Cuisines and Dishes at El Portal:
- Mexican
El Portal
695 E Green St,
Pasadena
CA
91101
elportalrestaurant.com (626) 795-8553
Menu for El Portal
Botanas & Appetizers
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La Fuente
$13.75
A platter of mixed appetizers with breaded shrimp, nachos, flautas, quesadilla strips, taquitos, sour cream & guacamole
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Nachos
$8.00
Fresh chips, topped with beans, cheese, tomato, ranchera sauce, sour cream & guacamole
- Nachos with Shredded Beef or Chicken $9.25
- Nachos with Steak or Carnitas $10.75
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Quesadilla
$8.00
A large flour tortilla folded with melted cheddar and jack cheese. Served with sour cream & guacamole
- Quesadilla with Shredded Beef or Chicken $9.50
- Quesadilla with Steak or Carnitas $11.00
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Taquitos or Flautas
$7.50
Three taquitos of corn tortilla or two flautas of flour tortilla, served with fresh guacamole
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Guacamole
$6.25 - $7.50
Freshly made, served with chips
Salads
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Ensalada Maya
$12.00
Baby mixed greens, topped with julienne of seared chicken breast cajun marinade , caramelized walnuts, tomato wedges, sweet onion and gorgonzola cheese, all served with a chardonnay mustard dressing
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Ensalada Mexicana
$4.25
Mixed greens with jicama, tomato, corn, cucumber served with your choice of dressing
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Grilled Chicken & Avocado
$11.25
Mixed greens with jack and cheddar cheese, tomato, grilled breast of chicken julienne and avocado slices
Soups
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Albondigas
$4.25 - $6.50
Fresh vegetables in chicken stock with or without meat balls of beef
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Black Beans
$4.25 - $6.50
A puree of abajeno black beans, finished over open fire with a flavor of epazote, diced onion & touch of garlic
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Sopa de Tortilla
$4.25 - $6.50
Fresh vegetables and roasted tomatoes in chicken broth, all blended with corn tortillas. Served with tostaditas julienne, queso fresco & diced avocado
Tostadas
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El Portal Tostada
$12.00
Caesar salad, over black beans topped with julienne of grilled breast of chicken, avocado, a touch of parmesan, diced tomatoes, jicama and baby corn
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Tostada Tradicional
$10.25
Your choice of shredded chicken or beef, lettuce, diced tomato, grated cheese, over pinto beans. Served with sour cream & guacamole
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Vegetarian Tostada
$10.25
Sauteed fresh seasoned vegetables, over pinto beans, diced tomatoes, pickled red onion, grated cheese, cucumber, jicama and avocado slices. Great and healthy
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Shrimp Tostada
$13.25
Mixed greens, black beans, avocado slices, pico-papaya, queso fresco, spicy grilled shrimp, with chardonnay mustard dressing
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Tostada de Fajitas
$13.00
Our famous beef or chicken fajitas over rice, black beans, all covered with romaine lettuce. Served with guacamole and sour cream
Mariscos El Portal Seafood
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Flat Spinach & Shrimp Enchilada
$13.00
A soft tortilla covered with sauteed spinach, pico de gallo & baby shrimp, topped with a second tortilla, salsa verde, melted cheese, avocado slices and sour cream
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Fish Tacos Rosarito
$12.75
Lightly breaded white fish filet, served on corn tortillas with pico de gallo, mexican coleslaw guacamole, tartar sauce, rice and beans
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Shrimp Tacos
$12.75
Breaded shrimp, served on corn tortillas with mexican cabbage, guacamole, chipotle mayo, rice and beans
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Seafood Fajitas
$16.75
Large shrimp (4), baby scallops & tilapia, all sauteed with red & green bell peppers , onions, tomatoes and mushrooms, finished with a touch of achiote sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
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Salmon Victoria
$15.00
Filet of salmon, pan seared in olive oil and burnt herb butter, served with chef cesar's remoulade sauce. Rice and fresh vegetables
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Camarones con Tocino
$15.50
Jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon & lightly fried to crisp. Served around a ring of rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo & guacamole
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Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
$15.50
Large shrimp sauteed with fresh crushed garlic and diced sweet onion, finished with a touch of chardonnay wine. Served with spanish rice and fresh vegetables in season
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Tilapia Yucatan
$14.75
Filet of tilapia marinated in chipotle and lime, then pan seared, finished in a sauce of capers and green olives. Served with fresh vegetables and rice
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Camarones a la Diabla
$15.50
Shrimp of the Gulf, delicately sauteed with spicy chipotle adobado, tomato sections, diced bell pepper and onion. Rice and beans
- One Enchilada de Camaron a la Carte $10.50
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Enchilada de Camarones with Combo
$13.75 - $18.75
Sauteed large shrimp wrapped in corn tortilla with melted cheese and topped with tomatillo sauce, sour cream and fresh avocado slices
Combinations
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One Enchilada
$9.50
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese
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Two Enchiladas
$10.75
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese
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One Crisp Taco
$9.50
Choice of shredded beef or chicken
- Two Crisp Tacos - Beef or Chicken $10.75
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One Chicken Tamal
$9.50
Topped with red chili sauce and melted cheese
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Fresh Anaheim Chile Relleno
$9.75
Filled with cheese, lightly coated in egg butter
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One Taco & One Enchilada
$11.00
Choice of shredded beef, chicken or cheese
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One Chile Relleno & One Crisp Taco
$11.50
Choice of beef or chicken on your taco
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One Chicken Tamal & One Taco
$11.00
Choice of beef or chicken on your taco
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One Chile Relleno & One Tamal
$11.50
Relleno filled with cheese and chicken tamal
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One Enchilada & One Chicken Tamal
$11.00
Enchilada of beef, chicken or cheese
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Fresh Chile Relleno, Taco & Enchilada
$13.50
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese
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Chicken Tamal, Taco & Enchilada
$13.50
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese
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Two Soft Tacos of Carne Asada
$12.75
Side of pico de gallo & guacamole
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Two Soft Tacos of Carnitas
$12.75
Served with pico de gallo & gucamole
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One Enchilada & One Chile Relleno
$11.25
Beef, chicken or cheese on your enchilada
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Taquitos (3) with Rolled Corn Tortillas
$10.75
Choice of beef or chicken
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Flautas (2) with Flour Tortillas
$10.75
Choice of beef or chicken
Burritos
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Pork & Beans
$10.50
Ranchera sauce
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Carne Asada Burrito
$12.25
Ranchera sauce
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Bean & Cheese Burrito
$7.25
With red sauce
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Shredded Chicken or Beef
$9.75
With red-sauce
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Fajitas of Chicken or Beef Burrito
$12.00
Red and ranchera sauce
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All Pork and Green Chile
$11.25
Verde sauce, with no beans
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El Portal Vegetarian Burrito
$10.25
Steamed zucchini, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli and green and red bell peppers, served with tri-sauce
Chimichanga
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A Large Flour Tortilla
$11.25
Filled with cheese and your choice of chicken, beef or pork, then wrapped and fried crispy, served with rice, beans, guacamole & sour cream
Egg Dishes
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Huevos a la Mexicana
$9.75
Diced sauteed onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, finished with scrambled eggs. Served with tortillas
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Mushroom Omelette
$10.25
An egg torta with sauteed spinach and mushrooms with a touch of garlic. Topped with melted cheese and avocad0 slices. Corn or flour tortillas
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Machaca con Huevos
$10.25
Scrambled eggs mixed with shredded beef, crushed tomatoes, onion & bell pepper, tortillas
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Chorizo con Huevos
$10.25
Three eggs scrambled with lean mexican sausage, tortillas served
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Huevos Rancheros
$10.25
A crispy corn tortilla with black beans topped with two fried eggs, ranchera sauce, melted cheese and diced tomato
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Chilaquiles con Huevos
$10.25
Crisp fried tortilla chips finished with ranchera sauce, cheese and topped or mixed with two eggs
A la Carte
- Enchilada $4.00
- Beef or Chicken Taco (Crispy or Soft) $4.00
- Asada or Carnitas Soft Taco $5.25
- Chile Relleno $5.00
- Mexican Tamal $4.75
- Yucatan Tamal $4.75
- Fresh Vegetables $3.75
Yucatan Specials
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Yucatan Trio
$14.50
A taste of three authentic and popular dishes of our peninsula. A portion of cochinita pibil, one yucatan style tamale of chicken and grilled poc-chuc. Served with pickled onion, rice, black bean soup and tortillas
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Poc - Chuc
$12.75
Tender thin slices of pork, touch of garlic & grilled. Served with chutney of broiled tomato, onion & cilantro with side of black beans soup and tortillas
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Panuchos
$12.50
Small corn tortillas filled with puree of black beans, lightly pan sauteed, covered with shredded lettuce, grilled chicken, avocado, sliced tomatoes & pickled onion
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Tamales de Yucatan
$12.25
Shredded chicken finished in achiote, a touch of epazote, folded in thin masa, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed, topped with fresh tomato sauce. Truly homemade. Served with rice and black beans
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Cochinita Pibil
$13.50
A unique flavor of yucatan. Tender pork, marinated in achiote spice & lime juice, wrapped in banana leaves, slowly oven roasted. Served with pickled onion, rice, black beans & tortillas
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Enchiladas de Mole
$12.75
Chef reyna's exquisite mole sauce served over two chicken enchiladas, topped with toasted sesame seeds and sour cream. Rice and black beans
Mexican Specials
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Fajitas
$14.25
Julienne of tender grilled beef or chicken sauteed with tomatoes, mixed bell peppers, onions & a touch of achiote sauce. Served in a hot skillet with a side of pico de gallo, guacamole, rice and beans
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Steak or Chicken Picado
$13.50
Tender beef or chicken diced and sauteed with sweet onion, tomatoes and mixed bell peppers. Rice and beans
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Carne Asada
$15.50
Tender and tasty choice flat iron steak, broiled to order, served with a cheese enchilada, rice, fresh vegetables, pico de gallo and guacamole
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Chicken Tequila
$13.25
Young chicken flavored with tequila, fresh orange juice and a touch of chipotle chile, then roasted. Served with rice and fresh vegetables
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Carnitas
$12.50
Pork simmered in citrus juice and mild spices, then finished in a casserole until tender. Served with rice and beans, pico de gallo and guacamole
Our Special Dishes
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Cochinita Pibil
Tender pork, wrapped and baked in banana leaves. Marinated in achiote and lime juice. Served with pickled onion, rice and black beans
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Panuchos de Yucatan
Small tortillas filled with puree of black beans, lightly pan sauteed, covered with diced lettuce grilled chicken, julienne and pickled onions
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Tamales de Yucatan
Chicken in achiote, a touch of epazote, diced and then folded and wrapped in banana leaves before steamed
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Enchilada de Mole
Chef reyna mole sauce served over two chicken enchiladas topped with toasted sesame seeds and sour cream
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Flat Spinach Enchilada
A soft tortilla covered with sauteed spinach and baby shrimp or without the shrimp, topped with a second tortilla, salsa verde, melted cheese, avocado slices, and sour cream
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El Portal Tostada
Crisp tortilla topped with black beans, caesar salad, julienne of grilled breast of chicken, avocado, touch of parmesan, cubed tomatoes, jicama, and baby corn
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Fajitas
Beef or chicken with tomato, bell pepper and onion served with pico de gallo sour cream and guacamole
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Carne Asada
New york steak broiled to order served with cheese enchilada and guacamole
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Carnitas
Tender pork pieces served with tortillas, pico de gallo and guacamole
Side Orders
- Guacamole $2.50
- Sour Cream $1.50
- Rice $2.75
- Beans (Pinto or Black) $2.75
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Tortillas
$1.25
Three corn or two flour
- Chips & Salsa $4.50
Children Menu
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Panchito
$6.50
One crisp or soft taco
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Nacho Burro
$6.50
One small burrito
- La Pinata (One Enchilada) $6.50
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La Fiesta
$6.50
One cheese quesadilla
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El Sombrero
$6.50
Two rolled taquitos
- El Gallito (Scrambled Eggs) $6.50
Desserts
- Warm Espresso Bread Pudding with Ice Cream $5.25
- Flan with Kahlua $5.50
- Flan de Yucatan $4.50
- Warm Brownie with Ice Cream $5.25
- Cheese Cake with Raspberry Sauce $3.50
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Ice Cream
$4.00
French vanilla, coconut pineapple, dutch chocolate, dark cappuccino, mint & chip, mango, cookies & cream & horchata
- Cappuccino $4.25
- Espresso $3.00
Mas Beverages
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Soft Drinks
$2.50
Coke, diet, sprite, fanta & lemonade
- Tea (Hot or Iced) $2.50
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Aguas Frescas Coba
$2.50
Mango, guayaba & tamarindo
- Horchata $2.50
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Juices
$2.50
Orange, cranberry or apple
- Coffee $2.50
- Milk $2.50
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Ratings and Reviews for El Portal
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May 01 2012
Katie G. via Yelp
The service at this restaurant is slow to say it gently. The host takes forever to acknowledge you and it stays slow all the way to getting your check. The...read more
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Apr 25 2012
rosaline z. via Yelp
This place was packed when our party of 8 arrived. The only available seats were the outdoor ones, but our group was starving so we gladly took them. The...read more
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Apr 20 2012
Tad B. via Yelp
After shopping in Old Town we always check in at El Portal. It is the best Mexican restaurant around --- margaritas and food from Yucatan.read more
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Oct 03 2008
flytba via Citysearch
Very dissapointed in the new owners. The old restaurant had good food a very good drinks. The new owners changed the menu, incre...read more
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Aug 01 2007
michmill813 via Citysearch
Another nice restaurant in Pasadena. I ordered the Chile Verde burrito, asked for extra cheese, and was very happy with the resul...read more
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Apr 06 2005
ulycies via Citysearch
The service was quite pleasant . The location is quiet and there is lovely outdoor seating - shaded and sunny - for nature lovers....read more
From Citysearch
In Short
Natural light and exposed-brick walls dotted with vibrant paintings create a cozy, unpretentious atmosphere. Complement the potent Cadillac margaritas with the indulgent appetizer platter--an assortment of chicken and pork taquitos and flautas, quesadillas and nachos. Rich achiote-based sauces and marinades break from the chili heat of most Mexican menus. Soft flour tortillas accompany marinated pork cochinita pibil, and enchiladas de Jaiba are stuffed with crab and enveloped in cream sauce.
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