El Cholo (Irvine)

Antojitos

• Fiesta Platter (1995)

  crab and beef taquitos, nachos, quesadillas, chimichangas, guacamole and sour cream.

  • For Four$18.95
  • For Two$10.95

• Aged Cheese Quesadilla (1969)$7.95

  black creek cheddar and jack cheeses grilled in a handmade flour tortilla.

  • With Beef, Roasted Pork Or Chicken, Add$1.95

• Sonora Style Nachos (1983)$8.95

  frijoles, simmered tomato sauce, sour cream and guacamole.

• Carmen's Original Nachos (1959)$7.50

• Guacamole (1955)$10.25

  molcajete style served in an authentic bowl for you to mix and mash.

• Tortilla Soup (1991)

  haas avocado, grilled chicken, cheese, roasted poblano chile with strips of tortillas.

  • Bowl$5.95
  • Cup$4.15

• "felix's" Caesar Salad (1991)

  • Side Portion$4.25
  • Entree Portion$7.95

• Guacamole & Chips (1955)$5.95

• Joe's Traditional Albondigas (1923)

  • Bowl$5.95
  • Cup$4.15

• Handmade Flour Tortillas$1.25

Enchiladas

• Blue Corn Enchiladas (1986)$14.95

  (rosa's all time favorite!) marinated breast of chicken enchiladas wrapped with blue corn tortillas, tomatillo sauce, sour cream, and avocado garnish. served with black beans and rice.

• Sonora Style Enchilada (1923)$11.95

  (first enchilada served at el cholo) layerd corn tortillas, savory chicken simmered in a tomato, onion, cilantro broth, & cheese, topped with olives and a fried egg.

• Crabmeat Enchilada (1971)$14.85

  jalapeno-cilantro pesto sauce, sour cream, fresh avocado, black beans and rice.

• Enchilada Suiza (1976)$11.95

  breast of chicken, in a light salsa verde, sour cream, beans and rice.

• Annie's Early California Enchilada (1992)$10.50

  garden fresh vegetables, spinach, sauteed mushrooms, and jack cheese, corn and tomato salsa.

Green Corn Tamales

fresh corn off the cob, corn masa, cheddar cheese and ortega chile, steamed in its own husk. beans and rice.

• So Yummy$11.45

  fresh corn off the cob, corn masa, cheddar cheese and ortega chile, steamed in its own husk. beans may thru october onlyand rice.

Sizzling Fajitas

• Steak$15.75

  tender strips of steak marinated and sauteed with fresh carden vegetables.

• Succulent Shrimp$16.75

  sauteed with fresh garden vegetables.

• Chicken$14.95

  delicate chunks of chicken breast. sauteed with fresh garden vegetables.

• Fresh Vegetable$11.85

  sauteed with fresh green bell peppers, red peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, carrots and tomatoes.

Comidas Especiales

• Filet Tacos$15.75

  three handmade corn tortillas with molcajete salsa, cilantro rice and black beans.

• Carne Asada (1984)$16.50

  new york steak, beans, rice, pico de gallo and guacamole.

• Chicken Chimichangas (1967)$12.25

  chunks of flavorful chicken in a crisp flour tortilla, guacamole, rice and beans.

• Tres Tacos Al Carbon (1990)$14.95

  grilled marinated top sirloin with bacon, jack cheese, rice, beans and pico de gallo.

• Chicken Tostadita (1973)$12.85

  fresh garden vegetables, grilled chicken breast, avocado and crispy tortilla strips.

• Burrito Dorado (1977)$12.25

  chili con carne, beans, rice, aged cheddar cheese, simmered tomato sauce, sour cream and guacamole.

• Tostada Compuesta (1923)$9.55

  an el cholo tradition with an array of fresh garden vegetables, beans and chorizo.

• Plato De Carnitas (1989)$13.75

  roasted pork served with fresh avocado relish, pico de gallo, nopales, rice and beans.

• Chile Colorado (1923)$10.95

  savory chunks of tender beef in a rich traditional chile sauce with beans, rice and a cup of guacamole.

• Carne Asada Burrito (1977)$12.95

  boracho pinto beans, sour cream, guajillo chile sauce, avocado salsa

Tacos

• Grilled Chicken$13.25

  red and green salsas, grilled onions, and cilantro

• Carne Asada$13.95

  top sirloin, bacon, jack cheese, tomatillo-chipotle salsa

• Crispy Shrimp$14.95

  serranco chile aioli, cabbage, avocado

• Pork Adobado$13.25

  creamy poblano rajas, salsa roja

• Baja Style Fish$13.75

  crispy or grilled mahi-mahi, chipotle mayonnaise, avocado relish