El Jefe Restaurant & Mexican Grill Menu

110 Astro Shopping Center, Newark, DE 19711
  • Starters Dips

    • Queso Blanco Con Chile

      White melted cheese with the flavor of jalapeno peppers. Spicy.
      $13.50
    • Queso Fundido Con Chorizo

      Chopped Mexican sausage with white melted cheese dip. Spicy.
      $14.00
    • Seafood Queso Blanco

      Warm seafood Mexican cheese dip. White melted cheese blended with mouth-watering lump crabmeat, diced shrimp, and seafood seasonings. Spicy.
      $17.00
    • Fresh Guacamole

      Homemade fresh daily! Avocado chunks mixed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and lite jalapenos. Spicy. Vegetarian.
    • Salsa Pico De Gallo

      A spicy hot relish! A combination of onions, diced tomatoes, cilantro, and jalapenos. Spicy. Vegetarian.
      $10.00
    • Salsa Pico De Gallo With Pineapple

      Sweet and savory. A combination of our salsa pico de gallo relish: chopped onions, diced tomatoes, cilantro, and jalapenos with sweet pineapple chunks. Spicy. Vegetarian.
      $11.00
  • Appetizers

    • Mini-Taquitos Dorados

      Mini deep-fried rolled taquitos. Corn tortillas. Substitute shredded beef or shredded pork. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
    • Jalapeno Poppers

      5 pieces. Breaded jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese.
      $11.00
    • Fish Ceviche

      Substitute shrimp ceviche.
    • "El Jefe" Sampler

      Here is your perfect combination of fried mozzarella sticks, mini-cheese quesadilla wedges, jalapeno poppers, mini-fried taquitos, and a skewer of seasoned grilled shrimp. No substitutions.\n
      $21.00
    • Tinga Chicken Nachos

      Corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans, melted white cheese, shredded chicken in a spicy chipotle tomato sauce, and sour cream.
      $20.50
    • El Jefe Nachos

      Nacho chips loaded with shredded chicken and shredded beef, refried beans, melted cheese, and topped with lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream. Add nachos meat options.
      $22.50
  • Caldos

    • Caldo De Camaron

      Served in a large bowl. Shrimp soup with fresh vegetables, and Mexican spices in a spicy broth topped with avocado slices. Served with tortillas or bread. Spicy.
      $28.00
    • Caldo De Mariscos

      Served in a large bowl. A delicious seafood soup with a mixture of fish, baby shrimp, calamari, mussels, crab leg, baby scallops, fresh vegetables, and Mexican spices in a spicy broth, garnished with avocado slices. Served with tortillas or bread. Spicy.
      $35.50
  • Fresh Salads

    • Taco Salad

      A taco salad shell filled with refried beans, lettuce, and diced tomatoes garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and Mexican shredded cheese.
    • Grilled Chicken Salad

      Citrus-pepper marinated chicken breast served over lettuce with cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, carrots, and your choice of dressing.
      $21.50
    • Grilled Steak Salad

      Citrus-pepper marinated steak served over lettuce with cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, carrots, and your choice of dressing.
      $23.00
    • Rancho Salad

      Mixed greens, diced tomatoes, onions, Mexican queso fresco, avocado chunks finished with creamy chipotle ranch dressing, and crunchy tortilla strips.
  • Entrees El Jefe Specialties

    • The Molcajete Estilo "El Jefe"

      A house specialty! Chicken, steak, and Mexican sausage dipped in hot-ranchera sauce topped with scallions, a roasted jalapeno pepper, and Mexican queso fresco. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas. Spicy.
    • Seafood Molcajete

      Swordfish, shrimp, baby scallops, mussels, calamari, and crab leg dipped in our special mild tomato-based sauce, garnished with scallions, and roasted jalapeno pepper. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
      $39.00
    • Vegetarian Molcajete

      Portobello mushrooms and edible Mexican cactus leaves chargrilled with onions, tomatoes, zucchini, and peppers in our special tomato-based sauce topped with scallions, a roasted jalapeño pepper and Mexican queso fresco. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas. Vegetarian.
      $29.50
  • Entrees Sizzling Fajitas

    • "El Jefe" Style Fajitas

      Our most popular combination of grilled chicken, steak, and shrimp fajitas.
      $32.00
    • Fajitas De Carne

      Sliced seasoned and char-grilled steak fajitas.
      $28.00
    • Fajitas De Pollo

      Char-grilled chicken fajitas.
      $27.00
    • Fajitas Mixtas

      Mixed char-grilled chicken and steak fajita slices.
      $29.50
    • Fajitas De Camaron

      Seasoned and grilled shrimp fajitas.
      $33.00
    • Fajitas Vegetarianas

      No meat. Veggie fajitas with grilled mushrooms and seasoned vegetables: onions, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, and zucchini.
  • Mexican Favorites

    • Classic Chimichangas

      Two baked or fried flour tortillas, filled with refried beans, jack cheese and your choice of meat; smothered in white melted cheese, garnished with lettuce, sour cream, and diced tomatoes. Served with rice and refried beans on the side.
    • Vegetarian Chimichangas

      Two baked or fried flour tortillas, filled with refried beans, jack cheese, and sauteed vegetables: white mushrooms, zucchini, green peppers, onions, and tomatoes; smothered in white melted cheese, garnished with lettuce, sour cream, and diced tomatoes. Served with rice and refried beans on the side.
      $24.00
    • Shrimp Chimichangas

      Two baked or fried flour tortillas, filled with sauteed shrimp, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions; covered in tomato sauce. smothered in white melted cheese, garnished with lettuce, sour cream, and diced tomatoes. Served with rice and refried beans on the side.
      $29.50
    • Cuarto Crispy Flautas

      Four deep-fried and rolled corn tortillas flaute style. Served with rice and refried beans on the side. Filled with your choice of shredded meat, topped with potatoes and carrots, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese.
    • 4 Chicken Flautas Ahogadas

      Four deep-fried and rolled corn tortillas flaute style. Served with rice and refried beans on the side. Drowned flautas filled with shredded chicken topped with red hot-ranchera sauce, potatoes and carrots, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese. No meat substitutions. Spicy.
      $25.50
  • Seafood Mexican Style

    • Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo

      Seasoned shrimp sauteed on white wine and garlic sauce.
      $29.00
    • Camarones A La Diabla

      Spicy-deviled shrimp! Seasoned shrimp covered with our red-spicy tomato chipotle sauce. Spicy.
      $29.00
  • Enchiladas

    • Chipotle Seafood Enchiladas

      Diced shrimp, scallops, and crabmeat on top of three cheese enchiladas covered in homemade chipotle cream sauce, garnished with cilantro and sour cream. Spicy.
      $30.00
    • Enchiladas Con Cangrego

      Three enchiladas filled with jumbo lump crabmeat covered in pink chipotle enchilada sauce and topped with pico de gallo relish. Spicy.
      $32.00
    • Enchiladas Mixtas

      Four enchiladas with your choice of 2 fillings. Smothered in your favorite El Jefe style mild enchilada sauce; and garnished with Jack cheese & sour cream.
      $27.00
    • Chicken Enchiladas Poblanas

      Four shredded chicken enchiladas covered in our special homemade mole sauce, topped with crumble queso fresco, onions and finished off with sour cream and sesame seeds. Contains nuts.
      $26.00
    • Chicken Enchiladas Verdes

      Four shredded chicken enchiladas covered in mild verde tomatillo sauce, topped with jack cheese, roasted poblano rajas & corn salsa, finished off with sour cream.
      $26.00
  • Tacos

    • 3 Meat Tacos

      A soft corn tortilla filled with your choice of authentic Mexican meat fillings and topped with cilantro and onions. Choose one side.
      $20.00
    • 4 Meat Tacos Mexicanos

      A soft corn tortilla filled with your choice of authentic Mexican meat fillings and topped with cilantro & onions. Served with no rice or no refried beans.
      $21.50
    • 3 Tacos Tex-Mex

      A crispy corn tortilla shell filled with your choice of meat, and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole. Choose one side.
      $20.00
    • 4 Tacos Tex-Mex

      A crispy corn tortilla shell filled with your choice of meat, and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream & guacamole. Served with no rice or no refried beans.
      $21.50
    • 3 Tacos De Pescado

      Grilled tilapia fillet in a soft flour tortilla smothered in a chipotle mayonnaise sauce topped with cabbage–cilantro slaw & avocado wedges, served with rice or beans on the side. Spicy.
      $24.00
    • 3 Tacos De Camaron

      Grilled shrimp and onions sautéed in a tequila-jalapeño sauce wrapped in a soft flour tortilla, and topped with pico de gallo relish & avocado wedges, served with rice or beans on the side. Spicy.
      $25.00
  • Quesadillas

    • Quesadilla De Carne

      Quesadilla filled with cheese and your choice of meat.
    • Quesadilla De Camaron

      Shrimp quesadilla fajita style filled with cheese, grilled onions & bell peppers.
      $24.00
    • Quesadilla Vegetariana

      Veggie quesadilla filled with cheese, white mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and zucchini.
  • Burritos

    • Burrito Mexicano

      Burrito filled with lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, rice, refried beans, and your choice of grilled meat.
    • Burrito Tex-Mex

      Burrito stuffed with rice, refried beans, and your choice of shredded meat filling. Covered with jack cheese and green mild sauce and garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole.
    • Burrito Vegetariano Mexicano Style

      No meat. Veggie burrito with white mushrooms and seasoned vegetables: zucchini, bell peppers, onions, carrots. Substitute portobello mushrooms for an additional charge.
      $18.50
    • Burrito Vegetariano Tex-Mex Style

      No meat. Veggie burrito with white mushrooms and seasoned vegetables: zucchini, bell peppers, onions, carrots. Covered with melted jack cheese and green mild sauce, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole. Substitute portobello mushrooms for an additional charge.
      $21.00
    • Burrito Ranchero

      A stuffed burrito with rice, refried beans, chopped Mexican sausage, roasted chicken, steak, onions, and jalapenos. Covered with hot ranchera sauce and garnished with lettuce and diced tomatoes. Spicy.
      $24.00
  • Tostadas

    • Tostadas De Carne

      Two shredded meat and refried beans tostadas topped with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots, sour cream, and cheese.
    • Tostadas De Frijoles

      Two refried beans tostadas topped with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, potatoes & carrots, sour cream and cheese. Vegetarian.
      $16.00
    • Tostada Camaron

      One shrimp tostada mixed with onions, diced tomatoes, fresh jalapeños marinated in lime juice, and topped with avocado wedges. Spicy.
      $12.00
    • Tostada De Ceviche

      One lime marinated red snapper ceviche tostada with onions, diced tomatoes and fresh jalapeños, garnished with avocado slices. Spicy.
      $11.00
  • On the Side

    • Mexican Rice

      $6.00
    • Refried Beans

      $6.00
    • Sour Cream

      $3.00
    • Fried Scallions

      $6.00
    • Avocado Freshly-Sliced

      $6.50
    • Corn Tortillas

      $3.00
    • Flour Tortillas

      $3.00
    • French Fries

      $7.50
    • Homemade Fries

      $7.50
    • Shredded Cheese

      $4.00
  • Kids

    • Kids Enchilada

      Enchilada with a choice of meat, beans or cheese topped with mild sauce and garnished with lettuce and sour cream.
      $10.50
    • Kids Pollo Empanizado

      Crispy and juicy fried chicken fingers.
      $12.00
    • Kids Sandwich De Queso

      Grilled cheese sandwich.
      $10.50
    • Kids Cheese Quesadilla

      $11.00
    • Kids Cheese And Chicken Quesadilla

      $12.00
    • Kids Hamburguesa Con Queso

      Cheese burger topped with lettuce and diced tomatoes.
      $11.50
    • Kids Taco

      Choose one filling in a soft or hard shell tortilla with lettuce & diced tomatoes.\n
      $11.00
    • Kids Salchipapas

      Hot dog bites and fries.
      $10.50
  • Desserts

    • Fried Ice Cream

      Deep-fried vanilla ice cream rolled in a crispy coating served in an edible cinnamon-sugar tortilla bowl, topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
      $11.50
    • Churros

      Sweet, rolled pastry dusted in a cinnamon and sugar mix with your choice of chocolate or caramel sauce for dipping. Served with a scoop of ice cream.
      $11.50

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