El Matador Authentic Mexican Food
1806 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena
(626) 314-3449
Customers' Favorites
Carne a La Diabla Plate
Breakfast Burrito
Rice and Beans
Chile Relleno
Asada Burrito
Carne Asada
Chile Verde
Chimichanga
Guacamole
Quesadilla
Breakfast
Chilaquiles Con Huevos
Crispy fried tortilla chips cooked with salsa fresca, enchilada sauce, and 2 eggs. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Breakfast Burrito
2 eggs, ham, potatoes, cheese, onions, and bell peppers. No rice and no beans. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Chorizo Con Huevos
2 eggs scrambled with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Chorizo Burrito
Mexican sausage , Rice, beans and cheese wrapped in a large flour tortilla
El Matador Omelette
A 2-egg omelette with melted Jack cheese inside, ranchera sauce, avocado, and more cheese on top. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Chile Verde and Eggs
Tender pork meat in green tomarillo sauce with 2 eggs any style. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
2 eggs on top of a soft corn tortilla, topped with ranchera sauce and melted Jack cheese. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Chilaquiles Con Chorizo Y Huevo
We add Mexican sausage to this one. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Machaca Con Huevos
2 eggs scrambled with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and your choice of beef or chicken. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Huevos Con Jamon
Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Carne Asada and Eggs
Thick beef steak and served with 2 eggs any style. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Huevos a La Mexicana
2 scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.
Salads
Dinner Salad
Chicken Salad
Ensalada De Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Wet Burritos
Asada Burrito
Grilled steak.
Regular Wet Burrito
Bean and cheese inside, enchilada sauce and cheese on top, lettuce, tomato, and rice on the side.
Bean and Cheese Wet Burrito
Bean and cheese inside, enchilada sauce and cheese on top, lettuce, tomato, and rice on the side.
Pollo Burrito
Chicken.
Vegetarian Wet Burrito
Bean and cheese inside, enchilada sauce and cheese on top, lettuce, tomato, and rice on the side.
Chile Relleno Wet Burrito
Bean and cheese inside, enchilada sauce and cheese on top, lettuce, tomato, and rice on the side.
A La Diabla Wet Burrito
Bean and cheese inside, enchilada sauce and cheese on top, lettuce, tomato, and rice on the side.
Carnitas Burrito
Fried pork.
Al Pastor Burrito
BBQ pork.
Camaron Wet Burrito
Bean and cheese inside, enchilada sauce and cheese on top, lettuce, tomato, and rice on the side.
Lengua Wet Burrito
Bean and cheese inside, enchilada sauce and cheese on top, lettuce, tomato, and rice on the side.
Chile Verde Burrito
Pork in tomatillo sauce.
Chile Collorado Burrito
Beef in red sauce.
Mains
Kids Meal
Served with rice and beans.
Side Orders
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Rice
Beans
Tortillas
Enchiladas
Rancheras Enchilada
Your choice of cheese, chicken or shredded beef with ranchera sauce, sour cream, and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Verdes Enchilada
Your choice of cheese, chicken or pork with tomarillo sauce and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Mole Enchilada
Corn tortilla filled with tender chicken with mole and sesame seeds. Served with rice and beans.
Mayra Enchilada
A flour tortilla filled with chicken, chorizo, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Specialties
Carnitas
Tender fried pork with guacamole on the side. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carne Asada (8 oz)
New York steak grilled, served with a cheese enchilada and guacamole on the side. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chimichanga
Beef or chicken in a deep fried tortilla with sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Arroz Con Pollo
Tender chicken with tomato, oinon, bell pepper on top of a rice smothered in ranchera sauce topped with meited cheese served with a mixed green salad on the side. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chicken Flautas (2 pcs)
Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo en Mole
Chicken covered in mole and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fajitas
Tomato bell peppers and onions served with sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chile Verde
Pork chunks in tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fajitas Mixed
Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Lengua a La Mexicana
Beef tongue sauteed in onion and your choice of red or green sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Steak Ranchero (8 oz)
New York steak in a delicate ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo a La Diabla
Tender chicken with onion in a spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo en Salsa Verde
Tomarillo and onions. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Milanesa De Res
Breaded beef steak topped with grilled onions and tomato. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chile Colorado
Strips of New York steak cooked in a red pasilla sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chicken Picado
Simmered with tomato, onion, and bell pepper. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Steak Picado (8 oz)
New York steak simmered in tomato, onion, and bell pepper. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carne a La Diabla (8 oz)
New York steak served with chunks of beef simmered in onion and a special spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo a La Mexicana
Jalapeno, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Seafood
Tostadas De Camaron
Tomato, onion, and cilantro. Served with tortillas.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Shrimp scampi. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fish Tacos (2 pcs) (Dos Tacos De Pescado)
Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Cocktel de Camaron
Shrimp cocktail.
Choose a tortilla: Corn/Flour
Fajitas De Camaron
Grilled with bell peppers, onions, tomato, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Grilled Shrimp (Camarones a La Plancha)
Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones a La Diabla
Shrimp simmered with onions in a spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Enchilada De Camarones
2 enchiladas with green sauce and sour cream. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fillet a La Plancha
Red snapper fillet served with a special sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Mojarra
Fried tilapia. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Campechana
Shrimp and octopus cocktail. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Filete al Mojo de Ajo
Fish scampi.
Choose a tortilla: Corn/Flour
Caldo De Camaron
Shrimp soup with carrots, potato, tomato, celery, and onion. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Tostadas Mixta
Served with tortillas.
Fish and Shrimp Plate
Grilled bell peppers, onions, garlic, tomato, and mushroom. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Crab Enchilada Real
2 enchiladas with green sauce and sour cream. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones Mazatlan
Tomato, bell peppers, onions, and cilantro simmered. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones Rancheros
Bell peppers, onions, and ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Caldo Mixto
Pulpo and camaron y pescado. Served with tortillas.
Tostadas
Large Flour
Pork, beef, or chicken includes beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Fajitas
Your choice of beef or chicken in a large tortilla fried shell with bell peppers, lettuce, tomato, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Regular Corn
Pork, beef, or chicken, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Ground Beef
Tortas
Asada
Filled with lettuce, beans, cheese, tomatoes, and fresh guacamole.
Torta Milanesa
Al Pastor
Filled with lettuce, beans, cheese, tomatoes, and fresh guacamole.
Chorizo Torta
Carnitas
Filled with lettuce, beans, cheese, tomatoes, and fresh guacamole.
Pollo Tortas
Desserts
Churros
Mexican Flan
Cheesecake
A la Carte
Tacos a la Carte
3 Taquitos a la Carte
Tamal a la Carte
Enchilada a la Carte
Gordita a la Carte
Chile Relleno a la Carte
Enchiladas Verdes a la Carte
Chicken, beef or pork with cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Enchiladas Ranchero a la Carte
Chicken, beef or pork with cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Sope a la Carte
Appetizers
Nachos with Meat
Chips with cheese and a variety of toppings.
Very Macho Nachos
Chips, beans, ranchero sauce, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Quesadilla
Jack cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Quesadilla with Meat
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
El Matador Platter
Nachos, taquitos, flauta and quesadilla, guacamole and sour cream.
Asada Fries
Fried potatoes.
Drinks
Can Soda
Coke, Sprite, diet coke, and bottled water
Mexican bottled soda
Sangriaa sensorial, coke, sidral minder, jarritos mandarin, pineapple and tamarindo
Kids Meal
Kids Meal
Served with rice and beans. Choice of: cheese enchilada, quesadilla, sope, burrito or taquitos.
Kids Burrito
Kids Quesadilla
Kids Taquitos
Kids Cheese Enchilada
Kids Sope
Taco Combo
2 Taco Combo
Choose a first taco: (Lengua, Carnitas, Asada, Al Pastor, Pollo Asado)
Choose a second taco: (Lengua, Carnitas, Asada, Al Pastor, Pollo Asado)
1 Taco Combo
Choose a taco: (Lengua, Carnitas, Asada, Al Pastor, Pollo Asado)
Taquitos Combo
3 Taquitos Combo
3 hand rolled taquitos served with rice, beans, sour cream and guacamole.
Chose a first taquito: Beef, Chicken, Potatoes
Chose a second taquito: Beef, Chicken, Potatoes
Chose a third taquito: Beef, Chicken, Potatoes
Soup
Caldo de Pollo
Chicken soup.
Cocido
Menudo
Beef tripe soup with a red chili pepper base.
Your Combo
2 Selection Combo
Choose a first item: 8 (Pork Tamale, Chile Relleno, Chicken Taco, Enchiladas, Sope, Beef Taco, Taco Papas, Gordita)
Choose a second item: 8 (Pork Tamale, Chile Relleno, Chicken Taco, Enchiladas, Sope, Beef Taco, Taco Papas, Gordita)
1 Selection Combo
Choose an item: (Taco Papas, Enchiladas, Sope, Chicken Taco, Pork Tamale, Beef Taco, Gordita, Chile Relleno)
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Recent Reviews
Not fancy, but it will do when you want delicious Mexican food (while also watching a Dodger game). The service is top notch along with menu items. Taco Tuesday is a wallet saver if you are wanting to eat out, but not have it be a small investment.
August 2025
5 stars for the pollo en mole! The portion size is awesome, definitely worth the price! I've only been once and only had this dish, but the service was excellent and parking was very very easy.
July 2025
Shoutout to Javier, Jose, Marvin, Caesar and everyone else at El Matador.
They make you feel like family, food is great and authentic for sure. Their presence in the neighborhood is highly appreciated.
They make you feel like family, food is great and authentic for sure. Their presence in the neighborhood is highly appreciated.
July 2025
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