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Jimmy Carter's Mexican Cafe

(619) 295-2070
  • 3172 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
  • Mexican
  • $$$$$
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  • Menu
  • Drinks
    • Coffee $2.5

    • Cafe de la Olla $2.5

      Coffee brewed with cinnamon.

    • Hot Chocolate $2.5

    • Soda $2.5

    • Hot Iced Tea $2.5

    • Raspberry Tea $2.5

    • Juices $3

      Orange, apple, cranberry, tomato or milk.

    • Homemade Agua Fresca $3.5

  • Breakfast Omelettes?
    • Cheese Omelette Breakfast $8

      Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.

    • Sterling Omelette Breakfast $10

      Fresh spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, green onions an d jack cheese. Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.

    • Vegetarian Omelette Breakfast $9.5

      Potatoes, spinach, bell peppers, tomatoes, green onions and mushrooms. Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.

    • Southwestern Omelette Breakfast $10.5

      Spicy chopped sausage, green onions and cheddar cheese. Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.

    • Smothered with Chipotle Cream Sauce Omelet Breakfast $11

      Made with 3 eggs and served with toast. Choice of side.

  • Breakfast by the Numbers
    • 1. Two Eggs, Meat, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast $9

    • 2. Two Eggs, Meat and Toast Breakfast $8

    • 3. Two Eggs, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast $7

    • 4. One Egg, Meat, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast $7.5

    • 5. One Egg, Meat and Toast Breakfast $6.5

    • 6. One Egg, Potatoes and Toast Breakfast $5.5

  • Breakfast Scrambles
    • Mexican Scramble Breakfast $9

      Tomatoes, onions and Serrano chilies. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.

    • Carnitas Scramble Breakfast $9.5

      Crispy carnitas, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of sides.

    • Homemade Chorizo Breakfast $9.5

      Served with onions and jalapenos. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.

    • Soyrizo Scramble Breakfast $9.5

      Served with onions and jalapenos. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.

    • Machaca Scramble Breakfast $10

      Shredded beef, onions and green bell peppers. Served with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.

    • Wendy's Scramble Breakfast $9

      Tomatoes, fresh spinach and cheddar cheese. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.

    • Texas Scramble Breakfast $9.5

      Bacon, green onion and cheddar cheese. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of side.

    • Joe's Special Breakfast $9.5

      A 1/4 lb. of hamburger, spinach and onions. Made with 2 eggs and are served with toast and choice of sides.

    • Nopalitos Scramble Breakfast $9.5

      Cactus, onion, tomato, Serrano and queso fresco. Made with 2 eggs, and are served with toast and choice of sides.

  • Breakfast A la Carte
    • 1 Egg A La Carte Breakfast $1.5

    • 2 Eggs A La Carte Breakfast $2.5

    • Potatoes A La Carte Breakfast $4

    • Bacon A La Carte Breakfast $4.5

    • Ham A La Carte Breakfast $4.5

    • Sausage A La Carte Breakfast $4.5

    • Bowl of Oatmeal A La Carte Breakfast $5.5

    • Biscuits and Gravy A La Carte Breakfast $4.5

    • Toast $2

    • Fresh Fruit $3

  • Breakfast From the Grill
    • French Toast Breakfast $7.5

    • Buckwheat Pancakes Breakfast $6

    • Buttermilk Breakfast $5.5

  • Breakfast Burritos
    • Bar-burrito Breakfast $8.5

      Eggs, potatoes, white onions, jalapenos and cheese. Served with rice and beans.

    • Machaca Burrito Breakfast $9.5

      Eggs, shredded beef, potatoes, cheese, green bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mexican Burrito Breakfast $9.5

      Eggs, ham or bacon, onions, Serrano chilies, tomatoes and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.

    • Homemade Chorizo Burrito $10

      Eggs, potatoes, onions, jalapenos and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.

    • Soyrizo Burrito Breakfast $10

      Eggs, potatoes, onions, jalapenos and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.

  • Breakfast Jimmy's Favorites
    • Jimmy's Skillet Breakfast $11.5

      Shrimp, krab, mushrooms and chives scrambled with grilled potatoes. Choice of hollandaise or tlaquepaque sauce and tortillas or toast.

    • Homemade Corned Beef Hash Breakfast $10

      Served with 2 eggs any style and toast.

    • Shelley's Veggie Medley Breakfast $9.5

      Spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, artichokes, green onions and queso fresco, sauteed with grilled potatoes. Served with fruit and tortillas.

  • Breakfast All Around Favorites
    • Egg Benedict Breakfast $12

      Poached eggs and Canadian bacon atop an English muffin, smothered with hollandaise sauce. Served with choice of hash browns, grilled potatoes or fresh fruit.

    • Eggs Florentine Breakfast $11

      Poached eggs and spinach atop an English muffin, smothered with hollandaise sauce. Served with choice of hash browns, grilled potatoes or fresh fruit.

    • Carne Asada and Eggs Breakfast $13

      2 eggs any style served with carne asada marinated in chef's own special recipe. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

    • Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs Breakfast $10.5

      Served with 2 eggs any style, choice of hash browns grilled potatoes or fresh fruit and a side of biscuits and gravy.

    • Country Scrambler Breakfast $10.5

      An open-faced biscuit topped with 2 scrambled eggs and bacon. Smothered with country gravy. Served with choice of hash browns, grilled potatoes or fresh fruit.

  • Breakfast Mexican Favorites
    • Barburrito Breakfast $8.5

      Eggs, potatoes, white onions, jalapenos and cheese. Served with rice and beans.

    • Machaca Burrito Breakfast $8.5

      Eggs, shredded beef, potatoes, cheese, green bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mexican Burrito Breakfast $8.5

      Eggs, ham or bacon, onions, serrano chiles, tomatoes and jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.

    • Chiaquiles Breakfast $9

      Crispy tortilla strips smothered in either a spicy tomato or mild green sauce and topped with 2 eggs any style. Served with rice and beans.

    • Tamal and Eggs Breakfast $10

      Beef, chicken, pork or corn tamal served with 2 eggs any style and choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans. Served with rice and beans.

    • Sincronizadas Breakfast $6.5

      Choice of homemade chorizo, soyrizo, bacon or ham and melted jack cheese grilled between 2 flour tortillas. Served with a side of nortena sauce. Served with rice and beans.

    • Huevos Rancheros Breakfast $8.5

      2 over easy eggs on a soft fried tortilla and choice of nortena, ranchera, tomatillo or guajillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.

    • Huevos Rancheros Jalisco Style Breakfast $10

      2 over easy eggs on a soft fried tortilla. Served with homemade chorizo or soyrizo. Served with rice and beans.

    • Nuevo Leon Enchiladas Breakfast $10

      2 breakfast enchiladas rolled with scrambled eggs, bacon, onions, topped with spicy nortena sauce and jack cheese, on the side lettuce, onion and a dollop of sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

  • Appetizers
    • Chips and Salsa Fresca $2

    • Flight of Sauces $3

      Sample 4 of our most popular sauces. Guajillo, verde, nortena and tlaquepaque sauce.

    • Guacamole Dip $1

    • Carrot Caddy $2.5

      2 types of marinated carrots, 1 spicy and 1 mild. Served along with our salsa fresca and salsa Verde. Comes with a bottomless basket of chips.

    • Nachos Supreme $9

      A mound of chips on top of a layer of beans and smothered in nacho cheese.

    • Cheese Jalapeno Poppers $5.5

      Served with a side of ranch.

    • Pork and Cheese Jalapeno Poppers $6.5

      Served with a side of ranch.

    • Calamari Strips $1.75

      Served with tlaquepaque sauce and a wedge of lime.

    • Taquitos $7.5

      3 hand rolled chicken or beef taquitos garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

    • Original Quesadillas $8

      A grilled 12" flour tortilla with melted jack cheese. Garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

    • Corn Quesadilla $6.5

      1 quesadilla with melted jack cheese in between 2 corn tortillas.

  • Soup
    • Chicken Tortilla Soup Dinner $5

    • Green Pozole Soup Dinner $5

    • Albondigas Soup Dinner $5

    • Cream of Black Bean Soup Dinner $5

  • Build Your Own Plate
    • Homemade Tamal $8.5

      Masa stuffed with pork, beef, chicken or corn and rolled in corn husk. Stgeamed. Garnish with lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

    • Burrito $7

      A large flour tortilla stuffed with lettuce, pico de Gallo, jack cheese and your choice of filling. Topped with guacamole and sour cream.

    • Tacos with Mexican Salad $5.5

      Garnished with onions, cilantro, and a small Mexican salad on the side.

    • Tacos $6

      Garnished with onions, cilantro, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.

    • Taco Carnita Lunch $6.5

      Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa and cilantro.

    • Taco Carne Asada $7

      Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.

    • Taco Calamari $7

      Garnished with onions, cilantro, and tlaquepaque sauce on the side.

    • Taco with Fish $6

      Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.

    • Taco with Shrimp $7

      Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.

    • Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco $8.5

      A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.

    • Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco and Pork $9

      A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.

    • Tostada $6

      A crispy corn tortilla topped with a layer of beans your choice of filling and garnished with lettue, cheese, pico de Gallo, guacamole and sour cream.

    • Enchilada $6.5

      A soft corn tortilla rolled with your choice of filling and smothered with any of signature sauces. Garnish with lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

  • Favorites
    • Taco Salad Dinner $9

      Crispy tortilla bowl filled with beans, lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

    • Jimmy's Burger Dinner $8

      5 oz. lean beef patty with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.

  • Lunch Soup
    • Chicken Tortilla Lunch Soup $5

    • Green Pozole Lunch Soup $5

    • Albondigas Lunch Soup $5

    • Cream of Black Bean Lunch Soup $5

  • Lunch Appetizers
    • Chips and Salsa Fresca Lunch $2

    • Flight of Sauces Lunch $3

      Sample 4 of most popular sauces. Guajillo, verde, nortena and tlaquepaque sauce.

    • Guacamole Dip Lunch $1

    • Carrot Caddy Lunch $2.5

      2 types of marinated carrots, 1 spicy and 1 mild. Served along with salsa fresca and salsa Verde. Comes with a bottomless basket of chips.

    • Nachos Supreme Lunch $8

      A mound of chips on top of a layer of beans and smothered in nacho cheese.

    • Jalapeno Poppers Lunch $5.5

      Served with a side of ranch.

    • Pork and Cheese Jalapeno Poppers $6.5

      Served with a side of ranch.

    • Calamari Strips Lunch $1.75

      Served with tlaquepaque sauce and a wedge of lime.

    • Taquitos Lunch $6.5

      3 hand rolled chicken or beef taquitos garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

    • Original Quesadillas Lunch $7

      A grilled 12" flour tortilla with melted jack cheese. Garnished with lettuce, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

    • Corn Quesadilla Lunch $5.5

      1 quesadilla with melted jack cheese in between 2 corn tortillas.

  • House Specialties
    • Carne Asada Dinner $14

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Pollo Asado Dinner $14

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Carnitas Dinner $14

      Lean pork, seared to a crisp golden brown. Garnish with onions, cilantro and lime. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Camarones Rancheros o a la Diabla Dinner $15.5

      Shrimp sauteed and smothered with choice of sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Chile Verde Dinner $13.5

      Lean pork or chicken simmered in spicy tomatillo chile sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Chili Colorado Dinner $13.5

      Lean pork or chicken smothered with a spicy red sauce made from a calculated mixture of guajillo chile, ancho chile and chile de arbol. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Comida del Mar Enchiladas Dinner $14

      Shrimp and krab smothered in either chipotle cream or tlaquepaque sauce. Garnish with lettuce, cotija cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mole Dinner $13.5

      Lean pork or chicken in a traditional deep, smoky sauce with a hint of chocolate. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Fajitas Dinner $14

      Marinated in a guajillo sauce and grilled with green and red bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Calamari al Mojo de Ajo Dinner $14

      Calamari strips sauteed in butter and garlic. Served with a side of Tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Tlaquepaque Dinner $13.5

      Lean pork or pollo asado smothered in tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas and Mexican salad.

  • Lunch Build Your Own Plate
    • Homemade Tamal Lunch $7.5

      Masa stuffed with pork, beef, chicken or corn and rolled in corn husk. Stgeamed. Garnish with lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

    • Burrito Lunch $7

      A large flour tortilla stuffed with lettuce, pico de Gallo, jack cheese and choice of filling. Topped with guacamole and sour cream.

    • Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco $7.5

      A Poblano stirp stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.

    • Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco and Pork $8

      A Poblano stirp stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.

    • Tostada $5

      A crispy con tortilla topped with a layer of beans your choice of filling and garnished with lettuce, cheese, pico de Gallo, guacamole and sour cream.

    • Enchilada $5

      A soft corn tortilla rolled with your choice of filling and smothered with any of our signature sauces. Garnished with lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

    • Tacos with Mexican Salad Lunch $4.5

      Garnished with onions, cilantro, and a small Mexican salad on the side.

    • Tacos Lunch $5

      Garnished with onions, cilantro, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa and cilantro.

    • Taco Carnita Lunch $5.5

      Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.

    • Taco Carne Asada Lunch $6

      Garnished with onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro.

    • Taco Calamari Lunch $6

      Garnished with onions, cilantro, and tlaquepaque sauce on the side.

    • Taco with Fish Lunch $6

      Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.

    • Taco with Shrimp Lunch $7

      Tomatoes, onions, cabbage, spicy red sauce, avocado salsa, sour cream and cilantro.

    • Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco Lunch $7.5

      A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.

    • Homemade Chile Relleno with Queso Fresco and Pork Lunch $8

      A poblano strip stuffed with queso fresco, breaded and pan-fried. Smothered with your choice of ranchera or nortena sauce.

    • Tostada Lunch $5

      A crispy corn tortilla topped with a layer of beans your choice of filling and garnished with lettue, cheese, pico de Gallo, guacamole and sour cream.

    • Enchilada Lunch $5.5

      A soft corn tortilla rolled with your choice of filling and smothered with any of signature sauces. Garnish with lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

  • Lunch Favorites
    • Taco Salad Lunch $9

      Crispy tortilla bowl filled with beans, lettuce, pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

    • Jimmy's Burger Lunch $7

      5 oz. lean beef patty with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.

  • Lunch House Specialties
    • Carne Asada Lunch $13

      Special marinade. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Pollo Asado Lunch $13

      Special marinade. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Carnitas Lunch $13

      Lean pork seared to a crisp golden brown. Garnished with onions, cilanttro and lime. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Camarones Rancheros o a la Diabla Lunch $14.5

      Shrimp sauteed and smothered with your choice of ranchera, guajillo or nortena sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Chile Verde Lunch $12.5

      Lean pork or chicken simmered in spicy tomatillo chile sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Chili Colorado Lunch $12.5

      Lean pork or chicken smothered with a spicy red sauce made from a calculated mixture of guajillo chile, ancho chile and chile de arbol. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Comida del Mar Enchiladas Lunch $14

      Shrimp and krab smothered in either chipotle cream or tlaquepaque sauce. Garnish with lettuce, cotija cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mole Lunch $12.5

      Lean pork or chicken in a traditional deep, smoky sauce with a hint of chocolate. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Fajitas Lunch $13

      Choice of chicken or steak marinated in a guajillo sauce and grilled with green and red bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Calamari al Mojo de Ajo Lunch $13

      Calamari strips sauteed in butter and garlic. Served with a side of tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

    • Tlaquepaque Lunch $12.5

      Lean pork or pollo asado smothered in tlaquepaque sauce. Served with rice, beans, tortillas and Mexican salad.

  • Side Orders
    • Beans $2

    • Rice $2

    • Beans and Rice $2

    • Cheese $0.75

    • Sour Cream $0.5

    • Queso Fresco $1

    • Jalapenos $0.5

    • Mexican Salad $4

      Pico de Gallo, lettuce, guacamole, cotija cheese and sour cream.

    • 2 Locally Made Tortillas $1.5

    • Sauce $0.75

    • Pico de Gallo $5

    • French Fries $4

  • Desserts
    • Churro $2

    • Homemade Tortuga Pie $6

      Shortbread crust with a layer of pecans and caramel topped with a layer of chocolate. Served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

    • Cajeta Churro $2.5

    • Nieve Frita $6

    • Homemade Flan $6

      Traditional, coconut, cajeta.

    • Vanilla Ice Cream $2

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