What's wrong with this menu?
La Margarita Rest and Grill
545 Ferry St SE
Salem, OR 97301
Uber
MORE PHOTOS
more menus
Lunch
Dinner Menu
Children's Menu
Drinks
Weekly Specials
Lunch
Lunch: Monday-Friday 11 am to 2 pm; Saturday 11:30-5 pm
Tortas & Sopas
Our Tortas
$9.50
Mexican sandwiches made with tomatoes, beans, avocado and our house made chipotle mayo on a sandwich roll. Choice of mesquite grilled chicken, carne asada, chile relleno or pork carnitas filled. Served with cup of tortilla soup
House Made Tortilla Soup
Made with chicken, sour cream, Mexican cheese and avocado slices
- Cup $4.50
- Bowl $8.00
Salads
Grilled Chicken Salad
$10.75
A crisp tortilla basket filled with lettuce and mesquite grilled chicken marinated in Chipotle barbeque sauce, mango and avocado slices. Served with our house vinaigrette on the side
Fajita Taco Salad
$10.25
Crisp tortilla basket with your choice of mesquite grilled steak, chicken or prawn fajitas sautéed with mushrooms, bell peppers and onions, filled with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, guacamole and sour cream
"Chiquita" Taco Salad
$8.25
A smaller size crisp tortilla basket filled with your choice of shredded beef or chicken plus beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, rice and beans
Mesquite Grill Specialties
Served with rice and beans
Crepa de Mole Poblano
$11.75
A thin French pancake, filled with mesquite grilled chicken and topped with our house made mole
Molcajete
$14.75
A molcajete bowl filled with mesquite grilled steak, chicken, sausage and sautéed vegetables. Served with handmade tortillas
Carne Asada a la Margarita
$13.75
Steak marinated in lemon juice and tequila and mesquite grilled. Served with cilantro chimichurri and handmade tortillas
Pollo a la Crema
$10.25
Mesquite grilled chicken breast combined with our special cream sauce and sautéed mushrooms, onions and carrots. Served with handmade tortillas
Arroz con Pollo
$10.25
Mesquite grilled chicken combined with sautéed mushrooms, carrots, onions and rice. Served with handmade tortillas
Sizzling Fajitas
Sizzling platter of your choice of mesquite grilled chicken breast, steak or prawns sautéed with mushrooms, bell peppers, tomato and onion. Served with guacamole, sour cream and handmade tortillas
- One Person $15.00
- For Two $18.75
- Vegetable Fajitas $14.25
- Vegetable Fajitas - For Two $17.75
The Fajitas Trio
Combination of chicken, steak and prawn sizzling fajitas
- One Person $16.50
- For Two $21.25
Bistec Borracho
$13.50
Strips of pan fried steak sautéed with chile chipotle, onions, tomatoes and beer. Served with handmade tortillas
Camarones a la Crema
$10.50
Sautéed prawns combined with our special cream sauce and sautéed mushrooms, onions and carrots. Served with handmade tortillas
Enchiladas
Served with rice and beans
Enchilada Verde
Filled with chicken marinated in chipotle barbecue sauce and mesquite grilled. Topped with green tomatillo salsa
- One $9.95
- Two $12.75
Enchilada Suiza
Our signature dish filled with mesquite grilled chicken, topped with our Mexican style cream sauce
- One $9.95
- Two $13.75
Enchilada de Carnitas
Filled with slow roasted pork and topped with green salsa and house made cheese
- One $9.75
- Two $13.00
Enchilada
$7.75
Filled with your choice of shredded beef, chicken or cheese and topped with red salsa
Enchilada de Camaron
Filled with mesquite grilled prawns and topped with your choice of red salsa or house made mole sauce
- One $10.95
- Two $14.00
Combinations
Served with rice and beans
Relleno Combination
$13.75
A cheese-filled chile relleno and a mesquite grilled chicken enchilada topped with our Mexican style cream sauce
Enchilada Combination
$13.75
One enchilada filled with mesquite grilled chicken and one cheese enchilada, both topped with our Mexican style cream sauce
Enchilada-Taco Combo
$10.00
One pork chile verde enchilada and one hard taco-your choice of shredded chicken or beef
Tamal Combination
$11.25
A chicken tamale with red salsa and one enchilada of slow roasted pork, topped with green tomatillo salsa
Candelaria Combination
$13.75
An enchilada filled with mesquite grilled chicken and topped with Mexican style cream sauce and cheese enchilada topped with our house made mole sauce
Suiza Combination
$14.00
One enchilada filled with mesquite grilled chicken, with our Mexican style cream sauce, and one filled with mesquite grilled steak and topped with red salsa
The Classics
Served with rice and beans
Chimichanga
$9.00
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of shredded beef, chicken, chile verde or cheese, then deep fried until crisp. Served with guacamole and sour cream
Mexican Pizza
$8.25
Chicken, rice and beans between 2 crisp corn tortillas, topped with melted cheese and sour cream
Nachos Supreme
Crisp corn tortillas smothered with melted cheese, beans, your choice of shredded beef or chicken, and guacamole and sour cream
- Small $8.75
- Large $10.75
Quesadilla
$8.50
A flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, and your choice of sautéed mushrooms or chicken or beef or pork chile verde. Topped with guacamole and sour cream
Vegetarian Choices
Served with rice and beans
Chile Relleno
The real thing! A fresh Poblano chile pepper filled with melted cheese and topped with red salsa
- One $9.25
- Two $11.50
Bean Burrito
$7.00
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of black or pinto beans and topped with red salsa and guacamole
Burrito de Vegetables
$8.75
A flour tortilla filled with sautéed vegetables and topped with red salsa
Tacos
Served with rice and beans
Taco de Carne Asada or Pollo
A handmade tortilla filled with your choice of mesquite grilled steak with cilantro and onion or chicken with avocado, lettuce and tomato
- One $9.95
- Two $13.25
Taco de Pescado
$12.75
Make your own taco! A crisp fried fish fillet served with pico de gallo salsa, chipotle mayonnaise, sliced avocado and two handmade corn tortillas
Hard or Soft Taco
$7.00
Your choice of crisp fried or soft tortilla filled with shredded beef or chicken
Taco Grande
$7.00
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of shredded beef or chicken, rice, beans, lettuce and sour cream
Burritos
Served with rice and beans
Burrito Norteño
$8.50
A flour tortilla filled with shredded beef and chicken, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Topped with melted cheese, onions and cilantro. Rice and beans inside only
Burrito Grande
$10.25
A flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken and beef, pork chile verde, pork carnitas, rice, beans and topped with red, green and our Mexican style cream sauce and melted cheese. Rice and beans inside only
La Margarita Burrito
$8.25
A flour tortilla filled with beans and your choice of shredded beef or chicken and topped with red salsa and melted cheese
Burrito Verde
$10.50
A flour tortilla filled with mesquite grilled chicken marinated in chipotle barbecue sauce. Topped with green tomatillo salsa, sour cream and guacamole
La Margarita Wrap
$9.00
A flour tortilla filled with mesquite grilled chicken, lettuce, avocado, bacon, cheese, tomatoes and chipotle mayo
Botanas
Nachos Supreme
Crisp corn tortillas smothered with melted cheese, beans, your choice of shredded beef or chicken, and guacamole and sour cream
- Small $8.75
- Large $10.75
Guacamole
Fresh daily
- $7.00
- Side Order $4.25
Bean or Cheese Dip
$6.50Enchiladas
Served with rice and beans
Crepa de Mole Poblano
$12.00
A thin French pancake, filled with mesquite grilled chicken and topped with our housemade mole
Enchilada Mexicana
Filled with mesquite grilled chicken and topped with our special smoked pasilla pepper cream sauce, Mexican cheese and cream
- One $9.75
- Two $12.75
Enchilada Suiza
Our signature dish! Filled with mesquite grilled chicken, topped with our Mexican style cream sauce
- One $9.75
- Two $13.50
Enchilada Roja
Filled with your choice of mesquite grilled steak or chicken breast, topped with red salsa
- One $9.75
- Two $13.00
Enchilada de Mole Poblano
Filled with mesquite grilled chicken breast, topped with our housemade mole sauce and sour cream
- One $9.75
- Two $13.25
Mesquite Grill Specialties
Served with rice and beans
Molcajete
$14.50
A molcajete bowl filled with mesquite grilled steak, chicken, sausage and sautéed vegetables. Served with handmade tortillas
Carne Brava
$14.25
A steak marinated in olive oil, cilantro, garlic and serrano peppers and mesquite grilled. Topped with a smoked onion, tomato and serrano pepper salsa. Served with handmade tortillas
El "Jibarito"
$13.75
Based on Chicago's famous dish from El Borinquen - slow roasted pork carnitas served between thin slices of crisp fried plantain, topped with an orange pico de gallo salsa, chipotle mayo, Mexican cream and cheese
Carne Asada a la Margarita
$14.00
Steak marinated in lemon juice and tequila and mesquite grilled. Served with cilantro chimichurri and handmade tortillas
Pollo Chipotle
$13.25
A mesquite grilled chicken breast topped with a chipotle-tequila salsa with mushrooms, cilantro, onions and cream. Served with handmade tortillas
Arroz con Pollo
$13.75
Mesquite grilled chicken combined with sautéed mushrooms, carrots, onions and rice. Served with handmade tortillas
Pollo a la Crema
$13.75
Mesquite grilled chicken breast combined with our special cream sauce and sautéed mushrooms, onions and carrots. Served with handmade tortillas
Sizzling Fajitas
Sizzling platter of your choice of mesquite grilled chicken breast, steak or prawns sautéed with mushrooms, bell peppers, tomato and onion. Served with guacamole, sour cream and handmade tortillas
- One Person $15.00
- For Two $21.50
- Vegetable Fajitas $14.50
- Vegetable Fajitas - For Two $18.00
The Fajitas Trio
Combination of chicken, steak and prawn sizzling fajitas
- One Person $17.00
- For Two $22.50
Baby Back Ribs
$12.50
Marinated in barbecue sauce and beer, mesquite grilled and served topped with barbecue sauce
Bistec Borracho
$13.75
Strips of pan fried steak sautéed with chile chipotle, onions, tomatoes and beer. Served with handmade tortillas
Seafood Specialties
Served with rice and beans
Camarones a la Crema
$14.50
Prawns sautéed with our special cream sauce and sautéed mushrooms, onions and carrots. Served with handmade tortillas
Camarones Acapulco
$14.50
Prawns sautéed with mango, pineapple and coco crème. Served with handmade tortillas
Camarones al Ajillo Prawns
$14.50
Pan-fried with mushrooms, onion, garlic and dried chile peppers. Served with handmade tortillas
Enchilada de Camaron
Filled with mesquite grilled prawns and topped with your choice of red salsa or housemade mole sauce
- One $10.75
- Two $13.75
Prawn Quesadilla
$12.50
Flour tortilla filled with mesquite grilled prawns, melted cheese, guacamole, sour cream and salsa ranchera
Combo Mismaloya
$14.50
One prawn enchilada and one fish enchilada, both from the mesquite grill, topped with our Mexican style cream sauce
Combinations
Served with rice and beans
Suiza Combination
$14.00
One enchilada filled with mesquite grilled chicken, topped with our Mexican style cream sauce, and one filled with mesquite grilled steak and topped with red salsa
Gerry Lewin's Combination
$14.00
A shrimp enchilada with red salsa and a chicken enchilada with housemade mole sauce topped with sour cream. Both from the mesquite grill
Relleno Combination
$14.00
A cheese-filled chile relleno and a mesquite grilled chicken enchilada topped with our Mexican style cream sauce
Enchilada Combination
$14.00
One enchilada filled with mesquite grilled chicken and one cheese enchilada both topped with our Mexican style cream sauce
Candelaria Combination
$14.00
An enchilada suiza filled with mesquite grilled chicken and topped with Mexican style cream sauce and a cheese enchilada topped with our housemade mole sauce
The Classics
Served with rice and beans
Chimichanga
$11.25
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of shredded beef, chicken, chile verde or cheese, then deep fried until crisp. Served with guacamole and sour cream
Taco Salad
$11.25
A crisp flour tortilla basket filled with rice, beans, lettuce and your choice of shredded beef or chicken, topped with guacamole, sour cream, cheese and tomatoes
Fajita Taco Salad
$12.50
Crisp tortilla basket with your choice of mesquite grilled steak or chicken or prawn fajitas sautéed with mushrooms, bell pepper and onions, filled with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, guacamole and sour cream
Tamal Combination
$12.00
A chicken tamale with red salsa and an enchilada of slow roasted pork, topped with green tomatillo salsa
Quesadilla
Melted cheese in a large flour tortilla served with guacamole and sour cream
- $9.25
- Add your Choice of Shredded Chicken or Beef If Desired $10.00
Flautas
$10.50
Three corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken or beef and deep fried, topped with Mexican cream, guacamole, lettuce and cheese
Chile Verde Burrito-Enchilada
$12.50
A pork chile verde burrito with Mexican style cream sauce and an enchilada filled with pork chile verde and topped with green tomatillo salsa
Vegetarian Choices
Served with rice and beans
Chile Relleno
The real thing! A fresh Poblano chile pepper filled with melted cheese and topped with red salsa
- One $9.50
- Two $11.75
Chile Relleno-Cheese Enchilada Combination
$11.75
Topped with your choice of Mexican style cream sauce or red salsa
Enchilada-Burrito Combination
$11.75
A bean burrito and a cheese enchilada with Mexican style cream sauce
Burrito de Vegetables
$11.50
A flour tortilla filled with sautéed vegetables and topped with red salsa, guacamole and sour cream
Vegetarian Enchilada Combination
$11.75
One cheese and one sautéed vegetable enchilada, with Mexican style cream sauce and guacamole
Enchilada de Queso
An enchilada filled with melted cheese and topped with your choice of Mexican style cream sauce or red salsa. Topped with guacamole
- One $9.50
- Two $11.50
Tacos
Served with rice and beans
Taco de Carne Asada or Pollo
A handmade tortilla filled with your choice of mesquite grilled steak with cilantro and onion or chicken with avocado, lettuce and tomato
- One $9.75
- Two $13.00
Taco de Pescado
$12.50
Make your own taco! A crisply fried fish filet served with pico de gallo salsa, chipotle mayonnaise, sliced avocado and two handmade corn tortillas
Burritos
Served with a side of rice and beans, unless otherwise noted
The BOYD Burrito
$12.75
A large flour tortilla filled with mesquite grilled chicken and topped with housemade mole poblano, melted cheese and sour cream
Burrito Verde
$12.50
A flour tortilla filled with mesquite grilled chicken marinated in chipotle barbecue sauce. Topped with green tomatillo salsa, sour cream and guacamole
El Burrito
$12.75
A large flour tortilla filled with your choice of mesquite grilled chicken or steak, topped with red salsa, sour cream and guacamole
Burrito de Fajitas
$12.75
A large flour tortilla filled with your choice of mesquite grilled chicken breast, steak, or prawns sauteed with mushrooms, bell peppers, tomato and onion. Topped with guacamole and sour cream
Burrito Grande
$10.75
A flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken and beef, pork chile verde, pork carnitas, rice, beans and topped with red, green and our Mexican style cream sauce and melted cheese. Rice and beans inside only
Children’s Choice
Choose one item from the six options below. Served with a soft drink or milk.
One cheese, shredded beef or chicken enchilada
$6.50One quesadilla
$6.50One order of nachos
$6.50One chicken, beef or bean burrito
$6.50One crisp chicken or beef taco
$6.50One beef or chicken flauta
$6.50Main
Allie's Plate
$6.50
Mesquite grilled steak or chicken served with rice, beans and flour tortillas. Served with soft drink or milk.
Kiley’s Plate
$6.50
Rice and beans with a flour tortilla, shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes and lettuce. Served with soft drink or milk.
Chicken Nuggets with Fries
$6.50
Chicken strips breaded with panko and fried. Served with soft drink or milk.
La Margarita Co. Tequilas
Served individually or by the flight. 3/4 oz servings. *100% blue agave tequila.
Tequila Blanco (Silver)
1800
$2.75Camarena
$2.00Cazadores*
$2.50Corralejo*
$3.50Corzo*
$4.90Don Julio*
$4.25Don Eduardo*
$3.75El Corazon de Agave*
$3.50El Jimador
$1.80El Tesoro*
$3.75Herradura*
$3.50Jose Cuervo Especial
$1.75Milagro*
$2.95Patrón*
$4.75Puerto Vallarta
$2.50Sauza
$1.75Sauza Hornitos*
$2.00Tres Generaciones*
$3.75Tequila Reposado (Rested)
1800*
$3.00Cabo Wabo*
$4.25Camarena
$2.00Cazadores*
$3.00Corralejo*
$3.75Corzo*
$5.00Don Julio*
$4.50El Jimador
$2.00El Corazon de Agave*
$3.75El Tesoro*
$4.20Gran Centenario*
$4.70Herradura*
$3.95Hussongs*
$3.50Jose Cuervo Black
$2.00Jose Cuervo Gold
$1.90Jose Cuervo Tradicional*
$3.10Milagro*
$3.35Patrón*
$5.00Puerto Vallarta*
$2.75Sauza Extra Gold
$1.75Sauza Hornitos*
$2.50Sauza 100 Años*
$2.00Tres Generaciones*
$4.00Tequila Añejo (Aged)
1800*
$3.25Corazon de Agave*
$4.25Corralejo*
$4.50Corzo*
$5.50Don Eduardo*
$4.25Don Julio*
$4.75El Jimador
$3.00El Tesoro*
$4.75Gran Centenario*
$5.50Herradura*
$4.75Patrón*
$5.50Sauza Conmemorativo*
$2.75Sauza Hornitos
$2.75Tres Generaciones*
$4.25Tequila Flights
Three 3/4 oz. servings. Choose one of our flights or make your own from our list of tequilas. All of our flights/individual servings are served with our “sangrita” chaser and palate cleanser.
Tequila Reposado (Rested)
Cazadores/Corralejo/Jose Cuervo Tradicional
$9.25Cabo Wabo/Don Julio/Hussong’s
$11.50Tequila Añejo (Aged)
El Jimador/El Corazon de Agave/ El Tesoro
$9.50Corazon de Agave/Corzo/Sauza Conmemorativo
$12.00House
Lemon-Lime
- 12 oz. $6.50
- 16 oz. $8.25
- Pitcher $27.00
Lemon-Lime (Rocks)
- 12 oz. $7.50
- 16 oz. $9.75
- Pitcher $29.00
Fruit Flavored
strawberry, raspberry, mango or peach.
- 12 oz. $6.75
- 16 oz. $8.50
- Pitcher $27.00
Pomegranate Margarita
- 12 oz. $7.50
- 16 oz. $9.75
Blue Moon
- 12 oz. $7.00
- 16 oz. $9.00
- Pitcher $27.00
Mad Melon/Watermelon
- 12 oz. $7.00
- 16 oz. $9.00
- Pitcher $27.00
On the Rocks
Cadillac Margarita
Our best seller! Featuring Lunazul tequila, orange brandy, triple sec, and fresh lime juice.
- 12 oz. $8.75
- 16 oz. $10.75
- Pitcher $38.00
Margarita 1800
- 12 oz. $9.00
- 16 oz. $11.25
- Pitcher $40.00
Tres Generaciones Añejo
- 12 oz. $11.50
- 16 oz. $15.00
- Pitcher $48.00
Herradura Añejo
- 12 oz. $10.75
- 16 oz. $14.75
- Pitcher $45.00
Don Julio Reposado
- 12 oz. $11.50
- 16 oz. $15.25
- Pitcher $48.00
Gran Centenario Añejo
- 12 oz. $12.50
- 16 oz. $16.00
- Pitcher $50.00
Patron Reposado
- 12 oz. $11.75
- 16 oz. $15.75
- Pitcher $49.00
27 oz.”Chavela” Margaritas
Lemon-lime blended
$13.00Lemon-Lime Rocks
$14.00Flavored Margaritas
$15.00Hand Shaken Drinks
Served chilled in a martini glass.
Perfect Margarita
$8.00Margarita Pedro
$8.00
Shaken with a roasted Serrano pepper.
Cosmolito
$7.75
Sauza gold tequila, triple sec, orange brandy, cranberry juice.
Lemon Drop
$7.25
Citrus vodka, fresh lime juice, sugar rim.
Green Apple Martini
$7.75
Sour apple pucker, triple sec and vodka.
Red Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cypress Hill, California
- (/glass) $5.75
Merlot, Tilia, Argentina
- (/glass) $5.75
Malbec, Tilia, Argentina
- (/glass) $5.75
White Wines
Chardonnay, Cypress Hill, California
- (/glass) $5.75
Pinot Gris, Iris Hill, Oregon
- (/glass) $5.75
Riesling, Arbor Crest, Washington
- (/glass) $5.75
White Bordeaux, Tertre de Launay, France
- (/glass) $5.75
Red or White Sangria
Bodega de San Antonio. Prepared with fresh fruit.
- (/glass) $6.50
House Cocktails
Cazuela
$10.25
Vodka, tequila, rum, grenadine, melon liqueur, orange and pineapple juice.
Long Island Iced Tea
$9.00
Rum, vodka, tequila, sweet and sour, triple sec, with a splash of Pepsi.
Mojito
$7.00
Rum, fresh mint, agave syrup, fresh lime and sparkling water.
Flavored Mojito
$7.50
Pomegranate, coconut, strawberry, raspberry, cherry or mango.
Mai-Tai
$9.00
white and dark rum, apricot brandy, tequila, amaretto liqueur, triple sec and orange juice.
Tequila Sunrise
$7.00
Tequila, orange juice, grenadine.
Screwdriver
$7.00
Vodka and orange juice.
Sex on the Beach
$7.00
Rum, vodka, orange and pineapple juice.
Fuzzy Navel
$7.00
Peach schnapps and orange juice.
Cuba Libre
$7.00
Dark rum, pepsi and a lime.
Piña Colada
$6.75
pineapple juice, rum and coco cream.
Cerveza
Mexican Beers
Corona, Corona Light, Carta Blanca, Bohemia, Negra Modelo, Tecate, Pacifico, Victoria, XX Lager XX Amber.
- Bottle $4.00
Coors and Coors Light
- Bottle $3.25
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Lemonade
$3.00
1 refill.
Flavored Lemonade
$3.25
1 refill.
Virgin Margaritas
$5.25
Strawberry, Raspberry, Mango, Peach, Piña Colada.
Roy Rogers or Shirley Temple
$3.25
1 refill.
Pepsi Products
$2.75
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Squirt, Sierra Mist, Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, Orange.
Coca-Cola Products
$2.75
Coke, Diet Coke and Sprite.
Milk 2%
$2.75Coffee
$3.75
Tico's coffee served in French press.
Hot Tea
$3.25Iced Tea
$2.75
Freshly brewed.
Non-Alcoholic Beer
$3.25
Sharp's.
Browse Nearby
General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Mexican
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 9:00pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 9:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Sunday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
About Us
Pedro Rosales opened La Margarita Co. at its current address of 545 Ferry St. in August of 1984. The restaurant offered the first mesquite grilled food in Salem and soon became well known for it's specialty Enchiladas Suizas and other dishes from Central Mexico which are based on family recipes and are prepared daily, with fresh ingredients. Over the years many innovative dishes have emerged from the mesquite grill as Pedro and Executive Chef Javier Mu