Taco Unico Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Taco Unico, a hidden gem in Lakewood, CO, offering Mexican and seafood cuisine in a casual and welcoming setting. The restaurant provides a range of amenities including reservation options, delivery, and takeout services. Customers rave about the flavorful dishes such as barria tacos, tongue tacos, chile rellenos, and smothered fries. The salsa selection is notable, with the avocado green salsa standing out for its spicy kick. The steak ranchero sauce and fluffy flour tortillas add to the authentic dining experience. The giant margaritas are a hit, though a bit pricey. The attentive service, welcoming atmosphere, and dedication to quality make Taco Unico a must-visit for those seeking delicious Mexican fare.
Specials
Family Meal (people)
tacos of your choice: Rice,beans,cilantro,onions, limes,chips and salsa
La Chancla
Home made long corn tortilla .served with your choice of meat.(huarache)Spread beans lettuce avocado,fresco cheese, sourcream and salsa
Tampiquena Plate
Piece of ribeye flauta enchilada Rice and beans
Enchiladas De Camaron
flour tortillas rolled stuff with shrimp and cheese served with rice, beans and avocado.
Mexican Hamburger
A grilled hamburger patty wrapped in a flour tortilla, smothered in green chili topped with cheese and rice on the side
Flautas Chicken Or Shredded Beef ()
Deep fried rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken or shredded beef, topped with sour cream and guacamole.
Carne Adovada Plate
Tender pork loin, marinated with a special red sauce, topped with green chili and grilled onions.
Carnitas Plate
Soft pork with green chili, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Steak Ranchero
Chicken or steak, cooked with authentic Mexican ranchero sauce.
T-Bone Steak
T-bone steak accompanied by choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Tacos Al Carbon ()
Diced chicken or beef, cooked with onions, tomato, and jalapenos. Served on open corn tortilla.
Pollo Adobado Plate
Chicken breast marinated and served with Mexican potatoes.
Pollo Al Chipotle
Chicken strips cooked in a creamy chipotle sauce.
Chile Relleno Plate
pieces pepper stuffed with cheese and your choice of green chili on top or none at all.
Chimichanga
Choice of chicken, steak, or carnitas. Smothered with green chili, sour cream and guacamole.
El Arrierro
Choice of chicken, pork, steak,cactus, queso fresco,including rice and black beans,Accompanied by corn, flour tortillas.
Unique Quesadilla
Chicken and Beef fajitas with a cheese quesadilla, sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Platillos
Caldos/ Soups
Camaron
Shrimp soup served with a choice of corn, flour tortillas, bread or crackers.
Camaron Y Pescado
Fish and shrimp soup with options of corn, flour tortillas, bread,or crackers on the side.
Pescado
Fish soup, typically prepared with a variety of vegetables, offering a comforting blend of flavors.
Mares
Seven Seas soup with options of corn, flour, bread, toast, or crackers. Rich in seafood variety.
Pozole
Hominy-based soup, accompanied by a choice of corn, flour tortillas, bread, toasted tortillas, or crackers.
Birria De Res
Tender beef slow-cooked in a rich broth infused with Mexican chiles, herbs, and spices, typically accompanied by onions, cilantro, and lime.
Menudo
Menudo soup served with a choice of corn, flour, bread, toast, or crackers on the side.
Caldo De Camaron, Pez, Y Pulpo
Caldo de camaron, pez, y pulpo served with choice of maize, flour tortillas, bread, toast, or crackers.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Jumbo shrimp cooked with garlic sauce.
Camarones Ala Diabla
Jumbo shrimp cooked with a spicy sauce.
Camarones Rancheros
Jumbo shrimp cooked with our ranchero sauce.
Camarones Rellenos
Add salsa ranchera or a La diabla with an additional charge. Jumbo shrimp stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon.
Camarones Unicos
Jumbo shrimp served in a special chipotle creamy sauce, rice and beans and your options of flour or corn tortillas.
Steak Con Camarones
Steak topped with shrimp, bell pepper and onions, served with your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Camarones Al Tequila
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in green and red bell peppers, red onions, garlic, and tequila sauce. Served with rice beans and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Mojarra
Mojarra served with choice of corn or flour tortilla.
Filete De Pescado
Breaded , garlic butter sauce, al Alexander or only butter sauceAccompanied with rice beans salad and your options for flour or corn tortillas. If you choose al Alexander I'll served with rice salad and steam vegies.
Tacos De Camarones O Pescado
open face corn tortillas, sauteed with red and green peppers, red onions and jalapenos.
Molcajete Mixto
Variety of seafood served in a stone bowl with choices of corn or flour tortillas.
Molcajete De Mariscos
Choice of salsa de molcajete or creamy chipotle sauce.Shrimp, fish, mussels,clams,calamares, octopus, crab meat
Quesadilla De Camaron
Sauteed pieces of shrimp, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cilantro.
Enchilada Plate () Verdes/ Rojas
Your choice of Shrimp, chicken, carnitas, ham, or steak. Smothered in a red or green salsa, rolled in corn tortilla and topped with onions. Only the ones with Shrimp it's a flour tortillas.
Enchilada Rancheras
Fresco cheese, onions, smothered in red sauce rolled in a corn tortilla and topped with eggs.
Carne Asada Plate
Grilled steak served with rice and beans.
Seafood
Fajitas
Fajitas Chicken, Steak, Marinated Pork, Shrimp Fish Or Veggies
Grilled chicken, typically accompanied by sauteed onions and bell peppers, served with warm tortillas.
Huevos Jalisco
eggs on a fried tortilla with green tomatillo salsa on top, rice, beans, steak, and corn or flour tortilla.
Huevos Rancheros
eggs with green chili on top, rice, beans, and corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos Divorciados
eggs with green chili on top, rice, beans, and corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos Con Chorizo
eggs scrambled with rice, beans, green chili, and corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos A La Mexicana
eggs scrambled with onion, tomato, and jalapeno. Served with rice, beans, green chili and corn or flour tortillas.
Unique Plate
eggs, the choice of bacon, ham, sausage, or chorizo, hash browns, green chile, and toast or tortillas,
Steak And Eggs
eggs, ribeye steak, hash browns, green chile, and toast or tortillas.
Pork Chops And Eggs
eggs with pork chop, hash browns, green chile, and toast or tortillas.
Breakfast Tacos
egg and chorizo tacos topped with avocado, queso fresco, pico de gallo, and a side of black beans.
Chilaquiles
Red or green. Add chicken, steak, ham or bacon with an additional charge. Served with eggs, rice, beans, salad, and sour cream.
Omelettes
Choice of ham, bacon, or vegetarian. Served with hashbrowns and green chile.
Skillets
Steak or chicken. eggs, green bell peppers, onion, and cheese.
Plain With No Meat- Breakfast Burritos
Scrambled eggs, potatoes, cheeses, all wrapped in a soft flour tortilla.
Plain With Meat- Breakfast Burritos
Choice of bacon, ham, sausage, or chorizo.
Smothered With Meat- Breakfast Burritos
Choice of bacon, ham, sausage, or chorizo.
Smothered With No Meat- Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast burrito, options of lechuga, tomate, queso. Choose plain or smothered.
Kids Pancake Combo
pancake of their choice (happy face is available), egg, piece of bacon.
Kids French Toast Combo
pieces of French toast, egg, piece of bacon.
Pancakes ()
Only one flavor per order.
French Toast
Only one flavor per order.
Huevos Nortenos
Potatoes with salsa rojo two eggs of your cook choice , rice and beans and a tereado.
Breakfast Menu
Combinations
A Taco And Enchilada
. Taco and an enchilada. Choose from cheese, chicken, or steak for filling.
A Tamal And An Enchilada
Tamale and enchilada combo. Choice of cheese, chicken, or steak filling.
A Crispy Chile Relleno And An Enchilada
Crispy chile relleno, choice of cheese, chicken, or steak, for the enchilada filling.
A Tamal And A Tostada
Smothered Tamale and bean tostada with rice and beans
A Smothered Bean Burrito, Enchilada And A Tamal With Rice And Beans
Bean burrito, enchilada, and tamal combo smothered in green chile. Served with rice and beans. Options: cheese, chicken or steak Enchilada
Crispy Chile Relleno
Chile relleno with options: plain crispy, smothered in sauce, plain soft, or smothered soft.
Tamal
Corn dough, traditionally steamed in a corn husk. Options include plain or smothered.
Guacamole
Fresh, creamy avocado dip, seasoned with lime and cilantro. Perfect for sharing.
Avocado
Fresh and creamy fruit with a rich taste, perfect for adding a touch of luxury to any dish.
Chicharrones
Small pieces of crispy and crunchy fried pork skin, typically accompanied by a lime wedge for added zest.
Toreados
Fresh jalapenos grilled until blistered, typically accompanied by a squeeze of lime to enhance their flavor.
Green Chile
Fire-roasted green chiles typically include a blend of spices to enhance their natural flavor.
Enchilada
Mouthwatering Mexican delight, filled with savory ingredients and wrapped in a warm tortilla.
Beans
Freshly simmered, seasoned beans, perfectly tender and flavorful.
Rice
Flavorful rice dish prepared to perfection, showcasing an ideal complement for any meal.
Flauta
A flauta, also known as a taquito, consists of a corn tortilla filled and rolled around a core ingredient, typically chicken, then deep-fried until crisp. It's often garnished with lettuce, sour cream, and cheese.
French Fries
Crispy golden strips of deliciousness served hot and seasoned to perfection.
Sour Cream
Accompanying choice of rich sour cream or fresh guacamole for entrees.
Cheese
A side of cheese, often a blend of traditional Mexican cheeses such as cheddar, Monterey Jack, or queso fresco, served as a complement to various dishes.
Tomatoes
Fresh tomatoes, typically served as a complement to enhance the flavors of the main dish.
Tortillas
Tortilla options: choose with or without green chili, maize or wheat flour. Served alongside maize, wheat, bread, toast, or biscuits.
Lettuce
Crisp, fresh garden lettuce - a light and refreshing green delight
Limes
Wedges of fresh lime, typically served to add a tangy zest to dishes or as a garnish, enhancing the flavors of seafood, meats, and cocktails.
Bread
Bread typically served as a simple, yet essential side, often accompanying a variety of dishes to complement the meal.
Ranch
Ranch typically includes a tangy and creamy dressing with hints of dill, ideal for complementing various dishes.
Sopes
Handcrafted sope, a choice of asada, carnitas, chicken, al pastor nopal, barbacoa, lengua, guacamole and beans, topped with lechuga, tomate, queso, crema.
Sides
Cocteles
Coctel De Camaron
Shrimp cocktail typically includes shrimp mixed with tomato, onion, cilantro, avocado, and a special sauce, often accompanied by cucumber and lime.
Campechana
Shrimp and octopus.
Coctel Unico
Shrimp, octopus and ceviche.
Vuelve A La Vida
Shrimp, octopus and oyster.
Cheese Burger With Fries
Beef patty with melted cheese on a bun, accompanied by fries, typically includes lettuce and tomato.
Chicken Fingers With Fries
Breaded chicken tenders served alongside fries, tailored for a child's portion.
Carne Asada Fries
Carne Asada Fries include grilled steak, smothered french fries, typically topped with Monterey cheese.
Chili Cheese Fries
French fries topped with generously smothered in melted cheese.
Cheese Enchilada Rice And Beans
A cheese-filled enchilada topped with sauce, served with a side of seasoned rice and refried beans garnished with melted cheese.
Cheese Quesadilla Rice And Beans
A soft flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, accompanied by rice and beans, tailored for children.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich With Fries
Grilled cheese sandwich made with a blend of cheeses, served alongside crispy fries.
Alexander's Meal Fish Fillet With Rice And Veggies
fish fillet, served alongside Spanish rice and a medley of vegetables, typically includes a gentle seasoning.
Kids/Ninos
Appetizers
Ceviche Unico
Seafood marinated in lime juice, mango, typically includes onions, cilantro, and a unique blend of spices, garnished with avocado.
Bowl De Ceviche
Fresh seafood marinated in lime juice, typically includes tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and is garnished with avocado slices.
Docena De Ostiones Preparados
Twelve raw oysters, typically served on the shell, garnished with a blend of seafood ceviche that may include shrimp and octopus, accompanied by a special sauce.
/ Docena De Ostiones Preparados
Six fresh oysters on the half shell, typically includes a topping of shrimp ceviche, accompanied by red onion, avocado, and a distinctive house sauce.
Docena De Ostiones
A docena de ostiones typically includes raw oysters served on the half shell, often accompanied by a simple garnish or sauce to enhance their natural flavors.
/ Docena De Ostiones
Six oysters on the half shell, typically served with a traditional accompaniment.
Chicharrones De Pescado
Fish chunks, seasoned and lightly battered, then fried, typically served with a side of tangy dipping sauce.
Aguachiles (Rojos O Verdes)
Shrimp marinated in lime juice and either a spicy red or green sauce, typically accompanied by cucumber, red onion, and avocado.
Tostada De Ceviche
Crisp Tostada topped with fresh, zesty Ceviche- a coastal delicacy.
Tostada Mixta
Ceviche, octopus and shrimp.
Guacamole Salad
Fresh, zesty guacamole atop a crisp salad. Perfectly balanced flavors.
Nachos Unicos
Tortilla chips topped with a unique blend of cheeses, beans, and a special selection of toppings, likely including guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Steak,chicken and al pastor.
Choriqueso
Spicy chorizo blended with melted cheese, perfect for dipping
Queso Dip
Creamy, smooth melted cheese blend, perfect for dipping.
Botana De Mariscos
Shrimp, octopus, oysters, chicharron de pescado, calamari, Y ceviche.
Chips & Salsa
Fresh home made chips with salsa roja and verde.
Nelie's Fajita Burrito
Chicken or steak smothered with green chile, rice, beans, red & green bell peppers onions, guacamole & sour cream.
Burrito Cuaresmeno
Shrimp mixed with vegetables and rice.
Gorditas
Homemade corn gorditas stuffed with your choice:
Tacos De Birria
Soft shredded beef with broth tacos in the order with onion, cilantro and pickle onions, lime and salsa
Tacos
Taco options: asada, carnitas, chicken, tripas,al pastor, lengua,shrimp, fish,chorizo. Toppings: cilantro, onion, lettuce, cheese, tomato.
Burritos
Asada, al pastor, carnitas, chicken, or barbacoa fillings with beans Choose plain or smothered with sauce . The burrito de asada also, including pico de gallo cooked with the meat.
Tortas
Mexican-style sandwich with various meat options including asada, carnitas, alpastor, and barbacoa. Vegetarian choices like nopal and rajas con queso available.
Quesadillas
Quesadilla filled with choice of asada, al pastor, carnitas, chicken, or barbacoa. Served with salsa.
Tamal De Elote
Sweet corn dough wrapped in corn husk, offering a traditional Mexican flavor.
Suegras
Choice of asada, al pastor, carnitas, chicken, or barbacoa, corn tortillas onion and cilantro.
Chili Cheese Fries
Asada, al pastor, & chicharron
Unique Burger
French fries cheese, avocado bacon, red onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles & jalapenos.
Sopes ()
() Azada, alpastor, chicken, carnitas or ground beef. Spread beans. Topping with lettuce, tomato, queso fresco,sour cream and green salsa.