Lempira Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
The newly opened Lempira Restaurant in Charlotte, NC, offers an authentic Salvadoran dining experience with a wide range of traditional dishes. From the famous Honduran corn tamales to the mouth-watering stuffed plantains with ground meat, every plate is bursting with flavor and cultural significance. The menu showcases a variety of options for vegetarians and meat lovers alike, including the popular Catracha grilled steak served with beans, rice, and fried plantains. The atmosphere is lively, making it perfect for group gatherings or family outings. The restaurant also offers takeout, delivery, and outdoor seating. Lempira Restaurant is a must-try for anyone looking to explore the delicious flavors of Salvadoran cuisine.
Plates from Honduras
Corn Tamales
Served with sour cream
Chicken Tamales
Plantain Empanadas
Honduran Style Empanadas
Baleada #1
Beans, cheese and sour cream
Baleada #2
Sausage, scrambled eggs, beans, cheese, sour cream and avocado
Baleada #3
Scrambled eggs, beans, cheese, sour cream and avocado
Baleada #4
Scrambled eggs, ham, beans, cheese, sour cream and avocado
Baleada #5
Grilled steak, beans, cheese, sour cream and avocado
Stuffed Plantains
With ground meat and cheese
Fried Sweet Plantain
With beans and sour cream
Golden Crispy Chicken Tacos (3)
Honduran Enchiladas (2)
Ground Beef with Plantains
Pork Skin with Yucca
Fried Tortilla with Cheese & Sauce
Fried Tortilla, Fried Beans, Cheese and Sauce
Honduran Dish
Square grilled meat, Honduran empanada, fried pork skin, cabbage salad, yucca, pico de gallo, onions and vinegar
"Catracha" Grilled Steak
Grilled steak served with beans, rice, fried plantains, sour cream, cheese and avocado
Stuffed Plantains with Ground Meat
Served with cabbage and pico de gallo
Honduran- Style Fried Fish
Shrimp Tacos (3)
Chicken Tacos (3)
Grilled Steak Tacos (3)
Sausage Tacos (3)
Mixed Tacos (4)
Shrimp, chicken, grilled steak and sausage
Tacos
Hamburger
Plain Hamburger
Classic Hamburger
Lettuce, tomato, American cheese and fries
Cheese Pupusa
Loroco's Pupusa & Cheese
Pork & Cheese Pupusa
Ham Sandwich
Breaded Chicken or Steak Sandwich
Flounder Sandwich
Steak Sandwich
Chicken Sandwich
Sandwich
Plates of Mexico
Crispy Aztecas Tacos
Served with rice, beans, sour cream and guacamole
Mexican Grilled Steak
Served with rice, beans, chimol (pico de gallo) salad and fried plantains
Mixed Quesadilla
Shrimp, chicken and steak served with sour cream, salad, guacamole and pico de gallo
Tampiquena Grilled Meat
Poblano pepper, cream sauce, grilled steak, fries, chicken tacos, grilled jalapeno pepper, grilled onion, rice, beans and guacamole
Grilled Steak Quesadilla
With corn tortilla, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans
Shrimp Quesadilla
Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
Fajita Quesadilla
Served with rice, cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
Steak Burrito
Served with rice, beans, salad and sour cream
Vegetarian Burrito
Served with rice, beans, salad and cream
Shrimp Burrito
Served with rice, beans, salad and sour cream
Mixed Burrito
Served with steak, chicken and shrimp with rice, beans, salad and sour cream
Fajita Burrito
Served with rice, beans, salad and cream
Big Fajita Taco
Served with rice and beans
Rich Tacos
Beef and chicken with cheese and salad
Tacos al Carbon
Served with beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and salad
Three Sauces Enchiladas
Chicken, beef and cheese served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, salad with red, white and green sauce
Chicken Fajitas
Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad
Steak Fajitas
Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad
Shrimp Fajitas
Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad
Fish Fajitas
Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad
Mixed Fajitas
Steak, chicken and shrimp fajitas served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad
Texas Fajitas
Steak, chicken, shrimp and jalapenos with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad
Mexican Fried Fish
Served with salad, rice, beans and avocado
Ground Beef
Grilled Chicken
Steak
Shrimp
Combination
Enchiladas
Lunch Specials
Steak or Chicken Taco Salad
Fried flour tortilla, fried beans, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and cheese
Grilled Burrito
Chicken or beef
Stuffed Pepper
Rice, beans, cream and guacamole
Chicken or Beef Fajitas
Rice, beans and salad
Burrito & Enchilada
Chicken or beef, pico de gallo and guacamole
Chimichanga
Chicken or beef, rice and beans
Burrito Express
Chicken or beef
Chile Relleno & Burrito
Chicken or beef
Quesadilla
Chicken or beef, rice and beans
Cheese Quesadilla
Served with salad
Super Nachos
Ground beef or pulled chicken, jalapeno, cream, fried beans and cheese
Rice with Chicken
Salad, cream, sweet fried plantain and guacamole
Beef on Sauce
Rice, beans, cream and guacamole
Tacos (3)
Of your choice
Pork Carnitas
Rice, beans, salad, cream, pico de gallo and guacamole
Shrimp Enchiladas
Shrimp on red sauce, rice beans and avocado
Chimi Flautas
Rice, beans, salad, cream, pico de gallo and guacamole
Quesadillas
Rice, beans, salad, cream, pico de gallo and guacamole
Salvadoran Special
Grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, filled empanada, rice, beans, sausage, grilled cheese, fried plantains, salad and pico de gallo
Lempira Special
A combination of grilled steak, chicken, shrimp and pork chops, salad, rice and beans
Mexico Special
T-bone steak, 5 deviled shrimp, chicken quesadilla, salad, avocado and jalapeno pepper
Guatemala Special
Grilled chicken, grilled fish, steak ribs, pork chops, shrimp, rice with beans, sausage, cheese, fried plantains, salad, avocado and jalapeno pepper
Colombian Dish
Grilled steak, fried pork skin, sausage, beans, rice, fried sweet plantain, avocado, egg and arepa
Traditional Lempira Dish
Grilled steak, rice and beans, two eggs, cream. avocado, cheese and fried sweet plantain
Traditional Nicaraguan Dish
Grilled steak, rice with beans, fried sweet plantain, fried cheese, boiled yucca, salad and avocado
Salvadoran Grilled Beef
Served with sausage, rice with beans, cheese, vegetables, fried sweet plantain and avocado
Grilled Beef Ribs
Beans, rice, salad, chismol and grilled jalapenos
Puerto La Union
Breaded fish, grilled shrimp, rice, pico de gallo, avocado and salad
Migueleno
Beef stir fry, rice, beans, fried plantain, avocado and salad
Dos Potrillos
Grilled steak, and onions, 3 fried tacos, beans, rice, pico de gallo, avocado and salad
Salvadoran Steak
Beef steak with sauce served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, avocado and salad
Grilled Ribs & Shrimp
Served with plantain, rice, beans and yucca
Grilled Steak & Shrimp
Grilled Chicken, Steak & Shrimp
Churrasco
T-bone steak, eggs, rice fries, fried plantain, salad and avocado
Grilled Pork Chops, Steak & Shrimp
Grilled T-Bone Steak & Shrimp
Served with rice, beans and salad
Grilled Steak & Chicken
Grilled Chicken & Shrimp
House Specials
Appetizers
Ham & Cheese Quesadilla
With lettuce, cheese, cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
Salvadoran Ceviche
Shrimp Ceviche
Salvadoran Appetizer
Pork skin, meat pie, plantain empanada, fried corn tamal, fried yucca and cheese pupusa
Shrimp Cocktail
Lempira Appetizer
Pastry, crispy tacos and quesadilla
Chicken Flautas
With lettuce, cream, cheese and salsa
Chicken Wings (12)
Ceviche Toast (3)
Grilled Steak
Chicken
Big Shrimp
Small Mixed Botana
Big Mixed Botana
Beef, chicken and shrimp
Botanas Appetizers
Salads
Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato and dressing
Fish Taco Salad
Grilled fish, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato and dressing
Taco Salad Fajita
Grilled beef or chicken, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato and dressing
Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato and dressing
Chicken Soup
Beef Soup
Shrimp Soup
Seafood Soup with Fish
Clams, shrimp, mussels, blue crab and fish fillet
Mexican Seafood Soup
Clams, shrimp, mussels, blue crab and fish fillet
Honduran Seafood Soup
Clams, shrimp, mussels, blue crab and fish fillet
Snail Soup
Shrimp and snails
Seafood Soup with Lobster
Clams, shrimp, mussels, blue crab and lobster
Seafood Soup with Fish & Lobster
Clams, shrimp, mussels, blue crab, fish fillet and lobster
Soups
Side Orders
Rice
Beans
Cheese
Cream
Nachos & Salsa
Sweet Plantains
Green Plantains
Cilantro Shrimp
Bacon Shrimp
Chipotle Shrimp
Two Compadres
4 grilled shrimp and 4 breaded shrimp served with rice, beans, fried plantains, cheese and salad
Two Lovers
5 deviled shrimp and 5 garlic shrimp
Grilled Fish
Fish with Red Sauce
Breaded Fish Fillet
Lempira Shrimp
Shrimp in the shell served with rice, beans and salad
Three Mariachis
3 grilled shrimp, 3 bacon, shrimp and 3 breaded shrimp served with rice, beans, fried plantains, cheese and salad
Three Cousins
4 grilled shrimp, 4 bacon shrimp and 4 breaded shrimp served with rice, beans, avocado and salad
Shrimp with Rice
Garlic Shrimp
Deviled Shrimp
Shrimp in Cream Sauce
Breaded Shrimp
Grilled Shrimp
Chicken & Shrimp Fried Rice
Served with green plantain and salad
Seafood Dishes
Skewers
Steak Skewers
Chicken Skewers
Shrimp Skewers
Mixed Skewers
Chicken Wings
Cheese Sandwich
French Fries
Hamburger
Cheeseburger
Chicken Fingers
Kid's Menu
Desserts
Flan
Fried Ice Cream
Horchata
Maranon
Tamarindo
Maracuya
Pina Colada
Non-alcoholic
Margarita
Non-alcoholic
Daiquiri
Non-alcoholic
Red Bull
Drinks from Honduras
Drinks
Sodas
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Mango
Vanilla
Passion Fruit
Strawberry
Pineapple
Mamey
Chocolate
Banana
Smoothies
Chicken
Chicken with Fried Plantains
Chicken Breast in Jalapeno Cream Sauce
Chicken Breast in Mushroom Cream Sauce
Chicken with Melted Cheese
Fried Chicken
Served with rice, beans. chimol (pico de gallo) and salad
Hawaiian Chicken
Rotisserie Chicken
Breaded Chicken Breast
Served with rice, beans. chimol (pico de gallo) and salad
Creamed Chicken
Served with rice, beans. chimol (pico de gallo) and salad
Fried Pork Chops with Sauce
Served with rice, beans, chimol (pico de gallo)
Grilled Pork Chops
Served with rice, beans, chimol (pico de gallo) and salad
Fried Pork Chops with Fried Green Plantains
Served with chimol (pico de gallo), rice and beans
Fried Pork Chops
Served with rice, beans, chimol (pico de gallo) and salad
Breaded Fried Pork Chops
Served with rice, beans, chimol (pico de gallo) and salad