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El Faro Restaurant Menu

$Mexican, Restaurant
9 N State St, Elgin, IL 60123
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  • Weekly Specials-- Monday thru Saturday

    • Two Gorditas, Sides Of Rice And Beans And A Canned Drink--Monday

      Filled with choice of meat, beans and cheese.
      $16.99

    • Regular 3 Tacos Dinner --Tuesday

      3 soft corn tortilla folded and filed with your choice of protein. Onion and cilantro are in the tacos. Served with rice and beans with a side of sour cream.
      $16.99

    • Three Regular Burritos----Wednesday

      Filled with rice, beans, lettuce and cheese.
      $24.99

    • Three Regular Tortas----Thursady

      Filled with beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
      $24.99

    • Enchilada Dinner-----Friday

      Served with rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, avocado.
      $16.99

    • Steak Or Chicken Fajita Dinner-----Saturday

      Served with rice, beans and a side of sour cream.
      $21.99

  • Everyday Specials comes with a side of Rice and Beans and a can drink

    • 2 Taco Special

      Choice of proteins like Barbacoa, Carnitas, or Pollo. Customize with extras such as cilantro, lechuga, and extra cheese. Includes rice, beans, and a soda.
      $15.65

    • 2 Enchilada Special

      Two enchiladas with choice of chicken, steak, or cheese. Topped with green, red, or mole sauce. Includes rice, beans, and a can drink.
      $15.65

    • 2 Quesadilla Special

      Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite. Comes with rice, beans, and a drink.
      $15.65

    • 2 Tamales Special

      Served with rice and beans and covered with sour cream and tomato sauce.
      $15.65

    • 2 Flautas Special

      Sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and avocado.
      $15.65

    • Burrito Jr. Special

      Broiled steak, chicken, roasted pork, fried pork, ground beef, or steamed beef with rice, beans, and a choice of Coke, Diet Coke, or Sprite.
      $15.65

  • Desayunos

    • Huevos Rancheros

      Eggs prepared "Western style" and topped with our "Salsa ranchera". Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $12.99

    • Machaca Con Huevos

      Scrambled eggs mixed with skirt steak. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and sour cream. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $15.99

    • Huevos A La Mexicana

      Scrambled eggs grilled with chopped tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
      $12.99

    • Huevos Con Chorizo

      Scrambled eggs mixed with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
      $12.99

    • Desayuno Especial "El Faro"

      Sunny side-up eggs and a skirt steak. Both prepared to your taste. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
      $15.50

    • Chilaquiles

      Crispy corn tortilla wedges simmered in green or red hot sauce, sprinkled with fresh ranchero cheese. Served with rice, beans and sour cream.
      $15.57

    • Huevos Con Jamon

      Scrambled eggs grilled with chopped ham. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
      $12.99

  • Botanas

    • Nachos

      Fresh corn tortillas chips smothered with beans and melted cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole. Add protein for an additional charge.
      $11.25

    • Quesadilla "Farito"

      Chicken or steak smothered with melted cheese in a large flour tortilla. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
      $12.99

    • Botana "Chula Vista"

      A delicious appetizer combination consisting of nachos, quesadillas, tamales and flautas. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
      $15.84

    • Queso Fundido

      Rajas or chorizo. Melted cheese with "Poblano Chile" strips or Mexican sausage. Served with warm flour tortillas.
      $11.99

    • Tostadas

      A crispy tortilla shell layered with a base of refried beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and topped with your choice of protein.
      $5.25

    • Frijoles Con Chorizo

      Refried beans mixed with Mexican sausage. Served with warm tortillas.
      $11.99

    • Coctel De Camarón

      Shrimp cocktail made with our own special "Homemade" sauce. Garnished with diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro and avocado.
      $19.99

    • Guacamole With Chips

      Creamy mashed avocados mixed with diced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro, served with a side of crispy tortilla chips.
      $13.00

  • Our Famous Burritos

    • Burrito

      Burritos are filled with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, and your choice of meat.
      $12.99

    • Burrito Jr

      Smaller burrito with your choice of regular meat.
      $8.50

    • Burrito Dinner

      A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat. Served with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
      $17.99

    • Burrito Suizo

      A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat, rice, beans and cheese. Smothered with "Salsa suiza" and melted cheese.
      $14.99

    • Burrito Suizo Dinner

      A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat, rice, beans and cheese. Smothered with "Salsa suiza" and melted cheese. Served with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
      $19.99

    • Huevo Con Carne Asada Breakfast Burrito

      Broiled steak and egg.
      $13.99

    • Huevo Con Chorizo Breakfast Burrito

      Mexican sausage and egg.
      $13.99

    • Huevo Con Papas Breakfast Burrito

      Potato and egg.
      $13.99

    • Chimichanga

      Deep fried burrito smothered with "Salsa suiza", ground beef and melted cheese. Your choice of protein. Served with sides of beans, rice, sour cream.
      $21.99

  • Tacos Tacos Tacos

    • Tacos

      A soft corn tortilla folded and filed with your choice of protein. Onion and cilantro in the tacos. Minimum order of 1. (1 taco per order)
      $4.90

    • Taco Dinner

      3 tacos, your choice of regular meat, served with sides of rice, beans and sour cream. Onions and Cilantro are in the the tacos.
      $17.99

  • Tortas

    • Torta

      Mexican sandwich served with beans, sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and your choice of protein.
      $12.99

  • Gorditas Y Sopes

    • Gordita

      Stuffed with beans, cheese, and your choice of filling.
      $6.55

    • Sope

      Layered with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and your choice of protein.
      $6.55

    • Large Corn Quesadilla

      Homemade quesadilla. Corn only! No flour.
      $10.99

    • Huarache

      With beans, cheese, cilantro, and onion.
      $10.99

  • Mexican Favorites

    • Sincronizadas

      3 quesadillas on our tortillas made "Sandwich" style, stuffed with melted cheese and grilled ham. Served with rice, beans, salad, avocado and sour cream.
      $17.64

    • Flautas Dinner

      4 pieces. Golden Crisp shaped tortillas filled with your choice of shredded beef or chicken. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and sour cream.
      $17.64

    • Chiles Rellenos Dinner

      2 pieces. Served with green "Poblano" peppers stuffed with cheese, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and tortillas.
      $20.16

    • Tamales (4) Dinner

      4 pieces. Our Mexican style tamales served with sides of rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Topped with "Salsa ranchera" and fresh ranchero cheese.
      $17.28

    • Mexican Steak Tacos

      3 tacos. Chopped steak grilled with hot peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served in 3 tacos with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
      $18.72

    • Mexican Steak Burrito

      Chopped steak grilled with hot peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served in a burrito with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
      $18.72

    • Taco Salad

      Crispy flour tortilla basket filled with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and your choice of chicken or steak. Served with sides of rice and beans.
      $17.28

    • Quesadillas (3) Dinner

      3 folded corn tortillas filled with melted cheese and grilled ham. Served with rice, beans, salad, sour cream and avocado. Add-ons for an additional charge.
      $14.76

  • Combos -- Fries and a can drink

    • Burrito Combo

      Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.
      $16.50

    • Torta Combo

      Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.
      $16.50

    • Tacos Combo

      2 soft corn tortilla folded and filed with your choice of protein. Onion and cilantro in the tacos. Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.
      $16.50

  • Fajitas

    • Fajitas Pollo

      Sautéed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with chicken breast.
      $23.99

    • Fajitas De Res

      Sautéed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with steak strips.
      $23.99

    • Fajitas Combinacion

      Sautéed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with combination of chicken breast and steak strips.
      $24.99

    • Fajitas Tacos

      3 tacos on corn or flour shell filled with your choice of chicken, steak or a combination of both.
      $19.99

    • Fajitas Burrito

      A burrito filled with your choice of chicken, steak or a combination of both. Served with beans, rice, and.
      $19.99

  • Pork

    • Guisado De Puerco

      Pork chunks sautéed and simmered in our special salsa.
      $19.44

    • Carnitas

      Pork seasoned with our special herbs and slowly cooked for hours until tender.
      $19.44

    • Carnitas A La Mexicana

      Tender pieces of pork grilled with hot peppers, tomato and onions.
      $20.99

  • Vegetarian

    • Burrito Vegetariano

      Vegetarian burrito filled with beans, rice, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes ,and sour cream
      $13.99

    • Taco Vegetariano

      Vegetarian taco filled with beans rice cheese lettuce tomatoes and sour cream
      $5.35

    • Torta Vegetariana

      Vegetarian torta filled with beans cheese lettuce tomatoes and sour cream
      $13.99

    • Taco Salad

      Vegetarian Taco salad with no meat
      $16.99

    • Orden De Chiles Rellenos

      Vegetarian stuffed poblano peppers with cheese. 2 peepers in a dinner.
      $20.16

  • Enchiladas

    • 0rden De Enchiladas

      3 rolled corn tortillas stuffed with the filling of your choice. Then smothered with one of our special "Homemade" salsas and lots of melted cheese. Served with a side of beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and your choice of sauce.
      $16.50

  • Pollo

    • Pechugas Empanizadas

      Grilled and breaded chicken breast.
      $19.99

    • Pechugas Endiablada

      Grilled and breaded chicken breast topped with melted cheese and smothered in hot "Salsa de arbol".
      $21.99

    • Pollo En Mole

      Shredded or whole chicken smothered with our traditional mole sauce.
      $18.99

  • Platillos De Res

    • Guisado De Res Platillo

      Sautéed beef chunks simmered in our special red salsa. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $21.99

    • Carne Asada Platillo

      A tender char-broiled skirt steak grilled to your taste. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $23.99

    • Carne Asada Estillo "El Faro" Platillo

      A tender char-broiled skirt steak smothered with "Salsa de arbol". Served with frijoles de la olla and 2 quesadillas. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $26.99

    • Tampiquena Platillo

      A tender char-broiled in skirt steak with a cheese enchilada. Topped with sour cream. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $25.99

    • Guisado De Lengua De Res Platillo

      Beef tongue simmered in red or green hot sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $21.99

    • Milanesa Platillo

      Breaded ribeye steak. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $18.99

    • Lomo De Res Platillo

      Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $21.99

    • Lomo De Res En Chile De Arbol Platillo

      Grilled beef sirloin simmered in hot "Salsa de arbol". Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $23.99

    • Bistec Con Rajas Y Queso Platillo

      Steak strips grilled with "Poblano Chile" slices. Smothered with melted cheese. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $21.99

    • El Famoso Platillo

      Chopped ribeye steak grilled with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Smothered with melted cheese. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $21.99

    • Bistec A La Mexicana Platillo

      Chopped ribeye steak grilled with hot pepper, tomato and onion. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $21.99

    • Bistec Ranchero Platillo

      Grilled beef sirloin covered with "Ranchero" sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $21.99

    • Tierra Y Mar Platillo

      A tender char-broiled steak cooked to your taste. Served with shrimp grilled in garlic sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
      $29.99

    • Lomo De Res Encebollado

      Thinly sliced Rib Eye with grilled oninos.
      $21.99

  • Shrimp Cocktail

    • Coctel De Camarón

      Shrimp cocktail with our homemade sauce. Garnished with diced tomato, onions, cilantro and avocado.
      $19.99

  • Combination Platter

    • Combination Platter

      Your choice of any 3 of the following: taco, tostada, quesadilla, sope, gordita, Chile relleno (1 per platter), enchilada (with tomato sauce) ,tamal. Served with rice and beans.
      $20.99

  • Sides

    • Arroz Y Frijoles

      Rice and beans.
      $6.48

    • 1 Quesadilla

      Cheese quesadilla. Add meat for an additional charge.
      $3.99

    • 1 Sincronizada Ham With Cheese

      Ham and melted cheese sandwiched between two flour tortillas, typically served as a hearty side.
      $4.99

    • 1 Chile Relleno

      Poblano pepper typically includes a filling of cheese, coated in batter, and fried, often garnished with a sauce and additional cheese on top.
      $6.48

    • Chips

      Crispy corn tortilla chips, typically served as a crunchy accompaniment.
      $3.99

    • Pico De Gallo 12oz

      Freshly made pico de gallo featuring diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and jalapeños, finished with a hint of lime juice.
      $4.99

    • Salsa Roja 12oz

      12 oz.
      $4.99

    • Salsa Verde 12oz

      A traditional blend of tomatillos, onions, cilantro, and jalapeños, all carefully combined to create a tangy and slightly spicy sauce.
      $4.99

    • Jalapeños 12oz

      A generous serving of jalapeños, prepared to bring out their natural zest and heat, complementing any dish with their spicy profile.
      $4.99

    • Papas Fritas-- French Fries

      French fries.
      $4.50

    • Cebollitas

      Grilled Green Onions.
      $4.32

    • 1 Enchilada With Cheese In Tomato Sauce

      Corn tortilla filled with cheese, typically includes a coating of tomato sauce.
      $3.60

    • Chiles Toreados

      Fire-roasted peppers with a delicious twist, a must-try for any spice enthusiast.
      $3.60

    • Tortillas -6

      6 pieces.
      $1.20

    • Side Of Cheese

      A side of shredded Monterey Jack cheese, typically served to complement a variety of dishes.
      $1.50

    • Sour Cream

      A smooth, tangy Mexican crema, ideal as a complement to enhance the flavors of various dishes.
      $1.50

    • Avocado

      Fresh and creamy fruit with a rich taste, perfect for adding a touch of luxury to any dish.
      $1.80

    • Tamal

      Pork with Red Sauce or Chicken with Green Sauce.
      $3.99

  • Drinks

    • Agua Fresca. 24oz

      Horchata (rice milk), Tamarindo (tamarind), Jamaica (hibiscus).
      $4.99

    • Jarrito

      Mexican sodas with flavors like orange, fruit punch, lemon, tamarind, apple, pineapple, sangria, and grapefruit.
      $4.20

    • Canned Soda

      Choice of Sprite, Coca-Cola, or Diet Coke in a can.
      $2.10

    • Bottled Water

      Pure and refreshing bottled water.
      $1.99

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