El Pinto Restaurant & Cantina Mexican

El Pinto Restaurant & Cantina Menu

(505) 898-1771
10500 4th St Nw, Albuquerque, NM 87114
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Appetizers


Famous Red Chile Ribs
Customer favorite. Our signature baby back ribs were named by the food network as the #3 ribs in America. The ribs are marinated in red chile and slow-baked to fall off the bone. An El Pinto original recipe and favorite. Add a side of slaw for an additional charge.
Fiesta Appetizer Platter
$26.99
Customer favorite. Famous red chile ribs, chile con queso, fresh guacamole and chips. Serves 4 people.
El Pinto Chile Con Queso
$10.99
Featured on the white house menu to celebrate ''cinco de mayo''. Our creamy blend of cheeses, fresh chopped green chile, and 50 years of perfection creates this ''authentic'' flavor of new Mexico. Vegetarian.
Fresh Guacamole
$11.99
We use only the best hass avocados. Voted ''best guacamole'' by the people in Albuquerque in Albuquerque the magazine five years in a row. Vegetarian.
Chile and Chicharrons
$7.99
This is a classic New Mexican tradition. Chicharrones from humanely raised Kyzer farms heritage pork served with roasted hatch green chile and fresh butter. Served with tortillas.
Green Chile Strips
Unique to El Pinto. Flash fried green chile strips served with red chile ranch dressing. Vegetarian.
''The Best Nachos in America''
Customer favorite. Tortilla chips topped and double stacked with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, dryland pinto beans, guacamole, sour cream, El Pinto's famous green chile, and fresh jalapenos. Add beef, chicken or pork for an additional charge. Vegetarian.
Fresh Greens Salad
$9.99
A healthy mix of fresh greens with tomatoes, topped with sliced avocado and homemade red chile croutons. Traditional dressings are available, but try low-calorie El Pinto salsa. Make El Pinto grown organic garden greens for an additional charge. Vegetarian.
Quesadilla
$15.49
Grilled flour tortillas with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese topped with guacamole, garnished with lettuce and tomato and sour cream. Add beef, chicken or pork for an additional charge. Vegetarian.
Posole
Customer favorite. Authentic New Mexican recipe with pork, hominy, and El Pinto's hand-processed red chile, served with a flour tortilla.
Green Chile Stew
Customer favorite. Authentic fire-roasted and hand-peeled green chile with chicken, potatoes, and corn served with a flour tortilla.
Hatch Chile & Chicharrons
10.99
This is a classic New Mexican tradition. Chicharrons from humanely raised Kyzer Farms heritage pork served with roasted Hatch Green Chile and fresh butter. Served with tortillas.

$New Mexico Grill

Enjoy your steak or ribs with a tossed salad and a baked potato or substitute one for your choice of any 2 of our delicious sides including: rice, pinto beans, calabacitas, french fries, or papitas.
22 oz. Dry Aged in-House Prime, Bone in Tomahawk Ribeye
$94.99
Customer favorite. Our USDA prime tomahawk ribeye is dry-aged at El Pinto for 30+ days, cut on site, and cooked to perfection. Dry aging naturally tenderizes and concentrates flavor. Served with a cheese enchilada, a baked potato and side salad. Upgrade to organic salad for an additional charge.
12 oz. Ribeye and Enchilada
$32.99
The ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, with a very tender and flavorful taste. Served with your choice of chicken, beef, or pork enchilada with red or green chile.
14 oz. Ribeye
$32.99
The ribeye has the most marbling of any cut, has a very flavorful taste and is extremely tender. Smother in queso for an additional charge.
12 oz. New York Strip
$29.99
New York strip wet aged for 21 days and then charbroiled to perfection. This cut comes from the most tender section of beef.
Red Chile Ribs
Customer favorite. Our exclusive baby back ribs were named by the food network as the #3 ribs in America. The ribs are marinated in hatch red chile and slow-baked to fall off the bone.
16 oz. Kyzer Farms Tomahawk Pork Chop
$26.99
Customer favorite. Humanely raised heritage pork from the south valley of Albuquerque. Hormone and antibiotic-free. Never frozen. Cut at El Pinto by hand. Served with an enchilada and a baked potato or salad. Upgrade to organic salad for an additional charge.
7 oz. Kyzer Farms Pork Chop and Enchilada
$22.99
Humanely raised heritage pork from the south valley of Albuquerque. Hormone and antibiodic free. Never frozen. Served with 2 enchiladas and beans.
Grass Fed Green Chile Queso Burger
$16.99
Customer favorite. 8 oz. patty, from pasture raised cattle that are source verified (no hormones, antibiotics or feedlots), charbroiled, and smothered with our special blended queso, green chile, sweet onion pickle relish, bibb lettuce, and tomato with a side of fries and El Pinto fresh guacamole.
Grass Fed Burger
15.49
8 oz. patty, from pasture-raised cattle that are source verified (no hormones, antibiotics or feedlots), charbroiled and served with a side of fries and El Pinto fresh guacamole. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, red onion and a pickle slice. Add cheese, chopped green chile and bacon for an additional charge.

$Traditional Plates


Combination Plate #1
$20.99
Rolled beef or chicken taco, tamale, red chile cheese enchilada, chile con carne and pinto beans.
Combination Plate #2
$20.99
2 rolled beef or chicken tacos, tamale, green chile cheese enchilada and pinto beans.
Combination Plate #3
$20.99
Customer favorite. Rolled taco, red chile cheese enchilada, chile con carne, chile relleno and pinto beans.
Vegetarian Combination Plate
$18.99
2 cheese enchiladas served with red or green chile, a chile relleno, dryland pinto beans and rice.
Carne Adovada Plate
$20.99
Flour tortilla topped with deliciously hot and spicy lean pork marinated in red chile served with pinto beans and rice.
Stuffed Sopapillas Plate
$20.99
Customer favorite. 2 sopapillas stuffed with red or green chile, pinto beans, and your choice of chicken, beef or pork, garnished with lettuce, tomato and cheese.
Chile Rellenos Plate
$19.99
2 flame-roasted New Mexican hatch green chiles stuffed with cheese and served with pinto beans and rice. Vegetarian.
Huevos Rancheros Plate
$17.99
Raw. Flour tortilla with El Pinto organic fed and pasture-raised eggs topped with your choice of chile and cheddar cheese served with papitas and pinto beans. Add pork, beef or chicken for an additional charge. Vegetarian.
Tamale Plate
$19.49
3 tamales served with pinto beans, rice and choice of chile.
Tostada Compuestas Plate
$17.99
3 tostada cups filled with chile con carne and dryland pinto beans topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Taco Salad Plate
$18.99
Flour tortilla shell filled with choice of meat (chicken, beef or pork) topped with dryland pinto beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, sour cream and your choice of chile. Substitute grass-fed shredded beef for an additional charge.
Bowl of Chile con Carne Plate
$17.49
Lean pork in red chile with pinto beans. Served with a tortilla.
Taco Plate
18.49
3 folded or rolled tacos, your choice of beef or chicken, topped with lettuce and tomato, garnished with cheese. Served with rice, pinto beans and a side of guacamole and hatch green chile. Substitute grass-fed shredded beef for an additional charge.

$Enchilada Plates

Served with rice and local Colorado grown dryland pinto beans.
Chile con Carne Enchiladas Plate
$21.99
Customer favorite. ''A house specialty'' made with flat or rolled corn tortillas, filled with pork marinated in El Pinto & #39;s fresh hatch red chile.
Chicken Enchiladas Plate
$20.99
Customer favorite. 3 flat or rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken, cheddar cheese and your choice of red or green chile.
Chile Verde con Carne Enchiladas Plate
$21.99
3 flat or rolled corn tortillas filled with green chile and pork.
Enchilada Combo Plate
$20.99
3 rolled corn tortilla enchiladas: chile con carne, red chile cheese and green chile cheese.
Enchiladas Plate
17.99
3 flat or rolled corn tortillas filled with fresh cheddar cheese and onions with your choice of red or green chile. Vegetarian.

$Burrito Plates


Burrito Plate
$19.99
Chicken, pork or beef with pinto beans in a flour tortilla with rice on the side, smothered with your choice of red or green chile and topped with cheddar cheese.
Carne Adovada Burrito Plate
19.99
Marinated lean pork with pinto beans in flour tortilla. Garnished with lettuce and tomato with rice on the side.

$Health Conscious Plates

Add steamed corn tortillas for no additional charge. Substitute low-fat cheese or calabacitas instead of rice and beans.
Grilled Sockeye Salmon Plate
$26.99
Raw. 8 oz. Alaskan sockeye salmon fillet grilled to order. The salmon is ruby-red from the krill they feed on. Choose 2 sides or substitute a salad or baked potato for no charge.
Vegetarian Burrito Plate
$17.49
Dryland pinto beans and rice in a flour tortilla, smothered with your choice of red or green chile and topped with cheese. Vegetarian.
Calabacitas Burrito Plate
$17.99
Customer favorite. Calabacitas and dryland pinto beans in a flour tortilla, smothered in your choice of red or green chile and topped with Monterey Jack cheese with rice on the side. Vegetarian.
Vegetarian Combination Plate
$18.99
2 cheese enchiladas served with red or green chile, chile relleno and pinto beans and rice. Vegetarian.
Chicken Filet Plate
$18.99
An 8 oz. grilled chicken breast served with your choice of 2 sides or substitute a salad or baked potato.
Chicken Adovada Plate
$19.99
Customer favorite. An 8 oz. chicken filet marinated in red chile, grilled, and served with calabacitas, pinto beans and rice. Substitute salad or baked potato for 2 sides.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich Plate
$15.99
An 8 oz. grilled chicken breast served on a white or wheat bun with a side of El Pinto fresh guacamole and fries. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickle slice. Add cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese, chopped green chile for an additional charge.
Salsa Twins Salad
$15.99
A full meal using a healthy mix of fresh greens with fresh broccoli, fresh tomatoes, carrots, and topped with fresh salsa, fresh roasted green chile and guacamole. Add 4 oz. sockeye salmon, grilled chicken or chicken adovada for an additional charge. Make organic greens for an additional charge. Vegetarian.
Rice Bowl
$15.99
Bowl of rice, dryland pinto beans and choice of chicken, beef or pork with chile and a tortilla on side. Add grass-fed beef for an additional charge.
Low Fat Enchilada Plate
$17.99
3 steamed corn tortillas, low-fat cheese, red or green chile, served with rice, pinto beans, and garnished with lettuce and tomato. Vegetarian.
Grilled Chicken Salad
17.99
Customer favorite. Mixed greens, red onions, bacon, tomatoes, pasture-raised eggs and topped with grilled chicken breast, avocado slices homemade red chile croutons and bleu cheese crumbles. Substitute chicken adovada for an additional charge.

$Extras


Chicharrons
$3.99
Chile con Carne
$5.99
Calabacitas
$4.25
Carne Adovada
$5.49
Enchilada Meat
$5.99
Enchilada
$4.99
Relleno
$4.49
Taco Folded
$4.49
Rolled Taco
$4.49
Tamale
$4.99
Pinto Beans
$3.99
Refritos
$4.29
French Fries
$3.99
Guacamole
$3.49
Spanish Rice
$2.99
Tortillas
$1.99
3 pieces.
Blue Corn Tortilla
$2.49
Sour Cream
$1.29
Hen Hotel Egg
$2.99
Side of Chile Sauce
$2.49
Slaw
$2.49
Papitas
$3.99
Baked Potato
$4.99
Red Chile Mashed Potato
$3.99
Chicharrons
5.99

$Beverages


Soda
$2.99
Bottled Mexican Coke
$2.99
Bottled Fanta
$2.99
Pink Lemonade
$2.25
9.5 pH Filtered and Lonized Water
$4.95
32 oz.
Hot Tea
$2.49
Iced Tea
$2.49
Milk
$2.99
Regular Coffee
$2.49
Decaf Coffee
$2.49
Espresso
$4.49
Cappuccino
$4.99
Latte
$4.95

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