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Little Pappasito's

2536 Richmond Ave. Houston, TX 77098

Lower Shepherd-Kirby

713-520-5066

www.pappasitos.com

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday & Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Price: $$

Famous for their fajitas, Pappasito’s has been a staple of Houston dining for generations. This slightly cramped, lively location is always busy, with couples sidling up to the bar for margaritas and others stopping in to grab to-go orders of the thin,…
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Menu

  • Appetizers

  • Crispy Calamari

    with shrimp, crispy jalapeño slices, sweet pepper habañero sauce & chipotle aioli

    15.95

  • Guacamole

    9.95

  • Table-Side Guacamole

    14.95

  • Pork Tamales

    served steaming hot

    (3) :  7.95 (6) :  11.95

  • Chile con Queso

    Md. :  8.45 Lg. :  9.95

  • Pappasito's Ceviche*

    shrimp, scallops & fresh fish marinated in lime & cilantro, with avocado

    12.95

  • Shrimp & Crab Cóctel

    habañero cocktail sauce

    12.95

  • Appetizer Sampler

    pork tamales, beef fajita nachos, chile con queso & guacamole

    24.95

  • Crab Cake Stuffed Shrimp

    (4) :  18.95

  • Soups & Salads

  • Sopa de Tortilla

    with chicken fajita & avocado

    Md. :  10.95 Lg. :  12.95

  • Ensalada de Casa

    a fresh garden salad

    5.95

  • Tequila Lime Salad

    grilled chicken fajitas, avocado, jicama, tomato, red onion, blue corn tortilla strips & mixed greens with toasted pepitas & tequila lime vinaigrette

    15.95

  • Grilled Salmon & Mango Salad

    mixed greens, mango, avocado, red onion, toasted pepitas & mango vinaigrette

    19.95

  • Pappasito's Salad

    fresh greens, tortilla chips, avocado, red onion & tomato with habañero crema & lime vinaigrette

    Ixtapa Beef or Chicken Fajita :  15.95 Beef Fajita* or Grilled Shrimp :  17.95

  • Nachos & Quesadillas

  • Matador Nachos

    with Ixtapa beef, refried beans, queso & jalapeños

    13.95

  • Chicken Fajita Nachos

    14.95

  • Beef Fajita Nachos

    17.95

  • Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

    16.95

  • Chicken Fajita & Spinach Quesadillas

    17.95

  • Beef Fajita Quesadillas

    19.95

  • Mesquite Grilled Shrimp Quesadillas

    15.95

  • Tex-Mex Favorites

  • Tacos

  • Taco Dinner

    choice of Ixtapa beef or chicken tinga tacos, soft or crispy

    (2) :  14.95

  • Campfire Shrimp Tacos

    grilled shrimp, pineapple habañero glaze, Mexican street corn

    19.95

  • Chicken Fajita Flautas

    with queso, guacamole & sour cream

    14.95

  • Redfish Tacos

    grilled redfish, cabbage slaw, avocado, chipotle aioli & pepitas

    23.95

  • Tacos al Carbon

    With Chicken Fajitas :  18.95 With Beef Fajitas :  23.95

  • Shrimp Brochette Tacos

    grilled with shredded cabbage, chipotle aioli, avocado & queso fresca

    (3) :  17.95

  • Enchiladas

  • Cheese

    with chile con carne & cheese

    (2) :  15.95 (3) :  18.95

  • Ixtapa Beef

    with chile con carne & cheese

    (2) :  16.95 (3) :  19.95

  • Chicken Tinga

    with choice of salsa verde, sour cream or authentic red sauce

    (2) :  16.95 (3) :  19.95

  • Combination

    choice of Ixtapa beef, chicken tinga or cheese

    (2) :  16.95 (3) :  19.95

  • Seafood

    with shrimp, scallops & avocado in a cream sauce

    (2) :  23.95

  • Fajita

    beef & chicken fajita enchiladas with chile con carne & red chile sauce

    (2) :  22.95

  • Combinations

  • Rosa

    mesquite-grilled chile relleno filled with chicken tinga & Monterey Jack & a cheese enchilada with chile con carne sauce

    15.95

  • Coronado

    three brochette-style shrimp, a cheese enchilada & a crispy beef taco

    22.95

  • El Sombrero

    beef fajita soft taco & cheese enchilada, with guacamole & pico de gallo

    16.95

  • Mesquite-Grilled Chile Rellenos

    one chicken tinga & one Ixtapa beef chile relleno with ranchero verde & Monterey jack

    14.95

  • Laredo

    Ixtapa beef enchilada, a chicken tinga enchilada, a crispy chicken tinga taco & a pork tamale

    19.95

  • Guadalajara

    two cheese enchiladas, a crispy beef taco & a pork tamale

    19.95

  • Superior

    two chicken tinga enchiladas, our famous beef or chicken fajita taco al carbon & a pork tamale

    22.95

  • Sizzling Fajitas Famosas

  • Chicken

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  22.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  36.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  52.95

  • Beef* & Chicken

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  29.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  48.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  65.95

  • Beef*

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  31.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  51.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  69.95

  • Filet Mignon*

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  35.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  53.95

  • Shrimp

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  25.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  43.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  56.95

  • Beef Fajita*, Quail & Shrimp Brochette

    tender beef fajita, ancho honey glazed quail & shrimp brochette over grilled onions

    29.95

  • Chicken Fajita, Ribs & Campfire Shrimp

    grilled chicken breast, slow-smoked pork ribs with chile pasilla sauce & Campfire shrimp

    31.95

  • Beef Fajita*, Jalapeño Cheese Sausage & Shrimp Diablo

    tender aged outside skirt steak, jalapeño cheese sausage & sizzling shrimp with grilled onions

    28.95

  • Pappasito's Grill

    skewer of mesquite-grilled beef* & chicken fajitas, bacon-wrapped shrimp & vegetables with pineapple pico de gallo

    27.95

  • Sizzling Salmon* & Shrimp

    mesquite salmon & shrimp drizzled with Mexican butter over grilled onions

    28.95

  • Filet Mignon Fajitas* with Crab Cake-Stuffed Shrimp

    our legendary beef tenderloin fajitas with chimichurri & crab cake-stuffed shrimp

    38.95

  • Quail

    basted with chile ancho honey glaze, with guacamole & pico de gallo

    (2) :  14.95 (3) :  17.95

  • Family Style Platters

  • Plato Fiesta

    ribs, brochette-style shrimp, beef* & chicken fajitas

    For 2-3 :  59.95 For 4-5 :  96.95 For 6-7 :  129.95

  • Fajita Platters

  • Chicken Fajitas

    52.95

  • Beef* & Chicken Fajitas

    65.95

  • Beef* Fajitas

    69.95

  • Shrimp Fajitas

    56.95

  • Slow-Smoked Ribs

  • Agujas

    full-rack of our tender, slow-smoked pork ribs basted with chile pasilla sauce, with guacamole & pico de gallo

    21.95

  • Matamoros

    half-rack pork ribs with chicken fajitas, guacamole & pico de gallo

    23.95

  • Plato San Juan

    four jumbo brochette-style shrimp & half-rack pork ribs, guacamole & pico de gallo

    25.95

  • Grilled Seafood

  • Camarones Diablo

    broiled butterflied shrimp served sizzling with Mexican butter, guacamole & pico de gallo

    Md. :  22.95 Lg. :  29.95

  • Camarones Tijuana

    broiled butterflied shrimp with chicken fajitas, guacamole & pico de gallo

    Md. :  24.95 Lg. :  29.95

  • Plato del Mar

    brochette-style shrimp with chicken fajitas with guacamole & pico de gallo

    27.95

  • Pappasito's Famous Shrimp Brochette

    a skewer of mesquite-grilled shrimp, stuffed with cheese & fresh jalapeños, wrapped in bacon with pico de gallo

    Md. :  25.95 Lg. :  31.95

  • Texas Redfish on the Half Shell & Shrimp Brochette

    with avocado & pico de gallo in a light butter sauce, black beans & rice

    35.95

  • Grilled Fresh Fish

  • Atlantic Salmon*

    22.95

  • Costa Rican Tilapia

    19.95

  • Texas Redfish

    29.95

Disclaimer: Always check with the business for pricing and availability of menu items. SinglePlatform is not responsible for menu or pricing changes, but the information is believed to be accurate when posted. Listing of a menu does not mean that there is any affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship between SinglePlatform and the listed business.

Menu

  • Appetizers

  • Crispy Calamari

    with shrimp, crispy jalapeño slices, sweet pepper habañero sauce & chipotle aioli

    15.95

  • Guacamole

    9.95

  • Table-Side Guacamole

    14.95

  • Pork Tamales

    served steaming hot

    (3) :  7.95 (6) :  11.95

  • Chile con Queso

    Md. :  8.45 Lg. :  9.95

  • Pappasito's Ceviche*

    shrimp, scallops & fresh fish marinated in lime & cilantro, with avocado

    12.95

  • Shrimp & Crab Cóctel

    habañero cocktail sauce

    12.95

  • Appetizer Sampler

    pork tamales, beef fajita nachos, chile con queso & guacamole

    24.95

  • Crab Cake Stuffed Shrimp

    (4) :  18.95

  • Soups & Salads

  • Sopa de Tortilla

    with chicken fajita & avocado

    Md. :  10.95 Lg. :  12.95

  • Ensalada de Casa

    a fresh garden salad

    5.95

  • Tequila Lime Salad

    grilled chicken fajitas, avocado, jicama, tomato, red onion, blue corn tortilla strips & mixed greens with toasted pepitas & tequila lime vinaigrette

    15.95

  • Grilled Salmon & Mango Salad

    mixed greens, mango, avocado, red onion, toasted pepitas & mango vinaigrette

    19.95

  • Pappasito's Salad

    fresh greens, tortilla chips, avocado, red onion & tomato with habañero crema & lime vinaigrette

    Ixtapa Beef or Chicken Fajita :  15.95 Beef Fajita* or Grilled Shrimp :  17.95

  • Nachos & Quesadillas

  • Matador Nachos

    with Ixtapa beef, refried beans, queso & jalapeños

    13.95

  • Chicken Fajita Nachos

    14.95

  • Beef Fajita Nachos

    17.95

  • Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

    16.95

  • Chicken Fajita & Spinach Quesadillas

    17.95

  • Beef Fajita Quesadillas

    19.95

  • Mesquite Grilled Shrimp Quesadillas

    15.95

  • Tex-Mex Favorites

  • Tacos

  • Taco Dinner

    choice of Ixtapa beef or chicken tinga tacos, soft or crispy

    (2) :  14.95

  • Campfire Shrimp Tacos

    grilled shrimp, pineapple habañero glaze, Mexican street corn

    19.95

  • Chicken Fajita Flautas

    with queso, guacamole & sour cream

    14.95

  • Redfish Tacos

    grilled redfish, cabbage slaw, avocado, chipotle aioli & pepitas

    23.95

  • Tacos al Carbon

    With Chicken Fajitas :  18.95 With Beef Fajitas :  23.95

  • Shrimp Brochette Tacos

    grilled with shredded cabbage, chipotle aioli, avocado & queso fresca

    (3) :  17.95

  • Enchiladas

  • Cheese

    with chile con carne & cheese

    (2) :  15.95 (3) :  18.95

  • Ixtapa Beef

    with chile con carne & cheese

    (2) :  16.95 (3) :  19.95

  • Chicken Tinga

    with choice of salsa verde, sour cream or authentic red sauce

    (2) :  16.95 (3) :  19.95

  • Combination

    choice of Ixtapa beef, chicken tinga or cheese

    (2) :  16.95 (3) :  19.95

  • Seafood

    with shrimp, scallops & avocado in a cream sauce

    (2) :  23.95

  • Fajita

    beef & chicken fajita enchiladas with chile con carne & red chile sauce

    (2) :  22.95

  • Combinations

  • Rosa

    mesquite-grilled chile relleno filled with chicken tinga & Monterey Jack & a cheese enchilada with chile con carne sauce

    15.95

  • Coronado

    three brochette-style shrimp, a cheese enchilada & a crispy beef taco

    22.95

  • El Sombrero

    beef fajita soft taco & cheese enchilada, with guacamole & pico de gallo

    16.95

  • Mesquite-Grilled Chile Rellenos

    one chicken tinga & one Ixtapa beef chile relleno with ranchero verde & Monterey jack

    14.95

  • Laredo

    Ixtapa beef enchilada, a chicken tinga enchilada, a crispy chicken tinga taco & a pork tamale

    19.95

  • Guadalajara

    two cheese enchiladas, a crispy beef taco & a pork tamale

    19.95

  • Superior

    two chicken tinga enchiladas, our famous beef or chicken fajita taco al carbon & a pork tamale

    22.95

  • Sizzling Fajitas Famosas

  • Chicken

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  22.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  36.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  52.95

  • Beef* & Chicken

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  29.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  48.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  65.95

  • Beef*

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  31.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  51.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  69.95

  • Filet Mignon*

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  35.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  53.95

  • Shrimp

    Medium (Serves 1-2) :  25.95 Large (Serves 2-3) :  43.95 Family Size (Serves 4-6) :  56.95

  • Beef Fajita*, Quail & Shrimp Brochette

    tender beef fajita, ancho honey glazed quail & shrimp brochette over grilled onions

    29.95

  • Chicken Fajita, Ribs & Campfire Shrimp

    grilled chicken breast, slow-smoked pork ribs with chile pasilla sauce & Campfire shrimp

    31.95

  • Beef Fajita*, Jalapeño Cheese Sausage & Shrimp Diablo

    tender aged outside skirt steak, jalapeño cheese sausage & sizzling shrimp with grilled onions

    28.95

  • Pappasito's Grill

    skewer of mesquite-grilled beef* & chicken fajitas, bacon-wrapped shrimp & vegetables with pineapple pico de gallo

    27.95

  • Sizzling Salmon* & Shrimp

    mesquite salmon & shrimp drizzled with Mexican butter over grilled onions

    28.95

  • Filet Mignon Fajitas* with Crab Cake-Stuffed Shrimp

    our legendary beef tenderloin fajitas with chimichurri & crab cake-stuffed shrimp

    38.95

  • Quail

    basted with chile ancho honey glaze, with guacamole & pico de gallo

    (2) :  14.95 (3) :  17.95

  • Family Style Platters

  • Plato Fiesta

    ribs, brochette-style shrimp, beef* & chicken fajitas

    For 2-3 :  59.95 For 4-5 :  96.95 For 6-7 :  129.95

  • Fajita Platters

  • Chicken Fajitas

    52.95

  • Beef* & Chicken Fajitas

    65.95

  • Beef* Fajitas

    69.95

  • Shrimp Fajitas

    56.95

  • Slow-Smoked Ribs

  • Agujas

    full-rack of our tender, slow-smoked pork ribs basted with chile pasilla sauce, with guacamole & pico de gallo

    21.95

  • Matamoros

    half-rack pork ribs with chicken fajitas, guacamole & pico de gallo

    23.95

  • Plato San Juan

    four jumbo brochette-style shrimp & half-rack pork ribs, guacamole & pico de gallo

    25.95

  • Grilled Seafood

  • Camarones Diablo

    broiled butterflied shrimp served sizzling with Mexican butter, guacamole & pico de gallo

    Md. :  22.95 Lg. :  29.95

  • Camarones Tijuana

    broiled butterflied shrimp with chicken fajitas, guacamole & pico de gallo

    Md. :  24.95 Lg. :  29.95

  • Plato del Mar

    brochette-style shrimp with chicken fajitas with guacamole & pico de gallo

    27.95

  • Pappasito's Famous Shrimp Brochette

    a skewer of mesquite-grilled shrimp, stuffed with cheese & fresh jalapeños, wrapped in bacon with pico de gallo

    Md. :  25.95 Lg. :  31.95

  • Texas Redfish on the Half Shell & Shrimp Brochette

    with avocado & pico de gallo in a light butter sauce, black beans & rice

    35.95

  • Grilled Fresh Fish

  • Atlantic Salmon*

    22.95

  • Costa Rican Tilapia

    19.95

  • Texas Redfish

    29.95

Disclaimer: Always check with the business for pricing and availability of menu items. SinglePlatform is not responsible for menu or pricing changes, but the information is believed to be accurate when posted. Listing of a menu does not mean that there is any affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship between SinglePlatform and the listed business.

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