Monterey's Tex Mex Cafe

Monterey's Tex Mex Cafe Menu

(713) 473-4401
2828 Southmore Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
$$$$$

Appetizers


Guacamole Salad
$4.59-5.89
A blend of spices and super fresh avocados.
Buffalo Wings
$8.29
Choice of mild, hot or chipotle barbeque wings served with carrots, celery and ranch dressing for dipping.
Quesadillas
$9.79-7.19
Flour tortillas filled with melted monterey jack cheese and choice of meat. Beef or chicken fajita, pastor, carmitas, sausage
Platter
$9.79-13.59
Dig into beef and chicken quesadillas, beef and chicken flautas, beef and bean nachos, buffalo wings, cheese sticks and guacamole
Fajita Nachos
$8.99-9.99
Tortilla chips smothered with chile con queso and mixed cheese and topped with choice of fajita beef or chicken. Finished with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and guacamole.
Classic Nachos
$7.79-8.99
Tortilla chips smothered with ground beef, refried beans, mixed cheese, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and guacamole.
Our Famous Chile Con Queso
3.39-7.79
A creamy blend of melted cheese with vegetables, served piping hot. Add seasoned beef or chili, only $0.99

$Salads & Soups

Dressing choices: Spicy ranch, ranch, italian, caesar or honey mustard.
Fiesta Fajita Salad
$8.29
Charbroiled marinated chicken breast or beef fajita served over fresh lettuce, red cabbage, tomatoes and carrots with monterey jack cheese, avocado slices and pico de gallo.
Classic Taco Salad
$7.69
A tortilla bowl loaded with seasoned beef or chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, refried beans and guacamole.
Fajita Beef or Chicken Taco Salad
$8.99
Our great taco salad topped with fajita-style beef or chicken.
Homestyle Tortilla Soup
3.29-4.49
Chicken and vegetables simmered in a rich tomato broth chock-full of cheese and crisp tortilla strips.

$The Light Side


Chicken Wrap
$6.99
A flour tortilla filled with charbroiled chicken strips, mixed cheese, tomatoes and lettuce. Served with a side of spicy ranch dressing and tortilla soup.
Pollo Feliz
$7.99
Charbroiled chicken breast on a bed of grilled onions, mushrooms and spinach, finished with mixed cheese. Served with rice and charro beans.
Chalupa Grande
$7.59
Two crisp flour tortillas filled with refried beans, seasoned beef and chile con queso. Topped with lettuce, tomato and mixed cheese. Served with guacamole.
Chicken Campeche
7.99
A tasty healthy choice of charbroiled marinated chicken breast topped with sauteed garden vegetables. Served with rice and black beans.

$Combinations


Carnitas Tacos & Dr Pepper
Fajita Nachos with a Cold Coke

Combination Dinners

Each combination includes rice and refried beans
Monterey Dinner
$10.99
Two cheese enchiladas with gravy, a bean chalupa, beef taco, tamale with chili, chile con queso tostada and guacamole.
Fiesta Dinner
$10.29
Two cheese enchiladas with gravy, beef taco, tamale with chili and guacamole.
Jalisco Dinner
$10.29
One fajita taco chicken or beef, two enchiladas beef and cheese topped with enchilada gravy and guacamole.
Summer Dinner
$7.69
The lighter side of tex-mex. A beef taco, bean chalupa, chile con queso tostada and guacamole.
Laredo Dinner
$9.29
One cheese chile relleno topped with ranchero sauce, a spinach enchilada with cilantro cream sauce and a chicken enchilada with ranchero sauce.
Saltillo Dinner
$9.29
A beef taco, cheese enchilada with chile con queso and a cheese enchilada with gravy.
El Paso Dinner
10.29
One stuffed avocado half filled with fajita chicken and mixed veggies, topped with chile con queso, one beef enchilada with chili and a chicken enchilada topped with sour cream sauce.

$Enchiladas

Enchiladas served with rice and refried beans
Stacked Enchiladas
$9.89
Stacked with layers of marinated grilled chicken and spinach, smothered with cilantro cream sauce and cheese. Add shrimp and mushrooms $3.09
Fajita Enchiladas
$9.99
Two flour tortillas filled with choice of fajita beef or chicken, topped with chile con queso. Served with guacamole.
Spinach Enchiladas
$7.99
Filled with a creamy blend of spinach, mushrooms and cheese. Topped with cilantro cream sauce and cheese. Add shrimp & mushrooms $3.09
Enchilada Trio
8.99
Choose favorite: Beef with chili con carne. Cheese with chili con carne. Chicken with sour cream or ranchero sauce.

$Burrito


Texas Burrito
$8.99
It's a giant texas-sized burrito filled with seasoned beef, refried beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. Topped with chili con carne and chile con queso. Served with guacamole.
Chicken or Beef Fajita Burrito
9.99
Flour tortilla stuffed with choice of charbroiled chicken or beef fajita with grilled onions and bell peppers, covered with chile con queso. Served with guacamole, rice and refried beans.

$Build Your Own

Served with rice and choice of beans.
Burrito
$8.29-9.29
Beef & bean burrito with chili. Chicken burrito with queso
Taco
$8.29-9.29
Beef or chicken, soft or crispy.
Flauta
$8.29-9.29
Beef or chicken, with queso.
Tamale
$8.29-9.29
With chili con carne.
Enchilada
$8.29-9.29
Cheese enchiladas with gravy. Chicken with ranchero sauce. Beef with chili con carne. Spinach with cilantro cream sauce.
Chalupa
$8.29-9.29
With beans, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes.
Chile con Queso Tostada
8.29-9.29

$Classic Sandwiches


Half Pound Bacon Cheeseburger
$7.59
Juicy half-pound burger topped with cheese and bacon on a toasted jalapeno bun. Served with choice of steak fries or a cup of tortilla soup.
Chicken Sandwich
$7.59
Grilled marinated chicken breast topped with bacon and cheese on a spicy jalapeno bun. Served with lettuce, tomato and steak fries or a cup of tortilla soup.
Mexicana Burger
$8.59
Our half-pounder with chipotle barbecue sauce, monterey jack cheese, pico de gallo, sliced jalapeños and avocado on a toasted jalapeno bun with steak fries & charro beans.
Tortas
6.99
Fajita meat (beef or chicken) or marinated pork strips stuffed into toasted bread with refried beans, pico de gallo, monterey jack cheese and mayonnaise. Served with avocado slices and choice of steak fries or a cup of tortilla soup.

$Fajitas

Served over sauteed onions and bell peppers. Rushed to table with rice, refried beans, sour cream, pico de gallo, guacamole and warm flour tortillas.
Fabulous Fajitas - Chicken Fajitas
$11.99-21.69
Marinated chicken breast or beef or shrimp served sizzlin.
Fabulous Fajitas - Beef Fajitas
$12.99-23.69
Shrimp Fajitas
$16.99-27.99
Add grated cheese $1.09
Fajita Grande
$15.99-25.99
A skillet loaded with fajita beef, chicken and shrimp, with sautreed onions and bell peppers.
Little Mexico Grill
$17.99-28.99
A combination of all favorites: beef fajita, chicken breast, shrimp, sausage and carnitas served sizzling hot with sauteed onions and bell peppers.
Fajitas Azteca
9.99
Tender marinated pork charbroiled and served in a sizzlin' skillet with grilled onions and bell peppers. Topped with homemade chipotle barbecue sauce and monterey jack cheese.

$Terrific Tacos

Served with avocado slices, rice and charro beans.
Tacos al Pastor
$7.99
Soft corn tacos filled with marinated seasoned pork, grilled onions and cilantro.
Carnitas Tacos
$8.29
A south of the border favorite, our tender pork carnitas are served inside three soft corn tortillas with white onions and cilantro. Served with our spicy salsa diablo.
Grilled Tacos
$9.29
Three chicken or beef fajita tacos grilled in corn tortillas with pico de gallo & monterey jack cheese.
Shrimp Grilled Tacos
$9.69
Fish Tacos
$8.29
Tilapia grilled with pico de gallo and fresh cilantro. Served in soft corn tortillas.
Tacos al Carbon
$9.99
Fajita beef or chicken in two flour tortillas, served with pico de gallo. Add grated cheese $1.09
Chipotle Grilled Tacos
$8.39
Tender marinated charbroiled pork, pico de gallo and monterey jack cheese in three grilled corn tortillas with homemade chipotle barbecue sauce.
Tacos a la Diabla
8.99
Soft corn tortillas generously filled with strips of beef fajita grilled to perfection with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, jalapenos and served with pico de gallo.

$Seafood


Fried Fish Rivera
$8.99
Battered and fried tilapia served with steak fries, garlic bread, tarter sauce and a caesar salad.
Fish Mexicana
$11.79
A tilapia fillet grilled in garlic butter, topped with shrimp and mushrooms, cilantro cream sauce and cheese. Served with rice, charro beans and a fresh caesar salad.
Shrimp Acapulco
$10.99
Grilled shrimp and mushrooms on a bed of rice and topped with cilantro cream sauce and mixed cheese. Served with charro beans and a caesar salad.
Shrimp Monterey
10.99
Shrimp and mushrooms grilled to perfection with mixed vegetables and served with guacamole, rice, charro beans and flour tortillas.

$Specialties


Chimichanga
$8.99
Seasoned beef or chicken rolled into a flour tortilla, crisp-fried and topped with chile con queso. Served with guacamole, rice and refried beans.
Fajita Chimichanga
$10.99
Charbroiled fajita beef or chicken or shrimp rolled in a flour tortilla and fried crisp. Topped with chile con queso and served with rice, refried beans and guacamole.
Carne a la Mexicana
$7.99
Beef tips simmered in a spicy sauce until fork tender. Served with rice, refried beans, avocado slices, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Flautas
$8.99
Two flour tortillas filled with seasoned beef or chicken, fried and smothered with chile con queso. Served with guacamole, rice and refried beans. Make it fajita beef or chicken for only $2.09 more.
Stuffed Carne Asada
$9.29
Stacked beef fajita steaks filled with grilled mushrooms, bacon pieces and pico de gallo sauteed in our own spices and smothered with monterey jack cheese. Served with rice and charro beans.
Stuffed Avocado
$9.69
Two avocado halves filled with tender grilled fish, shrimp and mixed vegetables. Topped with chile con queso and served with rice, charro beans and pico de gallo.
Fajita Chicken or Beef Chile Relleno
$8.89
A giant poblano pepper over-stuffed with fajita chicken or beef and cheese. Topped with choice of zesty ranchero sauce or our famous chile con queso. Served with rice and refried beans.
Carne Asada
9.79
Marinated fajita steak grilled with bell peppers, onions and monterey jack cheese. Served with rice, charro beans, avocado slices and tortillas.

$Steak for Dinner


Steak 'n' Enchiladas
$10.99
A hearty dinner of a charbroiled, marinated fajita steak topped with chile con queso teamed with choice of one of the following: Two cheese enchiladas with gravy. Two beef enchiladas with chili con carne. Two chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce. Two spinach enchiladas with cilantro cream sauce. Served with rice, charro beans and pico de gallo.
Steak al Carbon
$11.69
A charbroiled marinated fajita steak topped with zesty ranchero sauce and cheese. Served with charro beans, jalapeno cornbread and steak fries.
Steak & Shrimp
12.99
A charbroiled marinated fajita steak topped with zesty ranchero sauce paired with grilled shrimp on a bed of rice with sour cream sauce and cheese. Served with steak fries, a fresh caesar salad and guacamole.

$Kids Menu

Ages 12 and younger. Choice of entree, side, plus small drink. Choose a side: Fries, salad, rice & beans, cinnamon apples, pineapple, chile con queso tostada, carrots with ranch dressing
Mac & Cheese
$4.99
Rich, creamy kraft macaroni & cheese.
3 Amigos
$4.99
Three mini soft tacos with crunchy chips topped with chile con queso.
Superstar Platter
$4.99
Choose from mini corn dogs or chicken rings
Mighty Mex Platter
$4.99
Choice of cheese enchilada, taco or tamale
Sombrero Dinner
$4.99
Cheese quesadillas.
Junior Burger Platter
$4.99
A smaller version of our hamburger or cheeseburger.
Pizza
4.99
Cheese pizza.

$Chicken


Crusted Chicken
$9.99
Hand-battered chicken breast topped with shrimp, mushrooms, cilantro cream sauce and mixed cheese. Served with rice and charro beans.
Chicken Cancun
$9.99
Cheese-stuffed chicken breast breaded and deep fried, smothered with chile con queso. Served with rice and refried beans.
Pollo Gonzalez
$10.89
A golden breaded chicken breast filled with spinach, mushrooms, cheese and special seasonings. Topped with shrimp and your choice of ranchero or cilantro cream sauce. Served with rice, charro beans and fresh avocado slices.
Pollo Hacienda
$9.79
Charbroiled chicken breast on a bed of rice smothered with monterey jack cheese and mushrooms. Served with charro beans and a caesar salad.
Chicken Ixtapa
$9.99
Charbroiled marinated chicken breast smothered with sauteed vegetables. Served with rice, charro beans and guacamole.
Cabo Chicken
$9.89
A chicken breast breaded and deep-fried, topped with mushrooms, bacon bits, cilantro cream sauce and mixed cheese. Served with rice and charro beans.
Chicken Tampico
9.89
Charbroiled marinated chicken breast topped with sauteed avocado, pico de gallo and monterey jack cheese. Served with rice and charro beans.

$Desserts


Sopapillas
$1.99-2.99
Warm puffed pastry triangles sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Served with honey and caramel.
Cheese Cake
$3.99
Classic cheesecake topped with caramel.
Apple Crisp
4.99
A crisp dessert shell filled with delicious cinnamon apples drizzled with caramel and honey. Topped with vanilla ice cream.

$Beverages


Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Dr Pepper
Diet Dr Pepper
Hi-C
Root Beer
Sweet Tea
Iced Tea
Hot Tea
Coffee
Milk
Juice

Combination Plates

Served on weekends add $1.00, add a cup of tortilla soup for only $1.00
Enchilada, Taco & Tostada
$6.29
A cheese enchilada with gravy, seasoned beef taco and a chile con queso tostada. Served with rice and refried beans.
Beef Taco and Chicken Burrito
$6.99
A seasoned beef taco teamed with a chicken burrito covered with chile con queso and pico de gallo. Served with rice and refried beans.
Charbroiled Chicken Breast
$7.99
Chicken breast topped with chile con queso. Served with guacamole, rice and refried beans.
Quesadilla and Soup or Salad
$7.99
A grilled quesadilla filled with monterey jack cheese and choice of fajita beef or chicken. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo and choice of a fresh caesar salad or a bowl of tortilla soup or rice and refried beans.
Stuffed Chicken Breast
$7.99
A breaded chicken breast stuffed with cheese and topped with our famous chile con queso. Served with rice and refried beans.
Lunch Fajitas
$8.19
Grilled marinated chipotle pork, chicken or beef fajitas served with onions, bell peppers, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, refried beans and tortillas.
Spinach Enchiladas
$6.99
Two spinach enchiladas covered with cilantro cream sauce and cheese. Served with charro beans and a fresh caesar salad.
Beef or Chicken Fajita Tacos
$7.99
Two flour tortillas filled with fajita beef or chicken and served with rice, charro beans and pico de gallo.
Enchilada and Tacos
$7.99
A beef enchilada topped with chili and two beef tacos served with rice and charro beans
Lunch Stuffed Avocado
$8.19
An avocado half filled with fish, shrimp and mixed vegetables. Smothered with chile con queso and served with rice and charro beans.

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