El Sinaloense Mexican Restaurant
1622 Palm Ave, San Mateo
(650) 345-1180
Customers' Favorites
Churros w Chocolate Dipping Sauce & Vanilla Ice Cream
Fajitas De Carne Asada
Carne Asada Y Camaron
Chicken Mole Burrito
Ceviche De Camaron
Taco Regular Steak
Bisteck Ranchero
Ceviche Con Pulpo
Fajita Burrito
Filete Al Ajo
Appetizers
Nachos
Beans, chips, and salsa.
Combo Starter
Quesadillas, taquitos, nachos, guacamole and sour cream.
Queso Fundido
Baked Cheese with three flour or corn tortillas.
Ceviche
Lime marinated raw shrimps, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, jalapenos, cilantro.
Ceviche Con Pulpo
Lime marinated raw shrimps with cooked octopus.
Tostada de Ceviche
1 pieces. Raw shrimps.
Mariscada Piaxtla
Raw oysters, cooked prawn, raw aguachile and marinated raw ceviche.
Aguachile
Raw shrimps in lime juice with green or red sauce very hot.
Aguachile Especial
Raw and cooked prawns, octopus and oysters in lime juice very hot.
Ostiones en su Concha
Raw oysters.
Camarones Para Pelar
Unpiled cooked prawns.
Camarones Para Picar
Cooked prawns.
Berna Special
Whole shrimp butterfly cut cooked in a special recipe.
Molcajete Botanero
Raw and cooked shrimps, octopus and scallops in our salsa botanera.
Salads and Soups
Garden Salad
Green salad with mixed vegetables.
Taco Salad
Taco filling mixed with vegetables.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Cooked on a rack over a grill.
Grilled Fish Salad
Cooked on a rack over a grill.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
Ensalada de camarone: shrimp salad. Shrimp salad. Shellfish salad.
Caldo de Camaron
Prawn soup.
Caldo de Camaron Con Pulpo Y Callo
Prawn soup with octopus and scallops.
Caldo 7 Mares
Variety seafood soup.
Albondigas de Camaron
Prawn meatballs in shrimp broth.
Seafood Cocktails
Coctel de Camaron
Prawn cocktail served warm or cold.
Coctel de Camaron y Pulpo
Prawns and octopus cocktail, served warm or cold.
Campechana
Prawns, octopus and oyster cocktail, served warm or cold.
Vuelve a la Vida
Same as campechana plus clams and scallops.
Mariscoco
Shrimp in coconut, tomato, cucumber, avocado, pico de gallo.
Mariscoco with Octopus
A la Carte
Chalupa A la Carte
Choice of meat, thick corn tortilla topped with lettuce, sour cream and avocado.
Enchilada A la Carte
Choice of meat or cheese with green or red sauce. Our red enchilada sauce contains peanut butter.
Chile Relleno A la Carte
Pasilla pepper stuffed with cheese, dipped in egg batter and deep fried, served with green or red sauce.
Tostada Crispy A la Carte
Corn tortilla topped with choice of meat, plus veggies, beans, cheese, avocado and sour cream.
Tacos Dorados A la Carte
3 pieces. Three rolled crispy tacos filled with potato and choice of chicken or beef.
Tamale A la Carte
1 piece. Chicken or pork. Served with green or red sauce.
Mexican Specialties
Carne Asada Special
Grilled steak
Carne Asada y Camaron Special
Grilled steak and prawns.
Chile Verde Plate Special
Pork in mild green sauce served with rice and beans.
Chile Colorado Plate Special
Beef in spices served with rice and beans.
Milanesa Special
Breaded steak.
Chimichanga Special
Deep fried burrito filled with cheese and choice of meat.
Chilaquiles Con Pollo Special
Fried tortillas with red or green sauce topped with chicken and cheese.
Combination Plates
Single Item Combination Plates
2 Item Combination Plates
3 Item Combination Plates
Camarones
A la Diabla
Sauteed shrimps in a spicy sauce.
Tocino Y Queso
Prawn wrapped in bacon and stuffed with cheese.
Rancheros
Sauteed shrimps in a traditional Mexican sauce.
Empanizados
Breaded shrimps.
Chipotle
Sauteed shrimps in our smoky creamy chipotle sauce.
Al Mojo de Ajo
Served with fresh steamed vegetables and rice.
Seafood Sinaloa Style
Mariscada
Served with rice and fresh steamed vegetables.
Filete Zarandeado
Marinated fish filet, grilled with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Filete Empanizado
Fish filet, breaded and deep fried.
Filete a la Plancha
Grilled fish filet.
Filete en Salsa Verde
Grilled fish filet topped with green sauce and cheese.
Filete Encebollado
Grilled fish filet sauteed in garlic butter and onion.
Filete al Ajo
Grilled fish filet sauteed in garlic butter.
Pescado Frito
Whole fried fish.
Pescado Frito A la Diabla
Ranchero, al mojo de ajo.
Octopus Specialties
Pulpo Y Camaron Special
Al gusto any style octopus and prawns.
Pulpo al Gusto Special
A la diabla, ranchero, al mojo de ajo.
Platos Especiales
Mazatlan Platos Especiale
Filet of fish, prawns and scallops grilled with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Topolobampo Platos Especiale
Filete cubierto con almejas, camaron y pulpo. Grilled fish filet topped with clams, prawns and octopus.
Culiacan Platos Especiale
Carne asada, camaron y callos a la plancha. Grilled steak, with grilled prawns and scallops, served with rice and beans.
House Specialties
Molcajete House Specialtie
Chicken, steak and shrimp slow cooked with nopal, served with cheese and onions in a special sauce.
Enchiladas House Specialtie
2 enchiladas filled with choice of meat and cheese and topped with green or red sauce. Our red enchilada sauce contains peanut butter.
Chiles Rellenos House Specialtie
2 pasilla peppers with cheese, wrapped in eggs omelet, served with green or red sauce. Our red enchilada sauce contains peanut butter.
Taco Plate House Specialtie
2 tacos served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas de Mole House Specialtie
Mole enchiladas served with rice and beans.
Pollo en Mole House Specialtie
Chicken in mole sauce served with rice and beans.
Chalupas House Specialtie
Sopes. 2 thick homemade tortillas topped with choice of meat rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, grated cheese, slice of avocado and sour cream.
Tamales House Specialtie
2 homemade chicken or pork tamales with a side of green or red sauce.
Tostadas House Specialtie
2 crispy corn tortillas topped with choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, grated cheese, avocado, and sour cream.
Bisteck Ranchero House Specialtie
Strips of steak sauteed with tomatoes, pasilla and serrano pepper and onions.
Bisteck Ranchero Con Camaron House Specialtie
Strips of steak sauteed with prawns.
Tacos Dorados House Specialtie
3 rolled crispy tacos filled with potato and choice of shredded chicken or beef.
Costillas en Chile House Specialtie
Pork ribs cooked in spicy chile sauce served with rice, beans and salad.
Machaca House Specialtie
Dried and finely shredded steak sauteed with tomatoes, pasilla pepper and onions.
Fajita House Specialtie
Beef or chicken grilled with bell pepper and onions.
Prawn Fajita House Specialtie
Prawn grilled with bell pepper and onions.
Fajita Sinaloense House Specialtie
Chicken steak and prawns grilled with bell pepper, onions and topped with special sauce and cheese.
Chicken with Mushrooms House Specialtie
Chicken and mushrooms sauteed in special sauce with melted cheese, served with rice and salad.
Sinaloense Tropical House Specialtie
Shrimp in our special sauce in a pineapple, green onions, garlic, vegetables, and Spanish rice.
Sinaloense Tropical with Combination of Shrimp and Fish House Specialtie
Sinaloense Tropical Triple Combo House Specialtie
Shrimp, fish and octopus.
Burritos Fast Food
Regular Burrito
Super. Choice of meat with rice, beans, and salsa in flour tortilla.
Super Burrito
Includes sour cream, guacamole and cheese.
Steak And Prawn Burrito
Regular.
Super Steak And Prawn Burrito
Chicken And Prawn Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Super Chicken and Prawn Burrito
Prawn Burrito
Regular. Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Super and Prawn Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Chicken Mole Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Super Chicken Mole Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Camaron al Gusto Burrito
A la diabla, mojo de ajo, o rancheros.
Super Camaron al Gusto Burrito
A la diabla, mojo de ajo, o rancheros.
Chile Relleno Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Super Chile Relleno Burrito
Fajita Burrito
Chicken or beef.
Super Fajita Burrito
Chicken or beef.
Fish Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Super Fish Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Mini Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Super Mini Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Super Steak and Shrimp Burrito
Super Chicken and Shrimp Burrito
Tacos
Taco
Choice of meat. Regular includes corn tortillas, cilantro, onions, and salsa.
Super Taco
Choice of meat. Super adds sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Prawn Taco
Grilled prawn, lettuce, mayonnaise, and salsa. Regular includes corn tortillas, cilantro, onions, and salsa.
Super Prawn Taco
Grilled prawn, lettuce, mayonnaise, and salsa. Super adds sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Fish Taco
Grilled fish filet, lettuce, mayonnaise, and salsa. Regular includes corn tortillas, cilantro, onions, and salsa.
Super Fish Taco
Grilled fish filet, lettuce, mayonnaise, and salsa. Super adds sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Tortas
Torta Mexican Sandwich
Served with choice of meat.
Quesadillas
Regular Flour Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Super Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Corn Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Corn Quesadilla with Meat
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Small Flour Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Small Flour Quesadilla with Meat
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Vampiro Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Prawn Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Fajita Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Steak and Shrimp Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Chicken and Shrimp Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Side Dish
Chips and Salasa
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Children Menu
Kids Enchilada
Chicken or beef, rice and beans or french fries.
Kids Quesadilla
Chicken or beef, rice and beans or french fries.
Kids Taco
Soft or crispy, chicken or beef, rice and beans.
Chicken Nuggets
French fries.
Kids Burrito
Chicken or beef, rice and beans.
Kids Bean and Cheese Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Dessert
Homemade Flan
Homemade sweet custard with a caramel topping.
Buñuelitos
Fritter coated in cinnamon sugar.
Churros
Fried pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Beverages
Fountain Sodas
Free refills: coke, diet coke, sprite, root beer, lemonade.
Aguas Frescas
No refills: jamaica, tamarindo, horchata.
Sidral Jarritos
Coca
Iced Tea
Bottled Mineral Water
Coke In A Can
Coffee
Tea
Milk
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Recent Reviews
I love this restaurant. I have been going to El Sinaloense Mexican Restaurant for over a decade and have enjoyed the food and experience every time. The food and service are always superb! Today at lunch, I went traditional with chicken enchiladas, the meat was so tender, delicious! One of my favorite choices for dinner has been their Mazatlan plate, a seafood specialty with sautéed peppers and onions, along with the traditional sides. Fantastic! The staff are always friendly...
September 2025
It's been some years since my last trip to tha Bay Area. But after discovering this place, I usually included a dinner here, even if it was a bit of a drive. I think I generally ordered enchiladas, but maybe a burrito. The service was very good. On-street parking was fairly close, too. Walkable from the Caltrain stop (Hayward Park) for most.
August 2025
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