El Potro Mexican Restaurant

2470 W US Hwy 90, Lake City
(386) 758-3100

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Burritos Shrimp Arroz Y Bean
Petras Sampler Quesadilla
Enchiladas and Burrito
Lunch Chicken Fajitas
Small Chips and Salsa
One Taco Rice & Beans
Steak a La Mexicana
Taco Salad Fajita
Lake City Florida
Fajitas Shrimp

Menu

Appetizers
Cheese Dip
Creamy dip made from melted cheese.
Guacamole Dip
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Bean Dip
Creamy dipping sauce made from beans.
Queso Fundido
Melted cheese, topped with chorizo sausage, served with warm flour tortillas and chips.
Chicken Wings
Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.
El Potro Appetizer

Nachos
Nachos
Choice of Certified Angus Beef, chicken, or cheese.
Nachos Supremos
Choice of Certified Angus Beef or chicken plus beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

Quesadillas
Quesadilla
Choice of Certified Angus Beef, chicken, or cheese.
Quesadilla Fajita
A flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken or Certified Angus Beef steak.
Chilas Quesadillas
Double flour tortilla filled with cheese, homemade cubed potatoes, mixed with crumbled chorizo, topped with melted cheese.
Petras Sampler Quesadilla
4 different flavors, veggie or meat, chicken, beef, cheese and carnitas, beans, mushroom, spinach, and cheese, served with sour cream, pico de gallo, and tomato sauce.

Salads
Mexican Salad
San Jose Chicken Salad
A bed of lettuce topped with grilled chicken, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, and tomatoes.
Taco Salad
Certified Angus Beef Steak or chicken in a crispy shell stuffed with cheese, beans, beef, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and tomatoes.
Taco Salad Fajita
Certified Angus Beef steak, grilled chicken, or grilled shrimp.
California Grilled Salad
A bed of rice topped with cheese sauce, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and grilled chicken or Certified Angus Beef steak.

Specialties
Pollo Vallarta Specialty
Juicy, grilled chicken strips, cooked with mushrooms, onions, and cream sauce.
Pollo Rico Specialty
Chicken breast marinated in our special recipe, then grilled with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and showered with cheese sauce.
Pollo a la Diabla Specialty
Grilled chicken breast cooked with our special Very hot! chipotle sauce.
Texas Rice Specialty
Chicken, Certified Angus Beef steak, and shrimp grilled with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes served on a bed of rice and showered with cheese sauce.
Burro Grande Specialty
A 12" flour tortilla stuffed with Certified Angus Beef steak or chicken fajitas, beans, rice, sour cream, topped with lettuce and queso dip.
Carnitas Specialty
Mexican-style pork tips served with rice and beans, Mexican salad, and flour tortillas (3).
Burro Azteca Specialty
A 12" flour tortilla stuffed with Certified Angus Beef steak chunks, lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream, topped with pico de gallo and cheese sauce.
King Quesadilla Specialty
Tortilla grande (12") stuffed with cheese, chicken, or Certified Angus Beef steak fajitas and served with a Mexican salad.
La Bandera Specialty
3 flavors on 1 plate, grilled chicken strips, cooked with three different sauces, green tomato, media cream, and chipotle sauce.
Enchilada Supremas Specialty
1 chicken, 1 beef, 1 bean, and 1 cheese enchilada, topped with enchilada sauce and Mexican salad.
Enchiladas Verdes Specialty
2 chicken enchiladas topped with cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, and tomatillo sauce, served with rice and beans.
Quesadilla Suprema Specialty
A flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, mushrooms, beans, and Certified Angus Beef steak tips, served with rice and Mexican salad.

New Choices
Toño Steak
8 oz. grilled ribeye steak served with rice, beans and house salad.
El Potro Cheeseburger
1/2 lb. Angus Certified Beef patty with sautéed onions, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and smoky chipotle sauce, served with fries.
Carne Asada a la Caribena
Palomilla Certified Angus Beef steak, rice, black beans, plantain (maduros), fried yucca, and avocado slice.
Carne Asada
Palomilla Certified Angus Beef steak grilled with onions, lime, and Jalapeno, served with rice, beans, Mexican salad, and flour tortillas (3).
Platillo del Mar
Sauteed fish fillet and garlic shrimp, served with rice, Mexican salad, and pico de gallo.
Mojarra Frita
Deep-fried whole tilapia served with salad, rice, and beans.
Seafood Soup
Shrimp, fish fillet, with rice and 3 flour tortillas.
Fish Tacos
3 fried home-made breaded fish with a choice of corn or flour tortilla served with rice.

Ribeye
Tono Steak
8 oz. Certified Angus Beef ribeye steak, grilled to perfectly tender and juicy in the middle.
Steak a la Mexicana
8 oz. Certified Angus Beef ribeye steak cooked with peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
El Pueblo Special
8 oz., flavorful, grilled Certified Angus Beef steak, topped with 3 fried eggs, served with black beans, rice, crumbled chorizo, and 3 tortillas.
Jose Burrito
An oversized stuffed burrito with your choice of Certified Angus Beef steak, chicken, or pork-filled with rice, refried beans, sour cream, and cheese.

Fajitas
Fajitas
Nachos Fajita
Cheese nachos topped with Certified Angus Beef steak or chicken fajitas.
Panchos Fajitas
Grilled chicken, Certified Angus Beef steak and shrimp, cooked with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, squash, and carrots, smothered with shredded cheese.
Chile Colorado
Steak chunks cooked with our special chile sauce and served with rice and beans and flour tortillas. 3 pieces.

Seafood Dishes
Grilled Shrimp
Grilled shrimp cooked with mixed vegetables, Mexican salad, and Mexican rice and flour tortillas (3).
Ranchero Shrimp
Shrimp cooked in our special ranchero sauce served with rice, Mexican salad, and flour tortillas (3).
Quesadilla Camaron
A flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and shrimp fajitas served with rice and Mexican salad.
Cocktail Shrimp
Shrimp cocktail in our Mexican-style seafood sauce, pico de gallo, fresh avocado, and lime.

Make Your Own Combination
Rice & Beans Plus 2 Entrees
Rice & Beans Plus 3 Entrees
Rice & Beans Plus 4 Entrees

Entrees
Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla folded in 1/2 and stuffed with cheese.

Vegetarian Dinners
1 Bean Burrito and 1 Cheese Enchilada
Served with an order of rice.
1 Chalupa
1 bean burrito, and 1 quesadilla.
1 Bean Burrito and 1 Chalupa
Served with a crisp Taco and beans.
1 Quesadilla
Mushrooms, beans, and salad.
Vegetarian Fajitas
Grilled bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes in our own blend of spices, served with vegetarian beans, Mexican salad, and flour tortillas (3).

A la Carte
Platano Frito Fried Sweet Plantains a la Carte
Soft Taco a la Carte
Crispy Taco a la Carte
Taco Carne Asada a la Carte
Taco Chorizo a la Carte
Taco Carnitas a la Carte
Tacos Al Pastor a la Carte
Enchilada a la Carte
Tamale a la Carte
Plain or loaded with our special salsa
Chile Relleno a la Carte
Burritos a la Carte
Mexican Rice a la Carte
Refried Beans a la Carte
Sour Cream a la Carte
Pico de Gallo a la Carte
Shredded Cheese a la Carte
Chips & Salsa a la Carte
First serving of chips and salsa is "complementary".
Yucca Frito Fried Casara a la Carte

Child's Plates
1. Kids 1 Taco, Rice & Beans
2.Kids Mini Burrito, Rice & Beans
3. Kids Enchilada, Rice & Beans
4. Kids Quesadilla, Rice & Beans
5. Kids Hot Dog & Fries
6. Kids Chicken Fingers & Fries
7. Kids Certified Angus Beef Hamburger & Fries

Desserts
Sopapilla
Crispy flour tortilla covered with honey, butter, cinnamon sugar, and a scoop of ice cream.
Fried Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream with a crispy, delicately fried coating, lightly topped with honey, strawberry, cinnamon sugar, cherry and crowned with whipped cream.
Cheesecake Chimichanga
Cheesecake filling wrapped inside of a large flour tortilla garnished with whipped cream, honey, and cranberries.
Flan
Mexican caramel custard.

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Recent Reviews

Soon as I walked in, I noticed the cleanliness and warm atmosphere. Great service and fast! The food was the BEST I've eaten in a long time!! LOVED THE KING SIZE QUESADILLA!!!
August 2025
It was great, I went in and I was seated relatively quick. My waitress continued to show her attention to me.
The food came, it was really good and hot. It was everything I imagined.It would be great place to come and have lunch or dinner
November 2024
As restaurant owners ourselves we enjoy coming here for an authentic Mexican meal

The service is great, the food is seasoned really well, the salsa is on point and the authenticity of all of it really brings us in

In a tough tough business these
People do a great job!!

My wife and I enjoy a lunch date here often.

Thank you ?
October 2024

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El Potro Mexican Restaurant

2470 W US Hwy 90, Lake City, FL 32025
(386) 758-3100