La Oaxaqueña Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to La Oaxaqueña, a vibrant gem nestled in the heart of St. Louis at 2925 Lemay Ferry Rd. Known for its authentic Oaxacan cuisine, La Oaxaqueña offers a delightful array of dishes that promise rich flavors and traditional preparations. Customers rave about the salsa, guacamole, and the mouthwatering Choripollo. For those intrigued by mole, the restaurant excels in various mole-based dishes, including enchiladas and a delicious Oaxaca cheese variant.
Warm hospitality greets diners here, making every visit memorable. From refreshing margaritas to unique offerings like tlayuda and the notable Oaxacan Dip, the menu is brimming with surprises. With generous portions and attentive service, La Oaxaqueña is not just a meal; it's a full culinary experience.
Whether you're stopping by for a casual lunch or a family dinner, this restaurant promises to keep your taste buds enchanted!
Appetizers
Chapulines (S)
Grasshoppers seasoned with lemon, arbol pepper, and garlic.
Cheese Nachos
Beef or Chicken Nachos
Nachos with Beans
Nachos Fajitas
With Chicken or Steak - 12.95 With Shrimp - 14.95
Nachos Supremos
Shredded chicken, ground beef, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Taquitos Dorados
4 fried taquitos with shredded chicken served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and a side of cheese dip.
Molotes
5-football-shaped made with fresh masa filled with chorizo and potatoes, which are fried and topped with refried black beans, cabbage, queso fresco, and salsa.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla bowl, with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken, topped with cheese dip, lettuce pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Taco Salad Fajita
Crispy flour tortilla bowl with your choice of steak or grilled chicken, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers, topped with cheese dip, lettuce, sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
Chicken Avocado Salad
Lettuce, topped with grilled chicken strips, avocados, tomatoes, and shredded cheese.
Salads
Dips
Cheese Dip
Small (4 oz) - 5.75 Large (8 oz) - 8.50
Guacamole
Small (4 oz) - 5.85 Large (8 oz) - 10.95
Chorizo Dip
Bean Dip
Oaxaca Dip
Ground beef, beans, pico de gallo, and cheese dip.
Spicy Salsa
Chips & Salsa (To - Go)
Choripollo
Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and cheese dip served with rice, refried beans, lettuce, tomato & tortillas.
Pollo Puerto Escondido
Grilled chicken breast topped with 5 grilled shrimp, cheese dip & pineapple, served with steamed vegetables & rice.
Pollo Oaxaca
Grilled chicken breast topped with spinach, mushrooms & Oaxaca cheese. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
Arroz Con Pollo
Mexican rice topped with grilled chicken strips cheese dip served with steamed vegetables & sour cream salad.
Chicken from The Grill
Steaks
Carne Asada
Two thin pieces of steak served with, rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico, jalapenos, grilled onions & tortillas.
Steak & Shrimp
8 oz Ribeye steak with 5 shrimp on top, served with a side of French fries or rice & beans.
Steak or Chicken
Mixed: Steak, Chicken & Shrimp
Vegetarian Fajitas
Fajitas
Create Your Own Combo
Two Items with Rice & Beans
Ground Beef or Shredded Chicken Enchilada, Burrito, Tostada, Tacos, Tamales, Quesadillas & Chile Relleno - add 1.25 extra
Burrito Fajita
Flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken or steak with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers served with rice, lettuce, sour cream & pico de gallo.
Burrito Carne Asada
Flour tortilla stuffed with steak, rice, and beans, served with lettuce, sour cream & pico de gallo.
Burrito Oaxaca
With Grilled Chicken or Steak - 14.99 • Flour tortilla stuffed with shredded chicken or ground beef, rice, refried beans, covered with our delicious cheese dip, served with lettuce sour cream and pico de gallo.
Burrito Mexicano
Flour tortillas stuffed with grilled chicken or steak, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and topped with our delicious cheese dip, red sauce, and green spicy sauce served with rice and beans.
Burrito Gordo
Flour tortilla stuffed with rice & beans, topped carnitas (pork tips), green spicy sauce, our delicious cheese sauce, and cilantro.
Burritos
Special Entrees
Bandera
Nut Allergy Warning! • One chicken enchilada with mole sauce One beef enchilada with cheese dip One cheese enchilada with salsa verde Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Shrimp or Fish Tacos
Three corn or flour shrimp or fish tacos topped with cabbage, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce.
Carnitas
Pork tips topped with fried onions, served with rice, beans, guacamole salad, jalapeno, pico, and tortillas.
Tlayuda
One Meat - 19.99 Two Meats - 24.99 Three Meats - 26.99 • The Tlayuda, for instance, is both the name of the iconic dish from Oaxaca and the hardened tortilla used to house a filling of refried black beans, asiento (unrefined pork lard), cabbage, meat, avocado, Oaxaca cheese, and salsa Meat options: Steak, Al Pastor, Chorizo, Cecina (marinated pork).
Picaditas (Sopes)
Three pinched Edges corn tortillas made with fresh masa covered with asiento (unrefined pork lard), refried black beans, cheese, chopped cilantro, onions & salsa on the side Add Meat 4.00
Empanadas
Pick one: Mole Rojo (red mole - Nut Allergy Warning!) Mole Negro (black mole - Nut Allergy Warning) Salsa Verde (green sauce - Spicy) • 10'' handmade corn tortilla folded over and stuffed with chicken served with sour cream, lettuce & tomatoes.
Empanadas Fritas
Two handmade fried corn tortillas stuffed with Oaxaca cheese or chicken topped with refried black beans, cabbage queso fresco, and salsa.
Enchiladas De Mole O Verdes
Nut Allergy Warning! • Four handmade fresh corn tortillas filled with chicken or queso fresco dip in mole sauce or green spicy sauce to coat, topped with onions en chop cilantro.
Tamales
Nut Allergy Warning! • Three tamales made with fresh masa filled with chicken and mole sauce or green spicy sauce then wrapped in plantain leaves (instead of the more common corn husk wrapping).
Torta Oaxaquena
Mexican sandwich stuffed with mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, Avocado, jalapenos & Oaxaca cheese Choice of meat; Asada, Al Pastor, Chorizo, Carnitas, or Cecina (marinated pork).
Street Tacos
Three fresh handmade corn tortillas tacos with cilantro and onions and salsa on the side Choices of meat: Steak, Al Pastor, Carnitas, Cecina (marinated pork), or Grilled Chicken.
Caldo De Res
This is an extremely hearty and satisfying broth, made from scratch with beef bones, potatoes, corn, baby carrots, and green beans served with chopped onions, cilantro, tortillas, and limes.
Mole
Nut Allergy Warning! • Chicken breast covered in red or black mole and sesame seeds, served with rice and tortillas.
Authentic Oaxacan Food
Quesadillas
Quesadilla Fajita
Shrimp - 16.99 • Flour tortilla filled with shredded cheese, grilled chicken or steak, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Served with rice, guacamole, and sour cream salad.
Quesadillas Oaxaquena
Shredded Chicken or Ground Beef - 12.75 Grilled Chicken, Steak, Al Pastor, or Chorizo - 13.95 Shrimp - 14.95 Spinach or Mushrooms -11.99 • Flour Tortilla filled with shredded cheese, served with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream • With handmade fresh corn tortilla 1.00 With Oaxaca cheese 2.99
Chimichanga
Flour tortilla filled with ground beef or chicken deep fried, and topped with cheese dip. Served rice and beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Chimichanga Fajita
Deep fried flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken or steak, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers, topped with cheese dip and served with rice, beans, guacamole, and sour cream salad.
Chimichangas
A La Carte
Tacos (3)
Hard of soft with chicken or ground beef.
Tostadas (2)
Shredded chicken or ground beef.
Cheese Quesadillas (2)
Shredded Chicken or Beef 3.00 Steak or Grilled Chicken 4.50
Tamales (2)
Tortillas Flour (3)
Corn Tortillas (3)
Chiles Toreados
Rice
Beans
Rice & Beans
Taco
Enchilada
Tostada
Grilled Steak
Grilled Chicken
Grilled Shrimp (5)
Chimichanga
Shredded chicken or ground beef.