The Evangelista family has been serving original and exciting food for over 50 years. Executive Chef Ruben Evangelista continues that tradition with our award-winning Modern American menu. Look below for a mouth-watering variety of local and eclectic favorites made from only the finest ingredients and freshest seasonal produce. Along with our tried and true family recipes, we also offer Weekly Specials to keep your choices exciting and new!
March 2021: Our menu has been recently updated to better serve you! Please review before ordering as some items may have changed. Thank you!
CALL 410-437-8999 from 4pm–8pm to place your Carryout order!
Cream cheese, lump crab meat and mozzarella, served with crusty bread.
$14
Garlic Shrimp
Our #1 seller! 5 of our famous jumbo shrimp—garlicky, spicy, irresistible! Served with crusty bread.
$13
Mr. Tim’s Shrimp
4 Chile lime shrimp flame-broiled with grilled asparagus, cocktail sauce.
$15
Chicken Tenders
Lightly seasoned, deep-fried chicken tenders with house-cut fries.
$12
Filipino Lumpia
4 Egg rolls filled with ground pork and ginger, quickly fried, and served with sweet and spicy dipping sauce.
$8
Guacamole
House made only when the best avocados are available. Served with corn chips.
$13
Queso
Piping hot mixed cheese spiked with assorted peppers and pico de gallo. Served with chips.
$8
Coconut Shrimp
5 Coconut breaded butterflied shrimp fried and served with piña colada dipping sauce.
$10
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Fresh Crisp
Salads
House Salad
Mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and red onions. House dressing on the side.
$7
Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, croutons and parmigiano cheese. Chilled Caesar dressing on the side.
$8
Kathy’s Salad
Mixed greens, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, carrots, pecans, assorted berries, gorgonzola cheese. House dressing on the side.
$12
Greek Salad
Assorted lettuce, cucumbers, red onions, red peppers, tomatoes, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, pepperoncinis. Grilled pita bread and creamy Greek dressing on the side.
$11
Fiesta Salad
Assorted lettuce, diced tomatoes, shredded carrots, cucumbers, red onions, black beans, corn, shredded cheese, crispy tortilla strips. House dressing on the side.
$12
Fried Chicken Salad
Assorted lettuce, onions, tomato wedges, carrots, cucumbers, pecans, and red onions all topped off with breaded fried chicken strips. House dressing on the side.
$15
Ruben’s Taco Salad
Romaine lettuce, corn chips, cheese, salsa, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole. Choose grilled steak, grilled chicken, OR ground beef.
$16
ADD to any of the above salads:
Grilled Skirt Steak or Chicken Breast$6
5 Chile Lime Shrimp or Grilled Salmon$9
Broiled or Fried Lista’s Crabcake$16
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Signature
Soups
Ruben’s Soup of the Day
Our famous homemade specialty soups change often
Award Winner
Cajun Cream of Crab Soup
Award winning recipe, just slightly spicy.
$8.5 cup
Black Bean Soup
Perfectly seasoned, served with diced onions & rice.
$5 cup
Family Recipe
Pork Green Chile
The pride of the Evangelista family made from fresh Hatch green chiles imported from New Mexico and served with warm flour tortillas. Uniquely spicy!
$6.5 cup
Texas Chili
A classic chili without beans – with cheese, onions.
$5.5 cup
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Delectable
Entrees
Baby Back Ribs
Full-rack, slow-cooked, falling-off-the-bones tender. Choose “Smokey and Mild” or “Hot Habañero Pineapple.” Served with fries and coleslaw.$24
– half rack$17
Skirt Steak
Marinated, flame-broiled. Served with rice and vegetable of the day.
$25
Mixed Grill
Grilled skirt steak OR grilled chicken with 4 of our very popular garlic shrimp. Served with rice and vegetable of the day.
$26
Family Recipe
Nana Kline's Crab Cakes
Two jumbo lump Baltimore-style crab cakes with just enough of Nana’s secret ingredients to hold them together. Served with house-cut fries and coleslaw.$36
– half order (one crab cake)$20
Atlantic Salmon
Choose Parmesan Crusted, Pecan Crusted, Blackened, Garlic Sauce, or Thai Pineapple. Served with rice and vegetable of the day.$24
– OR Grilled and Stuffed with Crab$33
#1 Seller!
Garlic Shrimp
8 Jumbo shrimp herb-seasoned, cooked in a garlic, white wine, light tomato sauce. Served with rice and vegetable of the day.
$24
Coconut Shrimp
9 Coconut-crusted shrimp flash-fried and served with piña colada sauce. Served with house-cut fries and coleslaw.
$20
Fish and Chips
Pub battered Atlantic Cod, flash fried. Served with house-cut fries, homemade coleslaw, and zesty homemade tartar sauce on the side.
$18
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Modern
American
Authentic Southwest Entrées inspired by the food of northern New Mexico & Colorado
Our Famous Burritos
Cowboy Burrito
Grilled skirt steak, onions, cheese, charro beans, and Texas chili. Served with rice on the side.
$19
Fajita Burrito
Grilled chicken or steak with cheese, whole beans, onions, peppers, and New Mexican chile (choose red, green, or “Christmas-style” for both). Served with rice on the side.
$19
The Big Juan Burrito
Seasoned ground beef or grilled chicken, cheese, and New Mexican chile (choose red, green, or “Christmas-style” for both). Served with refried beans and rice on the side.
$18
Ruben’s Specialties
Colorado Carnitas
Slow cooked, citrus-seasoned chunks of pork finished with onions, peppers and grilled jalapeños. Served with sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole, Spanish rice, refried beans, and warm flour tortillas on the side.
$20
Denver Burger
Flame-grilled ground beef burger between two flour tortillas with refried beans, smothered with green chile and cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
$16.5
The Duke
Flame-grilled ground beef burger between two flour tortillas with fried potatoes and onions. Smothered with our Texas chili and cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
$16.5
Grilled Quesadillas
Large flour tortilla folded with mixed cheese, pico de gallo and chipotle salsa. Served with sour cream on the side.$9.5
– add Grilled Vegetables$14
– add Grilled Chicken or Steak$16
– add Shrimp$18
– add Crab$21
Fajitas
All the fixin’s to roll your own: charro beans, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, onions and peppers, flour tortillas.
Grilled Vegetables$18
Grilled Chicken$18
Skirt Steak$20
Fish$24
Shrimp$24
ADD-ONs for the above Fajitas:
Grilled Skirt Steak or Chicken Breast$6
5 Chile Lime Shrimp or Grilled Salmon$9
Broiled or Fried Lista’s Crabcake$12
Fajita Kits for 4 or 6
Cheese, pico de gallo, charro beans, rice, salsa, sour cream, flour tortillas, chips and salsa. Choose Grilled Steak, Grilled Chicken, or both! (no substitutions)
– for 4$65
Santa Fe Stacked Enchilada
Corn tortillas layered with steak OR grilled chicken OR seasoned ground beef—diced onion, cheese, smothered with New Mexican chile (choose red, green, or “Christmas-style” for both). Served with rice and refried beans on the side.
$19
Crab & Asparagus Enchilada
Jumbo lump crab cake with grilled asparagus smothered with our Cajun cream sauce and jack cheese. Served with rice and black beans on the side.
$23
Chile Head Enchilada
Grilled chicken layered in soft corn tortillas with a very special, HOT jalapeño sauce and jack cheese. Served with rice and black beans.
$19
Southwest is NOT Mexican nor Tex-Mex… it’s better! Learn why.
Nana Kline’s recipe fried or broiled – jumbo lump almost no filler. Served on a toasted brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle on the side, with house-cut fries.
$20
Cajun Chicken Sandwich
Nicely seasoned and grilled with cheddar cheese and chipotle aioli. Served on a toasted brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle on the side, with house-cut fries.
$13
Cooked to your liking: Rare, Medium-rare, Medium, Medium-well, or Well done
Back Yard Burger
Juicy, premium 8 oz. beef burger flame-grilled and finished with melted cheese and applewood-smoked bacon. Served on a toasted roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle on the side, with house-cut fries.
$13.5
West Side Chile Burger
Juicy, premium 8 oz. beef burger flame-grilled and finished with a special chile, diced onions, mustard, and shredded cheese. Served on a toasted roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle on the side, with house-cut fries.
$13.5
Denver Burger
Flame-grilled ground beef burger between two flour tortillas with refried beans, smothered with green chile and cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
$16.5
The Duke
Flame-grilled ground beef burger between two flour tortillas with fried potatoes and onions. Smothered with our Texas chili and cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
$16.5
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Sides
and Extras
Sides
Grilled Asparagus$6
Sweet Potato Fries$5
House-Cut Fries$5
Guacamole$4
Black or Charro Beans$4
Refried Beans$4
Spanish Rice$4
Baked Potato$4
Extras
Extra Tortillas (3)$1.50
Extra Sour Cream$1.50
Extra Cheese$1.50
Extra Pico De Gallo$1.50
Extra Red or Green Chile$1.50
All Menu Items & Specials Available for Take Out – Call 410-437-8999
Menu items and prices subject to change.
Weekly Specials
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Dear Friends and Loyal Customers of Lista's Grill,It is with great sadness and a heartfelt sense of loss, that we must announce that Lista's Grill is now permanently closed. After 47 years doing what we absolutely love, we must now retire. We had hoped that another owner was going to take over operations and reopen the restaurant, but sadly that plan has fallen through. The extremely volatile operating environment created by the pandemic simply proved more than we could sustain. We want to THANK YOU with all of our hearts for all of the love, support and friendship that you have given to us over the past 47 years—the last 21 years of which have been filled with the joy of seeing your faces at our door on Mountain Road. We sincerely appreciate every customer whom we've had the honor to serve. THANK YOU for making Lista's Grill one of Pasadena's most popular local restaurants.We would also like to offer our deepest gratitude to our many outstanding employees over the years including our chefs, cooks, front end managers, servers, bartenders, runners, and dishwashers. Our success was always a team effort. To our colleagues and fellow restaurant owners, we wish you all much continued success! And we ask all of our valued customers to support independent small businesses. We wish you all the best for a happy and prosperous future. Please keep in touch by emailing us at wecook2@verizon.net.Sincerely,Kathy & Ruben Evangelistawecook2@verizon.net ... See MoreSee Less
Happy Thanksgiving. We are most grateful that Pasadena is our home and you continue to be friends who support us through the changes of the past year.The good news is that you will be continuing to see us at COOKIE’S KITCHEN. She has graciously employed us to assist her in bringing you her delicious food. We will be keeping you up to date on the exciting changes to Lista’s Grill soon. ... See MoreSee Less
Happy Thanksgiving! We are glthinking of you and grateful for all the love you have shown us for so many years. Thanks!!! Kathy and Ruben. Some good news coming soon! ... See MoreSee Less
