Mi Casita Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Mi Casita Restaurant, a vibrant culinary gem nestled in Charlottesville, VA. This eatery offers a delicious dive into Salvadoran cuisine, distinct from its Mexican counterparts, with a menu that embraces traditional flavors crafted with care. Customers rave about the friendly, team-oriented service and the welcoming ambiance, adorned with captivating murals.
Highlights from the menu include handmade pupusas, rich with cheese and jalapeño, and the fajitas mixtas, served steaming hot with an enticing medley of beef, chicken, and shrimp. Guests also laud the elote fried tamales paired with silky Salvadoran cream, making for an unforgettable combination. Every dish is cooked to order, accommodating dietary needs seamlessly.
Patrons repeatedly mention the fresh, vibrant flavors and reasonable prices, affirming that Mi Casita is a must-visit for a delightful dining experience.
Seafood Dishes
Pescado Con Tajadas
Fried whole tilapia with green banana, cabbage, pico de gallo, marinated onion and our special sauce.
Pescado Frito
Fried whole tilapia served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Camarones A La Plancha
Grilled shrimp served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Camarones Guisados
Grilled shrimp stew cooked with onions, green peppers, served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Camarones A La Diabla
Grilled shrimp cooked in our chipotle spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Coctel De Camaron
Delicious shrimp cocktail prepared with tomato juice, onion, avocado, cilantro. Served with crackers.
Banana Split
Ice Cream
Fried Banana Ice Cream
Flan
Postres / Desserts
Sopas Tradicionales / Traditional Soups
Sopa De Res
Fresh beef soup with vegetables (served daily).
Sopa De Gallina (Chicken Soup)
Vegetables, rice and tortillas
Tacos De Asada
Four beef soft tacos. Served with cilantro, onion, lemon, and red salsa.
Beef Hamburger
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, cheese, and french fries.
Carne Asada
Tender-thin sliced grilled steak. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Carne Molida Con Tajadas
Ground beef with green banana, served with cabbage, pico de gallo, marinated onion, and our special sauce.
Bistec De Res
Grilled beef bisteck mixed with special sauce, bell pepper, and onion. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Platillos de Res / Beef Dishes
Chicken Dishes
Choripollo
Grilled chicken breast with cheese dip and Mexican sausage. served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Pollo A La Plancha
Grilled chicken breast served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Pollo Frito
Fried chicken served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Tacos Dorados De Pollo
Four fried chicken tacos with cabbage and pico de gallo on top. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Con Tajadas
Fried chicken with green banana, and cabbage slaw, pico de gallo, onion on tops, and our special sauce.
Pan Con Pollo
Salvadorian style chicken sandwich filled with special homemade cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, and radish.
3 Tacos Fajitas
With your choice of chicken or beef. Bell pepper, onion, tomato, and red salsa.
Breakfast 1
Scrambled eggs, served with beans, cream, Salvadorian cheese, avocado, and homemade tortilla.
Desayuno Especial
Two sunny-side-up eggs, fried plantain, beans, cream, cheese, avocado, and homemade tortilla.
Breakfast 3
Scrambled eggs with chorizo, served with rice, beans, avocado, and homemade tortilla.
Breakfast 2
Scrambled eggs cooked with chopped tomatoes, onions, served with beans, cream, cheese avocado, and homemade tortilla.
Desayunos/ Breakfast
Aperitivos / Appetizers
Tamales Salvadorenos De Pollo
Chicken Salvadorian style tamales.
Queso Fundido
Melted cheese with chorizo.
Guacamole With Chips
Tamalitos De Elotes
Corn tamales with salvadorlan cream.
Cheese Dip
Taco Salad
A crisp flour tortilla filled with ground beef, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, and sour cream.
Lunch Fajitas
Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
3 sunny side up eggs, with ranchera sauce on top, served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Enchilada
3 crispy deep-fried tortillas with your option of chicken or ground beef, topped with cabbage with mayo, pico do gallo and tomato sauce.
Nachos With Ground Beef
Served with melted cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Especial #1
One pupusa with pork and cheese, one chicken tamal, and one steak taco.
Burrito Deluxe
Flour tortilla with shredded chicken and chorizo, filled with rice, beans, sour cream, and topped with melted cheese and pico de gallo.
Lunch Special
Baleadas
Baleada Con Chorizo
Flour tortilla filled with beans, eggs, cheese, cream, and chorizo (sausage).
Baleada Con Pollo O Carne Asada
Flour tortilla filled with an option of shredded chicken or grilled steak, beans, eggs, cheese, and cream.
Baleada Normal
Flour tortilla filled with beans, eggs, cheese and cream.
Chicken Nugget With Fries
Cheese Quesadilla
Macaroni And Cheese
Menu de Ninos / Kid's Menu
Sides
Tajadas Verdes / Fried Green Banana
Nachos Con Chips / Nacho With Chips
Queso Salvadoreno / Salvadorian Cheese
Yuca Frita / Fried Yucca
Pico De Gallo
Chile Toreado / Grilled Jalapeno
Platanos Fritos / Fried Plantains
Crema / Cream
Aguacate / Avocado
Frijoles / Beans
Arroz / Rice
Papas Fritas / French Fries
Pupusa Con Queso
With cheese only.
Pupusa Loca
With pork, beans, loroco and cheese.
Pupusa De Loroco Con Queso
With loroco flower (native flower from central America).
Pupusa Con Frijol Y Queso
With beans and cheese.
Pupusa Revuelta
With pork and cheese.
Pupusas
Platillos de Cerdo / Pork Dishes
Chuleta De Cerdo Frita
Fried pork chops served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Chuleta Encebollada
Fried pork chops with grilled onions. served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Chuleta Con Tajadas
Fried pork chops served with green banana, cabbage, pico de gallo, and our special sauce.
Tacos Al Pastor (4 Tacos)
Marinated pork served with onion, cilantro, and red radish salsa.
Combinacion Salvadorena
Grilled steak served with one pupusa, fried yuca, plantains, rice, beans, and tomato salsa.
Mi Casita Special
A special dish served with grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, pico de gallo, rice, avocado, beans, and tortillas.
House Specials
Authentic Hispanic Cuisine
Sopes
Round thick tortilla filled with your option of shredded chicken or grilled steak topped with beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream, and green salsa.
Yuca Con Chicharron
Deep-fried cassava topped with chicharron, cabbage, and our special sauce.
Sopes Vegetarianos
Vegetarian. Round thick tortilla topped with beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream and green salsa.
Quesadillas
All quesadillas are served with beans, rice and salad.
Burrito Vegetariano
Vegetarian. Vegetarian burrito filled with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, cheese and sour cream.
Burrito De Res
Steak burrito filled with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, cheese, and sour cream.
Platanos Fritos
Ripe fried plantain served with beans and Salvadorian cream.
Sopes Con Chorizo
Round thick tortilla filled with chorizo (Mexican sausage) topped with beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream and green salsa.
Burrito De Pollo
Chicken burrito filled with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, cheese, and sour cream.
Chef's Special Salad
Grilled chicken and shrimp with chopped lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, green and red peppers, cheese, avocado, tortilla strips and your cho ice of ranch or chipotle dressing.
Chicken Salad
Chopper lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, cheese, carrots, and your choice of ranch or chipotle dressing.
House Salad
Chopper lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, radish, cheese, boiled eggs and your choices of ranch or chipotle dressing
Side Salads / Salads
Tortas Tradicionales
Steak
Chicken
Al Pastor
Nachos Con Pollo
Nachos with shredded chicken. Served with melted cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Nachos Con Queso
Nachos with melted cheese.
Nachos Mixtos
Nachos with chicken and ground beef. Served with beans, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Nachos
Fajitas
Fajita De Camaron
Shrimp fajita made with grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas
Fajita De Pollo
Chicken fajita made with grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Fajita De Res
Beef fajita made with grilled onion, bell peppers, tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas
Fajita Mixta
Mixed fajitas, made with grilled chicken, beef and shrimp, grilled onion, bell peppers, tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Tropical Uva
Canned Drink
Monster
Apple Juice
Mexican 1/2 Liter Coca Cola
The same great taste made with only pure cane sugar and served in a bottle.
Tropical Banana
Licuado De Fresa Y Banana / Strawberry & Banana Milkshake
Banana Tropical (16oz)
Bottle Soda
Bebidas De La Fuente / Fountain Drinks
Cola Champagne
Puerto Rican favorite- a uniquely tantalizing taste