Queso Quesadilla (Corn)
Grilled, golden brown corn tortillas, filled with Monterey Jack cheese. Served with pico de gallo.  
Queso Quesadilla (Flour)
Large flour corn tortillas, filled with Monterey Jack cheese. Served with pico de gallo.  
Aguacate (Guacamole)
A pre-Columbian dish made with avocados, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lemon juice. Served with freshly made corn chips.  
Flautas Norteña
Beef or chicken rolled tacos, well-seasoned, deep-fried golden brown and topped with tomato, onion, minced chiles, guaca chile and sour cream.  
Ensalada de Nopalitos
Tender nopal leaves simmered and marinated in vinaigrette. Served with tomato, onion, and minced chiles, and corn tortillas.  
Queso Fundido Solo
Hot Monterey Jack cheese with special El Norteño white corn tortillas.  
Queso Fundido Chorizo
Hot Monterey Jack cheese with sliced chorizo. Served with special El Norteño white corn tortillas.  
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Flan
Mexican egg custard in a sweet caramel sauce.  
Pastel de Tres Leches
This traditional Mexican cake recipe, which translates as "three milks," is sweet, moist and delicious. Topped with whipped cream.  


Soft Drinks
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Orange, Barq's Root Beer 
Aguas Frescas
in season -
Horchata, Strawberry, Lemonade, Tamarindo, Mango 
Liquados (Shakes)
in season -
Banana, Chocolate, Strawberry, Cantaloupe 
Other Drinks
Milk  Coffee  Orange Juice  Iced Tea  Hot Tea  Mexican Hot Chocolate 
Imported Beers
Dos Equis Special Lager  Dos Equis Amber  Corona  Corona Lite  Negra Modelo  Modelo Especial  Carta Blanca  Tecate  Bohemia  Sol 
Domestic Beers
Bud  Bud Lite  Miller  Miller Lite 
Wines by the Glass
El Norteño's Specialty Sangria  Chardonnay  White Zinfandel  Merlot  Burgundy 


Chiles Rellenos*
New Mexican green chiles, stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, coated with egg batter and cooked until the cheese is bubbling hot. Smothered with green chile. Served with rice and beans. 
Chiles Rellenos Ahogados*
New Mexican green chiles, stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, coated with egg batter and cooked until the cheese is bubbling hot. Submerged in a delectable special tomato sauce. Served with rice and beans. 
Menudo*
A New Year's specialty in Mexico. Beef tripe slow simmered in a soup stock flavored with New Mexican red chiles and spices. Served with rice and beans.  
Barbacoa
Not barbecue beef as it is served north of the Mexican border, but this is beef simmered over special herbs and spices. Served with rice and beans.
    Burrito Plate       Tacos Plate      Plate* 
Lengua
Beef tongue cooked with spices until tender. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.
    Burrito Plate       Tacos Plate
    Served with rice and beans.      Plate* 
Cabrito al Horno Estilo Birria
El Norteño has got your goat. The tender and delicious slow-cooked treat called Cabrito, or stewed goat, is a delicacy that can only be found at El Norteño. Served with all the trimmings.
    Burrito Plate       Tacos Plate
    Served with rice and beans.      Plate* 
Pollo en Molé*
El Norteño specialty! Slow-simmered chicken in Mexican poblano sauce. Molé sauce is a combination of seeds, chocolate, nuts and chiles. Served with rice and beans. 
Pollo en Molé Enchiladas
Corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken smothered with molé sauce and topped with cheese. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo. 
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Carnes Asada*
Top sirloin steak, sell-seasoned, cooked to your liking. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.  
Carnes Asada Al Mesquite*
Top sirloin steak, mesquite-seasoned, cooked to your liking. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.  
Carne Asada Burrito
Delicious top sirloin steak, seasoned to perfection. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.  
Tacos de Carne Asada
Top sirloin tacos. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.  
Tostados de Carne Asada
Tostados topped with beans, top sirloin steak, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with rice.  
Flauta de Res
Beef rolled tacos, well-seasoned and deep fried golden brown. Served with sour cream, crisp lettuce, fresh tomato, rice and beans.  
Steak Ranchero*
Top sirloin steak, smothered with grilled, seasoned onions, chiles, jalapenños and tomatoes. Cooked to your liking. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.  
Steak Ranchero Picado*
Fajitas made with top sirloin chunks, smothered with grilled, seasoned onions and tomatoes. Cooked to your liking. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.  
Enchiladas de Res
Beef enchiladas, fresh corn tortillas, dipped in a home-made chile sauce with tender top sirloin beef. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.  
Tostadas de Res
Beef, seasoned with spices and placed on a deep-fried corn tortilla, topped with fresh tomato, beans, lettuce and sour cream. Served with rice.  
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Tacos de Pescado
Fish tacos, Baja style. Served with rice and beans.  
Tacos de Camarones
Shrimp tacos, Baja style. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo. 
Cocktail de Camarones
Shrimp cocktail with large California Gulf shrimp served in our home-made sauce.      
Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo*
North Atlantic shrimp cooked Mexican-style with butter, garlic and onion. Served with rice and beans. 
Camarones Empanizados*
Fresh breaded shrimp. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo. 
Camarones en Salsa Chipotlé*
Shrimp in a hot salsa chipotlé sauce. Served with rice and beans.  
Camarones Norteños*
Large shrimp sauteed in salsa de mantequilla (butter) with onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and garlic. Served with rice and beans.  
Camarones a la Diabla*
Large shrimp with the flavor of very hot Chile de Habanero and spice. Served with rice and beans.  
Tostadas de Ceviche
Crisp tortillas filled with shrimp cooked in lime juice mixed with tomatoes, jalapeños and onion. Served with rice and beans.  
Huachinango*
Mexican Red Snapper grilled in El Norteñ0's Marisco saude. Served with rice and beans.  
Huachinango a La Veracruzana*
Steamed Red Snapper fillet with Veracruzana sauce made with shrimp, sauteed onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and tomato sauce. Served with shrimp, rice and beans. 
Pescado Norteño
Seasoned Pacific white fish, broiled until juicy and tender with grilled onions, chiles, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo. 
Pescado Gauymas*
Grilled Red Snapper fillet with green chile, Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.  
Pescado Frito*
Whole fresh fish, pan-fried Caribbean style. Served with rice and beans.  

* Served with your choice or flour or corn tortillas

Pollo en Molé*
El Norteño specialty! Slow-simmered chicken in Mexican poblano sauce. Molé sauce is a combination of seeds, chocolate, nuts and chiles. Served with rice and beans.  
Pollo en Molé Enchiladas
Corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken smothered with molé sauce and topped with cheese. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.  
Enchiladas de Pollo
Chicken enchiladas. Fresh corn tortillas dipped in a home-made chile sauce with tender chicken and placed under the broiler before serving. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo. Red or green chile. 
Tostadas de Pollo
Crisp corn tortillas with shredded chicken, beans, crisp lettuce, and topped with fresh tomato and sour cream. Served with rice. 
Flautas de Pollo
Chicken rolled tacos, well-seasoned and deep fried golden brown. Served with sour cream, crisp lettuce, fresh tomato, rice, and beans. 
Tacos de Pollo
Soft corn tortillas filled with slow-simmered chicken. Served with rice and beans. 
Burrito de Pollo
Everyone's favorite chicken wrapped in a soft flour tortilla. . Served with rice, beans, crisp lettuce, fresh tomato, and pico de gallo. 
Pollo Ranchero (Fajitas)*
Small pieces of seasoned chicken breast, broiled until juicy and tender, with grilled onions, chiles, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo. 
Pollo Montado*
Chicken breast, smothered with green chile and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.  
Pollo en salsa Chipotlé
Chicken breast marinated and smothered with Chipotlé sauce. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.  
Pollo en Crema Chipotlé
Chicken breast grilled and smothered with creamy Chipotlé Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.  
Pollo Norteño*
Seasoned chicken breast, broiled until juicy and tender, with grilled onikons, chiles, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.  
Tinga de Pollo
Chicken shredded and cooked in a special roasted red pepper sauce. Served with rice and beans.  
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Al Pastor
Pork flavored with thirteen herbs and spices.
    Burrito Plate       Tacos Plate
    Served with rice and beans.      Plate* 
Cochinita Pibil
Utilizing the ancient Mayan style, pork, citrus and spices are wrapped in banana leaves and steamed until tender and juicy. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.
    Burrito Plate       Tacos Plate       Plate*  
Tamales de Puerco*
Fresh pork tamales served steaming hot and delicately spiced and cooked inside corn wrappers. Served with rice and beans. (May also be ordered by the dozen.) 
Posole*
Taste the El Norteño way of preparing this robust bowl of pork loin, hominy and red chile. Served with all the traditional trimmings. 
Carne Abodaba
Pork marinated in El Norteño's special blend of chile, garlic, cumin, oregano and other "secret" ingredients. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.
    Burrito Plate       Tacos Plate       Plate*  
Guisado Norteño
Pork chops topped with El Norteño's authentic wild tomato sauce. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo. 
Monturas*
A favorite at El Norteño. Pork with green chile and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice, and beans.  


Chiles Rellenos*
New Mexican green chiles, stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, coated with egg batter and cooked until the cheese is bubbling hot. Smothered with green chile. Served with rice and beans. 
Chiles Rellenos Ahogados*
New Mexican green chiles, stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, coated with egg batter and cooked until the cheese is bubbling hot. Submerged in a delectable special tomato sauce. Served with rice and beans. 
Burrito de Frijoles 
Soft Tacos de Frijoles 
Tostadas de Frijoles 
Tostadas de Guacamole 
Tacos de Guacamole 
Tacos de Nopales      Plate*  
Cheese Enchiladas 
Vegetarian Enchiladas 
Vegetarian Burrito 
Mexican Garden Grilled*