• New Jersey
  • Paterson
  • El Mexicano

El Mexicano

(973) 977-8664
  • 487 21st Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07513
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  • Menu
  • Appetizers
    • Tostadas $8

      Crispy tortilla, refried beans, chopped lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, chickenand chipotle mayo.

    • Crispy Calamari $8

      Served with marinara sauce.

    • Nachos Guadalupe $12

      Cheesy nacho chips topped with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, melted cheese, sliced jalapenosand your choice chicken or beef, steak.

    • Shrimp Cocktail $13.5

      Jumbo shrimp served with homemade cocktail sauce.

    • Buffalo Wings $8

      BBQ, hot, medium, mild.

    • Picada Paisa $18

      Grilled steak, chicken, chorizo, chicharron, fried plantain chips and fried cassava.

  • Soups
    • Shrimp Soup $17

    • Fish Soup $16

    • Sopa de Mariscos $18

      Clams, mussels, shrimps, calamariand crab slow cooked in a tasty Mexican style broth.

  • Salads
    • Tropical Salad $12

      Mixed greens, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, plantain chips and grill chicken or steak drizzled in our house dressing.

    • Avocado Salad $8

      Lettuce, avocado, tomatoesand red onion.

    • Caesar Salad $10

      Romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, tossed with caesar dressing.

    • Shrimp Salad $14

      Mixed greens, avocado, tomatoes, red onionsand grill shrimp drizzled in our house dressing.

  • Seafood
    • Paella Valenciana $21

      Our Mexican twist of paella tossed with chorizo, chicken, mussels, shrimp, calamariand clams.

    • Camaron al Ajillo $18

      Garlic shrimp served with white rice and fried green plantains.

    • Molkajete $32

      A boiling 3-legged stone bowl filled with a scrumptious serving of lobster tail, skirt steak, grilled chickenand shrimp over spinach and a white wine sauce. Served with rice and vegetables.

    • Whole Red Snapper $20

      Fried whole red snapper. Served with white rice and fried green plantains.

    • Surf & Turf $30

      10 Ounces skirt steak, shrimp and lobster tail. Served with rice, vegetables and green plantains.

    • Filet of Red Snapper $16

      Grilled filet on garlic sauce. Served with rice and fried green plantains.

    • Jalea de Mariscos $18

      Fried fish, shrimps, calamari, craband cassava with salsa criolla (tomatoes, onions and coriander).

  • House Favorites
    • Classic Burger $12

      Lettuce, sliced red onionand sliced tomato, served with French fries.

    • Mexican Burger $13

      Crispy bacon, pickled jalapeno, guacamole, cheese. Served with French fries.

    • Montanera $18

      Typical colombian dish, grilled steak, deep fried pork and chorizo. Served with white rice, red beans, sweet plantains, sunny side up egg and avocado.

    • Baby Back Ribs $17

      Served with rice and French fries.

    • Churrasco $22

      Skirt steak 16 Ounces cooked to your liking with a side of rice and French fries.

    • Mofongo $14

      A soulful dish of mashed crispy green plantains with garlic seasoning.

  • Taste Of Mexico
    • Arroz con Pollo $12

      A perfectly seasoned portion of our traditional diced chicken mixed with saffron rice and fries.

    • Burritos $10

      Large flour tortilla, stuffed with Mexican rice and black beans.

    • Enchiladas Verdes o Rojas $14

      3 stuffed enchiladas, topped with our regular red sauce or spicy green sauce. Served with Mexican rice and beans, garnished with cilantro.

    • Fajitas $13

      Served with rice and beans. 3 flour or corn tortillas.

    • Fajitas Mixed (Any 2) $12

      Served with rice and beans. Flour or corn tortillas.

    • Chimichangas $12

      Two crispy flour tortillas stuffed with your choice of meat. Served with yellow rice, red beans.

    • Quesadilla $13

      A flour tortilla filled with a savory mixture of melted mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese.

    • Tacos $10

      Three tacos hard or soft shell served with yellow rice, black beans and your choice of veggies, chicken, carnitas, steak, shrimp.

  • Side Orders
    • Beans $3

    • Chicharron $4

    • Chicken $3

    • House Salad (Small) $4

    • Pico de Gallo $2

    • Avocado $4

    • Egg $2

    • Shrimp $6

    • Sour Cream $2

    • Cheese $2

    • Steak $4

    • Rice $3

    • Maduros $3

    • Tostones $3

    • Guacamole (Small) $4

  • Desserts
    • Flan $5

    • Tres Leches $5

  • Soft Drinks
    • Orange Soda $1.95

    • Ginger Ale $3

    • Strawberry Juice $4

    • Club Soda $1.95

    • Cranberry Juice $3

    • Sprite $1.95

    • Coke $1.95

    • Mango Juice $4

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