Desperados - Garland

APPERITIVOS

• Desperados Nachos$11.59

  Beans and cheese, fresh guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños

  • with Chicken add$2.50
  • with Beef add$3.50

• Ceviche Del Mar$12.59

  Tender white fish, cilantro lime marinade, fresh tomatoes, green olives, onions, jalapeños and avocado

• Mexican Shrimp Cocktail$11.59

  Gulf shrimp, cilantro lime marinade, fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapeños and avocado

• Stuffed Jalapeños$10.59

  House-made, seasoned chicken and cheese stuffed jalapeños, battered and fried. Served with ranch dressing

• Chile con Queso$7.29

  Smooth and creamy, the perfect beginning

• Queso Bandito$8.29

  Rich blend of our creamy queso with picadillo and fresh pico

• Quesadillas Acapulco

  Creamy jack cheese, fresh sautéed spinach, guacamole and sour cream

  • Vegetarian$10.99
  • with Chicken$13.29
  • with Shrimp$14.29

• Special Platter$17.59

  The perfect fiesta starter. A little bit of everything with Desperado nachos, stuffed jalapeños, Desperados quesadillas and chicken flautitas

SOPAS

• Sopa de Tortilla$7.99

  This is one of Mama's own special recipes, made fresh everyday

• Sopa de Frijol$7.79

  Always served with fresh cilantro, chopped onion and cheese

ENSALADAS

• Guacamole$8.29

  Our Original Family Recipe

• Ensalada de Fajita

  Crisp tortilla shell filled with fresh greens, tender beef or chicken fajita meat, pico, cheddar cheese and sour cream

  • Chicken$13.99
  • Beef$14.99

• Ensalada de Sonora

  Tossed romaine hearts, baby spinach, avocados, tomatoes, pickled red onions, jicama, mandarin oranges in a margarita vinaigrette

  • Vegetarian$12.29
  • with Adobo Chicken$13.99

• Pasta Salad$12.99

  Tri-colored pasta served chilled, flame grilled chicken, fresh pico, green olives. Served with our signature Chimichuri sauce

  • with Gulf Shrimp$13.99

• Pasta Adobado$12.99

  Warm rotini sautéed with adobado grilled chicken, añejo cheese and fresh cilantro

  • with Gulf Shrimp$13.99

• NEW! Quinoa Bowl

  Healthy Quinoa infused with Mexican flavors and served with a black bean corn salsa, fresh spinach, pico de gallo and queso fresco.

  • Vegetarian$12.29
  • with Chicken$13.99

• NEW! Stuffed Avocado Salad

  An Avocado half surrounded by fresh greens and topped with black beans, corn, red onions, peppers, tomatoes and queso anejo.

  • Vegetarian$12.29
  • with Chicken$13.99

DESPERADOS TACOS Y MAS

• Desperados Tacos

  Two crispy flour tortilla tacos, gooey melted jack cheese and your choice of beef or chicken fajita meat come together to create this delicious signature. Topped with fresh pico de gallo and an avocado slice these "Juan and only" tacos are the most ordered entree since 1976. Join us every Thursday after 4, when our World Famous Desperados Tacos are only $10.99 for chicken & 11.99 for beef.

  • Chicken$13.99
  • Beef$14.99

• Shrimp Desperados Tacos$14.99

  Our amazing signature tacos with gulf shrimp sauteed in an adobado sauce

• Tacos Albañil$14.99

  Our famous "brisket tacos" have finally made it to the menu. Three corn tortillas filled with tender brisket and served with bean soup, rice, tomatillo sauce freshly chopped onion, cilantro and lime

• Fish Tacos$14.99

  Fried white fish in flour tortillas with our signature Mayotle sauce, cabbage and lime. Served with sopa de frijol and rice

• Tacos Adobados$14.59

  Three corn tortillas with jack cheese lightly fried and filled with tender breast of chicken marinated in our Adobado sauce and served with pico, bean soup and rice

• Tacos Al Carbon

  Two fresh flour tortillas filled with marinated beef or chicken and served with a pico de gallo salad, rice and Mama's sopa de frijol. "Order a side of Chimichuri to take these tacos to another level"

  • Chicken$13.99
  • Beef$14.99

• Desperados Flautas$12.99

  Similar to our signature tacos our flautas are rolled in flour tortillas, filled with seasoned shredded brisket or chicken and deep-fried. Served with fresh guacamole, refried beans and a sour cream ranchero sauce perfect for dipping

• Chimichanga$13.99

  Large flour tortilla, your choice of pulled chicken or picadillo, refried beans and cheddar. Topped with sour cream sauce and served with rice and fresh pico

• Hamburger$12.99

  Seasoned chopped steak with all of the trimmings. Served with fries

FAJITAS

Tender and juicy fajitas served sizzling along with our bean soup, award-winning guacamole, cheddar cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and flour tortillas. Veggie fajitas are also available upon request

• Chicken

  • For One$17.99
  • For Two$35.29

• Beef

  • For One$18.99
  • For Two$37.29

• Shrimp

  • For One$20.99
  • For Two$40.99

TEX-MEX

Combine any of the following "Texican" foods to create you own personalized plato. All Tex-Mex dinners are served with rice and beans

• Tex-Mex Items

  Cheese Enchilada, Beef Enchilada, Chicken Enchilada, Tamale, Soft Cheese Taco, Guacamole Tostada, Puffed Beef Taco

  • Any Two Items$11.99
  • Any Three Items$12.99
  • Any Four Items$13.99

PLATOS FUERTES

• Steak Argentina$18.29

  Seared tenderloin, signature Chimichuri sauce, fresh pico, refried beans and papas Mexicanas

• Chile Relleno$14.99

  Egg battered poblano filled with slow roasted brisket, butter toasted almonds and raisins topped traditionally with Ranchero sauce

• NEW! Carne Asada$17.99

  Marinated skirt steak topped with caramelized onions & peppers and melted jack cheese. "Muy traditional"

• Chicken Itza$14.99

  Boneless chicken breast, Mayan-style rosemary/thyme glaze, award winning guacamole, rice and Mexican calabacitas

• Pollo San Lorenzo$14.99

  Chicken breast sautéed in a chipotle, roasted garlic, cilantro & olive oil sauce served with our award winning guacamole, rice and Mexican calabacitas

• Pollo Santa Rosa$14.99

  Flame grilled chicken breast topped with a creamy roasted poblano, garlic and onion sauce, served with our guacamole, rice and Mexican calabacitas

• Pollo Ahumado$16.59

  Seared chicken breast wrapped in Applewood bacon filled with Monterey cheese and roasted poblanos, topped with chipotle BBQ, rice and fresh salad

• "Norm's" Camarones Acapulcos$19.99

  Fire roasted gulf shrimp, filled with queso rancho & jalapeños, wrapped in Applewood bacon and served with guacamole, rice and Mexican calabacitas

• Camarones Oaxaqueños$18.99

  Tender gulf shrimp slow-cooked with roasted tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeños and nopalitos (prickly pear cactus), served with award winning guacamole, rice and Mexican calabacitas

• Crabmeat Enchiladas$17.99

  Sautéed lump crab meat, ajo, vino blanco, spinach & onions rolled in corn tortillas topped with a creamy avocado sauce. Served with rice and Mexican calabacitas

POSTRES

• Sopapillas

  Made in house and served warm with honey and butter (3 to order)

  • 3 to an Order$4.99
  • Single$1.99

• Pastel de Cuatro Leches$7.59

  A very delicious, moist and traditional white cake made in-house.

• Kahlua Cake$5.99

  Cappuccino ice cream cake topped with kahlua, whipped cream and toasted almonds

• Flan$4.99

  Caramel custard from Mama's cocina

• Deep Fried Latte$6.99

  The winner of the 2007 State Fair of Texas "Most Creative" deep fried food. A Sopapilla base, cappuccino ice cream, maple syrup, whipped cream and coffee flakes. Enjoy a little Fair all year

• NEW! Deep Fried Cosmopolitan$6.99

  Finalist in the 2006 State Fair of Texas Big Tex Choice Awards. Fried cheesecake burrito, cranberry glaze, whipped cream & a squeeze of lime.