Mama Tigre is an Indo-Mexican fusion restaurant in Oakton, Virginia, run by chef and owner Renu Prakash. The menu takes native Mexican comfort dishes and infuses them with Indian spices and flavors, so you will find tikka masala sauce on tacos, habanero mint cucumber crema on fajitas, and paneer alongside carnitas. Below is the official Mama Tigre menu with prices, taken from the restaurant’s own published menu.
Quick Summary
- Signature items: Tikka Tacos, Tigre Tikka Wings, Classic Fajitas
- Cuisine: Indo-Mexican fusion, Mexican dishes remixed with Indian spices
- Known for: tikka tacos, fajitas for one or two, table-side guacamole spirit
- Setting: casual Oakton Virginia restaurant, dine-in, takeout and lunch specials
- Good for: lunch Monday to Friday until 3 pm, dinner with groups, vegetarian and vegan diners
Full Menu Lineup
Prices are from the restaurant’s official published menu. The same dishes appear on the restaurant’s Toast online ordering menu at slightly updated prices, so treat these as a guide and check the official menu before you order.
Starters
The Tigre Tikka Wings arrive immersed in tikka masala sauce with mango habanero chutney and tajin cucumber. The Nachos come with black beans, melted chihuahua and Oaxacan cheese, and you can add chicken tinga, chili Colorado or pulled pork for $3, or grilled steak for $5.
Soups and Salads
The Tortilla Soup is a roasted tomato broth with avocado, corn, chipotle peppers and home spun tortilla crisps, and you can add chicken or pulled pork for $2. The Southwestern Avocado Cobb comes with the chef’s tamarind cumin sweet and sour dressing, and you can add grilled chicken for $3, grilled steak for $5 or salmon for $7.
Signature Tacos
Most tacos are made with corn tortillas and served with red rice, brothy beans and the chef’s signature sweet and spicy fresh fruit salsa.
The Tikka Tacos are the signature dish: chef Renu’s char-grilled chicken tikka in toasted naan bread with avocado, pickled onions and habanero mint cucumber crema. The Lamb Birria is a Jalisco style stew served with tortillas for dipping.
Tigre Remixed
The Carne Asada is hand-trimmed marinated skirt steak over corn tortillas with a mushroom and roasted poblano rajas cream sauce. The Panela con Poblano puts homemade panela cheese in a poblano tikka cream sauce with roasted pumpkin seeds.
Sizzling Fajitas
Fajitas come sizzling with Mama Tigre’s specially seasoned onions and peppers, served with red rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and choice of tortillas. Classic and combo fajitas are priced for one or for two.
The Chicken Tikka Fajitas come with cilantro rice, charro beans, naan bread and habanero mint cucumber crema. The Fajitas Supremas combine steak, chicken, shrimp and bacon.
Burritos
The Classic Burrito lets you choose ground beef, chicken tinga or pulled pork. The Santa Fe Burrito is the chef’s original: roasted corn pepper, rice, black beans, fresh greens, avocado and pickled onions in a large toasted spinach tortilla with chipotle tikka sauce.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas are served with house rice, charro beans, signature fruit salsa and sour cream.
The Masala Enchiladas are chicken enchiladas topped with spicy queso and tikka masala sauce. The Chile Rellenos are fresh roasted poblano peppers stuffed with roasted corn, spinach, cheese and potatoes, available topped with chili Colorado for $16.
Taco Combinations
Served with house rice, pico de gallo, charro beans and sour cream. Mix and match from tacos, enchiladas, tamales and taquitos.
Lunch Menu
Served Monday to Friday until 3 pm.
Street Tacos are three open-faced soft corn tacos: chicken tinga, pulled pork or crispy cauliflower at $10, grilled chicken or seared fish at $11, and blackened shrimp or grilled steak at $13. The Guacamole Tradicional and Tropical Ceviche are also available at lunch for $9 and $11.
Sides and Extras
Sweet Desserts
The Tres Leches comes with caramel and cream, and the Coconut Flan with roasted coconut and cream. You can add crema de Kahlua to any dessert for $4.
Drinks and Margaritas
The Mega Rita is served in a giant one litre glass, and you can make it fruity for $2. Jarritos are Mexican sodas with natural fruit flavors in lime, tamarind and mandarin. The restaurant also pours craft cocktails such as the Millionaire, the Twister and the Tamarind Tres Chilies, plus wine and sangria.
Mama Tigre sits in Oakton, Virginia, and the fusion concept comes from chef Renu Prakash, who has spent decades in the restaurant business at Casa Rico in Frederick, Maryland and Tequila Grande in Vienna, Virginia. The Washington Post has named its tacos among the best in the D.C. area, and the menu changes with weekly specials, so it is worth checking the official site before a visit.
Mama Tigre is an Indo-Mexican fusion restaurant in Oakton, Virginia. Chef Renu Prakash starts with Mexican comfort dishes like tacos, fajitas and enchiladas and remixes them with Indian spices and flavors, such as tikka masala sauce, habanero mint cucumber crema and tamarind chutney.
The signature dish is the Tikka Tacos, char-grilled chicken tikka in toasted naan bread for $12. Other standouts are the Tigre Tikka Wings ($11), the Classic Chicken Fajitas ($16 for one, $29 for two) and the Carne Asada plate ($23). The Washington Post named its tacos among the best in the D.C. area.
Yes. The menu includes Panela con Poblano ($16), Vegetales Mezcla tacos ($12), Vegetales Fajita ($15), Crispy Cauliflower Tacos ($12) and a dedicated lunch lineup with a Vegan Burrito ($13), Vegan Tacos ($12) and Vegan Fajitas ($15). Gluten-free items are also available, and the menu warns that cross-contamination is possible.
Mama Tigre is at 10443 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Virginia. Lunch specials run Monday to Friday until 3 pm. Reservations are taken only for parties of 10 or more on Friday through Sunday, with walk-ins welcome the rest of the week. A 20% gratuity is added for parties of six or more.