Cocina de Carlos Menu
Introducing the Menu at Cocina de Carlos:
At Cocina de Carlos, located in the heart of Waterville, Ohio, each dish tells a vibrant story steeped in flavor and tradition. Renowned for their inventive fried enchiladas and unique meals served inside pineapples, the menu elevates classic Mexican cuisine to new heights. Customers rave about the outstanding service and the warm, inviting atmosphere that makes every visit memorable.
Patrons have enjoyed the fajita buffet, praised for its bountiful portions and accommodating staff, ensuring that drinks are constantly refilled under attentive care. With an upstairs private dining area perfect for celebrations, guests have turned to Cocina de Carlos for special occasions, like rehearsal dinners.
Whether it’s the freshly made tortilla chips paired with delightful salsa or the refreshing margaritas, every meal celebrates authenticity with a touch of creativity. For an exceptional dining experience, Cocina de Carlos is truly a standout.
Fajitas
Dego’s Fajitas
Steak, chorizo, chicken, pork, 2 colossal shell-on shrimp, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Jalapeno Chicken Fajitas
Chicken, chorizo, jalapenos, and creamy hot sauce. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Fundido Fajita
12 shrimp, chorizo, onions. Baked with Chihuahua melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Veggie Fajitas
grilled onions, tomatoes, peppers and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Durango Fajitas
Steak, chicken, pineapple, onions, spicy Chipotle sauce, melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Seafood Fajitas
12 shrimp, 2 colossal shell-on shrimp, tilapia, bell pepper, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Shrimp Fajitas
12 shrimp, colossal shell-on shrimp, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Texas Fajitas
Steak, chicken, 6 shrimp, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Pork Jalapeno Fajitas
Tender grilled pork carnitas, onions, tomatoes, fresh grilled jalapenos. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Tropical Fajitas
Steak, chorizo, bacon, mushrooms, onions, pineapples and baked with cheese. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Spicy Chicken Mango Fajitas
Chicken, mango, bacon, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms and light touch of queso blanco. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Pickle Jalapenos 2oz
Cheese Dip 2oz.
Shredded Cheese 4oz.
8 Oz Chorizo
Tomatoes 2 Oz.
Shredded Cheese 2oz
Fresh Jalapenos 2oz
Sliced Jalapenos 4oz.
Side Of 8 Shrimp
Fresh Habanero Salsa 2 Oz.
Guacamole Garnish
Green Salsa 2oz
Fresh Onion 5 Oz.
Fresh Habanero Salsa 4oz
Sour Cream 2oz.
Lime ( 1 Limon Cortado)
Side Of Grilled Chicken (8 Oz.)
Guacamole Salad
Side Of Steak (8 Oz.)
1/2 Avocado
Corn Tortilla
French Fries
Rice And Beans
Pico De Gallo 4oz.
Hot Salsa 4 Oz.
Grilled Onion 5 Oz
Rice With Cheese Dip
1 Avocado
Chiles Toreados (2)
2 Jalapenos- deep-fried and seasoned
8 Oz Ground Beef
Fresh Onion 2oz.
Tomatoes 4 Oz.
Green Salsa 4oz
Guacamole 2oz.
Spanish Rice
Gluten-free.
Fajita Side Garnish
Rice, Beans, and Guacamole Garnish
Refried Beans
Flour Tortilla
Pico De Gallo 2oz
Whole Pinto Beans
Small Plate Lettuce
Sour Cream 4 Oz.
Sides
Burritos & Enchiladas
Enchiladas Supreme
Four enchiladas, (beef, chicken, cheese and bean), baked with red mild sauce and cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Burritos Deluxe
A beef and bean burrito alongside a chicken and bean, baked with red mild sauce and cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes
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Enchiladas Dinner
3 Enchiladas with your choice of ground beef, spicy chicken tinga, shredded chicken, pork or cheese. Served with rice, beans and guacamole garnish.
Enchiladas Verdez
Three cheese enchiladas, covered with green medium salsa and shredded beef. Served with rice, beans and guacamole garnish.
Enchiladas Cancun
3 Cheese enchiladas, covered with queso blanco, shrimp , green pepper,onions,mushroom Served with rice and crema salad.
Enchiladas Veracruz
Two cheese enchiladas with shredded pork on top. Baked with red mild salsa and cheese. Served with rice, beans and guacamole garnish.
Carne Asada
Thin marinaded NY Strip Steak, seasoned and grilled with onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
California Nacho-Fries
A bed of seasoned french fries, sliced carne asada steak, covered with queso blanco, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and guacamole. Note: does not include rice, beans, or tortillas
Chile Colorado
Marinated sliced steak simmered in spicy medium red sauce. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Carne Asada & Portabello
Thin marinaded NY Strip Steak seasoned and grilled with onions and portobello, dressed with queso blanco. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
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Carne En Su Jugo
A delicious combination of steak strips, smoked bacon, whole pinto beans and simmered in medium green tomatillo salsa. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Steak Specialties
Vegan Dinners
Vegana Azteca Fajita
Onions, Tomatoes, bell pepper, mushrooms, black beans, corn, vegan sausage chorizo, poblano peppers, and portobello
Vegan Street Tacos Dinner
Vegan sausage chorizo, corn, black beans, with fresh onions and cilantro
Vegan Pineapple
Half of a ripe and sweet pineapple grilled and filled with mushrooms, onions, pineapple chunks, vegan sausage chorizo, corn, black beans and portobello mushrooms. Served with flour tortillas
Enchilada Vegan Dinner
Three corn tortillas filled with chopped VEGAN sausage, black beans, mushrooms and yellow corn. Topped with your choice of mild sauce or hot roasted salsa, and slices of avocado. Served with rice, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes and guacamole
16 Oz. Top Shelf Avion Tequila Margarita
Our Top-Shelf Margarita made with 100% Agave-Avion Silver Tequila to go. 16 oz. with no ice. Makes two margaritas at home when you add ice. Limit 2 margaritas per order. must show ID when picking up.
16 Oz. Golden Margarita To-Go
Our golden margarita to go. 16 oz. with no ice. Makes two margaritas at home when you add ice. Limit 3 margaritas per order. must show ID when picking up. MUST PURCHASE FOOD TO GET MARGARITAS TO-GO.
16 Oz. House Margarita To-Go
Our original house margarita to go. 16 oz. with no ice. Makes two margaritas at home when you add ice. Limit 3 margaritas per order. must show ID when picking up. MUST PURCHASE FOOD TO PURCHASE MARGARITAS TOGO.
16 Oz. Texas Margarita
Our Texas Margarita to go. 16 oz. with no ice. Makes two margaritas at home when you add ice. Limit 3 margaritas per order. must show ID when picking up. MUST PURCHASE FOOD TO GET MARGARITAS TO-GO.
Margaritas To-Go- New!!!
Take Out
Take Out Order
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Chipotle Chicken
Grilled chicken, mushroom & onions in our “spicy” chipotle sauce
Poblano Chicken
Sliced grilled chicken with slices of Poblano peppers, grilled mushrooms and melted cheese. Served with rice, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Margarita Chicken
Chicken, mango, bacon, jalapenos, onions, mushrooms and light touch of queso blanco. Served with rice, guacamole garnish and tortillas
Chorizo Chicken
Sliced grilled chicken, chorizo and queso blanco. Served with rice, guacamole garnish and tortillas
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Grilled Chicken
Mexican Traditionals
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Chile “Rojo” Asado
A roasted sweet red pepper filled with 6 shrimp grilled with onions, mushrooms, pork chorizo, queso fresco. Served over rice and dressed with queso blanco. Includes guacamole garnish.
Chile Relleno Dinner Combo
2 poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, roasted, peeled , coated with eggs and baked with mild red salsa. Served with rice, beans and guacamole garnish
Mexican Pizza
2 flour tortillas grilled & filled with cheese, refried beans, onions, green bell pepper, tomatoes, steak, grilled chicken, pork chorizo & shrimp. Lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo on the side.
Caliente Combo
1 pork tamale, 1 pork burrito, 1 chicken enchilada, all covered with red tomatillo hot salsa and cheese. Served with rice, beans and guacamole garnish.
Nachos Chipotle
Pile of fresh chips baked with cheese & chipotle sauce, covered with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo. Choose 1 topping. -steak -chicken -shrimp
Mexican Combo
Chile relleno, pork tamale in red salsa, pork tamale in green salsa served with rice, beans and guacamole garnish
Taco Supreme
4 soft flour tacos filled with cheese. 2 ground beef and 2 chicken. Lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes
Nachos Fajita
Steak, chicken, bell pepper, onions and tomatoes over a bed of cheese nachos, covered with queso blanco, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole
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Pineapple Don Charly
Tarasco Don Charly
Half of a ripe, sweet pineapple grilled and filled with steak, chicken, chorizo and 2 colossal shrimp. Also cooked with mushrooms, onions, pineapple chunks baked with melted cheese on top. Served with rice beans beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas.
Vegan Don Charly
100 % vegan dish. Cooked with vegan sausage chorizo, mushrooms corn, black beans and portobello. Served with rice, beans and guacamole garnish.
Shrimp Don Charly
Half of a ripe, sweet pineapple grilled with 12 shrimp and 2 colossal shell-on shrimp. Also cooked with mushrooms, onions, pineapple chunks baked with melted cheese on top. Served with rice beans beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas.
Original Pineapple Don Charly
Half of a ripe, sweet pineapple grilled and filled with mushrooms, onions, pineapple chunks baked with melted cheese on top. Served with rice beans beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas.
Mango-Bacon Don Charly
Half of a ripe, sweet pineapple grilled and filled with 12 shrimp, bacon, mango and chorizo. Also cooked with mushrooms, onions, pineapple chunks baked with melted cheese on top. Served with rice beans beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas.
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Lunch Picante
Lunch Chimichanga
A deep fried flour tortilla covered with queso blanco sauce. choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga, or pork.
Lunch Taco Salad
Fresh baked flour tortilla bowl with refried beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and guacamole.
Lunch Tamale
Gluten free. handmade and filled with spicy pork mole, baked with red mild sauce and cheese.
Lunch Vegano
Lunch Enchilada
Gluten free. corn tortilla rolled, baked with mild red sauce, cheese. choose ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga or pork.
Lunch Soft Taco
Lunch Hard Taco
Lunch Burrito
Flour tortilla rolled and filled with your choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga or pork. baked with red mild sauce and cheese.
Lunch Tostada
Gluten free. flat crunchy corn tortilla with beans, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. choose ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga or pork.
Lunch Taquitos Flautas
Lunch Chile Relleno
Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with melted cheese, coated with egg and baked with mild salsa.
Lunch Quesadilla
Flour tortilla grilled with cheese. choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga, pork, spinach or mushrooms.
Lunch Speedy Gonzalez
Lunch Traditionals
Gourmet Street Tacos
Fish Tacos Gourmet
3 grilled tilapia tacos, grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served on double stacked corn tortillas, with fresh onions and cilantro on top. Beans and guacamole garnish on the side
Carne Asada (Steak) Tacos Gourmet
Grilled steak Served on double stacked corn tortillas, with fresh onions and cilantro on top. Beans and guacamole garnish on the side
Barbacoa Tacos Gourmet
Slow cooked shredded beef, fresh cilantro and onions.
Grilled Chicken Gourmet Street Tacos
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Pork Carnitas Tacos Gourmet
3 tacos, Tender slow cooked pork. Served on double stacked corn tortillas, with fresh onions and cilantro on top. Beans and guacamole garnish on the side
Al Pastor Pork Tacos Gourmet
3 Traditional "street tacos" with Pork simmered in chipotle mild sauce, fresh cilantro and onions. Served with beans and guacamole garnish.
Al Pastor Chicken Tacos Gourmet
3 Tacos, grilled chicken simmered in chipotle mild sauce. Served on double stacked corn tortillas, with fresh onions and cilantro on top. Beans and guacamole garnish on the side
Caribbean Tacos Gourmet
3 tacos, grilled chicken, jalapenos, pineapple, grilled cheese. Served on double stacked corn tortillas. Beans and guacamole garnish on the side
Shrimp Tacos Gourmet
3 shrimp tacos, grilled onions, tomatoes and peppers Served on double stacked corn tortillas, with fresh onions and cilantro on top. Beans and guacamole garnish on the side
Adobo Shrimp
12 grilled shrimp, simmered in guajillo-chipotle spicy sauce. Served with rice, and guacamole garnish
Jalapeno Creme Shrimp
12 shrimp grilled with onions, pork chorizo, jalapenos and simmered in creamy white sauce. Served with rice, and guacamole garnish
Shrimp Cozumel
12 grilled shrimp with grilled mushrooms, served over a bed of rice and dressed with queso blanco. Served with rice, and guacamole garnish
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Habanero Devil Shrimp
12 grilled shrimp, simmered in our home-made habanero sauce. Served with rice, guacamole garnish and flour tortillas. Very Spicy!
Shrimp Con Queso
12 shrimp grilled with poblano peppers, red pepper and fresh mushrooms, smothered with queso blanco. Served with rice, and guacamole garnish
Ceviche Asado
Grilled shrimp, fully cooked and finished with lime juice, fresh shopped veggies, (tomatoes, cilantro, onion) and a little touch of fresh jalapenos and avocado slices. Served with corn tostadas and rice.
Tilapia Asada
Tender and delicious marinated tilapia, grilled with lemons. Served with rice, and guacamole garnish.
Mojo Garlic Shrimp
12 grilled shrimp, cooked with garlic and lime juice. Served with rice, and guacamole garnish
Seafood
Soups & Salads
Tortilla Soup (Cup)
Carlos' Mama special recipe with fresh broth, pico de gallo, cheese, fresh squeezed lime juice, Spanish rice, and crispy tortilla chips.
Taco Salad
Fresh baked large flour tortilla bowl with refried beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and guacamole
Mayan Salad
Grilled chicken, chopped lettuce, black bean, roasted corn, queso fresco, avocado, and crispy tortilla strips
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Tortilla Soup (Bowl)
Riviera Salad
Fresh bed of baby spinach, red sweet pepper, queso fresco, lime juice, black beans, corn, grilled mango, tilapia, and 6 shrimp
Enchiladas Carte
Corn tortilla rolled and baked with mild red sauce and cheese. Choose ground beef, chicken shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga, or pork
Tostada Carte
Flat crunchy corn tortilla with beans, lettuce tomato, and sour cream. Choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga or pork
Chimichanga Carte
Fried flour tortilla covered with queso blanco. Filled with your choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga or pork
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Quesadilla Carte
Fur tortilla grilled with cheese. Choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spic chicken tinga, pork, spinach or mushrooms.
1 Quesa Birria A La Carte
Tamale Carte
Handmade and filled with spicy pork, baked with red mild sauce and cheese
Burrito Carte
Flour tortilla rolled and filled with your choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, spicy chicken tinga or pork. Baked with red mild sauce and cheese
Street Tacos Carte
Double stacked grilled corn tortilla with onion and cilantro. Choose Carne asada steak, pork carnitas, grilled chicken, caribbean or al Pastor chicken
Soft Shell TACO
Soft flour tortilla. Choice of ground beef and shredded chicken, with lettuce and cheese
Chile Relleno Carte
Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with melted cheese, coated with egg and baked with mild salsa
A La Carte & Combos
Appetizers
Queso Fundido
Queso blanco, chorizo
Nachos Supreme
Pile of fresh chips baked with cheese and topping of your choice. Covered with lettuce sour cream, and tomatoes.
Taquitos Flauta
6 fried corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken. For dipping: guacamole, sour cream and queso blanco
Bean Dip
Refried beans and queso blanco
Cheese Dip
Pizza Birria
2 flour tortillas grilled and filled with juicy shredded beef, mozzarella cheese, cilantro, onions. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo & consomme dipping sauce.
Jalapeno Dip
Beans, ground beef, queso blanco, jalapenos
Quesadillas Andele
Large flour tortilla filled with cheese and one choice topping. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes
Guacamole Dip
3 Quesa Birria Y Consume
3 grilled corn tortillas stuffed with our juicy shredded beef, mozzarella cheese, cilantro, onions & consomme dipping sauce.
Nachos Cheese Only
Dr. Pepper
Coke
Milk
Coffe
Horchata
Iced Tea
Sprite
Jamaica
Jarritos
Diet Coke
Pink Lemonade
Ginger Ale
Mountain Dew
Soft Drink
Soft Drinks
Desserts
Dulce De Leche Cake
Churro Cake
Fried Apple Skillet
Fried Ice-Cream
Steak And Eggs
Stuffed Burrito
Stuffed Chimichanga
Lunch Carne Asada
Tender ny strip steak grilled with onions. served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas. gf with corn tortillas.
Ranchero Eggs
Lunch 2 Street Tacos
Lunch Carnitas Mexicanas
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Grilled Chicken Salad
Stuffed Lunch Quesadilla
Chorizo Eggs
Lunch Fajitas
Choose steak or chicken with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes. served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, tortillas. gf with corn tortillas.
Lunch Specialties
Pork
Chile Verde Carnitas
Pork carnitas simmered in green salsa. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas.
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Pork Carnitas
The original pork carnitas, slow cooked, juicy and tasty. Served with rice, beans, guacamole garnish and tortillas