EL COTIXAN MEXICAN FOOD #1
538 N 2nd St, El Cajon
(619) 588-5582
Customers' Favorites
Rolled Tacos with American Guacamole
Shredded Beef Tacos
Carne Asada Nachos
Carne Asada Fries
Carne Asada Plate
Breakfast Burrito
Cheese Enchilada
Birria Quesadilla
Cabeza Taco
Salsa Bar
Picked for you
Angus Steak Fries
Guacamole and sour cream.
Angus Steak Combo
Carne asada plate.
Surf and Turf Fries
Angus steak, shrimp, salsa fresca, guacamole, and house sauce.
Big Day Breakfast Burrito
3 eggs, bacon, beans, cheese, fries, and double wrap.
Baja Fries
Shrimp, salsa fresca, and house sauce.
Breakfast
Chilaquiles
Chipotle, red or green sauce, sour cream, and cheese.
Macha o Chorizo Plate
Sour cream, cheese, and tortillas.
Huevos Ranchero o a la Mexicana
Sour cream, cheese, and tortillas.
Breakfast Burritos
Bacon and Egg Breakfast Burrito
Beans, cheese, and fries.
Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Burrito
Buenos Días Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, ham, beans, cheese, and fries.
Sausage Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, beans, cheese, and fries.
Machaca Breakfast Burrito
Shredded beef, bell pepper, onion, and egg.
Hash Brown Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, sausage, bacon, cheese, and sour cream.
Angus Steak and Egg Breakfast Burrito
Fries and cheese.
Angus Steak and Bacon Breakfast Burrito
Eggs, cheese, and fries.
Big Day Breakfast Burrito
3 eggs, bacon, beans, cheese, fries, and double wrap.
Tortas
Torta de Chorizo o Machaca
Guacamole, beans, lettuce, and salsa fresca.
La Especial Torta
Angus steak, ham, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, beans, lettuce, and salsa fresca.
Angus Steak Torta
Guacamole, beans, lettuce, and salsa fresca.
Grilled Chicken Torta
Guacamole, beans, lettuce, and salsa fresca.
Adobada Torta
Guacamole, beans, lettuce, and salsa fresca.
Carnitas Torta
Guacamole, beans, lettuce, and salsa fresca.
Rojo Torta
Torta birria slow-cooked marinated shredded beef, grilled cheese, onion, and cilantro with consomme broth.
Burritos
Burrito de Adobada
Marinated grilled pork, guacamole, onion, and cilantro.
Burrito California
Angus steak or grilled chicken, fries, sour cream, cheese, and salsa fresca.
Surf and Turf Burrito
Angus steak, shrimp, rice, fries, cheese, chipotle sauce, salsa fresca, and house sauce.
Bean and Cheese Burrito
Bean and Rice Burrito
Burrito de Chile Relleno
Red sauce, sour cream, beans, and cheese.
Burrito de Ensenada
Beer battered fish, cabbage, salsa fresca, and house sauce.
Veggie Burrito
Whole beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, salsa fresca, and cheese.
Burrito de Carnitas
Pork hometown recipe guacamole and salsa fresca.
Burrito de Rojo Birria
Pinto beans, rice, grilled cheese, onion, and cilantro.
Mixed Burrito
Angus steak or grilled chicken, beans, and cilantro.
Burrito Campechano
Angus steak, adobada, guacamole, cheese and salsa fresca.
Angus Steak Burrito (Burrito de Carne Asada)
Guacamole y salsa fresca.
Baja Shrimp Burrito
Salsa fresca and house sauce.
Shrimp Diablo Burrito
Spicy sauce, house sauce, and rice.
Shrimp Cali Burrito
Fries, salsa fresca, cheese, and house sauce.
Angus Steak or Grilled Chicken Fajitas Burrito
Guacamole and salsa fresca.
Grilled Chicken Burrito
Guacamole and salsa fresca.
Burrito de Chipotle
Grilled chicken, chipotle sauce, rice, beans, and cheese.
Burrito de Chile Verde
Pork, rice, and beans.
Burrito el Cotixan
Angus steak, cheese, whole beans, cilantro, onions, guacamole, and house salsa.
Big Burrito
Double wrap! Angus steak or grilled chicken, fries, sour cream, cheese, and salsa fresca.
Burrito de Chimichanga
Make any burrito a chimichanga deep-fried. Guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.
El Cotixan Bowls
Rojo Bowl
Bowl birria slow-cooked marinated shredded beef, pinto beans, rice, onion, and cilantro.
Grilled Chicken Bowl
Veggie Bowl
Fajitas, whole beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, salsa fresca, and cheese.
Angus Steak Bowl
Baja Shrimp Bowl
Surf and Turf Bowl
Taco Salads
Angus Steak or Grilled Chicken Taco Salad
Shredded Beef or Chicken Taco Salad
Shrimp Taco Salad
Side Orders
Extras
Chips and Guacamole (4 oz)
Guacamole (4 oz)
Birria Dip Stew with Meat (6 oz)
Consome de Birria Broth
Pt Rice or Beans (1/2)
Sour Cream (4 oz)
Hot Carrots
Hard Shell Tacos
Rolled Tacos
Lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.
Rolled Tacos Ground Beef
American guacamole, salsa fresca, lettuce, and cheese.
Shredded Taco (1 pc)
Lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.
Flautas (2 pcs)
Shredded beef or chicken, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese. Flour tortilla.
Potato Taco
Seafood Tacos
Baja Seafood Taco
Shrimp, salsa fresca, and house sauce.
Ensenada Seafood Taco
Beer batter fish, cabbage, salsa fresca, and house sauce.
Shrimp Diablo Seafood Taco
Spicy sauce, cabbage, and house sauce.
Street Tacos
Rojo Taco Birria Street Taco
Pinto beans, onion, and cilantro.
Angus Steak Street Taco
Guacamole, onion, and cilantro.
Cabeza Taco Street Taco
Onion and cilantro.
Al Pastor Tj Style Street Taco
Onion and cilantro.
Grilled Chicken, Carnitas or Adobada Street Taco
Guacamole, onion, and cilantro.
Fries
Angus Steak Fries
Guacamole and sour cream.
Surf and Turf Fries
Angus steak, shrimp, salsa fresca, guacamole, and house sauce.
Veggies Fries
Whole beans, salsa fresca, sour cream, and guacamole.
Chipotle Fries
Grilled chicken, chipotle, sauce, and guacamole.
Adobada Fries
Marinated grilled pork, sour cream, and guacamole.
Grilled Chicken Fries
Guacamole and sour cream.
Campechanas Fries
Angus steak, adobada, guacamole, and sour cream.
Rojo Birria Fries
Onion and cilantro.
Shrimp Diablo Fries
Shrimp, diablo sauce, and house sauce.
Baja Fries
Shrimp, salsa fresca, and house sauce.
French Fries
Soft Tacos
Rojo Taco Birria Soft Taco
Pinto beans, onions, and cilantro.
Grilled Chicken or Carnitas Soft Taco
Guacamole and salsa fresca.
Adobado Soft Taco
Guacamole, onion, and cilantro.
Angus Steak Soft Taco
Guacamole y salsa fresca.
Quesadillas
La Rubia Quesadilla
Cheese.
Angus Steak or Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Guacamole, sour cream and salsa fresca.
Ham and Cheese Quesadilla
Sour cream and salsa fresh.
Veggie Quesadilla
Fajitas, whole beans, guacamole, lettuce, sour cream, and salsa fresca.
Rojo Birria Quesadilla
Grilled cheese, onion, and cilantro with consomme broth.
Baja Quesadilla
Shrimp, sour cream, salsa fresca, and house sauce.
Chips Nachos
Angus Steak or Grilled Chicken Nachos
Beans, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, and salsa fresca.
Veggie Chips Nachos
Beans, guacamole, sour cream, salsa fresca, and cheese.
Rojo Nachos Birria Nachos
Slow-cooked marinated shredded beef, cheese, onion, and cilantro.
Bag of Chips (lg)
Kids Menu
Kid's Steak and Cheese Taco
Kid's Bean and cheese Burrito
Kids Quesadilla
Kid's Roll Tacos (2 pcs)
Cheese, guacamole, or sour cream.
Desserts
Cinnamon Treats with Caramel
Paletas el Cotixan (Ice Pops)
Flan
Combinations
Grilled Chicken Combo
Chimichanga Combo
Flour tortilla shredded beef or chicken, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Angus Steak Combo
Carne asada plate.
Two Cheese Enchiladas Combo
Beef Taco and Cheese Enchilada Combo
Chile Relleno y Enchilada Combo
Two Flautas Combo
Flour tortilla shredded beef or chicken, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Beef or Chicken Enchilada Combo
Carnitas Pork (Hometown Recipe) Combo
Two Shrimp Enchiladas Combo
Grilled Chicken Fajitas Combo
Steak Ranchero Combo
Simmered in ranchero sauce.
Tostadas
Beans Tostada
Beef or Chicken Tostada
Ceviche Cotixan
Served in a cup and 2 tostadas.
Soups
Rojo Birria Ramen
Ramen noodles with slow-cooked marinated shredded beef stew onion and cilantro.
Menudo
Fish (Pescado) Soup
Shrimp (Camaron) Soup
Rojo Birria Soup
Slow-cooked marinated shredded beef stew, onion, and cilantro.
Seafood
Shrimp Al mojo de Ajo Plate
Shrimp in garlic sauce.
Shrimp Diablo Plate
Shrimp in a hot diablo sauce.
Ranchero Shrimp Plate
Simmered in ranchero sauce.
Shrimp Baja Plate
Shrimp salsa fresca and house sauce.
Cocktails
Coctel de Camaron
Shrimp.
Drinks
Aguas Frescas
Coca Cola Mexican Bottle Soda
Ice Tea
Apple Juice
Orange Juice
Bottled Water
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Recent Reviews
One of the best flavors for taco shops in town. Food quality is amazing and the hot sauce selection is incredible. Only giving 4 stars because the cost of items don't match the portions. I never see this place very busy and I'm sure that attributes to what I'm seeing. Still a great place to go and the owner is extremely nice. I have never seen him take a day off.
February 2026
The staff is always great. The owner continues to wear many hats but still gives you service with a smile. The servings have always left me satisfied. The place is really clean and the atmosphere is really nice. The flavors are spot on.
October 2025
Staff is great, food is mid at best. Birria was decent, birria was okay, and the Baja was the worst shrimp taco I ever had. Tasted like the boiled the shrimp, then covered half the taco in lettuce. Wouldnt go back
August 2025
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