El Portal Mexican Restaurant

32235 Date Palm Dr # 101, Cathedral City
(760) 202-6685

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Carne Asada Nopales Y Frijoles de la Olla
Enchiladas del Mar Están Deliciosas
Tacos de Carne Asada Y Birria
Tostada and Chile Relleno
Chile Relleno D4 Camaron
Chorizo Breakfast Plate
Carne Asada Quesadilla
Quesadilla Carne Asada
Shredded Beef Taco
Mexican Enchiladas

Menu

Appetizers
Nachos
Fresh corn tortilla chips heaped with melted jack cheese, refried beans, sour cream, and guacamole.
Guacamole
Chunks of fresh avocado, blended with chopped tomatoes and onion.
Coctel de Camaron
Succulent shrimp served in its own broth with chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, avocado, cucumber, clamato, and lime.
Campechana
A tasty cocktail shrimp and octopus served in a sauce with chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, avocado, cucumber, clamato, and lime.
Queso Fundido
Chorizo with melted cheese. Served with an order of corn or flour tortillas.
Tostada de Ceviche
Corn tortilla shell mounded with chopped shrimp marinated in lemon juice mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and cilantro.
Seafood Taco
Soft corn tortilla filled with succulent shrimp and cheese. Topped with lettuce, pico, and house creamy sauce
Taquitos
3 crispy rolled tacos filled with your choice of beef or chicken. Topped with lettuce, chopped tomatoes, grated fresh cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Stuffed Chiles
6 yellow chiles stuffed with cheese and chorizo served with tortillas. Add shrimp for an additional charge.
El Portal Sampler
3 mini burritos, 2 crispy rolled chicken taquitos, 1 quesadilla, 4 stuffed yellow peppers with chorizo, beans, guacamole, and sour cream.

Fajitas, Tacos & Quesadillas
Chicken Fajitas
Beef Fajitas
Shrimp Fajitas
Combo Fajitas
Beef and chicken
Trio Fajitas
Chicken, beef, and shrimp.
Soft Tacos
Asada, pastor, chicken, chorizo, barbacoa All tacos include onion and cilantro. Chicken include lettuce, cheese, and pico
Crispy Tacos
Shredded beef, chicken, or ground beef. All tacos served with lettuce, pico, and cheese
Cheese Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Cactus Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Chicken Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Steak Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Quesadilla Combination
Carne asada and chicken.

Enchiladas
Enchiladas el Portal
3 corn tortillas filled with cheese, rolled, and smothered with chile colorado sauce. Topped with shredded fresh cheese, fried potatoes, lettuce, slices of tomatoes, and avocado, and sour cream. No rice or beans.
Enchiladas Rancheras
2 fresh corn tortillas filled with cheese, rolled, and smothered with ranchero sauce. Topped with melted cheese. Includes rice and beans
Enchiladas de Chile Colorado
2 corn tortillas filled with your choice of cheese, shredded beef, or chicken, rolled, and smothered with chile colorado sauce. Topped with melted cheese. Includes rice and beans
Enchiladas del Mar
2 corn tortillas filled with sautéed shrimp and spinach. Smothered with chile poblano sauce. Topped with melted cheese. Includes rice and beans
Enchiladas Suizas
2 fresh corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken. Smothered with our special tomatillo sauce and melted cheese. Includes rice and beans

Traditional Entrees
Chicken/Steak Ranchero
Choice of sirloin or grilled chicken sautéed with tomatoes and potatoes. Topped with ranchero sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Carne Asada
Sirloin steak grilled to perfection along with jalapeno peppers and onions. Includes rice and beans.
Milanesa
Thin sirloin steak breaded and grilled to perfection. Includes rice and beans.
Barbacoa
Len tender chunks of beef simmered in a special flavor red sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Pork Ribs
Savory ribs topped with our red spicy sauce and served with sauteed nopales. Includes rice and beans.
Carnitas
Tender, juicy simmered pork topped with pico. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones el Portal
Succulent shrimp, sauteed and smothered in our special chile poblano sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones a la Dibala
Tender shrimp topped with chipotle sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Seafood Platter
Aguachile-marinated shrimp, shrimp ceviche, and fresh oysters.
Chiles Rellenos de Camaron
2 pobalno mild fire roasted chile stuffed with shrimp and jack cheese then dipped in egg batter and deep fried to a golden brown. Topped with ranchero sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones Rancheros
Tender sauteed shrimp, smothered in our ranchero sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones Fiesta
Succulent shrimp wrapped in bacon and bursting with flavor. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones Mojo de Ajo
Tender shrimp, sauteed in our house garlic butter. Includes rice and beans.
Mojarra Frita
Whole deep fried bone in tilapia. Includes rice and beans.
Oysters

Combinations
1 Choice Combination
2 Choices Combination
3 Choices Combination

Breakfast

Huevos con Machaca
2 fresh eggs mixed together with shredded beef, chopped tomato, onion, and green bell pepper. Includes potatoes and beans.
Huevos con Chorizo
2 fresh eggs mixed with Mexican sausage (chorizo). Includes potatoes and beans.
Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs, refried beans, your choice of chorizo, machaca, or ham plus cheese folded into a fresh flour tortilla.
Huevos Rancheros
2 fresh eggs prepared on fresh corn tortilla and topped with ranchera sauce. Served with beans and potatoes.
Mexican Omelette
2 scrambled eggs served with chopped green bell peppers, onions, and cheese and your choice of ham, chorizo, or vegetables. Served with beans and potatoes.
Huevos Divorciados
2 eggs prepared as you choose, 1 topped with tomatillo sauce and the other with chipotle sauce. Served with beans and potatoes.
Breakfast Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips simmered with our homemade red sauce, topped with cheese and sour cream, and 2 eggs on the side. Include carne asada for an extra charge.

A La Carte
Enchiladas a la Carte
A fresh corn tortilla stuffed with jack cheese. Smothered with red, green, or ranchero sauce. Add beef or chicken for an additional charge.
Chile Relleno a la Carte
Mild fire-roasted poblano chile stuffed with jack cheese, then dipped in egg batter deep-fried to a golden brown topped with ranchero sauce.
Burrito
Refried beans, rice, cheese, and your choice of meat. Garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Sopes a la Carte
Deep-fried thick corn tortilla mounded with the topping of your choice.
Tostada a la Carte
Flat corn tortilla shell with a layer of beans mounded with your choice of shredded beef, chicken, or tinga. Topped with fresh greens, shredded cheese, avocado, and sour cream.
Chimichanga
Burrito filled with refried beans, rice, and cheese and then deep fried to a golden brown, topped with ranchero sauce. Garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream. Add beef or chicken for an additional charge.
Cheeseburger a la Carte
Lean ground beef on grilled bun with cheese. Served with french fries and condiments.
Torta
Bread roll stuffed with your choice of meat. Topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, beans, mayo, and avocado.
Tamale a la Carte
Homemade fresh tamale stuffed with pork or chicken.

Sides
Rice
Beans
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Avocado Slices
4 pieces
Fresh Tortillas
3 pieces
Chiles Toreados
3 pieces.
Chips & Salsa To Go
French Fries

Soups & Salads
Tostada Salad
A layer of beans topped with lettuce, shredded jack cheese, guacamole, and sour cream and topped with tender pieces of grilled chicken, shredded beef or ground beef. Served in a flour tortilla shell.
House Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomato, avocado, and other fresh vegetables.
Frijoles de la Olla
Cooked beans garnished with chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and fresh cheese.
Albondigas
A traditional Mexican soup made from mildly spiced meatballs and fresh vegetables in a rich, flavorful broth. Includes tortillas.

Soft Drinks
Soda
Aguas Frescas
Iced Tea
Fresh Roasted Coffee
Milk

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Recent Reviews

We ate at El Portal for the first time tonight. We tried the Barbacoa, Sopes and Chili Rellenos. They were all really good. The corn tortillas, rice and beans tasted home made. The service was really good as well.
September 2025
Ordered some take out from El Portal tonight based on recommendations from friends and it was excellent. Everything was fresh and well prepared. Tasted great! Prices very reasonable too.
July 2025
These people were great. We literally came right before closing accidentally.We didn't know they were closing at a certain time and they still offered to service and insisted.We stayed very nice people, service and food.
February 2025

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El Portal Mexican Restaurant

32235 Date Palm Dr # 101, Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 202-6685