El Cardenal Mexican Restaurant Menu

A bed of rice topped with grilled chicken, cheese dip and a side of corn or flour tortillas, sour cream, lettuce and tomato.

Steak.

Two deep-fried tortillas or soft with your choice of ground beef, shredded beef or chicken topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.

Quesadillas with varied fillings including cheese, chicken, beef, grilled steak, shrimp, chorizo, mushrooms, or a vegetarian mix with green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms.

Seasoned Mexican rice paired with creamy refried beans, garnished with a drizzle of melted cheese.

Melted cheese blend, spicy chorizo, available in small or large.

Freshly mashed avocado, cilantro, lime, onion, tomato. Available in small or large sizes.

No refills.

First basket of chips and salsa, free with meal.

Mexican sausage.

Chicken.

Fried pork.

Shrimp tacos served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado slices and flour tortillas.

Fish tacos served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado slices and flour tortillas.

Beef tongue, traditionally prepared, accompanied by cilantro and onions, wrapped in a soft corn tortilla.

Marinated pork

Freshly mashed avocado, cilantro, lime, onion, tomato. Available in small or large sizes.

Melted cheese blend, spicy chorizo, available in small or large.

Creamy cheese blend. Options: small or large.

Cheese dip with seasoned beef. Available in small or large sizes.

Creamy bean dip with a delightful blend of flavors, perfect for dipping your favorite snacks.

First basket of chips and salsa, free with meal.

A bed of crispy tortilla chip topped with beans, ground beef and chicken. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and jalapeños.

A bed of homemade tortilla chips topped with shredded chicken and shrimp. Smothered with cheese sauce and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and onions.

A bed of crispy chips topped with steak, chicken, shrimp and cooked with vegetables, smothered with cheese.

Sautéed shrimp cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes over crispy tortilla chips and topped with cheese sauce.

Crispy tortilla chips topped with shredded pork and cheese sauce.

Shredded chicken or ground beef on a bed of crispy chips and topped with cheese.

Seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken over crispy chips covered with beans and cheese.

A bed of crispy tortilla chips topped with bean and cheese.

Homemade crispy chips topped with our special cheese sauce.

A crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with beans, steak, grilled chicken, shrimp and sautéed fajita vegetables, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.

Grilled chicken over a bed of lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, avocado slices, strips of fresh onions and shredded cheese.

Sautéed shrimp on a bed of lettuce with avocado slices, tomatoes, fresh onions and shredded cheese.

Crispy tortilla bowl with beans and your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken over lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, tomatoes and cheese.

Chicken, rice, avocado, pico de gallo, tortilla chips and cheese.

Three grilled chicken enchiladas with cheese dip, green sauce and sour cream on top. Served with rice.

Three corn tortillas stuffed with fresh crab meat, shrimp and scallops. Covered with cheese sauce and served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole and rice.

Three tortillas stuffed with shrimp and smothered with cheese dip. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

Five enchiladas: one ground beef, one shredded beef, one shredded chicken, one cheese and one bean. Covered with enchilada sauce and cheese, lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.

Three chicken fried enchiladas covered with sour cream and shredded cheese. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole and jalapeños.

Three corn tortilla filled with sautéed mushrooms, spinach, bell peppers and onions. Covered with cheese and enchilada sauce with rice.

Freshly simmered, seasoned beans, perfectly tender and flavorful.

Crispy golden strips of deliciousness served hot and seasoned to perfection.

Seasoned Mexican rice paired with creamy refried beans, garnished with a drizzle of melted cheese.

Fresh and zesty salsa made with diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and a touch of spice.

A creamy and tangy condiment, often used to enhance the flavors of Mexican dishes such as tacos, nachos, and enchiladas.

Crisp, Fresh Garden Lettuce - A Light and Refreshing Green Delight

Served either fresh, pickled, or grilled, these peppers add a spicy kick to enhance any dish.

Three traditional, soft tortillas perfect for custom filling.

Fresh and creamy fruit with a rich taste, perfect for adding a touch of luxury to any dish.

Freshly diced tomatoes, typically used as a versatile addition to enhance the flavor of various dishes.

A blend of shredded cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, commonly used as a topping or filling for a variety of dishes.

Chopped onions, typically used as a fresh topping or ingredient, enhancing flavors in various dishes.

A tangy and slightly tart sauce made from pureed tomatillos, often blended with cilantro, garlic, and onions for added depth of flavor.

Jalapeños fried and typically includes onions, seasoned with salt and a hint of lime.

Fresh avocado mixed with diced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro, topped with shredded lettuce and grilled chicken strips.

Lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, bell pepper and onion.

Crema salad combines lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and a sprinkle of shredded cheese, served together as a refreshing side dish.

Zesty Green Sauce with Fresh Herbs and Tangy Tomatillos

Cambray onions are typically grilled, offering a slightly charred exterior while remaining tender inside, often seasoned to enhance their natural sweetness.

Nopales typically prepared in a style that highlights their natural texture, often combined with ingredients such as onions and tomatoes.

Handmade, authentic corn tortillas - the perfect base for your favorite fillings.

Fresh lime wedges, perfect for adding a zesty citrus touch to your meal. Ideal for garnishing, enhancing flavors, or squeezing over your favorite dishes.

Grilled chicken breast, steak & five grilled shrimp. Served with rice,beans and flour tortilla or corn tortilla.

At-bone and five shrimp served with fries, lettuce and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and cheese). / Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or egg may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Especially if you have certain medical conditions

Our famous marinated pork chunks deep-fried until crispy on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside. Served with guacamole salad, tortillas, rice and beans.

Juicy shrimp cooked with garlic butter. Served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and avocado slices.

One flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of steak, chicken or pork, sautéed onions and cheese dip. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo and a side of beans or rice.

Two deep-fried chicken burritos topped with cheese dip, sour cream and a side of rice.

Tender steak cooked with grilled onions and served with rice, beans, lettuce, avocado slices and choice of corn or flour tortillas. / Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or egg may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Especially if you have certain medical conditions

Steak a la mexicana* t-bone steak cut into pieces cooked with jalapeños, tomatoes and onions. Served with beans, rice and your choice of corn or flour tortillas. / Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or egg may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Especially if you have certain medical conditions

A bed of rice topped with grilled chicken, cheese dip and a side of corn or flour tortillas, sour cream, lettuce and tomato.

Grilled chicken breast topped with seasoned bell peppers, onions and tomatoes covered with cheese dip served with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo and rice.

Delicious shrimp boiled with spices served in our special tomato sauce with pico de gallo, avocado and crackers on the side.

Steak strips cooked with hot red sauce, served with rice, beans and guacamole salad. Served with a side of tortillas.

Delicious, juicy shrimp cooked with red hot sauce and served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado slices and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.

A 7-oz. tilapia fillet with six shrimp served with rice and vegetable (carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini and squash).

A bed of rice topped with grilled shrimp and cheese dip. Served with corn or flour tortilla, sour cream ,lettuce and tomatoes

Grilled chicken breast and chorizo covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and cheese).

Grilled t-bone steak topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and a side of warm flour or corn tortillas.

A bed of rice topped with grilled steak and cheese dip. Serve with corn or flour tortilla, sour cream Lettuce and tomatoes.

A delicious grilled chicken breast served with guacamole salad, side of rice and beans and corn or flour tortillas.

A dish of fried tortilla topped with spicy green or red sauce and cheese. Your choice of chicken or steak. Served with beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and onions.

Four deep-fried tortillas, two shredded chicken and two shredded beef. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

Steak, chicken, shrimp and mushrooms. Served over rice and topped with cheese dip.

Chicken strips cooked with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers in our special sauce served with rice and guacamole salad.

Your choice of grilled chicken, steak or chorizo and cheese stuffed into two flat crisp tortillas, served with sour cream, pico de gallo and cheese dip on top.

Tender slices of marinated chicken and steak.

Tender marinated steak, grilled chicken, chorizo and shrimp.

Grilled chicken, tender slices of marinated steak, chorizo, shrimp and carnitas.

Grilled chicken, ham, pineapple and mozzarella cheese.

Grilled shrimp.

Grilled tilapia, shrimp, scallops and crab meat.

Grilled mixed vegetables including carrots, zucchini, squash, cauliflower, broccoli and mushrooms.

Two deep-fried tortillas or soft with your choice of ground beef, shredded beef or chicken topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.

A 12" flour tortilla stuffed with scallops, crab meat and shrimp. Your choice of deep fried or soft covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.

Two flour tortillas deep-fried or soft filled with grilled chicken or steak smothered with cheese sauce with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.

A 12" flour tortilla deep-fried, filled with shrimp and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and guacamole.

A 12" flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, peppers, tomatoes and onions smothered with cheese dip. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and cheese).

A 12" flour tortilla stuffed with steak, grilled chicken and shrimp topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole, rice and beans.

A burrito filled with steak, onions, and beans inside. Smothered with cheese and green sauce. Served with rice, lettuce and pico de gallo.

Two burritos, one ground beef, one shredded chicken with beans inside. Topped with shredded cheese, red sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.

Two burritos filled with carnitas and topped with red ranchero sauce, cheese dip and pico de gallo. Served with rice or beans.

Burrito California rolled flour tortilla filled with choice of meat, black beans, lettuce, avocado, shredded cheese, sour cream, cilantro and tomato.

Burrito filled with scallops, shrimp, crab meat and smothered with cheese dip. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, pico de gallo and guacamole).

A burrito filled with steak, chicken and shrimp topped with red sauce served with rice, lettuce, guacamole and pico de gallo.

A big burrito stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, peppers, tomatoes and onions topped with red sauce. Served with rice, salad (lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream).

A burrito stuffed with marinated pork. Topped with cheese dip, green sauce, cilantro and onions. Served with rice.

A 10" flour tortilla with your choice of chicken or steak with bell peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream).

A 10" flour tortilla stuffed with chicken, steak, shrimp and our traditional vegetables. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, tomatoes & sour cream).

A 10" flour tortilla filled with grilled shrimp and vegetables. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream).

A 10" flour tortilla stuffed grilled chicken and chorizo. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream).

An 8" flour tortilla stuffed with shredded chicken or ground beef. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream, rice and beans.

An 8" flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak. Served with rice or beans and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream).

A 10" flour tortilla stuffed with sautéed zucchini, squash, cauliflower, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and onions. Served with rice and salad (lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream).

Select two from burrito, taco, chalupa, enchilada, tostada, tamal; options include shredded chicken, beef, or ground beef.

Customizable Mexican combo: Select any three items - burrito, taco, chalupa, enchilada, tostada, or tamal. Choose your protein - shredded chicken, shredded beef, or ground beef.

Mildly spiced stuffed poblano pepper with melted cheese, served alongside refried beans and seasoned Mexican rice.

Two poblano peppers, typically stuffed with cheese, coated in an egg batter, and fried. Often garnished with a traditional sauce.

One chalupa and one cheese enchilada accompanied by beans and rice, typically featuring a soft corn tortilla for the enchilada and a fried tortilla for the chalupa.

A bean burrito topped with sauce and melted cheese, a cheese quesadilla, and a chalupa with lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese.

Mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and peppers stuffed inside a tortilla.

A combination of a bean burrito, a cheese enchilada, and a cheese quesadilla, each typically prepared with a blend of Mexican cheeses and wrapped in soft tortillas.

Kids' menu choice of taco and enchilada served with a selection of soda, including Pepsi varieties, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist, Tropical, Lemonade, and Crush Orange.

Enchilada paired with rice and beans. Choice of soda includes Pepsi variants, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist, Tropical, Lemonade, and Crush Orange.

Taco paired with rice and beans. Selection of sodas including Pepsi variants, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist, tropical, lemonade, and Crush Orange.

Chicken nuggets and fries served with a choice of soda including cola, diet options, citrus & tropical flavors.

Kids' cheeseburger paired with fries. Choice of soda includes Pepsi variants, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist, tropical, lemonade, or Crush Orange.

Macaroni and cheese, choice of fries or rice. Variety of soda options including citrus, cola, and diet variations.

Quesadilla served with choice of fries or rice. Includes selection from a variety of sodas including citrus, cola, and fruit flavors.

Burrito served with rice & beans. Includes choice of soda: Pepsi varieties, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist, tropical, lemonade, or Crush Orange.

A bed of rice topped with grilled chicken, cheese dip.

Hot dog served with fries. Choice of soda includes Pepsi variants, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist, tropical, lemonade, or Crush Orange.

Chicken or beef.

Chicken or beef.

Corn tortillas filled, choice of cheese, chicken, beef, bean, seafood, shrimp, grilled steak, grilled chicken, or vegetarian with green peppers, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms. Options in single or trio servings.

Quesadillas with varied fillings including cheese, chicken, beef, grilled steak, shrimp, chorizo, mushrooms, or a vegetarian mix with green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms.

Our chicken is cooked with tomatoes, bell peppers and onions. Shredded chicken ,shredded beef or ground beef.

Topped with red sauce, cheese dip and ground beef

Fresh, cold, and creamy whole milk, perfectly refreshing and nutritious.

Freshly brewed, aromatic blend to kick-start your day.

Classic citrus refreshment.

Mexican tea, available sweetened or unsweetened.

Mexican soda available in flavors including tamarind, citrus, tropical fruits, and berry.

No refills.

A refreshing beverage made from an infusion of dried hibiscus flowers, typically sweetened with sugar.

The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.

One beef burrito with rice and beans.

One enchilada served with rice & beans.

One taco, one chile poblano, rice and beans.

One burrito and one taco with rice.

One enchilada, one chalupa, rice & beans.

One chile poblano, one chalupa with rice and beans.

One tamal, one burrito & rice or beans.

One burrito, one enchilada and rice or beans.

One chalupa, one enchilada and a cheese quesadilla.

One poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, served with rice, beans and choice of flour or corn tortillas.

One taco, one enchilada with rice or beans.

A fried taco shell stuffed with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, shredded cheese, guacamole and beans. Topped with ground beef or shredded chicken.

Tender slices of marinated steak or grilled chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice or bean and a side of fajita salad and corn or flour tortillas.

Tender slices of marinated steak, grilled chicken, shrimp and chorizo cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice or bean and a side of Fajita salad and corn or flour tortillas.

Flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, shredded beef, shredded chicken or ground beef. Served with rice and beans.

One deep-fried or soft tortilla with your choice of shredded beef, chicken or ground beef topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.

One shredded chicken deep-fried burrito covered with cheese dip and sour cream. Served with rice.

A flour tortilla filled with chunks of deep-fried pork, topped with cheese and red sauce and pico de gallo, served with rice or beans.

Four enchiladas: one shredded beef, one chicken, one ground beef and one cheese covered in red sauce with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.

A stuffed tortilla with shredded chicken or ground beef and beans covered with red sauce, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.

Grilled chicken covered with cheese sauce over a side of rice. Served with salad (lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream) and tortillas.

Grilled steak covered with cheese sauce over a side of rice. Served with salad (lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream) and tortillas.

Two farm fresh eggs* drizzled with ranchero sauce and served with rice, beans and tortillas. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or egg may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Especially if you have certain medical conditions.

A flavorful dish of two eggs scrambled with chorizo and plated with rice, beans and tortillas.

Two farm fresh eggs, scrambled with tomatoes, onions and jalapeños. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

A fried banana topped with ice cream and smothered with chocolate syrup. Crowned with whipped cream.

Crispy fried sticks of sweet dough, bursting with caramel flavor, dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon.

A fried chimichanga with cheesecake inside with sugar, cinnamon, whipped cream, chocolate and sprinkled.

Cool and creamy inside, crispy outside.

A classic dessert of fried flour tortillas drizzled with honey and butter, then sprinkled with cinnamon.