Colorful catering, warm hospitality and a hand-painted cart made to bring people together — for backyard parties, office gatherings and everything in between. Cart or no cart.
From lunch with your team to the party you’ve been planning all year — choose the experience that fits your day. The cart is a showpiece, never a requirement.
A boat-shaped wooden cart wrapped in real starfish and seashells, hand-lettered and crowned with a thatched palapa umbrella. It turns a corner of any party into the place everyone gathers.
I grew up with Mexican roots, a love for bringing people together and a nickname that stuck: Ragdoll.
After 25 years in the restaurant world, I’m still happiest when good food turns strangers into friends. Mexican Ragdoll brings that spirit to celebrations across the Orange County community I call home.
Monica’s known specialties, plus a custom menu built around your guests. We never publish dishes we haven’t confirmed with you.
Bright, citrusy, cold
Ceviche
One of Monica’s signatures. Offered for events where it can be kept properly cold from preparation to plate — we plan that with you, never on an unrefrigerated cart.
Golden and generous
Mexican cornbread
A warm, crowd-pleasing classic from Monica’s table — the kind of thing guests go back for.
A little heat, a lot of heart
Jalapeño-honey cornbread
The cornbread with a kick, softened with honey. A favorite on the cart’s signage.
Built around your guests
Your custom menu
Everything else is a conversation. Tell us about your guests, your venue and what you love — Monica builds the menu with you at quote.
Configure guests, extras, date and city to see an itemized summary. Pay securely when a package is open for online booking — or send it to Monica as a quote request.
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No. The Ragdoll Cart is one way to book Mexican Ragdoll. Private parties, workplace catering and drop-off orders all work without it — the cart is there when you want a showpiece.
How do I reserve my date?
Send an inquiry (or configure a package) with your date, city and guest count. Monica follows up personally. Your date is confirmed only when Monica confirms it with you — an inquiry, or even a payment, never auto-confirms a date.
Can you serve ceviche at my event?
Ask about it. Ceviche is offered only where it can be kept properly cold from preparation to serving; the cart itself has no refrigeration, so we plan cold holding separately and will tell you what works for your venue.
Does paying confirm my booking?
Payment secures your place in Monica’s review. She confirms the date, details and menu with you personally. If she cannot take the date, you will hear from her directly.
Let’s make something worth celebrating.
Tell us the date, the city and roughly how many guests. Monica will take it from there — personally.
