• Maine
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  • The Mex

The Mex

(207) 667-4494
  • 191 Main St, Ellsworth, ME 04605
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  • Mexican
  • $$$$$
(207) 667-4494
  • Menu
  • Desserts - Finale
    • Cheesecake $6.95

      Our chef's own unique recipe makes this the lighest & yummiest you'll ever find anywhere, anyhow. Flavors vary from day to day.

    • Fried Ice Cream $5.95

      A classic dessert vanilla, ice cream rolled in a crispy crumb coating, fried, then topped with chocolate sauce & whipped topping. Unforgettable.

    • Screamin Chimi $6.25

      Ice cream wrapped in a crisp fried pastry, topped with honey and cinnemon, divinel.

    • Carmel Flan $5.95

      Mexican custard topped with a light caramel sauce.

    • Mextasy Pie $5.95

      One bite & you'll know why this is so popular smooth, chacolaty, light & creamy with a hint of kahlua. Experience mextasy.

    • Heaven Cake $5.95

      We layer crushed cookies, ice cream, rich chocolate sauce, whipped topping & walnuts it earned its name.

    • Key Lime Pie $5.95

      It's tart, it's smooth, it's a mexican must-have.

    • Banditas $5.95

      Light, flaky pastry curls served with cinnamon, honey & confectioner's sugar. This dessert gets a 5 star rating.

    • Chocolate Chimichanga $6.5

      A chocolate bar wrapped in a flour tortilla, deep-fried, topped with chocolate sauce. Delicious.

    • Ice Cream $3.95

      We serve fresh made in maine ice cream vanilla & the flavor of the day.

    • Ice Cream $4.25

      With chocolate sauce and sprinkles.

  • Appetizers
    Juan-derful beginnings
    • Cheesy Artichoke N Chile Dip $10.5

      A warm, creamy blend of artichokes, mild green chilies & fresh parmesan cheese, with a touch of jalapeno for zing.

    • Coconut Shrimp $9.25

      Large shrimp with a coconut breading, deep fried and served with our sour cream dressing.

    • Crab Dip $12.95

      A creamy dip made with fresh crabmeat and served with mex tortilla chips.

    • Margarita Wings $7.25

      Chicken wings soaked in our special marinade (a little tequile is part of the secret) mild or hot.

    • The Mex Fiesta Sampler $17.5

      A delicious combination of 3 coconut shrimp, 3 stuffed zucchini, 3 margarita wings and a chile relieno. perfect for sharing.

    • Stuffed Zucchini Sampler $11.25

      A healthy vegetable combo they're steamed, chilled, then some filled with melted cheese, some salsa, & some guacamole.

    • Crispy Meltdown $6.5

      A large, lightly fried flour tortilla covered with melted cheese. Yummy.

    • Cheese Filled Jalapenos $6.95

      Six fresh jalapeno halves topped with melted cheese, yee hoa these babies are hot.

    • Seviche $10.95

      A mex marinade of haddock & crisp fresh veggies. Light and refreshing.

  • Soups
    • Chili $5.5

      Can't have a mexican restaurant without it we're proud of ours, mild or house, meat or vegetarian.

    • Spicy Sausage Soup $5.5

      Chunky tomato & vegetables with zesty jalapeno cilantro sausage mumnn yum.

    • Chicken With Lime $5.5

      A light n lusty soup combining fresh vegetables, lime, spices, and chicken. (Cure the sick, raise the dead).

    • Mex Onion $5.5

      Our award-winning version of an all time classic, made with a rich chicken base, tortillas & melted cheese.

    • Dry Soup $5.5

      Long-grain brown rice prepared with v-8 juice, veggies and spice combined with cheese and a choice of filling.

    • Sweet Potato Soup $5.5

      A blend of sweet potatoes and spices with a hint of honey, cinnamon and cloves, sweet and delicious.

    • Black Bean Soup $5.5

      Velvet smooth, irresistible topped with sour cream.

    • Garlic Soup $5.5

      Creamy, those who like garlic will love this one.

    • Potato Leek Soup $5.5

      Topped with cheese, this one will warm your heart.

    • Chicken Mole $14.25

      A rich blend of nuts, chilies & chocolate. Served over tender pieces of chicken breast on a crisp tortilla.

    • Smothered Burritos $13.95

      We smother 1 or 2 jumbo burrites with mild or house chili, topped with sour cream.

    • Pollo Loco $13.95

      (Crazy chicken) tender pieces of white chicken breast marinated in our secret sauce, then baked on a bed of rice and topped with a spicy (though not hot) sauce and melted cheese.

    • Vegetable Fajitas $13.95

      Skillet-seared medley of marinated zucchini, tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, green peppers, onions and celery. Roll it up in flour tortillas with guacamole, sour cream & salsa

    • Vegetable Fajitas $16.5

      With meat or tofu.

    • The Good Old Red, White And Green $13.75

      1 or 2 flour tortillas rolled around melted cheese, beans and stuffing topped with a medley of greens stripped with three authentically different dressings. A mex classic.

    • Burritos $12.95

      A northern mexican tradition cheese, stuffing & beans rolled up in 1 or 2 flour tortillas. Topped with sour cream.

    • Tacos $10.95

      We fry 2 or 4 corn tortillas, fill them up with cheese, stuffing, lettuce & salsa and then you love every last bite.

    • Lightly Fried Flour Shell Tacos $11.95

    • Enchiladas $12.95

      2 Or 3 soft corn tortillas rolled up with beans and stuffring. All topped with red sauce, cheese & sour cream.

  • More Than Salads
    Dressings rojo (red), tomato based, yum blanco (white), sour cream with herbs & spices wine vinaigrette, zesty, with oil & red wine vinegar verde (green), spinach & cilantro herb, salsa, chopped fresh vegetables in a vinaigrette.
    • Mex Super Salad $15.5

      Try several of our delicious favorites the burrito, enchilade & taco salad choice of stuffing & dressing. Served with rice & chips.

    • Burrito Salad $10.75

      Burrito filled with melted cheese, beans & choice of stuffing, topped with salad and dressing. Served with rice.

    • Taco Salad $10.5

      Two crisp corn baskets filled with your favorite stuffing, cheese, greens, dressing and salsa.

    • Tostada Salad $10.5

      Large crisp tortilla smothered with beans, cheese & choice of stuffing, topped with cool crisp greens & dressing.

    • Enchilada Salad $12.5

      Two fresh corn tortillas rolled with beans & your favorite stuffing. Topped with a mild tomato sauce, melted cheese, salad and dressing.

    • Stuffed Avocado $14.95

      Crisp greens and veggies surround and avocado filled with cheese & stuffing, topped with dressing elegant.

    • Chili Salad $10.5

      We fill an edible bowl with mild or house chili, cheese, greens, salsa, olives, and surround it with salad.

    • Chimi Salad $10.5

      A fried burrito with beans, cheese, choice of stuffing & topped with mex bbq sauce, salad & dressing.

    • Burrito Grande $16.95

      We fill an extra large tortilla with beans, rice, cheese, chili, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, green peppers, onion black olives and your choice of stuffing.

    • Mex Fajita Salad $13.5

      Choose your sizzling favorite beef, chicken, veggies, tofu, spicy sausage, or shrimp & scallops. Served on fresh mixed greens and topped with your choice of dressing shrimp & scallops.

    • Tossed Salad $4.25

      A mixed medley of greens and vegetables with your choice of dressing.

  • Mex Stuffings
    Many items on the menu ask you to specify your stuffing of choice.
    • Meat

      Chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, spicy sausage, chorizo, shredded pork.

    • Vegetarian

      Tofu, tomato, green pepper & onion, cheese & raisins, cheese & onions & sour cream, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots & celery.

    • Seafood $4.25

      Haddock, crab, shrimp scallop combo.

  • From The Sea
    • Seafood Sensation $21.95

      This delectable platter features a large shrimp & scallop burrito, our seviche & an irresistible cheese quesadilla.

    • Haddock Vera Cruz $19.95

      Poached icelandic haddock smothered in a sauce of sauteed tomatoes, onions, capers, olives & mild chilies on a bed of rice. A favorite with the mariachis of vera cruz.

    • Seviche $12.5

      A tangy and refreshing mexican classic. Filet of haddock marinated in fresh lime and lemon juices, tossed with tomatoes, onions green peppers and jalapenos, served to you chilled on a bed of crisp salad stuff.

    • Crab Enchiladas $14.95

      One or two of our most famous enchiladas stuffed with delicate crabmeat, covered with our sauce, melted cheese, sour cream & guacamole. Served with a cheese quesadilla, gold medal winner at the crab olympics.

    • Seafood Stuffed Chile Relleno $18.95

      A pablano chile stuffed with shrimp, scallops, crab, rice and cheese served over a bed of mex rice with our vera cruz sauce.

    • Coconut Shrimp $11.95

      Large shrimp with a coconut breading. Deep fried and served with our mex rice and a tossed salad.

    • Vera Cruz Burritos $16.95

      One or two burritos filled with shrimp, scallops & cheese, all smothered with a sauce of sauteed tomatoes, onion, capers, olives & mild chilies.

  • Nachos
    • The Ultomato $11.25

      A jumbo nacho plate topped with cheese, olives, and a choice of topping served with sides of sour cream, guacamole, refried beans, salsa and jalapenos if you like.

    • Mex Nachos $6.25

      We fry our own tortilla chips fresh daily and top them with mild red sauce & melted cheese.

    • Mex Skins $6.25

      Lightly fried potato skins topped with melted cheese.

    • Small Mex Nachos or Skins with Toppings $7.5

      Add any of the following toppings to your mex nachos or mex skins: guacamole, sour cream, salsa, chicken, tofu, fresh veggies, refried beans, ground beef, shredded beef, chorizo, spicy sausage.

    • Large Mex Nachos or Skins with Toppings $11.25

      Add any of the following toppings to your mex nachos or mex skins: guacamole, sour cream, salsa, chicken, tofu, fresh veggies, refried beans, ground beef, shredded beef, chorizo, spicy sausage.

    • Chips & Salsa $6.25

    • Chips & Guacamole $7.95

  • Especiales Mex
    All especiales are served with mex rice & refried beans.
    • Fajitas $14.95

      Choice chunks of marinated beef, tofu, chicken or spicy sausage served with sizzling veggies on a cast iron skillet. Roll them all up in flour tortillas with guacamole, sour cream & salsa. Add $4.25 for shrimp or scollops.

    • Lazy Enchiladas $13.95

      A zesty tomato n herb sauce over 1 or 2 flour tortillas filled with beans, cheese & choice of stuffing. Its topped with sour cream.

    • Chile Rellendos $14.25

      Two or three green chilies stuffed with monterey jack cheese are rolled in a flour tortilla & lightly fried, then topped with sour cream. A unique mex version of this dish.

    • Chimichangas $12.95

      One or two fried burritos filled with beans, cheese & choice of stuffing, then topped with mex bbq sauce & cheese.

    • Quesadillas $12.95

      One or two lightly fried tortillas folded over melted cheese and stuffing, topped with sour cream.

    • Burrito, Enchilada & Taco $19.95

      For the begeener or the pro, this is a scrumptious choice, your choice of stuffing, topped with sour cream.

    • Mex Sampler $23.95

      Start out with your choice of soup, and then indulge in this tasty variety a chimichanga & enchilada with your choice of stuffing plus a chile relleno all served up with sour cream.

  • La Carte
    • Burrito $6.5

    • Encliada $5.95

    • Chimichanga $6.5

    • Taco $3.25

    • Flour Shell Taco $4.95

    • Chile Relleno $6.5

    • Quesadilla $6.5

    • Refried Beans $2.75

    • Mex Rice $2.75

    • Guacamole $2.5

    • Sour Cream $0.95

    • Salsa $3.5

    • Extra Cheese $2.75

    • Extra Meat $2.75

    • Basket Of Chips $3.95

    • Tortillas (3) $1.95

  • Blue Plate Specials
    Blue plate specials includes a tossed salad or soup.
    • The Mex Mix $11.75

      Choose one soup, la carte item and dressing for your tossed salad. The perfect combination.

    • Rice N Beans $10.5

      Mex rice combined with our 4 bean variety, topped with cheese & salsa and surrounded by crisp greens.

    • Fish Tacos $11.75

      Two or four crisp tacos with fried haddock, lettuce & salsa. These are just too good.

    • Acapulco Empanadas $11.5

      We combine crab, scallops & shrimp in 1 or 2 lightly fried tortillas & melt cheese over both. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.

    • Baja Burrito $11.25

      One or two jumbo burritos with beans, cheese, and stuffing topped with our famous salsa.

    • Burrito Mole $11.25

      It's filled with beans, cheese & stuffing, then topped with our smooth & nutty mole sauce. It has all the flavor of old mexico.

    • Black Bean Burrito $11.25

      One or two jumbo burritos with a choice of stuffing, smothered with our black bean sauce & sour cream.

  • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
    • Fountain Soda $2.5

      (One free refill). pepsi, diet pepsi, ginger ale, mountain dew, root beer, sierra mist & club soda.

    • Soda By The Bottle $3.5

      Bar harbor root beer.

    • Juice By The Glass $2.95

      Apple, cranberry, grape, lemonade grapefruit & v-8.

    • Sparkling Juice $2.75

      Choice of juice & club soda for a light and lively treat.

    • Water $2.5

      Sparkling poland spring lime & poland spring.

    • Milk - Regular $1.5

    • Milk - Chocolate Milk $1.95

    • Coffee - Hot Or Iced $2.25

    • Hot Chocolate $2.25

    • Teas $1.95

      Twinings darjeeling & earl grey celestial seasonings green tea, chamomile, chai, mint magic, red zinger.

    • Iced Tea $2.25

      Home brewed, unsweetened, with a hint of mint.

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