El Portal Restaurant

695 E Green St, Pasadena
(626) 795-8553

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Cochinita Pibil Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: Yes Takeaway: Yes Delivery: Yes Kerbside pickup: Yes
Cadillac Margarita Chips and Salsa
Chicken Tamal Taco & Enchilada
Chile Relleno Taco & Enchilada
Bean and Cheese Burrito Plate
Camarones A la Diabla Spicy
Enchilada de Camarones Ala
Mexican Tamal A la Carte
Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo
Tacos Fritos de Alicia

Menu

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# 2. Two Enchiladas
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Served with red sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.
Enchilada de Camarones ALA
Sauteed large shrimp wrapped in corn tortilla with melted cheese and topped with tomatillo sauce, sour cream and fresh avocado slices.
Guacamole
Freshly made, served with chips.
Fajitas of Chicken & Beef Burrito
Red and ranchera sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.

Botanas & Appetizers
Guacamole
Freshly made, served with chips.
Quesadilla
A large flour tortilla folded with melted cheddar and jack cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Taquitos
Three taquitos of corn tortilla served with fresh guacamole.
Flautas
Two flautas of flour tortilla, served with fresh guacamole.
Nachos
Fresh chips, topped with beans, cheese, tomato, ranchera sauce, sour cream and guacamole.
La Fuente
A platter of mixed appetizers with breaded shrimp, nachos, flautas, quesadilla strips, taquitos, sour cream and guacamole.

Soups
Albondigas Soup
Fresh vegetables in chicken stock with or without meatballs of beef.
Sopa de Tortilla
Fresh vegetables and roasted tomatoes in chicken broth, all blended with corn tortillas. Served with tostaditas Julienne, queso fresco and diced avocado.
Black Beans Soup
A puree of Abajeno black beans, finished over open fire with a flavor of epazote, diced onion & touch of garlic.

Salads
Ensalada Mexicana Salad
Mixed greens with jicama, tomato, corn, cucumber served with your choice of dressing.
Grilled Chicken & Avocado Salad
Mixed greens with jack and cheddar cheese, tomato, grilled breast of chicken julienne and avocado slices.
Ensalada Maya Salad
Baby mixed greens, topped with julienne of seared chicken breast cajun marinade, caramelized walnuts, tomato wedges, sweet onion and gorgonzola cheese, all served with a chardonnay mustard dressing.

Egg Dishes
Huevos a la Mexicana
Diced sauteed onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, finished with scrambled eggs. Served with tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
Chorizo con Huevos
Three eggs scrambled with lean Mexican sausage, tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
Chilaquiles con Huevos
Crisp fried tortilla chips finished with ranchera sauce, cheese and topped or mixed with two eggs. Served with rice and beans.
Machaca con Huevos
Scrambled eggs mixed with shredded beef, crushed tomatoes, onion & bell pepper. Tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Rancheros
A crispy corn tortilla with black beans topped with two fried eggs, ranchera sauce, melted cheese and diced tomato. Served with rice and beans.

Burritos

Carne Asada Burrito
Ranchera sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Served with red sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.
Fajitas of Chicken & Beef Burrito
Red and ranchera sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.
All Pork & Green Chile Burrito
Verde sauce, with no beans. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.
El Portal Vegetarian Burrito
Steamed zucchini, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli and green and red bell peppers, served with tri-sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.
Shredded Chicken & Beef Burrito
Served with red-sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.
Pork & Beans Burrito
Ranchera sauce. Your choice of meat and beans, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.

Tostadas
Tostada Tradicional
Your choice of shredded chicken or beef, lettuce, diced tomato, grated cheese, over pinto beans. Served with sour cream & guacamole. Our tostadas are served in a bowl shaped flour tortilla.
El Portal Tostada
Caesar salad, over black beans topped with julienne of grilled breast of chicken, avocado, a touch of parmesan, diced tomatoes, jicama and baby corn. Our tostadas are served in a bowl shaped flour tortilla.
Tostada de Fajitas
Our famous beef or chicken Fajitas over rice, black beans, all covered with romaine lettuce. Served with guacamole and sour cream. Our tostadas are served in a bowl shaped flour tortilla.
Vegetarian Tostada
Sautéed fresh seasoned vegetables, over pinto beans, diced tomatoes, pickled red onion, grated cheese, cucumber, jicama and avocado slices. Great and healthy. Our tostadas are served in a bowl shaped flour tortilla.
Shrimp Tostada
Mixed greens, black beans, avocado slices, pico-papaya, queso fresco, spicy grilled shrimp, with chardonnay mustard dressing. Our tostadas are served in a bowl shaped flour tortilla.

Yucatan Specials
Cochinita Pibil
A unique flavor of Yucatan. Tender pork, marinated in achiote spice & lime juice, wrapped in banana leaves, slowly oven roasted. Served with pickled onion, rice, black beans and tortillas.
Tamales de Yucatan
Shredded chicken finished in achiote, a touch of epazote, folded in thin masa, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed, topped with fresh tomato sauce. Truly homemade. Served with rice and black beans.
Enchiladas de Mole
Our chef's exquisite mole sauce served over two chicken enchiladas, topped with toasted sesame seeds and sour cream. Rice and black beans.
Yucatan Trio
A portion of cochinita pibil, one yucatán style tamale of chicken and grilled poc-chuc. Served with pickled onion, rice, black bean soup and tortillas. A taste of three authentic and popular dishes of our peninsula.
Panuchos
Small corn tortillas filled with puree of black beans, lightly pan sauteed, covered with shredded lettuce, grilled chicken, avocado, sliced tomatoes and pickled onion.
Poc - Chuc
Ender thin slices of pork, touch of garlic and grilled. Served with chutney of broiled tomato, onion and cilantro. With side of black beans soup and tortillas.

Mexican Specials
Fajitas
Julienne of tender grilled beef or chicken sauteed with tomatoes, mixed bell peppers, onions & a touch of achiote sauce. Served in a hot skillet with a side of pico de gallo, guacamole, rice and beans.
Lomo Saltado
Thin slices of steak sauteed with red onion, tomato, french fries, soy sauce and vinegar. Served on top of white rice and jalapeno aioli.
Carne Asada
Tender and tasty 12oz Choice New York steak, broiled to order, served with a cheese enchilada, rice, fresh vegetables, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Carnitas
Pork simmered in citrus juice and mild spices, then finished in a casserole until tender. Served with rice and beans, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Steak & Chicken Picado
Tender beef or chicken diced and sauteed with sweet onion, tomatoes and mixed bell peppers. Rice and beans.

Combinations
# 2. Two Enchiladas
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
# 7. One Taco & One Enchilada
Choice of shredded beef, chicken or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
# 4. Two Crisp Tacos
Beef or chicken. Served with rice and beans.
# 13. Fresh Chile Relleno, Taco & Enchilada
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
# 14. Chicken Tamal, Taco & Enchilada
Choice of beef, chicken or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
# 15. Two Soft Tacos of Carne Asada
Pico de gallo & guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
# 8. One Chile Relleno & One Crisp Taco
Choice of beef or chicken on your taco. Served with rice and beans.
# 11. One Enchilada & One Chile Relleno
Beef, chicken or cheese on your enchilada. Served with rice and beans.
# 16. Two Soft Tacos of Carnitas
Served with pico de gallo & guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
# 10. One Chile Relleno & One Tamal
Relleno filled with cheese and chicken tamal. Served with rice and beans.
# 1. One Enchilada
Choice of Beef, Chicken or Cheese. Served with rice and beans.
# 12. One Enchilada & One Chicken Tamal
Enchilada of beef, chicken or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
# 18. Two Flautas with Flour Tortillas
Choice of beef or chicken. Served with rice and beans. Guacamole and Sour Cream
# 6. Fresh Anaheim Chile Relleno
Filled with cheese, lightly coated in egg batter. Served with rice and beans.
# 3. One Crisp Taco
Choice of shredded Beef or chicken. Served with rice and beans.
# 17. Three Taquitos with Rolled Corn Tortillas
Choice of beef or chicken served with rice and beans. Guacamole and Sour Cream
# 5. One Chicken Tamal
Topped with red chili sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
# 9. One Chicken Tamal & One Taco
Choice of beef or chicken on your taco. Served with rice and beans.

Chimichanga
Chimichanga
A large flour tortilla, filled with cheese and your choice of chicken, beef or pork, then wrapped and fried crispy, served with rice, beans, guacamole & sour cream.

Mariscos | El Portal Seafood
Enchilada de Camarones ALA
Sauteed large shrimp wrapped in corn tortilla with melted cheese and topped with tomatillo sauce, sour cream and fresh avocado slices.
Shrimp Tacos
Breaded shrimp, served on corn tortillas with Mexican cabbage, guacamole, chipotle mayo, rice and beans.
Fish Tacos Rosarito
Lightly breaded white fish filet, served on corn tortillas with pico de gallo, Mexican coleslaw guacamole, tartar sauce, rice and beans.
Salmon Victoria
Filet of salmon, pan seared in olive oil and burnt herb butter, served with chef cesar's remoulade sauce. Rice and fresh vegetables.
Tilapia Yucatan
Filet of tilapia marinated in chipotle and lime, then pan seared, finished in a sauce of capers and green olives . served with fresh vegetables and rice.
Flat Spinach & Shrimp Enchilada
A soft tortilla covered with sauteed spinach, pico de gallo & baby shrimp, topped with a second tortilla, salsa verde, melted cheese, avocado slices and sour cream.
Seafood Fajitas
Large shrimp (4), baby scallops & tilapia, all sauteed with red & green bell peppers , onions, tomatoes and mushrooms, finished with a touch of achiote sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Camarones (Spicy) a la Diabla
Shrimp of the Gulf, delicately sauteed with spicy chipotle adobado, tomato sections, diced bell pepper and onion. Rice and beans.
Camarones con Tocino
Jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon & lightly fried to crisp. Served around a ring of rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo & guacamole.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Large shrimp sauteed with fresh crushed garlic and diced sweet onion, finished with a touch of Chardonnay wine. Served with Spanish rice and fresh vegetables in season.

A La Carte
Taco a la Carte
Soft Taco a la Carte
Chile Relleno a la Carte
Enchilada a la Carte
Yucatan Tamal a la Carte
Fresh Vegetables
Mexican Tamal a la Carte

Side Orders
Chips & Salsa
Bag of chips and one pint of salsa.
Sour Cream
Rice
Tortillas
Three corn or two flour.
Beans

Drink & Desserts

Flan de Yucatan
Coke
Horchata
Warm Brownie with Ice Cream
Cheese Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Sprite
Lemonade
Flan with Kahula
Diet Coke

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Recent Reviews

El Portal is fabulous!! It is my must have whenever I’m in Pasadena which is around 2-3 times a year. The patio is lovely for al fresco dining and is open year around. Everything on the menu is delicious and super-authentic. Margaritas are awesome and strong and blended or on the rocks perfection. Friday and Saturday night’s feature a delightful, mariachi string trio. They’re non-intrusive but festive. I can’t say enough good things about El Portal. What are you waiting...
October 2025
My wife and I ate at El Portal Friday night and this was our first time here. Great reception and we were immediately seated in the outdoor patio. Marciahis were playing and going from table to table for requests. This was a very pleasant surprise. Overall, good food and prices. We also enjoyed different margaritas and they were all delicious. Their staff was attentive, helpful, and friendly. We will return.
September 2025
I ordered the traditional tostada. Not very interesting. 75 percent iceberg lettuce and tomatoes 20 percent chicken and 5 percent beans. All for $21. The waiter will show up eventually (I waited about ten minutes) one of the bus boys gave me the menu. The waiter came gave me a small amount of chips and salsa and took my order. I ate my chicken salad (tostada) The busboy took my dishes and I waited for the check. Eventually the waiter came with the check but never returned. I...
September 2024

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El Portal Restaurant

695 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 795-8553