Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy

3395 Nicholasville Rd
Lexington, KY 40503

(859) 971-0922

Starters

  • Chile Con Queso
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  • traditional dip made with melted, blended cheeses and fresh roasted poblano and anaheim chiles.
  • Abuelo's Dip Sampler
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  • three terrific dips: queso diablo - a rich, spicy combination of traditional mexican cheeses and chili, chile con queso, and avocado cream - a cool and soothing guacamole dip.
  • Guacamole
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  • fresh, seasoned avocado with diced tomatoes, minced onion and lime.
  • Layered Dip
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  • chile con queso with roasted chiles, layered with guacamole, refried beans, seasoned ground beef, sour cream and diced tomatoes.
  • Green Chile Chicken Quesadilla
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  • grilled quesadilla stuffed with chicken, roasted red and green chile strips, mushrooms, sauteed onions and cheese. garnished with diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro. served with sour cream and guacamole.
  • Traditional Nachos
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  • individual tortilla chips baked with cheese and topped with seasoned ground beef, shredded beef, chicken or refried beans in any combination. served with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and jalapeno slices.
  • Fajita Nachos
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  • individual tortilla chips baked with cheese and your choice of wood-grilled fajita steak or chicken. served with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and jalapeno slices.
Soup

Our soups are made fresh from scratch daily. Bowl, cup cup with entree.

  • Tortilla Soup
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  • spicy soup of seasoned chicken with fresh vegetables served over diced avocados and topped with grated cheese and tortilla strips.
  • Sopa Del Dia
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  • ask your server about today's fresh-made soup of the day.
Salads

Add a cup of soup for. Dressing options: honey lime - southwest ranch - honey mustard fat - free vinaigrette.

  • Grilled Chicken Salad
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  • freshly mixed green salad tossed in honey mustard dressing and served with shaved wood-grilled chicken, mandarin oranges, toasted caramelized almonds, tomatoes, golden raisins and avocado slices.
  • Fajita Salad
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  • choice of wood-grilled marinated fajita steak, fajita chicken or seven yucatan barbecue basted shrimp, served over a freshly mixed green salad with a variety of cheeses and guacamole.
  • Reynosa Salad
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  • fresh, green salad layered with seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, jack and cheddar cheeses, chile con queso, charro beans, diced tomatoes and guacamole.
House Specialties - Beef

All selections served with charro beans and papas con chile. Abuelo's recommends st. frances cabernet with these selections.

  • Los Mejores De La Casa
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  • the best of the house! succulent combination of wood-grilled, bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin medallions and bacon-wrapped shrimp, stuffed with fresh jalapeno and blended cheeses.
  • Ribeye Steak And Enchiladas
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  • choice 10 oz. hand-cut ribeye steak, wood grilled and served with two enchiladas of your choice.
House Specialties - Chicken

All selections served with charro beans and mexican rice. Abuelo's recommends fetzer pinot grigio with these selections.

  • Sauteed Chicken Zucchini
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  • lightly sauteed premium chicken breast with sliced zucchini, roasted red peppers and corn in a delightfully spicy cream sauce.
  • Chicken With Shrimp Mojo De Ajo
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  • seasoned grilled chicken breast topped with six shrimp sauteed in a mexican-style garlic butter sauce.
  • Stuffed Chicken Medallions
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  • medallions of chicken breast stuffed with chorizo, poblano and cheese, and then lightly fried to perfection.
House Specialties - Seafood

All selections except shrimp mojo de ajo are served with fresh, seasonal vegetables and mexican rice. Abuelo's recommends fetzer chardonnay with these selections.

  • Pescado Guerrero
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  • wood-grilled, tender mahi-mahi steak with fresh shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, spinach, roasted peppers and sliced avocado in a delicious white wine sauce.
  • Alambre De Camaron
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  • wood-grilled, bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed with jalapeno and blended cheeses, and seasoned to perfection.
  • Salmon Santa Cruz
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  • wood-grilled norwegian salmon filet topped with a lemon wine sauce.
  • Enchiladas De Cozumel
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  • three delicious crepes filled with fresh guacamole, covered in a rich white wine sauce with a medley of perfectly seasoned shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, fresh spinach and roasted peppers.
  • Shrimp Mojo De Ajo
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  • angel hair pasta topped with shrimp sauteed in mexican-style garlic butter. served with fresh, seasonal vegetables.
  • Tilapia Veracruz
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  • delicate filets of tilapia sauteed with fresh shrimp, scallops, tomatoes, roasted poblano strips, and olives.
Fajitas

Sizzling wood-grilled seasoned steak, chicken, shrimp or vegetables served with grilled onions, charro beans, guacamole, sour cream, shredded cheese, pico de gallo and flour tortillas.

  • Fajita Trio
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  • (steak/chicken/shrimp)
  • 14 Yucatan
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  • Barbecue Basted Shrimp
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  • Marinated Fajita Steak
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  • Marinated Fajita Chicken
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  • Combination Fajitas
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  • marinated steak and chicken shrimp with choice of steak or chicken
  • Vegetable Fajitas
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  • add a side of mexican rice
Combinations

All combinations served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice.

  • The Grande
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  • the ultimate combination! three enchiladas - one beef, one cheese and one sour cream chicken, cheese chile relleno, tamale, crispy beef taco and guacamole.
  • The Monterrey
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  • sour cream chicken enchilada, avocado enchilada, spinach enchilada, chicken ranchera enchilada, cheese chile relleno, crispy chicken taco and guacamole.
  • Chile Rellenos
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  • two delicious chile rellenos - one featuring blended cheeses and one with shredded beef - topped with your choice of ranchera sauce or chile con queso.
  • Fajita Tacos
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  • three wood-grilled marinated fajita steak or fajita chicken soft flour tortilla tacos. served with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Sonora
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  • tender shredded beef burrito topped with chile con queso, cheese enchilada and tamale.
  • Juarez
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  • crispy beef taco, tamale, chicken enchilada and cheese enchilada.
  • Matamoros
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  • cheese chile relleno, chicken enchilada and beef enchilada.
  • Fajita Chimichanga Steak Chicken
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  • your choice of wood-grilled marinated fajita steak or fajita chicken, with blended cheeses and anaheim pepper, in a lightly fried flour tortilla. topped with your choice of chile con queso or ranchera sauce, and served with sour cream and guacamole.
  • Quesadillas Al Horno
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  • oven-baked quesadilla with your choice of wood-grilled marinated fajita steak, fajita chicken or spinach, topped with melted cheese and garnished with diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro.
  • Laredo
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  • beef enchilada, cheese enchilada and crispy beef taco.
  • Mi Abuelo's Manjar
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  • grandfather's favorite meal features three stacked enchiladas layered with beef, cheese and chile con carne. topped with two eggs.
  • Durango Burrito
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  • spicy shredded beef rolled in a flour tortilla with chile con queso topping and served with guacamole.
  • Nogales
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  • two large flour tortilla enchiladas - one with shredded beef and ranchera sauce, and one with chicken and sour cream sauce. garnished with fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes.
  • Tostada Combination
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  • crisp tostada topped with refried beans, shredded lettuce, mixed cheeses and diced tomatoes. served with your choice of taco, enchilada, or cheese chile relleno. tostada with taco, tostada with enchilada, tostada with cheese chile relleno
Enchiladas

All enchiladas served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice. The idea of wrapping and filling tortillas is a custom that originated with the aztecs. The traditional mexican wrap we know today as "enchilada" is a p

  • Seasoned Ground Beef
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  • with chile con carne.
  • Shredded Beef
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  • with chile con queso, red chile sauce or ranchera sauce.
  • Cheese
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  • with chile con carne, green chile or red chile sauce, with onions on request.
  • Chicken
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  • with sour cream sauce, green chile or ranchera sauce.
  • Spinach
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  • with cream sauce or ranchera sauce.
  • Avocado
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  • with cream sauce or ranchera sauce. add two eggs for.
Signature Sides

Add an extra side to any meal for only.

  • Papas Con Chile
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  • abuelo's signature side! a wonderful taste combination of whipped red potatoes, four cheeses, red and green peppers, sour cream and the perfect touch of garlic and jalapeno.
  • Mexican Rice
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  • our fresh-made recipe combines rice with the perfect blending of tomatoes, chiles, carrots, corn, red and green peppers, and seasonings.
  • Refried Beans
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  • made from the finest frijoles pintos, bacon and seasonings.
  • Charro Beans
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  • fresh pinto beans, perfectly seasoned with spices, bacon and pico de gallo.
  • Espinaca Casserole
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  • our unique blending of spinach, sauteed and seasoned mushrooms, onions, garlic, peppers and cheeses.
  • Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
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  • steamed to perfection to seal in the natural flavor.
Senior Meals

For our guests 60 and over.

  • One Choice
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  • your choice of enchilada or taco, served with mexican rice and refried beans.
  • El Paso Burrito
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  • seasoned ground beef, charro beans and blended cheeses, rolled in a flour tortilla and baked with chile con carne. served with mexican rice, lettuce and diced tomatoes.
  • Chicken Mojo De Ajo
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  • seasoned grilled half chicken breast topped with a mexican-style garlic butter sauce and served over mexican rice with fresh, seasonal vegetables.
  • Chile Relleno
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  • chile pepper stuffed with your choice of blended cheeses or shredded beef - topped with ranchera sauce or chile con queso. served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice.
  • Enchilada And Taco
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  • your choice of enchilada and a crispy or soft taco with seasoned ground beef, shredded beef or chicken. served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice.
  • Enchiladas
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  • your choice of any two enchiladas from our extensive enchilada selection. served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice.
  • Half Quesadilla Al Horno
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  • oven-baked quesadilla with your choice of wood-grilled marinated fajita steak, fajita chicken or spinach topped with melted cheese. garnished with diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro. served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice.
  • Soup And Salad
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  • fresh green salad layered with seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, jack and cheddar cheeses, chile con queso, charro beans, diced tomatoes and guacamole - with a cup of soup.
  • Huevos Rancheros
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  • two cheese enchiladas with chile con carne and two eggs, served with a side of ranchera sauce. served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice.
  • Sauteed Chicken Zucchini
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  • lightly sauteed chicken breast with sliced zucchini, roasted red peppers and corn in a spicy cream sauce. served with charro beans and mexican rice.
  • Tilapia Veracruz
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  • filet of tilapia sauteed with shrimp, scallops, tomatoes, roasted poblano strips and olives. served with fresh, seasonal vegetables and mexican rice.
  • Stuffed Chicken Medallions
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  • medallions of chicken breast stuffed with chorizo, poblano and cheese, then lightly fried to perfection. served with refried beans and your choice of papas con chile or mexican rice.
Children's Menu

For our guests ages 12 and younger. Each served with choice of refried beans and mexican rice or french fries. Small soft drink or milk included.

  • Cheese Enchilada
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  • Crispy Beef Taco
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  • Beef & Bean Burrito
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  • Soft Beef Taco
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  • Cheese Nachos
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  • Tamale
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  • Cheese Quesadilla
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  • Chicken Nuggets
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Desserts

  • Tres Leches Cake
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  • famous mexican traditional sweet vanilla cake with three creams
  • Dulce De Leche Cheesecake
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  • creamy cheesecake whipped with mexican caramel and served with leche quemada, a sweetened milk sauce
  • Traditional Flan
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  • our award-wining recipe traditional mexican egg custard
Beverages

Please see our complete drink menu on your table for all items.

  • Tea
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  • Sweetened Raspberry Nestea
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  • Dasani Bottled Water
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  • Coca-Cola
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  • Diet Coke
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  • Dr. Pepper
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  • Sprite
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  • Milk
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  • Coffee
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