El Cortez Mexican Restaurant Menu

$Mexican

10128 191st St, Mokena, IL 60448

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Customer Favorites
Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
- Steak Taco Dinner
  Three corn or flour tortillas filled with tender steak and served with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. Served with rice and beans on the side.
  $15.95
- Taco Dinner
  Three of a kind corn or flour tortillas filled with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork, topped with lettuce tomato and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
  $14.95
- Chips & Salsa
  $7.95
- Enchiladas Dinner
  Three corn tortillas rolled and filled with your choice of one of the following: cheese, ground beef, chicken or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and served with rice and beans.
  $14.75
- Quesadilla Dinner
  Three of a kind tortillas (flour or corn) filled with your choice of beef, chicken or pork and plenty of cheese, served with sour cream, rice and beans.
  $13.75
- Supremo Dinner
  Choice of beef, chicken or pork with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream and guacamole in a nine-inch flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans.
  $16.25
- Burrito Dinner
  Flour tortilla rolled and filled with lettuce, tomatoes and your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Served with rice and beans.
  $11.95
- Guacamole (6oz) & chips
  $9.00
- Pastor
  Marinated pork taco served with cilantro, onions and green sauce.
  $5.95
- Tamale
  Pork.
  $4.25
Tacos
- Taco Dinner
  Three of a kind corn or flour tortillas filled with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork, topped with lettuce tomato and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
  $14.95
- Steak Taco Dinner
  Three corn or flour tortillas filled with tender steak and served with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. Served with rice and beans on the side.
  $15.95
- Tilapia Taco Dinner
  Two corn or flour tortillas filled with grilled or breaded tilapia, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
  $14.96
- Pastor
  Marinated pork taco served with cilantro, onions and green sauce.
  $5.95
- Cortez
  Chicken, sour cream, guacamole and green sauce mixed together and rolled in two corn tortillas.
  $4.95
- Shrimp Taco
  Grilled shrimp with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese on a corn or flour shell.
  $5.25
- Norteño
  Breaded steak served on a flour tortilla with sour cream and avocado slice.
  $4.75
- Ranchero
  Marinated steak taco with cilantro, onions and green sauce.
  $5.95
- Sombrero
  Hot. Tender pieces of sautéed steak with chorizo, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, bacon and three different types of sauce, all piled on a corn tortilla.
  $5.95
- Picudo
  Hot. Tender chicken breast chunks grilled with tomato, onion, jalapeño peppers and topped with a slice of avocado.
  $5.25
Burritos
- Burrito Dinner
  Flour tortilla rolled and filled with lettuce, tomatoes and your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Served with rice and beans.
  $11.95
- Supremo Dinner
  Choice of beef, chicken or pork with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream and guacamole in a nine-inch flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans.
  $16.25
- Mini Burrito
  Hot. Choice of steak or chicken cooked with bacon and rolled up with sour cream, hot sauce and cheese in a flour tortilla.
  $3.75
Appetizers
- Quesadilla Pacifico
  Flour tortillas filled with Mexican cheese, chiles poblanos and grilled shrimp, served with sour cream and avocado slices.
  $15.95
- Alas
  Hot and spicy bbq chicken wings served with celery and blue cheese.
  $9.95
- Queso Fundido
  Melted cheese blended with fried Mexican sausage, served with your choice of flour or corn tortillas.
  $15.95
- Guacamole (6oz) & chips
  $9.00
- Guacamole (12oz) & chips
  $17.75
- Chips & Salsa
  $7.95
Botanas
- Botana Suprema chicken
  Chicken pounded out round, sandwiched between two flour tortillas, cut in pieces. Served with sour cream and guacamole chicken.
  $22.95
- Botana Suprema steak
  Pounded steak sandwiched between 2 large flour tortillas with cheese. Cut into 6 pieces and topped with sour cream and guacamole.
  $25.75
- Nachos
  Beans, cheese, guacamole and jalapeños loaded onto flat fried tortillas.
  $12.75
- Chicken Fingers
  Always a popular choice. Tender battered chicken strips served golden brown with French fries.
  $10.50
Caldos
Soups
- Caldo de Res
  Hearty beef soup with chunks of tender beef and fresh vegetables in a savory beef broth.
  $10.25
- Caldo Xochitl
  Chicken soup in a spicy green sauce with rice.
  $9.75
- Menudo
  Our slow-simmered tripe soup is a true Mexican tradition. (we'll add hominy to the soup upon request).
  $9.50
Ensaladas
Salads
- Grilled Chicken Salad
  Crisp lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with tender chunks of chicken grilled with onions and green peppers, served over rice, sprinkled with cheese.
  $16.75
- Taco Salad
  A flour tortilla fried and filled with your choice of seasoned beef or chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and cheddar cheese.
  $14.95
- Garden Salad
  $5.25
Quesadillas
- Quesadilla Dinner
  Three of a kind tortillas (flour or corn) filled with your choice of beef, chicken or pork and plenty of cheese, served with sour cream, rice and beans.
  $13.75
- Steak Quesadilla Dinner
  Three of a kind tortillas (flour or corn) filled with steak and plenty of cheese, served with sour cream, rice and beans.
  $15.95
Tortas
Mexican sandwiches. Garnished with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and jalapeños
- Molletes con Carne
  Grilled onions, tomatoes, peppers (mild or hot), refried beans and melted cheese over bread with choice of steak, beef or chicken. (no garnish included).
  $14.25
- Pollo
  Grilled, shredded or breaded chicken.
  $10.95
- Pastor
  Seasoned pork.
  $10.95
- Carne Asada
  Mexican steak sandwich garnished with lettuce, tomato,beans,sour cream, and guacamole
  $10.95
- Milanesa
  Breaded steak.
  $10.95
- Chorizo
  Garnished with beans lettuce tomatoes sour cream guacamole and jalapeños. indicates no garnish.
  $9.95
- Torta Club
  Stacked with ham, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, cheese and sour cream. Served with fries. (no other garnish included).
  $12.25
Tostadas
Flat tacos
- Tostada Dinner
  Three of a kind flat tortillas layered with beans, then covered with your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes and a sprinkle of cheese. Served with rice and beans.
  $14.95
- Specialty Tostadas
  Three of a kinds crispy flat tortillas covered with your choice of beef, chicken or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
  $16.95
Flautas
Rolled tacos
- Flauta Dinner
  Three of a kind corn tortillas (hard or soft) rolled up and filled with choice of beef, chicken or pork. Includes guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with rice and beans.
  $14.75
- San Marcos Dinner
  Three of a kind corn tortillas rolled up and fried, filled with your choice of beef, chicken or potato and covered with cabbage, cheese, sour cream and red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
  $15.75
Enchiladas
- Enchiladas Dinner
  Three corn tortillas rolled and filled with your choice of one of the following: cheese, ground beef, chicken or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and served with rice and beans.
  $14.75
- Cortez Enchiladas Dinner
  Three red enchiladas filled with cheese, Mexican sausage and potato, sprinkled with more cheese and served with sour cream, rice and beans on the side.
  $14.95
Vegetarianas
- Veggie Fajitas
  A sizzling mix of carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
  $22.95
- Veggie Burrito Supremo
  Nine-inch burrito stuffed with grilled bell pepper, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese. Served with rice and bola beans.
  $18.95
- Chiles Rellenos
  Two cheese-stuffed peppers served with Mexican rice and bola beans.
  $22.75
- Guacamole Tostada Dinner
  Three flat tortillas topped with guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. Includes rice and bola beans.
  $15.75
- Veggie Quesadillas
  Three tortillas filled with cheese, grilled tomato, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms. Served with Mexican rice and bola beans.
  $16.25
- Molletes
  Two pieces of bread topped with grilled onions, peppers (mild or hot), refried beans tomatoes and melted cheese.
  $14.95
Carnes
Meat entrées
- Ricky's Especial
  Incredibly tender eight-oz filet mignon cut into delicious chunks and topped with bacon, on a sizzling skillet with grilled onions and refried chorizo beans with melted cheese.
  $29.50
- Puntillas
  Hot. Choice of skirt steak or chicken or shrimp with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, hot banana peppers, poblano peppers, bell peppers and chorizo served with rice and beans.
  $30.25
- Filete Estrella
  Thin pounded tenderloin topped with melted cheese and covered in green salsa, served with refried beans.
  $26.75
- Steak Fajita Dinner
  Chunks of tender steak seasoned and sizzled up with onions and green peppers. Served with beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
  $24.95
- Carne Asada
  Skirt steak served with rice, beans and French fries.
  $29.25
- Milanesa de Res
  Breaded steak served with rice, beans and French fries.
  $24.25
- Bistec a la Mexicana
  Succulent chunks of skirt steak simmered in a Mexican sauce, served with rice and beans.
  $24.75
Mariscos
Seafood
- Camarones Vallarta
  Shrimp lightly breaded, seasoned with wine, served on a bed of white rice with your choice of Mexican bread or tortillas.
  $30.95
- Camarones Diablos
  Hot. Shrimp simmered in our spicy pico de gallo sauce with bacon, served on a bed of white rice with onions and avocado slices on the side, with your choice of Mexican bread or tortillas.
  $30.95
- Tilapia a la Vizcaina
  Flaky fillet of tilapia lightly breaded and fried, served with white rice and corn medley with vizcaina sauce on the side.
  $20.95
- Shrimp Fajita
  Grilled shrimp with onions and bell peppers sizzled on a skillet, served with rice, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo on the side.
  $29.95
- Camarones Ajillo
  Shrimp sautéed in garlic and wine, served with white rice and choice of Mexican bread or tortillas.
  $30.95
- Camarones Empanizados
  Breaded shrimp served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and barbeque sauce.
  $30.95
- Tostada de Ceviche
  Shrimp finely chopped on a hard shell tortilla topped with pico de gallo, sour cream and diced avocados. Makes a great starter or add-on.
  $7.25
- Cocktel de Camaron
  Succulent shrimp in your choice of a cocktail sauce or our pico de gallo sauce.
  $14.25
- Chimichangas Marinera
  A blend of shrimp and crab meat in a flour tortilla, fried and served with a side order of rice and avocado slices.
  $16.75
Platillos de Pollo
Chicken entrées
- Pollo Carbon
  Strips of chicken breast marinated in two types of sauce, grilled and served over rice with sour cream, guacamole and a small dinner salad.
  $21.25
- Pollo Estrella
  Chicken breast pounded out and topped with melted cheese, covered with molcajete sauce, served with rice.
  $22.95
- Chicken Fajita Dinner
  Chicken breast chunks seasoned and sizzled up with onions and green peppers, served with refried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
  $22.25
- Pollo Rojo
  Pieces of tender chicken breast sautéed in a red sauce and mixed with cubed potatoes and onions, served with a side of rice, pico de gallo and avocado slices.
  $19.25
- Pollo en Mole
  Chicken thigh served in mole sauce with rice and beans.
  $15.95
- Whisky Chicken
  Tender pieces of chicken grilled with bacon, chiles poblano, onions, tomatoes, served with rice, beans, slices of avocado, and cheese sprinkled on top.
  $23.95
Combinaciones
Combinations
- Fajita Mix (Any Two)
  Fajita choose your own combination of steak, chicken and or shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Combo of any three.
  $28.95
- Fajita Mix (Any Three)
  Fajita choose your own combination of steak, chicken and or shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Combo of any three.
  $32.25
- Plato Cortez
  A flour taco, enchilada suiza and tostada suiza, all made with your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Served with rice and beans.
  $17.25
- Combinacion Norteña
  Tender four-oz filet mignon served with a cheese-stuffed pepper, rice, beans and a touch of guacamole.
  $27.95
- Plato Mexicano
  One corn beef taco, one cheese Mexican enchilada, one bean tostada, served with rice and beans.
  $16.75
- Vallarta Especial
  Surf and turf the Mexican way! Garlic beef tenderloin with shrimp served with papas ajillo and white rice.
  $32.95
- Steak Tampiqueña
  A flavorful tradition! Tender skirt steak, a cheese Mexican enchilada and a cheese quesadilla served with fries and a touch of guacamole.
  $29.95
Combo Cortez
- Combo Cortez
  A big combo platter of popular appetizers: chicken fingers, two tamales, two quesadillas and two chicken flautas with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and cheese sprinkled on top. Great for sharing or as a meal.
  $21.75
Especialidades De La Casa
House specialties
- Parrillada
  Tender skirt steak served with zesty chorizo, grilled jalapeños and onions.
  $31.95
- Cook's Especial
  Chunks of steak with slices of poblano peppers, covered with melted cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with beans and rice.
  $28.95
- Manny
  Grilled chicken breast smothered in poblano peppers, onions and tomato sauce served on a bed of rice with three slices of avocado.
  $20.75
- Enchilada Aguascalientes
  A tender bone-in chicken dipped in red sauce, three Mexican cheese enchiladas and red cubed potato sprinkled with cheese.
  $20.75
- Chimichangas
  Hot. Your choice of seasoned shredded beef or chicken rolled in flour tortillas, fried, covered with tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with a side order of rice.
  $18.75
- Tamales Dinner
  Two pork tamales in the husk, served with rice and beans.
  $15.75
- Tamales Cortez
  Two pork tamales without the husk, topped with sour cream and hot sauce, smothered with melted cheese and served with a side of rice.
  $17.00
Especially for Kids
For children 12 years and under. Refried beans and Mexican rice may be substituted for the French fries.
- 1. Kid's Tacos
  2 tacos (beef,chicken,or pork) served with rice and beans or French fries
  $7.75
- 2. Kid's Burrito
  Meat (beef, chicken or pork) and cheese burrito served with rice and beans
  $7.75
- 3. Kid's Nachos
  Bean and cheese nachos.
  $6.75
- 4. Chicken Fingers
  Served with fries.
  $7.25
- 5. Kid's Quesadillas
  Two cheese quesadillas (made with corn or flour tortillas) served with rice and beans.
  $7.25
- 6. Kid's Grilled Steak
  Chunks of grilled steak served with salad and Mexican rice.
  $12.25
- 7. Kid's Grilled Chicken
  Chunks of grilled chicken breast with salad and Mexican rice.
  $10.25
Side Orders
- Individual Tortillas
  Four flour or corn tortillas.
  $0.69
- Papas
  French fries.
  $3.50
- Rice
  $3.50
- Beans
  $3.50
- Rice & Beans
  $4.75
- Sour Cream
  $2.00
- Beans with Chorizo
  $5.50
- Frijoles Borrachos
  Drunken beans.
  $6.25
- Tamale
  Pork.
  $4.25
- Jalapeños
  $2.49
- Papas Mexicanas
  Cubed potatoes in sauce sprinkled with cheese, served with avocado.
  $6.75
- Papas Ajillos
  Garlic potatoes.
  $6.75
- Papas Ags
  Cubed potatoes in traditional Mexican red sauce and cheese.
  $5.75
- Pan Ajillo
  Garlic bread.
  $5.75
- Pico de Gallo
  $3.75
- Cebollitas
  $3.25
Desserts
- Fried Ice Cream
  $6.95
- Buñuelos
  Golden crispy sweet strips of pastry served with chocolate syrup and strawberry dipping sauce.
  $6.95
- Mexi-chango
  Fried tortilla stuffed with cream cheese. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and sprinkled with choice of strawberry or chocolate syrup.
  $7.95
- Flan
  Creme caramel custard.
  $7.25
Beverages
- Soft Drinks
  $2.95
- Brewed Unsweet Iced Tea
  $3.25
- Cafe
  Coffee.
  $2.75
- Hot Tea
  $1.99
- Leche
  Milk.
  $1.99
- Horchata
  Rice water.
  $3.50