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Ninfa’s Tortillas & Taqueria has been making fresh tortillas and tamales in Kansas City, Kansas since 1988 — 37+ years on Kansas Avenue. A family operation run the same way since founder Ninfa opened it: fresh tortillas every day, tamales made by hand the same way Ninfa made them.

Description

Ninfa’s Tortillas & Taqueria has been a Kansas Avenue institution since 1988 — one of the longest-running family Mexican restaurants in Kansas City, Kansas. Founded by Ninfa, the restaurant has remained faithful to its origins for nearly four decades: fresh tortillas are made every day, and the tamales are prepared the same way Ninfa made them when she opened. Kansas Avenue has long been the heart of KCK’s Mexican-American community, and Ninfa’s is one of its anchors — a breakfast-and-lunch taqueria that closes at 3pm, serving the neighborhood’s working community at the hours they need it most. The simple hours and the consistent product are the whole story: a family that has spent 37 years making fresh tortillas for Kansas City.

Tier classification

Tier 2 provisional — Mexican family operation, 37 years in KCK; founder origin. Ninfa’s has operated on Kansas Avenue in KCK since 1988 — 37 consecutive years, making it one of the most deeply-rooted Mexican family restaurants in the metro. The Kansas Avenue corridor has historically been the center of KCK’s Mexican-American immigrant community, and the founding family’s roots there are strong. “ — no press source confirms whether Ninfa (the founder) was born in KC/KCK or immigrated from Mexico. If Ninfa is KC-born/raised, this is Tier 1; if Mexico-born but KC-rooted for 37+ years, Tier 2 is confirmed.

Last verified: 2026-07-14 · Source: AllMenus (Ninfa’s Tortillas & Taqueria official menu listing) · URL(s): https://www.allmenus.com/ks/kansas-city/708003-ninfas-tortillas-taqueria/menu/ · Confidence: High (full itemized menu with prices)

Family Mexican taqueria built on fresh daily hand-made tortillas and tamales made from Ninfa’s original recipe, with all-day breakfast, a la carte items, house plate specials, and combination platters.1

Breakfast Tacos

  • Chorizo & Egg — chorizo scrambled with 2 eggs, rolled in a flour tortilla ($3.00)1
  • Spicy Break — onions, tomato and jalapeños diced with 2 eggs, scrambled ($3.00)1
  • Potato & Egg — diced potatoes with 2 eggs, scrambled, in a flour tortilla ($3.00)1
  • Chorizo & Papitas — chorizo mixed with potatoes and beans, in a flour tortilla ($3.00)1

Breakfast Platters

Served with two flour tortillas.1

  • Huevos Rancheros — 3 eggs sunny side up on a corn tortilla with salsa poured over ($5.50)1
  • Migitas — two corn tortillas cut into pieces, scrambled with 2 eggs ($5.50)1
  • Chorizo Con Huevo — 3 eggs scrambled with chorizo ($5.50)1
  • Huevos Rancheros with Pork ($6.00)1

A La Carte

  • Taco — traditional hard shell stuffed with special ground beef ($2.50)1
  • Tamales — authentic, made fresh daily with Ninfa’s famous recipe ($2.50+)1
  • Tamale Spread — husk removed, smothered with cheese, special pork meat and sauce ($3.50)1
  • Fried Corn Taco — one taco filled with ground beef, pork or chicken, then fried ($3.50)1
  • Super Soft Taco — fresh tortilla filled with ground beef, pork or chicken ($4.00)1
  • Quesadilla — flour tortilla folded with cheese ($3.00)1
  • Quesadilla Deluxe — flour tortilla with cheese and pico de gallo ($3.50)1
  • Bean Burrito ($3.00)1
  • Burrito — flour tortilla filled with beans, cheese and your choice ($3.50)1
  • Bean Burrito Spread — cheddar melted inside and out ($4.00)1
  • Enchilada — corn tortillas with mom’s special home-made enchilada sauce ($3.00)1
  • Bean Tostadas ($3.00)1
  • Beef Tostadas ($3.75)1
  • Combo a la Carte — 2 items with rice and beans ($6.50)1

Original Dishes

  • Burrito Spread — flour tortillas filled with beans, cheese and your choice ($5.00)1
  • Fried Flour Taco — made with fresh tortillas, deep fried ($5.50)1
  • Quesadilla Supreme — flour tortilla with chicken or ground beef and cheese ($5.50)1
  • Nachos — fresh chips covered with cheese and pico de gallo ($4.75)1
  • Flour Enchilada — flour tortillas with mom’s special enchilada sauce ($3.75)1
  • Chicken & Rice — bed of rice smothered with chicken and its juices ($4.50)1
  • Chicken & Rice Grande — larger portion ($6.50)1
  • Ground Beef Taco Salad ($5.75)1
  • Chicken Taco Salad ($6.50)1

House Special

  • Chili — authentic home-made whole beans mixed with pork ($4.50+)1

House Plate Specials

Served with rice, beans and 1 flour tortilla.1

  • Meat Plate — most authentic way to try your favorite meat ($6.00)1
  • Tamale Plate — 3 home-made tamales, Ninfa’s famous recipe ($6.25)1
  • Tostada Plate — 2 corn tortillas as a flat shell ($6.50)1
  • Burrito Plate — 2 burritos with pork, beef or chicken ($7.50)1
  • Soft Taco Plate — two home-made tortillas with your choice ($7.50)1
  • Fried Corn Taco Plate — double shell filled with ground beef, pork, chicken ($7.50)1
  • Taco Plate — 3 corn tortillas filled with ground beef ($7.50)1
  • Flour Enchilada Plate — two home-made flour tortillas with home-made enchilada sauce ($7.50)1
  • Tamale Spread Plate — two home-made tamales out of corn husks ($8.50)1
  • Fried Flour Taco Plate — two home-made tortillas deep fried ($9.00)1

Combination Platters

Served with one flour tortilla.1

  • #1 — burrito spread, taco, rice & beans ($7.50)1
  • #2 — fried corn taco, soft taco, rice & beans ($6.50)1
  • #4 — flour enchilada, fried corn taco, rice & beans ($6.50)1
  • #5 — fried flour taco, tamale spread, rice & beans ($7.00)1

Children’s Menu

Ages 12 & under.1

  • Kid’s Quesadilla — with rice or beans ($3.25)1
  • Kid’s Cheese Enchilada — with rice or beans ($3.25)1
  • Kid’s Taco — meat and cheese only, with rice or beans ($3.25)1

On the Side

  • Jalapeño ($0.30)1
  • Onion ($0.30)1
  • Cheese ($0.75)1
  • Sour Cream ($0.75)1
  • 2 oz Butter ($0.75)1
  • Pico de Gallo ($0.75+)1
  • Beans ($1.50)1
  • 1 Tortilla ($1.50)1
  • Bowl of Beans with Cheese ($3.00)1
  • Chips and Sauce ($3.00)1
  • 8 oz Sauce ($3.00)1
  • Side of Guacamole ($3.50)1

Dessert

  • Sopapillas — served with honey ($4.00)1

Beverages

  • Lemonade ($1.25)1
  • Tea ($1.25)1
  • Pepsi / Diet Pepsi / Strawberry / Slice ($1.50)1
  • IBC Root Beer ($2.00)1
  • Soft Drink — 32 oz ($2.00)1

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Ninfa’s Tortillas & Taqueria — official menu (via AllMenus), https://www.allmenus.com/ks/kansas-city/708003-ninfas-tortillas-taqueria/menu/ (accessed 2026-07-14). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23 ↩24 ↩25 ↩26 ↩27 ↩28 ↩29 ↩30 ↩31 ↩32 ↩33 ↩34 ↩35 ↩36 ↩37 ↩38 ↩39 ↩40 ↩41 ↩42 ↩43 ↩44 ↩45 ↩46 ↩47 ↩48 ↩49 ↩50 ↩51 ↩52 ↩53 ↩54 ↩55 ↩56 ↩57 ↩58 ↩59 ↩60 ↩61 ↩62 ↩63 ↩64 ↩65 ↩66 ↩67 ↩68 ↩69 ↩70 ↩71 ↩72

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