Nacho Mama's Mexican Grill
New Orleans (504) 899-0031   Harahan (504) 736-1188   Gentilly (504) 286-1805

About Our Menu

Mexican Restaurant

Mexican Cuisine 

New Orleans Restaurant


Mexican Dish

Combining great food from their original downtown eatery with more upscale fare like shrimp fajitas, mahi mahi fish tacos, and skirt steak, Nacho Mama's serves top award-winning margaritas and offers nightly drink specials. Uptown has comfortable seating for up to 85, and Elmwood up to 130. Both locations also have outdoor patio dining areas and Elmwood has a private party room for up to 20 people. Our new Gentilly location has a separate bar area for parties of up to 40 people.


Chips & Dips

 Freshly Fried Corn Tortilla Chips and Nacho Mama's own homemade dips:

  • Salsa...$2.00 (Refill for $1)
  • Refried Bean Dip...$3.00 (Refill for $2)
  • Pico de Gallo...$4.00 (Refill for $2.50)
  • Guacamole...$5.00 (Refill for $3)
  • White Queso...$5.00 (Refill for $3)
  • Tropical Salsa...$5.00 (refill for $3)                    

                                                                   OR

                                       Choose any 3 for...$10!  Choose any 4 for...$13!

 

Appetizers

  • Nacho Mama's Nachos—Fried corn tortilla chips with melted Monterrey and cheddar cheese, topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, black olives, and jalapeños...$8.50  Add chicken, beef, steak, or pork...$2
  • Mamachitas—Roasted jalapeño, habanero and serrano peppers, cheese, tomatoes, onions and cilantro wrapped in flour tortillas, lightly fried and served with a side of habanero sour cream...(VERY HOT)...$8.50
  • Flautas—4 corn tortillas wrapped around your choice of chicken or beef, lightly fried over a bed of lettuce and served with a side of sour cream...$7.50
  • Southwest Eggrolls—Shredded chicken, corn, black beans, onions, cilantro, cheddar and Monterrey cheese wrapped in an eggroll and deep fried, served with a side of spicy ranch...$8.50
  • Regular Nachos—Corn tortilla chips with melted Monterrey and cheddar cheese, topped with jalapeños...$6.50
  • Combo Appetizer—One ground beef mini chimi, one chicken flauta, one mamachita, and nacho chips with cheese, pico de gallo, jalapeños, and a side of sour cream...$10       Make it Grande with two of everything!...$13
  • Mini Chimichangas—4 flour tortillas wrapped around your choice of chicken or beef, lightly fried over a bed of lettuce and served with a side of sour cream...$7.50
  • BBQ Macho Nachos- Nacho chips topped with cheese, spicy BBQ pork, black bean, corn, red onions and chopped slaw...$10.00

Soups & Salads

 Soups:

  • Soup of the Day...cup...$4.50...bowl...$6.50
  • Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup—Shredded chicken, tomatoes and onions in a spicy broth, topped with fried corn tortilla strips and slices of avocado...cup...$4.50...bowl...$6.50
 Salads:
  • Mama's House Salad—Crisp romaine lettuce, Roma tomatoes, red onions, croutons, and shredded cheddar and Monterrey jack cheese...$7
  • Caesar Salad—Crisp romaine lettuce shredded romano cheese, home-style croutons, and authentic Caesar dressing...$7
  • Spinach Salad—Baby spinach, Roma tomatoes, red onions, crumbled blue cheese and slices of fresh avocado...$8
  • Santa Fe Salad-Chopped romaine lettuce, black beans, red onions, roma tomatoes and tortilla strips...$8

Dressings include: Lo-fat Balsamic Vinaigrette, Ranch, Blue Cheese,

Fat-Free Raspberry Vinaigrette and Caesar

                                                      

Add to any salad:

Fajita Chicken...$3  Fajita Shrimp...$4   Fajita Steak...$4  Portobella Mushroom...$4

Fish of the Day...$5

Wraps

 All wraps come with a side of your choice of homemade dressings: Ranch, Chipolte Ranch, Caesar, Blue Cheese, Lo-Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette or Fat Free Raspberry Vin.

 
  • Chicken Caesar Wrap—Crisp romaine lettuce, Roma tomatoes, shredded romano cheese, grilled chicken and authentic Caesar dressing wrapped inside a 12" flour tortilla...$7.50
  • Steak & Blue Cheese Wrap—Baby spinach, Roma tomatoes, red onions, crumbled blue cheese, sliced avocado, skirt steak and ranch dressing wrapped inside a 12" sun-dried tomato tortilla...$8.50
  • Mexicali Shrimp Wrap- Mama's Spicy Fajita Shrimp, cucumber slices, red onions, fresh avocado, cheese, ranch dressing and crisp romaine lettuce in a spinach tortilla...$9
  • Fajita Wraps- Crisp romaine lettuce, fajita onions and peppers, cheese and your choice of fajita chicken or steak on a 12" wheat tortilla...$9

California Style Burritos

 12" flour or wheat tortilla stuffed with Spanish rice, black or refried beans, pico de gallo, cheese, jalapeños, black olives & your choice of:

 
  • Shrimp or Steak...$9
  • Chicken, Ground Beef, Spicy Pork or Mixed Veggie...$8
  • Black Bean or Refried Bean...$7

                       Choose a Sun-Dried Tomato or Spinach Tortilla for $.50.  

                      Add a side of sour cream for $.50 or guacamole for $1.00. 

Tacos

6" flour, wheat, hard corn or soft corn tortilla stuffed with pico de gallo, lettuce, cheese, jalapeños, and your choice of: 

  • Mama's Taco Plate 2 Tacos just the way you want them. You pick the Shell (Hard Corn, Soft Corn, Flour or Whole Wheat). You pick what goes inside (Beans, Veggies, Chicken, Beef, Shimp, Pork or Steak), Mix or Match with all the fixins on the side, plus rice and your choice of beans.  $8.50  with chorizo, onions and peppers...$9
  • Three Amigos Taco Basket...$2 more
  • Baja Fish Taco Plate (choose any two)...$9
  • Grilled talapia with cole slaw, fresh pico de gallo and chipolte ranch dressing
  • Fried catfish with pico de gallo, cheese and shredded lettuce
  • Sauteed shrimp with pico de gallo, cheese, jalapenos. 
  • Grilled mahi mahi with tropical salsa and shredded lettuce

Add a side of sour cream for $.50 or guacamole for $1.00. 

 

Quesadillas

 All quesadillas are served on your choice of 12" flour or wheat tortillas with a side of pico de gallo.  Choose a Sun-dried Tomato or Spinach Tortilla for $.50.

 
  • Shrimp, Fried Catfish, or Steak...$9.50
  • Chicken, Ground Beef, Spicy Pork or Mixed Veggie...$8.50
  • Black Bean or Refried Bean, or Plain Cheese...$7.50

Add a side of sour cream for $.50 or guacamole for $1.00. 

 

Specialty Quesadillas

12" flour or wheat tortilla grilled over an open flame and served with Spanish rice, black or refried beans, and a side of sour cream.  Choose a Sun-dried Tomato or Spinach Tortilla for $.50.  Add a side of guacamole for $1.00.

  • Shrimp & Bacon...$10
  • Spinach & Tomato...$9
  • Chorizo, Onions and Peppers...$10
    Portobella Mushroom, Corn and Poblano Peppers...$10

Fajitas

Fajitas are served in a sizzling skillet over a bed of grilled onions and peppers with sour cream, guacamole, jalapeño, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo and your choice of 6" flour or wheat tortillas.

Your choice of:

  •  Skirt Steak ...$16
  • Mixed Veggie ...$12
  • Chicken Breast...$14 
  • Jumbo Shrimp...$16
  • Portobella Mushroom ...$14

 

Mixed Grill Fajitas

Chicken & Steak ...$15

Portobella Mushroom and Mixed Veggie...$13

Chicken & Shrimp...$15

Sizzling combo of 4 pieces of chicken, 4 pieces of skirt steak & 4 jumbo shrimp...$20

 

House Favorites

Taco Salad:  Black or refried beans, cheese, pico de gallo, jalapeños, black olives, sour cream and guacamole served over a bed of romaine lettuce in a crispy flour shell with your choice of chicken, pork, steak, shrimp or ground beef...$10

Chili Rellenos:  One large poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and corn, battered and fried to perfection with a side of beans and rice...$9.50

Carla's Cheesy Chimichanga:  Your choice of chicken or ground beef with Monterrey and cheddar cheese stuffed inside a 12" flour tortilla, deep fried and smothered in white queso.  Served with pico de gallo, jalapeños, Spanish rice and your choice of black or refried beans...$11  with shrimp on sundried tortilla...$13

The Mother of All Burgers:  8 ounces of ground chuck mixed with Mama's special seasoning, served on a sesame seed bun and topped with lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickles...$9  Add: Avocado...$2.00, Blue Cheese...$1.00, White Queso...$1.00, Bacon...$1.00

Itsalotta Enchiladas:  Two corn tortilla stuffed and covered with onions, cheese, and our own special enchilada sauce.  Served with pico de gallo, jalapeños, Spanish rice and your choice of black or refried beans.  Choose from:                      Chicken, Beef, or Pork...$11           Cheese or Bean (black or refried)...$8.50

Catch of the Day  Call us, email or stop by for today fish and seafood specials.

Baked Burritos

 All baked burritos are served with a side of Spanish rice, vegetarian refried beans or vegan black beans

 

Jerk Chicken Burrito:  Jerk-marinated shredded chicken with black beans, spinach, cheese, red onions and Roma tomatoes stuffed inside a 12" flour tortilla, then baked and topped with sour cream...$10

Mama's Ultimate Veggie Burrito:  Potatoes, bell peppers, onions, spinach, tomatoes, cheese, black beans and jalapeños stuffed inside a 12" spinach tortilla, covered with a green tomatillo sauce & cheese, then baked to perfection...$10

Great Western Burrito:  Choice of chicken, pork, steak, or ground beef stuffed inside a 12" flour tortilla with cheese, then covered with roasted jalapeño sauce & cheese and baked in the oven...$10

Sweet & Spicy BBQ Pork Burrito:  Shredded barbecue pork with Spanish rice, black beans, red onions, cheese and tomatoes stuffed inside a 12" sun-dried tomato tortilla and topped with barbecue sauce & melted cheese...$10.50

Super Steak Burrito:  Grilled steak, onions and bell peppers stuffed inside a 12" flour tortilla with black beans, cheese, jalapeños & pico de gallo, topped with sour cream & guacamole...$11

Shrimpalada Burrito: Sauteed shrimp, black beans, red onions, poblano peppers, corn and cheese stuffed inside a 12: wheat tortilla and smothered in enchilada sauce and more cheese...$12

Mama's Lunch Menu

HalFajita:  Mama's killer fajita only smaller. Choose chicken, steak with cheese, lettuce, pico, jalapenos and sour cream. Served with flour or wheat tortillas, rice and beans...$9

Fajita Chicken Sandwich:  Fajita marinated chicken, grilled onions and peppers topped with melted cheese adn ranch dressing on a toasted bun with a side of fries...$8

Brunch Burrito:  Scrambled eggs, black beans, pico de gallo, onions, peppers and cheese rolled up tight in either a flour or wheat tortilla with a lil' salsa...$8

Lunchiladas:  2 corn tortillas stuffed with cheese and your choice of chicken, ground beef or pork, covered in Mama's special enchilada sauce, cheese and diced onions, with rice and beans...$8

Baby Mama Nacho:  The mini-me of Nachos, topped with Melted cheese, pico, jalapenos, sour cream and either grilled chicken or ground beef...$8

Soup 'n Salad :  Get a lunch-sized House or Caesar Salad with a cup of either the soup of the day or Mama's chicken tortilla soup...$8 (with Spinach Salad add $1)

Mama's Lunch Box Combo:  You get a choice of any three of the following items with rice, your choice of beans and a side of sour cream...$10

Chicken or Beef Taco (limit 1)                Chicken or Cheese Mini Quesadilla (limit 1)

Chicken or Beef Flauta                          Chicken or Beef Mini Chimichanga

Mamachita                                          Southwest Eggroll

Full Bar

  • House Margaritas, Rocks or Frozen, with Sauza Tequila
  • Frozen Fruit Margaritas made with real Strawberry, Mango, or Raspberry 
  • Super Top Shelf Margaritas with your choice from our HUGE selection of premium tequilas!
  • Piña Coladas featuring Pearl Coconut Vodka
  • Plum Crazy Martini made with Pearl Plum Vodka
  • Mexican Mocha Chica with Patron XO café 
  • Mama's Mojitos with fresh mint & Bacardi Superior Rum
  • Bloody Mary's
  • Mexican Coffee
  • Dos Equis Draft
  • Abita Amber Draft 
  • Miller Lite Draft
  • Corona & Corona Light
  • Bohemia
  • Pacifico
  • Heinekin
  • Shiner Bock
  • Sol
  • Negro Modelo
  • Coke™ Products  


Contact us for more information about our fresh Mexican cuisine.


 

"Best Margaritas"
 Where Y'at™ '05-'09

"Best Tacos"
New Orleans Magazine™

Hours of Operation:

Sunday–Thursday
11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Friday & Saturday  11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Saturday  11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.