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LA CASA DEL TAMAL

Awarded Utah's Best Mexican Restaurant

Starters

TAMALES

delicious corn dough with your choice of fillings, then wrapped & steamed in corn husks

Verdes de Pollo

Dulce de Piña

Rajas con Queso

Rojos de Puerco

Dulce de Fresa

Mole Poblano con Pollo

*Tamales are made daily please ask which flavors are available.

Special orders or more than a dozen can be made ahead of time.

FLAUTAS

Fried taquitos filled with shredded chicken. Topped with lettuce, queso fresco, tomato, avocado & sour cream. Side of hot chile verde

GUACAMOLE

Fresh guacamole dip with jalapeño, lime & Pico de Gallo, made in house daily. Served with tortilla chips. Feeds 3 people

SOPES

Handmade thick fried corn masa cakes topped with refried beans, your choice of meat, lettuce, queso fresco, & sour cream

Carne Asada

Pastor

Pollo Asado

Nopal *vegetarian

SPECIALTY FRIES

Fries topped with melted mozzarella cheese, your choice of meat, sour cream & pico de gallo

Birria

Pastor

Carne Asada

QUESO FUNDIDO

Melted mozzarella cheese served on a hot skillet with chorizo, bell peppers & onion mix. Served with tortilla chips or tortillas

CILANTRO-LIME SALAD

Fresh romaine lettuce, queso fresco, heirloom tomatoes, grilled corn, pumpkin seeds with a cilantro lime dressing

Grilled Chicken

Ranchera Steak

No Meat

Extra Dressing

Tinga de Pollo

Tacos

Charboiled

Order of 3 served with a grilled jalapeño

POLLO ASADO

Premium grilled chicken tacos filled with cheese and pico de gallo

POLLO ASADO

Premium al pastor filled with cheese and pico de gallo

SPECIALTY FRIES

Premium ranchera steak tacos filled with cheese and pico de gallo

Gourmet

TACOS DE BIRRIA CON CONSOME

Slow cooked shredded beef tacos with melted mozzarella cheese. Order of 4 served with a side of consomé to dip your tacos in. Topped with cilantro & onion.

TACOS DE CAMARON

Grilled shrimp tacos filled with melted mozzarella cheese, pico de gallo, cabbage & chipotle salsa.

TACOS DE BORREGO CON CONSOME

Juicy slow cooked lamb Barbacoa with mozzarella cheese, topped with cilantro & onion. Order of 3 served with a side of lamb consomé.

QUESA-TACOS

Tacos with your choice of meat, filled with melted cheese. Topped with cilantro & onion.

Pastor

Nopal

Asada

Pollo Asado

Skillets

PARILLADAS

Grilled choice of meat(s) accompanied with a grilled jalapeño, cheese, salsa verde, rice, beans & tortillas.

Cielo, Mar y Tierra

Carne Asada

Pollo Asado

FAJITAS

Grilled choice of meat(s) sautéed with bell peppers & onions; accompanied with cheese, salsa verde, rice, beans & tortillas.

Cielo, Mar y Tierra

Carne Asada

Pollo Asado

Molcajete

A mixed grill of ranchera carne asada, chicken, shrimp, chorizo sausage, nopales, cheese, & salsa verde served in a heated Molcajete. Topped with queso fresco, a grilled jalapeño & onion. Accompanied with rice, beans & two orders of corn tortillas. (Serves~3 People)

Platillos

Traditonal Mexican dishes accompanied with rice, beans, & tortillas.

CARNE ASADA CON NOPALES

BIRRIA DE RES

Grilled Mexican ranchera steak accompanied with grilled cactus.

Slow cooked shredded beef meat made from a blended chile pepper beef stew

MOLE PLOBANO

Dark red-brown sauce made with dried chillies, spices, and chocolate. Served over chicken thigh & drumstick. *Contains Nuts*

ENCHILADAS

Four crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken & melted cheese. Served in a bed of salsa of your choice. Topped with lettuce, queso fresco, tomato, avocado & sour cream.

Rojos

Verdes

Enmoladas | Mole Sauce

COSTILLAS DE PUERCO

Tender bone-in pork ribs smothered in spicy salsa verde with nopales

QUESADILLAS

Handmade 14 inch corn tortillas filled with mozzarella cheese, your choice of meat, lettuce, sour cream & queso fresco.

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Asada     Pollo Asado

Tinga de Pollo    Pastor

Chorizo    Nopal

Mushroom 

Mariscos

*Consuming raw or uncooked meats, seafoods or eggs as well as unpasteurized dairy may increase your risk of food borne illness*

AGUACHILE

CEVICHE DE CAMARON

Fresh shrimp marinated in lime juice. Seasoned in salsa verde, soy sauce & spices. Topped with orange, tomato, cucumber, avocado & red onion slices

Fresh juicy shrimp marinated in lime juice with pico de gallo & avocado

TROPICAL AGUACHILE

Fresh shrimp and scallops marinated in lime juice, clamato, chile tepin and seasoning. Topped with mango, piña, cucumber, red onion, avocado & cilantro

COCTEL DE CAMARON

Refreshing Mexican shrimp cocktail in a tomato based sauce with pico de gallo & avocado

Caldos

Traditional soups with rich & hearty flavors. Accompanied with corn tortillas.

MENUDO

CALDO DE RES

Mexican soup made with cow stomach slowly simmered in a red chili pepper broth

Flavorful hearty beef soup made with squash, chayote, corn, carrots, cabbage & potatoes

CALDO DE 7 MARES

Cooked seafood soup with shrimp, shelled oysters, tilapia fish, crab legs, octopus, carrots, and celery.

Tortas

Mexican gourmet Sandwiches made with locally baked telera bread

*contain gluten

TORTAS

TORTA CUBANA

Torta filled with your choice of meat, beans, melted cheese. Topped with lettuce, tomato & avocado

Torta filled with milanesa de res, ham, sausage, cheese, egg & chorizo. Topped with lettuce, tomato & avocado

Milanesa de res

Carne Asada

Al Pastor

Drinks

AGUAS FRESCAS

SOFT DRINKS

BOTTLED SODA

Horchata**

Fresa**

Piña

Jamaica

Coke

Coke Zero

Diet Coke

Sprite

Lemonade

Dr. Pepper

Diet Dr. Pepper

Kids Menu

Flour Quesadilla & Fries

Asada, Pollo, Pastor

Fries

Fanta

Coke

Agua Mineral

Sidral Mundet

Sidral Gala

Sangria Jarritos

Tamarindo Jarritos

Mandarin Jarritos

Pineapple Jarritos

Dessert

Tres Leches Cake Slice

Flan Slice

Chocolate Flan Slice

Chocolate Tamal withVanilla Ice Cream

Sides

Rice & Beans

Consomé de Birria

Consomé de Borrego

Tortillas Flour or Corn

Salad

Avocado Slices

Extra Limes

Guacamole 4 oz

Chips & Salsa

Chips & Guac 4 oz

Cocktails

MARGARITAS

COCKTAILS

Hibiscus

ESPOLON TEQULA BLANCO

Paloma

ESPOLON TEQULA BLANCO

hibiscus syrup, triple sec & lime juice

lime juice, grapefruit soda & salt

Mango

ESPOLON TEQULA BLANCO

mango syrup, triple sec & lime juice

Mexican Mule

ESPOLON TEQULA REPOSADO

ginger beer, agave syrup & lime juice

Cucumber Lime

ESPOLON TEQULA BLANCO

cucumber, triple sec & lime juice

Traditional

ESPOLON TEQULA BLANCO

lime juice, triple sec, sparkling water & agave

UPGRADE

casamigos blanco tequila

casamigos reposado tequila

BEER

NON ALCOHOLIC

Michelada

CORONA, MODELO OR PACIFICO

Agua Preparada Mineral

beer, lime juice, tapatio, spices, clamato & tajin

sparkling water, lime juice & sugar

Mexican Beer

CORONA, MODELO OR PACIFICO

Michelada Agua Mineral

sparkling water, lime juice, tapatio, spices, clamato & tajin

Locations & Hours

West Valley City

Salt Lake City

2843 S 5600 W West Valley City, UT 84120

346 W 600 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Mon - Fri:  11:00 am - 9:00 pm

​Sat: 10:00am - 9:00pm

​Sun: Closed

Mon - Fri:  10:00 am - 9:00 pm

​Sat: 10:00am - 10:00pm

​Sun: Closed

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