El Molcajete Mexican restaurant Menu

4.2
(450+ Reviews)
$Mexican
  • Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • Burrito

      A flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
      $13.19
      Burrito
    • Taco

      Taco with your choice of meat, onion, and cilantro.
      $3.55
      Taco
    • Gordita

      Mexican fried corn dough open and stuffed with your choice of meat served with beans, cheese, cream, lettuce, and tomato.
      $6.19
      Gordita
    • Chicken Flautas

      Crispy deep-fried rolled tortillas with chicken served with rice and beans.
      $14.29
      Chicken Flautas
    • Quesadilla Lg

      Flour tortilla with melted cheese on the side pico de gallo, guacamole, and cream.
      $11.55
      Quesadilla Lg
    • Nachos

      Crispy tortilla chips with melted cheese, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, nacho cheese, and guac.
      $14.29
      Nachos
    • Taco Dinner (3)

      Enjoy a three-taco dinner featuring your choice of meat and toppings! (add combined protein $1)
      $14.40
    • Homemade Drink

      Homemade drink, prepared with a variety of flavors.
      $3.50+
    • Elote En Vaso

      Order a side of elote is served in a cup with chili.
      $4.95
    • Rice Side

      One portion of rice.
      $3.29
  • Traditional

    • Burrito

      A flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
      $13.19
      Burrito
    • Burrito Junior

      A flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
      $10.99
    • Chimichanga

      Deep-fried burrito with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
      $13.19
      Chimichanga
    • Fritos Burrito

      Filled deep-fried burrito with your choice of meat served with chips, nacho cheese, cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
      $12.09
    • Gordita

      Mexican fried corn dough open and stuffed with your choice of meat served with beans, cheese, cream, lettuce, and tomato.
      $6.19
      Gordita
    • Huarache

      Tasty oval-shaped corn masa topped with beans, cheese, cream, lettuce, onions, cilantro, and avocado.
      $12.25
      Huarache
    • Nachos

      Crispy tortilla chips with melted cheese, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, nacho cheese, and guac.
      $14.29
      Nachos
    • Pambazo

      Soft bread dipped in a rich red sauce and then grilled with your choice of meat, and toppings.
      $13.19
      Pambazo
    • Quesadilla Lg

      Flour tortilla with melted cheese on the side pico de gallo, guacamole, and cream.
      $11.55
      Quesadilla Lg
    • Quesatacos (3)

      Three barbacoa tacos with cilantro, onions, and cheese.
      $13.19
    • Sope

      Deep-fried corn dough with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, cream, lettuce, and tomato.
      $6.19
      Sope
    • Taco

      Taco with your choice of meat, onion, and cilantro.
      $3.55
      Taco
    • Taco Dinner (3)

      Enjoy a three-taco dinner featuring your choice of meat and toppings! (add combined protein $1)
      $14.40
    • Taco Salad

      Taco salad with your choice of meat served with rice, beans, cheese, cream, lettuce, tomato, and avocado.
      $12.09
      Taco Salad
    • Taco Tray (20)

      Your choice of twenty tacos served with onions, and cilantro includes three cans of soda.
      $54.99
    • Torta

      Mexican bread with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, mayo, lettuce, and tomato.
      $12.09
      Torta
    • Walking Taco

      The walking taco with your choice of meat, pico de gallo, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, avocado, and nacho.
      $13.19
  • Platillos

    • Bistec A La Mexicana

      Grilled steak cooked with tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños served with rice and beans.
      $19.79
    • Carne Asada

      A flavorful cut of tender grilled steak in a blend of spices served with rice and beans.
      $24.19
      Carne Asada
    • Chicken Fajita

      Grilled chicken strips served with sautéed bell peppers served with rice and beans.
      $19.79
    • Chicken Flautas

      Crispy deep-fried rolled tortillas with chicken served with rice and beans.
      $14.29
      Chicken Flautas
    • Chiles Rellenos (2)

      Two large stuffed poblano peppers served with rice and beans.
      $19.79
    • Combo Fajita ( Chicken, Steak & Shrimp)

      Three-meat fajita combo of chicken, steak, shrimp, avocado, beans, cheese, egg, cilantro, lettuce, mayonnaise, nacho cheese, cactus, onion, sour cream, and tomato.
      $27.49
    • Enchiladas

      Rolled corn tortilla fried with your choice of meat, smothered with green sauce or red sauce served with rice and beans.
      $15.39
      Enchiladas
    • Grilled Chicken

      Grilled chicken served with rice and beans.
      $18.69
    • Guisado De Puerco

      Mexican-style pork stew served with rice and beans.
      $16.49
    • Milanesa

      Breaded chicken or steak served with rice and beans.
      $16.49
    • Mix Fajita (Chicken & Steak)

      A tender mix of grilled chicken and juicy steak seasoned, served with rice and beans.
      $21.99
    • Molcajete

      A traditional Mexican dish served in a hot stone bowl, featuring steak, grilled chicken breast, sausage, pork steak, eggs, cactus, and jalapeños.
      $27.49
    • Steak Fajita

      Tender, marinated strips of juicy steak, grilled to perfection with sautéed bell peppers served with rice and beans.
      $19.79
    • Tampiqueña

      Grilled steak with a cheese enchilada accompanied by rice and beans.
      $26.39
    • Tres Compadres

      Enjoy a combination plate with a taco, sope, gordita, and a stuffed bell pepper.
      $19.79
  • Specials

    • Friday Enchiladas

      Enchiladas with meat and sauce of your choice on Fridays only.
      $14.29
    • Saturday Gordita & Drink

      Mexican fried corn dough slit open and stuffed with meat of your choice, and one drink, only on Saturdays.
      $12.09
    • Sunday Torta & Drink

      Mexican bread and drink with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, mayonnaise, and tomato on Saturdays only.
      $12.09
    • Thursday Taco Salad & Drink

      Fried corn tortilla tucked into a bowl filled with meat of your choice, avocado, beans, cheese, lettuce, rice, and tomato just the Thursdays.
      $12.09
    • Tuesday Taquitos

      Taquitos with the meat of your choice, Thursdays only.
      $1.99
  • Seafood

    • Camarones al Gusto

      Succulent shrimp prepared to your liking.
      $20.89
    • Coctel de Camarones

      Fresh, chilled shrimp served in a tangy, zesty cocktail sauce with fresh vegetables.
      $19.79
    • Mar & Tierra

      Combination of tender, juicy steak, and succulent shrimp, grilled to perfection.
      $27.49
    • Mojarra Frita

      Crispy, whole-fried mojarra fish, seasoned with a perfect blend of spices and fried until golden brown.
      $18.69
    • Parrillada de Camarones

      Grilled shrimp marinated in a savory blend of spices.
      $23.09
    • Tilapia Fillet

      A tender, lightly seasoned tilapia fillet, perfectly grilled or pan-seared.
      $18.69
  • Desserts

    • Churro

      Churro sugar and cinnamon, accompanied by sweet cajeta.
      $2.75
    • Flan

      Creamy and smooth custard, with a touch of liquid caramel.
      $4.95
      Flan
    • Tres Leche Cake

      Three milk cakes, spongy and soft, bathed in a mixture of three milks that make it irresistibly creamy.
      $4.95
  • Side Orders

    • Beans Side

      Side order of beans.
      $3.29
    • Cebollitas & Jalapeños

      Side order of onions and jalapeño.
      $3.85
    • Cheese Fries w/ Meat

      Side order of cheese with meat.
      $7.39
    • Chips & Salsa LG

      Chips and large sauce.
      $6.05
    • Chips & Salsa SM

      Chips and small sauce.
      $5.39
    • Elote En Vaso

      Order a side of elote is served in a cup with chili.
      $4.95
    • French Fries

      Order a side of French fries.
      $4.09
    • Guacamole & Chips LG

      A large serving of guacamole and chips.
      $9.35
    • Guacamole & Chips SM

      One medium serving of guacamole and chips.
      $5.49
    • Jalapeños Toreados Side

      A portion of roasted jalapeño peppers.
      $1.65
    • Rice Side

      One portion of rice.
      $3.29
  • Desayunos

    • Chilaquiles

      Crispy tortilla chips topped with cheese, meat, and three eggs cooked to your preference.
      $13.19
      Chilaquiles
    • Huevos Rancheros

      Sunny side eggs with steak and covered with ranchero sauce.
      $15.39
    • Huevos a la Mexicana

      Mexican style scrambled eggs with tomato and onions.
      $14.29
    • Huevos c/ Chorizo

      Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage.
      $14.29
    • Huevos c/ Jamon

      Scrambled eggs with ham.
      $14.29
  • Kids Menu

    • Chicken Tenders Kids

      Chicken tenders with avocado, beans, cheese, cilantro, egg, guacamole, lettuce, mayo, nacho cheese, cactus, onion, rice, sour cream, and tomato.
      $8.79
    • Mini Burrito Kids

      A flour tortilla filled with your choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, or cheese only.
      $8.79
    • Mini Tacos Kids (2)

      Two mini tacos with meat, topping, and tortilla of your choice.
      $8.79
    • Quesadilla Kids

      A tortilla with melted cheese with your choice of meat, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
      $8.79
  • Drinks

    • Can Soda

      Can soda in a variety of flavors and brands.
      $2.19
    • Fountain Drink

      Refreshing machine-made beverages, are available in a variety of flavors to enjoy at any time.
    • Homemade Drink

      Homemade drink, prepared with a variety of flavors.
      $3.50+
    • Jarrito

      Jarritos Mexican traditional flavor.
      $3.85
    • Mexican Soda

      Mexican soft drinks, with authentic flavors and variety.
      $3.85
  • Tostadas

    • Tostada De Camaron

      Shrimp tostada.
      $5.49
      Tostada De Camaron
    • Tostada De Ceviche

      Crispy corn tortilla with ceviche.
      $5.65
      Tostada De Ceviche
    • Tostada De Pollo

      Chicken tostada.
      $5.49
      Tostada De Pollo
  • Sopas

    • Caldo De Pollo

      Homemade chicken broth made with tender chicken pieces, and fresh vegetables.
      $12.65
    • Caldo De Res

      A traditional Mexican beef broth made with tender cuts of beef and hearty vegetables.
      $12.65
    • Menudo

      A flavorful, traditional Mexican broth made with tender beef tripe.
    • Pozole

      A traditional Mexican broth made with tender hominy and your choice of meat.
      $12.65

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