Zapata’s Restaurant Menu – Cornelius, NC

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Cornelius, NC

Family-family outpost serving generous portions of familiar Mexican plates in relaxed surrounds. Based on 614 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Zapata’s Restaurant 28031

Address:
19905 W Catawba Ave #102, Cornelius, NC 28031

Phone: (704) 987-8890

Website:

Hours

Wednesday 11 AM–10:30 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10:30 PM
Friday 11 AM–11 PM
Saturday 10 AM–11 PM
Sunday 11 AM–10:30 PM
Monday 11 AM–10:30 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–10:30 PM

Menu

Our Famous Tacos
Street Tacos
Two large corn tortillas filled with grilled chicken, melted Monterrey jack cheese, honey-grilled onions and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole, rice, and black beans.		 $13.95
Zapata’s Tacos
Tender pieces of grilled chicken breast, grilled zucchini and pineapple topped with secret sauce.		 $13.95
Baja Fish Tacos
Three flour tortillas filled with lightly fired tilapia, pico de gallo, and our creamy, smoky chipotle cream sauce.		 $14.45
World’s Best Tacos
Two large tacos made with corn tortillas, melted Monterrey jack cheese, caramelized onions, fine skirt steak, and topped with mango salsa and cotija cheese.		 $13.95
Tacos Hawaiianos
Two large tacos made with corn tortillas, melted cheese, caramelized onions, chorizo sausage, grilled chicken, spicy pineapple salsa and cotija cheese.		 $13.95
Grilled Shrimp Tacos
Three flour tortillas filled with grilled shrimp, pico de gallo, and our chipotle cream sauce.		 $14.95
QUESABIRRIA TACOS
THE MOST POPULAR ITEM
THREE CORN CRISPY ,CHEESY BRAISED BEEF IN ADOBO SAUCE QUESADILLAS SERVED WITH CILANTRO AND ONIONS FOR A BITE OF FRESHNESS. ACCOMPAINED WITH ITS
CONSOME (THE STOCK), RICH AND FULL OF FLAVOR
not served with rice and beans		 $15.95
Tacos Tradicionales
Carne Asada Tacos
3 tacos marinated steak topped with onions and cilantro		 $14.45
Pollo Asado Tacos
3 tacos on marinated grilled chicken topped with onions and cilantro		 $14.45
Campechano Tacos
3 tacos Carne asada & chorizo mix. topped with onions and cilantro		 $14.45
Tacos Al Pastor
3 tacos Roasted pork, marinated with guajillo chiles ,pineapple and achiote, topped with cilantro and onions.		 $14.45
Enchiladas
Trio Enchiladas
Combination of three enchiladas: one chicken, one cheese, and one beef. Topped with three different enchilada sauces and served with sour cream.		 $13.95
Enchiladas Borrachas
Two enchiladas filled with cheddar cheese and chicken, topped with a creamy tequila cilantro pecan sauce.		 $13.45
Enchiladas Suizas
Two corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken and cheese, topped with melted Monterrey jack cheese, green tomatillo sauce, and sour cream.		 $12.95
Combinations
General
choose 2 of the all time favorites
served with rice and beans		 $12.95
Zapata
choose 3 of the all time favorites
served with rice and beans		 $13.95
Chimichangas
Fajita Chimichanga
Filled with fajita style chicken and melted cheddar, then topped with cheese dip. Served with guacamole and sour cream.		 $14.95
El Paso Chimichanga
Your choice of chicken or ground beef, topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and tomato.		 $12.95
Santa Fe Chimichanga
Your choice of chicken or ground beef topped with a poblano queso dip, served with guacamole and sour cream and rice and beans.		 $13.95
Sopas Y Ensaladas
Chicken Soup
Our homemade chicken broth with tender stewed chicken, fresh veggies, avocado, , and mexican rice.		 $11.95
Tortilla Soup
Tender pieces of grilled chicken in our homemade broth with avocado, scallions, and cheese, topped with crispy tortilla strips. A meal in itself.		 $11.95
Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad
Crisp fresh salad topped with grilled shrimp, whole black beans, cotija cheese, tomato, and avocado.		 $12.95
Deluxe Taco Salad
Choice of chicken or beef in a crispy flour tortilla shell with lettuce, tomatoes, and shredded cheddar, topped with sour cream and guacamole.		 $11.95
Fajita Salad
Fajita chicken or steak, peppers, and onions served in a crispy flour tortilla shell with sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.		 $15.95
Side Of Guacamole $9.95
Guacamole Fresco
Freshly made at the moment of order.		 $11.95
Camarones Apretalados
7 bacon wrapped shrimp on a bed of sautéed onions peppers and mushrooms with a delicious citrus cilantro dip		 $14.95
Burritos
Deluxe Burrito
Filled with rice, beans and your choice of chicken or beef rolled into a flour tortilla. Topped with melted cheese, lettuce guacamole, sour cream, tomato, and onion.		 $13.95
Expresso Burrito
full of flavor Pork carnitas on green tomatillo sauce, rice, beans, and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla smothered enchilada style. Topped with guacamole, tomato, onion, and cotija cheese.		 $14.95
Fajita Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, grilled onions and peppers, and your choice of fajita-style steak or chicken. Topped with burrito sauce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and melted cheddar.		 $15.95
Pollo Asado Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, rice, and black beans. Topped with our house tomatillo sauce and pico de gallo.		 $14.95
Tradicional Burrito
all-time favorite large flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken or ground beef topped with red burrito sauce and melted cheddar cheese served with Mexican rice and refried beans on the side 		$12.95
Carne Asada Burrito
Grilled skirt steak wrapped in a flour tortilla with whole beans, rice, and roasted green onions, topped with creamy mild poblano sauce.		 $15.95
Quesadillas
Quesadilla
Stuffed with cheddar cheese and your choice of ground beef, or chicken. Topped with tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.		 $11.95
Southwest Quesadilla
BBQ seasoned grilled chicken breast, mixed cheeses, onion, pepper, and black beans, served with our avocado salsa.		 $12.95
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Stuffed with grilled chicken breast, cheddar and Monterrey jack cheeses. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, and guacamole.		 $12.95
Fajita Quesadilla
Stuffed with cheddar cheese and your choice of chicken or steak fajitas with grilled onions and red and green peppers. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, and guacamole.		 $12.95
Mango Club Quesadilla
Stuffed with Monterrey jack and cheddar cheese, grilled chicken, avocado, bacon strips, and seasoned mango, served with avocado salsa.		 $12.95
Maui Quesadilla
Mixed cheeses, grilled chicken, caramelized onions, and seasoned pineapple. Served with avocado salsa.		 $12.95
Pollo (Chicken)
Arroz Con Pollo
Chicken breast prepared with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and our signature salsa. Served on a bed of rice with Monterrey jack cheese. Garnished with avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.		 $15.95
Mexican Stir Fry
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, and green peppers, then covered with Monterrey jack cheese and served on a bed of rice. Not served with beans.		 $16.95
ACP
A classic. Sautéed strips of chicken breast over a bed of rice, topped with our famous cheese dip.		 $13.95
Pollo Con Crema
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with green peppers, onions, and mushrooms in a sour cream based sauce. Served with rice and beans.		 $15.95
CHORIPOLLO
CHICKEN BREAST TOPPED WITH HOMEMADE CHORIZO AND CHEESE DIP SERVED WITH RICE AND BEANS		 $16.95
Antojitos
Cheese Dip (Queso Dip)
Creamy melted white cheese with a subtle hint of jalapeño heat		 $8.95
Chicken Fajita Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with beans chicken, fajitas with grilled onions and green peppers, white cheese dip, and sour cream.		 $14.95
Super Nachos
Tortilla chips topped with beans, melted cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and guacamole.		 $12.95
Chicken Taquitos
Two flour tortilla rolls filled with chicken and Monterrey jack cheese topped with red sauce and cotija cheese garnished with guacamole and sour cream 		$14.95
Guacamole $9.95
Camarones Apretalados
7 bacon wrapped shrimp on a bed of sautéed onions peppers and mushrooms with a delicious citrus cilantro dip		 $14.95
Sides
Additional 14oz Salsa
Each order will come with a 2.5oz salsa container. You may order additional salsa if you’d like.		 $8.95
SIDE 4 FLOUR TORTILLAS $1.95
Additional Chips
All orders come with a complementary bag of chips, enough chips per order you make. You may order an additional bag of chips if you’d like.		 $4.95
Side Of Beans $4.45
Side Of Rice $4.45
SIDE OF SHREDED CHEESE $1.95
SIDE OF 4 CORN TORTILLAS $1.95
SIDE OF FRIED PLATAINS $4.95
SIDE OF SOUR CREAM $1.95
Additional 24oz Salsa
Each order will come with a 2.5oz salsa container. You may order additional salsa if you’d like.		 $10.95
Sizzling Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Our famous authentic fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans Pico de Gallo and cheese sour cream and guacamole comes with flour tortillas		 $15.95
Steak Fajitas
Our famous authentic fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans Pico de Gallo and cheese sour cream and guacamole comes with flour tortillas		 $16.95
Shrimp Fajitas
Our famous authentic fajitas are prepared with red peppers green peppers onions and our own house fajita sauce. served with rice beans Pico de Gallo and cheese sour cream and guacamole comes with flour tortillas		 $18.95
Fajitas Texanas
Chicken, steak, and shrimp.		 $19.95
Fajitas Vegetarianas
Our sizzling fajitas are prepared with onions red and green peppers. served with rice your choice of refried or charro beans pico de gallo sour cream guacamole and tortillas.		 $13.95
Fajita Family Meal
Meal for family of 5-6 people
Large tray of Fajitas, large tray of Cheese Enchiladas
Large tray of rice and beans
Large tray of lettuce, Pico de Gallo, Shredded Cheese, Guacamole, Sour Cream
And a bowl of queso
-Chips & salsa		 $79.95
Chicken And Steak Fajitas
combo chicken and steak fajitas		 $16.95
Vegetarian Plates
California Quesadilla
Quesadilla stuffed with cheddar and Monterrey jack cheese, spinach, mushrooms, onions, carrots, broccoli, and green peppers. Garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.		 $11.95
Champiñón Burrito
Stuffed with sautéed mushrooms, spinach, black beans, and rice. Topped with Monterrey jack cheese, green sauce, and sour cream. amazing burrito!!!		 $13.95
Delhi Enchiladas
A mixture of roasted poblano, red green and yellow bell peppers, sautéed with corn and onions, topped with a creamy red sauce with a hint of spice.		 $12.95
Vegetarian Trio
One spinach enhilada, one cheese enchilada, and one authentic chile relleno served with white rice and black beans.		 $14.95
Bombay Chimichanga
Stuffed with spinach, roasted corn, green peppers, caramelized onion, roasted jalapeños, carrots and queso fresco. Served with rice, black beans, guacamole, sour cream, and topped with a creamy chardonnay cilantro pecan sauce.		 $12.95
Family Meals
Burrito Tray
10 small Burritos, rice and beans. Chips, salsa and a queso.		 $55.00
Enchilada Tray
10 Enchiladas, rice, beans. Chips, salsa and a queso.		 $55.00
Fajita Family Meal For 5-6 Ppl
Large tray Fajitas, large tray of cheese enchiladas
Large tray of rice & beans
Large tray of lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole & shredded cheese and a bowl of queso		 $79.99
Carne (Meat)
Carne Asada
Thin slices of skirt steak grilled and garnished with green onions and guacamole.		 $18.95
Zapata’s Trio
A combination of carne asada(skirt steak),, marinated grilled chicken,and three bacon wrapped shrimp served with guacamole,sourcreamand rice and beans		 $19.95
Pork Carnitas
Braised pork topped with a delightful mild tomato salsa and pickled onions. Served with rice, beans, and sour cream and guacamole.		 $14.95
Mariscos (Seafood)
Camarones Con Tocino
Large bacon-wrapped shrimp served over grilled onions, mushrooms, and green peppers with our tasty cilantro-lime dip.		 $16.95
Camarones Mexicanos
Shrimp sautéed in garlic butter with mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and signature salsa. Served on a bed of rice with melted Monterrey jack cheese. Garnished with avocados and tomatoes. Not served with beans.		 $14.95
PESCADO A LA PLANCHA
two grilled seasoned tilapia fillets served with a small salad rice and beans garnished with pico de gallo and avocado slices		 $16.95
Beverages
24oz Sprite $2.95
24oz Agua De Jamaica
(aka hibiscus tea)is an infusion of dried hibiscus flowers and sweetened with sugar this agua fresca is loaded with vitamin c and can even lower blood pressure		 $3.95
24ozcoke $2.95
24oz Sweet Tea $2.95
24oz 12sweet 12 Unsweet Tea $2.95
24oz Dr Pepper $2.95
24oz Diet Coke $2.95
Horchata
a very famous Mexican drink made with rice and is flavored with cinnamon and sweetened with sugar		 $3.95

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Reviews

Vet Visual Storyteller
Definitely will go back!

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Lex Spencer
Zapatas has tasty food! The portion size for the fajitas was amazing. I got two meals out of it. It is so flavorful and delicious.

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Paul Itterly
Busy real estate agent coming from a beautiful lake front property and had to stop for Taco Tuesday! Look out the food comes out FAST and the food don’t forget the plates were HOT HOT HOT! I had the Zapata’s taco and it was great. Definitely stop by

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Katie Carpenter
We had a great experience tonight, Cecilia took great care of us and was attentive and helpful. The crunchy shrimp tacos were excellent! Great service and good pricing. We’ll be back.

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Shanah Bell
We were on the hunt for any place open that would accommodate our puppy and my vegetarian gluten free diet. After driving around for much longer than we wanted to be in the dark and having a few misses, we found Zapata’s.

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Marko Sharko
Used to really like this place until today.

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Ravishankar Sivasubramaniam
Decent Mexican restaurant in Lake Norman area. They have lot of vegetarian options in the menu. Portions are bigs, taste is good. Fish tacos were really good. Nachos were just ok and salsa not so good. Clean and price is reasonable. Will repeat

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Stephanie Kauffman
Stopped in for a quick late lunch and it was wonderful! Chips were fresh and very crispy. Salsa was full of flavor and our meals were great! We ordered the Famous Tacos and the Hawaiian tacos. Good Lord they were yummy and packed with flavor. We will be back here. They also have kids eat free on Sundays!

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Amos McCandless
Great local food joint that has stood the test of time, and for good reason! Their food and service is top notch. I recommend going here with your SO and splitting the street tacos and worlds best tacos.

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Matt
Was not busy at all seats are very uncomfortable even the booths. Bad service waiter was slow, rude & inconsiderate and forgot to put in a simple beer order. By the time he brought me the beer I said forget it. Second time I have had slow service here and will never return.

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