El Primo Mexican Restaurant Menu

457 N Scott St, Joliet, IL 60432
  • Mix & Match

    • Burrito & Enchiladas

      Mix & Match Mexican: Choose one burrito (Chimichangas, Diablo Chimi, El Primo) and one enchilada (classic, Suizas, Tampiqueña).
      $29.00
    • Burrito & Taco

      Mix & Match Mexican cuisine featuring a choice between burritos: Chimichangas, Diablo Chimi, El Primo Burrito; and tacos: Kid's Tacos, Taco Dinner, Tacos Especial El Gordo.
      $18.75
    • Burrito & Quesadilla

      Burritos: Chimichangas, Diablo Chimi, El Primo. Quesadillas: Dinner, El Primo, Vegetarian Dinner. Mix & match for a unique experience.
      $25.45
    • Burrito & Nacho

      Breakfast burrito paired with nacho supreme. Choose from chimichangas, diablo chimi, or el primo burrito.
      $26.00
  • Burgers

    • El Primo Burger

      Ham, avocado, grilled onions and cheese.
      $9.50
    • Mushroom Burger

      Topped with sautéed mushrooms American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles.
      $8.50
    • Cheeseburger

      Comes with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles.
      $8.50
    • Hamburger

      Comes with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles.
      $11.00
  • Especial de la Casa Tacos Al Vapor "El Primo"

    • Sesos, Maciza Y Cabeza

      Steamed tacos featuring a blend of brain, lean meat, and head meat, typically garnished with cilantro and onions, wrapped in a corn tortilla.
      $3.50
    • Orden De Maciza, Cabeza, Asada, Pastor

      Marinated pork, typically includes pineapple, onions, and cilantro, served in corn tortillas.
      $21.00
    • Orden De Tripa

      Beef tripe taco, served on a corn tortilla, typically includes onions, cilantro, and salsa.
      $24.00
    • Tacos Especial El Gordo

      Mixed carnitas cooked with jalapeños, tomato, onion and cilantro.
      $4.25
    • Tacos Charros

      Corn tortillas filled with a blend of asada and pastor, typically includes cheese, onions, cilantro, and charro beans.
      $4.50
  • House Specials

    • Tampiquena

      Skin steak with two cheese enchiladas sour cream and guacamole.
      $19.50
    • Carne Asada

      Skirt steak with guacamole and sour cream.
      $17.95
    • Bistec Con Rajas Y Queso

      Steak with sliced poblano peppers, tomato, onions and melted cheese.
      $17.50
    • Bistec Ranchero

      Skillet steak topped with tomatoes, green peppers, onions and melted cheese.
      $17.50
    • Carne A La Diabla

      Strips of steak cooked in a red spicy sauce.
      $17.50
    • Bistek A La Mexicana

      Strips of steak cooked with tomatoes, onion and fresh jalapeños.
      $17.50
    • Bistec Encebollado

      Skirt steak sautéed with onions.
      $16.95
    • Carne Charra

      Skirt steak or chicken breast topped with beans and red tomatillo sauce with a cheese quesadilla, sour cream, nopales and guacamole on the side.
      $17.95
    • Bistec Con Camarones

      Steak with shrimp in ranchero sauce.
      $17.50
  • Dinner Specials

    • Taco Dinner

      Steak, pastor or carnitas tacos can be topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese or only onion and cilantro.
      $12.95
    • Quesadilla Dinner

      Your choice of steak, chicken or pastor. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
      $12.95
    • Quesadilla Sincronizada Dinner

      Made with ham, Mexican sausage, avocado and jalapeños.
      $12.95
    • 2 Chiles Rellenos Dinner

      Stuffed with cheese poblano peppers in a red sauce.
      $15.50
    • Flautas Dinner

      Chicken or shredded beef topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese and guacamole.
      $11.95
    • Veggie Combo Dinner

      Cheese enchilada, chile relleno and bean tostada.
      $12.50
    • Vegetarian Quesadilla Dinner

      Large flour tortilla with cheese, beans sautéed green peppers, mushrooms and onions.
      $11.95
  • Appetizers

    • Guacamole Dip

      Freshly mashed avocado dip, seasoned with lime and cilantro.
      $12.25
    • Quesadillas El Primo

      Chicken, steak or pastor with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole on the side. Corn, flour tortillas.
      $10.95
    • Nacho Supreme

      Topped with steak, cheese, guacamole, tomatoes, sour cream, and jalapeños.
      $11.50
    • Papas Con Queso Y Steak

      Cheese fries with steak.
      $9.50
    • Queso Fundido Con Chorizo

      Melted cheese with Mexican sausage, onion, cilantro, tomato, and fresh jalapeño served with corn or flour tortillas.
      $11.95
    • Botana El Primo

      Carne asada con camarones al mojo de ajo, cebolla y jalapeños toreados, aguacate y jitomate. Steak with shrimps, onions, jalapeños, avocado and tomatoes.
      $22.95
  • Soup

    • Carne En Su Jugo

      Strips of steak cooked in a juice with vegetables.
      $14.95
    • Caldo De Pollo

      Chicken soup.
      $14.95
    • Caldo De Res

      Beef stew.
      $15.95
  • Breakfast

    • Huevos Revueltos

      Three eggs scrambled.
      $11.95
    • Huevos Estrellados

      Three eggs over easy.
      $11.95
    • Huevos Rancheros

      Three eggs cooked over easy topped with ranchero sauce.
      $11.95
    • Chilaquiles

      Tortilla chips cooked in a red or green sauce topped with cheese and served with two eggs.
      $12.95
    • Chilaquiles With Skirt Steak

      Tortilla chips cooked in a red or green sauce topped with cheese and served with two eggs.
      $15.95
    • Huevos A La Mexicana

      Three scrambled eggs with tomato, onion and fresh jalapeño.
      $11.95
    • Huevo Con Nopalitos

      Three scrambled eggs with cactus, tomato, onion and cilantro.
      $11.95
    • Desayuno El Gordo

      Three huevos rancheros con carne asada. Three eggs with ranchero sauce served with skirt steak.
      $15.95
    • Huevos Con Chorizo, Jamon, Tocino O Salchicha

      Huevos con chorizo, jamon, tocino o salchicha. Three scrambled eggs with your choice of Mexican sausage, ham, bacon, or hot dog.
      $11.95
    • Machaca Con Huevo

      Scrambled eggs with shredded beef.
      $11.95
    • Desayuno El Primo

      Huevos con carne asada y papas redondas. Skirt steak with three eggs and potatoes.
      $15.95
    • El Primo Breakfast Burrito

      Three scrambled eggs with chorizo, beans, tomato and cheese.
      $12.95
    • Mexican Omelet

      Three scrambled eggs and meat of your choice, jamon, tocino, chorizo, steak or pastor.
      $12.95
  • Fajitas

    • Steak Fajita

      Grilled steak with bell peppers and onions, typically includes rice, beans, and tortillas.
      $17.95
    • Chicken Fajita

      Grilled chicken and sizzling veggies served with tortillas and fresh toppings.
      $17.95
    • Combo Fajita

      Sautéed chicken, steak, and shrimp with onions and bell peppers, typically includes tortillas.
      $19.50
    • Shrimp Fajita

      Grilled shrimp served with sautéed bell peppers and onions, typically accompanied by tortillas.
      $19.50
  • Seafood

    • Filete Relleno De Tilapia

      Tilapia fillet stuffed with a blend of seafood, typically served with a special sauce.
      $19.50
    • Siete Mares

      Seafood soup.
      $19.95
    • Caldo De Pescado

      Fish soup.
      $16.50
    • Caldo De Camaron

      Shrimp soup.
      $16.50
    • Camarons A La Diabla

      Shrimp prepared in a red spicy sauce.
      $17.95
    • Filete De Tilapia

      Filete de tilapia al mojo de aio o ala diabla. Tilapia in garlic butter sauce or in a red spicy sauce.
      $17.95
    • Coctel De Camaron

      Shrimp cocktail.
      $17.95
    • Tostadas De Ceviche

      Crispy tostadas topped with a mix of seafood marinated in lime juice, accompanied by tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and avocado.
      $4.95
    • Camarones Empanizados

      Prawns served with rice and fries.
      $17.95
    • Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo

      Butterfly shrimp cooked in a garlic butter sauce.
      $17.95
    • Camarones Rancheros

      Sautéed shrimp cooked in a ranchero sauce.
      $16.95
    • Huachinango

      Huachinango entero al mojo de ajo, a la diabla o veracruzana. Whole red snapper in garlic butter sauce, red spicy sauce or sautéed vegetables.
      $24.95
    • Mojarra

      Mojarra entera al mojo de ajo, a la diabla o veracruzana. Whole white fish in garlic butter sauce, red spicy sauce or sautéed vegetables.
      $18.50
  • Dinner Combos

    • El Primo Dinner Combo

      Carne asada, cheese quesadilla and a taco al pastor.
      $16.95
    • Dinner Combo El Gordo

      Carne asada taco al pastor and green cheese enchilada.
      $16.95
    • Dinner Combo La Favorita

      Chile relleno, chicken quesadilla and steak taco.
      $16.95
  • La Dona

    • Torta

      Mexican style sandwich prepared with your choice of meat milanesa, ham, steak, pastor, lengua, cabeza y masiza with beans, lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream and avocado.
      $8.95
    • Torta Dinner

      Mexican style sandwich prepared with your choice of meat milanesa, ham, steak, pastor, lengua, cabeza y masiza with beans, lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream and avocado. Served with rice and beans.
      $10.50
    • Pambazos

      A bolillo bun dipped in a red sauce stuffed with potatoes and chorizo with lettuce, cheese and sour cream.
      $8.95
    • Sopes

      Comes with your choice of meat: steak, al pastor, carnitas, lengua, boronas and chicharron in red or green sauce also nopales and rajas con queso.
      $5.80
    • Huaraches

      Comes with your choice of meat steak, al pastor, carnitas, lengua, boronas and chicharron in red or green sauce also nopales and rajas con queso.
      $7.95
  • Burritos

    • Steak Diablo Burrito

      Filled with beans, lettuce, cheese and tender cuts of carne asada in a spicy diablo sauce. Topped with more diablo sauce and cheese.
      $12.95
    • El Primo Burrito

      Filled with your choice of steak, pastor, chicken or beef, with beans, lettuce, cheese and sour cream.
      $12.95
    • Swiss Burrito

      Filled with your choice of steak, pastor, chicken or beef with beans and melted cheese.
      $12.50
  • Enchiladas

    • Enchiladas Supreme

      Enchiladas topped with green sauce and avocado your choice cheese, chicken, steak or beef.
      $12.95
    • Enchiladas

      Rojas o verdes enchiladas with chicken, steak, beef or cheese, and red or green sauce.
      $12.95
    • Enchiladas Suizas

      Three enchiladas in a green sauce topped with cheese, sour creme and grilled onions, your choice of cheese, chicken, steak or beef.
      $12.95
    • Shrimp Enchiladas

      Three enchiladas in a green sauce topped with cheese and avocado.
      $13.95
  • Chimichangas

    • Diablo Chimi

      Steak in a red spicy tomatillo sauce stuffed with beans, cheese, tomatoes, deep-fried, and topped with cheese and sauce.
      $12.95
    • El Primo Chimi

      Steak and pastor with beans, cheese, and tomatoes deep-fried and topped with red sauce and cheese.
      $12.95
    • Chimichangas

      Chicken, steak, beef or al pastor topped with cheese and red sauce.
      $11.95
  • Kids Menu

    • Kid's Cheese Quesadilla

      Served with rice.
      $7.25
    • Kid's Tacos

      Served with rice.
      $7.25
    • Kid's Salchipulpo

      Served with fries.
      $7.25
    • Kid's Chicken Tenders

      Served with fries.
      $7.25
    • Kid's Cheeseburger

      Served with fries.
      $7.25
    • Kid's Steak Burrito

      Served with rice.
      $7.25
    • Kid's Cheese Enchilada

      Red or green sauce. Served with rice.
      $7.25
  • Sides

    • Rice

      Flavorful rice dish prepared to perfection, showcasing an ideal complement for any meal.
      $3.50
    • Refried Beans

      Creamy, mashed beans, lightly seasoned and cooked till perfection.
      $3.50
    • Pico De Gallo

      Fresh and zesty salsa made with diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and a touch of spice.
      $3.50
    • Guacamole

      Fresh, creamy avocado dip, seasoned with lime and cilantro. Perfect for sharing.
      $3.95
    • Avocado Slices

      Freshly sliced avocado, ripe and creamy - perfect for enhancing any dish.
      $2.95
    • Tortillas

      Freshly baked warm tortillas, perfect for wraps or side.
      $2.50
    • Sour Cream

      A creamy and tangy addition, often used to enhance the flavors of various Mexican dishes.
    • Cheese Sauce

      A smooth blend of melted cheeses, typically served as a rich and creamy sauce for enhancing various dishes.
      $2.95
    • Grilled Onions

      Savory grilled onions, caramelized to perfection.
      $3.50
    • Grilled Jalapeños

      Grilled jalapeños, seasoned with a hint of salt, often accompanied by a squeeze of lime for a smoky and slightly tangy finish.
      $3.50
  • Dessert

    • Choco Flan

      Velvety chocolate and classic custard flan, seamlessly combined in one indulgent dessert.
      $4.95
    • Flan

      Smooth, caramel-topped custard, a classic delight.
      $4.95
  • Drinks

    • Aguas Frescas

      Horchata, Jamaica, Tamarindo
      $4.50
    • Cafe

      Coffee.
      $2.95
    • Leche

      Milk.
      $2.50
    • Leche Con Chocolate

      Chocolate milk.
      $3.50
    • Licuados

      Licuados de platano o fresa. Banana or strawberry milkshake.
      $5.75
    • Can Soda De Lata

      Soda de lata options include Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite.
      $2.00
    • Coca De Botella

      Bottle.
      $3.25
    • Jarritos

      Refreshing Mexican soda in a variety of flavors, perfect to complement any meal.
      $2.95
    • Sidral Mundet

      Effervescent Apple-Flavored Soda, Crisp & Refreshingly Sweet.
      $2.95

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