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Caliente Prices in Des Plaines, IL 60016

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1535 Ellinwood Avenue, Des Plaines, IL
(847) 296-1535
Caliente Menu

Hours of Operation

Hours may fluctuate. For detailed hours of operation, please contact the store directly.

Restaurant Menu

Appetizers

Botana Combinada

A delicious appetizer combination of nachos, ham quesadillas, tamales and flautas. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

Guacamole

Our avocado dip made from ripe avocados, diced tomatoes, cilantro and onions. Prepared mild or spicy.

Nachos

Corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans and melted cheese. Served with fresh guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.

Queso Fundido

Melted cheese with your choice of topping: salsa verde, salsa ranchera, chorizo or poblano peppers.

Tamales

Three tamales filled with your choice of shredded pork in a green tomatillo sauce or shredded pork in a zesty red sauce. Accompanied with ranchera sauce and sour cream.

Sopes

Taste the authentic Mexican snack characterized by its distinctive pinched-up rim which holds the savory fillings. Three ground beef, steak, chicken, shredded beef or seasoned pork sopes topped with

Quesadillas Sincronizadas

A flour tortilla stacked with cheese and your choice of: ham, spinach and tomatoes or mushrooms. Grilled and cut finger size.

Quesadilla Caliente

A flour tortilla filled with a delicious combination of steak, shrimp and chipotle sauce. Grilled and cut finger-size.

Salads

Mary Lou's Tossed Salad

Romana lettuce, baby spinaches, tomato, mushrooms, carrots, sliced onions, avocado and shredded chihuaha cheese with the choice of dressing: italian, caesar or ranch. Topped with your choice of grill

Taco Salad

Served with lettuce, tomato and Cheese. With your choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef or avocado.

Soups

Carnes En Su Jugo

Finely chopped beef and bacon, cooked in beef and tomatillo broth. Served with a whole beans, cilantro, onions and avocado.

Caldo De Camaron

Our delicious shrimp and vegetable soup.

Chicken Soup

Chunks of white breast and vegetables, served with a side of rice.

Seafood

Caldo de Camaron

Our delicious shrimp and vegetable soup.

Sopa Marina

Seafood soup made with shrimp, crab legs, octopus, clams and fish.

Fajitas de Camaron

Shrimp fajitas grilled with slices of onion, tomatoes and poblano peppers. Accompanied with white rice and our potato sala

Camarones Empanizados

Butterflied shrimp breaded with our own spices and served with white rice and potato salad.

Tinga de Camaron A La Plancha

Grilled shrimp served on a bed of tomato, onion and exotic chipotle peppers.

Filete de Tilapia

A fresh tilapia fillet topped with our mild veracruzana sauce or our garlic butter sauce.

Camarones A La Diabla

Shrimp in spicy arbol sauce, served with white rice. Accompanied with delicious mild pico de gallo salad and avocado.

Huachinagno

A whole red snapper topped with your choice of mild veracruzana tomato sauce or our freshly made garlic sauce.

Coctel De Camaron

A delicious shrimp cocktail garnished with onion, cilantro, diced tomatoes and slices of fresh avocado.

Ceviche de Camaron

Fresh shrimp simmered in lime juice and seasoned with diced tomatoes, chopped onions and a dash of jalapeño peppers. Served cold.

Mexican Favorites

Pick 3 Combination

Pick from any of the following items: taco, tamale, enchilada, sope, tostada, flauta, quesadilla, chile relleno

Enchiladas de Espinaca

Three spinach and tomato enchiladas topped with melted cheese and our green tomatillo salsa. Served with white rice and our zucchini salad.

Burrito Dinner

Filled with beans, lettuce, tomato and your choice of ground beef, steak, chicken, shredded beef or seasoned pork. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.

Taco de Lomo Dinner

Three tacos filled with rib eye steak, topped with onions, cilantro and guacamole

Taco Dinner

Three tacos with your choice of ground beef, chicken, seasoned pork, shredded beef or steak. Topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese.

Flautas de Pollo O Deshebrada

Four flute-shaped tacos filled with your choice of shredded chicken or shredded beef. Garnished with cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

Quesadillas con Raja

Three folded flour tortillas filled with melted cheese, grilled onions and poblano peppers.

Enchiladas Suizas

Three rolled up corn tortillas filled with chicken, topped with melted cheese, green tomatillo sauce and sour cream.

Torta Dinner

One torta with your choice of meat stuffed with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.

Dinner Menu

Caliente Skillet

Generous portions of skirt steak and chicken breast served over a sizzling skillet. Accompanied with a shrimp kabob wrapped in bacon, green onions, mushrooms and Mexican sausage. Also features Spanis

Milanesa de Res o Pollo

Your choice of breaded rib eye steak or breaded chicken breast, pan fried and served with fries, rice, beans and salad.

Guisado de Lomo

Chopped rib eye steak grilled and simmered in your choice of spicy and exotic chile de arbol sauce or our ranchera sauce.

Carne Asada o Pollo Zamora

Your choice of a tender skirt steak or grilled chicken breast cooked to your taste and topped with our original frijoles charros. Served with two quesadillas, cactus salad, green onions, mexican pota

Pollo con Mole Poblano

Tender pieces of chicken simmered in our delicious and unique mole sauce.

Chiles Rellenos de Queso

Two poblano peppers filled with cheese, egg battered and pan fried in our mild ranchera sauce.

Bistec con Rajas y Queso

Marinated portions of rib eye steak grilled with onions, tomatoes and poblano peppers then topped with melted cheese.

Carne Asada o Pollo a la Tampiquena

Your choice of a tender skirt steak or a grilled chicken breast prepared to your taste. Served with one cheese enchilada.

Fajitas de Bistec o Pollo

Generous portions of skirt steak or tender chicken breast sautéed with slices of onion, tomato and poblano peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and pico de gallo.

Desserts

Sopapillas con Helado

Flour fritters cut finger-size and tossed in cinnamon sugar. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Churros con Chocolate

Your choice of flavors: strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, caramel or plain. Accompanied with a cup of hot chocolate.

Platano al Caramelo

A delicious baked banana served with vanilla ice cream topped with caramel sauce and strawberries.

Mexican Fried Ice Cream

Served in its own edible shell with strawberry sauce and whipped cream.

Flan con Rompope

Mexico’s classic dessert. Vanilla custard served with Mexican egg nog.

Fruit Tacos

Filled with mango, these flute shaped tacos are sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Accompanied with a scoop of ice cream.

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