El Metate

Mulilier Building, 12 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena
(626) 229-0706

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Molcajete El Metate
Carne Asada Burrito
El Metate Burrito
Fish Taco Grilled
Carne Asada Plate
Taco De Pescado
Chips and Salsa
Caldo De Pollo
Chile Relleno
Shrimp Tacos

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Super Burrito
Servido con arroz, frijoles, lechuga, tomate, queso, la caren que guste, salsa ranchera y guacamole. Served with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, your choice of meat, ranchera sauce and guacamole.
FLAN
Combination de 2 tacos
Servidos con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Combination of 2 tacos served with rice, beans, salad, pico de gallo and raddish with lemon.
Carne Asada Burrito
Servido con frijoles, carne asada, queso, salsa roja. Served with beans, carne asada, cheese and red sauce.
Pozole serve daily
Served daily

Caldos - Soup
Pozole serve daily
Served daily
sopa de tortilla w/ chicken and avocado
Sopa de Albondigas
Meat balls soup.
Menudo serve daily
Caldo de Pollo
Chicken soup.
Sopa de Carne
Beef soup.
Sopa de Tortilla
Tortilla soup.

Ricos Tacos
Tacos Suaves. azada,alpastor,carnitas,buche,cabeza
Combination de 2 tacos
Servidos con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Combination of 2 tacos served with rice, beans, salad, pico de gallo and raddish with lemon.
Tacos Duros
Servidos con arroz, frijoles, ensalada, lechuga, tomates, queso. Served with rice, beans, salad, lettuce, tomato and cheese.
taco de lengua
Tacos de Pescado
taco de pollo (chicken)

Burritos
Super Burrito
Servido con arroz, frijoles, lechuga, tomate, queso, la caren que guste, salsa ranchera y guacamole. Served with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, your choice of meat, ranchera sauce and guacamole.
Carne Asada Burrito
Servido con frijoles, carne asada, queso, salsa roja. Served with beans, carne asada, cheese and red sauce.
Chile Relleno Burrito-Large Oasilla Pepper Burrito
Servido con frijoles, chile relleno, queso, salsa especial. Served with beans, chile relleno, cheese and special sauce, stuffed with cheese.
Burrito de Frijoles Con Queso
Servido con frijoles, queso, salsa roja. Served with beans, cheese & red sauce.
Burrito Verde-Green Burrito - Pork
Servido con frijoles, trozitos de puerco, queso, salsa verde. Served with beans, pork, cheese and green sauce.
Burrito Vegetariano-Veggy Burrito
Servido con arroz, frijoles, lechuga, tomates, queso, salsa ranchera. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese and ranchera sauce.
Burrito Colorado-Red Burrito - Beef
Servido con frijoles, trozitos de res, queso, salsa roja. Served with beans, beef, cheese and red sauce.
El Metate Burrito
Servido con frijoles, trozitos de steak, cebolla, queso, salsa tampiquena. Served with beans, steak, onions, cheese and tampiquena sauce.
Huevos Con Chorizo Burrito-Eggs
Comes with Mexican sausage. Servido con frijoles, choizo, huevo, queso, salsa roja. Served with beans, chorizo, eggs, cheese and red sauce.

Carne Al Molcajete
Muro's Appetizer Plate
Nachos, frijoles, flautas, taquitos, quesadillas, sour cream y guacamole. Nachos, beans, flautas, taquitos, quesadillas, sour cream and guacamole.
Pollo "Chipotle"
Servido con Arroz, frijoles, cebolla, bell pepper, salsa chipotle served with rice, beans, onions, bell peppers, and chipotle salsa.
Molcajete "El Metate"
Nopales, carne Asada, chorizo, pollo y queso. Served with nopales, asada meat, choizo, chicken and cheese.
Carne A La Tampiquena
Servido con arroz, frijoles, carne asada, chile, queso y enchilada. Served with rice, beans, asada meat, chili, cheese and enchilada.
Carne Al Molcajete
Servido con arroz, frijoles y salsa de molcajete de jitomate. Served with rice, beans and special sauce.
Lengua En Salsa Verde
Servido con arroz, frijoles, salsa de tomatillo. Served with rice and beans in tomatillo sauce
Carnitas Plate
Servido con arroz, frijoles, pico de gallo y guacamole. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and guacamole.

Antojitos El Metate
Nachos
Tacos
carne azada, al pastor, cabeza, buche
Tamales
Enchiladas
Quesadillas
Tortas
Sopes
Tacos Sudados
Servido con frijoles, lechuga, queso y salsa especial. Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and special sauce.
Chiles Rellenos
Gorditas
Mulitas
Tacos de Pescado
taco de pollo
Huraches
Muro's Apettizer Small
taco de lengua

Desayunos
Chilaquiles
Servidos con arroz y frijoles. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos con Chorizo
Servidos con arroz y frijoles. Sausage and eggs served with rice and beans.
Huevos con Jamon
Servidos con arroz y frijoles. Ham and eggs, served with rice and beans.
Huevos con Machaca
Carne desebrada, huevos, cebolla, bell pepper y tomate. Deshebrada meat and eggs, served with onions, bell pepper and tomato.
Huevos Rancheros
Servidos con arroz, frijoles y salsa ranchera. Served with rice, beans and ranchera sauce

Desayunos Mecixanos Mexican Breakfast
Taquitos plate
Servidos con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Carne Asada Plate
Servido con arroz, frijoles, ensalada, cebolla asada, pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans, salad, asada onion and pico de gallo.
Taco Salad
Servido con frijoles, Lechuga, tomates, queso, sour cream, guacamole. Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Ensalada de Pollo
Lechuga Romona, zanahoria, apio,tomatoes, queso. Served roman lettuce, carrot, celery, tomatoes and cheese.

Especialidades Mexicanas Mexican Specialties
Enchiladas Verdes plate
Servidas con arroz, frijoles, ensalada, salsa verde, sour cream. Served with rice, beans, salad, green sauce and sour cream.
Enchiladas plate
Servidas con arroz, frijoles, y ensalada. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Tostada Regular
Servida con frijoles, cualquier carne, lechuga, queso monterrey jack, sour cream y guacamole. Served with beans, your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, monterrey jack cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
Super Tostada
Tortilla de harina grande, frijoles, cualquier carne, lechuga, tomates, queso monterrey jack, sour cream y guacamole. Served with a big floor tortilla, beans, your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, monterrey jack cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

Cockteles -Cocktails
Tostadas de Ceviche
Shredded fish tostada.
Tostadas de Camaron
Shrimps tostada.
Caldo de Camaron
Shrimp soup.
Taco de Pescado
Fish taco.
Cocktel de Camaron
Shrimp cocktail.
Caldo de Pescado
Fish soup.
Camarones Ahogados
Deep shrimps.
Siete Mares
"7 Seas" Soup.

Mariscos - Seafood
Camarones "A La Diabla" Shrimps Cooked with Hot Sauce
Servidos con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones "Al Mojo De Ajo" Shrimp Garlic Butter
Servidos con papas fritas, arroz y ensalada. Served with french fries, rice and salad.
Camarones Mexicanos Mexican Shrimps
Servidos con bell pepper, cebolla, hangos, tomate, arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Served with rice, beans, salad, bell pepper, onions, mushrooms andtomato.
Camarones "A La Mantequilla" Shrimp Cooked with Butter
Servidos con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Mojarra Al Gusto The Whole Tilapia Fried Fish
Servida con papa fritas, arroz y ensalada. Served with rice, french fries and salad.
Camarones costa azul shrimps wrapped with bacon & stuffed with cheese
Servidos con papas fritas, ensalada, arroz y tocino. Served with rice and bacon, salad and french fries.
Fajitas de Camaron Shrimp Fajitas
Servidas con arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones "Rancheros"
Servidos con cebolla, tomate, arroz, frijoles y ensalada. Served with rice, beans, onions, tomatoes and salad.
Filete de Pescado El Arriero Fish Fillet "El Arriero"
Nopal asado, arroz, frijoles, ensalada, salsa especial. Served with rice, beans, salad, nopas asado and special sauce.
Molcajete SEA FOOD
Servido con noplaes, mariscos, choirzo, pollo, sabrosa carne asada y queso en su molcajete. Served in a stone bowl with nopales, special sauce, carne asada meat, grilled chicken, mexican sausage and cheese.

Ordenes Separadas - Extras
Arroz
Rice.
Frijoles
Beans.
Guacamole
Crema
Sour cream.
Aguacate
Avocado.
DOZENS TAMALES
PORK,CHEESSE , POLLO

Bebidas - Drinks
AGUA FRESCA MD
AGUA FRESCA LG
HALF LITER GLASS COKE BOTTLE
JARRITOS
CAN SODA
LARGE FOUNTAIN SODA
Smothies
MD FOUNTAIN SODA
SPARKLING WATER
Cafe Regular
BOTTLE WATER

Postres - Desserts
FLAN
BIONICO LG
FRESAS CON CREMA LG

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Recent Reviews

Dude this is the place for street tacos in Pasadena. The carne asada tacos were absolute cinema. Salsa was really good and the staff was attentive even though it's counter-order. And real nice to sit outside on a not too busy street
September 2025
Everyone should have a family Mexican “go to” restaurant like this one. A wonderful family makes and serves the food. They are really friendly. Top notch in all ways. Their soups are particularly good.
November 2024
Go-to family owned and operated Mexican restaurant in Pasadena. This coming from a Mexican person -- Tastes just like home and the service is bar none.It feels like you're walking into your Tias house from the very start. First class service, at very affordable rates.Must try the molcajete for sure!
April 2024

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El Metate

Mulilier Building, 12 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 229-0706