La Piñata Mexican Bar and Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to La Piñata Mexican Bar and Grill, a vibrant culinary oasis located at 475 N Drake Rd in Kalamazoo, MI. This restaurant combines the warmth of Mexican hospitality with a menu that celebrates authentic flavors. Diners rave about the delightful chips and salsa, which serve as the perfect prelude to the main dishes.
The menu offers an impressive selection of dishes, from the popular fajita burrito to mouthwatering fajitas and innovative vegetarian options. Many reviews highlight the generous portions and reasonable prices, making every visit a delightful dining experience. Signature drinks and lively music further enhance the atmosphere, ensuring that both food and fun are always on the menu. Whether you’re seeking a cozy family dinner or a lively gathering with friends, La Piñata promises not just a meal, but a memorable encounter with the heart of Mexican cuisine.
Terrific Tacos
Tacos de Chorizo
Three Mexican Style Tacos stuffed with our delicious chorizo sausage and served with a side of rice, beans, and a salad.
Tacos De Carne Asada
Three chopped steak Mexican Style tacos with a side of pico de gallo, salad, rice and beans.
Tacos Al Pastor
Three Mexican Style chopped pork tacos with pineapple chunks cooked in special red salsa and onions, served with pico de gallo, salad, rice & beans.
Tacos De Pescado
Three Mexican Style grilled fish tacos served with rice, beans, corn, lettuce, avocado, cucumber, tomatoes and onions.
Tacos de Lengua
Three Mexican Style tongue tacos freshly made. Comes with a side of rice, beans, and a salad
Tacos De Buche
Three delicious Mexican Style chopped stomach pork tacos. Served with rice and beans and salad.
Al Pastor Taco
A la carte taco (1)
Grilled Fish Taco
A la carte taco (1)
Camaron Taco
A la carte taco (1)
Taco De Lengua
A la carte taco (1)
Taco De Buche
A la carte taco (1)
Taco Asada
A la carte taco (1)
Taco Pork
A la carte taco (1)
Taco Grilled Chicken
A la carte taco (1)
Sample Plate
An appetizer for all! A quesadilla melted in yellow cheese cut in four slices, one chicken chimichanga, two chicken flautas. Served with sour cream.
Queso Charro
Traditional sausage blended with cheese and paired with 3 tortillas
Nachos Al Carbon
Delicious grilled chicken, steak, and shrimp topped on a bed of chips, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream.
Fajita Nachos- Steak
Get your meal off a sizzling start! A colorful plate of Steak, peppers, onions and tomatoes on a bed of crisp tortilla chips topped with plenty of cheese.
Fajita Nachos- Grilled Chicken
Get your meal off a sizzling start! A colorful plate of Grilled Chicken, peppers, onions and tomatoes on a bed of crisp tortilla chips topped with plenty of cheese.
Fajita Nachos- Shrimp
Get your meal off a sizzling start! A colorful plate of Shrimp, peppers, onions and tomatoes on a bed of crisp tortilla chips topped with plenty of cheese.
Nachos Supreme
Crisp chips piled with beef, lettuce and tomatoes with scoops of guacamole, jalapenos, and sour cream
Hearty Appetizers
Your Choice Nachos
Grilled Chicken And Cheese Nachos
Grilled chicken and cheese on a bed of tortilla chips
Steak And Cheese Nachos
Steak and cheese on a bed of tortilla chips
Chorizo Beans And Cheese Nachos
Chorizo, beans, and cheese on a bed of tortilla chips
Chicken and Cheese Nachos
Shredded chicken and cheese on a bed of tortilla chips
Beef Chicken And Cheese Nachos
Ground beef, shredded chicken, and cheese on a bed off tortilla chips
Beef Beans And Cheese Nachos
Ground beef, beans, and cheese on a bed of tortilla chips
Beef And Cheese Nachos
Ground beef and cheese on a bed of tortilla chips
Bean And Cheese Nachos
Beans and cheese on a bed of tortilla chips
House Margarita Tower
88oz of your favorite house Margarita
Ultimate Margarita Tower
88oz of our tasty Ultimate Margarita
The Ultimate Margarita- 12oz
Jose Cuervo, 1800 tequila, Cointreau, Grand Marier, lime juice and sweet and sour mix shaken and served on the rocks,
The Ultimate Margarita- 27oz
Jose Cuervo, 1800 tequila, Cointreau, Grand Marier, lime juice and sweet and sour mix shaken and served on the rocks.
The Ultimate Margarita- 46oz
Jose Cuervo, 1800 tequila, Cointreau, Grand Marier, lime juice and sweet and sour mix shaken and served on the rocks,
The Ultimate Margarita Pitcher- 60oz
Jose Cuervo, 1800 tequila, Cointreau, Grand Marier, lime juice and sweet and sour mix shaken and served on the rocks,
House Margarita- 12oz
Flavor add ins- Strawberry, raspberry, pina colada, peach, mango for 25
House Margarita-27oz
Flavor add ins- Strawberry, raspberry, pina colada, peach, mango for 25
House Margarita- 46oz
Flavor add ins- Strawberry, raspberry, pina colada, peach, mango for 25
House Margarita Pitcher- 60oz
Flavor add ins- Strawberry, raspberry, pina colada, peach, mango for 25
Daiquiri- 12oz
Made with Ice, Rum, and Soda
Daiquiri- 27oz
Made with Ice, Rum, and Soda
Daiquiri- 46oz
Made with Ice, Rum, and Soda
Daiquiri Pitcher- 60oz
Made with Ice, Rum, and Soda
Pina Loca
Margarazo
Frozen margarita with a mini Corona bottle
Sangria Margarita
Frozen Margarita with a splash of Fruity Sangria Wine
Vampiro
Cantarito
Wine Selection
Chardonnay, Pinot, Grigio, Merlot, Cabarnet, Sangria, White Zinfandel Moscato Malbec
Imported Bottle Beer Selection
Tecate, Modelo, Corona, Negra Modelo, Corona Light, Pacifico, Dos XX Lager, Dos XX Amber, Heineken, Blue Moon
Domestic Bottle Beer Selection
Miller Lite, MGD, Coors Light, Michelob, Budweiser, Michelob Light, Bud Light, O’Douls (non-alc), Bud Light Lime
From The Bar
Non-Alcohol Beverages
Pepsi Product Drinks
Cherry Pepsi, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Water, Pink Lemonade, Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, Mountain Dew, Orange Crush, Sierra Mist
Ice Tea
Sweet and Un-Sweetened Available
Milk
Chocolate milk and regular milk available
Coffee
Decaf
Juice
No Free Refills- Pineapple, Orange, Apple, Cranberry
Jarritos Mexican Soda
Choose from a variety of 9 different flavors, ask for your favorite!
Aguas Frescas- 32oz
No Free Refills- Horchata, Jamaica, Tamarindo
Chimichanga
Two flour tortillas deep-fried, filled with beef or chicken, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, nacho cheese, guacamole, and a side order of rice
Shrimp Chimichanga
Two flour tortillas, deep-fried filled with shrimp, tomatoes, and onions with a side order of rice, beans, and a salad
Southwestern Chimichanga
Two rolled flour tortillas filled with chicken, black beans, corn, spinach, green onions, cauliflower, and Monterey jack cheese. Served with guacamole salad, rice, and beans.
Chimichanga Grill
Marinated beef, chicken and shrimp with sauteed onions and bell peppers wrapped in a flour, tortilla and fried to a golden brown. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans.
House Special
Deep fried chicken strips combined with half a dozen deep fried shrimp paired with french fries
Huevos Con Chorizo
Eggs with sausage, served with rice beans, and three flour tortillas
Taquitos Mexicanos
For crispy fried corn, taquitos chicken only, garnished with shredded lettuce, guacamole, tomatoes, and sour cream. With a side choice of rice or beans.
La Pinata Special
One chicken burrito, one chicken enchilada with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Corn chips, topped with grilled chicken, cooked in our tomatillo sauce served with rice and a salad on the side
Acapulco
Steak or chicken grilled with onions layered on top of a flour tortilla and topped with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and rice.
Tastes Of Mexico
Chicken Choices
Pollo Borracho
Grilled chicken breast marinated with special tequila and lime juice. Served with rice, cooked mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, sliced avocado, and three flour or corn tortillas.
Pollo Xochimilco
Grilled chicken breast and shrimp, covered with mushrooms, onions, chipotle, salsa served with steamed veggies and rice
Pollo Toluca
Spiced grilled chicken breast, top with chorizo sausage, served with rice, beans and tortillas
Pechuga Monterrey
Grilled boneless breast combined with rice beans, green salsa on top and tortillas
Pechuga Mexicana
Fresh boneless breast cook on the grill, combined with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice and three tortillas
Pollo Guanajuato
And especially good dish of grilled chicken breast talked with shrimp, onions and tomatoes. Covered with cheese sauce. Serve with rice and tortillas.
Pollo Con Mole
Chicken covered with a slightly sweet mole sauce. Served with rice beans and tortillas
Pollo Supremo
A rich and flavorful dish of chicken and onions simmered in a creamy white mushroom. Presented with your choice of rice or beans and three tortillas
T-Bone Steak and Shrimp
A wonderful combination of a juicy T-bone with shrimp, cook with onions and mushrooms, topped with cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Steak Mexicano
Ribeye grilled with cooked onions, bell peppers, and tomato served with refried beans and rice.
Carne Asada
A slice of grilled steak combined with rice, beans, lettuce, lime, avocado, and tomatoes
Lengua en Salsa Verde
Traditional Mexican dish that consists of sliced tongue meat, topped with Verde sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Lengua en Salsa Roja
Traditional Mexican dish that consists of sliced tongue meat, topped with salsa roja. Served with rice and beans.
Chile Colorado
Beef chunks mixed in a red sauce, served with rice, beans, and flour tortillas.
Carne Sonora
Traditional skirt, meat combined with charros beans, rice, nopales, avocado, Mexican cheese, lettuce, and tortillas
Steak Ranchero
Enjoy a tender ribeye steak with ranchero salsa on top
Steak Vallarta
A seasoned 12 ounce T-bone or ribeye steak grilled with shrimp and bacon, mixed vegetables. Served with rice and beans.
Carnitas Mexicanas
Pork chunks, deep-fried until tender. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.
Pina Loca
Half an oven roasted pineapple ham packed with tasty grilled chicken, savory steak, bacon, pineapple chunks, and cheese.