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Menu

  • Starters
    • Dips
    • Appetizers
    • Fresh Salads
    • Homemade Soups & Caldos
  • Entrées
    • El Jefe Specialties
    • Sizzling Fajitas
    • From the Grill
    • Mexican Favorites
    • Seafood Mexican Style
    • Enchiladas
  • Mexican Antojitos
    • Tacos
    • Quesadillas
    • Tortas
    • Burritos
    • Tostadas
  • On the Side
  • Lunch Specials
  • Kids
  • Desserts
  • Take-Out Menu
  • Fiesta Trays to-go Menu
    • Fiesta Trays
    • Fiesta by the one & half dozen
    • Fiesta Desserts
    • Add’t to Party
  • Drinks
    • Tequilas
    • Margaritas
    • Martinis
    • Specialty Drinks
    • Wines & Sangrias
    • Beers

Lunch Specials

Lunch not available at this time


Fajitas

Two lunch portion fajitas to choose from:
Lunch Dos Chicken or Steak Fajitas
Lunch Dos Shrimp Fajitas


Quesadillas

Lunch Quesadilla served with lettuce, diced tomatoes & rice on the side.
Lunch Quesadilla Vegetariana
Lunch Quesadilla de Carne


Chimichangas

Lunch Chimichanga baked or fried flour tortilla, smothered in white melted cheese, garnished with lettuce, sour cream & tomatoes.
Served with rice and refried beans on the side.

Two lunch portion chimichangas, choose one from the following:
Lunch Chimichanga
Lunch Shrimp Chimchanga


Flautas

Two deep-fried and rolled corn tortillas “flaute style.”
Served with rice and refried beans on the side.

Choose from:
Lunch Dos Crispy Flautas
Lunch Chicken Flautas Ahogadas


Lunch Dos Enchiladas

Two enchiladas filled with your choice of:

  • Shredded Chicken
  • Shredded Beef
  • Shredded Pork
  • Cheese
  • Cheese & Onions
  • Beans
  • covered in one of our mild-enchilada sauces.
    (Spicy enchilada sauce available upon request)
    and garnished with jack cheese and sour cream.
    Served with rice & refried beans on the side. 11
    Add $.50 each- Shredded Beef or Shredded Pork


    Lunch Meat Torta

    A hearty Mexican sandwich in a bolillo roll smothered in mayonnaise with your choice of meat, lettuce, onions, potatoes & carrots, and avocado wedges; finished off (with or without) spicy-hot ranchera sauce. Served with french fries on the side.


    Create your own- Lunch Combo

    Combo lunch entrée served with rice & refried beans on the side, and your choice of shredded meat. 12
    Choose two from the following:

    • Homemade Cheese Chile Relleno (Add +2.50)
    • Chicken or Cheese Tamal
    • Enchilada
    • Mini-Burrito
    • Tostada
    • Tex-Mex or Mexican Style Taco


    Huevos/Eggs

    Huevos Rancheros
    Huevos con Chorizo
    Huevos a la Mexicana


    Lunch Dos EnchiladasLunch Enchiladas -El Jefe Restaurant & Mexican Grill, Newark, Delaware

    Lunch Meat TortaLunch Torta -El Jefe Restaurant & Mexican Grill, Newark, DE

    Create your own- Lunch ComboLunch Combo-El Jefe Restaurant & Mexican Grill, Newark, Delaware

    Huevos/EggsRanchero Eggs-El Jefe Restaurant & Mexican Grill

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