El Vecino Mexican Restaurant

1492 Forestdale Blvd, Birmingham
(205) 798-5188

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Salsa and Chips with Lights Reflected in It
Grilled Chicken Fajita Quesadilla
Rib Eye Steak and Grilled Shrimp
Carne Asada Tacos De Carne Asada
Queso Dip and Chips and Salsa
Tortilla Chips and Salsa
El Vecino Super Fajitas
Beef & Chicken Burrito
Flaming Cheese Fajitas
Ensalada de Camarones

Menu

Appetizer
Guacamole Dip (Small)
Small.
Chorizo Dip (Small)
Small.
Jalapeño Peppers (Small)
Small.
Chicken Soup
Pico de gallo, sliced avocado, and rice.
Beef Nachos
Beef and cheese nachos only.
Chicken Nachos
Chicken and cheese nachos.
Bean Nachos
Beans and cheese nachos only.
French Fries
Mozzarella Stick (6 pcs)
Cocktail Shrimp
Sliced avocado, nachos jalapeños, and pico de gallo.
Cheese Nachos
Nachos and cheese only.

Salad and Ensaladas
Taco Salad
Served in a crispy flour shell and filled with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Taco Salad Mixto Beef and Chicken
Large flour shell filled with beef, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and homemade guacamole.
Crispy Chicken Taco Salad
Golden crispy chicken breast topped with cheese. Garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and sour cream.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, croutons, cheese and caesar dressing.
Guacamole Salad
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese and guacamole. Small.
El Vecino Taco Salad
Crispy shell filled with marinated grilled flank steak, chicken, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, garnished with lettuce, sour cream, and cheese.
Ensalada De Camarones
Jumbo shrimp over a bed of lettuce with sliced avocado, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and red bell peppers.

Mexican Plate
Beef Burrito Supreme
Large flour tortilla rolled with picadillo beef, topped with grilled mushrooms and cheese. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and tossed salad.
Enchiladas Rancheras
Three marinated chicken enchiladas topped with salsa ranchera and cheese. Served with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, and tossed salad.
Mama's Chile Rellenos
2 beef poblano peppers breaded with eggs topped with salsa and cheese. Served with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, and guacamole salad.
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Crispy corn tortillas cooked with marinated shredded chicken, eggs, and salsa verde. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.

À La Carte
Crispy Tacos
Topped with lettuce and cheese.
Soft Tacos
Topped with lettuce and cheese.
Tamale
Wrapped in a corn husk shell.
Spanish Rice
Shredded Chimichangas
Deep fried to a golden brown and topped with cheese sauce.
Quesadilla
Topped with cheese.
Mushrooms Quesadilla
Topped with cheese.
Cheese Quesadilla
Topped with cheese.
Quesadillas Spinach
Topped with cheese.
Chalupa
Taco De Guacamole
Refried Beans
Breaded Beef Chile Relleno
Poblano pepper breaded with eggs, topped with salsa and cheese.
Tostada De Guacamole

Entrées
Fajita Quesadilla
Grilled meat with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and topped with cheese sauce.
Burritos
Ground beef or shredded chicken or beans, topped with burrito sauce and cheese.
Chicken Primavera
Jumbo grilled chicken breast topped with cheese. Served over Spanish rice and mixed vegetables. Broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, and yellow squash.
Enchiladas Verdes
3 marinated chicken enchiladas topped with homemade salsa verde and cheese. Served with Spanish rice refried beans and tossed salad.
Pollo Asado
Marinated grilled chicken breast served with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, tossed salad, and 3 flour or corn tortillas.
Pollo Con Mole
Marinated chicken breast cooked with our traditional mole sauce. Served with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, and 3 flour or corn tortillas.
Chimichanga
Large flour tortilla rolled with marinated shredded beef or chicken deep-fried to golden brown and topped with cheese sauce. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and tossed salad.
Shrimp Fajita Quesadilla
Jumbo shrimp grilled with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes topped with cheese sauce.
Shrimp Fajita Burrito
Jumbo shrimp grilled with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce.
Enchiladas Supreme
Combination of beef, chicken, and cheese enchiladas topped with cheese and enchilada sauce. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and tossed salad.

Vegetarian Vegetarian Dishes (Vegetarian Platos Vegetarianos)
Vegetable Fajitas
Fresh-grilled vegetable broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, yellow squash, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, tossed salad, and 3 tortillas wrap.
Mushrooms Burrito
Fresh-cut mushrooms, cooked with our Mexican spices. Served with Spanish rice, beans, and guacamole salad.
Three Spinach Enchiladas
Fresh baby spinach rolled with soft corn tortillas topped with enchilada sauce and cheese. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and tossed salad.
Two Bean Burritos
Topped with cheese.
Cheese Quesadilla Cheese Taco and Cheese Enchilada

House Specials (Especiales De La Casa)
El Burro Loco
Chimichanga Deluxe
Quesadilla Deluxe
One beef and one chicken quesadilla topped with spinach, sour cream, and cheese sauce.
Three Beef Crispy Tacos
El Vecino Pollo Wrap
Carne Asada
Tacos De Carne Asada
Tamales Deluxe
Enchiladas Mexicanas
Taco Al Carbon

El Vecino Specialties
Steak Ranchero
Bistec À La Mexicana
Pork Carnitas
Steak & Shrimp
T-Bone Steak (12 oz)
Cut Center Steak & Grilled Shrimp

Seafood
Grilled Shrimp Tacos
Shrimp Enchiladas
Camarones À La Diablo
Shrimp Burrito
Shrimp Primavera
Shrimp Al Mojo De Ajo
Shrimp Chimichanga

Vegino Combination Plates
Two Crispy Tacos, Rice & Beans
Burrito, Taco, & Enchilada
Chalupa, Taco, Rice & Beans
Taco, Tostada, & Enchilada
Burrito, Enchilada, Rice, & Beans
Enchilada, Tamale, Rice, and Beans
Quesadilla, Taco, Rice and Beans
Burrito, Chile Relleno, Rice, & Beans
Enchilada, Two Tacos, Rice, & Beans
Beef Tostada, Taco, Rice, & Beans
Burrito, Chalupa, Taco, & Enchilada
Two Tamales, Enchilada, Rice, & Beans
Burrito, Taco, & Two Enchilada
Carrito
Served with rice and beans.
Chile Relleno, Rice, & Beans
Chile Relleno, Enchilada, Rice, & Beans

Lunch
Two Enchiladas
2 corn tortillas rolled with picadillo beef, topped with cheese and enchilada sauce. Served with Spanish and Mexican refried beans.
Burrito Special
1 beef enchilada and 1 beef crispy taco. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Speedy Gonzales
1 beef enchilada, and 1 beef crispy taco. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Served with french fries.
Philly Cheesesteak
Grilled with onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and cheese. Served with french fries.
Taquitos Mexicanos (3 pcs)
Shredded beef or chicken flautas deep-fried to golden brown. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and sour cream.
Cheeseburger and French Fries
Cheeseburger topped with lettuce, tomatoes, pickle, onions, mayo, and cheese.
Chimichanga
Shredded beef or chicken deep-fried to golden brown topped with cheese sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Two Crispy Beef Tacos
Served with Spanish rice and Mexican refried beans.
Plato San Luis
Burrito, taco, enchilada, and chalupa.
Cheese Dip Burrito
Beef or chicken topped with cheese sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Quesadilla Enchilada and Taco
Quesadilla, enchilada, and crispy taco.
Quesadilla Special
Beef or chicken served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and sour cream.
El Vecino Enchiladas Plate
Beef, chicken, cheese, and beans enchiladas topped with grilled onions, salsa enchilada, and cheese.
Chicken Fingers and French Fries
Chicken fingers, and french fries.
Huevos Con Chorizo
2 scrambled eggs cooked with Mexican chorizo. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and (3) flour or corn tortillas.
Spicy Burrito
Topped with chile con carne and cheese, and served with Spanish rice and Mexican refried beans.
Enchilada, Tamale and Two Tacos
Enchilada, tamale and two crispy tacos.
Chile Relleno and Beef Taco
Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and guacamole salad.
Burrito, Enchilada, Taco, and Tamale
Fiesta Taco Salad
Beef or chicken served in a crispy flour shell topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese.
Muchos Nachos
Golden crispy nachos topped with beef or chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, jalapeños, and cheese.
Quesadilla Deluxe
One beef and one chicken quesadilla topped with spinach, sour cream, and cheese sauce.
Asada Quesadilla
Served with french fries and topped with cheese quesadilla and fries.
Pollo Loco
Marinated tender grilled chicken over Spanish rice, and topped with cheese.
Dos Tacos De Carnitas
Flour or corn tortillas filled with marinated pulled pork, topped with hand-cut onions and cilantro. Served with Spanish rice and Mexican refried beans.
Enchiladas Suiza
2 chicken enchiladas topped with homemade salsa verde, cheese sour cream, and cheese. Served with Spanish rice and Mexican refried beans.
Two Fish Tacos
Flour or corn tortillas topped with creamy sauce, pico de gallo, and sliced avocado. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans french fries or guacamole salad.
La Preferida
Chile relleno, flauta and steak quesadilla.
Tostada
Served with Spanish rice and Mexican refried beans.
Pork À La Mexicana
Marinated pulled pork grilled with hand-cut cilantro, jalapeños, onions, and tomatoes. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, and 3 flour or corn tortillas.

Lunch Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Our fajita is made with fresh marinated and grilled strips of tender chicken. Served on a sizzling platter with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, tossed salad, and 3 flour or corn tortillas. Our fajitas are made with fresh marinated and grilled strips of tender steak, chicken, or shrimp. Served on a sizzling platter with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream cheese, and 3 flour or corn tortillas.
Shrimp Fajitas
Steak Fajitas
Our fajita is made with fresh marinated and grilled strips of steak, served on a sizzling platter with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, tossed salad, and 3 flour or corn tortillas. Our fajitas are made with fresh marinated and grilled strips of tender steak, chicken, or shrimp. Served on a sizzling platter with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream cheese, and 3 flour or corn tortillas.
Steak and Chicken Fajitas
Lunch Trio Fajitas
Steak, chicken, and shrimp. Our fajitas are made with fresh marinated and grilled strips of tender steak, chicken, or shrimp. Served on a sizzling platter with Spanish rice, Mexican refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream cheese, and 3 flour or corn tortillas.

Drink
Soda

Desserts
Sopapillas
Churros
Flan
Fried Ice Cream

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Recent Reviews

The food was good but the waiter got the order wrong and would not admit that she made a mistake and insisted that we were lying we both ordered shrimp dishes but the one she served was chicken even the manger would not honor the waiter's mistake. We had to purchase 3 meals instead. What is this world coming to when you get accused of lying, where you choose to spend your money. 😭
May 2025
El Vecino Mexican restaurant has great food with great service and a very good atmosphere. My wife and I love the trio fajitas, which come with tender steak, grilled shrimp, and chicken.
The portions are large and I guarantee you will be satisfied!
December 2024
In my opinion, the diamond in the ruff when it comes to Mexican restaurants in the Birmingham metro area. I've been going here for years.

Parking: Spacious and quick access to Hwy 78
November 2024

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El Vecino Mexican Restaurant

1492 Forestdale Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35214
(205) 798-5188