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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

On the Side


Mexican Rice

4.75


Refried Beans

4.75


Sour Cream

2.5


Small-side Salad

Lettuce and diced tomatoes garnished with
sour cream. 7


Small-side Cactus Salad
Spicy

Edible cactus leaf salad mixed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeños. 8.5


Fried Scallions

4.5


Avocado Freshly-Sliced

5


Order of Fresh Lime

2.5


Corn or Flour Tortillas

2.5


French Fries or Homemade Fries

5.5


Mexican Shredded Cheese

3.5


Mexican Queso Fresco

5


One side of our homemade sauces

Fresh salsa (4oz) 3.25
Taco sauce Red or Green (2oz) 2.5 each


Fresh Jalapeño

Your choice: roasted, pickled, or slice peppers. 4.5


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