La Cava Mexican Seafood Bar & Grill - 126 E Ridgeway Ave
La Cava Mexican Seafood Bar & Grill is a Seafood restaurant in Waterloo, IA. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.
126 E Ridgeway Ave
Waterloo, IA 50702
Phone: +13194203179
Hours
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 11:00–20:46
La Cava Mexican Seafood Bar & Grill - 126 E Ridgeway Ave Menu
Appetizers
- Mexican Fries — $11.99
Fries topped with ground beef or shredded chicken with cheese sauce and pico de gallo.
- Cheese Dip — $5.49
Medium or large creamy cheese dip, perfect for sharing.
- Queso Fundido — $8.49
Homemade chorizo with melted Mozzarella cheese.
- Guacamole — $6.45
Gluten free.
- Cheese Quesadilla — $6.49
- Bean Dip — $5.45
Gluten free. Refried beans with cheese sauce.
- Fiesta Dip — $7.49
Gluten free. Ground beef, refried beans, pico de gallo, cheese sauce.
- Nachos Cheese — $7.49
Add chicken or beef for an additional charge.
Choose Your Own Combination
- Pick 3 Items — $14.99
Choose any 3 items: taco, burrito, quesadilla, chalupa (fried corn tortilla), tostada, tamale, or chile relleno. Mix and match to create your perfect meal.
- Pick 2 Items — $12.99
Your choice of 2 Mexican favorites like taco, burrito, quesadilla, chalupa, tostada, tamale, or chile relleno.
Mexican Traditional Cuisine - Enchiladas
- Trio Enchiladas — $15.99
Gluten free. 1 shredded chicken topped with green salsa, 1 shredded beef topped with non-spicy red salsa, 1 bean topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and a slice of orange.
- Enchiladas Mexicanas — $14.99
Gluten free. 1 ground beef, 1 shredded chicken, 1 cheese and 1 bean enchilada topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
- Enchilada Vallarta — $12.99
Gluten free. 1 shredded chicken, 1 ground beef and 1 cheese enchilada. Served with a side of rice, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and a slice of orange.
Mexican Traditional Cuisine - Burritos
- Street Burrito — $17.99
Large flour tortilla, grilled with your choice of steak, chicken, carnitas or al pastor, rice, rancho beans, cheese, cilantro, onions, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.
- Hawkeye Burrito — $17.99
(Big) steak, grilled chicken or mix, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Topped with cheese sauce and red sauce.
- Burrito California — $17.99
Steak, chicken or mix, French fries, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
- Burrito Grande — $16.99
(Big) filled with rice and beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and your choice of chicken, steak, carnitas, vegetarian, or seafood.
- Burrito El Charro — $17.99
(Big) grilled chicken, chorizo (Mexican sausage), pico de gallo, rice and sour cream, covered with cheese sauce and sliced jalapeños.
- Burrito La Cava — $15.99
Ground beef or shredded chicken topped with lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
- Fajita Burrito — $16.99
Your choice of steak, chicken or mix grilled with onions, tomatoes and peppers. Topped with non-spicy red salsa, served with rice and beans.
- Burrito Vallarta — $17.99
Chicken and seafood (tilapia, shrimp, crab and pico de gallo) onion, tomatoes smothered with cheese sauce and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and a slice of orange. Served with rice.
Mexican Traditional Cuisine - Carnes
- La Parrillada Mar Y Tierra — $67.99
(2-4 persons) carne asada (steak), chicken breast, camarón (shrimp), chorizo, (mexican sausage), carnitas (pork), nopal (mexican cactus), corn, onions, corn tortilla quesadilla, roasted chile and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
- Street Tacos — $16.99
Your choice meat, carne asada, chicken, chorizo, carnitas (pork) or al pastor (marinated pork).
- Tacos De Birria — $16.99
Slow cooked beef with consomé, onions, and cilantro. Served with rice and beans.
- Chori Pollo — $15.99
Grilled chicken cooked with chorizo and a side of cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Molcajete — $34.99
Carne asada (steak), chicken breast, camarón (shrimp), chorizo, (Mexican sausage), nopal (Mexican cactus), onions, corn tortilla quesadilla, roasted chile and tortillas. Served with 2 sides of tortillas, rice and beans.
- Milanesa De Pollo — $18.50
Breaded grilled chicken served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, cheese, tomatoes, sliced avocado, slice of orange, and tortillas.
- Chicken with Ajo | Garlic — $15.99
Chicken breast served on a bed of mexican rice, cooked with garlic and cheese sauce. Also, available in chipotle sauce.
- Carne Asada — $18.99
Gluten free. Top sirloin served with a side of lettuce, guacamole, jalapeño, rice and beans and tortillas.
- Chile Colorado — $15.99
Slices of steak, pork or grilled chicken cooked with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
- Chile Verde — $15.99
Slices of pork or grilled chicken cooked in a spicy green sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Rolled Quesadilla — $14.99
Jumbo flour tortilla filled with cheese, pico de gallo and your choice of grilled steak or chicken. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
Fajitas
- Fajita Jalisco — $18.99
Gluten free. Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with potatoes, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served over a bed of rice and topped with cheese sauce.
- Fajitas Con Queso — $15.99
Gluten free. Your choice of steak, chicken or mix, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes topped with cheese sauce. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
- Fajita Tacos — $16.99
Warm tortillas filled with a choice of steak, chicken, or a mix, served with classic fajita accompaniments.
- Fajita Quesadilla — $14.99
Large flour tortilla filled with your choice of steak, chicken or mix, cheese, onion, green bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Fajita Platters
- Fajita Chicken, Steak or Mix — $16.99
Gluten free.
- Flaming Fajita — $18.90
Gluten free. Steak and chicken, covered with cheese sauce. Dish will be on fire.
- Fajita La Cava Special — $19.99
Steak, chicken, and grilled chorizo and shrimp on skewer.
- Fajita Camarón | Shrimp — $18.99
Gluten free.
Seafood
- Snow Crab Legs — $56.99
Snow crab legs buttered.
- Aguachiles Verdes — $19.99
Shrimp marinated in lime juice with cucumber, red onion, cilantro, and serrano chile, typically finished with avocado slices.
- El Veneno — $33.99
Seafood boil with secret sauce.
- Aguachiles Negros — $24.99
Shrimp marinated in lime juice with a black sauce, mixed with sliced cucumber, carrot, and red onion.
- Mojarra Cucaracha — $24.99
Whole tilapia deep-fried and topped with camarones cucaracha (unshelled shrimp with head) and our barco sauce.
- Chicharrón De Pescado — $18.99
Fish fritters.
- Mojarra — $19.99
Whole tilapia deep-fried. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, rice and tortillas.
- Aguachiles Rojos — $19.99
Shrimp marinated in lime juice, typically featuring red onions, cucumbers, and a spicy red chili sauce, inspired by traditional Mexican coastal flavors.
- Cóctel De Camarón — $16.99
Shrimp cocktail.
- Langostinos A La Cava — $39.99
Whole prawns shrimp cooked in our special sauce.
- Langostinos Zareandeados — $34.99
Whole prawn shrimp in halfs, smoked grilled topped with a special sauce.
- Chapuzón — $26.99
Delicious unpeeled shrimp with seafood mix. Served with rice, fries and side salad.
- Crispy Seafood Tacos — $16.99
Your choice of breaded shrimp or fish tacos topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and our chipotle sauce.
- Filete De Pescado — $18.99
Fish fillet breaded, sauteed onions and peppers, served with rice and salad.
Ostiones | Oysters - Ostiones Con Concha | Fresh Oysters
- 1 Prepped Dozen — $33.99
Oysters served in their shell, typically topped with shrimp, octopus, cucumber, tomato, and onion.
- 1/2 Prepped Dozen — $19.99
6 oysters served in their shell, typically topped with shrimp, octopus, tomato, cilantro, and lime juice.
Camarones | Shrimp
- Zarandeados — $25.99
Grilled shrimp marinated in our special zarandeado sauce, typically served with onions and a house dip.
- A La Cora — $24.99
Fried unpeeled shrimp, cooked with lime and special sauce.
- Cucaracha — $18.99
Sautéed shrimp in their shell, cooked in a special spicy buttery sauce.
- Al Mojo De Ajo | Garlic — $18.99
Shrimp sautéed in garlic butter, typically with onions and bell peppers.
- À La Diabla — $18.99
Shrimp sautéed in a spicy red sauce typically made with chipotle and other peppers.
- Momia | Mummy — $18.99
Shrimp wrapped in bacon, typically stuffed with cheese.
- Empanizado | Breaded — $18.99
Breaded shrimp, marinated in a spicy sauce and fried to a golden crisp. Typically includes a side of cucumber slices with chili tajin.
Vegetarian Combinations
- Vegetarian Fajitas — $12.99
Vegetarian. mushrooms, red potato, onions, carrots, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and tortillas.
- 1 Chalupa, 1 Cheese Enchilada & Beans — $9.25
Gluten free, vegetarian.
- 1 Bean Burrito, 1 Quesadilla & 1 Chalupa — $9.25
Vegetarian.
- 2 Bean Burritos with Cheese Sauce — $9.25
Vegetarian.
- 1 Bean Burrito, 1 Cheese Enchilada & 1 Bean Tostada — $9.25
Vegetarian.
Lunch Specials
- Lunch | Burrito Fajita — $8.99
Strips of steak, chicken or mix grilled with onions, green peppers, and tomatoes, topped with lettuce and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
- Lunch | Fajitas — $9.99
Gluten free. Your choice of steak, chicken or mix grilled with green peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Lunch | Speedy Gonzales — $6.99
Gluten free. One taco, one enchilada with your choice of ground beef, shredded beef or shredded chicken and rice or beans. Taco available in corn tortilla.
- Lunch | Carne Asada — $9.99
Gluten free. Top sirloin steak topped with onions. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, jalapeño, rice, beans and tortillas.
- Lunch | La Cava Burrito — $8.99
Your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken, topped with lettuce tomato, shredded cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
- Lunch | Huevos Con Chorizo — $8.99
3 scrambled eggs cooked with chorizo sausage and potatoes. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Lunch | Taco Salad Fajita — $8.99
Strips of steak, chicken or mix, grilled green peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with lettuce and sour cream.
- Lunch | Chile Verde — $8.99
Slices of pork cooked in a spicy green sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Lunch | Chile Colorado — $8.99
Slices of steak, pork or chicken cooked with ranchero sauce, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Lunch | Huevos Mexicanos — $8.99
3 scrambled eggs cooked with green peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Lunch | Huevos Rancheros — $8.99
3 eggs cooked with salsa ranchera. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
- Lunch | Taco Supremo — $7.49
Crispy flour taco shell filled with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken, topped with lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
- Lunch | Chimichanga — $8.99
Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of shredded beef or shredded chicken. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, rice, beans and sour cream. Topped with cheese sauce.
- Lunch | Taco Salad — $7.99
Deep-fried tortilla shell filled with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken and topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and sour cream.
- Lunch | Veggie Fajitas — $5.49
Gluten free. Potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, onions, green bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Special Dinners
- Birria Quesadilla — $17.99
Quesadilla with tender flavorful meat and consomé. Served with rice and beans.
- Flautas — $15.99
4 flour tortillas filled with your choice of shredded beef or shredded chicken, rolled and deep fried. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice, beans and a side of cheese sauce.
- Chimichanga — $15.99
Flour tortillas stuffed with your choice of shredded beef or shredded chicken rolled and deep-fried. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans and a side of lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
- Pizza Birria — $26.99
Tender slow cooked meat in a large flour tortilla made into pizza style.
- Nachos Fajita — $15.99
Gluten free. Chicken or steak, onions, tomatoes and peppers covered in cheese sauce.
- Nachos La Cava — $15.99
Gluten free. Corn chips topped with shredded chicken, beans, ground beef, cheese sauce, lettuce, shredded cheese, tomato, and sour cream.
- La Cava Burger Deluxe — $16.49
Our signature Barco burger features a perfect flame-grilled 1/2 all beef patty, topped with melted American cheese.
Salads
- Taco Salad Fajita — $12.99
Fried tortilla shell with your choice of steak, chicken or mix, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and a side of cheese dip.
- Taco Salad — $11.99
Fried tortilla shell filled with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken, topped with lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole and a side of cheese dip.
- House Salad — $6.49
Gluten free. Lettuce tossed with bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, avocado, shredded cheese and croutons. Add chicken or shrimp for an additional charge.
Caldos
- Menudo — $16.99
Tripe soup (cow stomach).
- 7 Mares — $26.99
Homemade seafood stew with shrimp, crab, tilapia, crawfish and mussels. Served with tortillas or saltine crackers.
- Chicken Tortilla Soup — $14.99
Gluten free.
Ceviches
- Fish, Octopus & Shrimp — $22.99
- Octopus — $18.99
- Fish — $15.99
- Shrimp & Octopus — $18.99
- Fish & Shrimp — $15.99
- Shrimp — $14.99
À La Carte
- Chiles Relleno A La Carte — $4.75
Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, dipped in egg batter, deep-fried, and topped with ranchero sauce.
- Taco A La Carte — $2.99
Typically includes ground beef or shredded chicken, lettuce, and cheese in a hard or soft shell.
- Birria Taco A La Carte — $3.99
Corn tortilla filled with tender beef birria, onions, and cilantro. Typically accompanied by salsa and lime for added zest.
- Burrito A La Carte — $5.50
Flour tortilla filled with beans, protein, and cheese, typically topped with salsa and sour cream.
- Tamale A La Carte — $4.50
Traditional steamed corn dough, wrapped and filled with savory meat.
- Enchilada A La Carte — $3.50
Mouthwatering Mexican delight, filled with savory ingredients and wrapped in a warm tortilla.
- Chalupa A La Carte — $4.75
Flat, crispy corn tortilla topped with refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, and shredded cheese.
- Tostada A La Carte — $4.50
Crispy corn tortilla typically topped with ground beef, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and shredded cheese.
- Taco Supremo A La Carte — $3.99
Ground meat or shredded chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese.
Kids' Meal
- Kid's Quesadilla — $6.50
Served with rice and beans.
- Kid's Chicken Nuggets — $7.99
Served with french fries.
- Kid's Macaroni & Cheese — $8.99
Served with french fries.
- Kid's Cheeseburger — $7.99
- Kid's Mini Chimichanga — $7.99
Served with rice and beans.
- Kid's Pepperoni Pizza — $7.99
Served with french fries.
- Kid's Taco — $6.50
Served with rice and beans.
- Kid's French Fries — $4.50
Crispy golden strips of deliciousness served hot and seasoned to perfection.
- Kids Enchilada — $6.50
Served with rice and beans.
- Kid's Burrito — $5.50
Served with rice and beans.
Side Orders
- Rice & Refried Beans — $5.99
Mexican-style rice paired with refried pinto beans, typically topped with shredded cheese.
- Mexican Rice — $3.49
Spicy rice seasoned with Mexican flavors, perfect as a side or base for your favorite dish.
- Refried Beans — $3.49
Creamy, mashed beans, lightly seasoned and cooked till perfection.
- Pico De Gallo — $2.99
Fresh and zesty salsa made with diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and a touch of spice.
- Spicy Red Salsa — $1.99
Spicy, tangy homemade red salsa.
- Sour Cream — $1.99
Typically includes a tangy and creamy texture, perfect for enhancing the flavor of your favorite Mexican dishes.
- Jalapeños — $1.99
Pickled.
- Flour Tortillas — $1.99
3 pieces. Perfect for wraps or tacos.
- Tomatillo Sauce — $1.99
Made with tomatillos, typically includes green chilies, onions, and cilantro.
- Shredded Cheese — $1.99
Shredded cheese typically includes a blend of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, commonly used to enhance tacos, nachos, quesadillas, and fajitas.
- Chiles Toreados — $2.25
Fire-roasted peppers with a delicious twist, a must-try for any spice enthusiast.
- Corn Tortillas — $1.99
5 pieces. Handmade corn tortillas, typically used to wrap fillings. Order of five.
- Lettuce — $1.99
Crisp, fresh garden lettuce - a light and refreshing green delight.
Deserts
- Chimi-Cheesecake — $6.49
Cheesecake wrapped in a crispy flour tortilla, deep-fried, and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Drizzled with chocolate and raspberry sauces, and topped with whipped cream.
- Fried Ice Cream — $6.49
Crispy coated, soft-centered ice cream delight.
- Flan — $5.99
Smooth, caramel-topped custard, a classic delight.
- Sopapilla — $5.99
Golden fried pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Beverages
- Horchata — $3.99
Sweet rice milk drink with cinnamon or hibiscus tea.
- Jamaica — $3.99
Sweet rice milk drink with cinnamon or hibiscus tea.
- Pepsi Products — $3.50
The bold, refreshing, robust cola.
- Orange Juice — $3.50
Classic citrus refreshment.
- Milk — $3.50
Fresh, cold, and creamy whole milk, perfectly refreshing and nutritious.
- Chocolate Milk — $3.50
Rich, creamy milk flavored with velvety smooth chocolate.
- Kids' Beverages — $2.50
Choice of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, or Starry.