Carlos Cantina Menu (Updated September 2025)
Welcome to Carlos Cantina, where the vibrant spirit of Mexico comes alive in the heart of Iron Mountain, MI! Nestled at 206 E Ludington St, this charming restaurant has quickly earned rave reviews for its authentic Mexican cuisine and inviting atmosphere.
The menu at Carlos Cantina tantalizes the taste buds with options like the Vegetarian Combos, featuring a delicious Bean Tostada and Cheese Enchilada alongside perfectly cooked rice for just $9.50. Not to miss, the Veggie Taco Salad offers a delightful crispy tortilla bowl brimming with fresh vegetables and melted cheese, perfect for a hearty meal.
Desserts like Fried Ice Cream and Churros are pure indulgence, providing a sweet finish to your meal. Reviews from satisfied customers highlight the chicken fajitas as a must-try, while the ambience, enhanced by lively decorations, creates a festive dining experience. Patrons appreciate not only the plentiful portions but also the friendly service that makes each visit memorable.
Carlos Cantina is more than just a restaurant; it's a celebration of flavors, tradition, and community. Make sure to stop by when you're in the area to enjoy this hidden gem!
Appetizers
Cheese Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips generously topped with melted cheese.
$7.00Bean Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans and a blend of melted cheeses.
$7.00Beef & Bean Nachos
Corn tortilla chips layered with ground beef, refried beans, and a blend of melted cheeses.
$8.00Beef Or Chicken Nachos
Nachos topped with choice of chicken, beef, or extra cheese, served with jalapeños, salsa, and sour cream on the side.
$8.00Nachos Supreme
Tortilla chips topped with ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
$10.00Nacho Fajitas
Nacho chips topped with your choice of chicken, beef, or cheese, served with salsa.
$12.00Quesadilla Appetizer
28 inch tortillas stuffed with cheese cut into 4ths with a side of sour cream.
$6.00Nacho Cheese Burrito
Burrito stuffed with ground beef covered in our home made cheese sauce.
$6.00Queso Fries
Golden french fries topped with bacon and smothered with three cheeses served with ranch dressing and sour cream.
$9.00Steak Fries
Cheese steak fries topped with guacamole, pico de gallo, and jalapeños.
$13.50Chicken Wings (10)
Buffalo or BBQ, new honey siracha, and sweet chili, mango habanero, ghost pepper.
$12.00Stuffed Jalapeños (10)
Ten jalapeños typically filled with a blend of cheeses, possibly enveloped in a crispy coating or wrapped with bacon.
$8.00Mini Chimichangas
4 mini deep fried chimichangas choice of chicken or steak.
$10.00Dips
Cheese Dip
Creamy cheese blend, available in small or large sizes.
$3.50Chipotle Dip
Chipotle dip, smoky and spicy, available in small or large.
$3.50Chori Queso
Melted cheese blend with spicy chorizo. Available in small or large.
$3.50Bean Dip
Creamy blend of pinto beans, spices, and cheese. Served with crispy tortilla chips. Available in small or large size.
$3.50Rice Dip
Mexican Rice Dip, choices of small or large, served as a hearty dip.
$3.50Spinach Dip
Creamy spinach blend, served with crispy tortilla chips. Options: small or large.
$3.50Guacamole
Fresh avocado dip, seasoned with lime, onion, tomato, and cilantro. Available in small or large sizes.
$3.50Sour Cream
Regular.
$0.95Chip Salsa
32 ounces (2 pints) includes 2 bags of our home made chips.
$8.00Build Your Own Combo with Side Order
Taco
Beef or chicken topped with cheese and lettuce, choice of soft or hard.
$2.50Enchilada
Rolled up corn tortilla choice of beef or chicken or cheese topped with red enchilada sauce.
$2.50Tostada
Flat hard shell topped with beef or chicken, lettuce, cheese, tomato and guac.
$3.00Tamal
Homemade pork tamales served with green sauce and shredded cheese.
$3.00Quesadilla
Beef, chicken or cheese quesadilla, 8 inch flour folded.
$5.00Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken or beef, or beans, with red sauce and shredded cheese.
$5.00Chile Relleno
Homemade cheese stuffed poblano peppers topped with ranchero sauce.
$4.50House Specials
Enchiladas Poblanas
Three chicken enchiladas topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and mole sauce.
$13.00Enchiladas Supreme
Four enchiladas: one cheese, one beef, one chicken and one bean covered with red sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
$13.50Flautas
Three flour tortillas deep fried and filled with chicken or beef and served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.
$12.00Burritos Deluxe
One beef and one bean burrito, one chicken and bean burrito covered with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
$11.00Burrito Loco
One beef and bean burrito covered with red sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
$12.00Burrito Fajita
Choice of tender sliced beef or chicken cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes in a flour tortilla. Served with salad, sour cream and pico de gallo.
$12.00Quesadilla Supreme
Two flour tortillas stuffed with chicken or beef. Served with a side of lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.
$11.00Quesadilla Fajita
Two flour grilled tortillas with cheese and choice of chicken or steak fajita inside and served with side of lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes.
$13.00Quesadilla Rellena
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with chicken or beef and beans. Served with a guacamole salad and rice.
$10.00Burrito Tapatio
Burrito stuffed with shredded beef and topped with green sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, tomatoes ,rice and beans.
$12.00Taquitos Mexicanos
Four fried taquitos (two beef and two chicken.) served with rice, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.
$11.00Taco Salad Fajitas
Crispy, flour tortilla with grilled chicken or steak. Served with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
$12.00Swiss Enchilada
Three enchiladas filled with chicken, spinach and cheese. Covered with swiss cheese and our special salsa Verde.
$12.00Lindos Special
Grilled, marinated shrimp, chicken and steak cooked with onions, mushrooms and assorted bell peppers. Served over a bed of rice and covered with cheese sauce.
$16.00Texas Burrito
Large burrito stuffed with chicken, steak, shrimp, rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole, topped with red burrito sauce and cheese sauce.
$15.00Chimichanga
One large deep fried flour tortilla filled with chicken or beef and covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and a guacamole salad.
$13.00Tres Marias
Three enchiladas: one chicken with green sauce, one beef with red sauce and one cheese with cheese sauce. Served with guacamole salad.
$12.00Chiles Rellenos Mexicanos
Two poblano peppers stuffed with cheese. Served with rice, beans and three flour tortillas.
$11.00Burrito Grande
Huge burrito stuffed with ground beef rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream. Topped with cheese and burrito sauce.
$13.00Country Burrito
Burrito stuff with potatoes and steak cooked with onions and tomatoes. Served with rice or beans.
$12.00Pork
Pork Tacos
Three (3) soft shell filled with shredded pork and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
$12.00Enchiladas Potosinas
Two (2) cheese enchiladas covered with shredded pork and cactus. Served with rice and beans.
$12.00Fiesta Burrito
Shredded pork burrito covered with cheese sauce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
$11.00Carnitas
Tender grilled pork smothered with onions. Served with rice, beans and three (3) flour tortillas.
$12.00Pork Burritos
Two pork burritos covered with green sauce and topped with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
$12.00Chile Verde
Tender grilled pork cooked with our green hot sauce. Served with rice, beans and three (3) tortillas.
$12.00Carlos Burrito
Huge burrito stuffed with grilled pork, black beans, rice, pico de gallo and lettuce.
$12.00Tacos Al Pastor
Three (3) tacos corn tortillas stuffed with chopped pork marinated in a special pineapple sauce. Topped with onion cilantro, and a side of rice and beans.
$12.00Steak
Reyes Special
Beef stew with potatoes, onions and tomatoes. Served with guacamole salad, rice, beans and three tortillas.
$12.00Bistec A La Mexicana
Tender slices of steak sautéed with onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and special spices. Served with rice, beans and three flour tortillas.
$13.00Carne Asada A La Mexicana
Tender ribeye with onions topped with pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and three flour tortillas.
$17.00Chile Colorado
Tender grilled steak marinated in our spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans and three flour tortillas.
$13.00Tacos Carne Asada
Three grilled steak or chicken Mexican style with corn tortillas, onion and cilantro with a side of rice and beans, or Tex Mex with flour tortilla cheese and lettuce.
$12.00Bistec Al A Tampiquena
Tender cuts of ribeye with rice, beans, salad and tortillas. Served with a cheese and onion enchilada.
$18.00Alambre
Tender slices of ribeye steak grilled with bacon, onions and peppers served on a bed of tortillas and covered with melted chihuahua cheese.
$16.00Ranchero Cheese Steak
Tortilla stuffed with slices of steak and grilled onions, lettuce, pico de gallo and covered with cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$14.00Carne Asada Burrito
Tender grilled steak burrito stuffed with guacamole and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
$13.00Burrito California
A huge burrito stuffed with grilled steak or chicken. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
$14.00Philly Cheese Steak Burrito
A huge burrito filled with grilled steak, peppers, onions and mushrooms and topped with nacho cheese sauce.
$13.00La Tolteca Special
Ribeye steak and grilled chicken breast covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and three flour tortillas.
$16.50Steak And Shrimp
Grilled ribeye topped with grilled vegetables. Served with rice and a shrimp skewer.
$17.00Fajitas
Beef, Chicken Or Mixed Fajitas
Tender sliced beef or chicken with bell peppers, onions, zucchini, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$15.00Texas Fajitas
Tender grilled steak, chicken and shrimp, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, zucchini. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$16.00Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp with bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and zucchini. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$18.00Tres Carnes Fajita
Grilled steak, chicken, bacon, bell peppers, onions, zucchini & mushrooms. Side of rice, beans and guacamole salad.
$16.00Ixtapa Fajitas
Delicious shrimp, scallops and chicken grilled with onions, pineapple, bell peppers, mushrooms and zucchini. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$16.00Fajitas Del Mar
Fresh grilled shrimp and scallops with bell peppers, onions and zucchini topped with tilapia fish. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$18.00Parrillada Mexicana
Chicken, steak, shrimp, chorizo and pork grilled with mushrooms, zucchini, onions and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$17.00Chicken
Panchos Lemon Lime Chicken
Grilled chicken smothered in a special creamy lemon lime sauce. Served with rice, bean and three tortillas.
$12.00Enchiladas Lemon Lime
Two grilled chicken enchiladas covered with our special lemon lime sauce. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
$12.00Pollo Loco
Grilled marinated chicken breast served with rice, lettuce, guacamole salad, tomato and three tortillas.
$13.00Pollo Jalisco
Grilled marinated chicken breast with grilled red and green peppers, onions and zucchini. Served with rice, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$14.00Arroz Con Chorizo
Grilled strips of chicken with chorizo (Mexican sausage) over a bed of rice and covered with melted cheese. Served with guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$13.00El Toro
Chicken breast with shrimp and slices of fresh cut jalapeño peppers covered with cheese. Served with rice, beans and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
$16.00Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled strips of chicken over a bed of rice, covered with melted cheese. Served with guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$12.00Mole Ranchero
Grilled chicken in a special gravy. Served with rice, beans and three tortillas.
$11.00Enchiladas Verdes
Three chicken enchiladas covered with green sauce and cheese and topped with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
$12.00Pollo Encremado
Grilled strips of chicken with mushrooms, jalapeños served with our creamy sauce, rice beans and three tortillas.
$13.00Burritos Verdes
Two chicken burritos covered with green sauce and cheese topped with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with a side of rice.
$11.00Pollo Al Chipotle
Grilled chicken marinated in a special chipotle sauce served with rice, guacamole salad and three tortillas.
$13.00Pollo Ranchero
Grilled chicken breast topped with our Oaxaca cheese. Served with rice, beans and tossed salad.
$12.00Burrito Croqueta
Stuffed tortilla with grilled chicken and pico de gallo and topped with cheese sauce and red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$12.00Choripollo
Grilled marinated chicken breast topped with chorizo (Mexican sausage). Served with rice beans and three tortillas.
$14.00Seafood
Seafood Chimichangas
Two deep fried flour tortillas, stuffed with imitation crab meat, shrimp, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes and covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and guacamole salad.
$15.00Shrimp Tacos
Three soft flour tortillas full of shrimp, lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans and guacamole.
$14.00Jarocho
Grilled marinated shrimp, chicken and scallops cooked in a special sauce with onions, tomatoes, pineapple, mushrooms and bell peppers. Served with rice.
$16.00Arroz Con Mariscos
Grilled shrimp and scallops served over a bed of rice and covered with cheese sauce and ranchero sauce. Served with a guacamole salad.
$14.00Cancun Special
Grilled shrimp and scallops served over a bed of rice with tilapia. Served with a side of mixed vegetables.
$17.00Shrimp Quesadilla Rellena
A flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese and shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, rice, sour cream and guacamole.
$11.00Tolteca Molacjete
Tender slices of ribeye and chicken grilled with mushrooms, squash, Mexican onions and nopal (cactus) marinated in a green sauce ad covered with chihuahua cheese. Served in a traditional molcajete stone grinding bowl accompanied with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.
$17.00Montezuma Molcajete
Pork, steak, chicken, shrimp and chorizo grilled with mushrooms, squash, Mexican onions and nopal (cactus) marinated in a green sauce and covered with chihuahua cheese. Served in a traditional molcajete stone grinding bowl accompanied with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.
$19.00Seafood Molcajete
Shrimp, scallops and tilapia grilled with mushrooms, squash, Mexican onions and nopal (cactus) marinated in a green sauce and covered with chihuahua cheese. Served in a traditional molcajete stone grinding bowl accompanied with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.
$20.00Fish Tacos
Three flour tortillas filled with grilled fish, lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
$12.00Seafood Alambre
Grilled shrimp, scallops, tilapia fillet, bell peppers, onions and mushrooms covered with our special oaxaca cheese.
$17.00Camarones A La Diabla
Grilled shrimp, onions and bell peppers cooked with a spicy salsa. Serve with rice, beans and three tortillas.
$14.00Camarones Al Chipotle
Grilled shrimp marinated in a special creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice and a guacamole salad.
$14.00Veracruz Plate
Grilled shrimp, green onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and three tortillas.
$13.00Burrito Cancun
One burrito filled with grilled chicken and shrimp, onions and tomatoes covered with cheese, lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes. Served with rice.
$15.00Enchiladas Mazatlan
Two corn tortillas stuffed with imitation crab meat, shrimp, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
$12.00Cod Tacos
Three tacos filled with lightly battered cod topped with lettuce and pico de gallo.
$12.00Vegetarian Combos
Bean Burrito, Cheese Enchilada & Bean Tostada
A bean burrito accompanied by a cheese enchilada and a bean tostada, typically includes a blend of beans, cheese, and tortillas, garnished with lettuce and tomatoes.
$9.50Cheese Chalupa, Cheese Enchilada & Beans
A cheese chalupa, accompanied by a cheese enchilada, and beans, typically includes a soft tortilla base, cheese filling, and is served with beans.
$9.50Bean Burrito, Quesadilla, Chalupa & Beans
A bean burrito paired with a cheese quesadilla, a chalupa, and a side of beans.
$9.50Bean Tostagoac, Cheese Enchilada & Rice
Bean tostada, cheese enchilada, and rice, typically includes a crispy tortilla topped with beans, a tortilla rolled with cheese and covered in sauce, alongside a portion of rice.
$9.50Bean Burrito With Nacho Cheese, Cheese Enchilada And Cheese Quesadilla
A bean burrito topped with nacho cheese, alongside a cheese enchilada and cheese quesadilla, typically includes a blend of Mexican cheeses and savory fillings wrapped in soft tortillas.
$9.50Veggie Taco Salad
A crispy flower tortilla bowl filled with beans, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes covered with melted cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and cheese.
$9.00Vegetarian
Spinach Quesadilla
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and spinach. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
$10.50Veggie Yucatan
Grilled mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, zucchini, squash and red and green poblano peppers served over a bed of rice with a side of guacamole.
$10.50Vegetable Fajitas
A combination of mushrooms, squash, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with beans, guacamole salad and three flour tortillas.
$12.00Vegetable Chimichanga
Chimichanga with peppers, onions, green and yellow squash. Served with mixed vegetables, rice and side of lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
$10.50Vegetable Quesadilla
Quesadilla with peppers, onions, green and yellow squash and mushrooms. Served with rice and side of lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pic de gallo.
$10.50Kids Menu
Beef Burrito And Beef Taco
Soft flour tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef, typically includes lettuce, cheese, and a mild sauce, served alongside a crispy beef taco.
$5.00Beef Taco, Rice And Beans
A beef taco accompanied by rice and beans, typically includes a soft or crispy tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef, garnished with lettuce and cheese.
$5.00Quesadilla With Rice Or Beans
Quesadilla served with choice of rice or beans.
$5.00Beef Enchilada And Beef Taco
Ground beef encased in a soft tortilla for the taco and a corn tortilla for the enchilada, typically topped with cheese and a mild enchilada sauce.
$5.00Chicken Fingers And Smiley Fries
Breaded chicken tenders accompanied by smile-shaped potato fries.
$5.00BBQ Chicken Wings And Smiley Fries
Barbecued chicken wings paired with smiley-shaped fries, typically includes a side of BBQ sauce for dipping.
$5.00Hamburger And Fries
Juicy burger paired with crispy fries - a classic favorite.
$5.00Salad
Caesar Salad
Classic Caesar salad, optional grilled chicken or shrimp, crispy romaine, shaved Parmesan, croutons, creamy Caesar dressing.
$5.50Pedro's Salad
Chicken or grilled steak on top of fresh lettuce with bell peppers, Parmesan cheese, beans, red onions and tomatoes.
$8.75Taco Salad
Chicken or beef.
$8.50Grilled Chicken Or Steak Salad
Mixed greens topped with your choice of chicken, grilled steak, or both. Served with black beans, corn, avocado, and a tangy lime dressing.
$8.50Panchos Salad
Grilled chicken over lettuce, red onion, cheese, and some of our home made lemon lime sauce.
$10.00Soup
Tortilla Soup
Freshly made soup with chicken, pico de gallo and cheese.
$8.00Caldo De Pollo
Home made chicken soup, with rice, pico de gallo, and avocado slices.
$9.00Desserts
Flan
Smooth, caramel-topped custard, a classic delight.
$3.50Churros
Crispy, sugar-coated Spanish dough sticks, perfect for dipping.
$3.50Fried Ice Cream
Crispy Coated, Soft-Centered Ice Cream Delight
$4.25Mexican Sundae
Scoops of vanilla ice cream topped with traditional Mexican toppings, including chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and a cherry, often served in a crispy tortilla bowl.
$4.50Add Ons and Sides
Spicy Tomatillo Salsa
4 ounces.
$0.95Salsa Verde
4 ounces.
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