El Fogon

El Fogon Menu

(515) 635-0133
1250 8th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Appetizers


Street Corn with Mayo & Cheese
$4.00
Large Cheese Dip
$7.50
Guacamole on Stone
$7.00
Diced and chunky avocados perfectly seasoned with fresh onion, tomato, cilantro, jalapeno peppers and lemon juice for taste served on a volcanic molcajete stone.
Nachos
$8.00
Ground beef or shredded chicken.
Guacamole Dip
$3.50
Nachos Supreme
$8.00
Ground beef or shredded chicken topped with lettuce, sour cream pico de gallo and cheese.
Delicious Shrimp Rose
$6.00
6 jumbo breaded shrimps served with delicious chipotle sauce.
Fogon Dip
$7.50
Delicious blend of perfectly seasoned grilled chicken, steak, shrimpand mushrooms in our savory house cheese sauce and diced pickled jalapenos (optional).
Nachos Fajita
$12.00
Grilled bell pepper, onion, tomato topped with lettuce, sour cream pico de galloand cheese steak, chicken or mixed.
Spinach Fundido Dip
$5.50
8th St. Appetizer
$8.00
8 bite size deep fried to a golden brown chimichangas covered with house cheese sauce, served with lettuce, sour creamand cheese. Chicken or beef.
Ceviche
$7.00
The dish is typically made from fresh fish cured in citrus juices, such as lime and perfectly spiced with our chef's recipe. Served with our avocado mango salsa.
Cheese Dip
$4.00
The Hungry Iowan
$12.00
This is a Mexican-style meal, made up of a selection of various dishes, for a hungry 1 who wants to try a little of everything: potato taquito, tamal, Chile relleno, cheese quesadilla and sope de chorizo sausage.
Nachos (Plain Only Cheese)
$5.00
Bean Dip
$3.75
Chori-Queso Fundido
6.00

$Desayunos Estilo Fogon


Omelette Mexicano
$8.50
Succulent fresh made omelette with fresh jalapenos, onion and tomato, served with black or refried beans, rice, queso fresco and a side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Huevos Divorciados
$8.50
Huevos con Chorizo
$8.50
It's made by mixing chorizo sausage with scrambled eggs, served with rice, beans, queso frescoand side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Pa'l General
$13.00
Pa'l general. Juicy tender seasoned ribeye steak served with our delicious red chilaquiles and 2 sunny side up eggs, with beans and queso fresco.
Huevos Rancheros
$8.50
Ranch over easy eggs smothered in cooked tomato salsa. When you cut into them, the egg yolks mix in with everything. Served with rice, beans, queso fresco, accompanied with side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Design Your Own Combo
$9.00
Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Sunny Side Up
9.00
2 chicken enchiladas covered with our exquisite mole poblano sauce, topped with 2 sunny side up eggs, served with rice and house corn salsa.

$Salads


Catrina Salad
$10.00
Bed of romaine lettuce mixed with spinach, tomato, black beans, corn, cheese and avocado slices with tender juicy char-broiled chicken breast.
House Salad
$5.00
Classic bed of greens with onions, tomatoes, bell pepper and cheese.
Caesar Salad
$8.00
Romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with Parmesan cheese and caesar dressing.
Lemon Pepper Chicken Salad
$8.00
Classic bed of greens with onions tomato, bell pepper and cheese with deliciously lime pepper seasoned grilled chicken.
Taco Salad
$7.50
Crispy flour shell served with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Fajita Taco Salad
9.00
Crispy flour shell served with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, bell peppers, onions, tomato, with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

$Fit You Healthy Side

Cooked with coconut oil.
Fit Fajitas
$12.00
Sizzling perfectly grilled onions, tomatoes and green peppers with choice of steak or grilled chicken, served with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado slices.
The Hungry Coach
$14.00
Tener juicy rib eye strips and grilled shrimp with colored bell peppers and onions served with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado slices.
Trainers Approved
12.00
Choose favorite protein: seasoned to perfection steamed salmon, tilapia fillet or our char-broiled chicken cooked with steamed crispy broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, colored bell peppers and onions served with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado slices.

$Soups


Caldo Michi
$16.00
From the nahuatl word michi, meaning fish. This savory soup is cooked on the seafood's own juices blending the flavors of fresh shrimp, tilapia fish, octopus, clams, crab legs, mixed with potato, carrots, celery and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Sopa Azteca
$8.00
It's shredded chicken in a rich and spicy tomato broth with house corn and black beans salsa, balanced with avocado, cheese and sour cream with tortilla strips added for crunch.
El Mendigo (the Beggar)
4.00
This ancient antidote shrimp base consomme is savory. Spicy.

$Variedades


Grilled Chicken Sandwich
$8.50
Juicy char-broiled chicken breast on a fresh bun with mayo, served with french fries accompanied with crispy romain lettuce, onion and tomato.
Sopes
3.75
Corn dough small thick tortilla with favorite topping with a little of bit of beans, lettuce, queso fresco, pico de gallo and sour cream.

$The Classics


Taquitos Dorados
$7.50
4 rolled-up tortillas filled with choice of shredded chicken or potato, crispy deep fried topped with fresh lettuce and cabbage, sour cream, green salsa and queso fresco they are delicious!
Chile Poblano
$9.00
Consists of a cheese stuffed, roasted poblano pepper with cheese egg battered, deep fried, topped with choice of steak or grilled chicken and cheese sauce, served with rice and beans.
Chimichanga
10.00

$Quesadillas


Mexican-Italian Quesadilla
$9.00
Choice of grilled chicken and cheese or steak and cheese quesadilla topped with cheese sauce, served with rice and beans.
Seafood Quesadilla
$12.00
Cheese melted quesadilla filled with ocean goods: shrimp, imitation crab meat, scallops, perfectly grilled peppers, onion and tomato, served with rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Fajita Quesadilla
10.00
The most popular quesadilla, filled with quality melted cheese, choice of steak, grilled chicken, or both mixed, with grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers, served with rice and coleslaw.

$Tacos


Tacos Tropicales
$12.00
Pineapple and pork are the perfect food fusion cooked with grilled colored peppers and onions. Served with a side of beans, house special coleslaw and corn salsa.
Street Tacos
$3.75
Served on a handmade corn tortilla, with fresh chopped cilantro and onion.
Tacos Del Sol
$13.00
Delightful mix of fresh fish and shrimp grilled with mango-pico de gallo savory salsa served on just made corn tortillas, served with a side of rice, house special coleslaw and chipotle salsa.
Tacos Pescado
$12.00
3 tilapia fillet tacos on our fresh handmade corn tortillas topped with coleslaw, corn salsa and avocado slices, served with a side of rice and chipotle sauce.
Shrimp Tacos
$12.00
3 grilled shrimp tacos on our fresh handmade corn tortillas topped with coleslaw, corn salsa and avocado slices, served with a side of rice and chipotle sauce.
Tacos de Barbacoa Estilo Guadalajara
12.00
A traditional Mexican way of eating barbacoa is having it served on hand made corn tortilla doraditas (toasted) served with a side of beans, fresh cilantro and onion. Can't get it wrong, this is the way to go.

$Enchiladas


La Martina Enchiladas
$10.00
4 house special enchiladas filled 1 beef, 1 chicken, 1 cheeseand 1 bean, topped with fresh lettuce, tomatoand sour cream.
Enchiladas Blancas
$9.00
2 chicken enchiladas topped with creamy delicious cheese sauce, served with rice, coleslaw and sour cream.
Enchiladas Verdes
$10.00
3 melted cheese enchiladas topped with house marinated pork meat and savory green sauce. Served with a side of beans, lettuce, tomatoand sour cream.
Shrimp Enchiladas
$11.00
2 tasty enchiladas, filled with grilled shrimp, red peppers, mushrooms and onions topped with our house salsa and cheese sauce, served with white rice and coleslaw.
Spinach Shrimp Enchiladas
12.00
Two enchiladas with grilled shrimp, imitation crabmeat, red bell pepper and onion, topped with house blend cheese and spinach sauce. Served with white rice, coleslaw and avocado slices.

$Burritos


Cheese Steak Burritos
$11.00
House favorite! 2 steak and lettuce burritos topped with a bunch of cheese sauce, served with rice and beans.
Burrito California
$12.00
The beast of a thing for hungry ones! Carne asada, grilled chicken or both mixed, rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole. Topped with 3 salsas, white cheese, greenand red.
Burritos Deluxe
$8.00
One beef and 1 chicken, covered with house burrito sauce, topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Dinner Burrito Verde
$9.00
Marinated carnitas (pork) burrito topped with blend of green salsa and cheese sauce. Served with rice.
Super Burrito
$9.00
Amazing flavor fusion! This grilled ground beef and chorizo mixed with rice, beans, cheeseand spicy salsa is served with lettuce and pico de gallo.
Shrimp Burrito
10.00
Large tortilla filled with grilled shrimps, onions, tomatoand rice topped with flavorsome blend of green salsa and cheese sauce. Served with lettuce and pico de gallo.

$Mexican Cuisine


Mole Poblano
$12.00
From the nahuatl molli sauce. Tender chicken breast topped with house specialty mole sauce and sesame seeds, served with white rice, cole slawand a side of handmade corn tortillas.
Tamal en Hoja
$7.50
From the nahuatl tamalli. Is a traditional meso american dish made of masa or corn dough steamed in a corn husk. The wrapping is discarded before eating, topped 1 with green salsa and 1 with red salsa and cheese sauce.
Molcajete
$20.00
Los Tres Chivos
$16.50
Tender grilled rib eye steak, juicy char-broiled chicken breast and grilled shrimp served on a bed of fresh grilled veggies -peppers, onionand tomato with a side of rice, beansand handmade corn tortillas.
Pollo a la Crema
$12.00
This perfectly cooked chicken strips grilled with mushrooms, broccoli, pickled jalapeno pepper, topped with house creamy sauce, served with white rice, romaine lettuce, corn salsaand handmade corn tortillas.
Carne al Fogon
15.50
Tender juicy charred flavor rib eye steak, served with grilled nopal (cactus), cambray (green) onion, whole pinto beans, rice, cole slaw, queso fresco and a side of handmade corn tortillas.

$El Chicken


Chori-Pollo
$13.00
Seasoned grilled chicken topped with chorizo sausage, caramelized onions, smothered with melted cheese, served with white rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and side of handmade corn tortillas.
Blanca's Favorite Chicken
$13.00
Mole marinated chicken breast topped with perfectly grilled zucchini, onion, mushrooms, colored bell peppers, broccoli, served with white rice, cole slaw, corn salsa, sour cream and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Pollo Loco
$12.00
Tender char-broiled chicken breast topped with grilled onions and house cheese sauce, served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and side of handmade corn tortillas.
Pollo Tropical
$13.50
Juicy chicken breast topped with golden grilled pineapple slices and shrimp topped with cheese sauce, served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Pollo con Arroz
$10.00
Grilled chicken on a bed of rice topped with cheese sauce.
Popeye's Chicken
12.00
Tender char-broiled chicken breast topped with grilled mushrooms, our creamy spinach cheese sauce, served with rice, coleslaw, corn salsa and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.

$Steaks


Steak Jalisco
$13.50
Tender grilled steak strips with caramelized onion, pineapple and chorizo, topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, beans and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Carne en Mole
$12.00
Juicy steak strips covered on our house delicious mole guajillo sauce, served with rice, beans and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Tampiqueno Steak
$14.50
Tender rib eye steak with a juicy char-broiled chicken breast and chorizo sausage topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, beans and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Char-Broiled Rib Eye Steak
14.00
Served with house salad and french fries.

$T-Bones


Steak Acapulco
$16.50
T-bone steak topped with grilled jumbo shrimp, onion and mushrooms, served with rice, beans and side of fresh hand made corn tortillas.
Steak Ranchero
$15.00
T-bone topped with house blend of cheese fundido and salsa ranchera, served with rice, beans and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Creamy T-Bone
$15.50
Topped with our creamy spinach cheese sauce and grilled mushrooms, served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Steak a la Mexicana
15.00
T-bone steak topped with fresh grilled jalapeno, onion, tomato, served with rice, beans and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.

$Pork


Chivo's Pork
$14.00
King of all pork chops, delectable juicy char-broiled, topped with slices of grilled pineapple, accompanied with French fries, coleslaw, chipotle sauce and corn salsa.
Chile Verde
$11.00
Traditional fresh grilled pork tips covered with our house green sauce, served with rice, beans and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Carnitas
12.00
Tender chunks of crisp roast pork meat topped with grilled onions and pickled jalapeno peppers, served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, corn salsa and side of fresh handmade corn tortillas.

$Seafood

All served with white coconut rice, cole slaw and corn salsa.
Camarones al Angel
$14.00
This is the opposite of diabla spicy, (look dish above) fresh sauteed shrimp and pineapple topped with cheese sauce.
Shrimp Chimichanga
$12.00
Filled with grilled onions, shrimp, belle peppers, topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, beans, lettuce sour cream, tomato and cheese.
Shrimp Cocktail
$15.00
We prepare this refreshing shrimp cocktail with ketchup, tomato clamato juice, topped with additional hot sauce, avocado slices and pico de gallo served with saltine crackers on the side.
Salmon with Mango-Avocado Salsa
$15.00
Deliciously grilled salmon with avocado-mango salsa.
Shrimp Quesadilla
$12.00
Warm folded tortilla filled with grilled onion, bell peppersand and shrimp, served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, tomato and cheese.
Tilapia in Banana Leaf
$14.00
Tilapia fillet is topped with grilled mushrooms, zucchini, onion, colored peppers, drizzled with citrus marinade, then wrapped in a banana leaf. The heat trapped inside of the leaf packet will effectively steam the fish.
Huachinango Frito
$16.00
A whole fresh red snapper, perfectly seasonedand deep fried, served with a side of white rice, lettuce, mayo, corn salsa, avocado slices and fresh hand made corn tortillas.
Zesty Shrimp
$13.00
Fresh grilled shrimp with hearty thick corn tortilla chips, tossed in a warm salsa Verde and topped with crumbled Mexican cheese, sour cream and corn salsa.
Lemon Herb Salmon
$15.00
Lemon and fish go well together perfectly fused grilled zucchini, broccoli and red peppers.
Camarones a la Diabla
$14.00
Delicious fresh sauteed shrimp in a hot spicy sauce. Served with fresh hand made corn tortillas and a big glass of water.
Tequila Lime Shrimp Jalapeno
$13.00
Perfect combination of fresh grilled shrimp, then combine 3 peppers: jalapeno, banana and colored peppers to create unique flavor and else have tomatoes, onions and cilantro for flavor.
Tilapia Poblano
15.00
Grilled tilapia fish fillet, with sauteed zucchini, onion, mushrooms, colored peppers and shrimp, topped with cheese sauce.

$Fajitas

All fajitas are marinated with perfectly grilled onions, tomato, and peppers, served with rice, refried beans coleslaw, sour cream, and fresh guacamole with side of hand made corn tortillas.
Pina Fajita
$19.00
Fresh grilled pineapple stuffed with shrimp, fish, crabmeat, scallops, topped with melted cheese.
Mixed Fajita
$12.00
Texas Fajitas
$13.50
Chicken, steak, shrimp and grilled pineapple slices.
Cowboy Fajita
$14.00
Steak, chorizo, carnitas and beef ribs.
Chicken Fajita
$12.00
Fajita Fogon
$15.00
Steak, shrimp, chicken, chorizo, sausage, mushrooms, colored peppers, topped with melted cheese.
Pork Fajitas
$12.00
Like good old days perfect combination of pork tips, grilled pineapple and irresistible juicy veggies.
Steak Fajitas
12.00

$Vegetarianos


Veggie Zucchini Boats
$8.00
Roasted zucchini, stuffed with grilled colored peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, onion and black beans topped with melted cheese and avocado, served with lettuce and sour cream.
Potato Burritos
$8.00
Wo potato filled burritos topped with house salsa and melted cheese, served with rice and beans.
Mushroom Quesadilla
$9.00
Golden brown cheese melted quesadilla is filled with grilled mushrooms, onions, tomato, bell pepper, served with lettuce, guacamole, sour creamand tomato.
Spinach Enchiladas
$10.00
3 cheese enchiladas topped with grilled mushrooms, spinach and onions, served with white rice, coleslaw and corn salsa.
Veggie Sizzling Fajitas
$11.00
Perfectly grilled onions, tomato, colored pepper, zucchini, broccoli, mushrooms, served with withe rice, beans, coleslaw and fresh handmade corn tortillas.
Enfrijoladas
9.00
4 enchiladas filled with cheese topped with house bean salsa, cheese, lettuce, sour cream and corn salsa.

$Kids

Pick 1 side of rice, beans, or fries, includes a soft drink.
Kids Grilled Chicken with Rice
$5.00
No other sides.
Kraft Mac & Cheese
$5.00
No other sides.
Teen Size Topped with Cheese Sauce
8.00

$Sides


Shredded Cheese
$1.00
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
$5.50
Grilled Chicken Burritos
$5.50
Topped with burrito sauce.
Soft Shell Tacos
$2.00
Flour Tortillas
$1.00
Pico de Gallo
$1.00
Beans
$2.00
Cilantro & Onion
$1.00
3 Handmade Corn Tortillas
$2.50
Steak Quesadilla
$5.50
Tomato
$1.00
Cole Slaw
$2.00
Hard Shell Tacos
$2.00
Tamales
$3.50
Chiles Toreados
$3.00
Tostadas
$3.50
Jalapenos
$1.00
Rice
$2.00
Lettuce
$1.00
Super Taco
$2.50
Fries
$2.00
Chicken Quesadillas
$3.50
Burritos
$3.50
Corn Salsa
$1.50
Cheese Quesadillas
$2.50
Mango Salsa
$1.50
Enchiladas
$2.00
Beef Quesadillas
$3.50
Sour Cream
$1.00
Steak Burrito
$5.50
Topped with burrito sauce.
Chile Relleno
3.50

$Drinks


Jarritos
$2.50
Bottled Classic Root Beer
$2.50
Horchata Water
$1.00
Pepsi Drink
$2.25
Bottled Mexican Pepsi
$2.50
Flavored Lemonade
$2.75
Rusa Limonada
$2.50
Made out of fresh lime and club soda, naturally refreshing.

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