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Our Menu

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Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food born illness.

Breakfast

Available all day | Served with rice, beans, warm tortillas, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.

Chilaquiles photo

Chilaquiles

$9.99
2 eggs scrambled with tortilla ​and special sauce.

Huevos Con Chorizo

$9.99
2 scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage.

Huevos Con Jamon

$9.99
2 eggs scrambled with ham.

Huevos a la Mexicana

$8.99
2 eggs scrambled with tomato, onion and jalapeno.

Huevos Rancheros

$8.99
2 eggs over easy topped with ranchero sauce.

Huevos Chuleta

$10.99
2 eggs over easy served with a pork chop.

Huevos Con 1/2 Carne Asada

$12.99
2 eggs over easy with 1/2 a skirt steak.

Breakfast Burrito

$7.99

Appetizers

Queso Fundido

$7.99

Chips & Guacamole

$8.99

Cheese Nachos

$8.99/+
Chips tortillas topped with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole • Regular $8.99 | With choice of Meat $10.99

Quesadilla Plate

$9.99/+
Soft corn or flour tortillas filled with cheese and lightly browned. Served with sour cream, guacamole, cheese, lettuce and tomato • Regular $9.99 | With choice of Meat $11.50
Super Veggie Quesadilla photo

Super Veggie Quesadilla

$11.50
Large flour tortilla filled with grilled vegetables and cheese. Served with sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and tomato.

Salchipapa

$9.99
French fries with grilled hot dogs topped with ketchup, mayo and pico de gallo.

Soups

Served with warm flour or corn tortillas, lime, onion, and cilantro.

Menudo

$8.99/Small
$12.99/Large
Spicy triple soup.
Rico Pozole photo

Rico Pozole

$8.99/Small
$12.99/Large
Pork and hominy soup served with shredded cabbage, radish, lime, onion, cilantro and tostadas.

Caldo de Camaron

$11.99/Small
$18.99/Large
Shrimp soup made with squash, cabbage, carrots, celery and green beans.

Caldo de Mariscos

$18.99/Large
Seafood soup.

Caldo de Pollo

$12.99/Large
Chicken soup, zucchini, cabbage, carrots, green beans and potato.

Salads

Fajita Taco Salad

$15.99/+
Grilled vegetables, served over a bed of lettuce and topped with beans, cheese, sour cream and guacamole • Chicken $15.99 | Steak $18.99 | Shrimp $22.99
Taco Salad photo

Taco Salad

$13.99
Lettuce, tomato, beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, onion, green pepper and choice of meat.

Chicken Breast Salad

$10.99
Chicken breast with lettuce, cilantro and bell peppers.

Seafood

Served with tortillas, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and Pico de Gallo unless otherwise noted*

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

$22.99
8 large wild Mexican shrimp sauteed with garlic.

Camarones a la Veracruzana

$22.99
Large wild Mexican shrimp in special salsa made with tomato, jalapeno, onion.
Camarones a la Diabla photo

Camarones a la Diabla

$22.99
Large wild Mexican shrimp sauteed with garlic and topped with spicy chile de arbol sauce. *Served with tortillas, rice and beans only.
Camarones a la Plancha photo

Camarones a la Plancha

$22.99
8 grilled large wild Mexican shrimp.
Filete de Pescado photo

Filete de Pescado

$16.99
Grilled tilapia fillet.

Filete de Pescado Con Camarones

$22.99
Fish fillet with four large wild Mexican shrimp,
Costel de Camaron photo

Costel de Camaron

$17.99
8 wild Mexican shrimp cocktail served with tomato-based sauce and cilantro, onion, avocado and lime juice.

Fajitas

Made with sauteed onion, tomato, and bell peppers. ​Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, warm tortillas, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream.

Veggie Fajitas photo

Veggie Fajitas

$13.99
Grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots and zucchini.
*Chicken Fajitas photo

*Chicken Fajitas

$16.99

Steak Fajitas

$18.99

Fajitas Mixtas

$17.99
Mixed chicken and steak.
Shrimp Fajitas photo

Shrimp Fajitas

$22.99

Fajitas Tejanas

$20.99
Mix of steak, chicken and shrimp.

Fajitas Diabla

$18.99
Sizzling strips of steak, chicken, chorizo and jalapeno sauteed with onion and tomato.

Alambre

$18.99
Tender pieces of steak and chicken sauteed with pineapple, green pepper, tomato, onion and topped with melted cheese.

Mexican Dinners

Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, warm flour or corn tortillas and sour cream.

Carne Asada

$19.99
Delicious skirt steak.
Carne a la Tampiquena photo

Carne a la Tampiquena

$21.99
Skirt steak served with a cheese enchilada & guacamole.

Carne Asada and Camarones

$25.99
Skirt steak served with four wild Mexican shrimp.

1/2 Carne Asada and Chile Relleno

$22.99
Half a skirt steak served with a stuffed poblano pepper.

Bistec Ranchero

$20.99
Skirt steak topped with ranchero sauce and cheese.

Bistek a la Mexicana

$20.99
Skirt steak sauteed with tomato, onion, jalapeno peppers and ranchero sauce.

Lomo an Chile de Arbol

$18.99
Ribeye steak cooked with spicy chile sauce.

Enchiladas

$13.99
Three tortillas stuffed with meat or cheese topped with choice of green or red mole sauce or ranchero sauce and cheese (mole contains nuts).
Chile Rellenos photo

Chile Rellenos

$18.99
Two poblano peppers lightly battered, stuffed with cheese and topped with ranchero sauce.

Chuletas de Puerco

$11.99
Two pork chops topped with ranchero sauce.

Lengua a la Mexicana

$17.99
Beef tongue sauteed with tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, and ranchero sauce.

Milanesa

$15.99
Two pieces of breaded beef or chicken.

Cecina Dinner

$17.99
Thin slices of salted beef on the grill with jalapeno and onion.

Flautas

$13.99
Beef or Chicken.
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Build Your Own Combo

3 a la carte items with rice and beans | Priced accordingly

Tacos

Choice of Corn, Flour or Crunchy tortillas and topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, and cilantro • Add Cheese or Sour cream to any taco +$0.50 | Add Avocado or Guacamole to any taco +$0.75 | Lettuce wrap instead of tortilla +$0.75 • Make it a dinner for +$3.99 (Rice and Beans) • *Choice of Meat: Pollo (Chicken) | Chile Releno (Stuffed pepper) | Chorizo (Mexican sausage) | Aguacate (Avocado) | Al Pastor (BBQ pork) | Carnitas (Fried pork) | Picadillo (Angus ground beef) | Lengua (Beef tongue) | Pescado (Fish) | Chicharron (Pork rind) | Huevo con Chorizo (Egg with sausage) | Veggie | Veggie Fajita | Pechuga de Pollo (Chicken breast - minimum 2 per order)

*Choice of Meat

$3.25

Cecina - Salted Beef

$3.99

Lomo - Ribeye

$3.99

Arrachera - Skirt Steak

$3.99

Camaron - Shrimp

$4.99

Torpedo Taco

$4.99
Steak, over easy egg, grilled onion, melted cheese and rice on a flour tortilla.

Taco Chingon

$4.99
Shrimp and bacon.

Vegan Chorizo

$3.49

Burritos

Served in a large flour tortilla filled with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato and choice of meat | Extra Meat +$1.99 | Extra Cheese +$0.75 | Avocado or Guacamole +$0.99 | Sour Cream +$0.75 • Make it a Dinner for +$3.99 (Rice and beans) • *Choice of Meat: Pollo (Chicken) | Chile Releno (Stuffed pepper) | Chorizo (Mexican sausage) | Aguacate (Avocado) | Al Pastor (BBQ pork) | Carnitas (Fried pork) | Picadillo (Angus ground beef) | Lengua (Beef tongue) | Pescado (Fish) | Chicharron (Pork rind) | Huevo con Chorizo (Egg with sausage) | Veggie | Veggie Fajita | Pechuga de Pollo (Chicken breast - minimum 2 per order).

*Choice of Meat

$8.99

Cecina - Salted Beef

$9.49

Vegan Chorizo

$8.50

Lomo - Ribeye

$9.49

Camaron - Shrimp

$13.99
6 large wild Mexican shrimp.

Vegetarian Burrito

$7.99
Beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and tomato.

Burrito Suizo

$11.50
Served with sour cream and guacamole topped with our ranchero sauce and melted cheese.

Papi Burrito

$14.99
Oversized burrito with your choice of meat.

Papi Suizo

$16.99
Oversized suizo with your choice of meat.

Torpedo Burrito

$9.50
Steak, over easy egg, grilled onion, melted cheese and rice.

Chimichanga

$10.50
Deep fried burrito with meat, cheese and beans.

Breakfast Burrito

$7.99
2 scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage stuffed inside a large flour tortilla with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Burrito Bowl photo

Burrito Bowl

$9.99
Choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, beans, cheese and rice.

House Specials

Served with choice of meat • *Choice of Meat: Pollo (Chicken) | Chile Releno (Stuffed pepper) | Chorizo (Mexican sausage) | Aguacate (Avocado) | Al Pastor (BBQ pork) | Carnitas (Fried pork) | Picadillo (Angus ground beef) | Lengua (Beef tongue) | Pescado (Fish) | Chicharron (Pork rind) | Huevo con Chorizo (Egg with sausage) | Veggie | Veggie Fajita | Pechuga de Pollo (Chicken breast - minimum 2 per order).

Sopes photo

Sopes

$5.45
An open faced thick homemade tortilla topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese.
Gordita photo

Gordita

$5.45
Homemade pocket corn tortilla filled with beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese.

Tostada

$5.45
Open-face crispy shell tortilla topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese, beans and sour cream.

Guarache

$8.99
Homemade corn tortilla topped with beans, avocado, onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream and red or green salsa.

Tostada de Ceviche

$8.99

Quesadilla

$2.55/+
With Cheese $2.55 | With Meat $3.99 | With Shrimp $4.99

Tortas

Grilled sandwich filled with sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomato and beans | Add Avocado to any torta +$0.75 • *Choice of Meat: Pollo (Chicken) | Chile Releno (Stuffed pepper) | Chorizo (Mexican sausage) | Aguacate (Avocado) | Al Pastor (BBQ pork) | Carnitas (Fried pork) | Picadillo (Angus ground beef) | Lengua (Beef tongue) | Pescado (Fish) | Chicharron (Pork rind) | Huevo con Chorizo (Egg with sausage) | Veggie | Veggie Fajita | Pechuga de Pollo (Chicken breast - minimum 2 per order).

*Choice of Meat

$6.99

Arrachera - Skirt Steak

$7.99

Camaron - Shrimp

$8.99

Milanesa - Breaded Steak or Chicken

$7.99

Lomo - Ribeye

$7.99

Lengua - Tongue

$8.99

Carnitas

$7.99

Cecina - Salted Beef

$8.99

Cubana

$11.99
Hot dog, ham, breaded milanesa (breaded beef), bacon, avocado and mayo.

Torta Jaliciense

$11.99
BBQ pork, ham, avocado, grilled onions, pina and mayo.

Sides

French Fries

$2.79

Rice or Beans

$1.99

Sour Cream

$0.50

Pico de Galo

$0.50/Small
$2.00/Large

Tamales

$3.15

Single Enchilada

$2.50

Single Chile Relleno

$5.95
Tortillas photo

Tortillas

$0.99

Jalapenos Toreado

$0.80

Chips & Salsa

$2.75

Small Guacamole

$1.99

Ranchero Sauce

$2.50

Mole Sauce

$5.00
Pickled Jalapenos photo

Pickled Jalapenos

$2.25
Takeout only.

Desserts

Ask server for availability.

Flan photo

Flan

$4.25
Mexican custard with caramel sauce.

Churro

$2.25

Tres Leches Cake

$5.50