El Cantarito Menu

120 W Santa Fe Ave, Placentia, CA 92870
  • Combinationes

    • Make Your Own Combo

      Combo plate comes with rice, beans, and your choice of 2 items combination. Include arroz, frijoles, and dos selecciones.
      $11.99
  • Niños Comidas

    • Kids Burrito De Queso

      Cheese and bean burrito with rice.
      $6.99
    • Kids Pupusa With Meat

      $7.49
    • Kids Pupusa

      Cheese pupusa, rice and beans.
      $6.99
    • Kids Tostada

      Deep-fried tortilla with a variety or toppings.
      $6.99
    • Kids Taco

      Soft taco, rice, and beans. Carnitas, asada, or chicken.
      $6.99
    • Kids Tamal

      Dough wrapped around a filling and steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf.
      $6.99
    • Kids Enchilada De Queso

      Cheese enchilada, rice and beans.
      $6.99
  • Ensaladas

    • Chicken Salad

      A bed of fresh greens, avocado, and tomato topped with grilled juicy chicken breast. Served with garlic bread.
      $12.99
    • Taco Salad

      Taco shell filled with shredded salad, rice, beans, pico de gallo, and avocado topped with grilled juicy chicken breast.
      $12.99
    • Dinner Salad

      $4.99
  • Bebidas / Drinks

    • House Wine By The Glass

      $4.99
    • Super Special Michelada

      Double michelada with shrimp and cucumber.
      $11.99
    • Michelada Especial

      With shrimp.
      $9.99
    • Michelada

      $7.99
    • Cerveza “Beer” Domestica “Domestic”

      $4.49
    • Wine Margaritas

      $4.99
    • Cerveza "Beer" Importada "Imported

      $4.99
  • Bebidas

    • Fresh Brewed Coffee

      Regular or decaf.
      $2.69
    • Milk

      Hot or cold.
      $2.99
    • Hot Tea

      $2.69
    • Chocomilk

      Add egg for an additional charge.
      $3.49
    • Ice Tea

      $2.69
    • Jamaica

      Hibiscus flower
      $2.99
    • Tamarindo

      Tamarind.
      $2.99
    • Limonada

      Lemonade.
      $2.99
    • Horchata

      Rice water.
      $2.99
    • Sodas

      $2.99
    • Hibiscus Flower

      $2.99
  • Appetizers

    • Nachos

      Beans, salsa verde, melted cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream. Your choice of meat : chile verde, asada, carnitas, or chicken.
      $10.49
    • Quesadilla

      Cheese, add meat
      $6.49
    • Cantarito Platter

      Hot wings, chile peppers, nachos & quesadilla.
      $17.49
    • Quesadilla With Meat

      $7.49
    • Hot Wings

      6 pieces. Cooked wings of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.
      $7.99
    • Jalapeño Poppers

      6 pieces. Stuffed with cheese and fried.
      $5.99
  • Comidas

    • Bistec Ranchero

      Spicy. Tender steak steamed to perfection with onions, jalapeños and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $13.99
    • Chicken Fajita

      Chicken cut in strips, sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes in our famous seasonings. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortilla.
      $17.99
    • Carne Asada

      A traditional 8 oz. beef skirt steak, garnished with grilled onions a fried serrano and ripe tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortilla.
      $16.99
    • Carnitas

      Tender chunks of delicious pork, garnished with pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $13.99
    • Steak Fajita

      Beef cut in strips, sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and our famous seasonings. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $18.99
    • Birria De Chivo

      Tender marinated chunks of goat slowly simmered in our flavorful broth. Served with pico de gallo on the side, rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $14.99
    • Chile Relleno

      Mild green pasilla pepper stuffed with Jack cheese and coated with fluffy egg butter topped with ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans and a choice of corn or flour tortilla.
      $13.99
    • Bistec Picado

      Beef cut in strips, steamed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes in our signature tomato sauce. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $13.99
    • Combo Fajita

      Shrimp, beef, and chicken sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes in our famous seasonings. served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $19.99
    • Bistec A La Mexicana

      Beef steak grilled to perfection with chopped onions, tomatoes, jalapeño peppers seasoned Mexican style. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $13.99
    • Pollo Ranchero

      Spicy. Tender chicken steamed to perfection with onions, jalapeños, tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $13.99
    • Mole Rojo Con Pollo

      Two pieces of chicken carefully boiled served with our roasted pepper mole red sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
      $13.99
    • Shrimp Fajita

      Shrimp, sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes in our famous seasonings. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortilla.
      $18.99
    • Chile Verde Con Carne

      Chunks of seasoned tender pork, simmered in our special green chile. served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $13.99
  • Delicious Duos

    • Sandwich & Salad

      $13.98
    • Sandwich & Soup

      $19.98
  • Extras

    • Frijoles

      Refried beans.
      $3.49
    • Tortilla De Maiz

      Corn tortilla.
      $1.99
    • Arroz

      Mexican rice.
      $4.49
    • Guacamole

      A creamy dip made from avocado.
      $3.99
    • Crema

      Sour cream.
      $1.49
    • Tortilla De Harina

      Flour tortilla.
      $1.59
    • Papitas

      French fries. Cut potatoes fried and salted to perfection.
      $3.99
  • Desayuno

    • Huevos A La Mexicana

      2 eggs scrambled with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños. served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $11.49
    • Nopales Con Huevo

      Sauteed Nopal cactus with chopped onions, ripe tomatoes and scrambled with 2 eggs. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $11.49
    • Chilaquiles Con Queso

      Handmade fresh tortilla chili casserole filled and topped with melted cheese, served with 2 eggs any style. Served with rice and beans.
      $13.99
    • American Breakfast

      Make your own omelette with our wide selection of ingredients. Up to 3 ingredients of your choice (cheese, bacon, ham, chorizo, onion, bell pepper or tomato) Includes 2 delicious sides of your choice: rice, beans, salad, home potatoes, or hashbrowns.
      $13.99
    • Huevos Con Jamon

      2 eggs cooked any style, mixed or accompanied with ham. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $11.99
    • Huevos Con Chorizo

      2 scrambled eggs mixed with Mexican sausage. served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $11.99
    • Huevos Rancheros

      2 eggs over easy on a fried corn tortilla covered with ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $10.99
    • Chile Verde Con Huevos

      Tender chunks of pork simmered with our special green chili, served with 2 eggs any style, rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortilla.
      $14.99
    • Huevos Con Tocino

      2 eggs cooked any style, served with crisp bacon, rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $11.99
    • Chilaquiles Con Pollo

      Crisp fried corn tortilla chips simmered in a grilled pepper and tomatillo sauce, mixed with chicken. served with rice and beans.
      $12.99
    • Bistec Con Huevos

      For the ultimate appetite! A tender cut of beef steak served with 2 eggs any style. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortillas.
      $17.99
    • Machaca

      Sauteed shredded pork with chopped onions, jalapeños, ripe tomatoes and scrambled with 2 eggs. Served with rice, beans, chips, salsa and tortilla.
      $13.99
    • Breakfast Burrito

      Large burrito stuffed with potatoes, beans, cheese, scrambled eggs and your choice of ham, bacon or chorizo.
      $9.49
  • Niños Desayuno

    • Kids Huevo Con Chorizo

      Egg with Mexican sausage.
      $5.99
    • Kids Huevo Ranchero

      Ranch style egg.
      $5.99
    • Kids Chilaquiles Con Queso

      Tortilla, cheese and chile casserole.
      $5.99
    • Kids Chilaquiles Con Pollo

      Chicken chile casserole.
      $5.99
    • Kids Huevo Con Tocino

      Egg with bacon.
      $5.99
    • Pancakes Con Huevo

      Pancakes with egg.
      $5.99
    • Kids Huevo Con Jamon

      Egg with ham.
      $5.99
  • Ensalata De Frutas

    • Escamocha

      An array of seasonal fresh fruits, served with almonds, sunflower, raisins, coconut with condensed milk.
      $6.99
    • Hawaiiana Salad

      Hawaiian. An array of seasonal fresh fruits, served with cottage cheese, almonds, sunflower, raisins, coconut, and honey.
      $6.99
  • Jugos Naturales

    • Zanahoria Y Naranja Jugo

      Carrot and orange.
      $4.49
    • Pura Vida Jugo

      Juice of life. / Zanahoria, manzana, apio, y pepino. / Carrot, apple, celery, and cucumber.
      $5.49
    • Zanahoria Jugo

      Carrot.
      $3.99
    • Piña Jugo

      Pineapple.
      $4.99
    • Naranja Jugo

      Orange.
      $4.49
  • À La Carta

    • Tostada

      Choice of asada (steak), carnitas (pork), pollo (chicken) or alpastor (pork) with beans, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese all layered on a freshly fried tortilla shell.
      $8.99
    • Taquito

      3 pieces. Carnitas, chicken, and seasoned shredded beef.
      $5.99
    • Chimichanga

      A large flour tortilla layered with beans and tender chunks of chicken, deep-fried to a flaky crispiness and garnished with guacamole, lettuce and sour cream.
      $10.49
    • Torta

      Bread stuffed with lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, jalapeño, fresh cheese and your choice of carnitas, pollo, asada or milanesa.
      $8.99
    • Chile Relleno

      A mild seedless green chile, roasted carefully peeled and stuffed with Jack cheese, lightly fried to a golden brown with ranchera sauce.
      $5.99
    • Gordo Burrito

      A large corn tortilla stuffed with rice, seasoned tender chunks of chicken, and topped with melted Jack cheese and our famous red sauce.
      $12.49
    • Soft Taco

      Corn tortilla filled with your choice of carnitas (pork), alpastor (pork), asada (steak), birria (goat), pollo (chicken).
      $2.50
    • Burrito

      Rice and beans with your choice of chile-verde (pork with green sauce), asada (steak), carnitas (pork), alpastor (pork) or pollo (chicken) and pico de gallo.
      $10.49
    • Pupusa

      Fresh masa generously stuffed with cheese then carefully deep-fried. Add meat for an additional charge.
      $8.99
    • Burrito Especial

      A large corn tortilla stuffed with lean pork chile-verde and refried beans simmered in our famous green chile sauce and topped with melted Jack cheese and green sauce.
      $12.49
    • Sope

      Fat tortilla topped with beans, meat, lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream and cheese.
      $7.99
    • Gordita

      Fresh masa generously filled with your choice of meat, beans and pico de gallo.
      $8.99
  • Postres

    • Snickers Sundae

      French vanilla bean ice cream drowned in Hershey's chocolate syrup topped with fluffy whipped cream and Snickers candy bar.
      $5.99
    • Dirty Churro

      Freshly fried vanilla-filled churro, layered with delicious ice cream and topped with whipped cream, chocolate fudge and a fresh cherry.
      $5.99
    • Banana Split

      Fresh ripe banana decorated with 3 scoops of ice cream, and toppings.
      $6.99
    • Flan

      Caramel sweetened egg custard slowly poached and served with whipped cream and topped with a cherry.
      $4.49
    • Churros

      A Mexican tradition! Light and fluffy dough stick flavored with cinnamon sugar. Served warm.
      $2.49
  • Camarones

    • Camarones Empanizados

      A lightly breaded shrimp served with refried rice.
      $15.49
    • Camarones Rancheros

      A generous serving of a medium shrimp, sauteed in flavorful tomato ranchera sauce.
      $15.49
    • Ostiones

      Oysters, 1/2 dz
      $10.99
    • Mojarra Frita

      Whole fried perch, served with Mexican rice pan-fried to a delicate crispness. A la diabla or al mojo de ajo for an additional charge.
      $14.99
    • Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo

      Tender peeled white shrimp sautéed in fresh garlic, served with handmade tortillas.
      $15.49
    • Caldo De Pescado

      A bunch of fresh fish in a spicy chunky vegetable soup "Grandpa's favorite soup" served with tortillas.
      $15.49
    • Caldo De Camaron

      A bunch of fresh shrimp in a spicy chunky vegetable soup "Grandpa's favorite soup" served with tortillas.
      $15.49
    • Camarones A La Plancha

      Shrimp, onions, tomatoes, and bell pepper grilled to perfection served with rice, beans and handmade tortillas.
      $15.49
    • Caldo De 3 Mares

      A combination of different kinds of seafood in our homestyle vegetable soup, served with tortillas.
      $16.99
    • Camarones A La Diabla

      Juicy plump white shrimp quickly sautéed enhanced with a spiced red chile sauce.
      $15.49
    • Coctel De Camaron

      Freshly cooked medium sized shrimp, served with a la mexicana, in our special sauce with diced avocados, cucumber, onion, and cilantro.
      $15.49
  • Caldos

    • Pozole

      Hominy pork stew. Our delicious and very traditional Mexican soup with pork and hominy served with our handmade tortilla or flour tortilla.
      $10.99
    • Menudo

      Taste our home-style menudo, cooked in our seasoned broth with honeycomb, beef tripe. Accompanied with lemons, diced onions, oregano & served with tortillas. Corn or flour Tortilla.
      $10.99
    • Caldo De Res

      Beef stew. Tender hearty beef, vegetables. choice of corn or flour tortillas.
      $10.99
    • Caldo De Pollo

      Chicken soup. Delicious chicken soup with potato, corn, cabbage, squash and carrot. choice of corn or flour tortilla.
      $10.99

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