Jimmy Carter's Mexican Cafe Mexican

Jimmy Carter's Mexican Cafe Menu

(619) 295-2070
3172 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
$$$$$

Drinks


Coffee
$2.50
Cafe de la Olla
$2.50
Coffee brewed with cinnamon.
Hot Chocolate
$2.50
Soda
$2.50
Hot Iced Tea
$2.50
Raspberry Tea
$2.50
Juices
$3.00-4.50
Orange, apple, cranberry, tomato or milk.
Homemade Agua Fresca
3.50

$Breakfast Omelettes?


Cheese Omelette Breakfast
$8.00
Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.
Sterling Omelette Breakfast
$10.00
Fresh spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, green onions an d jack cheese. Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.
Vegetarian Omelette Breakfast
$9.50
Potatoes, spinach, bell peppers, tomatoes, green onions and mushrooms. Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.
Southwestern Omelette Breakfast
$10.50
Spicy chopped sausage, green onions and cheddar cheese. Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.
Smothered with Chipotle Cream Sauce Omelet Breakfast
11.00
Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.

$Breakfast by the Numbers


1. Two Eggs, Meat, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast
$9.00
2. Two Eggs, Meat and Toast Breakfast
$8.00
3. Two Eggs, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast
$7.00
4. One Egg, Meat, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast
$7.50
5. One Egg, Meat and Toast Breakfast
$6.50
6. One Egg, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast
5.50

$Breakfast Scrambles


Mexican Scramble Breakfast
$9.00
Tomatoes, onions and Serrano chilies. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.
Carnitas Scramble Breakfast
$9.50
Crispy carnitas, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of sides.
Homemade Chorizo Breakfast
$9.50
Served with onions and jalapenos. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.
Soyrizo Scramble Breakfast
$9.50
Served with onions and jalapenos. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.
Machaca Scramble Breakfast
$10.00
Shredded beef, onions and green bell peppers. Served with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.
Wendy's Scramble Breakfast
$9.00
Tomatoes, fresh spinach and cheddar cheese. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.
Texas Scramble Breakfast
$9.50
Bacon, green onion and cheddar cheese. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.
Joe's Special Breakfast
$9.50
A 1/4 lb. of hamburger, spinach and onions. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of sides.
Nopalitos Scramble Breakfast
9.50
Cactus, onion, tomato, Serrano and queso fresco. Made with 2 eggs, and are served with toast and choice of sides.

$Breakfast A la Carte


1 Egg A La Carte Breakfast
$1.50
2 Eggs A La Carte Breakfast
$2.50
Potatoes A La Carte Breakfast
$4.00
Bacon A La Carte Breakfast
$4.50
Ham A La Carte Breakfast
$4.50
Sausage A La Carte Breakfast
$4.50
Bowl of Oatmeal A La Carte Breakfast
$5.50
Biscuits and Gravy A La Carte Breakfast
$4.50
Toast
$2.00
Fresh Fruit
3.00-5.00

$Breakfast From the Grill


French Toast Breakfast
$7.50
Buckwheat Pancakes Breakfast
$6.00-7.50
Buttermilk Breakfast
5.50-7.00

$Breakfast Burritos


Bar-burrito Breakfast
$8.50
Eggs, potatoes, white onions, jalapenos and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Machaca Burrito Breakfast
$9.50
Eggs, shredded beef, potatoes, cheese, green bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans.
Mexican Burrito Breakfast
$9.50
Eggs, ham or bacon, onions, Serrano chilies, tomatoes and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Homemade Chorizo Burrito
$10.00
Eggs, potatoes, onions, jalapenos and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Soyrizo Burrito Breakfast
10.00
Eggs, potatoes, onions, jalapenos and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$Breakfast Jimmy's Favorites


Jimmy's Skillet Breakfast
$11.50
Shrimp, krab, mushrooms and chives scrambled with grilled potatoes. Choice of hollandaise or tlaquepaque sauce and tortillas or toast.
Homemade Corned Beef Hash Breakfast
$10.00
Served with 2 eggs any style and toast.
Shelley's Veggie Medley Breakfast
9.50
Spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, artichokes, green onions and queso fresco, sauteed with grilled potatoes. Served with fruit and tortillas.

$Breakfast All Around Favorites


Egg Benedict Breakfast
$12.00
Poached eggs and Canadian bacon atop an English muffin, smothered with hollandaise sauce. Served with choice of hash browns, grilled potatoes or fresh fruit.
Eggs Florentine Breakfast
$11.00
Poached eggs and spinach atop an English muffin, smothered with hollandaise sauce. Served with choice of hash browns, grilled potatoes or fresh fruit.
Carne Asada and Eggs Breakfast
$13.00
2 eggs any style served with carne asada marinated in chef's own special recipe. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs Breakfast
$10.50
Served with 2 eggs any style, choice of hash browns grilled potatoes or fresh fruit and a side of biscuits and gravy.
Country Scrambler Breakfast
10.50
An open-faced biscuit topped with 2 scrambled eggs and bacon. Smothered with country gravy. Served with choice of hash browns, grilled potatoes or fresh fruit.

$Breakfast Mexican Favorites


Barburrito Breakfast
$8.50
Eggs, potatoes, white onions, jalapenos and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Machaca Burrito Breakfast
$8.50
Eggs, shredded beef, potatoes, cheese, green bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans.
Mexican Burrito Breakfast
$8.50
Eggs, ham or bacon, onions, serrano chiles, tomatoes and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Chiaquiles Breakfast
$9.00
Crispy tortilla strips smothered in either a spicy tomato or mild green sauce and topped with 2 eggs any style. Served with rice and beans.
Tamal and Eggs Breakfast
$10.00
Beef, chicken, pork or corn tamal served with 2 eggs any style and choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans. Served with rice and beans.
Sincronizadas Breakfast
$6.50
Choice of homemade chorizo, soyrizo, bacon or ham and melted jack cheese grilled between 2 flour tortillas. Served with a side of nortena sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Rancheros Breakfast
$8.50
2 over easy eggs on a soft fried tortilla and choice of nortena, ranchera, tomatillo or guajillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Rancheros Jalisco Style Breakfast
$10.00
2 over easy eggs on a soft fried tortilla. Served with homemade chorizo or soyrizo. Served with rice and beans.
Nuevo Leon Enchiladas Breakfast
10.00
2 breakfast enchiladas rolled with scrambled eggs, bacon, onions, topped with spicy nortena sauce and jack cheese, on the side lettuce, onion and a dollop of sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

$Appetizers


Chips and Salsa Fresca
$2.00
Flight of Sauces
$3.00-9.00
Sample 4 of our most popular sauces. Guajillo, verde, nortena and tlaquepaque sauce.
Guacamole Dip
$1.00-5.00
Carrot Caddy
$2.50
2 types of marinated carrots, 1 spicy and 1 mild. Served along with our salsa fresca and salsa Verde. Comes with a bottomless basket of chips.
Nachos Supreme
$9.00-11.00
A mound of chips on top of a layer of beans and smothered in nacho cheese.
Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
$5.50
Served with a side of ranch.
Pork and Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
$6.50
Served with a side of ranch.
Calamari Strips
$1.75-7.50
Served with tlaquepaque sauce and a wedge of lime.
Taquitos
$7.50
3 hand rolled chicken or beef taquitos garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Original Quesadillas
$8.00
A grilled 12" flour tortilla with melted jack cheese. Garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Corn Quesadilla
6.50
1 quesadilla with melted jack cheese in between 2 corn tortillas.

$Soup


Chicken Tortilla Soup Dinner
$5.00-10.00
Green Pozole Soup Dinner
$5.00-10.00
Albondigas Soup Dinner
$5.00-10.00
Cream of Black Bean Soup Dinner
5.00-10.00

$Build Your Own Plate


Homemade Tamal
$8.50
Masa stuffed with pork, beef, chicken or corn and rolled in corn husk. Stgeamed. Garnish with lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Burrito
$7.00-9.50
A large flour tortilla stuffed with lettuce, pico de Gallo, jack cheese and your choice of filling. Topped with guacamole and sour cream.
Tacos with Mexican Salad
$5.50-6.00
Garnished with onions, cilantro, and a small Mexican salad on the side.
Tacos
$6.00-6.50
Garnished with onions, cilantro, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.
Taco Carnita Lunch
$6.50
Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa and cilantro.
Taco Carne Asada
$7.00
Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.
Taco Calamari
$7.00
Garnished with onions, cilantro, and tlaquepaque sauce on the side.
Taco with Fish
$6.00
Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.
Taco with Shrimp
$7.00
Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.
Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco
$8.50
A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.
Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco and Pork
$9.00
A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.
Tostada
$6.00-9.50
A crispy corn tortilla topped with a layer of beans your choice of filling and garnished with lettue, cheese, pico de Gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Enchilada
6.50-8.00
A soft corn tortilla rolled with your choice of filling and smothered with any of signature sauces. Garnish with lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

$Favorites


Taco Salad Dinner
$9.00-11.00
Crispy tortilla bowl filled with beans, lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Jimmy's Burger Dinner
8.00
5 oz. lean beef patty with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.

$Lunch Soup


Chicken Tortilla Lunch Soup
$5.00-10.00
Green Pozole Lunch Soup
$5.00-10.00
Albondigas Lunch Soup
$5.00-10.00
Cream of Black Bean Lunch Soup
5.00-10.00

$Lunch Appetizers


Chips and Salsa Fresca Lunch
$2.00
Flight of Sauces Lunch
$3.00-9.00
Sample 4 of most popular sauces. Guajillo, verde, nortena and tlaquepaque sauce.
Guacamole Dip Lunch
$1.00-5.00
Carrot Caddy Lunch
$2.50
2 types of marinated carrots, 1 spicy and 1 mild. Served along with salsa fresca and salsa Verde. Comes with a bottomless basket of chips.
Nachos Supreme Lunch
$8.00-10.00
A mound of chips on top of a layer of beans and smothered in nacho cheese.
Jalapeno Poppers Lunch
$5.50
Served with a side of ranch.
Pork and Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
$6.50
Served with a side of ranch.
Calamari Strips Lunch
$1.75-7.50
Served with tlaquepaque sauce and a wedge of lime.
Taquitos Lunch
$6.50
3 hand rolled chicken or beef taquitos garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Original Quesadillas Lunch
$7.00
A grilled 12" flour tortilla with melted jack cheese. Garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Corn Quesadilla Lunch
5.50
1 quesadilla with melted jack cheese in between 2 corn tortillas.

$House Specialties


Carne Asada Dinner
$14.00
Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Pollo Asado Dinner
$14.00
Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Carnitas Dinner
$14.00
Lean pork, seared to a crisp golden brown. Garnish with onions, cilantro and lime. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Camarones Rancheros o a la Diabla Dinner
$15.50
Shrimp sauteed and smothered with choice of sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Chile Verde Dinner
$13.50
Lean pork or chicken simmered in spicy tomatillo chile sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Chili Colorado Dinner
$13.50
Lean pork or chicken smothered with a spicy red sauce made from a calculated mixture of guajillo chile, ancho chile and chile de arbol. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Comida del Mar Enchiladas Dinner
$14.00
Shrimp and krab smothered in either chipotle cream or tlaquepaque sauce. Garnish with lettuce, cotija cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Mole Dinner
$13.50
Lean pork or chicken in a traditional deep, smoky sauce with a hint of chocolate. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Fajitas Dinner
$14.00
Marinated in a guajillo sauce and grilled with green and red bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Calamari al Mojo de Ajo Dinner
$14.00
Calamari strips sauteed in butter and garlic. Served with a side of Tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.
Tlaquepaque Dinner
13.50
Lean pork or pollo asado smothered in tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

$Lunch Build Your Own Plate


Homemade Tamal Lunch
$7.50
Masa stuffed with pork, beef, chicken or corn and rolled in corn husk. Stgeamed. Garnish with lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Burrito Lunch
$7.00-8.50
A large flour tortilla stuffed with lettuce, pico de Gallo, jack cheese and choice of filling. Topped with guacamole and sour cream.
Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco
$7.50
A Poblano stirp stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.
Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco and Pork
$8.00
A Poblano stirp stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.
Tostada
$5.00-8.50
A crispy con tortilla topped with a layer of beans your choice of filling and garnished with lettuce, cheese, pico de Gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Enchilada
$5.00-8.50
A soft corn tortilla rolled with your choice of filling and smothered with any of our signature sauces. Garnished with lettuce, cheese and sour cream.
Tacos with Mexican Salad Lunch
$4.50-5.00
Garnished with onions, cilantro, and a small Mexican salad on the side.
Tacos Lunch
$5.00-5.50
Garnished with onions, cilantro, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa and cilantro.
Taco Carnita Lunch
$5.50
Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.
Taco Carne Asada Lunch
$6.00
Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.
Taco Calamari Lunch
$6.00
Garnished with onions, cilantro, and tlaquepaque sauce on the side.
Taco with Fish Lunch
$6.00
Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.
Taco with Shrimp Lunch
$7.00
Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.
Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco Lunch
$7.50
A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.
Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco and Pork Lunch
$8.00
A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.
Tostada Lunch
$5.00-8.50
A crispy corn tortilla topped with a layer of beans your choice of filling and garnished with lettue, cheese, pico de Gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Enchilada Lunch
5.50-7.00
A soft corn tortilla rolled with your choice of filling and smothered with any of signature sauces. Garnish with lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

$Lunch Favorites


Taco Salad Lunch
$9.00-11.00
Crispy tortilla bowl filled with beans, lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Jimmy's Burger Lunch
7.00
5 oz. lean beef patty with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.

$Lunch House Specialties


Carne Asada Lunch
$13.00
Special marinade. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Pollo Asado Lunch
$13.00
Special marinade. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Carnitas Lunch
$13.00
Lean pork seared to a crisp golden brown. Garnished with onions, cilanttro and lime. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Camarones Rancheros o a la Diabla Lunch
$14.50
Shrimp sauteed and smothered with your choice of ranchera, guajillo or nortena sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Chile Verde Lunch
$12.50
Lean pork or chicken simmered in spicy tomatillo chile sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Chili Colorado Lunch
$12.50
Lean pork or chicken smothered with a spicy red sauce made from a calculated mixture of guajillo chile, ancho chile and chile de arbol. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Comida del Mar Enchiladas Lunch
$14.00
Shrimp and krab smothered in either chipotle cream or tlaquepaque sauce. Garnish with lettuce, cotija cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Mole Lunch
$12.50
Lean pork or chicken in a traditional deep, smoky sauce with a hint of chocolate. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Fajitas Lunch
$13.00
Choice of chicken or steak marinated in a guajillo sauce and grilled with green and red bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Calamari al Mojo de Ajo Lunch
$13.00
Calamari strips sauteed in butter and garlic. Served with a side of tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.
Tlaquepaque Lunch
12.50
Lean pork or pollo asado smothered in tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

$Side Orders


Beans
$2.00-3.50
Rice
$2.00-3.50
Beans and Rice
$2.00-3.50
Cheese
$0.75
Sour Cream
$0.50
Queso Fresco
$1.00
Jalapenos
$0.50
Mexican Salad
$4.00
Pico de Gallo, lettuce, guacamole, cotija cheese and sour cream.
2 Locally Made Tortillas
$1.50
Sauce
$0.75-3.00
Pico de Gallo
$5.00
French Fries
4.00

$Desserts


Churro
$2.00
Homemade Tortuga Pie
$6.00
Shortbread crust with a layer of pecans and caramel topped with a layer of chocolate. Served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Cajeta Churro
$2.50
Nieve Frita
$6.00
Homemade Flan
$6.00
Traditional, coconut, cajeta.
Vanilla Ice Cream
$2.00-3.50

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