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Tacos

Add shredded cheese for +3 to any Taco Choice.


Meat Tacos

Your choice of: Tacos Mexicanos or Tacos Tex-Mex (descriptions below)

Pick 3 Tacos served with rice or refried beans. 15.5
Pick 4 Tacos served with no rice or no refried beans. 17

Add $.75 per taco- Steak, Roasted Pork, Mexican Sausage, Shredded Beef or Shredded Pork


Tacos Mexicanos

A soft corn tortilla filled with your choice of authentic Mexican meat fillings and topped with cilantro & onions
Meat Choices:

  • Roasted Chicken (Pollo Asado)
  • Steak (Carne Asada)
  • Roasted Pork (Al Pastor)
  • Mexican Sausage (Chorizo)
  • Tongue (Lengua)

  • Tacos Tex-Mex

    A crispy corn tortilla shell filled with your choice of meat, and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream & guacamole.
    Meat Choices:

  • Shredded Chicken (Pollo Deshebrado)
  • Shredded Beef (Carne Deshebrada)
  • Shredded Pork (Lomo)
  • (spicy) Shredded Chicken in chipotle sauce (Tinga)

  • Tacos de Pescado (3)
    Spicy

    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. 19


    Tacos de Camaron (3)
    Spicy

    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. 19.5


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    Tacos Tex-MexTex-Mex Tacos -El Jefe Restaurant & Mexican Grill, Newark, Delaware

    Tacos de Pescado (3)Fish Tilapia Tacos-El Jefe Restaurant & Mexican Grill, Newark, Delaware

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