La Cocina De Mama Menu
Welcome to La Cocina De Mama, a delightful gem nestled at 535 Main St, Shelbyville, KY. This vibrant eatery is celebrated for its authentic Mexican cuisine and a welcoming atmosphere. Customers rave about the large portions, with dishes like chile rellenos poblanos and fajitas consistently impressing diners.
- Delicious Authentic Flavors: Each dish is crafted with fresh ingredients, delivering outstanding flavors that keep guests returning for more.
- Excellent Service: Friendly staff ensure a pleasant dining experience, highlighting the restaurant's commitment to customer satisfaction.
- Great Atmosphere: The ambiance makes for a perfect setting to unwind with family and friends.
Whether you’re enjoying their famous margaritas or savoring hearty meals, La Cocina De Mama captures the heart of Mexican dining. Discover this cozy spot for your next culinary adventure!
Desserts
Tres Leches
Churros
No ordinary mexican crullers (churros), moist and light on the inside with crispy exterior, coated in cinnamon and sugar.
Chocolate Lovers Dream
Alternating layers of chocolate cake and chocolate mousse and topped with dark chocolate ganache and finished with a generous sprinkling of chocolate shaving.
Molten Chocolate Cake
Moist dark chocolate cake covered with dark chocolate and filled with dark chocolate truffle that melts out when heated.
Fried Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream covered in a crispy crumb coating. topped with honey, chocolate, and whipped cream.
Mama'S Flan
A creamy mexican custard treat that is a classic. you will crave this once you try it.
Salmon Tacos
Three grilled salmon tacos with pico de gallo and Mama's special chipotle sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.
Camarones A La Diabla
Spicy Mexican dish with shrimp cooked in red hot sauce. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Salmon Primavera
A very delicious top-rated salmon fillet, topped with homemade garlic sauce and pico de gallo. Served with white rice and broccoli.
Salmon
A very delicious, top-rated salmon fillet served with white rice, Mexican coleslaw and sweet plantains.
Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp grilled with onions, covered in ranchero sauce. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Crabmeat Quesadilla
Flour tortilla stuffed with imitation crabmeat, onions, and bell peppers. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Playa Azul
Scallops, shrimp, and imitation crab meat on a bed of rice with cheese dip on top.
Shrimp Tacos
Three grilled shrimp tacos with pico de gallo and Mama's special chipotle sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Delectable shrimp with mushrooms sauteed in garlic butter. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Shrimp Fajita Nachos
A bed of crispy nachos topped with grilled shrimp, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole.
Shrimp Cocktail
A cold Mexican-style cocktail made with fresh shrimp, avocado, pico de gallo, and our own seafood tomato sauce recipe.
Ceviche De Camaron
Shrimp cooked with lime juice, freshly prepared with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado.
Fish Tacos
Three fish tacos with spicy pico de gallo topped with Mama's special salsa. Served with white rice, Mexican coleslaw, and plantains.
Camarones Escondido
10 oz chicken breast grilled to perfection, topped with six jumbo shrimp, spinach and cheese. Served with black beans and white rice.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Quesadilla filled with shrimp, onions, and bell peppers, white rice, black beans, and plantains.
Arroz Con Camarones
Plump grilled shrimp served on a bed of rice with cheese dip on top.
Pescado Al Horno
Grilled tilapia white fish with sauteed shrimp and imitation crabmeat. Topped with garlic sauce. Served with white rice, Mexican coleslaw, and sweet plantains.
Seafood Chimichanga
One big flour tortilla filled with shrimp and imitation crab meat. Served with white rice, Mexican coleslaw, and sweet plantains.
Seafood / Del Mar
Sides
Steam Broccoli
Mexican Rice
Any Additional Sauces
Side Cheese Sauce
16 Oz Chips Sauce
Side Pico De Gallo
Side Lettuce
Side Tortillas
Fries
Side Fresh Jalapenos
White Rice
Only 4:00 pm until closed
Chips And Salsa
Side Sour Cream
Grilled Vegetables
16 Oz Guacamole
Side Guacamole
Refried Beans
Sweet Plantains
Orden De Nopales (Cactus)
Side Tomatoes
Kids Combo
Served with rice and beans.
Kid'S Nikki'S Kids Burger With Fries
Includes a soft drink.
Kid'S Mya'S Chicken Tenders With Fries
Includes a soft drink.
Nikki'S Kids Burger With Fries
Includes a soft drink.
Kids Menu
Enchiladas Tradicionales (Traditional Enchiladas)
Enchiladas Rancheras
Two cheese enchiladas topped with ranchero enchilada sauce and savory pork, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Garnished with lettuce, sour cream, rice, and beans.
Seafood Enchiladas
Stuffed with shrimp, scallops, and imitation crab meat topped with chipotle sauce. Served with white rice, Mexican coleslaw, and sweet plantains.
Enchiladas Suizas
Authentic enchiladas with your choice of chicken, ground beef, or cheese, covered with tasty, mild green tomatillo sauce, sour cream, and fresh crumbled white cheese. Served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Mole Enchiladas
Three soft rolled tortillas dipped in rich, dark mole sauce, filled with pork, chicken, or beef, topped with fresh white cheese. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Flautas De Pollo
Four rolled corn tortillas deep fried and stuffed with chicken, topped with nacho cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and fresh white cheese.
Chimichanga
Fried or soft flour tortilla, filled with beef or chicken, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Fajita Nachos
Bed of crispy tortilla chips with grilled steak or chicken, onions, bell peppers, and nacho cheese.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour shell filled with your choice of beef or chicken with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Chiles Rellenos
Two whole poblano peppers stuffed with Mexican Chihuahua cheese, rice, and beans. Served with three corn or flour tortillas.
Dinner Specials
Gluten Sensitive / Sin Gluten
Bourbon Glazed Ribeye
Very juice and flavorful hand-cut steak top with our homemade bourbon sauce. Served with two sides of you choice.
Bourbon Glazed Salmon
This very delicious, top-rated grilled salmon fillet, topped with our homemade bourbon sauce.
Shrimp Bowl
Plumb grilled shrimp, served on a bed of rice with broccoli, red peppers, and our homemade bourbon sauce.
Hawaiian Chicken
Very juicy and flavorful boneless chicken breast, topped with pineapple chunks and our homemade bourbon sauce. Served with broccoli and white rice.
Shrimp Fajitas
Served with onions, bell peppers, beans, and rice: garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and flour or corn tortillas.
Molcajete Azteca
A delicious combination of fajita of steak, chicken, shrimp and scallops. Includes nopales (cactus leaves) served and a molcajete (hot stone bowl).
Mama'S Fajita
A delicious fajita combo of steak, chicken, shrimp, and chorizo (Mexican Sausage). One of the favorites. Served with onions, bell peppers, beans, and rice: garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and flour or corn tortillas.
Fajita Del Mar
Our fantastic fajita featuring shrimp, scallops, crab, tilapia, bell peppers, and onions. Served with onions, bell peppers, beans, and rice: garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and flour or corn tortillas.
Chicken Fajitas
Served with onions, bell peppers, beans, and rice: garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and flour or corn tortillas.
Steak Fajitas
Served with onions, bell peppers, beans, and rice: garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and flour or corn tortillas.
Fajita Pina
This phenomenal fajita comes to your table in a fresh pineapple half scooped out and filled with grilled shrimp, chicken, pineapple chunks, bell peppers, and onions. Served with onions, bell peppers, beans, and rice: garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and flour or corn tortillas.
Chicken And Steak Fajitas
Served with onions, bell peppers, beans, and rice: garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and flour or corn tortillas.
Mama'S Fajitas
Soups / Sopas
Charro Bean Soup
Mexican bean soup with bacon, sausage, cilantro, tomatoes, and onion.
7 Mares
Decidedly different and awesomely delicious! Shrimp, fish, scallops, oysters, calamari, and octopus. As they say in Mexico "Muy sabroso"
Sopa De Tortilla
This chicken flavored soup is one of the most popular soups eaten in Mexico containing rice, chicken, pico de gallo, avocado, sour cream, and tortilla.
Black Bean Soup
Expertly prepared black bean stew. Topped with sour cream and pico de gallo.
16 Oz Black Bean Soup
Expertly prepared black bean stew. Topped with sour cream and pico de gallo.
16oz Charro Bean Soup
Mexican bean soup with bacon, sausage, cilantro, tomatoes, and onion.
Chori Steak
12 oz. grilled ribeye steak cooked to your liking, topped with cheese and chorizo (Mexican sausage) served with rice, beans, and plantains.
Steak Tampiqueno
10 oz. grilled, tender skirt steak served with rice, beans, one cheese enchilada, and three flour tortillas.
Ribeye Steak
12 oz. grilled ribeye steak served with rice and beans, and sweet plantains.
Steak Poblano Asada
11 oz tender skirt steak with one poblano pepper stuffed with Chihuahua cheese. served with rice, beans and tortillas of your choice.
Carne Asada
10 oz. tender skirt steak dish that is commonly prepared in the northern and western parts in of Mexico. Served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, and three flour or corn tortillas.
Quesabirrias
Three Corn Tortillas filled with our slow-cooked shredded beef, mozzarella cheese, cilantro, onions. served with a side of Mexican rice and our delicious beef broth.
Pizza Birria
Two large flour tortillas filled with our slow-cooked shreedded beef mozzarella cheese, onions, and cilantro. Served with our delicious beef broth.
Tacos De Carne Asada
Three corn tortillas stuffed with strips of steak, onions, cilantro, and tomatillo sauce. This dish is served with rice and beans.
Beef / Carnes
Bebidas (Soft Drinks)
Diet Coke
A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
Coke
The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
Milk
Sprite
The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
Lemonade
Jarritos
Mr. Pibb
An intensely flavored, refreshing, spicy cherry alternative to regular cola.
Orange Juice
Orange Soda
Chicken Club
Grilled chicken breast topped with bacon Swiss cheese on a soft bun with , lettuce, tomatoes, and chipotle sauce. Served with fries.
Hamburguesa Gigante
Fabulous Mexican-style burger seasoned and prepared with avocado, lettuce, tomato, onions, melted American cheese, and mayo. Served with fries.
Steak Sandwich
Grilled steak strips topped with bacon, Swiss cheese on a soft bun with, lettuce, onions, and tomato. Served with fries.
Pibil Cemita
Slow-roasted pork, preparation involves marinating the meat in a strongly acidic citrus juices and Mexican spices.
Sandwiches / Cemita
LUNCH MENU......
Lunch Burrito Deluxe
Beef or chicken. Served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Lunch Burrito Carne Asada
A flour tortilla filled with steak. Served with rice and beans. Topped with nacho cheese and crema salad.
Lunch Burrito Carnitas
A flour tortilla filled with pork. rice and beans. topped with nacho cheese and crema salad.
Lunch Chilaquiles
Corn tortilla chips stuffed with chicken, rice, beans with our own special sauce.
Lunch Fajita Nachos
Bell pepper's, onions, and tomatoes. Served on a bed of crispy tortillas chips, covered with nacho cheese.
Lunch Spinach Quesadilla
Cheese quesadilla with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and spinach. Served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream.
Lunch Fajita Quesadilla
Our fajita quesadilla is filled with cheese, chicken or steak and veggies. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Lunch Pollo Asado
Eight ounce fresh chicken breast basted with pico de gallo with just a hint of orange. Served with rice and an enchilada of your choice: chicken, beef or cheese.
Lunch Chicken Flautas
Two crispy corn tortillas stuffed with chicken. topped with nacho cheese and queso fresco. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Steak Tampiqueno
7 oz charbroiled skirt steak. Served with rice and one enchilada of your choice: chicken, beef, or cheese.
Lunch Chimichanga
Soft or fried tortilla filled with chicken or beef. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese dip and beans.
Lunch Fajitas
Bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Lunch Carnitas
Slow-cooked, juicy roasted pork chunks. Served with rice, beans, and flour tortillas
Lunch Combo
Make your own combination by choosing two item we will add rice or beans.
Lunch Huevos Chorizo
Two scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage, rice and beans
Lunch Taco Salad
Crispy flour hard shell bowl with your choice of chicken or beef with beans. Lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, cheese.
Lunch Chicken Wrap
Juicy chicken breast, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and our homemade chipotle sauce in a flour tortilla.
Lunch Fajita Nacho
Steak or chicken grilled with tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions served on a bed of crispy tortilla chips covered with nacho cheese.
Lunch Create Your Combo
Choose two items. Served with rice or beans.
Lunch Fajita
Choice of chicken or steak grilled with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and flour or corn tortillas.
Lunch Crab Meat Quesadilla
A quesadilla filled with imitation crab meat. Served with rice, lettuce, and sour cream.
Chicken Fajita Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, shredded cheese and a chicken breast. Topped with a dollop of sour cream.
Huevos Con Chorizo
Two eggs scrambled with Mexican sausage, rice, and beans.
Lunch Pibil Cemita
Slow-roasted pork, preparation involves marinating the meat in strongly acidic citrus juices and Mexican spices.
Lunch Chicken Club
Grilled boneless chicken breast topped with crispy bacon, swiss cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. served with fries
Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs with special ranchero sauce, rice and beans.
Lunch Shrimp Fajita
Grilled shrimp with tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions. Served with rice, beans, and flour or corn tortillas.
Lunch Chicken Flauta
Two crispy corn tortilla stuffed with chicken, served with rice, beans, lettuce, and sour cream.
Lunch Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Corn tortilla stuffed with chunks of chicken, rice and beans, and our own special sauce.
Three Item Combo
Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Two Item Combo
Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Create Your Combo
Pork / Puerco
Chile Verde
Tender pork and cactus with savory, rich green sauce from the states of Jalisco, Zacatecas, or Guanajuato, Mexico. Served with rice, beans, and sweet plantains, and three flour or corn tortillas.
Tacos Al Pastor
This is a dish was developed by Lebanese immigrants in Central Mexico. Three corn tortillas filled with our marinated, grilled pork with chunks of pineapple, onions, and cilantro. Served with rice, beans, and salsa.
Tacos Carnitas
Three corn tortillas filled with savory, fried pork, chopped onions, cilantro, and tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Chile Colorado
Tender strips of steak with cactus in savory, red tomatillo sauce. This dish is originated from the States of Jalisco, Guanajuato And Zacatecas Mexico. Served with rice, beans, sweet plantains and tortillas.
Cochinita Pibil
This traditional Mexican, slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatan Peninsula is of Mayan origin. Preparation involved marinating the meat in a strongly acidic citrus juice and Mexican spices. Served with white rice, black beans, sweet plantains, and flour or corn tortillas.
Carnitas
10 oz. seasoned pork sliced into chunks and slow-cooked which originated from the state of Michoacan, Mexico. Served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, tomatillo sauce, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Quesadilla A La Mexicana
Large flour tortilla filled with chicken and chorizo with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and crema salad.
Fajita Quesadilla Grande
Large flour tortilla filled with cheese, marinated strips of meat, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and crema salad.
Quesadilla Ahogada
Large flour tortilla filled with cheese, marinated strips of meat. Drowned in charro bean soup and topped with queso fresco.
Simply Quesadilla
We stuffed our cheese quesadilla with your choice of ground beef or chicken. Served with rice, beans, and crema salad.
Quesadillas Rellenas
De La Granja (Chicken)
Pollo Asado
10 oz. chicken breast basted with pico de gallo and just a hint of orange. Served with rice and one enchilada of your choice: cheese, beef, or chicken.
Pollo De Mama
10 oz. juicy chicken breast seasoned with our secret sauce, charbroiled to perfection, topped with cooked bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and cheese dip. Served with rice and beans, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Pollo Rico
Grilled chicken served on a bed of rice with cheese dip on top.
Pollo Con Chorizo
Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo (Mexican sausage) and cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Pollo Con Vegetales
Grilled chicken with broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots served on a bed of rice with cheese sauce on top.
Mole Poblano
This authentic Mexican sauce made of ground chiles, spices, and chocolate spread over chicken originated in the State of Puebla, Mexico. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Pollo Tropical
10 oz. juicy chicken breast grilled to perfection topped with chunks of pineapple, mushrooms, and cheese sauce. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Nachos Vegetarianos
Grilled bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, cauliflower, carrots, and broccoli served on a bed of crispy tortilla chips and cheese sauce.
Fajita Vegetariana
A fajita-style favorite for our vegetable lovers: savory grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, and mushrooms. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains. Your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fajita Burrito
Large flour tortilla filled with bell peppers, and onions, tomato, cauliflower, carrots, and broccoli. Smothered in red enchilada sauce then topped with cheese sauce. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Spinach Quesadilla
Large flour tortilla filled with grilled spinach, onions, bell peppers, and cheese. Served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.
Vegetarian / Vegetarianos
Salads / Ensaladas
Mediterranea Salad
A very delicious top-rated piece of grilled salmon on a bed of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cucumbers, and fresh white cheese. Mango vinaigrette dressing would be a perfect choice.
Chicken Fajita Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, shredded cheese and a chicken breast. Topped with a dollop of sour cream.
Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp on a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, tortilla straws, and queso fresco.
Fajita Burrito Grande
Marinated strips of chicken or steak, onions, bell peppers, and beans, rolled in a large flour tortilla. Topped with red sauce, rice, beans, and garnished with sweet plantains.
Burrito Al Carbon
A flour tortilla filled with marinated skirt steak, topped with nacho cheese, and green and red tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Burrito Campechano
A big flour tortilla filled with marinated chicken strips and chorizo(Mexican Sausage) topped with cheese sauce and red sauce. Served with rice and sweet plantains.
Burrito Gigante
One large folded tortilla filled with ground beef, beans, and rice. Topped with nacho cheese. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Burrito Carne Asada
A flour tortilla filled with marinated steak strips, rice, and beans. Covered with nacho cheese, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Alfredo'S Burrito California
One large flour tortilla filled with marinated steak strips, guacamole, black beans, pico de gallo, shredded cheese and green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and sweet plantains.
Burritos
Appetizers / Aperitivos
Cheese And Chorizo Dip
Our cheese dip combined with Mexican sausage.
Trio Dip
Our house favorites: mama's dip, bean dip, spinach dip.
Cheese Dip
A delicious, creamy, and smooth dipping sauce.
Diablo Wings
An order of medium, hot or 911 buffalo wings are toasted and smothered with the sauce of your preference. Served with ranch dressing.
Mexican Pizza
Tortilla shell seasoned with ground beef and salsa, topped with cheese and jalapenos.
Special Nachos
Tortilla chips topped with beef or chicken, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and nacho cheese.
Tamales
Our homemade corn dough with chicken spread on a corn husk topped with ranchero sauce, sour cream, and fresh white cheese.
Empanadas Pollo Or Carne
Lightly breaded, flaky pastries stuffed with chicken or ground beef. Served with our special homemade sauce.
Nachos
Crispy bed of tortilla chips topped with your choice of chicken, beef, beans, or cheese.
Guacamole
House favorite.
Chicharritas
Latin Plantain chips, served with guacamole.
Mama'S Dip
Cheese sauce with ground beef and pico de gallo. Very delicious.
Tostones Con Pollo
Smashed green plantains topped with shredded chicken, Chihuahua cheese and fresh pico de gallo.
Queso Fundido
Pick from three great choices: chorizo (Mexican sausage), steak, or chicken. Melted chihuahua cheese, grilled bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.