La Autentica Doñita Oaxaqueña Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at La Autentica Doñita Oaxaqueña is a delightful journey through the vibrant flavors of Oaxaca, Mexico. Situated in Des Plaines, this hidden gem offers an array of traditional dishes that celebrate authentic Mexican cuisine.
- Desayunos: Start your day with dishes like Huevos Rancheros, featuring eggs layered over crispy tostadas with beans and fresh vegetables, or try the rich Chilaquiles served with cecina and your choice of eggs.
- Molcajetes: A standout feature, offering a variety of grilled meats served in a traditional stone bowl with roasted jalapeños and cactus.
- Appetizers: Don’t miss the Choriqueso, a perfect melty chorizo and cheese combination that is a hit among diners.
With homemade tortillas and heartfelt service, La Autentica Doñita Oaxaqueña promises an unforgettable culinary experience that captures the essence of Oaxacan cooking.
Desayunos
Chilaquiles Rojos
Servidos con cecina y huevo de su preferencia. Served with eggs and skirt steak.
Chilaquiles Verdes
Servidos con cecina y huevo de su preferencia. Served with eggs and skirt steak.
Huevos a la Mexicana
Huevo revuelto con jitomate, cebolla y jalapeno. Scrambled eggs with onions, jalapeno, and tomatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
Huevos de su preferencia sobre tostadas con frijoles, jalapeno, jitomate, y cebolla y queso. Tostadas or flour tortilla served with beans, eggs of your choice, sauteed jalapeno, tomato, onion, and cheese.
Huevos al Gusto
Huevos revueltos con un ingrediente chorizo, jamon o salchicha. Scrambled eggs with your choice of ham, chorizo or sausage.
Choriqueso
Chorizo con queso derretido. Our delicious chorizo covered in melted cheese.
Alambres con Queso
Tres tipos de carnes sazonadas con pimientos, cebolla y queso derretido. 3 types of meat grilled with bell peppers, onions, and melted cheese.
Alitas de Pollo con Papas Fritas
Buffalo wings with fries.
Queso Oaxaqueno Fundido
Melted cheese dip.
Appetizers
Molcajetes La Donita
Molcajete la Donita
Arrachera, choriqueso, cebollitas, jalapenos y nopales asados, skirtsteak, choriqueso. Served with grilled green onions, jalapenos, and cactus.
Molcajete Mi Pueblo
Carne enchilada estilo Oaxaca, cecina, guacamole con cebollitas, jalapenos y nopales asados. Marinated spicy pork, chicken, and skirt steak. Served with grilled onions, jalapeno, and cactus.
Molcajete Supremo
Carne enchilada, pollo y cecina. Servida con cebollitas, jalapenos y nopales asados. Marinated spicy pork, chicken, and skirt steak. Served with grilled green onions, jalapenos, and cactus.
Molcajete Oaxaqueno
Servido con la carne de su preferencia, chicharron, nopales, queso fresco y salsa de la casa. Your choice of meat, pork rinds, cactus, cheese, and salsa.
Molcajete de Mariscos
Filete de tilapia camarones sazonados con pimientos y cebollas. Tilapia fillet and shrimp seasoned with bell peppers and onions.
Parrilladas de Carnes
Cecina, arrachera, enchilada, pollo a la parrilla y choriqueso, cebollitas, jalapeno, nopales y queso fresco.
Parrilladas de Carnes y Camarones
Parridas Mixtecas
Canastos Oaxaquenos
Canasto Original
Con chorizo, cecina, chicharron de lonja, carne enchilada, chiles gueros y quesillo.
Canasto Combinado
Elige 4. Con cecina, carne enchilada, pollo, arrachera, chicharron de lonja, chiles gueros y quesillo. Pick 4.
Hamburguesa La Donita
Servido 4 quesillo, champinones, pimientos asados, lechuga, tomate y cebolla.
Costillas de Res a la Mexicana
Costillas de res sazonado con cebollas, jitomate, y jalapenos, servido con arroz, ffrijoles y ensalada. Grilled beef ribs with tomatoes, onions, and jalapeno served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chileajo
Autentico chileajo de puerco con papas. Servido con arroz y frijoles. Authentic red adobo with pork and potatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Bistec a la Mexicana
Bistec sazonado con cebollas, jitomate, y jalapenos. Servido con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Grilled steak with tomatoes, onions, and jalapeno. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chile Rellenos
Servido con nuestra autentica salsa de jitomate, arroz, frijoles, y ensalada. Served with a mild tomato sauce, rice, beans, and salad.
Mole Oaxaqueno Dona Tere
Pollo banado en nuestro deliciosos y autentico mole Oaxaqueno. Servido con arroz y frijoles. Our popular sweet mole with chicken dish. Served with rice and beans.
Fajitas de Res
Carne de res estilo fajitas sazonadas con pimientos y cebolla. Servido con arroz, frijoles, ensalada y crema. Our tasty steak fajitas made with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, salad, and sour cream.
Fajitas de Pollo
Carne de pollo estilo fajitas sazonadas, con pimientos y cebolla. Servido con arroz, frijoles, ensalada, y crema. Our tasty chicken fajitas made with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, salad, and sour cream.
Fajitas Mix
Carne de pollo y res al estilo fajita. Sazonados con pimientos y cebolla. Servido con arroz, frijoles, ensalada y crema. A mix of chicken and steak, fajitas made with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, salad, and sour cream.
Enchiladas Oaxaquenas
Enchiladas rellenas de pollo cubiertas con nuestro delicioso mole Oaxaqueno con cilantro, cebolla y queso fresco. Servido con arroz, frijoles, ensalada y crema. Our Oaxacan mole enchiladas are filled with chicken are filled with chicken and topped onions, cilantro, and cheese. Served with rice, beans, salad, and sour cream.
Enchiladas Verdes
Enchiladas cubiertas con nuestra autentica salsa verde de la casa con cilantro, cebolla, queso fresco. Servido con arroz, frijoles, ensalada y crema. Green salsa enchiladas are filled with chicken. Topped with onions, cilantro, and cheese. Served with rice, beans, salad, and sour cream.
Bistec Ranchero
Bistec sazonado con cebolla y jalapenos. Servido con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Grilled steak with jalapenos and onions. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Pechuga de Pollo Empanizada
Pechuga marinada y empanizada. Servida con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Seasoned breaded chicken breast. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chicharron Verde de Puerco
Chicharron de puerco cocinado en salsa verde con nopales. Servido con arroz y frijoles. Pork rinds in our green salsa with cactus or potatoes, Served with rice and beans.
Carne de Puerco en Salsa Verde
Carne de puerco en salsa verde con nopales o papas. Servido con arroz y frijoles. Pork and our homemade green salsa with cactus or potatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Platillos La Donita
Pescados y Mariscos
Mojarra Frita
Fried tilapia. Servido con arroz, ensalada y tortillas hechas a mano. Served with rice, salad, and homemade tortillas.
Fajitas de Camaron
Shrimp fajitas. Camarones sazonados con cebolla y pimientos. Servida con arroz, frijoles, ensalada y tortillas hechas a mano. Seasoned shrimp with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, salad, and homemade tortillas.
Coctel de Camaron
Camarones en nuestra salsa de cocktail con cilantro, cebolla, jitomate, y aguacate. Served in cocktail sauce with onions, cilantro, avocado, and tomatoes.
Filete de Tilapia a la Plancha
Filete cocinado a la plancha servido con arroz, ensalada y tortillas hechas a mano. Grilled Tilapia served with rice, salad, and homemade tortillas.
Camarones a la Diabla
Camarones guisados en nuestra autentica salsa a la diabla. Servidos con arroz, frijoles, ensalada y tortillas hechas a mano. Shrimp in our delicious diabla sauce. Served with rice, beans, salad, and homemade tortillas.
Cazuela de Caldo de Pezcado y Camaron
Servido con papas y zanahoria. Fish and shrimp soup. Served with carrots and potatoes.
Cazuela de Caldo de Pollo
Con verduras. Chicken soup with vegetables.
Cazuela de Caldo de Res
Con verduras. Spicy beef soup with vegetables.
Cazuelitas Oaxaquenas
Antojitos Oaxaquenos
Tacos Oaxaquenos
Servidos con cebollitas, jalapeno, nopal, cilantro, cebolla y quesillo.
Mexicanos Taco
Cilantro y Cebolia. Mexican style.
Mexican Style Taco
Onions and cilantro.
Americanos Taco
Lechuga, Queso y Jitomate. American style lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.
Huaraches
Servidos con frijoles, lechuga, queso y crema. Served with beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.
Gorditas
Servidos con, frijoles, lechuga, queso y crema. Served with beans, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream.
Quesadillas de Quesillo
Quesillo de Oaxaca con lechuga y crema.
Quesadillas a la Plancha
Servida con queso, lechuga y crema. Served with cheese, lettuce, and sour cream.
Tlayudas
Servidas con quesillo, frijoles, cilantro y cebolla. Con ensalada de nopales al lado. Served with beans, onions, cilantro, and Oaxaca cheese with cactus salad on the side.
Picadita Original
Servidas con manteca o crema. Salsa verde o roja y queso fresco. Served with your choice of green or red salsa, cheese, and sour cream.
Picadita con Carne
Servidas con manteca o crema. Salsa verde o roja y queso fresco. Served with your choice of green or red salsa, cheese, and sour cream.
Tlacoyotl Original
Relleno de frijoles cubierto con salsa verde o roja y queso fresco. Thick corn tortilla filled with beans and covered in your choice of green or red salsa topped with cheese.
Tlacoyotl con Carne
Relleno de frijoles cubierto con salsa verde o roja y queso fresco. Thick corn tortilla filled with beans and covered in your choice of green or red salsa topped with cheese.
Pambazo
Telera cubierta con salsa roja especial. Relleno de chorizo con papa, lechuga, aguacate, queso y crema. Bread dipped in red homemade salsa. Filled with chorizo and potatoes, lettuce, cheese, avocado, and sour cream.
Tortas de la Casa
Carne de su preferencia. Frijoles, queso, lechuga, tomate, y aguacate. Meat of your choice. Beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and avocado.
Torta Cubana
Milanesa, huevo, jamon, salchicha, pierna de puerco. Breaded beef, egg, ham, sausage, and spicy pork.
Milanesa de Pollo
Breaded chicken.
Milanesa de Res
Breaded beef.
Donita
Chorizo, jamon y milanesa. Ham, breaded beef, and chorizo.
Burritos
Servido con arroz frijoles, lechuga, queso, jitomate, aguacate, y crema. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, tomato, avocado, and sour cream.
Salsa y Chips
Nopales
Cebollitas
Jalapenos Toreados
Arroz
Frijoles
Crema
Queso
Sides
Kids Menu
Kid Quesadilla Dinner
2 mini quesadillas con tortillas de maiz o de harina servidas con arroz y frijoles. 2 mini quesadillas made with corn or flour tortillas served with rice and beans.
Kids Hamburguesa
Servidas con papas fritas. Cheese burger with french fries.
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Servidos con papas fritas. Served with french fries.
Kids Hot Dog
Servido con papas fritas. Served with french fries.