El Cholo (Santa Monica)

Antojitos

• Guacamole Molcajete Style (2007)USD 10.95

  Served in an authentic bowl for you to mix and mash

• Aged Cheese Quesadilla (1969)USD 7.95

  Grilled in a handmade flour tortilla

• Sonora Style Nachos (1983)USD 8.95

  Frijoles, tomato salsa, sour cream, and guacamole

• Carmen's Original Nachos (1959)USD 7.75

• Fiesta Platter (1995)

  Crab and beef taquitos, nachos, quesadillas, chimichangas, guacamole, and sour cream

  • For 2USD 10.95
  • For 4USD 19.95

• Chimichanga Appetizer (1967)USD 7.95

  Crisp flour tortilla, chicken and jack cheese

• Taquitos (1995)USD 6.95

  Beef, chicken or crab, salsa fresca

• House Guacamole (1995)

  • 1/2 PortionUSD 6.95

• Handmade Flour TortillaUSD 1.35

Enchiladas

• Blue Corn Chicken Enchiladas (1985)USD 16.25

  Tomatillo salsa, sour cream and avocado garnish

• Sonora Style Enchilada (1923)USD 12.55

  (First enchilada served at el cholo) Layered corn tortillas, chicken tomato-onion-cilantro broth, fried egg

• Crabmeat Enchilada (1971)USD 14.95

  Jalapeno-cilantro pesto sauce, sour cream, avocado

• Enchilada Suiza (1976)USD 12.25

  Breast of chicken, light salsa verde, sour cream

• Annie's Early California Enchilada (1992)USD 11.55

  Mixed garden vegetables, spinach, corn, sauteed mushrooms, crushed pecans

• Enchiladas Mariscos (1999)USD 18.25

  Lobster, scallops and shrimp, jack cheese, chipotle cream sauce

• Santa Barbara Enchiladas (1995)USD 16.75

  Shrimp and chicken, sauteed mushrooms, onions, guajillo chile salsa, jack cheese

Sopas and Ensaladas

• Tortilla Soup (1991)

  Avocado, grilled chicken, cheese, roasted poblano chile with strips of tortillas

  • CupUSD 4.95
  • BowlUSD 5.95

• Joe's Traditional Albondigas (1923)

  • CupUSD 4.95
  • BowlUSD 5.95

• "Felix's" Caesar Salad (1991)

  • Entree PortionUSD 8.75
  • Side PortionUSD 5.75

• Southwest Chicken Tostada (2008)USD 12.75

  Blackened chicken, black beans, queso fresco, avocado, pepita cilantro vinaigrette

• Ceviche Tostadas (2006)USD 12.95

  Shrimp and scallops, citrus marinade, extra virgin olive oil

• Tostada Compuesta (1923)USD 9.95

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

Combinaciones (1938)

All combination plates served with spanish rice and refried beans. To add chicken, roasted pork or beet add $2 per enchilada

• Cheese Enchilada and Rolled Beef TacoUSD 11.95

• Cheese Enchilada and Chile RellenoUSD 11.95

• Cheese Enchilada and Pork TamalUSD 11.95

• Two Cheese EnchiladasUSD 11.95

• Chile Relleno and Rolled Beef TacoUSD 11.95

• Choice of OneUSD 8.95

Main

• Green Corn Tamales (1923)USD 11.95

  Corn off the cob, cheddar cheese and ortega chile, steamed in its own husk, beans and rice (available may through October)

• A Taste of History (1996)USD 15.25

  Cheese enchilada, rolled beef taco, chile relleno and pork tamal, spanish rice and refried beans

Comidas Especiales

• Burrito Dorado (1977)USD 13.25

  Chile con came, beans, rice, cheddar cheese, tomato salsa, sour cream and guacamole

• Tres Tacos Al Carbon (1990)USD 15.75

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

• Chicken Chimichangas (1967)USD 13.25

  Crisp flour tortilla, guajillo chicken, poblano chile, and guacamole

• Chile Con Carne (1923)USD 12.55

  Tender beef, traditional chile sauce, and guacamole

• Filet Mignon Tacos (2009)USD 16.55

  Three handmade corn tortillas, molcajete salsa, cilantro rice

• Carne Asada (1984)USD 17.55

  Angus new york steak, pico de gallo and guacamole

• Fish Tacos (2001)USD 15.75

  Grilled mahi mahi, corn tortillas, cabbage escabeche pico de gallo and chipotle aioli

• Plato De Carnitas (1989)USD 14.95

  Roasted pork, fresh avocado relish, escabeche onions and nopales

Fajitas (1984)

Sauteed with fresh vegetables, served on a sizzling skillet

• Marinated Tender Strips of SteakUSD 16.55

• Our House Specialty ShrimpUSD 16.95

• Delicate Chunks of ChickenUSD 15.95

• A Fresh Vegetable MedleyUSD 11.95