Taqueria el Mezquite Mexican

Taqueria el Mezquite Menu

(312) 733-0402
1756 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
$$$$$

Desayunos

Breakfast. Served With Rice, Beans & Salad. Extras: Bistec $3.50, Skirt Steak $6.50, Lomo - Ribeye Steak $6.50, Huevo - Each Egg $1.
Chilaquiles Rojos O Verdes Con 2 Huevos
$8.25
chilaquiles with 2 eggs on the side. your choice of red or green sauce
Chilaquiles Con Carne
$9.75
chilaquiles with steak
Chilaquiles Con 2 Huevos Y Carne
$10.25
chilaquiles (red or green sauce) with two eggs and steak
Huevos (2) A La Mexicana
$6.95
two scrambled eggs with tomato, onions, bell pepper and cilantro
Huevos (2) Rancheros
$6.95
two eggs served on deep fried soft tortilla and covered with red sauce
Huevos (2) Con Chorizo
$6.95
two eggs with mexican sausage
Huevos (2) Con Jamon
$6.95
2 eggs with ham
Huevos (2) Con Salsachica
6.95
2 eggs with sausage

$Omelets

Includes: Broccoli, Mexican Zucchini, Mushrooms, Bell Pepper, Spinach & Tomato. Served With Hash Brown Potatoes And Toast.
Mezequite Vegetariano
$6.95
vegetarian omelet
Mezquite Con Carne
8.75
with your choice of meat: steak, chicken, marinated pork, mexican sausage or ham.

$Caldos

Soups
Caldo De Res
$6.95
beef soup with vegetables
Caldo De Res
$6.95-24.95
to go
Caldo De Pollo
$5.95
chicken soup with vegetables
Caldo De Pollo
$5.95-19.95
to go
Carne En Su Jugo
$7.95
beans soup with chopped steak and bacon accompanied with radishes, onion, cilantro and avocado
Carne En Su Jugo
$7.85-14.85
to go
Migas
$5.75
our very traditional street soup, original recipe from popular neighborhood in mexico city (pepito), made out of pork bones, epazote leaves and bread.
Caldo Camaron
$11.99
shrimp soup with potatoes and carrots
Caldo Mariscos
14.99
seafood soup shrimp, octopus, calamari, clams, crab legs, mussels, & fish.

$Comida Por Libra

By The Pound. Dine In / To Go. Dine In Orders Served With Tortillas, Sauce, Onion, Radishes, Limes & Cilantro.
Barbacoa De Res
$12.50-10.50
Cabeza De Res
$10.50-12.50
Lengua
15.50-14.50

$Quesadillas De Harina

Served With Lettuce And Tomato.
Sencillas
$2.25
cheese quesadilla
Queso Con Rajas
$3.95
cheese, poblano pepper strips & bell peppers strips, tomato and onion
Con Carne
3.95
with your choice of meat

$Quesadillas De Harina


Sincronizadas
$4.35
flour tortillas (2) "sandwich" , with melted cheese, ham, lettuce, tomato, avocado and chipotle
Quesadillas Gigantes
$6.95-10.45
hand made corn tortillas (12"). served with lettuce, cheese & sour cream, dinner served with rice, beans & salad.
Quesadillas Gigantes
$2.00
extra meat
Quesadillas Gigantes
$1.00
combo meat
Queso
$5.25
cheese
Queso Con Rajas Y Epazote
poblano & bell peppers strips with melted cheese & epazote
Flor De Calabaza Con Queso
pumpkin blossoms & melted cheese
Chicharron Prensado
pork with red sauce
Huitlacoche
corn truffle
Chicharron En Salsa Verde
pork skins in green tomatillo sauce
Tinga De Res O Pollo
shredded beef or chicken
Picadillo
ground beef
Hongos
mushrooms
Nopales
cactus
Carne Con Queso
melted cheese and your choice of meat: steak, pastor, mexican sausage, or chicken
Vegetariana
mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, mexican zucchini, tomato, bell pepper and onion
Calabacitas
mexican zucchini, tomato & onion

Platillos

Dinners. Served With Rice, Beans And Salad.
Burrito Dinner
$8.75
served with rice, beans & salad
Taco Dinner
$8.75
served with rice, beans & salad (excludes chile relleno)
Torta Dinner
$8.75
served with rice, beans & salad
Mole Con Pollo
$9.75
traditional mexican sauce made of a variety of chiles and spices as well as many other ingredients served with chicken
Mole Con Pollo
$1.50
extra chicken leg
Flautas De Pollo (3pcs)
$7.25-9.75
chicken flautas (dinner served with salad)
Milanesa De Res O Pollo
$9.75
(dinner served with salad and avocado) your choice of breaded beef steak or breaded chicken breast.
Enchiladas (4pcs)
$9.75-7.25
enchiladas with your choice of sauce: green, red or mole sauce, filled with cheese or chicken, prepared with cheese, sour cream and onion.
Enchiladas
$2.00
Enchiladas
$2.00
mixed fillings
Chiles Rellenos
$10.25
poblano pepper stuffed with cheese
Sizzling Fajitas
$10.25-8.25
Sizzling Fajitas
$2.00
add your choice of chicken or beef, includes onion, bell pepper, tomato combo meat
Tampiquena
$16.99
steak steak. served with fried potatoes, 1 green sauce enchilada, grilled green onions, grilled jalapeno
Alambre
$16.99
includes skirt steak, marinated pork, mexican sausage, melted cheese, bell pepper, onion, nopal cactus, bacon & jalapeno pepper
Cecina El Mezquite
$16.99
cured steak, beans, rice, pico de gallo, avocado, radishes, grilled green onions & nopal
Costillas De Puerco
$9.75
pork ribs chunks in your choice of green tomatillo sauce or chile de arbol sauce. served with salad, rice and beans
Chuletas De Puerco Ahumadas
$9.75
smoked pork chops. served with pico de gallo, rice, beans and salad
Pechuga Asada
$9.75
grilled chicken breast. served with rice, beans, grilled jalapeno pepper and green onions and salad
Filete De Pescado
$9.75
tilapia fish fillet served with rice and salad with avocado (no beans)
Filete Empapelado
$10.25
tilapia fish filled steamed with tomato, onion, parsley, avocado bell pepper, and spices. served with rice and salad
Coctel De Camaron
11.99
shrimp cocktail with ketchup, cilantro, tomato, onion, avocado and olive oil

$Bistec En Salsa Al Gusto $9.75

Beef Steak Cooked To Your Liking, Served With Rice, Beans Or Salad.
A La Mexicana
with tomato, onion, cilantro and jalapeno
Salsa Verde
green tomatillo sauce
Salsa De Arbol
red chile de arbol sauce
Encebollado
with onions

Huaraches 12" $7.95

Thick Corn Hand Made Tortilla (12"X8"). All Served With Beans, Lettuce, Onions, Cheese And Sour Cream. Extras: Avocado $1.50, Sour Cream $1.50, Cheese $1.50. Meat: Extra Meat $2.50, Combo Meat $1.50.
Sencillo
$5.55
plain
Pastor
marinated pork
Chorizo
mexican sausage
Nopalitos
nopal cactus
Saudero
flank steak
Hongos
mushrooms
Asada
steak
Pollo
chicken
Bistec
beef steak
Lengua
beef tongue
Cabeza
beef head
Cecina
cured steak
Vegetariano
mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, mexican zucchini, tomato
Barbacoa De Res
beef barbacoa
Flor De Calabaza
pumpkin blossoms
Calabacitas
mexican zucchini

Gorditas $3.95

Thick Corn Hand Made Tortilla. All Served With Beans, Lettuce, Onion, Cheese, And Sour Cream. Meat: Extra Meat $1, Combo Meat $1.
Asada
steak
Pastor
marinated pork
Chorizo
mexican sausage
Chicharron
pork skin
Pollo
chicken
Queso
cheese
Queso Con Rajas
cheese & poblano pepper strips
Queso Con Frijoles
cheese & beans

Burritos

Reg $5.95 / Suizo $7.45. Beans, Sour Cream, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Onion And Avocado. Suizo: With Melted Cheese And Mild Tomato Sauce On Top. Extras $1: Rice, Beans, Avocado, Sour Cream, Cheese. Meat: Extra Meat $2.50, Combo Meat $1.
Lengua
beef tongue
Cabeza
beef head
Chorizo
mexican sausage
Barbacoa
steamed beef
Pollo
chicken
Asada
steak
Al Pastor
pork
Cecina
cured steak
Lomo Encebollado
$8.45-6.95
ribeye with onion
Vegetariano 1
rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion and avocado
Vegetariano 2
broccoli, mexican zucchini, mushrooms, spinach, onion, bell pepper & tomato

Tortas $5.95

Beans, Sour Cream, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Onion And Avocado. Extras: Avocado $1, Sour Cream $1, Cheese $1. Meat: Extra Meat $2, Combo Meat $1.
Al Pastor
seasoned pork
Chorizo
mexican sausage
Chorizo Con Huevo
mexican sausage and eggs
Milanesa De Pollo O Res
breaded chicken breast or breaded steak
Asada
steak
Aguacate
avocado
Salchicha
sausage
Jamon
ham
Vegetariana
beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, cheese, & sour cream
Mole Con Pollo
mole and chicken
Chilanga
beef steak, onion, cilantro, avocado, cheese, sour cream and chipotle sauce
Mezquite
ham, melted mozzarella cheese, avocado, onion, tomato, mayonnaise, & chipotle
Pierna De Cerdo Adobada
baked pork leg marinated in our special sauce
Suiza
melted cheeses
Hawaiana
ham, pineapple & cheese
Cubana
6.95
breaded steak, sausage, mexican sausage, bacon, ham

$Tostadas $3.50

Served Over A Bed Of Beans, With Lettuce, Sour Cream And Cheese.
Tinga De Pollo
shredded chicken
Tinga De Res
shredded beef
Picadillo
ground beef
Pata De Res
beef feet served with cauliflower, sour cream and cheese
Ceviche De Pescado
fish ceviche

Fines De Semana

Weekends. Plate $6.50 / 1/4 Gal $6.50 / 1/2 Gal $9 / 1 Gal $15.
Menudo
beef stomach soup
Pozole
pork hominy soup

Side Orders


Salsa
$0.25-4.95
sauce
Salsa & Chips To Go
$4.75
Chips
$1.75
Queso
$1.50
cheese
Crema
$1.50
sour cream
Aguacate
$1.50
avocado
Jalapenos Toreados
$1.00-0.50
grilled jalapenos
Cebollitas Asadas
$2.25
grilled green onions
Limones
$0.25
limes
Jalapenos En Vinagre
$1.75
pickled jalapeno peppers
Arroz / Frijoles
$14.95-4.95
rice / beans
Guacamole & Chips
$8.75-11.95
Pico De Gallo & Chips
10.75-4.75

$Postres

Dessert
Flan
$3.00
crusted with nuts or raisings on top
Arroz Con Leche
2.00
rice pudding

$Bebidas

Beverages
Aguas
$2.50-3.75
flavored water. horchata, jamaica, tamarindo, tepache, alfalfa seasonal - pork temporada
Refrescos Mexicanos
$1.99
mexican bottled sodas. jarritos, sangria, sidral, fanta, 7up, pepsi, topo chico, coca cola, squirt
Refrescos De Lata
$1.00
(canned soda) 7up, squirt, sprite, coca cola, diet coke, pepsi, orange crush
Jugos Naturales
$2.75-3.75
naranja orange, zanahoria carrot, manzana apple, vampiro vampire: naranja, betabel, zanahoria y apio, orange, beets, carrot and celery
Liquados
$6.00-3.75
milkshakes: banana, strawberry, chocolate
Liquados
$0.50
granola
Liquados
$0.75
combo flavor
Te
$1.75-2.75
tea: spearmint, chamomile, verde green
Cafe
$1.25-2.75
coffee
Chocolate Caliente
$3.50-4.95
hot chocolate
Agua Embotellada
$1.00
bottled water

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