Marieta's East

1746 E Main St, El Cajon
(619) 442-6671

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Pollo Asada Chimichanga
Beans and Enchiladas
Bean and Cheese
Rice and Beans
Chips Salsa
Guacamole
Burrito
Taco

Menu

Breakfast
Spanish Omelete
Two egg omelete style filled with cheese and covered with our special Spanish sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Machaca Con Huevos
Shredded beef mixed in with two scrambled eggs, green peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Marieta's Omelete
Two egg omelete style, filled with avocado slices, and cheese covered with our Spanish sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Huevos Ahogados
Two scrambled eggs mixed with our Mexican sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
Two fried eggs on a corn tortilla covered with our special ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Huevous Con Chorizo
Two scrambled eggs mixed with our Mexican chorizo. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

Appetizers
Carne Asada Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla filled with USDA-choice steak, melted cheese, and garnished with guacamole.
Quesadilla Ranchera
Grilled flour tortilla filled with chicken and melted cheese topped with ranchera sauce.
Ceviche
Savory fish cocktail.
Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with sauce, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Queso Fundido
Cheese fondue with our delicious homemade chorizo. Served with tortillas.
Carne Asada Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with sauce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and topped with USDA choice steak.
Shrimp Cocktail
Served in a traditional Mexican manor.
Guacamole Dip
Fresh avocado mixed with tomatoes and spices topped with sour cream.
Marietas Sampler
Four taquitos rancheros, two cripsy flautas, and flour quesadilla. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Tostada Loca
A crispy flour tortilla topped with shredded beef, tomatoes, onions, melted cheese, and garnished with sour cream.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla filled with shrimp, melted cheese, and green peppers. Served with guacamole.
Tostada De Ceviche
Two small crisp corn tortillas, topped with our savory fish cocktail.
Flour Tortilla Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla filled with melted cheese and green peppers.
Corn Tortilla Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, green peppers, and garnished with sour cream.

Soups
Sopa De Albondigas
Mexican meatball soup with vegetable broth. Served with tortillas.
Menudo
Beef tripe with tortillas.
Sopa De Tortilla
Sopa De Frijoles
Boiled bean soup with our special ranchera sauce and onions. Served with tortillas.
Caldo De Camaron
Shrimp and vegetable soup with chopped avocado. Served with rice and tortillas.
Caldo De Pescado
Fish and vegetable soup with chopped avocado. Served with rice and tortillas.

Salads
Ensalada De Pollo
Green salad served with chicken breast.
Ensalada De Aguacate
Green salad served with avocado slices.
Ensalada De Camaron
Green salad served with shrimp.
Caesar Salad
Green salad mixed with cheese and Caesar dressing.
Ensalada Del Chef
Green salad served with chicken, shrimp, avocado, and a hard boiled egg.
Ensalada De La Casa Garande
Large green salad.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Green salad mixed with cheese and Caesar dressing. Served with grilled chicken.
Ensalada De La Casa Chica
Small green salad.

Combinations
#9 Two Enchiladas
Comes with rice and beans.
#8 Two Tacos
Comes with rice and beans.
#14 Enchilada and Taco
Enchilada cheese and taco served with your choice of protein. Served with rice and beans.
#11 Enchilada and Chile Relleno
Comes with rice and beans.
#10 Enchilada and Tamal
Comes with rice and beans.
#1 One Tamal
Comes with rice and beans.
#7 Two Burritos
Beef and bean. Comes with rice and beans.
#4 One Taco
Comes with rice and beans.
#3 One Enchilada
Comes with rice and beans.
#6 One Quesadilla
Comes with rice and beans.
#13 Chile Relleno and Taco
Taco served with your choice of protein. Comes with rice and beans.
#12 Tamal and Chile Relleno
Comes with rice and beans.
#2 One Chile Relleno
Comes with rice and beans.
#5 One Burrito
Beef and bean. Comes with rice and beans.

Enchiladas
One Chicken Enchilada
One Cheese Enchilada
One Costa Enchilada
A flour tortilla enchilada filled with shrimp and vegetables covered with our special green sauce and garnished with sour cream.
One Beef Enchilada
One Enchilada Ranchera
One cheese enchilada with our ranchera sauce, garnished with guacamole, and sour cream.

Tostadas
Chicken and Bean Tostada
Deep fried flour tortilla bowl. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Chile Verde and Bean Tostada
Deep fried flour tortilla bowl. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Beef and Bean Tostada
Deep fried flour tortilla bowl. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Chile Colorado and Bean Tostada
Deep fried flour tortilla bowl. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

Tacos
One Chicken Taco
One Beef Taco
One Fish Taco
Taquitos Rancheros (a la carte)
Two rolled tacos (deep fried) with guacamole and sour cream.
One Carnitas Taco
With guacamole.
One Shrimp Taco
One Carne Asada Taco
With guacamole.

Burritos
Bean and Cheese Burrito
Chimichanga
Topped with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Beef and Bean Burrito
All Beef Burrito
Chicken and Bean Burrito
Ranchero Burrito
With guacamole.
Chile Verde and Bean Burrito
Veggie Burrito
Filled with mixed steam vegetables and rice. Served with whole beans and guacamole.
Chile Colorado and Bean Burrito
All Chicken Burrito

Special Burritos
Carne Asada Burrito
Comes with guacamole and a cup of whole beans.
California Burrito
Comes with guacamole and a cup of whole beans.
Shrimp Burrito
Comes with guacamole and a cup of whole beans.
Fajitas Burrito
Comes with guacamole and a cup of whole beans.
Carnitas Burrito
Comes with guacamole and a cup of whole beans.
Machaca Burrito
Comes with guacamole and a cup of whole beans.

Fajitas
Three Amigos Fajitas
Tender marinated shrimp, beef, chicken strips, and vegetables on a sizzling plate. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas.
Shrimp Fajitas
Marinated shrimp and vegetables on a sizzling plate. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas.

Mariscos
Enchilada Del Mar
A flour tortilla enchilada filled with shrimp, vegetables, and covered with our special green sauce. Served with rice, corn, and small green salad.
Pescado Al Mojo De Ajo
8 oz. Tilapia fillet sauteed in our special garlic-butter sauce. Served with rice, corn, and a small green salad.
Carne Asada and Shrimp
8 oz. USDA choice top sirloin steak with four shrimp of your choice. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas, garnished with guacamole.
Camarones Tequila
Six jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon and marinated in our spiced tequila. Served with rice, corn, and small green salad.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Six jumbo shrimp sauteed in our special garlic-butter sauce. Served with rice, corn, and small green salad.
Pescado Ranchero
8 oz. Tilapia fillet sauteed with vegetables and our special ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones Rancheros
Six shrimp sauteed with vegetables and our special ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Breaded Jumbo Shrimp
Six deep fried jumbo shrimp. Served with a small green salad.
Special for Two
With pollo sonora and camarones tequila. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, and garnished with guacamole.

Specialities of the House
Carne Asada
9 oz. USDA choice top sirloin steak broiled to perfection. Served with one cheese enchilada, rice, beans, tortillas, garnished with guacamole, and sour cream.
Enchilada Suizas
Two chicken enchiladas covered with our special green sauce. Served with rice, corn, and sour cream.
Pollo Con Mole
Covered with our special mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Flautas
Shredded beef rolled into two tortillas (deep fried). Served with rice, beans, garnished with guacamole, and sour cream.
Carnitas
Tender lean pork roast, garnished with cilantro, onions, and guacamole. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chile Verde
Tender cubed pork covered with our special tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Sonora
Broiled half chicken marinated with our special seasoning. Served with rice and beans.
Taquitos Rancheros
Four shredded beef rolled tacos (deep fried). Served with rice, beans, garnished with guacamole, and sour cream.
Hamburguesa California
Hamburger with French fries, garnished with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, avocado slices, and onion rings.
Pollo Ranchero
Chicken breast and vegetables covered with our ranchera sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada Rancheras
Two cheese enchiladas covered with our special ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and sour cream.
Chile Colorado
Tender cubed beef covered with our special red sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Arroz Con Pollo
Chicken breast with vegetables covered with our special sauce. Served with rice.
Bistequitos Rancheros
Tender USDA choice top sirloin strips and vegetables covered with our special ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Marietas
Deep fried half chicken specially seasoned. Served with rice and beans.

Healthier Choice
Pollo Asado
Chicken breast grilled to perfection, covered in our special green sauce. Served with whole beans and salad.
Veggie Fajitas
Steamed vegetables on a sizzling plate. Served with whole beans, rice, guacamole, and tortillas.
Huevos A La Mexicana
Two scrambled eggs mixed with tomatoes, onions, and green bell peppers. Served with whole beans.

Child's Menu
Child's Plate

Side Orders
Chips Lg Bag
Fried corn tortilla chips
Salsa Red 8oz
Spicy Red Table Salsa
Side of Tortillas
Rice and Beans
Beans
Guacamole
Salsa Red 16oz
Spicy Table salsa
Hot Carrots 16oz
Spicy pickled carrots
French Fries
Shredded Lettuce
Rice
One Beef Tamal
Hot Carrots 8oz
Spicy pickled carrots
Salsa Red Qt (32oz)
Spicy Red table salsa
Salsa Green 8oz
Spicy Green Table Salsa
Sour Cream
Hot Carrots Qt 932oz)
Spicy pickled carrots
Corn
Tomatoe
Chiles Toreados
3 Jalapeno chiles deep fried and served with onions and our special chili sauce
Salsa Green 16oz
Spicy Green table salsa
Salsa Green Qt (32oz)
Spicy Green table salsa

Desserts
Churros
Two creamed filled Mexican pastries.
Flan
Homemade Mexican style. Egg custard and garnished with a cherry.
Buñuelo
Deep fried flour tortilla with cinnamon, sugar, and syrup. Served with ice cream.

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Recent Reviews

My friends and I came on Valentines day. We had a table of almost 20. The service was amazing and the food was on point. The server even split most of our checks with pleasure. We all had an awesome dinner and will be back.
February 2026
@marietaselcajon has a super cute spot in the El Cajon area with a lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Don’t miss their happy hour or their Friday and Saturday special—order one appetizer and get the second half off! Plus, the appetizer portions are huge and absolutely mouthwatering.
January 2026
I haven't been here in a few years and damn the food has gotten better. It wasn't bad before, but it wasn't memorable either. I thought it was just me, until my dinner companion also expressed how good the food was. I will be putting this place into the rotation.
December 2025

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Marieta's East

1746 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92021
(619) 442-6671