamale with chili con carne, bowl of tortilla soup or dinner saladBeef, chicken or cheese enchilada, mini chicken quesadilla.
Enchiladas de Espinaca with Diced Fajita Chicken
Three spinach enchiladas with onions and mushrooms topped with poblano sour cream sauce and Jack cheese.
Enmoladas enchilads
Two cheese enchiladas topped with a rich mole sauce with a salad garnish.
Build Your Own Burrito with Seasoned Ground Beef
Build your own burrito.ix and match sauce and fillings to join your Favorite meat in a 12 flour tortilla. Sauces: queso, sour cream, tomatillo, ranchero or chili con carne. Fillings: grilled onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sour cream.
Build Your Own Burrito with Shredded Chicken
Build your own burrito.ix and match sauce and fillings to join your Favorite meat in a 12 flour tortilla. Sauces: queso, sour cream, tomatillo, ranchero or chili con carne. Fillings: grilled onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sour cream.
Build Your Own Burrito with Brisket
Build your own burrito.ix and match sauce and fillings to join your Favorite meat in a 12 flour tortilla. Sauces: queso, sour cream, tomatillo, ranchero or chili con carne. Fillings: grilled onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sour cream.
Build Your Own Burrito with Fajita Steak
Build your own burrito.ix and match sauce and fillings to join your Favorite meat in a 12 flour tortilla. Sauces: queso, sour cream, tomatillo, ranchero or chili con carne. Fillings: grilled onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sour cream.
Build Your Own Burrito with Fajita Chicken
Build your own burrito.ix and match sauce and fillings to join your Favorite meat in a 12 flour tortilla. Sauces: queso, sour cream, tomatillo, ranchero or chili con carne. Fillings: grilled onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sour cream.
Build Your Own Burrito with Shrimp
Build your own burrito.ix and match sauce and fillings to join your Favorite meat in a 12 flour tortilla. Sauces: queso, sour cream, tomatillo, ranchero or chili con carne. Fillings: grilled onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sour cream.
Papas Enchilada Dinners
Weekday Lunch
One Cheese Enchilada Lunch
With choice of sauce.
One Cheese Enchilada with Choice of Sauce Lunch
And a cup of tortilla soup.
Two Enchiladas Lunch
Choice of 2 enchiladas. Shredded chicken, seasoned ground beef or cheese with your choice of sauce.
Two Tostadas Lunch
Bean, chicken or seasoned ground beef.
Chile Relleno Lunch
1 shredded chicken, seasoned ground beef or cheese chile relleno.
Burrito Lunch
1 shredded chicken or seasoned ground beef with choice of sauce.
One Cheese Enchilada and 1 Tamale Lunch
Served with chili con carne.
One Seasoned Ground Beef Taco Lunch
And choice of 1 enchilada.
Lunch Fajita Salad Lunch
Mixed greens with fajita beef or chicken.
Lunch Fajita
Served with cheese, sour cream, pico and guacamole.
Grande Lunch
Cheese enchilada with chili con carne, sour cream, chicken enchilada and seasoned ground beef taco.
Sopapillas
Fried puffed dough with cinnamon sugar and honey. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an additional charge.
Tres Leches
Traditional 3 milk cake.
Fried Cheesecake
Puffed pastry stuffed with cream cheese and deep fried topped with raspberry drizzle.
Authentic Flan
Homemade egg caramel custard.
Churros
Fried dough stuffed with vanilla and tossed in cinnamon sugar.
Desserts
Kids Menu (Archived)
Kids Mexican Plate
Served with rice and beans.
Kids Chicken fingers
Served with french fries.
Kids Corn Dogs
Served with french fries.
Kids Poquita Fajitas
Chicken or beef. Served with rice and beans.
Kids Chicken Quesadillas
Served with rice and beans.
