El Charro Cafe - El Mercado

your choice of a: el charro style ground beef, rolled chicken ,or shredded beef

your choice of a: grilled chicken, grilled fish, cerveza fish, carnitas, or carne asada taco on soft corn or flour tortilla.

your choice of: queso (white or yellow), spinach con crema, barbacoa, or pollo el charro (red or green sauce available)

these were the smash of the summer! two seasoned beef & chorizo rolled taquitos with avocado crema on top.

two tacos, one each of our carne con chile red and green with a dash of sour cream and plenty of supreme flavors!

(imas sabor!). your choice of: carne con chile con queso (red or green), carnitas, barbacoa, pollo el charro, or our two new recipes of ground beef served cantina style or our farmer's style vegetarian!

served with tortillas. choice of mole clásico or mole colorado & queso casero over charbroiled chicken breast. arroz blanco y frijoles charros.

two of our tucson favorites! one corn tamal and a delicious sonoran flat enchilada.

your choice of carne seca recipes: lunch-size platter, taco or burrito. (imas sabor!)

we invented them and fry in non-trans fat oil.

arroz, beans, sour cream, & cheese mixed inside.

baked with mexican casero cheese.

queso melt style baked with red or green enchilada sauce.

enchilada style, guacamole, sour cream, & pico salsa.

your choice of these delicious sonoran sandwiches on mexican. artisan torta bread. made with queso casero & avocado. crema and served with seasoned french fries or arroz & frijoles. charro burger, grilled chicken, carnitas, new! clasico frijol & avocado (vegetarian). (add $2.00 for avocado & bacon). (price each)

your choice of recipe served atop our low fat arroz blanco & frijoles enteros with avocado. carnitas, char-grilled verduras (vegetarian), carne con chile verde, or grilled chicken. (price each).

with grilled chicken & queso casero.

with grilled shrimp & queso casero.

chef carlotta's kitchen table recipe served fresh with our chunky pico de charro salsa.

with whole wheat tortilla. toasted golden brown with olive oil, green chile, avocado, & part skim queso casero.

add a trio of guacamole, sour cream, & frijoles to any cheesecrisp or quesadilla above.

3 per order on crisp corn tostaditas (sorry, recipes don't combine). ceviche recipe: marinated shrimp, basa fish, avocado, cucumber, tomato and fresh lime. carnes recipes: one each of carne con chile red, green, and carnitas with guacamole & sour cream.

(vegetarian available and enchilada style available). 8 assorted mini chimis, sour cream, pico de charro salsa.

handmade tamale sampling of pork carnita, chicken tomatillo, & fresh corn (vegetarian).

a grande platter of 8 bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp stuffed with queso chihuahua served with a zesty recipe of chorizo & frijoles for dipping and sharing. featuring our delicious crema de rajas, house made chips, and sour cream garnish.

with sour cream garnish.

bits of bacon, and chunks of avocado.

green chile, elote rústico

classic recipe of red chile broth with seasoned lean pork and hominy.

our famous tomato soup served every friday since 1922!

try our new! fideo de las flores recipe on the back page of this menu? a mexican kitchen classic!

with fresh lean ground beef, frijoles, & sour cream.

grilled chicken, bits of bacon, and chunks of avocado

(Choice of vinaigrette de la casa or charro ranch dressing). house greens salad.

mixed greens, frijoles & queso casero.

the legend? a deliciously grande ½ pound portion of our world famous el charro carne seca. lean angus beef sun-dried to perfection, shredded and grilled with green chile and onions. served with guacamole, pico de charro salsa, arroz & frijoles refritos or charros, flour or corn tortillas.

queso blanco enchilada & your choice of a crisp shell taco of either; rolled chicken, barbacoa, carnitas, el charro style ground beef or add $1 for carne seca.

grilled chicken bahia soft taco, pollo el charro enchilada, and a chicken tamal

carnitatamal, el charro beef taco, queso blanco enchilada.

enchilada del mar, cabo shrimp taco, green corn tamal.

el charro carne seca, chile relleno, flour or corn tortillas.

chile relleno, rustico avocado & queso blanco enchilada in green tomatillo sauce, fideo clásico & charro beans.

plato estilo tampiquena (allow for extra time). choice of grilled chicken, fish, or carne asada sirloin steak and queso blanco enchilada (choice of red or green sauce), fideo clasico, & tortillas (add $2 for steak).

camarones de ajo (allow for extra time), platter of garlic shrimp, enchilada de barbacoa in green tomatillo sauce, arroz blanco y frijoles & tortillas.

fresh ground corn cakes & enchilada sauce.

2 per order. choice of recipe baked in either red colorado or green tomatillo sauces. queso (white or yellow cheese), pollo el charro, grilled chicken, new carnitas!, barbacoa shredded beef.

2 per order. queso casero white or yellow cheese, spinach & mushroom (vegetarian), pollo el charro, grilled chicken, barbacoa shredded beef, new carnitas!, carne con chile (red or green chile recipe).

`two grilled chicken enchiladas topped with our mole clasico

choice of recipe baked in: red, green, or sour cream.

three enchiladas of carne seca, barbacoa shredded beef, and pollo el charro covered in a colorful flag of red, white, and green sauces with queso casero white cheese.

three enchiladas of spinach, mushroom, arroz, frijoles enteros, grilled vegetables, queso and trio of sauces.

three white fish & shrimp enchiladas baked in crema de rajas white sauce with queso casero.

two per order. grilled chicken, bits of bacon, and chunks of avocado in delicious tomatillo green sauce with queso casero. note: vegetarian avocado only recipe also available.

they're back! tres enchiladas in flour tortillas filled with; barbacoa in mole colorado, shrimp in mole tomatillo, and chicken in mole clasico.

in honor of usa today newspaper naming tucson's el charro cafe. "the home of the chimichanga" and for voting our carne seca chimichanga as one of "the 50 best plates in america," we proudly offer the usa today with the works; guacamole, pico de charro salsa, sour cream, queso, arroz y frijoles. viva usa!

(spinach & mushroom, arroz blanco, queso, charro beans, & rustic corn salsa)

(cerveza fish recipe)

(grilled camarones con mojo de ajo y arroz blanco)

with guacamole.

with grilled onions & queso chihuahua

(grilled chicken, bits of bacon, and chunks of avocado).

(ground beef, sour cream, yellow cheese, and frijoles)

(red or green chile recipes)

with grilled onions & queso chihuahua

invented and perfected here using only heart-healthy (el charro cooks with non-trans fat oils. the best oil for a healthy heart!), non-trans fat oil!

add arroz, frijoles, crema avocado, & mexican casero cheese inside.

baked with mexican casero cheese.

queso melt style with red or green enchilada sauce.

enchilada style with guacamole, sour cream, & pico de gallo salsa.

a legend filled with passion and opinion. 85 years ago, there was only one way to truly make a taco: form a ground beef patty, fold it in a tortilla and fry it in a pan. this is how we do tacos, and if you want a taste of history, give ?em a try!

grilled white fish, cerveza fish or carnitas

tacos con crema

grilled shrimp or carne asada

grilled white fish, cerveza fish, beef barbacoa, or carnitas

grilled shrimp or carne asada

shredded beef barbacoa, or carnitas.

(one each of red & green carne con chile with iceberg, sour cream, & queso)

(vegetarian) served with fresh greens & fideo clasico.

with seasoned beef and chorizo

with grilled shrimp

with el charro carne seca

handmade tamale sampling of pork carnitas, chicken tomatillo, and fresh corn

(white or yellow).

(n/a recipes below).

carne seca, steak, shrimp

(choice of recipe)

(after 2 servings).

(corn, flour, or wheat)

(n/a recipes below).

carne seca, steak, shrimp

(refills).

(low cholesterol egg substitute and whole wheat tortillas available upon request). 3 large fluffy homemade pancakes with multi grain & corn flour batter.

churro bites, "charro chulos" bite-sized sopapilla nuggets & warm chocolate sauce.

french toast dusted with cinnamon & sugar.

(low cholesterol egg substitute and whole wheat tortillas available upon request).

scrambled egg & yellow cheese served with papitas and frijoles.

single delicious pancake or slice of French toast w/strawberries & whip cream!

delicious corn masa fry bread topped with grilled ham, eggs over easy, & raja sauce.

creamy mexican white cheese, spinach, mushroom, & guacamole.

layers of corn tortilla, queso casero, mole colorado & eggs over easy.

carnita tamal and sonoran enchilada topped with 2 eggs over easy.

grilled steak filets & eggs, guacamole, sour cream, & pico.

new chile relleno stuffed chimichanga.

with fresh avocado & salsa fresca.

two eggs with bacon.

ronaldo's favorite breakfast sandwich! egg, queso, frijoles, guacamole, & pico salsa. (add bacon or ham for $1.95!).

patron xo, chilled cafe, chocolate & cinnamon.

partida & agave nectar mexican chocolate & cinnamon.

patron xo, cafe, cinnamon, & vanilla bean ice cream.

chilled sparkling wine, fruit puree, & juice mimosa, strawberry, mojito, or peach.

a dozen each of; mini chimis, taquitos, and quesadillas. with pico de charro salsa, avocado crema, frijoles (refritos or charros), and sour cream.

two pounds of chicken, shrimp, or steak fajitas, arroz, frijoles (refritos or charros), avocado crema, pico salsa, crema, and tortillas.

a heaping pound of el charro carne seca, avocado crema, arroz, & frijoles (refritos or charros), pico salsa, and tortillas.

onion, and tomato. perfect to make your own at home!

fresh corn, red chile pork, or chicken tomatillo

dulce de leche, chocolate, or pumpkin

shredded beef barbacoa, pollo el charro, "new" carnitas.

w/ cilantro crema.

or charro beans

(serves 8 with sour cream).

"enchilada casserole" (serves 8 with sour cream)

tortilla, tomato, albondigas, caldo de queso, pozole (by the gallon)

(large bag)

(by the dozen).

(one dozen assorted)

serves 8-10 people (24 hour notice).

(10 count)

(one pan serves 12)

picante, tomatillo, basico, chunky pico, fire roasted. (available by the jar. buy any 11 jars of our bottled salsa and get the 12th free!).

red, green, mole clásico, or avocado crema.