Cafe El Portal Menu and Prices

4.8 (254 reviews)83 menu items · 13 categoriesUpdated May 28, 2026

Lunch Specials $9

  • Huevos A La Mexicana

    $0.00

    scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions and jalapeños.

  • Huevos Con Chorizo

    $0.00

    scrambled eggs with mexican sausage.

  • Huevos Con Nopales

    $0.00

    scrambled eggs with cactus.

  • Huevos Rancheros

    $0.00

    lunch special sauce choice: mole sauce, salsa roja.

  • Chile Con Huevo

    $0.00

    scrambled eggs covered with mild jalapeño and green tomato sauce.

Aperitivos

  • Pelliscadas

    $6.00

    round-shaped corn masa layered with refried beans, chorizo, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco.

  • Frijoles Con Totopos

    $5.00

    refried beans topped with fresh queso fresco and served with totopos (tortilla chips).

  • Sopes

    $6.00

    round-shaped masa layered with refried beans with your choice of chicken or beef, lettuce, sour cream and queso fresco.

  • Sopes De Camaron

    $8.00

    round-shaped masa topped with sautéed shrimp and goat cheese.

  • Guacamole & Chips

    $8.00

    family recipe.

  • Pico De Gallo & Chips

    $5.00
  • Elote Asado

    $2.50
  • Tamales

    $7.50

    choice: chicken, pork, vegetables.

  • Choriqueso

    $9.00

Sopas

  • Sopa De Pollo

    $4.00

    chicken soup.

  • Sopa De Frijol

    $4.00

    black bean soup.

  • Sopa De Tortilla

    $5.00

Ensaladas

  • Nopal Cactus Salad

    $0.00

    salad dressing choice: balsamic vinaigrette, raspberry dressing.

  • Tropical Salad

    $6.50

    greens with jicama, mango and raspberry dressing.

  • Mexicana Salad

    $0.00

    salad dressing choice: balsamic vinaigrette, raspberry dressing.

  • El Portal Salad

    $6.50

    mixed greens topped with toasted pumpkin seeds, almonds and house dressing.

Quesadillas

  • Tinga Quesadilla

    $9.00

    marinated beef. sautéed beef cooked in tomato chipotle sauce.

  • Pollo Quesadilla

    $9.00

    chicken. sautéed chicken cooked in tomato chipotle sauce.

  • Nopales Quesadilla

    $9.00

    cactus. grilled cactus sautéed with onions and oregano.

  • Calabaza Quesadilla

    $9.00

    zucchini. sautéed yellow squash and zucchini with onions and oregano.

  • Hongos Quesadilla

    $9.00

    mushroom. sautéed mushrooms with onions, oregano and epazote.

  • Huitlacoche Quesadilla

    $10.00

    corn-mushroom. sautéed corn-mushroom with onions and epazote.

  • Queso De Cabra Quesadilla

    $9.50

    goat cheese with avocado and roasted jalapeños.

  • Flor De Calabaza Quesadilla

    $9.50

    pumpkin flower cooked with onions and epazote.

  • Cecina Quesadilla

    $11.00

    steak and cheese on a flour tortilla.

  • Chorizo Quesadilla

    $9.00

Tacos Three Per Order

  • Tacos De Lengua

    $9.50

    beef tongue tacos.

  • Camaron Tacos

    $12.50

    shrimp served on flour tortilla with avocado and chipotle sauce.

  • Al Pastor Tacos

    $8.00

    roasted chili-rubbed pork with small pineapple cubes.

  • Pollo Tacos

    $8.00

    sautéed chicken in red sauce.

  • Hongos Tacos

    $8.00

    sautéed mushrooms, onions, epzote and melted cheese.

  • Chorizo Tacos

    $8.00

    mexican sausage. marinated ground pork in a guajillo chili sauce.

  • Pescado Tacos

    $9.50

    grilled cod fish, chipotle peppers, tomatoes and onions.

  • Cecina Tacos

    $9.50

    steak tacos garnished with onions and cilantro and served on a corn tortilla.

  • Carnitas Tacos

    $9.50

    grilled por, onions and jalapenos

Burritos

  • Carne Burrito

    $10.50

    tortilla filled with beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and roasted chili-rubbed pork.

  • Nopales Burrito

    $10.50

    tortilla filled with beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and our secret recipe cactus.

  • Pollo Burrito

    $10.50

    tortilla filled with beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and chicken cooked in tomato and chipotle sauce.

  • Tinga Burrito

    $10.50

    tortilla filled with beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and beef cooked in tomato and chipotle sauce.

  • Espinacas Burrito

    $9.50

    tortilla filled with beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and spinach.

  • Camaron Burrito

    $12.50

    tortilla filled with beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and shrimp.

  • Plain Burrito

    $9.00

Enchiladas

  • Vegetarianas Enchilada

    $12.00

    rolled corn tortilla filled with zucchini and mushrooms topped with green tomato sauce.

  • Verdes Enchilada

    $12.00

    rolled corn tortilla filled with chicken and topped with green tomato sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, fresh cheese and light sour cream.

  • Mole Rojo Enchilada

    $12.00

    rolled corn tortilla filled with chicken and topped with our exotic mole sauce topped with lettuce, tomatoes, fresh cheese and light sour cream.

  • Cheese Enchilada

    $11.00

    salsa verde or mole sauce.

Chilaquiles $12

  • Pollo Chilaquiles

    $0.00

    chicken. sautéed tortilla slices in green tomato sauce topped with fresh cheese and light sour cream.

  • Cecina Chilaquiles

    $0.00

    steak. sautéed tortilla slices in green tomato sauce topped with fresh cheese and light sour cream.

House Specialties

  • Chile Rellenos

    $16.00

    poblano pepper filled with cheese, pumpkin flower and covered in a light cream sauce, served with rice and beans.

  • Mole De Pollo Oaxaqueño

    $18.00

    this exotic family recipe consists of chicken on the bone bathed in a delicious mole sauce containing chocolate and chilies, served with rice and beans.

  • Tampiqueña

    $16.00

    three mole enchiladas, steak and beans, served with guacamole.

  • Mole Verde De Pollo

    $16.00

    chicken on the bone bathed in mole verde sauce containing pumpkin seeds, epazote, cilanto and jalapeños, served with rice and beans.

  • Sautéed Shrimp

    $18.00

    choice of huitlacoche or garlic sauce, served with spinach and rice.

  • Adobo De Puerco

    $15.00

    pork chops in chilli guajillo sauce, served with rice and beans.

Extras

  • Bottle Of Salsa

    $8.00

    salsa roja or salsa verde.

  • Beans

    $1.50

    black or pinto.

  • Rice

    $1.50
  • Jalapeños

    $0.50
  • Sour Cream

    $0.50
  • Side Of Carnitas

    $3.00
  • Side Of Chicken

    $3.00
  • Side Of Camaron

    $5.00
  • Side Of Aguacate

    $2.00
  • Side Of Fish

    $3.00
  • Side Of Steak

    $3.00
  • Side Of Chorizo

    $3.00
  • Side Of Vegetales

    $2.50

Postres $5

  • Flan

    $0.00
  • Pastel De Tres Leches

    $0.00
  • Tarta De Chocolate

    $0.00

Bebidas

  • Soda

    $2.00

    coca-cola, sprite, seltzer, ginger ale, diet-coke.

  • Jarritos

    $2.00

    choice: pineapple, mandarin, tamarind, lime, grapefruit.

  • Cidral

    $2.00

    apple-flavored soda.

  • Agua De Pepino

    $2.50

    cucumber water.

  • Horchata

    $2.50

    rice water.

  • Té Caliente

    $2.00

    hot tea.

  • Café De Olla

    $2.00
  • Mexican Chocolate Caliente

    $3.00

    hot chocolate.

Prices may vary by location. Confirm with the restaurant before ordering.