Rincón Tarasco Mexican Restaurant

A family-run Mexican restaurant on Raytown Road serving authentic Michoacán-style cooking and seafood — carne asada, camarones a la diabla, ceviche, and mole — in a casual, cozy room.

• Name: Rincón Tarasco Mexican Restaurant
• Type: Mexican restaurant (regional Mexican + seafood)
• Owner: Family-owned ¹
• Established: Not yet documented
• Address: 7534 Raytown Rd, Raytown, MO 64138 (Parkway Shopping Center)¹²
• Phone: (816) 886-5444²
• Signature: Carne asada, camarones a la diabla, shrimp ceviche tostada, mole enchiladas ³
• Status: Operating ⁴
• Tier: Tier 1## Description

Rincón Tarasco is a casual, cozy Mexican restaurant on Raytown Road. The name nods to the Tarascan (Purépecha) heritage of Michoacán, and the kitchen leans into authentic regional Mexican cooking alongside a strong seafood list — camarones a la diabla, shrimp ceviche tostadas, carne asada, mole enchiladas, sopes, fajitas, and full breakfast plates like huevos a la mexicana. ³ The restaurant offers dine-in, takeout, curbside, and delivery. ¹

Ownership and history

Rincón Tarasco is a family restaurant. ¹ Founding date, the owning family’s name, and the restaurant’s origin story are not yet documented.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-08-13 · Source: first-party menu PDF hosted on the restaurant’s own site (/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/food-menu.pdf) · URL: https://rincontarascomexican.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/food-menu.pdf · Confidence: Medium

Note on confidence: the PDF is a designed layout whose embedded fonts are subset-encoded, so several section and item headings do not extract as clean text; prices and English descriptions do. Headings below were reconstructed from the readable portions and are marked where uncertain. Prices are the restaurant’s own printed menu prices — no delivery-app markup.⁵

Aperitivos ~ Appetizers

• Rincón Cheese Dip — warm cheese sauce made with house signature spices. ($7.99; add chorizo $1.99, bacon $1.99, spinach $1.29)
• Asada Fries — French fries topped with grilled steak and melted cheese mixed in house sauce, served with sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole. ($16.99)
• Cochi-Nachos — nachos topped with cochinita pibil, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, chipotle, and guacamole. ($16.99)
• Guacamole Dip — house guacamole made with fresh avocados, onions, and tomatoes. ($9.99)
• Refried Bean Dip ($6.99)

Antojitos ~ Little Cravings

• Flautas — four rolled corn tortillas stuffed with chicken and deep fried; garnished with lettuce, salsa, cheese, sour cream, and onions. Served with rice and beans. ($12.99)
• Tostadas — two flat hard-shell corn tortillas spread with refried beans, lettuce, salsa, and queso fresco, served with rice and beans. ($11.99; add choice of meat $3.99)
• Tostada bowl — handmade tortilla bowl with cheese, tomatoes, and onions with a choice of shredded chicken or ground beef; served with shredded lettuce, guacamole, chipotle, and sour cream. ($12.99)

Birria

• Birria Tacos (3) ($12.99)
• Birria Tacos (4) ($16.99)
• Birria Bowl ($14.99)
• Quesa Birria ($14.99)
• Quesa Combo (3) ($14.99)
• Quesa Taco ($4.49)
• Birria Ramen ($12.99)
• Birria Fries ($15.99)
• Birria Pizza ($26.99)

Served with rice and beans.

Burritos

• Rincón Burrito — stuffed with rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, chipotle, and pico de gallo. Meat selections: marinated steak, cochinita pibil, carnitas, chicken, al pastor, vegetarian. ($12.99; with shrimp $15.99; add guacamole $1.99)

Breakfast ~ Desayunos

• Homemade Chilaquiles — lightly fried corn tortilla chips smothered and cooked in fresh red or green homemade sauce, topped with two fried eggs over easy. ($14.99; add chicken or steak $3.99)

Quesadillas & Tortas

All quesadillas are made to order and served with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, sour cream, rice, and beans. Meat selections: marinated steak, cochinita pibil, carnitas, chicken, al pastor, vegetarian.

• Quesadilla — flour tortilla stuffed with melted cheese and choice of meat. ($12.99)
• Supreme Fajita Quesadilla — chicken or steak $14.99; shrimp $15.99
• Shrimp Quesadilla — flour tortilla stuffed with melted cheese and shrimp. ($15.99)
• Mexican Torta — hoagie-style sandwich with mayo, sour cream, beans, sliced tomatoes, guacamole, and chipotle sauce, with French fries on the side. ($12.99)

Tacos

Served with onions and cilantro.

• Asada / Marinated Steak ($3.29)
• Al Pastor ($3.29)
• Pollo / Chicken ($3.29)
• Carnitas / Pork ($3.29)
• Chorizo ($3.29)
• Cochinita Pibil / Seasoned Pork ($3.29)
• Tripa / Beef Tripe ($4.19)
• Camarón / Shrimp ($4.99)
• Crispy Taco ($5.29)

Enchiladas

• Enchiladas Zarape — two rolled corn tortillas stuffed with steak and guacamole, smothered in homemade red sauce, garnished with sour cream, cheese, and onions. Served with rice and beans. ($13.99)
• Enchiladas Verdes o Rojas — three rolled white-corn tortillas covered in salsa verde, filled with shredded chicken or ground beef, topped with queso fresco, served with rice and beans. ($13.99)
• Enchiladas Carnitas — three rolled corn tortillas stuffed with pork and smothered in homemade green tomatillo sauce, served with rice and beans, garnished with sour cream, cheese, cilantro, and chopped onions. ($13.99)
• Enchiladas Divorciadas — one zarape and one carnita enchilada garnished with sour cream, cheese, cilantro, and onions. Served with rice and beans. ($13.99)
• Enchiladas Michoacanas — four rolled corn tortillas stuffed with a mix of fresh cheese and onion, topped with lettuce, fresh salsa, sour cream, shredded cheese, and chopped onions; served with seasoned carrot-and-potato mix and a portion of chicken or steak. ($16.99)
• Enchiladas Playa Azul — two rolled corn tortillas filled with shrimp and shredded cheese, topped with lettuce and pico de gallo. ($15.99)

Fajitas

Served with lettuce, tomato, onions, guacamole, sour cream, rice, beans, and tortillas.

• Fajitas — chicken $18.99; steak $19.99; mixed $20.99
• Fajitas Tarasco — cooked with peppers, onion, tomatoes, chicken, steak, bacon, chorizo, and a jalapeño toreado. ($25.99)
• Fajitas Camarones — cooked with peppers, onion, tomatoes, shrimp, and a jalapeño toreado. ($20.99)
• Fajitas Trío — shrimp, steak, and chicken. ($22.99)
• Veggie Fajitas — cooked with mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. ($18.99)

Tradicionales

• Carne Asada — steak cooked with sautéed onions and jalapeño peppers, served with lettuce, pico de gallo, fresh guacamole, rice, beans, and a side of tortillas. ($19.99)
• Pollo a la Plancha — marinated grilled chicken breast served with rice, beans, lettuce, French fries, and tortillas. ($17.99)
• Chile Verde Carnitas — chunks of pork shoulder slow-cooked in tomatillo sauce, served with rice, beans, and tortillas. ($16.99)
• Menudo — beef tripe in red chili broth, served with onions and oregano. (price not printed in the extractable text layer)
• Pozole — hominy with seasoned pork, garnished with shredded lettuce or cabbage, chile peppers, onions, garlic, radishes, salsa, and limes. (price not printed in the extractable text layer)

Lunch specials

Served Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., all with rice and beans. Eight numbered combinations (#1 two red enchiladas with cheese and onions; #2 one chicken taco and one cheese enchilada; #3 three tacos, chicken or pork; #4 one chicken enchilada verde and one red cheese enchilada; #5 one bean tostada and one chicken taco; #6 one flauta and one green chicken enchilada; #7 mini burrito, chicken or pork; #8 cheese quesadilla). Lunch prices do not appear in the PDF’s extractable text layer.

Mariscos ~ Seafood: botanas

• 12 Prepared Oysters — a dozen oysters in the shell stuffed with shrimp ceviche dipped in black sauce. (market price)
• 12 Oysters in Its Shell (market price)
• Ceviche de Pulpo ($18.99)
• Order of Ceviche, Fish or Shrimp ($14.99)
• Mussels in House Sauce ($25.99)
• Botana de Camarones ($25.99)
• Cucaracha Shrimp Snack ($29.99)
• Mussel and Shrimp Snack ($55.99)
• La Regia ($119.99)

Aguachiles and tostadas

• Aguachile — raw shrimp filleted and marinated in lime juice, dipped in spicy serrano chili sauce, garnished with cucumber and red onions. ($23.99)
• Aguachile Negro — octopus, scallops, and raw shrimp cooked in lime juice and sautéed in house black sauce, served with cucumber and red onions. ($28.99)
• Aguachiles Rojos — raw shrimp dipped in lime sauce and chiltepín chili sauce, garnished with cucumber, red onions, and avocado. ($27.99)
• Aguachile Mango Habanero — shrimp in mango and habanero sauce served with mango, chamoy, and Tajín, garnished with cucumber and red onions. ($34.99)
• Tostada Ceviche — marinated fresh ceviche tostada. (fish $7.99; shrimp $7.99)
• Tostada Mixta — marinated fish and shrimp. ($9.99; octopus $12.99)
• Tostada de Pulpo ($10.99)
• Tostada Aguachile — marinated shrimp on fresh cucumbers and red onions in a spicy green sauce. ($14.99)
• Tostada Kraken — shrimp ceviche and octopus tentacles in red chiltepín sauce, garnished with shrimp, cucumber, avocado, chamoy, and house black sauce. ($15.99)

Molcajetes, towers, and platters

• Molcajete Rey — octopus, shrimp, scallops, mussels, and surimi in house seafood sauce served in a hot molcajete, garnished with cucumber, avocado, and black sesame, with fries, Mexican rice, and salad. Spicy. ($45.99)
• Molcajete Frío — shrimp, octopus, scallops, shrimp ceviche, and oysters in house sauce served in a lava-stone molcajete, garnished with cucumber, avocado, and red onions. ($39.99)
• Torre de Mariscos y Aguachiles — scallops, shrimp, octopus, imitation lobster, and fresh vegetables on a bed of spicy green sauce. ($49.99)
• Torre de Empanizados — fried breaded shrimp layered with fresh vegetables on a bed of spicy green sauce. ($49.99)
• Torre con Ostiones — seafood mixture with scallops, shrimp, octopus, imitation lobster, vegetables, and oysters. ($69.99)
• Seafood Tower with Cucaracha Shrimp ($59.99)
• Seafood Tower with Shrimp and Garlic Mojo ($59.99)
• Mariscada Platter — three types of shrimp with choice of diabla, garlic, or cucaracha sauce, with Mexican rice, French fries, salad, and cucumber. ($59.99)
• Mariscada Tóxica — shrimp and mussels in house cucaracha sauce with Mexican rice, French fries, salad, and cucumber. ($59.99; add ceviche small $7.99 / large $14.99)
• Seafood tray — three types of shrimp (diabla, mojo de ajo, cucaracha) and one fried mojarra with Mexican rice, salad, and French fries. ($99.99; add ceviche small $7.99 / large $14.99)
• Seafood tray, large — three types of shrimp and two fried mojarras with Mexican rice, salad, and French fries. ($124.99; add ceviche small $7.99 / large $14.99)
• Mariscada Especial — two fried mojarras, mussels, and shrimp with choice of diabla, garlic, or cucaracha, with Mexican rice, French fries, salad, and cucumber. ($154.99)
• Mariscada Reyna — octopus, oysters, a full order of zarandeado shrimp, and a fried tilapia bathed in zarandeada sauce. ($179.99)

Tip is included with parties of six or more.

Mariscos ~ Seafood: entrées

• Camarones Mojo de Ajo — shrimp in creamy garlic-butter sauce with rice, salad, and French fries. ($19.99)
• Camarones a la Diabla — shrimp in spicy diabla sauce with Mexican rice, salad, and French fries. ($22.99)
• Camarones Empanizados — breaded shrimp with Mexican rice, French fries, and salad. ($19.99)
• Camarones Zarandeados — head-on shrimp sautéed in zarandeado sauce with garlic. ($25.99)
• Shrimp Tacos — three shrimp tacos with lettuce, pico de gallo, and house chipotle sauce, with Mexican rice and beans. ($15.99)
• Mojarra — deep-fried whole tilapia with Mexican rice, salad, and French fries. ($18.99; add salsa diabla, cucaracha, or garlic sauce $3.99; zarandeada $5.99)
• Fried Mojarra with Shrimp — fried mojarra topped with shrimp in garlic mojo or diabla, with Mexican rice, French fries, and salad. ($28.99)
• Filetes de Pescado — fish fillets breaded or unbreaded with Mexican rice, salad, and French fries. ($18.99; breaded fried shrimp $25.99)
• Chef Special — tilapia fillet and shrimp in cheese sauce with vegetables, served with rice, salad, and French fries. ($22.99)
• Pulpo — cooked and seasoned octopus tentacles with rice, French fries, and salad. ($29.99)

Sopas y cocteles

• Sopa de Mariscos — octopus, calamari, shrimp, fish, oysters, crab, and prawns. ($29.99)
• Campechano Jumbo — shrimp or tilapia seafood soup with potatoes and carrots. (shrimp $20.99; tilapia $18.99; mixed $20.99)
• Caldo de Camarón con Mojarra Frita ($35.99)
• Shrimp Cocktail / Campechano — diced tomatoes, onions, cucumber, cilantro, and jalapeños in clam and shrimp juice. ($18.99; with octopus $22.99)
• Vuelve a la Vida — octopus, shrimp, oysters, fish ceviche, scallops, and surimi in house shrimp juice, garnished with avocado, red onions, and house sauce. ($29.99; larger version $34.99)

Sides

• Refried Beans ($3.99)
• Mexican Rice ($3.99)
• French Fries ($4.99)
• Chiles Toreados (2) ($2.99)
• Tortillas ($2.29)
• Sour Cream ($1.99)
• Shredded Cheese, 2 oz ($1.99)
• Salsa, 2 oz ($0.99)
• Pico de Gallo (small $2.99; medium $4.99; large $6.99)

The menu carries the standard notice that consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, shellfish, or eggs may increase risk of foodborne illness.⁵

Links

• Website: https://rincontarascomexican.com/
• Online ordering: http://orderrincontarascomexicanrestaurant.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Rinc%C3%B3n-Tarasco-Mexican-Restaurant-Raytown-MO-100063503533167/
• Menu (Zmenu): https://www.zmenu.com/rincon-tarasco-raytown-online-menu/

Sources

Footnotes

1. Rincón Tarasco online ordering site — asserts: family restaurant, address 7534 Raytown Rd, Raytown, MO 64138; dine-in/takeout/curbside/delivery. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Rincón Tarasco Mexican Restaurant official site — Confirms: address 7534 Raytown Rd, Raytown MO 64138 (Parkway Shopping Center); phone (816) 886-5444; hours Tue–Sun 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., closed Monday; Michoacán culinary tradition. (The site’s timeline entries 1973/1993/2007/2020 are template placeholders — NOT a verified founding year.) ↩ ↩²

3. Zmenu — Rincón Tarasco online menu, Raytown — asserts: menu items and signature dishes. ↩ ↩²

4. Tripadvisor — Rincón Tarasco Mexican Restaurant, Raytown — asserts: operating status, 5.0 rating, Raytown ranking. ↩

5. Rincón Tarasco first-party food menu (PDF), hosted on the restaurant’s own domain (uploaded September 2025 per its path; accessed 2026-08-13) — asserts: all item names, descriptions, and prices in the Menu section; “Dine In or Carry Out”; Raytown Rd, Raytown MO; lunch specials served Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–2 p.m.; gratuity added for parties of six or more. Several headings are subset-font-encoded and do not extract as clean text; those are flagged in-body. ↩ ↩²