El Cortez Menu and Prices

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El Cortez Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Appetizers

Combo-Cortez

$13.15

A big combo platter of popular appetizers: chicken fingers, two tamales, two quesadilllas and two chicken flautas with sour cream, quacamole, pico de gallo and cheese sprinkled on top. Great for shar

Botana Suprema

$11.55

Choice of steak or chicken pounded out round, sandwiched in between two flour tortillas, cut in pieces and served with sour cream and guacamole

Nachos

$6.25

Beans, cheese, guacamole and jalapenos loaded onto flat fried tortillas

Nachos with Beef, Chicken or Chorizo

$7.60

Nachos with Steak

$7.95

Chicken Fingers

$7.35

Always a popular choice. Tender battered chicken strips served golden brown with a hot sauce and french fries

Quesadillas Pacifico

$8.95

Flour tortillas filled with mexican cheese, chiles poblanos and grilled shrimp, served with sour cream and avocado slices

Guacamole

Price may varies

We make our guacamole fresh, creamy and delicious. This one's a must-try item at el cortez

Alas

$7.85

Hot and spicy BBQ chicken wings served with celery and blue cheese

Queso Fundido

$8.95

Melted cheese blended with friend mexican sausage, served with your choice of flour or corn tortillas


Soups & Salads

Caldo de Res

$6.35

Hearty beef soup with chunks of tender beef and fresh vegetables in a savory beef broth

Caldo Xotchil

$6.35

Chicken soup in a spicy green sauce with a little rice

Menudo

$6.80

Our slow-simmered tripe soup is a true mexican tradition. We'll add hominy to the soup upon request

Garden Salad

$3.70

Garden Salad with Avocado

$4.75

Taco Salad

$8.45

A flour tortilla fried and filled with your choice of seasoned beef or chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and cheddar cheese

Taco Salad with Steak

$9.55

Grilled Chicken Salad

$8.45

Crisp lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with tender chunks of chicken grilled with onions and green peppers, served over rice, sprinkled with cheese


Meat Entrees

Puntillas

$14.95

Your choice of skirt steak, chicken or shrimp with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, hot banana peppers, poblano peppers, bell peppers and chroizo. Served with rice and beans

Steak Laredo

$17.75

Broiled strip steak with sauteed onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, bell peppers and a special sauce. Served with refried beans

Steak Cortez

$16.75

New York steak served with beans, cubed potatoes and side salad

Steak Tampiquena

$13.00

A flavorful tradition. Tender skirt steak, a cheese Mexican enchilada and a cheese quesadilla served with fries and a touch of guacamole

Carne Asada

$13.25

Skirt steak served with rice and beans

Carne Asada - Suizo

$14.25

Melted cheese

Steak Laredo

$11.20

Breaded steak served with rice and beans

Steak Laredo - Suizo

$12.20

Bistec A La Mexicana

$12.65

Succulent chunks of skirt steak simmered in a Mexican sauce, served with rice and beans

Bistec A La Mexicana - Suizo

$13.65

Melted cheese

Bistec A La Mexicana - Breaded Steak

$12.65

Served with rice and beans. Suizo melted cheese

Steak Fajita Dinner

$14.20 - $14.75

Chunks of tender steak seasoned and sizzled up with onions and green peppers. Served with beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole

Filete Estrella

$15.75 - $12.20

Thin pounded tenderloin topped with melted cheese and covered in green salsa, served with refried beans

RickyÂ’s Especial

$17.20

Incredibly tender 8 oz. filet mignon cut into delicious chunks and topped with bacon, delivered to your table on a sizzling skillet with grilled onions and refried chorizo beans with melted cheese


Chicken Entrees

Chicken Fajita Dinner

$13.65

Chicken breast chunks seasoned and sizzled up with onions and green peppers served with refried beans, pico de callo, sour cream and guacamole

Pollo Carbon

$12.65

Strips of chicken breast marinated in two types of sauce, grilled and served over rice with sour cream, guacamole and a small dinner salad

Pollo Rojo

$12.65

Pieces of tender chicken breast sauteed in a red sauce and mixed with cubed potatoes and onions, served with a side of rice, pico de gallo and avocado slices

Milanesa De Pollo

$11.00

Breaded chicken breast served with rice, beans and fries

Milanesa De Pollo - Suizo

$12.15

Pollo Estrella

$13.75

Chicken breast pounded out and topped with melted cheese, covered with molcajete sauce, served with rice

Pollo En Mole

$10.55

Chicken thigh served in mole sauce with rice and beans

Pollo A La Parilla

$13.65

Prep. time 45 minutes. Half of a grilled chicken served with salad and beans

Pollo En Salsa

$11.55

Prep. time 25 minutes. Half of a grilled chicken simmered in our molcajete sauce, served with salad and beans

Whisky Chicken

$13.65

Tender pieces of chicken grilled with bacon, chiles poblano, onions, tomatoes, served with rice, beans, slices of avocados, and cheese sprinkled on top


Vegetarian

Veggie Fajitas

$13.00

A sizzling mix of carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole

Veggie Burrito Supremo

$9.75

Nine-inch burrito stuffed with grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese. Served with rice and beans

Veggie Burrito Supremo with Suizo Sauce and Cheese

$10.75

Chiles Rellenos

$13.65

Two cheese-stuffed peppers served with mexican rice and refried beans

Guacamole Tostada

$8.95

Three flat tortillas topped with guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. Includes rice and beans

Veggie Quesadillas

$10.25

Three tortillas filled with cheese, grilled tomato, onion, bell peppers and mushrooms. Served with mexican rice and refried beans

Molletes

$7.35

Two pieces of bread topped with grilled onions, peppers mild or hot, tomatoes and melted cheese


Mexican SandwichesAll tortas, seasoned with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and jalapenos

Milanesa

$6.35

Breaded steak

Carnitas - Pork

$6.10

Pollo

$6.10

Grilled, shredded or breaded chicken

Carne Asada - Steak

$6.35

Pastor

$6.85

Seasoned pork

Chorizo

$6.00

Mexican sausage

Torta Club

$7.35

Stacked with ham, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, cheese and sour cream. Served with fries. No other garnish included

Molletes con Carne

$8.95

Grilled onions, tomatoes, peppers mild or hot and melted cheese over bread with choice of steak, beef or chicken. No garnish included

Jamon - Ham

$6.85


BreakfastAvailable every day until 2:00.p.m. After 2:00p.m., add $2.00.

Huevos con Chorizo

$6.35

Scrambled eggs with mexican sausage, served with beans

Huevos a la Mexican

$5.75

Scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes and peppers, served with beans

Huevos Rancheros

$5.75

Eggs over easy, covered with ranchero sauce and served with beans

Machacado con Huevo

$7.85

Tender steak with scrambled eggs, onions, tomatoes and peppers. Served with beans

Huevos Paula

$6.60

Mexican cheese omelette covered with green sauce, served with beans

Huevos Paula - Con Chorizo

$6.35

With mexican sausage

Breakfast Tacos

$6.50

Two flour or corn tortillas filled with eggs and chorizo, served with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and a side order of rice and beans

Chorizo Breakfast Burrito

$4.25

Stuffed with eggs and chorizo

Mexican Breakfast Burrito

$6.35

Stuffed with eggs a la mexican

One Scrambled Egg

$1.25

Chilaquiles

$5.75

Eggs scrambled with corn tortillas, tomatoes, onions and peppers, served with beans

Chilaquiles with Suizo

$6.75

Red sauce and melted cheese


Burritos

Burrito Dinner

$5.75

Flour tortilla rolled and filled with lettuce, tomatoes and your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Served with rice and beans

Burrito Dinner - Suizo

$6.35

With red sauce and melted cheese

Burrito Dinner with Steak

$7.35

Burrito Dinner - Steak Suizo

$7.85

With red sauce and melted cheese

A La Mexicana (1)

$5.20

A flour tortilla rolled & filled with 5 oz. steak, sauce and cheese

Mini-Burrito (1)

$2.15

Choice of steak or chicken, cooked with bacon and rolled up with sour cream, hot sauce and cheese in a flour tortilla

Supremo Dinner

$9.45

Choice of beef, chicken or pork with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, ilantro, cheese, sour cream and guacamole in a nine-inch flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans

Supremo Dinner - Suizo

$10.45

Supremo Dinner with Steak

$10.45

Supremo Dinner with Cheese

$11.45


Tacos

Taco Dinner

$10.50

Three corn or flour tortillas filled with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork, served with rice and beans

Picudo (1)

$3.15

Tender chicken breast chunks grilled with tomato onion and jalapeno peppers

Steak Taco Dinner

$9.50

Three corn or flour tortillas filled with tender steak and served with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese

Taco Chorizo (1)

$1.85

Mexican sausage with lettuce, tomato and cheese

Pastor (1)

$3.00

Marinated pork taco served with cilantro, onions and green sauce

Cortez (1)

$2.65

Chicken, sour cream, guacamole and green sauce mixed together and rolled in two corn tortillas

Norteno (1)

$2.65

Breaded steak served on a flour tortilla with sour cream and slice of avocado

Ranchero (1)

$3.00

Marinated steak taco with cilantro, onions and green sauce

Sombrero (1)

$3.15

Your choice: tender pieces of sauteed csteak or chicken grilled with onions, cilantro, bacon and three different types of sauce, all piled on a corn tortilla


Rolled Tacos

Flauta Dinner

$8.95

Three of a kind corn tortillas hard or soft rolled up and filled with choice of beef, chicken or pork. Includes guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with rice and beans

Flauta Dinner with Steak

$9.95

San Marcos Dinner

$8.95

Three of a kind corn tortillas rolled up and friend, filled with your choice of beef, chicken or potato and covered with cabbage, cheese, sour cream and red sauce. Served with rice and beans

San Marcos Dinner with Steak (1)

$9.95


Flat TacosSauce options: suiza: tomato base sauce, poblano: a sweet, dark brown and spicy mole sauce, Mexicana: traditional red sauce, verde: green tomatillo sauce

Flauta Dinner

$8.95

Three of a kind corn tortillas hard or soft rolled up and filled with choice of beef, chicken or pork. Includes guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with rice and beans

Flauta Dinner with Steak

$9.95

Speciality Tostadas

$9.95

Three of a kind crispy flat tortillas covered with your choice of beef, chicken or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans

Speciality Tostadas with Steak

$10.95


EnchiladasAll enchiladas if requested on flour shell $0.10 extra per enchilada. Sauce options: suiza: tomatoe base sauce, queretana: special cream sauce, poblano: a sweet, dark brown and spicy mole sauce, mexicana: traditional red sauce, verde: green tomatilla sauc

Enchilada Dinner

$9.50

Three corn tortillas rolled and filled with your choice of one of the following: cheese, ground beef, chicken or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and served with rice and beans

Enchilada Dinner with Steak

$10.55

Cortez Enchiladas Dinner

$9.50

Three red enchiladas filled with cheese, mexican sausage and potato, sprinkled with more cheese and served with sour cream, rise and beans on the side


House Specialties

CookÂ’s Especial

$14.25

Chunks of steak with slices of poblano peppers, covered with melted cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with beans and rice

Steak Campesino

$17.25

New York strip steak simmered in a special sauce topped with carrots mushrooms upon request and served with rice and refried beans

Manny

$15.25

Grilled chicken breast smothered in poblano peppers, onions and tomato sauce served on a bed of rice with three slices of avocado

Chiles Rellenos

$13.20

Two stuffed cheese peppers served with rice and beans

Parillada

$15.80

Tender skirt steak served with zesty chorizo, grilled jalapenos and onions

Chimichangas

$10.55

Your choice of seasoned shredded beef or chicken rolled in flour tortillas, fried, covered with tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with a side order of rice

Enchilada Aguascalientes

$12.15

A tender breast of chicken dipped in red sauce, three mexican cheese enchiladas and red cubed potato sprinkled with cheese

Tamale Dinner

$7.85

Two pork tamales in the husk, served with rice and beans

Tamales Cortez

$8.45

Two pork tamales without the husk, topped with sour cream and hot sauce, smothered with melted cheese and served with a side of rice

Quesadilla Dinner

$9.45

Three of a kind tortillas flour or corn filled with your choice of beef, chicken or pork and plenty of cheese, served with sour cream, rice and beans

Quesadilla Dinner with Steak

$9.95

Quesadilla Dinner with Cheese

$8.95


Seafood

Tostada De Ceviche

$5.20

Shrimp finely chopped on a hard shell tortilla topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, diced avocados

Cocktel De Camaron

$9.70

Shrimp in your choice of a cocktail sauce or our pico de gallo sauce

Chimichangas Marinera

$11.20

A blend of shrimp and crab meat in a flour tortilla, fried and served with a side order of rice and slices of avocado slices

Camarones Diablos Deluxe

$17.30

Shrimp simmered in our spicy pico de gallo sauce with bacon, served on a bed of white rice with onions and slices of avocados on the side, choice of mexican bread or tortillas

Camarones Vallarta

$17.25

Shrimp lightly breaded, seasoned with wine, served on a bed of white rice with your choice of mexican bread or tortillas

Filete Tilapia Viscaina

$15.75

Flaky fillet of tilapia lightly breaded and fried, served with white rice and corn medley with viscaina sauce on teh side

Camarones Ajillo

$17.30

Shrimp sauteed in garlic wine served with white rice and choice of mexican bread or tortillas

Camarones Empanizados

$16.75

Breaded shrimp served with rice, lettuce, picca de gallo and barbeque sauce

Brocheta De Camaron

$17.20

Plump shrimp sizzled up with bacon, onions, and mild poblano chiles, served with rice

Shrimp Fajita

$16.75

Grilled shrimp with onions and bell peppers sizzled on a skillet, served with rice, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo on the side

Huachinango - Red Snapper

Price may varies

Prep time is 45-60 minutes. Whole red snapper pan-fried and served your way. Viscaina style: with onions, tomatoes and jalapenos simmered in a special sauce or mojo de Ajo: in fresh garlic butter

Tostada de Ceviche

$5.25

Shrimp finely chopped on a hard shell tortilla topped with pico de gallo, sour crea and diced avocados

Cocktel de Camaron

$9.95

Succulent shrimp in your choice of a cocktalk sauce or our pico de gallo sauce


Combinaciones

Plato Cortez

$10.30

A flour taco, enchilada suiza and tostada suiza, all made with your cohice of beef, chicken or pork. Served with rice and beans

Plato Cortez with Steak

$11.30

Plato Mexicano

$9.70

One corn beef taco, one cheese mexican enchilada, one bean tostada, served with rice and beans

Tampiquena

$12.70

Skirt steak, 1 cheese mexican enchilada, 1 cheese quesadilla and guacamole

Combinacion Nortena

$14.75

Tender 4 oz. filet mignon served with a cheese-stuffed pepper, rice, beans and a touch of guacamole

Vallarta Special

$16.75

Surf and turf the mexican way. Garlic beef tenderloin with shrimp served with papas ajillo and white rice

Fajita Mix - Combo of 3

$20.20

Choose your own combination of steak, chicken and, or shrimp. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole

Fajita Mix - Combo of 2

$18.20

Choose your own combination of steak, chicken and, or shrimp. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole


Lunch SpecialsAvailable until 2:00 p.m., otherwise add $2.00

Chicken Quesadillas

$6.85

Two flour tortillas stuffed with chicken and cheese. Includes lettuce, tomato, sour cream, rice, and beans

Beef Burrito Suizo and Beef Taco

$7.85

Burrito stuffed with beef, lettuce and tomato, topped with red sauce and cheese. Soft taco with beef, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Served with rice and beans

Two Tacos

$7.85

Both filled with beef, chicken or pork, both made with flour or corn tortillas, served with rice and ebas

Enchiladas Suiza

$7.85

Two enchiladas, both beef, chicken or pork, served with rice and beans

Chicken Fajita Tacos

$8.45

Two soft tacos flour tortillas served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour crea, guacamole, rice and beans

Enchilada Suiza & Tostada

$7.85

Both made with beef, chicken or pork. Tostada also has beans, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Includes rice & beans

Steak Fajita Tacos

$9.30

Two soft tacos, lettuce, pico de callo, sour cream guacamole, rice and beans

Cheese Chile Relleno Tacos

$8.45

Two tacos flour or corn tortillas served with rice and beans


Side Orders

4 Individual Tortillas

$0.65

Flour, corn

Papas

$2.75

French fries

Rice or Beans

$1.75

Rice and Beans

$2.90

Sour Cream

$1.70

Sour Cream

$3.25

Frijoles Borrachos

$4.25

Drunken beans

Tamale (Pork)

$2.70

Jalapenos

$1.70

Papas Mexicanas

$3.50

Cubed potatoes in sauce sprinkled with cheese, served with avacado

Papas Ajillos

$3.75

Garlic potatoes

Papas Ags

$2.75

Cubed potatoes in tradational mexican red sauce and cheese

Pan Ajillo

$1.70

Garlic bread

Pico De Gallo

$2.70

Cebollitas

$1.70

Salsa

$1.70

Suiza, verde, poblano, queretana or ranchero


Especially For KidsFor children 12 years and under. People over 12, add $2.00. Refried beans or mexican rice may be substituted for the french fries

Tacos

$4.25

Two meat and cheese tacos served with rice and beans

Burrito

$4.25

Meat and cheese burrito served with rice and beans

Nachos

$4.25

Bean and cheese nachos

Chicken Fingers

$4.25

Served with fries

Quesadillas

$4.25

Two cheese quesadillas made with corn or flour tortillas served with rice and beans

Grilled Steak

$7.35

Chunks of grilled steak served with salad and mexican rice

Grilled Chicken

$6.35

Chunks of grilled chicken breast with salad and mexican rice


Desserts

Flan

$4.70

Fried Ice Cream

$4.75

Bunuelos

$4.35

Golden crispy sweet strips of pastry served with chocolate syrup and strawverry dipping sauce

Mexi-Chango

$5.25

Fried tortilla stuffed with cream cheese. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and sprinkled with strawberry syrup or dulce de leche


Beverages

Sodas (Pop)

$2.40

Free refills coke, diet coke, sprite, orange, fruit punch, and lemonade

Cafe (Coffee)

$1.85

Tea

$2.40

Mexi-Chango

$2.35

Leche (Milk)

$1.85

Hot Chocolate

$2.10

Jungo (Orange Juice)

$2.10

Horchata (Rice Water)

$2.35


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