La Cocina Bar and Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to La Cocina Bar and Grill, a vibrant Mexican restaurant nestled at 32459 Temecula Pkwy Ste 103, Temecula, CA. This Latinx-owned gem offers a delightful menu that caters to diverse palates, featuring pescatarian, vegan, and vegetarian options.
Imagine indulging in mouthwatering tacos bursting with flavor or savoring a tangy ceviche made with the freshest seafood. The cozy atmosphere is accentuated by both indoor and heated outdoor seating, perfect for family gatherings or casual outings with friends. La Cocina also boasts happy hour specials, enticing you to unwind with a crafted cocktail.
Don't miss their convenient takeout and delivery options, making it easy to bring the fiesta home. With amenities like wheelchair accessibility and dog-friendly seating, everyone is welcome at La Cocina Bar and Grill. Join us and experience the true essence of Mexican cuisine!
Anotojitos
Guacamole Dip
Fresh avocados, tomatoes, onions, cilantro a hint of lime served with chips
Cheese Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with melted monterey jack cheese. Served with guacamole sour cream.
Quesadilla Chapala
Flour tortilla filled with chicken, anaheim peppers cheese. Served with a side of chapala sauce, guacamole, sour cream pico de gallo
Quesadilla
Chicken, pastor or steak flour tortilla filled with melted monterey jack cheese, grilled chicken, marinated pastor or angus steak. Pastor is marinated with pineapples onions. Served with guacamole sour cream
La Cocina Sampler
Two flautas, two taquitos rancheros, two quesadillas, chile verde cheese dip. Served with guacamole sour cream.
Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans, chorizo, cheese, guacamole sour cream.
Burritos Magicos
Five mini burritos filled with refried beans cheese. Served with sour cream, red green sauce
Chile Verde Con Queso
Mexican fondue melted cheese, sprinkled with roasted 5 peppers, topped with chile verde meat sauce. Served with fresh avocado pico de gallo
Carne Asada Fries
Our famous fries served with tender angus steak, pico de gallo, secret sauce melted cheese. Served with guacamole sour cream
Taquitos Rancheros
Three rolled corn tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken or beef, served with guacamole sour cream.
Flautas
Three rolled flour tortillas filled with chicken or beef, guacamole sour cream
Cauliflower Ceviche
Tender cauliflower, tomatoes, onions cilantro. Marinated with fresh citrus juices topped with avocado slices.
Avocado Quinoa Salad
Mixed greens with fresh avocado slices, quinoa, tomatoes, red onion cucumbers. Tossed with a hibiscus vinaigrette dressing
Chicken Salad
Tender grilled chicken breast on mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado slices shredded monterey jack cheese.
Chipotle Salad
Marinated grilled chipotle chicken breast on mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado slices shredded monterey jack cheese.
Lean Green Salad
Grilled chicken breast tossed with our delicious green tomatillo sauce, frijoles de la olla, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, shredded monterey jack cheese mixed greens. No dressing needed!
Garlic Lime Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken breast marinated in lime juice with fresh d garlic onions on mixed greens, avocado slices, tomatoes, cucumbers shredded monterey jack cheese.
Ensaladas
Tostadas
Fajita Tostada
A layer of refried beans, lettuce, cheese, grilled fajita veggies your choice of grilled chicken or tender angus steak. Served with guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Tostada De Beef
Shredded tender beef or shredded chicken served with refried beans, lettuce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Tostada De Chicken
Shredded tender beef or shredded chicken served with refried beans, lettuce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Tostada De Carnitas
Carintas or al pastor served with refried beans, lettuce cheese. Served with guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Al Pastor
Carintas or al pastor served with refried beans, lettuce cheese. Served with guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Fajita Tostada De Camarones
Tender mexican wild caught shrimp grilled to perfection with lettuce, cheese grilled fajita veggies. Served with guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Tostada De Chile Verde
A layer of refried beans, chile verde tender cubes of pork in a mild green sauce, lettuce cheese. Served with guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Tostada De Chile Colorado
Refried beans topped with tender beef pieces braised with tomatoes a variety of red peppers. Served with lettuce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Tostada De Veggies
Frijoles de la olla, grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, lettuce cheese. Served with guacamole, sour cream taco sauce.
Burrito De Pollo
Tender slow cooked shredded chicken or shredded beef, sauteed with onions, peppers tomatoes.
Beef
Tender slow cooked shredded chicken or shredded beef, sauteed with onions, peppers tomatoes.
Burrito De Carnitas
Pork meat that is braised cooked in its own juices special ingredients until tender.
Burrito Al Pastor
Fresh pork cut into cubes, then grilled with pineapple, onions, achiote spices. Recommended with a spicy habanero sauce.
Burrito De Chile Verde
Selected from the most tender part of the pork, then braised slow cooked with fresh tomatillo, a variety of green peppers, garlic onions. Topped with green sauce.
Burrito De Chile Colorado
Tender angus beef simmered for hours with a variety of red chilies, garlic, onions other secret spices.
Burrito De Fajitas Chicken
Grilled fajita veggies with your choice of meat.
Burrito De Fajitas Steak
Grilled fajita veggies with your choice of meat.
Burrito De Fajitas Shrimp
Grilled fajita veggies with your choice of meat.
Grilled Veggie Burrito
Filled with seasoned grilled onions, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes mushrooms. Served with guacamole, sour cream, frijoles de la olla cotija cheese.
Burrito El Jefe HeyFey The Challenge
Wow...this is for the macho in you! A monster 2 12 lb burrito filled with the ultimate ingredients. Angus steak, grilled chicken, achiote spiced shrimp, steak fries, fresh avocado slices sour cream.
Burritos
Chimichangas
Chimichanga De Pollo
Chimichanga De Beef
Chimichanga De Carnitas
Chimichanga De Al Pastor
Chimichanga De Carne Asada
Veggie Chimichanga
Roasted anaheim peppers, zuchini, onions potatoes.
Enchiladas Oaxaca
Two enchiladas filled with grilled zucchini, golden potatoes, mushrooms white onions then topped with green tomatillo sauce sprinkled with cotija aged cheese. Served with rice beans.
Enfrijoladas
Potato filled, topped with a light bean sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese fresh avocado slices. Served with rice.
Enchiladas Rancheras
Two cheese enchiladas covered with our ranchera sauce, a mild blend of sauteed peppers spices that are simmered perfectly. Served with rice, beans, fresh guacamole sour cream.
Enchiladas Chipotle
Two chicken enchiladas served with our house chipotle cream sauce then topped with fresh avocado slices. Served with rice, beans sour cream
Enchiladas Suizas
Two chicken enchiladas topped with a roasted tomatillo green sauce fresh avocado slices. Served with rice, beans sour cream.
Enchiladas De Mole
Our mole is a fusion of different chiles, mexican spices and a hint of chocolate. Two chicken mole enchiladas, topped with fresh onions cheese. Served with rice, beans sour cream.
Enchiladas 3 Marias
This is the perfect trio of our famous sauces. The red sauce enchilada is beef, the green suiza sauce enchilada is chicken, our mole sauce enchilada is filled with cheese. Served with rice, beans sour cream.
Enchiladas Tapatias
Two grilled chicken enchiladas served over mixed veggies on a sizzling skillet, glazed with a tomatillo cream sauce melted cheese. Served with a fajita side plate.
Enchilada Sonora
Layered tortilla with melted cheese, tender grilled chicken, topped with cotija cheese, fried egg, half with red sauce half with green sauce. Served with fresh pico de gallo, guacamole, rice beans.
Enchiladas
Especialidades
Tacos La Cocina
Two al carbon chicken, steak or carnitas tacos with lettuce, cheese fresh pico de gallo. Served with rice beans.
Tacos Al Pastor
Tender pork marinated with anchiote spices, pineapple onions grilled to perfection. Served with rice beans
Tacos De Barbacoa
Three braised beef tacos with melted cheese, grilled onions fresh cilantro. Served with rice beans with a spicy roasted chile de arbol sauce guacamole on the side
Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled chicken breast served over a bed of rice, topped with ranchera sauce, melted cheese sour cream.
Chile Colorado
Tender angus beef simmered for hours with a variety of red chiles, garlic, onions other secret spices. Served with rice, beans pico de gallo.
Chile Verde
Selected from the most tender part of the pork, then braised slow cooked with fresh tomatillo, a variety of green peppers, garlic onions. Served with rice, beans, tortillas pico de gallo
Carnitas
Tender pieces of pork slowly cooked in their own juices until golden. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice beans.
Carne Asada
A 10 oz. New york strip loin or arrachera skirt steak. Served with a cheese enchilada, rice, beans, guacamole pico de gallo.
Steak Picado
Grilled new york steak, cut in strips sauteed with tomatoes, onions bell peppers with a light sauce. Served with rice, beans, guacamole fresh pico de gallo.
La Cocina Pork Ribs
Limited availability la cocina michaocan style ribs, slowly cooked with herbs spices. Served with a special spicy jalapeno sauce, guacamole, rice beans.
Tacos De Pescado
Two grilled or baja battered fried fish tacos, served on a flour tortilla with lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo. Grilled fish shrimp tacos are served with baja sauce the fried fish tacos are served with tartar sauce. Both are served with rice beans.
Ceviche De Pescado
White sole filet cooked in lime juice with fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro topped with avocado slices. Fresh jalapenos available upon request.
Ceviche De Camaron
Mexican wild caught shrimp diced with fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro topped with avocado slices. For an extra kick add chopped jalapenos!
Shrimp Cocktail
Large 22oz schooner filled with shrimp, prepared with our baja style house broth, pico de gallo avocado slices. Served chilled very refreshing, especially with a nice cold cerveza!
Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp sauteed with veggies in a light broth ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans tortillas.
Camarones A La Diabla
Jumbo shrimp covered in a very spicy roasted, red hot chili pepper sauce blended with tomatoes onions. Served with rice, beans tortillas.
Arroz Con Camarones
Large wild caught shrimp grilled with red green bell peppers, garnished with sour cream over a bed of rice. Includes frijoles de la olla, guacamole pico de gallo on a side plate. Topped with bechamel sauce.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Mexican style scampi shrimp grilled with herbs a garlic lime butter sauce. Served with rice, beans tortillas.
Camarones Playa Azul
Bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with crab melted cheese, served with rice, beans, fries, avocado garlic based sweet tomato sauce for dipping.
Enchiladas De Camaron
Shrimp enchiladas topped with a delicious bechamel cream sauce, red bell peppers, green bell peppers melted cheese. Served with fresh avocado slices, rice, beans sour cream.
Enchilada Vallarta
A large flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp cheese, covered in a bechamel cream sauce, topped with sour cream, pineapple, avocado slices. served with rice.
Enchilada Cancun
Lobster tail cooked in a light cream sauce with cheese, wrapped in a large flour tortilla, then topped with a bechamel cream sauce, avocado, pineapple served with rice.
Camarones Tampico
Northern mexican wild caught shrimp sauteed with fresh mushrooms, bell peppers, spinach topped with a light garlic lime cream sauce. Served with rice frijoles de la olla.
Filete Relleno
Grilled fish filet stuffed with crab shrimp, topped with a bechamel cream sauce, avocado slices melted cheese. Served with rice fries.
Mariscos
A La Carta
Crispy Beef Taco
Crispy Chicken Taco
Carnitas Taco
Grilled Chicken Taco
Carne Asada Taco
Grilled Fish Taco
Fried Fish Taco
Enchilada De Queso
Enchilada De Chicken
Enchilada De Beef
Enchilada Ranchera
Enchilada Mole
Tamale Chicken
Tamale Beef
Tamale Pork
Chile Relleno
Rice And Beans
Guacamole Side
Choco Flan
Sweetened egg custard with caramel over moist chocolate cake, served a la mode.
Mexican Flan
Sweetened egg custard with caramel.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Deep Fried Ice Cream
Huge scoop of vanilla ice cream rolled up in sweet cereals cinnamon then deep fried.
Churros
Long, slender, deep fried pastries filled with bavarian cream rolled in cinnamon sugar, served with vanilla ice cream.
Postres
Others
Tijuana Tea
Smirnoff vodka, myers platinum rum, tequila, gin, triple sec, midori a splash of lemon lime soda
Blue Hawaiian
Malibu rum, myers platinum rum, pineapple juice a splash of blue curacao
Ultimate Mai Tai
Captain morgan spiced rum, malibu coconut rum, pineapple juice, orange juice with a splash of grenadine syrup
Paradise Pina Colada
Malibu coconut rum, coconut cream pineapple juice