El Callejon

El Callejon Menu

(760) 758-5651
20 Main Street, Vista, CA 92083
$$$$$

Appetizers


Sopes (2)
$7.00
Bowl shaped tortillas filled with your choice of chicken or chorizo. Covered with lettuce, cream and cotija cheese.
Flautas (3)
$7.00
Rolled crispy corn tortillas, filled with chicken, potato, beef or cheese. Covered with cheese, cream and red or green sauce.
Cebollitas de Cambray
$4.00
Grilled green onions prepared with lemon and maggi sauce.
Tacos de Pollo con Guacamole
$8.00
Rolled, crispy chicken tacos covered with lettuce, cream and cotija cheese. Served with guacamole.
Guacamole Callejon
$7.00
Made fresh daily.
Orden de Rajas
$1.50
Strips of chile poblano and onion in a cream sauce with cheese. Add chorizo
Quesadillas Fritas
$6.00
The traditional quesadilla! deep fried and filled with chicken, rajas or papa con chorizo. Served with a side of cream and cotija.
Calamari
$7.00
Fried calamari served with a tomato based sauce.
Queso Fundido con Chorizo or Rajas or Mushrooms
$10.00
Melted cheese with chorizo or rajas or mushrooms served with tortillas.
Avocado Shrimp or Tuna
9.00
Two avocado halves filled with shrimp or tuna in a creamy sauce.

$Soup & Salad

Add grilled chicken $3.00
Sopa de Tortilla
$4.00-7.00
Strips of crispy tortilla in a tomato based chicken broth with cream, avocado & cheese garnish.
Crema de Chipotle or Cilantro
$5.00-8.00
Cream of cilantro of chipotle. Served with croutons. Add lobster $3.00
Sopa 4 Mares
$11.00
A tomato based soup with shrimp, calamari, lobster chunks, fish. and vegetables.
Caldo de Pollo
$6.00-10.00
Chicken broth with vegetables, chicken and rice.
Ensalada Mixta
$4.00
Green salad with your choice of blue cheese, ranch or house vinaigrette.
Ensalada Adriana
$8.00
Spinach and boston lettuce with bacon, pecans and pine nuts. Served with our house vinaigrette.
Ensalada del Mar
$14.00
Boston lettuce, shrimp or salmon, avocado, and tomatoes.
Ensalada Cesar
6.00
Leaves of romaine lettuce not chopped with a homemade cesar dressing, bread and anchovies.

$Traditional


Tostada
$8.00
Crispy tortilla covered with refried beans, chicken or beef, lettuce, tomato, cream and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas (3)
$13.00
Chicken, beef, or cheese enchilada served in a red, mole, green tomatillo or our famous chipotle enchiladas benito sauce. Served with rice and beans and cream, lettuce on the side. Add lobster, crab or shrimp $2.00
Chile Relleno
$13.00
Chile poblano filled with cheese or ground beef, dipped in batter and smothered in a tomato sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Cochinita Pibil
$17.00
Slow-roasted chunks of tender pork cooked on achiote, orange and onions. Served with rice, beans, chiles güeros and tortillas.
Tamales
13.00
2 tamales wrapped in banana leaf, oaxaca style, filled with rajas or pollo con mole or carnitas w/green sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$Combos


Combinacion Ranchera
$13.00
Pellizcadas bowl shaped tortilla filled with beans, chicken, salsa, cheese and cream, 2 huaraches oval shaped tortilla filled with beans, salsa, onions and cilantro, 2 traditional quesadillas. Served with guacaole
Combinacion Poblana
$15.00
2 sopes, 2 enchiladas, 2 tacos de pollo con mole. Served with rice beans
California Combo
$21.00
Chicken, shrimp, onions and peppers in a skillet. Served with rice, beans, rajas, guacamole and tortillas.
Parrillada Land
$24.00
Carne asada, chicken and carnitas or chorizo. Served with rice, beans, rajas, guacamole and tortillas. For 2 for 3
Parrillada Sea
27.00
Red snapper, shrimp, calamari and chunks of lobster. Served with rice, beans, rajas, guacamole and tortillas.

$Meat


Tampiquena
$17.00
Carne Asada served with enchilada de pueblo like an enchilada but without filling, rajas, rice and refried beans.
Carnitas
$17.00
Chunks of tender pork marinated in their own juices with bay leaves, orange and seasonings. Served with rice, beans, rajas and guacamole.
Puntas Albanil
$17.00
Strips of beef cooked with onion,chile poblano and tomatoes. Served with rice & beans.
Puerco en Verduras
$17.00
Served with tomatillo sauce and vegetables. Served with rice and beans.
Puntas Albañil con Chipotle
$18.00
Strips of beef cooked with onion,rajas, and chipotle sauce. Served with rice & beans
Sabana Arriera
17.00
Top sirloin steak covered with a chile de arbol, onion, olive oil and garlic sauce. Served with rice, beans and rajas.

$Fish & Shrimp


Ceviche Valentin
$9.00
Red Snapper prepared in lemon, herbs and spices. Served with crackers.
Tacos de Pescado
$14.00
Freshly seasoned grilled red snapper, served with rice, beans and tortillas
Coctel de Camaron
$12.00
Shrimp cocktail, mexican style. Add lobster $2.00
Pescado Mostaza
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in our original recipe, with mustard, spices tomato, olives and capers. Served with vegetables and potatoes.
Pescado Zarandeado
Your choice of fresh fish marinated in a chile pasilla & guajillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pescado Veracruz
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in a tomato sauce with onion, olives, and capers then garnished with chiles gueros. Served with potatoes and a small salad.
Pescado Limon
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in butter, lemon, white wine and spices topped with capers. Served with rice and salad.
Camarones a la Parrilla
$19.00
Giant shrimp cooked on the grill. Served with rice and a salad.
Camarones al Chipotle o Cilantro
$21.00
Giant shrimp cooked in a chipotle or cilantro sauce. Served with rice and vegetables on the side.
Red Snapper
$17.00
Halibut
$21.00
Salmon
$18.00
Sea Bass
21.00

$Chicken


Pollo con Mole
$17.00
Chicken breast in a puebla sauce served with rice & refried beans.
Pollo en Mole Verde
$17.00
Chicken breast in a green mole sauce. Served with rice & black beans.
Puntas de Pollo
$16.00
Strips of chicken cooked with onion, chile poblano and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Puntas de Pollo Adobado
$17.00
Marinated chicken breast cooked with onion, chile poblano, bacon and tomatoes. Served with rice & beans.
Pollo en Salsa Poblana Gratinada
$17.00
Chicken breast au gratin in a chile pano sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Puntas Oscar
17.00
Chunks of chicken breast cooked with a cheese and chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$Tacos


Pastor
$2.00
Rotisserie pork or chicken. Served alone.
Carne Asada, Pollo Adobado, Pollo con Mole, Rajas, Canitas or Pollo
$9.00
Includes two corn tortillas, served with rice, beans.
Shrimp
$10.00
Shrimp with onions, tomato, and chile poblano. Served with rice and beans.
Lobster
$12.00
Chunks of Lobster with onions, tomato, and chile Poblano. Served with rice and beans.
Cochinita Pibil
$10.00
Slow cooked tender pork, marinated on an achiote, orange and onions.
Alambre
11.00
Carne asada or chicken with onions, tomato, bacon and chile poblano.

$Quesos


Quesadilla (2)
$5.00
Two fresh corn tortillas filled with cheese only. Served alone.
Quesadilla de Harina
$7.00
Quesadilla made in a flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans.
Volcan
$8.00
Grilled cheese with carne asada or chicken on top of a tostada shell. Served with rice and black beans.
Callejonada
$11.00
Carne asada or chicken with cheese in pita bread. Served with guacamole and black beans.
Pastor, Carne Asada, Chorizo, Pollo, Rajas or Mushrooms
9.00
Includes two corn tortilla quesadillas served with rice and beans.

$Tortas

Mexican sandwich prepared on a crispy roll with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, mexican cream, avocado, and mayo. Served with french fries.
Carne Asada
$9.00
Pollo
$9.00
Carnitas
$9.00
Huevo con Chorizo
$9.00
Aguacate
$9.00
Lomo Adobado or Milanesa de Pollo
9.00

$Breakfast


Huevos a la Cazuela
$9.00
Two fried eggs, drowned in a tomato based sauce, topped with cream, cheese and avocado.
Huevos a la Mexicana
$8.00
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions and serrano papers.
Machaca
$9.00
Scrambled eggs with beef or chicken and vegetables.
Huevos Rancheros
$9.00
2 eggs over a corn tortilla covered with red or green sauce.
Huevos Divorciados
$9.00
Two fried eggs separated by chilaquiles, one covered by green sauce and the other with red sauce.
Huevos con Chorizo
$9.00
Scrambled eggs with mexican sausage.
Chilaquiles
$8.00
Tortilla chips dipped in a red or mole sauce. Served with cream and cotija cheese.

Soup & Salad


Sopa de Tortilla
$5.00-7.00
Strips of crispy tortilla in a tomato based chicken broth with cream, avocado & cheese garnish.
Crema de Chipotle or Cilantro
$6.00-8.00
Cream of cilantro of chipotle. Served with croutons. Add lobster $3.00
Sopa 4 Mares
$11.00
A tomato based soup with shrimp, calamari, lobster chunks, fish. and vegetables.
Caldo de Pollo
$7.00-11.00
Chicken broth with vegetables, chicken and rice.
Ensalada Mixta
$14.00
Green salad with your choice of blue cheese, ranch or house vinaigrette.
Ensalada Adriana
$9.00
Spinach and boston lettuce with bacon, pecans and pine nuts. Served with our house vinaigrette.
Ensalada del Mar
$14.00
Boston lettuce, shrimp or salmon, avocado, and tomatoes.
Ensalada Cesar
7.00
Leaves of romaine lettuce not chopped with a homemade cesar dressing, bread and anchovies.

$Appetizers


Sopes (2)
$7.00
Bowl shaped tortillas filled with your choice of chicken or chorizo. Covered with lettuce, cream and cotija cheese.
Flautas (3)
$7.00
Rolled crispy corn tortillas, filled with chicken, potato, beef or cheese. Covered with cheese, cream and red or green sauce.
Cebollitas de Cambray
$4.00
Grilled green onions prepared with lemon and maggi sauce.
Tacos de Pollo con Guacamole
$9.00
Rolled, crispy chicken tacos covered with lettuce, cream and cotija cheese. Served with guacamole
Guacamole Callejon
$8.00
Made fresh daily.
Orden de Rajas
$6.00
Strips of chile poblano and onion in a cream sauce with cheese add chorizo $1.50
Quesadillas Fritas
$6.00
The traditional quesadilla! deep fried and filled with chicken, rajas or papa con chorizo. served with a side of cream and cotija.
Calamari
$7.00
Fried calamari served with a tomato based sauce.
Queso Fundido con Chorizo or Rajas or Mushrooms
$10.00
Melted cheese with chorizo or rajas or mushrooms served with tortillas.
Avocado Shrimp or Tuna
9.00
Two avocado halves filled with shrimp or tuna in a creamy sauce.

$Combos


Combinacion Ranchera
$14.00
Pellizcadas bowl shaped tortilla filled with beans, chicken, salsa, cheese and cream, 2 huaraches oval shaped tortilla filled with beans, salsa, onions and cilantro, 2 traditional quesadillas. served with guacamole
Combinacion Poblana
$17.00
2 sopes, 2 enchiladas, 2 tacos de pollo con mole. served with rice and beans
California Combo
$23.00
Chicken, shrimp, onions and peppers in a skillet. served with rice, beans, rajas, guacamole and tortillas.
Combo #1 Enchilada, Tamal y Taco
$18.00
One green sauce chicken enchilada, one tamal wrapped in a banana leaf and filled with rajas or pollo con mole, one carne asada taco. Served with rice and beans.
Combo #2 Enchilada, Taco y Chile Relleno
$18.00
One green sauce chicken enchilada, one carnitas taco in a soft tortilla, one chile relleno. Served with rice and beans
Combo #3 Land & Sea
$20.00
Three giant shrimp cooked on the grill, a 4 oz flattened top sirloin steak. Served with rice, beans, rajas and guacamole.
Parrillada Land
$26.00
Carne asada, chicken and carnitas or chorizo. Served with rice, beans, rajas, guacamole and tortillas. For 2 for 3
Parrillada Sea
29.00
Red snapper, shrimp, calamari and chunks of lobster. Served with rice, beans, rajas, guacamole and tortillas. For two for three

$Traditional


Tostada
$9.00
Crispy tortilla covered with refried beans, chicken or beef, lettuce, tomato, cream and cheese. Served with rice and beans
Enchiladas 3
$14.00
Chicken, beef, or cheese enchilada served in a red, mole, green tomatillo or our famous chipotle enchiladas benito sauce. served with rice and beans and cream, lettuce on the side. add lobster, crab or shrimp $2.00
Chile Relleno
$14.00
Chile poblano filled with cheese or ground beef, dipped in batter and smothered in a tomato sauce. served with rice, beans and tortillas
Cochinita Pibil
$17.00
Slow-roasted chunks of tender pork cooked on achiote, orange and onions. served with rice, beans, chiles güeros and tortillas. just like in yucatan
Tamales
14.00
2 tamales wrapped in banana leaf, oaxaca style, filled with rajas or pollo con mole or carnitas w/green sauce. served with rice and beans

$Chicken


Pollo con Mole
$17.00
Chicken breast in a puebla sauce served with rice and refried beans
Pollo en Mole Verde
$17.00
Chicken breast in a green mole sauce. served with rice and black beans.
Puntas de Pollo
$16.00
Strips of chicken cooked with onion, chile poblano and tomatoes. served with rice and beans
Puntas de Pollo Adobado
$17.00
Marinated chicken breast cooked with onion, chile poblano, bacon and tomatoes. served with rice and beans
Pollo en Salsa Poblana Gratinada
$17.00
Chicken breast au gratin in a chile poblano sauce. served with rice and beans
Puntas Oscar
17.00
Chunks of chicken breast cooked with a cheese and chipotle sauce. served with rice and beans

$Meat


Tampiquena
$18.00
Carne asada served with enchilada de pueblo like an enchilada but without filling, rajas, rice and refried beans
Carnitas
$18.00
Chunks of tender pork marinated in their own juices with bay leaves, orange and seasonings. served with rice, beans, rajas and guacamole
Medallones al Cilantro or Chipotle
$19.00
Beef medallions topped with melted cheese, served in a cilantro or chipotle sauce with rice and salad
Puntas Albanil
$18.00
Strips of beef cooked with onion,chile poblano and tomatoes. served with rice and beans
Puerco en Verduras
$18.00
Just like the carnitas above, but it is served with tomatillo sauce and vegetables. served with rice and beans
Filete A La Parrilla
$22.00
Grilled new york steak. served with potatoes and vegetables. Add chipotle and cheese $2.00
Puntas Albañil con Chipotle
$19.00
Strips of beef cooked with onion,rajas, and chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans
Sabana Arriera
19.00
Top sirloin steak covered with a chile de arbol, onion, olive oil and garlic sauce. Served with rice, beans and rajas

$Fish


Ceviche Valentin
$10.00
Red snapper prepared in lemon, herbs and spices. Served with crackers
Tacos de Pescado
$15.00
Freshly seasoned grilled red snapper, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Pescado Mostaza
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in our original recipe, with mustard, spices tomato, olives and capers. Served with vegetables and potatoes.
Pescado Zarandeado
Your choice of fresh fish marinated in a chile pasilla & guajillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pescado Veracruz
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in a tomato sauce with onion, olives, and capers then garnished with ciles gueros. Served with potatoes and a small salad.
Pescado Limon
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in butter, lemon, white wine and spices topped with capers. Served with rice and salad.
Pedscado Mango
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in a tropical mango sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Pescado Tequila
Your choice of fresh fish cooked in a tomato based sauce with tequila. Served with rice and salad.
Red Snapper
$17.00
Halibut
$21.00
Salmon
$18.00
Sea Bass
21.00

$Shrimp


Coctel de Camaron
$14.00
Shrimp cocktail, mexican style. Add lobster $2.00
Coctel de Langosta
$17.00
Lobster cocktail, mexican style.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
$19.00
Giant shrimp sauteed with garlic. Served with rice and vegetables on the side.
Camarones a la Parrilla
$19.00
Giant shrimp cooked on the grill. Served with rice and a salad.
Camarones al Chipotle o Cilantro
$21.00
Giant shrimp cooked in a chipotle or cilantro sauce. Served with rice and vegetables on the side.
Camarones Ahogados
$22.00
Giant shrimp drowned in a green sauce with rajas & melted cheese. Served with rice and salad.
Camarones Tocino
$22.00
Shrimp wrapped in bacon with your choice of poblana or chipotle sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Langostinos
$21.00
Chunks of baby lobster cooked in a chipotle sauce. Served with rice and vegetables on the side.
Camarones en Salsa de Mango
21.00
Giant shrimp in a tropical mango sauce. Served with rice and salad.

$Tacos


Pastor
$2.00
Rotisserie pork or chicken. Served alone.
Tacos de
$10.00
Includes two corn tortillas, served with rice, beans.
Shrimp
$12.00
Shrimp with onions, tomato, and chile poblano. Served with rice and beans.
Lobster
$14.00
Chunks of Lobster with onions, tomato, and chile poblano. Served with rice and beans
Cochinita Pibil
$11.00
Slow cooked tender pork, marinated on an achiote, orange and onions.
Alambre
12.00
Carne asada or chicken with onions, tomato, bacon and chile poblano.

$Quesos


Quesadilla (2)
$5.00
Two fresh corn tortillas filled with cheese only. Served alone.
Quesadilla de Harina
$7.00
Quesadilla made in a flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans.
Volcan
$8.00
Grilled cheese with carne asada or chicken on top of a tostada shell. Served with rice and black beans.
Callejonada
$12.00
Carne asada or chicken with cheese in pita bread. Served with guacamole and black beans.
Pastor, Carne Asada, Chorizo, Pollo, Rajas or Mushrooms
10.00
Includes two corn tortilla quesadillas served with rice and beans.

$Tortas

Mexican sandwich prepared on a crispy roll with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, Mexican cream, avocado, and mayo. Served with french fries.
Carne Asada
$9.00
Pollo, Carnitas
$9.00
Huevo con Chorizo
$9.00
Aguacate
$9.00
Lomo Adobado or Milanesa de Pollo
$9.00

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