El Chino Mexican Restaurant Menu

2525 Soquel Dr STE A, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
  • El Chino Specials

    • Mushroom-Onion-Bell Pepper Steak Sandwich/Torta

      Grilled skirt steak topped with mushroom-onion-bell peppers saute, with melted cheese, avocado, on a toasted buttered roll lathered with sour cream and served with french fries.
      $22.00
    • Bacon Guacamole Burger

      Mexican-style 1/2lb 100% angus beef burger toped with two strips of bacon and a scoop of guacamole and monterey/cheddar cheese mix served with lettuce, raw onions, pickles, tomatoes and jalapeños.\r\nFrench fries included.
      $18.98
    • Lime Chicken Sandwich/Torta

      Chicken infused with our lime/red wine vinegar marinade grilled and topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, avocado, and cheese on a toasted butter roll lather with sour cream.\r\nFrench fries included.
      $18.98
    • Tilapia Enchiladas

      Your choice of enchiladas, rancheras, verdes or rojas stuffed with tilapia and topped with sauce, melted cheese, sour cream and avocado. \r\nServed with rice and beans.
      $20.70
    • Ajo Tilapia

      Tilapia filet pan seared in garlic served over salad bed.\r\nServed with rice and beans.
      $19.00
    • Menudo

      Freshly served daily with oregano, onions, fresh jalapeños, and corn tortillas.
    • Caldo De Res (Beef Soup)

      Vegetable beef soup made with fresh carrots, zucchini, green beans, chayote, and tender beef.\r\nGarnish with cilantro.\r\nServed with rice and corn tortillas.
    • El Chino Super Burrito 1 1/2 LB

      Flour tortilla fill with rice, beans, cheese, onions, hot sauce, and your choice of meat.
    • Burrito Ranchero

      Shredded Beef or Chicken and refried beans wrapped up in a fresh flour tortilla and covered with ranchera sauce, topped with melted cheese and garnished with sour cream.
    • La Big Tostada

      Big tostada shell layered with your choice of meet, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese, topped with guacamole and sour cream.
      $17.00
    • Steak Fajitas

      Marinated strips of skirt steak or chicken, grilled with fresh bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and special spices.\r\nServed with guacamole, rice, beans, and warm tortillas.
      $23.00
    • La Chimichanga

      Your choice of meat, beans and cheese, wrapped in a flour tortilla and deep fried. Topped with guacamole and sour cream.\r\nRice and Beans not included.
  • Dinner Specials

    • Two Sopes

      Two Sopes served with rice and beans
    • Chile Verde Buritto

      Chile verde burrito with salsa verde on top, served with rice and beans.
      $17.50
    • Mushroom Quesadilla

      Traditional quesadilla stuffed with mushrooms served with rice and beans.
      $16.50
    • Mushroom Enchilada

      Mushroom enchilada with ranchera salsa and sour cream on top, served with rice and beans.
      $17.50
    • Shrimp And Mushroom Enchilada

      Flour shrimp and mushroom quesadilla served with rice and beans.
      $19.00
    • Two Fish Tacos

      Two fish tacos covered with cabbage, avocado slides and salsa fresca, served with rice and beans.
      $19.00
  • Lunch Specials

    • Tamale-Rice & Beans

      Shredded pork wrapped in a soft corn shell, topped with seasoned ground beef and mild sauce. Served with rice and beans.
      $11.50
    • Cheese Enchilada - Rice & Beans

      Cheese enchilada served with rice and beans. Option to swap cheese for shredded chicken, pork carnitas, steak, or beef.
    • Crunchy Taco - Rice & Beans

      A crispy corn tortilla filled with beef, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese, accompanied by rice and beans.
      $11.50
    • Two Taquitos - Rice & Beans

      Two taquitos with choice of shredded chicken, carnitas, carne asada, or beef. Served with rice and beans.
      $13.23
    • Enchilada And Salad

      Cheese enchilada served with a side house salad
    • Enchilada Verde - Rice & Beans

      Enchilada verde served with rice & beans. Options for enchilada filling include cheese, shredded chicken, carnitas, carne asada, or beef.
    • Beef Enchilada - Rice & Beans

      A soft corn tortilla stuffed with ground beef, topped with enchilada sauce and melted cheese, served with rice and beans.
      $11.50
    • Chile Relleno - Rice & Beans

      Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, lightly battered and deep-fried, served with rice and beans.
      $11.50
    • Carne Asada Burrito - Rice & Beans

      Grilled steak burrito with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole, wrapped in a flour tortilla.
      $14.38
    • Avocado & Chicken Salad

      Tossed lightly with mayonnaise, diced pieces of chicken, slices of avocado, tomatoes, olives, onions, bell peppers, and shredded jack & cheddar cheese on top.
      $13.23
    • Avocado & Grilled Chicken Salad

      Grilled chicken with slices of avocado and tomato over a bed of mixed green lettuce, carrots, red cabbage and red bell peppers.
      $14.38
    • Mexican Pizza

      A large flour tortilla covered with refired beans, shredded beef, melted cheddar cheese, and garnished with onions, green peppers, and olives.
      $12.08
  • Appetizers

    • Nachos

      In house made chips topped with melted cheese and jalapeños.
      $8.63
    • Nachos W/Beans

      In house made chips topped with refried beans, cheddar cheese and jalapeños.
      $11.50
    • Nachos Con Todo

      In house made chips topped with beef, refried beans, cheddar cheese, jalapeños, and sour cream.
      $14.95
    • Guacamole Dip & Chips

      Mashed avocado with onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, and served with crisp tortilla chips.
      $9.77
    • Qusadilla Con Todo

      Flour tortilla filled with cheddar cheese, jalapeños, bell peppers, onions, and olives
      $9.20
    • Quesadilla Vegetariano

      Flour tortilla filled with cheddar cheese, spinach, and olives.
      $9.20
    • Quesadilla El Chino

      Two flour tortillas(Flat), layered on top of lettuce with melted cheddar cheese, stripes of milld california chiles, spinach and topped with guacamole.
      $13.80
    • Mexican Pizza

      A large flour tortilla covered with refired beans, shredded beef, melted cheddar cheese, and garnished with onions, green peppers, and olives.
      $13.80
  • Salads

    • Avocado Chicken Salad

      Tossed lightly with mayonnaise, diced pieces of chicken, slices of avocado, tomatoes, olives, onions, bell peppers, and shredded jack & cheddar cheese on top.
      $16.10
    • Avocado Grilled Chicken Salad

      Grilled chicken with slices of avocado and tomato over a bed of mixed green lettuce, carrots, red cabbage and red bell peppers.
      $17.25
    • Avocado Shrimp Salad

      Slices of avocado and baby shrimp over a bed of mixed green lettuce and tomatoes.
      $17.25
    • Dinner Tossed Salad

      Fresh mixed salad greens, carrots and red cabbage.
      $9.20
  • Los Platos Mexicanos

    • Skirt Steak & Cheese Enchilada

      Skirt steak cooked to your liking, served with a cheese enchilada, rice & beans, guacamole and tortillas.
    • Steak Picado

      Cubes of beef steak sautéed with fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions.\r\nServed with rice, bean, and tortillas
      $23.00
    • Chile Colorado

      Tender diced pork with mild red salsa served with rice & beans, and tortillas.
      $20.70
    • Chile Verde

      Tender diced beed steak cooked with mild green salsa.\r\nServed with rice, refried beans, and tortillas.
      $20.70
    • Flautas

      Two rolled flour tortillas fired crisp with shredded beef, topped with guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.\r\nServed with rice & beans
      $19.55
    • Carnitas Plates

      Braised pork and deep fried.\r\nServed with rice, refried beans, and guacamole.
      $19.55
    • Mole De Pollo

      Pieces of chicken cooked with the tastiest Mole sauce around.\r\nServed with rice & beans, and tortillas.
      $21.85
  • Los Huevos

    • Huevos Rancheros

      A crisp tortilla with two fried eggs, topped with salsa ranchera.\r\nServed with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $16.00
    • Huevos Con Chorizo

      eggs scrambled with chorizo (mexican sausage).\r\nServed with rice, beans and tortillas.
      $15.50
    • Machaca Con Huevos

      Sautéed shredded beef scrambled with eggs, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers.\r\nServed with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $16.50
    • Nopalitos Con Huevos

      Tender cactus spears, scrambled with eggs, tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños.\r\nServed with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $15.00
  • Hamburgers

    • Hamburger Deluxe

      1/2 pound burger patty served with lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, and onions. \r\nServed with fries.
      $15.00
    • Kids Hamburger

      Ground beef patty on a bun, typically includes lettuce, tomato, ketchup, and pickles.
      $9.77
    • Grilled Cheese Sandwich

      Golden, melted cheese nestled between buttery, toasted slices of bread.
      $8.63
  • Enchiladas

    • 2 Enchiladas Suizas

      Two corn tortillas dipped in green tomatillo sauce. Stuffed with chicken and topped with cheese and sour cream. \r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $18.98
    • 2 Enchiladas Rancheras

      Two corn tortillas filled with melted cheese and smothered in ranchera sauce. Topped with guacamole and sour cream.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $18.98
    • 2 Carnitas Enchiladas

      Two carnitas enchiladas topped with our savory mild red sauce, melted cheese, and sour cream.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $18.98
    • 2 Mole Enchiladas

      Two corn tortillas filled with chicken or beef, topped with melted cheese.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $18.98
  • Seafood

    • Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo

      Sauteed prawns in garlic and butter with a blend of fine mexican spices.\r\nServed with rice, beans, and a small side salad.
      $23.00
    • Camarones Rancho Style

      Prawns sautéed in a ranchera sauce with fresh tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $23.00
    • 2 Enchiladas De Camarones

      Two corn tortillas filled with shrimp, and topped with our savory red sauce, melted cheese, and sour cream.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $23.00
    • Red Snapper Rancho Style

      Red Snapper sautéed in ranchera sauce with fresh tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers.\r\nServed with rice and beans.
      $20.70
  • El Chino Combos

    • Enchilada

      One corn tortilla wrapped around your choice of shredded beef, chicken, or cheese.
    • Taco

      Crisp corn tortilla with your choice of chicken, shredded beef with cheddar cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes
    • Tamale

      Ground corn meal filled with pork, steamed till tender, then smothered with enchilada red sauce.
      $13.50
    • Relleno

      A mild chile stuffed with cheddar cheese dipped in egg batter and grilled. \r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $14.00
    • Burrito

      Traditional burrito with your choice of carnitas (Pork), shredded beed, or shredded chicken. Includes onions and red hot sauce.\r\nServed with a side of rice & beans
    • Taquitos

      Two fried corn taquitos filled with shredded beef and topped with guacamole and sour cream.\r\nServed with rice & beans
      $16.00
    • Tostada Rice & Beans

      Tostada topped with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and a mild red sauce.\r\nServed with a side of rice & beans.
    • Enchilada & Taco

      One corn tortilla wrapped around your choice of shredded beef, chicken, or cheese.\r\nOne crisp corn tortilla with your choice of chicken, shredded beef with cheddar \r\ncheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
    • Two Cheese Enchiladas

      Two corn tortilla wrapped around your choice of shredded beef, chicken, or cheese.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
    • Enchilada & Tamale

      One corn tortilla wrapped around your choice of shredded beef, chicken, or cheese.\r\nGround corn meal filled with pork, steamed till tender, then smothered with enchilada red sauce.\r\nServed with rice & beans.
    • Enchilada & Relleno

      One corn tortilla wrapped around your choice of shredded beef, chicken, steak, or cheese.\r\nA mild chile stuffed with cheddar cheese dipped in egg batter and grilled. \r\nServed with rice & beans.
    • Tamale & Relleno

      Ground corn meal filled with pork, steamed till tender, then smothered with enchilada red sauce.\r\nA mild chile stuffed with cheddar cheese dipped in egg batter and grilled. \r\nServed with rice & beans.
      $17.50
    • Enchilada, Tamale & Taco

      Enchilada with choice of cheese, shredded chicken, pork carnitas, steak, or beef; tamale; taco with chicken, pork carnitas, beef, or steak options.
    • Enchilada, Relleno & Taco

      #14 includes one enchilada, relleno, and taco. Choose from cheese, shredded chicken, carnitas, carne asada, or beef for enchilada. Taco fillings similar without cheese option.
    • Enchilada, Tostada & Tamale

      Combo #15: Choice of enchilada & tostada meat including cheese, chicken, carnitas, carne asada, beef; paired with tamale.
  • A La Carte

    • Full Order Of Rice

      Mexican rice typically made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and cumin.
      $7.50
    • Full Order Of Beans

      Refried pinto beans typically topped with melted shredded cheese.
      $7.50
    • 1/2 Order Of Rice

      Mexican rice cooked with fresh tomatoes and annatto spices.
      $4.31
    • 1/2 Order Of Beans

      Refried pinto beans typically topped with melted shredded cheese.
      $4.31
    • 1 Chicken Tamale

      Steamed cornmeal dough filled with seasoned chicken, wrapped in a corn husk, topped with enchilada sauce and melted cheese.
      $6.90
    • 1 Chile Relleno

      Breaded, deep-fried poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and topped with ranchero sauce.
      $6.90
    • 1 Enchilada

      One corn tortilla wrapped around your choice of shredded beef, chicken, or cheese.
    • 1 Bean Tostada

      Crispy corn tostada layered with refried beans, shredded lettuce, cheese, and diced tomatoes.
      $7.48
    • 1 Asada Tostada

      Carne asada steak on a crispy corn tortilla, typically includes beans, lettuce, cheddar cheese, and tomatoes.
      $12.00
    • 1 Beef Tostada

      A fried corn tortilla topped with ground beef, lettuce, tomato, and grated cheese.
      $11.00
    • 1 Chicken Tostada

      A crispy corn tortilla topped with shredded chicken, lettuce, sour cream, tomato, and shredded cheese.
      $9.50
    • 1 Pork Tostada

      A fried corn tortilla topped with shredded pork, lettuce, tomatoes, green onion, and cheese.
      $9.50
    • 1 Beef Taco

      Your choice of meet.\r\nTopped with lettuce, tomato, and cheese
      $7.50
    • Bean Burrito

      Refried beans wrapped in a soft flour tortilla, typically topped with red sauce and a sprinkle of cheese.
      $7.50
  • Breakfast

    • Huevos Rancheros

      A crisp tortilla with two fried eggs, topped with salsa ranchera. served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $13.80
    • Chorizo Con Huevos

      Mexican sausage scrambled with eggs.
      $16.50
    • Machaca Con Huevos

      Sautéed shredded beef scrambled with eggs, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $14.95
    • Nopalitos Con Huevos

      Tender cactus spears, scrambled with eggs, tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños. served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $13.23
    • Chile Omelette

      Omelette filled with chile slices and typically topped with cheese and a savory sauce.
      $15.00
    • Mexican Style Scrambled Eggs

      Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños.
      $15.00
    • Chilaquiles Con Huevos

      Crispy fried tortilla chips cooked with salsa, topped with queso fresco, sour cream, onions, cilantro, and two eggs.
      $15.50
    • Breakfast Burrito

      Burrito stuffed with your choice of meat, scrambled eggs, and hashbrowns
      $11.50
    • Mexican Breakfast Burrito

      Mexican style burrito with you choice of meat Machaca( Spiced shredded beef) or chorizo with scrambled eggs, and onion salsa
      $11.50
    • Traditional American Breakfast

      One egg cook to your liking, hashbrowns & toast, served with your choice of meat. \r\nBacon / Sausage / Ham
    • Cheese Omelette

      Served with hashbrowns,toast and jelly
      $14.95
    • Ham Omelette

      Ham omelette served with choice of hashbrowns, white toast, or wheat toast.
      $15.50
    • Spanish Omelette

      Served with hashbrown, toast and jelly.
      $14.95
    • Denver Omelette

      Denver omelette served with choice of hashbrowns or toast (white or wheat).
      $14.95
    • Mushroom Omelette

      Served with hashbrown or country, toast and jelly.
      $14.95
    • Steak & Eggs

      Served with hash browns or country patatoes, toast and jelly.
      $22.00
  • Chips & Salsa

    • Half Bag #4

      Half bag of freshly made tortilla chips with a variety of salsas, typically including red salsa, sour cream jalapeño, hatch hot green, and bean dip.
      $2.30
    • Full Bag #4

      A full bag of tortilla chips typically served with a variety of salsas, including red salsa, sour cream jalapeño, hatch hot green, and bean dip.
      $4.60
    • Half Bag #6

      Homemade tortilla chips with house-made salsa.
      $5.75
    • Full Bag #6

      Homemade tortilla chips with our signature salsa roja.
      $9.20
    • Full Bag #12

      Freshly made tortilla chips served with our house-made salsa.
      $11.50
    • Salsa 8oz

      Freshly made salsa typically includes tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime.
      $3.45
    • Salsa 12oz

      House-made salsa typically includes fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime juice. Enjoy 12 ounces of this classic Mexican dip. Chips not included.
      $5.18
    • Salsa 16oz

      Our salsa typically includes tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime.
      $6.33
    • Salsa 32oz

      Freshly made salsa, perfect for dipping. 32 ounces of traditional Mexican flavors. Chips not included.
      $10.35

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