Carlitos Diner
18033 Magnolia St, Fountain Valley
(714) 593-5350
Customers' Favorites
Shredded Chicken or Grilled Chicken
Taco & Cheese Enchilada
Beans & Cheese Burrito
Chili Verde Burrito
French Toast Combo
Carnitas Plate
Chips & Salsa
Scrambled Eggs
Rice & Beans
Street Tacos
NEW Smash Burgers and Combos
Signature Smash Burger Combo
Freshly smashed double cheeseburger, seared, and topped with American cheese, pickles, grilled onions, and Signature sauce, served on a warm, grilled potato bun. Comes with a side of dipper fries dusted with your choice of seasoning, your choice of dipping sauce, and ketchups
Ultimate Grilled Cheese Combo
Inside out buttered grilled potato bun with 3 slices of melted American cheese, pickles, grilled onions, and Super Smasher sauce served golden brown. Comes with a side of dipper fries dusted with your choice of seasoning, your choice of dipping sauce, and ketchup.
Signature Smash Burger
Freshly smashed double cheeseburger, seared, and topped with American cheese, pickles, grilled onions, and Signature sauce, served on a warm, grilled potato bun.
Classic Smash Burger Combo
Freshly smashed double cheeseburger, seared, and topped with American cheese, pickles, grilled onions, and Ketchup, served on a warm, grilled potato bun. Comes with a side of dipper fries dusted with your choice of seasoning, your choice of dipping sauce, and ketchup.
Classic Smash Burger
Freshly smashed double cheeseburger, seared, and topped with American cheese, pickles, grilled onions, and Ketchup, served on a warm, grilled potato bun.
Ultimate Grilled Cheese
Inside out buttered grilled potato bun with 3 slices of melted American cheese, pickles, grilled onions, and Signature sauce served golden brown.
Appetizers
Cheese Quesadilla
Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Asada Fries
Served with beans, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, onion, cilantro, and choice of protein.
Bean and Cheese Nachos
Served with guacamole, sour cream, onion, and cilantro.
Homemade Soup and Chili
Cup of Soup
Served with hot bread. Please contact the merchant for today's soup selection.
Cup of Chili
Salads
Small Salad
Served with hot bread. We cut our salad fresh daily.
Chef Salad
Turkey, ham, cheese, and boiled egg. Served with hot bread. We cut our salad fresh daily.
Tuna Salad
Served with avocado, boiled egg, and hot bread. We cut our salad fresh daily.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Served with boiled egg and hot bread. We cut our salad fresh daily.
Carnitas Salad
Served with pico de gallo, avocado, boiled egg, and hot bread. We cut our salad fresh daily.
Crispy Chicken Bacon Salad
Served with boiled egg and hot bread. We cut our salad fresh daily.
Sandwiches-Cold Sandwiches
BLT Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Cold Turkey Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Cold Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Cold Tuna Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
BLT with Avocado Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Sandwiches-Hot Sandwiches From the Grill
Grilled Ham Cheese Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Pastrami Melt Sandwich
Served with mustard and swiss cheese on sourdough. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Tuna Melt Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Patty Melt Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Turkey melt Sandwich
Served with bacon and swiss cheese on sourdough bread. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Chicken Melt Sandwich
On sourdough with grilled onions, swiss cheese, and mushrooms. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Roast Beef Melt Sandwich
On sourdough with Thousand Island, American cheese, and bell pepper. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Sandwiches-Prime Sandwiches on French Roll
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Beef, onions, bell peppers, American, and Swiss cheese. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Steak Sandwich
Ribeye steak. Mayo, lettuce, and tomatoes. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
French Beef Dip Sandwich
Roast Beef with swiss cheese. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Pastrami Sandwich
Mustard, pickles, and swiss cheese. Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese.
Sandwiches-Club Sandwiches
ham and Turkey Club Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Served on white toast.
Ham, Turkey, and Bacon Club Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Served on white toast.
Bacon and Turkey Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Served on white toast.
Chicken and Bacon Club Sandwich
Served with french fries, salad, soup, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Served on white toast.
Hamburger World
Bacon Cheeseburger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1000 Island dressing, and mayo.
Hamburger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, Thousand Island dressing, and mayo.
Avocado Cheeseburger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1000 Island dressing, and mayo.
Chicken Breast Swiss Cheeseburger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1000 Island dressing, and mayo.
Bacon Avocado Cheeseburger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1000 Island dressing, and mayo.
Cheeseburger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1000 Island dressing, and mayo.
Pastrami Swiss Burger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1000 Island dressing, and mayo.
Chili Size Burger
Served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, 1000 Island dressing, and mayo.
Tostadas and Sopes
Bean and Cheese Tostada
Flat corn tortilla with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Bean and Cheese Sope
Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Taco World
Crispy Taco
Shredded chicken or shredded beef with lettuce and cheese.
Soft Regular Taco
Carne asada, al pastor, carnitas, shredded chicken, or shredded beef with cilantro and onions.
Jr. Crispy Taco
Shredded chicken or shredded beef with lettuce and cheese.
Fish Taco
Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, and tartar sauce.
Tortas
Torta
Served with mayo, beans, avocado, lettuce, and tomatoes with the choice of one meat: carne asada, al pastor, carnitas, shredded chicken, or grilled chicken.
Torta de Milanesa
Torta Cubana
Served with milanesa, chorizo, and ham.
Breakfast Menu-Sandwiches and Burritos
Breakfast Burrito
2 eggs, potatoes, and cheese. Choice of bacon, ham, sausage, machaca, or chorizo.
Breakfast Sandwich
2 eggs and cheese.
Breakfast Omelettes
Western Omelet
Served with ham, onion, bell pepper, and cheese. Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Chili Cheese Omelet
Served with onions and cheese. Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Bacon and Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Mexian Rice & Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Sausage and Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Pastrami and Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Avocado and Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Ham and Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Spanish and Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Veggie and Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Martha's Omelet
Steak, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, and cheese. Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Lupita's Omelet
Chicken breast, onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, and cheese. Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
House Omelet
Chili verde with chunks of pork, avocado, sour cream, and cheese. Served with choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Breakfast
Three Egg Breakfast
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Country Fried Steak and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Pork Chops and Three Eggs
2 pcs pork chops. Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Bacon and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Two Egg Breakfast
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Sausage Links and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Turkey Sausage and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Sausage Patty and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Polish Sausage and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Hamburger Patty and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Ham and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Diced Ham Scrambled Eggs (3 Eggs)
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
One Chicken Breast and Two Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Rib Eye Steak and Three Eggs
Choice of hash browns, fresh fruit, or cottage cheese. Choice of toast or muffin (English, bran, or blueberry).
Mexican Breakfast
Chilaquiles Mexican Breakfast
Chips cooked in salsa verde with two eggs on top and sour cream. Served with beans, hash browns or rice and choice of tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros Mexican Breakfast
Two eggs, any style topped with pork chili verde over a corn tortilla. Served with beans, hash browns, or rice.
Machaca Mexican Breakfast
Shredded beef, two eggs, diced onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers, scrambled together. Served with beans, hash browns, or rice and choice of tortillas.
Huevos a Caballo Mexican Breakfast
Two eggs any style on top of two cheese enchiladas. Served with beans, hash browns or rice and choice of tortillas.
Huevos a la Mexicana Breakfast
Two eggs, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and jalapenos scrambled together. Served with beans, hash browns, or rice and choice of tortillas.
Chorizo Mexican Breakfast
Homemade chorizo scrambled with two eggs. Served with beans, hash browns, or rice and choice of tortillas.
Carlitos' Famous French Toast and Pancakes
Full French Toast Combo
6 halves. Two eggs, two bacon, or two sausage links.
Short Stack Combo
3 pcs pancake. Two eggs, two bacon, or two sausage links.
Half French Toast
4 halves.
Stack Combo
5 pcs pancakes. Two eggs, two bacon, or two sausage links.
Full French Toast
6 halves.
Short Stack Pancake
3 pcs pancake.
Half French Toast Combo
4 halves. Two eggs, two bacon, or two sausage links.
Stack Pancakes
5 pcs pancake.
Mains
Daniel's Famous Biscuits and Gravy
Kid's Menu
Kids Chicken Tenders (2 pcs)
Include french fries and a small soda. For ages up to 12 years old.
Kids French Toast
2 halves, 1 egg, 1 sausage or bacon, and your choice of a small juice, milk, or soda. For ages up to 12 years old.
Kids Pancakes
1 pancake, 1 egg, 1 sausage or bacon, and your choice of a small juice, milk, or soda. For ages up to 12 years old.
Kids Beans and Cheese Burrito
Choice of small juice, milk, or soda. For ages up to 12 years old.
Kid's Burger Deal
Include french fries and a small soda. For ages up to 12 years old.
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Include a small soda. For ages up to 12 years old.
kids Rice and Beans
Choice of small juice, milk, or soda. For ages up to 12 years old.
Side Orders
Dipper Fries
Dipper Fries served with your choice of seasoning, choice of 2 dipping sauces, and ketchup.
Pancake
Hash Browns
Sausage Patty (2 pcs)
Bacon (4 pcs)
Avocado
Polish Sausage
English Muffin
Pork Chops (2 pcs)
Toast
Eggs
Fresh Fruit
Cottage Cheese
Sausage Links (4 pcs)
Ham
Hamburger Patty
Rib Eye
Country Fried Steak
Lunch Menu
Chicken Tenders (4 pcs)
Served with french fries and hot bread.
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich
Open face served with mashed potatoes and gravy.
Breaded Fish and Chips
4 pcs codfish, buttered bread golden fries, and tartar sauce. Served with hot bread.
Dinner Menu
Taco Salad
One choice of carne asada, chicken, or shredded beef with cheese, beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, and sour cream.
Dinner Burritos
Carnitas Burrito
Served with beans, rice, and cheese.
Shredded Beef Burrito
Served with rice, beans, and cheese.
Beans and Cheese Burritos
Chicken Burrito
Served with rice, beans, and cheese.
Carne Asada Burrito
Served with rice, beans, and cheese.
Burrito Ranchero
Chile verde with a chunk of pork, rice, and a bean inside. Topped with more chile verde. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Beans, Rice, and Cheese Burrito
Grilled Chicken Breast Burrito
Served with beans, rice, and cheese.
Veggie Burrito
Beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Shrimp Burrito
Served with beans, rice, and cheese (tartar sauce on the side).
Fish Burrito
Served with beans, rice, and cheese (tartar sauce on the side).
Dinner Mains
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chimichanga
Deep fried burrito with your choice of chicken, shredded beef, carne asada or carnitas, rice, and a bean inside. Served with guacamole and sour cream on the side.
Pozole and Menudo
Pozole
Menudo
Dinners
Roast Beef with Brown Gravy
Served with a choice of potatoes, vegetables and hot bread, soup, or salad.
Fried Chicken
Served with a choice of potatoes, vegetables and hot bread, soup, or salad.
Grilled Chicken Breast
Served with a choice of potatoes, vegetables and hot bread, soup, or salad.
Country Fried Steak with Gravy
Served with a choice of potatoes, vegetables and hot bread, soup, or salad.
Ribeye Steak
Served with a choice of potatoes, vegetables and hot bread, soup, or salad.
Leonardo's & Mexican Dinner
Ranchera Plate
Served with guacamole, grilled jalapeno, grilled onion, and cilantro. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Taquitos and Flautas
3 pcs of beef or chicken with sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Two Tacos
Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Shrimp Fajitas.
With bell pepper, onions, tomato and jalapeño. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips and salsa.
Two Enchiladas Suizas
Beef or chicken with sour cream. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Tampiquena
Ranchera, 1 meat enchilada (beef or chicken) with guacamole, grilled jalapeno, grilled onions, and cilantro. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Steak Picado Plate
Served with guacamole, grilled jalapeno, grilled onion, and cilantro. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Cheese Enchilada and Chile Relleno
Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Two Meat Enchilada
Served with sour cream. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Two Cheese Enchilada
Served with sour cream. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Mar y Tierra
Ranchera and shrimp. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Taco and Cheese Enchilada
Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Taco and Chile Relleno
Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Taco and Tamale
Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Chuletas de Puerco Plate
Pork chops with guacamole, grilled jalapeno, grilled onions, and cilantro. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Carnitas Plate
Served with guacamole, grilled jalapeno, grilled onion, and cilantro. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips, and salsa.
Chile Verde Plate
Served with rice, beans, guacamole, onions, cilantro, tortillas, chips and salsa.
Chicken Breast Fajitas.
With bell pepper, onions, tomato and jalapeño. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips and salsa.
Beef Fajitas.
With bell pepper, onions, tomato and jalapeño. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips and salsa.
Delux Trio Fajitas
With bell pepper, onions, tomato and jalapeño. Served with rice, beans, tortillas, chips and salsa.
Seafood
Camarones al mojo de Ajo
Garlic shrimp. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Coctel de Camaron
Shrimp cocktail. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Mojarra Frita
Whole fried fish tilapia. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Camarones a la Diabla
Spicy devil shrimp. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Camarones Rancheros
Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Camarones a la Carlitos
Shrimps Carlito's' way. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Camarones y Pescado Empanizados
Breaded shrimp and fish. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Filete de Pescado a la Plancha
Grilled fish fillet. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Filete de Pescado a la Diabla and Filete Ranchero
Devil or ranchero fish filet. Served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
Beverages
Mexican Drink
Soft Drink
Juice
Coffee
Hot Tea
Hot Chocolate
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Kids Drink
Please contact the merchant for drink selection.
Side Orders
Chips and Salsa
Guacamole
Beans and Rice
French Fries
Rice
Tortillas (4 pcs)
Chili Relleno (1 pc)
One Meat Enchilada
Taquito (1 pc)
Chile Toreado
Sour Cream
Tamal (1 pc)
Side of Ranchera
Beans
One Cheese Enchilada
Chicken Breast (1 pc)
Hot Bread
Chicken Tenders (4 pcs)
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Side of Gravy
Side of Camarones (6 pcs)
Side of Fillet
Onion Rings
Side of Shrimps (6 pcs)
Desserts
Cheesecake
The One Mexican Dinner
The Mexican Plate
One cheese enchilada (red or green), and outstanding chicken or pork tamale, and an incredible crispy taco. Served with rice, beans, chips, and salsa.
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Recent Reviews
Food was soo good. My daughter and I have been wanting to try this place and we were not disappointed. They have a huge menu from American food to Mexican food. I got the beef fajitas and my daughter got a taco and we were very pleased with our food. Everything was homemade and made with love. The staff was super friendly and we will definitely be going back.
October 2025
Mexican American/ lt speaks for itself!
This place is awesome food good good service overall satisfied with authentic Mexican food and American as well. Couldn’t pick a better place to go to Service very generous. I felt at home eating here the green sauce very good. Awesome establishment recommended
This place is awesome food good good service overall satisfied with authentic Mexican food and American as well. Couldn’t pick a better place to go to Service very generous. I felt at home eating here the green sauce very good. Awesome establishment recommended
May 2025
Has a late breakfast with my parents yesterday. Plenty of parking and we were seated quickly so it was off to a great start.
Service was great, very friendly and attentive to our table.
I ordered chilaquiles with beans only. The chips themselves were good, nice flavor and crispiness. The beans needed a little salt and I would have preferred cotija cheese on them instead of shredded cheese.
Parents were both happy with their...
Service was great, very friendly and attentive to our table.
I ordered chilaquiles with beans only. The chips themselves were good, nice flavor and crispiness. The beans needed a little salt and I would have preferred cotija cheese on them instead of shredded cheese.
Parents were both happy with their...
December 2024
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