Breakfast Taco Bar
Warm tortillas with scrambled egg, potato, halal turkey chorizo, cheese and salsas — assembled to order.
- Board · Serves 10–15$130
- Platter · Serves 8–10$95
halalcontains milk · eggs · wheat
By cuisine
Mexican catering in Los Angeles.
A halal taco bar built for Los Angeles — birria, carne asada, barbacoa and halal al pastor off the trompo, with fresh salsas and warm tortillas, served buffet-style or as an on-site taquiza station. Every protein zabiha-sourced.
At catering scale
Catering Mexican, honestly
Mexican food is LA's default celebration food, and a taco bar is how the city eats at a party — which is exactly why Carthage builds its Mexican menu around one. The heroes are the slow-cooked meats: beef birria with a rich consommé for dipping, citrus-marinated carne asada, tender barbacoa, and a halal al pastor carved off a lamb-and-beef trompo with charred pineapple. Because we're a halal kitchen there's no pork or chicharrón — but with birria and a proper trompo, nobody's missing it. Chicken tacos, loaded nachos, elote street corn, guacamole and fresh salsas round out a spread that works as a buffet line or a full taquiza station.
Everything comes from one Los Angeles kitchen, so a taco bar can share an event with Lebanese mezze, Korean BBQ or a sushi table — all priced together per guest, no separate taquero fee. Dietary paths are clear: elote, guacamole and salsas are vegetarian or vegan, every meat is zabiha-sourced, and corn-tortilla tacos are naturally gluten-free. Whether it's a quinceañera in the Valley, a wedding in Downtown LA or a backyard party in Orange County, a halal taco bar from Carthage is the easiest way to feed a big, mixed crowd food everyone actually wants.
Course by course
The Mexican menu
Priced per guest and per platter — Mexican catering from $24/guest, scaling with your headcount.
Breakfast
Appetizers & Mezze
Handhelds
Mains
Sides
Desserts
Beverages
Dietary
Dietary accommodations
Every dish on this menu is labeled, and our kitchen is halal · zabiha-sourced. Tell us the table and we engineer around it — see our full dietary catering options.
Event pairings
Mexican for your occasion
The menu above shows à la carte platter pricing — events book as per-guest packages built on it. Choose your occasion and we’ll tailor the spread.
Mexican Birthday CateringMexican Birthday catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.Packages from $37 / guestMexican — All-HandsWhole-company meeting, fed fast, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $31 / guestMexican Baby Shower CateringMexican baby shower catering in Los Angeles — fresh tacos, sides and aguas frescas, three per-guest packages, halal by default.Packages from $31 / guestMexican — Company PicnicOutdoor company cookout for the whole family, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $31 / guest
Mexican Corporate CateringTaco and burrito platters built for the lunch window — one invoice, dietary tracks, on time.Packages from $37 / guest
Mexican — Employee AppreciationA thank-you spread that feels like it, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $31 / guest
Film Production Mexican CateringCrew taquiza on the lot — taco lines that move fast, vegan options, and second-meal energy.Packages from $47 / guestMexican Government CateringMexican Government catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.Packages from $30 / guestMexican Graduation CateringMexican Graduation catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.Packages from $31 / guest
Mexican — Grand OpeningA photo-ready launch showcase, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $31 / guest
Mexican Holiday Party CateringMexican Holiday Party catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.Packages from $31 / guestMexican — Lunch & LearnTraining-session lunch that keeps the room focused, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $24 / guestMexican — Office LunchEveryday team lunch, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $24 / guest
Mexican Private Events CateringMexican Private Events catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.Packages from $47 / guestMexican Quinceanera CateringMexican Quinceanera catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.Packages from $47 / guestMexican — Sales KickoffHigh-energy rally food, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $41 / guestSchool Lunch Mexican CateringTaco-day menus kids finish — nut-free lines, portion compliance, labeled by classroom.Packages from $30 / guestMexican — Team OffsiteFull-day fuel for the retreat, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $31 / guestMexican — Trade ShowBooth & expo feeding, fast and portable, Mexican — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.Packages from $24 / guestMexican Wedding CateringMexican Wedding catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.Packages from $52 / guestMexican catering runs about $24–$101 per guest for food. Multiplied out, that is what a spread costs at the counts people usually ask about.
| Guests | Estimated food cost | Per guest |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | $600 – $2,525 | $24 – $101 |
| 50 | $1,200 – $5,050 | $24 – $101 |
| 100 | $2,400 – $10,100 | $24 – $101 |
| 150 | $3,600 – $15,150 | $24 – $101 |
Food only. Staffing, rentals, delivery, setup and breakdown are separate lines, and a mandatory service charge and California sales tax apply on top — so the invoice for a staffed event runs meaningfully above the food figure. Smaller counts sit at the top of the band: setup and delivery cost the same at 25 guests as at 100. Every menu halal · zabiha-sourced.
Chef's blends
Mexican in our featured menus
Signature cross-cuisine menus built on the Mexican kitchen — pair it with another tradition on one table.
Questions
Mexican catering, answered honestly
What does Mexican catering cost per platter in Los Angeles?
Taco platters and trays run $45–$130 — steak and carne asada platters at the top, individual burrito boxes from $17. A taco spread for thirty guests typically lands between $8 and $14 per person depending on fillings.
Is your Mexican menu halal — including the carne asada?
Yes — carne asada, al pastor-spiced chicken, and every other meat here is zabiha-sourced, and the salsas are made in-house with no wine or spirits anywhere in the kitchen. Corn tortillas keep much of the menu naturally gluten-free, and every tray is labeled.
Can you run a live taco line at our event?
Yes — the taco line is our most requested live station: tortillas warmed to order, two or three fillings, and the salsa bar built to your heat preference. It keeps a hundred guests moving without a bottleneck, or the same spread arrives assembled for drop-off.
Which Mexican dishes do LA offices order most?
The build-your-own taco spread wins team lunches by a mile — it feeds vegetarians, gluten-free, and hot-sauce loyalists from one table. Quesadilla platters and burrito boxes are the tidy option when the meeting runs through lunch.
Where we serve
Mexican catering across Los Angeles
Commission this menu
Build Mexican for your event
Tell us the date and the headcount — we’ll tailor Mexican to your event and price it per person, with a menu sketch in your inbox within one business day.
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