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El Faro Restaurant Menu

Weekly Specials

Monday through Saturday Specials

Tuesday Especial - Regular 3 tacos dinner

$13.5

Served with Rice and Beans with a side of sour cream

Wednesday Especial - Three Regular Burritos

$24.75

Filled with Rice, beans, lettuce and cheese

Thursday especial - Three Regular Tortas

$24.75

Filled with Beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, and cheese

Friday Especial - Enchilada Dinner

$13.5

Served with Rice, Beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, avocado

Saturday Especial - Steak or Chicken Fajita Dinner

$19.99

served with rice, beans and a side of sour cream

Monday Special - Two Gorditas, Sides of rice and beans and a can drink

$13.5

Filled with choice of meat, beans and cheese

Everyday Specials

Side of rice - beans and a can drink

2 Taco Special

$14.5

2 Enchilada Special

$14.5

2 Quesadilla Special

$14.5

2 Flautas Special

$14.5

Sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and avocado

Burrito Jr. Special

$14.5

Combos

Regular meat. Served with fries and drink. No substitutions please.

Burrito Combo

$14.76

Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.

Torta Combo

$14.76

Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.

Tacos Combo

$14.39

2 tacos. Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.

Gorditas y Sopes

Stuffed with beans, cheese and your choice of filling.

Gordita

$6.12

Stuffed with beans, cheese, and your choice of filling.

Sope

$6.12

Layered with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and your choice of protein.

Large Corn Quesadilla

$10.2

Homemade Quesadilla. Corn only! No flour.

Huarache

$10.2

With beans, cheese, cilantro, and onion

Botanas

Appetizers

Nachos

$10.08

Fresh corn tortillas chips smothered with beans and melted cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole. Add protein for an additional charge.

Quesadilla "Farito"

$11.16

Chicken or steak smothered with melted cheese in a large flour tortilla. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

Botana "Chula Vista"

$15.84

A delicious appetizer combination consisting of nachos, quesadillas, tamales and flautas. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

Queso Fundido

$10.44

Rajas or chorizo. Melted cheese with "poblano chile" strips or Mexican sausage. Served with warm flour tortillas.

Tostadas

$6.12

A crispy tortilla shell layered with a base of refried beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and topped with your choice of protein.

Frijoles con Chorizo

$10.08

Refried beans mixed with Mexican sausage. Served with warm tortillas.

Coctel de Camaron

$20.16

Shrimp cocktail made with our own special "homemade" sauce. Garnished with diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro and avocado.

Guacamole with chips

$12

Antojitos Favoritos Tacos

A soft corn tortilla folded and filled with your choice of tacos. Add-ons are available upon request.

Tacos

$4.68

A soft corn tortilla folded and lied with your choice of protein. Minimum order of 2.

Taco Dinner

$16.2

3 tacos, your choice of regular meat, served with sides of rice, beans and sour cream.

Antojitos Favoritos Tortas

Mexican sandwich served with beans, sour cream, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes with your choice of protein.

Torta

$10.8

Mexican sandwich served with beans, sour cream, cheese, lettuece, tomatoes, and your choice of protein.

Our Famous Burritos

Burritos are filled with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese and your choice of burrito. Extras for an additional charge.

Burrito

$10.8

Burritos are filled with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, and your choice of meat.

Burrito Jr.

$6.8

Smaller burrito with your choice of regular meat.

Burrito Dinner

$13.8

A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat. Served with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.

Burrito Suizo

$11.99

A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat, rice, beans and cheese. Smothered with "salsa suiza" and melted cheese.

Burrito Suizo Dinner

$15.6

A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat, rice, beans and cheese. Smothered with "salsa suiza" and melted cheese. Served with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.

Huevo con Carne Asada Breakfast Burrito

$11.4

Broiled steak and egg.

Huevo con Chorizo Breakfast Burrito

$11.4

Mexican sausage and egg.

Huevo con Papas Breakfast Burrito

$11.4

Potato and egg.

Chimichanga

$16.99

Deep fried burrito smothered with "salsa suiza", ground beef and melted cheese. Your choice of protein. Served with sides of beans, rice, sour cream.

Mexican Favorites

Sincronizadas

$17.64

3 quesadillas on our tortillas made "sandwich" style, stuffed with melted cheese and grilled ham. Served with rice, beans, salad, avocado and sour cream.

Flautas

$17.64

4 pieces. Golden crisp shaped tortillas filled with your choice of shredded beef or chicken. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and sour cream.

Chiles Rellenos

$20.16

2 pieces. Served with green "poblano" peppers stuffed with cheese, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and tortillas.

Mexican Steak Tacos

$18.72

3 tacos. Chopped steak grilled with hot peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served in 3 tacos with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.

Mexican Steak Burrito

$18.72

Chopped steak grilled with hot peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served in a burrito with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.

Taco Salad

$17.28

Crispy flour tortilla basket filled with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and your choice of chicken or steak. Served with sides of rice and beans.

Quesadillas

$14.76

3 folded corn tortillas filled with melted cheese and grilled ham. Served with rice, beans, salad, sour cream and avocado. Add-ons for an additional charge.

Caldos

Soups

Caldo De Res

$21.99

Homemade beef soup with fresh vegetables and corn tortillas, 1/2 Gallon

Pork

Pork dishes are served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato and corn or flour tortillas.

Guisado de Puerco

$19.44

Pork chunks sauteed and simmered in our special salsa.

Carnitas

$19.44

Pork seasoned with our special herbs and slowly cooked for hours until tender.

Carnitas a la Mexicana

$20.39

Tender pieces of pork grilled with hot peppers, tomato and onions.

Vegetarian

Burrito Vegetariano

$10.8

Taco Vegetariano

$5.04

Torta Vegetariana

$10.8

Taco Salad

$17.28

Chile Rellenos

$20.16

2 in a dinner.

Mariscos

Seafood.

Camarones a la Diabla.

$19.5

Shrimp grilled simmered in our Hot Sauce.

Camarones Al Mojo De AJO.

$19.5

Shrimp grilled and simmered in our Special garlic sauce.

Fajitas

Fajitas are served with beans, rice and sour cream on the side.

Fajitas Pollo

$23.04

Sauteed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with chicken breast.

Fajitas de Res

$23.04

Sauteed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with steak strips.

Fajitas Combinacion

$23.04

Sauteed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with combination of chicken breast and steak strips.

Fajitas Tacos

$18.72

3 tacos on corn or flour shell filled with your choice of chicken, steak or a combination of both.

Fajitas Burrito

$18.84

A burrito filled with your choice of chicken, steak or a combination of both. Served with beans, rice, and

Enchiladas

3 rolled corn tortillas stuffed with the filling of your choice. Then smothered with one of our special "homemade" salsas and lots of melted cheese. Served with side of beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream and your choice of sauce.

Enchiladas

$17.64

3 rolled corn tortillas stuffed with the filling of your choice. Then smothered with one of our special "homemade" salsas and lots of melted cheese. Served with a side of beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and your choice of sauce.

Pollo

Chicken. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomato and tortillas.

Pechugas Empanizadas

$18.72

Grilled and breaded chicken breast.

Pechugas Endiablada

$19.8

Grilled and breaded chicken breast topped with melted cheese and smothered in hot "salsa de arbol".

Pollo en Mole

$18.72

Shredded or whole chicken smothered with our traditional mole sauce.

Platillos de Res

Beef dishes. Dinners are served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes and tortillas.

Guisado de Res Platillo

$20.16

Sauteed beef chunks simmered in our special red salsa. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Carne Asada Platillo

$23.99

A tender char-broiled skirt steak grilled to your taste. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Carne Asada Estillo "El Faro" Platillo

$26.39

A tender char-broiled skirt steak smothered with "salsa de arbol". Served with frijoles de la olla and 2 quesadillas. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Tampiquena Platillo

$25.19

A tender char-broiled in skirt steak with a cheese enchilada. Topped with sour cream. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Guisado de Lengua de Res Platillo

$21.54

Beef tongue simmered in red or green hot sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Milanesa Platillo

$20.16

Breaded ribeye steak. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Lomo de Res platillo

$21.24

Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Encebollado a la Parrilla Platillo

$21.24

Char-broiled beef sirloin grilled with onions. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Lomo de Res en Chile de Arbol Platillo

$22.79

Grilled beef sirloin simmered in hot "salsa de arbol". Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Bistec con Rajas y Queso Platillo

$21.24

Steak strips grilled with "poblano chile" slices. Smothered with melted cheese. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

El Famoso Platillo

$21.6

Chopped ribeye steak grilled with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Smothered with melted cheese. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Bistec a la Mexicana Platillo

$21.24

Chopped ribeye steak grilled with hot pepper, tomato and onion. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Bistec Ranchero Platillo

$21.24

Grilled beef sirloin covered with "ranchero" sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Tierra y Mar Platillo

$28.44

A tender char-broiled steak cooked to your taste. Served with shrimp grilled in garlic sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.

Shrimp Cocktail

Coctel de Camaron

$20.16

Shrimp cocktail with our homemade sauce. Garnished with diced tomato, onions, cilantro and avocado.

Combination Platter

Combination Platter

$20.16

Your choice of any 3 of the following: taco, tostada, quesadilla, sope, gordita, chile relleno (1 per platter), enchilada (with tomato sauce) ,tamal. Served with rice and beans.

Sides

Arroz y Frijoles

$6.48

Rice and beans.

1 Quesadilla

$3.24

Cheese Quesadilla. Add meat for an additional charge.

1 Sincronizada ham with cheese

$4.26

1 Chile Relleno

$6.48

Chips

$4.32

Pico de Gallo

$8

Salsa Roja

$4.32

12 oz.

Salsa Verde

$4.32

Jalapenos

$4.32

Hot Peppers

$4.32

Papas Fritas

$4.26

French fries.

Cebollitas

$4.32

Grilled green onions.

1 Enchilada with cheese in tomato sauce

$3.6

Chiles Toreados

$3.6

Tortillas

$1.2

6 pieces.

Side of Cheese

$1.44

Sour Cream

$1.44

Avocado

$1.8

Drinks

Agua Fresca

$3.9+

Jarrito

$4.2

Canned Soda

$2.1

Bottled Water

$1.98
El Faro Restaurant.

Menu

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Hours

Monday - Sunday
8:00am - 11:00pm

Contact

  • 9 N State St
  • Elgin, IL 60123
  • 847-888-0161

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