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La Cocina De Ricardo

La Cocina De Ricardo

Mexican Restaurant$$$$
Lake Forest
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La Cocina De Ricardo
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Main Menu 23
Appetizers / Para Abrir El Apetito
Ceviche De Pescado
15.95
A generous portion of fish cooked in lime juice then mixed with onions, cilantro & tomatoes. Garnished with avocado, cucumber, salsa brava & limes. Offered also with shrimp or octopus. Spicy on request
Choriqueso
11.95
A generous portion of melted cheese topped with chorizo. Served with pickled carrots & tortillas. spicy on request
Botanas Doña Alicia
14.95
Beef taquitos, Chicken flautas, cheese quesadilla, Served with guacamole & sour cream
Aguachile
20.95
A generous portion of raw shrimp cooked in lime juice and serrano peppers sauce. Garnished with cucumbers, red onions & oranges (Please allow 20 minutes to prepare)
Guacamole Dip
13.95
Served with chicharrones. A low carb option
Taquitos
11.95
5 corn rolled up taquitos with beef, pork, chicken or potato. Served with guacamole, sour cream & cheese
Super Quesadilla
11.95
Flour tortilla with cheese, Beef, Chorizo, Chicken, Carnitas or carne asada. (Shrimp $2 more) Garnished with guacamole & sour cream
Chiles El Jefe
5.95
Grilled onions & hot peppers, served with lime & tortillas
Oysters
20.95
Nachos Grande
11.95
Chips, beans, cheese, guacamole, onions, tomatoes, cilantro & sour cream (jalapeños on request)
Mexican Pizza
11.95
A crispy flour tortilla topped with beans, (Beef, chicken or pork) cheese, guacamole, sour cream, onions, cilantro & tomatoes, (jalapeños on request)
Pork Chicharrones
3.5
A basket of pork cracklings
Salads / Ensaladas
Italian, blue cheese, ranch & cilantro
Ensalada
15.95
Choice of grilled chicken, shrimp, steak, fish fillet or carnitas. A bed of romaine lettuce, mixed with carrots & red cabbage. Topped meat, jack cheese. Garnished with avocado, tomato & cucumber, (garbanzo beans on request)
Soups / Sopas Y Caldos
Cup size available: menudo, pozole, chicken soup, caldo de res & tortilla soup & sopa de Mamá $5.95. Most soups can be prepared spicy
Caldo 7 Mares
21.95
Fish, shrimp, crab legs, mussels & octopus soup
Sopa De Mama
12.95
Chicken soup with noodles. Caldo de pollo con fideos. Garbanzo beans on request
Sopa De Albondigas
12.95
Meatball & vegetable soup
Caldo De Res
12.95
Chunks of beef with vegetables (garbanzo beans on request)
Birria
15.95
Goat meat soup; meat and red broth (garbanzo beans on request)
Caldo Tlalpeño
12.95
Chicken soup with vegetable, melted cheese & avocado slices
Caldo De Camaron
15.95
Shrimp broth, shrimp, zucchini, carrots & cilantro, (mixed with fish or octopus $3 more) . Also available with fish or octopus
Pozole (White, Red Or Green)
12.95
Hominy soup with pork or chicken
Sopa De Tortilla
12.95
Tomato & chicken broth, served with tortilla, cilantro, jack cheese & avocado (with chicken on request $2 more)
Menudo
12.95
Tripe with red broth (available with hominy) (with pata $2 more)
Caldo De Pollo
12.95
Chicken soup with vegetables (garbanzo beans on request)
Mole De Olla
12.95
Chunks of beef with vegetables, red beef broth (garbanzo on request)
Cocktails / Cocteles
Coctel De Camarones
15.95
Shrimp cocktail with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, avocado & special sauce, (spicy or with cucumbers on request) (mixed with octopus $2 more)
Campechana Familiar
29
A 32 Oz. cup with shrimp, octopus and oysters in cocktail sauce, with onions, tomatoes, cilantro & avocado (spicy or cucumbers on request)
Campechana
21.95
Shrimp & octopus in cocktail sauce, with onions, tomatoes, cilantro & avocado (spicy or with cucumbers on request)
Combinations / Combinaciones
Create your own combination of the following items. All of them served with beans & rice. On request salad or fries instead of beans & rice. Add $1.95 for a cup of tortilla soup or green salad (whole beans on request). One Item $9.95; Two Items $12.95. A La Carte: Each Item $4.50; Chile Relleno $5.95; Quesadilla $5.95; Tostadita $5.95
Chile Relleno
Limit one per combination
Mini Chimichanga
Bean & cheese, Beef, chicken or pork
Enchilada
Beef, chicken, pork or cheese
Quesadilla
Cheese, Chicken, Beef or Pork
Taco Crispy
(Beef, Chicken, Pork, Fish, Bean or Potato.) with lettuce & cheese
Taco Rosarito
(Breaded fish or shrimp) cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro & tartar sauce
2 Tacos Callejeros
(mini soft tacos Beef, chicken or Pork) with onion, cilantro & salsa
Tostadita
Bean, Beef, Chicken or Pork
Mini Burrito
Bean & cheese, Beef, chicken or pork. Wet on request
Gordita
Beef, chicken or pork
Flauta
Beef, chicken or pork
Sope
Beef, Chicken or Pork
Taco Soft
(Asada, Birria, Carnitas, Lengua, Pastor) with onions, cilantro & salsa de tomatillo
Tamal
(With sauce & cheese) Beef, Chicken, Pork or Queso y rajas (Red sauce on Beef or Chicken) (green sauce on Pork or Queso y rajas)
2 Taquitos
Corn tortilla (Beef, Chicken, Pork or Potato)
Platillos Especiales
The dishes are served with beans & rice except Carne Guisada, Camarones con tequila or Plato Proteina. All dishes come with tortillas. Most dishes can be prepared spicy. (On request salad or fries, instead of beans & rice) Add $1.95 for a cup of tortilla soup or salad (whole beans on request)
Molcajete Ranchero
27.95
Strips of steak, chicken, chorizo, queso fresco, nopales, zucchini, spicy tomato sauce, roasted serranos, Served in a hot mortar, avocado, rice & beans with queso fresco & tortillas
Molcajete: Cielo, Mar Y Tierra
34.95
Steak, Chicken, shrimp mixed with octopus, queso fresco, nopales, roasted serranos. Served in a hot mortar, rice & beans with queso fresco, avocado & tortillas
Sizzling Fajitas
18.95
Choice of steak, chicken, fish, shrimp or veggies. Cooked with red bell peppers, green poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes & a bit of red sauce. Served with guacamole ($2 more w/ mixed meats)
Enchiladas De Langosta
18.95
2 lobster meat enchiladas. Served with rice and garnished with avocado slices, onions, sour cream, lettuce & radishes
Camarones Con Tequila Y Limon
17.95
Shrimp sautéed with tequila, lime & butter, seasoned with granulated garlic & cilantro. Served on a bed of rice. Garnished with lime, tomato & avocado
Molcajete De Mariscos
34.95
Fillet of fish, shrimp, octopus, queso fresco, crab legs, nopales, roasted serranos. Served in a hot mortar, rice & beans with queso fresco, avocado & tortillas
Parrillada Campestre
27.95
Strips of steak, Puerco al pastor, chorizo, queso mexicano, grilled poblano peppers & onions, whole grilled serranos & guacamole, Served on hot skillet
Carne Guisada Con Frijoles
16.95
Choice of steak, chicken or pork. Grilled with onions, poblano peppers & mild red sauce. Served mixed with whole pinto beans
Asada Y Camarones
34.95
Grilled steak topped with onions & poblano peppers. Served with roasted garlic shrimp, garnished with lettuce, avocado, cucumbers, limes & tomatoes
Plato Proteina
16.95
Low carb dish. Shredded beef grilled with onions, poblano peppers & tomatoes, topped with melted cheese. Served with 2 fried eggs, lettuce & radishes
Family Specialties / Especialidades De La Familia
Family Specialties / Especialidades De La Famiai
16.95
All dishes are served with tortillas, beans and rice. Garnished with lettuce & radishes. (On request fries or salad, instead of beans & rice) Most dishes can be prepared spicy. Whole beans on request. Add a salad or a cup of tortilla soup for just $1.95. $2 more for combined meats (whole beans on request)
Sea Food / Pescados Y Mariscos
Seafood dishes are garnished with lime, lettuce, avocado, tomato & cucumber
Mojarra Frita
16.95
Whole tilapia fish, marinated in lime juice and then deep fried, (add diabla sauce or roasted garlic on top, for $3.50 more) (single serving only)
Camaron, Pulpo O Pescado Shrimp, Octopus Or Fish Fillet
prepared the following different ways:
Asados
Grilled with onions, poblano peppers and red bell peppers
Al Chipotle
With a spicy red chipotle sauce
Empanizados
Breaded
Al Mojo De Ajo
With roasted garlic, mixed with onions & poblano peppers
A La Diabla
With a spicy red devil sauce
Rancheros
With red sauce, tomatoes onions, poblano peppers & red bell peppers
Poultry / Aves
Pollo En Salsa Verde
Juicy chicken breast or thigh & leg bone in. In a mild tomatillo sauce, with onions & poblano peppers
Pollo Picado
Chicken breast; cooked with tomatoes, onions & poblano peppers. Topped with jack melted cheese
Milanesa De Pollo
Breaded chicken breast. Served with sliced fried potatoes, guacamole & hot sauce
Pollo En Mole
Chicken breast or thigh & leg. Cooked in our delicious mole sauce
Pollo a La Diabla Or Al Chipotle
Chicken breast or thigh & leg. Cooked with spicy devil sauce or chipotle sauce
Beef / De Res
Bistec Ranchero
Steak strips; grilled with onions, poblano peppers, potatoes & tomato. In a red mild sauce
Milanesa
Breaded steak, topped with sliced fried potatoes. Served with guacamole
Picadillo De Res
A generous portion of our delicious shredded beef, mixed with onions and poblano peppers. Topped with potatoes. Served with cilantro & onions (also available with chicken or pork)
Carne a La Tampiqueña
18.95
Grilled steak with onions, red bell peppers & poblano peppers. Served with a chicken mole enchilada & guacamole (single serving only)
Lengua En Salsa Verde O Roja
18.95
Slices of beef tongue. Cooked in our delicious mild tomatillo sauce or red sauce with onions, & poblano peppers (tomato in the red)
Carne Asada
Grilled steak with onions, red bell peppers & poblano peppers. Served with guacamole
Calabacitas a La Tano
Zucchini strips buried under a mountain of shredded beef, grilled with onions, poblano peppers & tomatoes. Topped with melted jack cheese (offered also with chicken or pork)
Albondigas Al Chipotle
Meatballs in a tomato sauce, mixed with onions and red chipotle sauce
Pork / De Puerco
Carnitas Los Gordos
Roasted lean chunks of pork. Served with onions, jalapeños, cilantro & guacamole
Pastor a La Lake Forest
Marinated chunks of pork. Cooked in a red sauce. Served with cilantro, onions & tomatillo sauce
Chile Colorado
Chunks or pork. Cooked in a mild red sauce. Garnished with cilantro & onions. Also available with beef or steak
Costillas (Verdes O Rojas)
Pork ribs in a mild green tomato sauce, or in a mild red sauce (mixed with nopales $1 more)
Chile Verde
Chunks of pork. Cooked in a mild green tomatillo sauce. Garnished with cilantro & onions (with nopales $1 more)
Burritos
Wet (mojado) with sauce (red or green) & cheese, guacamole & sour cream $3 more with beans & rice $3 more
Beef, Chicken, Asada (Steak Or Chicken) , Carnitas, Chile Verde, Or Pastor
10.95
(asada is grilled with onions & peppers) Flour tortilla, beans & meat, (onions and cilantro inside, except for beef & chicken)
Machaca Con Huevos
10.95
Flour tortilla, (beef, chicken or pork) with eggs, onions, poblano & bell peppers, tomatoes & beans
Make Your Own Breakfast Burrito
9.95
Pick 5 items: avocado, bacon, beans, cilantro, cheese, eggs, guacamole, ham, lettuce, onions, potatoes, rice, salsa, tomato
Chorizo Con Huevos
10.95
Flour tortilla, chorizo, eggs & beans
Surfer
12.25
Double flour tortillas, beans, rice, (beef asada, chicken or pork) lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese & sour cream
Chimichanga
12.25
Fried burrito with beef, chicken or pork. Served with guacamole, sour cream & cheese
Veggie Burrito
10.95
Flour tortilla, beans, rice, cheese, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole & sour cream
Bean & Cheese Burrito
7.95
Flour tortilla, beans & cheese, or bean, rice & cheese
Special Items
California Burrito
9.95
Carne asada, french fries, cheese & guacamole, wrapped in a flour tortilla
Lime & Pepper Salad
12.95
A bed of romain lettuce, carrots & red cabbage, topped with grilled chicken with lime & pepper, queso fresco & garbanzo beans. Garnished with avocado, tomatoes & cucumber and served with cilantro dressing
Guarachon
12.95
A giant thick corn tortilla, topped with beans, melted jack cheese, beef, chicken, pork or carne asada, lettuce, pico de gallo made of: avocado, onions tomatoes, cilantro, radishes, cucumber, nopales, a touch of lime juice & queso fresco. Served with tomatillo sauce. Spicy on request. (Healthy choice: instead of tortilla, a layer of chile poblano $2 more)
Burrito De Fajitas
14.95
Wheat tortilla, steak, chicken, fish or shrimp; grilled with onions, poblano peppers, red bell peppers & tomatoes, with whole beans
Child's Plates Para Los Niños
Choice of Taco, Burrito, Enchilada, 2 Taquitos (Flour Or Corn) Or Quesadilla
7.95
Beef, chicken or pork. Served with beans & rice or french fries, (includes soda from the fountain)
Pancakes (3)
7.95
Includes a small milk or a small orange juice
Milanesa De Pollo (Steak Or Fish)
8.95
Chicken fingers. Served with beans & rice or french fries (includes soda from the fountain)
Egg (Scrambled Or Fried)
7.95
With bacon or ham, served with beans & rice or french fries, (includes soda from the fountain)
Breakfast / Desayunos
Served with tortillas, rice & beans (salad or fries instead or beans & rice) order of bacon $3
Egg Dishes
Huevos Rancheros
11.95
2 sunny side up fried eggs on 2 corn tortillas. Topped with ranchero sauce
Huevos Con Chorizo
11.95
Scrambled eggs with chorizo (hot pepeprs on request)
Huevos Divorciados
11.95
2 sunny side up eggs on 2 tortillas. One topped with green sauce and the other with red ranchero sauce
Omelet Mexicano
11.95
Omelet stuffed with enchilada sauce, onions, poblano peppers, red bell peppers, tomatoes & cheese (spicy on request)
Huevos Con Bistec
13.95
Petite steak; grilled with onions & peppers. With 2 sunny side up eggs
Chicharrones En Salsa Roja O Verde
11.95
Pork skin pieces cooked with our delicious red or green sauce. Served with onions and cilantro (spicy on request)
Huevos Con Machaca
11.95
Scrambled eggs with (beef, chicken or pork) onions, tomatoes, poblano peppers (spicy, on request)
Huevos Con Jamon
11.95
Scrambled eggs mixed with ham (hot peppers on request)
Huevos a La Mexicana
11.95
2 scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes & cilantro (hot peppers on request) (mixed with nopales $1 more)
Chilaquiles Rojos O Verdes
11.95
Corn chips with sauce, onions, (orégano in red) (epazote in green) & queso fresco & sour cream (spicy on request)
Huevos a La Diabla Or Al Chipotle
11.95
Scrambled eggs mixed with our delicious spicy sauce
Tostadas
Taco Salad De Carne
12.95
Crispy flour shell. Filled with beans, beef, pork or chicken. Lettuce, cheese, sour cream, guacamole & tomatoes
Tostada De Ceviche
9.95
Corn crispy tostada topped with fish ceviche, Garnished with limes, avocado & hot sauce (Also available with shrimp or octopus)
Featured Items
Tortas / Hot Sandwiches
10.95
Choice of: Carne Asada Carnitas, Beef, Chicken, Milanesa (beef or Chicken) Ham & Cheese. Telera bun, beans, meat, lettuce, tomato & guacamole (jalapeños on request)
Torta Guadalajara
12.95
Torta Ahogada, Hot Sandwich Drowned in Spicy Sauce: Beans, Carnitas, Marinated Onions & Avocado in a Sourdough Bun
Twin Enchiladas / Enchiladas Gemelas
Served with beans & rice, (on request salad or fries, instead of beans & rice) (Add a cup of tortilla soup or salad for $2.50)
Enchiladas De Mole
12.95
Two enchiladas stuffed with chicken and topped with our mole sauce. Garnished with avocado, sour cream and onions
Entomatadas
13.95
Two enchiladas stuffed with queso fresco and topped with tomato sauce & more cheese. Served with sour cream & guacamole (spicy on req.)
Enchiladas De Pescado O Camaron
15.95
Two enchiladas stuffed with fish or shrimp cooked in red sauce with onions. Topped with melted cheese & garnished with avocado, onions & sour cream (spicy on request)
Enchiladas Suizas
13.95
Two chicken enchiladas topped with our delicious red or green sauce. Garnished with guacamole & sour (spicy on request)
Side Orders
French Fries
3.5
Order of Rice
3
Sour Cream
1.5
Chiles Toreados
1.5
1/2 Avocado
3
Orders of Beans
3
Cheese
1.5
Chips & Salsa
3.5
Soft Drinks / Refrescos
Coke
2.95
Sprite
2.95
Pink Lemonade
2.95
Dr Pepper
2.95
Regular Ice Tea
2.95
Tamarindo
2.95
Strawberry Lemonade
2.95
Orange Bang
2.95
Coffee
2.95
Fresh Orange Juice
5.5
Refrescos Embotellados Sodas
2.95
Diet Coke
2.95
Orange Fanta
2.95
Root Beer
2.95
Ginger Ale
2.95
Horchata
2.95
Jamaica
2.95
Piña Colada Bang
2.95
Hot Chocolate
4.5
Hot Tea
2.95
Coca Mexicana
3.75
Desserts / Postres
Sopapillas
4.75
Platano Frito
6.25
Helado Frito
4.75
Flan Kahlua
7.75
Buñuelos
4.75
Churros
4.75
Cheesecake
6.25
Flan
5.75
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La Cocina De Ricardo
23532 El Toro Rd Ste 11
Lake Forest, CA 92630
United States
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Visit La Cocina de Ricardo for the most authentic Mexican food north of the border. Our casual and intimate restaurant is perfect spot for lunch and dinner.
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Open until 9:00 PM (Show more)
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    • 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
  • Sat–Sun
    • 9:00 AM–9:00 PM
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(949) 586-1477
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