Made to order
Nothing sits under a heat lamp. Expect 15–25 minutes at busy times.
Tax not included in prices
Everything is made to order — Oaxacan classics, tortas on fresh telera, and breakfast from 6AM. Call (831) 394-8320 to place a takeout order.
Order by phoneThe La Tortuga menu is bigger than most kitchens attempt because Oaxacan cooking is bigger than most people expect. You'll find the sandwiches and plates you know — tortas, burritos, tacos, carne asada — next to the regional dishes our family grew up on: tlayudas, memelas, enmoladas, cecina and mole negro.
Breakfast runs from 6AM to close, so chilaquiles and huevos rancheros are available at dinner time. Weekend caldos, seafood cooked a la diabla or al mojo de ajo, and plates built to share round out the rest.
Prices below do not include tax. Portions are generous — most guests leave with a box — and nearly everything travels well for takeout.
Nothing sits under a heat lamp. Expect 15–25 minutes at busy times.
Cheese, mushroom, nopal and bean-based dishes across most sections.
The Parrillada and combination plates are built for two or more.
Ask for mild, medium or hot and we'll pack it separately.












Smart picks
Tell us your tastes, allergies or dietary needs and we'll suggest dishes from our menu.
Corn tortilla triangles in green tomatillo salsa topped with eggs, fresh Mexican cheese, beans, rice, onions, & sour cream.
Corn tortilla triangles in spicy red salsa topped with two eggs, rice, beans, fresh Mexican cheese, & sour cream
Four folded corn tortillas covered with our Oaxacan-style black bean sauce & two eggs, served with fresh Mexican cheese, parsley, onions, & rice.
Four folded corn tortillas covered with Oaxacan mole sauce, served with two eggs, onions, parsley, rice, & beans.
Three eggs scrambled with cactus cooked in green tomatillo salsa, served with rice, beans & tortillas.
Three eggs scrambled with your choice of ham or sausage, served with rice, beans & tortillas.
Two corn tortillas with grilled ham topped with two eggs, covered with tomato salsa and served with rice & beans.
A 14-inch flour tortilla with eggs, red potatoes, jack & cheddar cheese, & your choice of:
Ham
Bacon
Hot links
Shredded beef and eggs
Cactus
Jalapeno peppers, diced tomatoes, & onions.
Sautéed portabella mushroom with bell pepper, onions, & tomatoes.
A Mexican-style sandwich in a white bun called "telera" with chipotle mayonnaise, black bean paste, tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, avocado, & your choice of:
Combination of breaded beef, roasted pork, hot sausage, guac & cheese.
Pork torta drowned with our spicy red sauce.
Ham, pineapple, seasoned pork, & cheese
Ham and eggs
Bacon and eggs
Hot link sausage and eggs
Chorizo and eggs
Shredded Beef & Eggs
Cactus and eggs.
Jalapeños, onions, tomatoes and eggs.
Grilled beef filet.
Breaded beef filet.
Shredded beef filet cooked with tomato, onions, & spices.
Grilled marinated pork fillet.
Seasoned pork meat.
Grilled marinated pork & pineapple.
Oven roasted pork shoulder.
Hot link sausage.
Grilled chicken breast.
Shredded chicken cooked with tomato, onions & spices.
Fried breaded chicken breast.
Shredded chicken in our special Oaxacan mole sauce.
Grilled fresh Mexican cheese.
Torta with bread brushed with red smoky salsa with chorizo, potatoes, fresh cheese, sour cream, & lettuce.
Portabella mushroom & Mexican cheese.
Chicken or cheese chile relleno sandwich.
A thick homemade tortilla stuffed with pork meat, onions, cilantro, & Mexican cheese.
Handmade tortilla turnover stuffed with Mexican cheese & epazote.
Handmade tortilla turnover stuffed with black bean paste & topped with cactus paddles, cheese, onions, & seasoned pork meat, or chicken, or grilled beef.
Made with jalapeño strips, tomatoes, onions, & chicken or Mexican fresh cheese.
A large homemade corn tortilla tostada covered with chicharron drips, bean paste, onions, tomato, avocado, cheese, & your choice of protein
Chicken cooked in Oaxacan mole sauce served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
Pork shoulder cooked in Oaxacan mole sauce served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
Three folded corn tortillas with chicken or cheese and topped with Oaxacan mole sauce.
Three corn tortillas stuffed with chicken or cheese and covered with our green tomatillo sauce.
Folded corn tortillas covered with black bean sauce, onions, cheese, & your favorite meat.
Four crispy rolled tacos (beef or chicken) served with rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, & sour cream.
Four crispy rolled tacos (beef or chicken) covered with black bean sauce & fresh cheese, served with rice & a side of salad.
Stuffed roasted poblano chile with chicken or Mexican cheese, served with ranchero sauce, rice, beans, & tortillas.
Grilled chile-marinated pork filet with onions & jalapeno peppers, served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
Grilled beef filet with onions, jalapeños, & cactus served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
Sautéed beef filet with onions, garlic, tomatoes, & jalapeño pepper served with rice, beans & tortillas.
Sautéed chicken or beef with bell pepper, onion, spices served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
Corn tortilla with your choice of meat, onions, and cilantro.
Grilled beef filet.
Beef cheek meat cooked with spices.
Beef tongue.
Grilled marinated pork fillet.
Grilled marinated pork & pineapple.
Grilled chicken breast.
Breaded fried fish filet with lettuce & pico de gallo.
Tilapia filet cooked with garlic butter, pico de gallo, & lettuce.
Grilled beef filet or chicken breast with bell peppers & onions.
Fried tacos with lettuce, sour cream, & Mexican cheese.
Fried hard-shell fish taco with pico de gallo & lettuce.
A 14-inch flour tortilla with rice, beans, onions, cilantro, fresh Mexican cheese, & your choice of:
Grilled beef filet.
Beef cheek meat.
Beef tongue.
Beef tongue with jalapeños, onions, & tomatoes.
Shredded beef with tomato, onions, & chipotle.
Beef filet with jalapenos, onion, & tomatoes.
Grilled marinated pork & pineapple.
Pork shoulder cooked in our mole sauce.
Pork shoulder cooked with our green tomatillo sauce.
Grilled marinated pork fillet.
Grilled chicken breast.
Shredded chicken cooked in our mole sauce.
Grilled chicken breast with jalapeños, onions, & tomatoes.
Chile relleno with chicken or just cheese, nuts, raisins, spices Peanuts
Grilled shrimp, bell pepper, onion, & tomatoes.
Shrimp cooked in our spicy sauce.
Sautéed portabella mushroom with bell pepper, onions, & tomatoes.
Grilled cactus paddles & fresh Mexican cheese.
Cactus & eggs.
Chorizo & eggs.
Sausage & eggs.
Ham & eggs.
Shredded beef & eggs.
Covered pork burrito with salsa (red spicy or mild green) or Oaxacan mole. Served with side of lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, & sour cream. Sauces Rojo (Red) Verde (Green)
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, rice, and Jack & cheddar cheese.
Fried burrito with rice and jack & cheddar cheese.
Fried corn tortilla covered with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, fresh Mexican cheese, sour cream & your choice of:
1/2 fresh avocado.
Grilled beef filet.
Grilled chicken breast.
Grilled marinated pork fillet.
Grilled marinated pork & pineapple.
Ground pork & seasonings.
Shredded beef or chicken with tomatoes, onions, & chipotle.
Shrimps with diced tomato, onion, cilantro, & lemon juice.
Tortilla triangles covered with beans, diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, avocado, sour cream, jack & cheddar cheese, and your choice of:
Grilled beef filet.
Grilled chicken breast.
Grilled marinated pork & pineapple.
Ground pork & seasonings.
Shredded beef & spices.
(12) shrimps with garlic butter.
Handmade corn tortilla boat topped with beans, lettuce, Mexican cheese, sour cream, & your choice of one item:
1/2 fresh avocado.
Grilled beef filet.
Grilled chicken breast.
Grilled marinated pork fillet.
Grilled marinated pork & pineapple.
Ground pork & seasonings.
Shredded beef or chicken with tomatoes, onions, & chipotle.
Folded flour tortilla filled with meat, Jack & Cheddar cheese, and a side of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, & sour cream.
Grilled beef filet.
Grilled chicken breast.
Grilled marinated pork fillet.
Ground pork & seasonings.
Grilled marinated pork & pineapple.
Shredded beef or chicken with tomatoes, onions, & chipotle.
Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots, red cabbage, red onions & choice of:
Grilled chicken breast.
Fried breaded chicken breast.
(12) shrimps with garlic butter.
(12) fried breaded shrimp.
Fried breaded tilapia filet.
Grilled tilapia filet.
Soups
A bowl of seafood soup.
Shrimp soup bowl.
Beef tripe and hominy in a chili broth. (Weekends ONLY)
Chicken & vegetables soup.
Pork & hominy soup served with green cabbage, onion, & radishes.
Served with rice, beans, tortillas, or "telera" bread.
Shrimp with garlic butter.
Shrimp with bell pepper, olives, & caper sauce.
Shrimp in extreme hot sauce. Extra hot
Sautéed shrimp with tomatoes, onions, & jalapeños.
Fried breaded shrimp.
Shrimp with bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, & garlic
Enchiladas Verde de Camaron
3 corn tortillas filled with shrimp & covered with red spicy sauce.
Corn tortilla triangles cooked in green tomatillo sauce covered with fresh cheese, sour cream, cilantro, onions, & shrimp.
Grilled tilapia filet & shrimp with bell pepper & lemon caper sauce.
Shrimp, 2 crispy tacos, grilled beef, & marinated pork.
Breaded fish filet, shrimps in garlic butter, & shellfish in spicy sauce.
Grilled marinated pork, grilled beef, & sautéed shrimp in garlic.
3 fried fish tacos with pico de gallo, lettuce, fresh cheese, & sour cream.
"The stone grinding bowl" grilled chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, jalapeño peppers, & cactus with chorizo bean salsa.
"The round griddle" has grilled chicken, beef, ham, bacon, bell peppers, onions, & fresh cheese.
Shrimp in tomato cocktail sauce (diced cucumber, onions, avocado, & lemon) served with crackers. Not served with rice or beans.
Most dishes travel well. For orders over $100 or catering trays, call ahead so we can have everything ready at the counter. Payment is taken when you pick up.
Vegetarian options are marked where available. Let us know about allergies when you order — we'll confirm which items can be adjusted and which sauces contain common allergens.
The breakfast menu is available from open to close, so late risers can still get chilaquiles, huevos rancheros or a breakfast burrito at dinner time.
Many plates come with salsa on the side. Ask for mild, medium or hot when you call, and we'll pack the heat level that works for your table.