Mariscos El Capitan

2809 6th Ave, Des Moines
(515) 348-1115

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Ceviche de Camarón Y Pulpo Shrimp And Octopus Ceviche
Fajitas El 7 Mares the 7 Seas Fajitas
Ostiones Aguachile Aguachile Oysters
Ceviche de Camarón Shrimp Ceviche
Ceviche de Pescado Fish Ceviche
Camarones Al Ajo Garlic Shrimp
Molcajete El Capitan Fresco
Torre De Mariscos
Shrimp Cocktail
Carne Asada

Menu

Appetizers
Camarones Cucaracha
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in our special sauce.
Queso Dip
Our traditional cheese dip made from American cheese, milk and jalapenos
Fresh Guacamole
Made to order fresh Guacamole.
Traditional Wings
Bone In Wings in our Mango Habanero, BBQ or Buffalo sauce.
Boneless Wings
12 boneless wings in our Mango Habanero, BBQ or buffalo sauce
Mozarella Sticks
6 sticks served with a side of marinara sauce.
Crab & Shrimp Ceviche
Imitation Crab & Shrimp, pico de gallo and lime mixed in our spicy red sauce.
Botana El Capitan
Cooked shrimp served on a bed of red onion and topped with our signature salsas.

Mariscos Frescos
Aguachiles Divorciados
Red Aguachiles and green aguachiles separated by scallops.
Aguachiles Platter
Raw Shrimp marinated in lime. Platter with 4 of our Aguachiles Salsa flavors. Mango, Green, Red and Salsa Negra and a small side of octopus.
Aguachiles Verdes
Shrimp marinated in fresh lime, mixed with red onion, cucumber and our green salsa.
Osteones Frescos 1 Dz
1 Dz of half shell oysters served with fresh lime wedges
Aguachiles Rojos
Raw shrimp marinated in lime, mixed with red onion, cucumber and our spicy red sauce.
Osteones Frescos 1/2 Dz
Half shell oysters
Charola El Capitan
Cold seafood tray full of marinated shrimp, octopus, cooked shrimp, scallops, whole jumbo shrimp and oysters. Topped with our signature salsas. Served 4 people.
Osteones Aguachile 1 Dz
1 Dozen of our half shell oysters topped with our Aguachile shrimp in our salsa verde.
Aguachiles de Tilapia
Tilapia strips marinated in lime. Served over a bed of red onion and cucumber. Your choice of red or green salsa.
Osteones Ala Plancha
1 Dozen of our half shell oysters grilled and topped with our signature salsa.
Osteones El Capitan 1 Dz
1 Dozen of our half shell oysters topped with our crab & shrimp ceviche.
Molcajete Capitan Fresco
Cold seafood filled with shrimp, octopus, scallops and cooked shrimp topped with our signature salsas.
Aguachiles de Mango Habanero
Shrimp marinated in lime in our homemade mango habanero lime based sauce.
Osteones El Capitan 1/2 Dz
Half Shell oysters topped with our imitation crab & shrimp ceviche
Osteones Aguachiles 1/2 Dz
1/2 Dozen half shell oysters topped with our Aguachile shrimp in our green salsa.

Seafood Combos
Mejillones en Salsa
1 Dozen of our green mussels boiled and sauteed in our signature salsa.
Extra Tortillas
An order of extra tortillas
El Capitan Combo
Green mussels, clams, blue mussels, imitation crab, corn cobettes, small potatoes, shrimp and more. All boiled and sauteed in our signature salsa.
El Chapuzon
A mix of seafood including clams, mussels, shrimp and more boiled and sauteed in our signature salsas.
Pulpo El Capitan
Octopus tentacles sauteed in our signature salsa.
Los Crudos
Sauteed scallops and jumbo shrimp in our signature house salsa.
El Toxico
Octopus tentacles and jumbo shrimp sauteed in our signature house salsa.
Los Compas
Green mussels and jumbo shrimp sauteed in our signature house salsa.

Pescados(Fish)
Mojarra Frita
Whole tilapia fish deep fried. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Mojarra Al Ajo
Whole Tilapia fish deep fried and topped with our shrimp sauteed in our garlic sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Filete Empanizado
Tilapia filets breaded and deep fried. Served with rice, beans, salad and a side of our chipotle sauce.
Huachinango El Capitan
Whole Red Snapper fish deep fried and topped with our jumbo shrimp in our red sauce.
Snapper ala Plancha
Red snapper filets grilled to perfection. Topped with our guajillo sauce and red onion. Served with rice and salad.
Huachinango Frito
Whole Red Snapper fish deep fried. Served with rice & beans.
Mojarra ala Diabla
Deep fried whole tilapia fish topped with our ala diabla spicy shrimp. Served with rice & beans.
Huachinango al Ajo
Whole Red Snapper deep fried and topped with our shrimp in a garlic sauce.
Fileta ala Plancha
Tilapia Filets grilled to perfection. Served with rice, beans and small salad.
Mojarra El Capitan
Whole tilapia fish deep fried and topped with jumbo shrimp in our signature salsa.
Huachinango ala Diabla
Whole Red Snapper deep fried and topped with our spicy ala Diabla shrimp. Served with Rice and salad.

Cocteles
Coctel de Camaron
Cooked shrimp topped with our pico de gallo and avocado served in our cocktail sauce.
Coctel El Capitan
A layer of fish ceviche, shrimp marinated in lime, cooked shrimp, octopus and 2 half shell oysters. Topped with our signature salsas.
Coctel La Celosa
A layer of our fish ceviche, Aguachile shrimp and avocado. Served with 6 jumbo shrimp in our signature sauce.
Coctel Mixto
Cooked shrimp and octopus topped with pico de gallo and avocado. Served in our cocktail sauce.
Coctel Trio
Cooked shrimp, octopus and oysters topped with pico de gallo and avocado. Served in our cocktail sauce.

Seafood Towers
Torre El Doctor
A seafood tower with a layer of fish ceviche, cucumber, shrimp marinated in lime, cook shrimp and avocado. Topped with our signature salsas.
Rice & Beans
Get and order of our rice & beans to pair with any of our main dishes.
La Santa Cruda
Seafood tower with a layer of fish ceviche, cucumber, shrimp marinated in lime, octopus, cooked shrimp, scallops and avocado. Topped with our signature salsas.
Torre El Capitan
A layer of fish ceviche, cucumber, shrimp marinated in lime, octopus, cooked shrimp, oysters and avocado. Topped with our signature salsas.
Extra Tortillas
An order of extra tortillas
Torres Gemelas
Two seafood towers to share between 2-3 people. A layer of fish ceviche, cucumber, shrimp marinated in lime, octopus, cooked shrimp, scallops, oysters and avocado. Topped with our signature salsas.

Platillos De Camaron(Shrimp)
Camarones ala Plancha
Jumbo shrimp sliced and grilled to perfection with our special seasoning. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones ala Momia
Bacon wrapped shrimp deep fried and served a red guajillo sauce. Served with rice & beans.
Langostinos originales
Whole prawns sliced in half, cooked in garlic and our delicious salsas. Served with rice and side salad.
Camarones Empanizados
Shrimp breaded and deep fried. Served with rice, beans, salad and a side of our chipotle sauce.
Camarones ala Diabla
Shrimp sauteed in onion, mushrooms and our spicy ala diabla salsa. Served with rice, beans and a small salad.
Camarones En Chipotle
Shrimp sauteed with mushrooms and our delicious chipotle base salsa.
Camarones al Ajo
Shrimp sauteed in garlic, onion and mushrooms in our special sauce.
Camarones Borrachos
Shrimp sauteed with onion, garlic and mushrooms. (drunken shrimp). Served with rice, beans and a salad.
Camarones ala Mexicana
Shrimp sauteed in onion, tomato and fresh jalapeno peppers. Topped with fresh cilantro. Served with rice & beans.

Kid's Menu
Cheese Burger
Beef patty grilled to perfection topped with cheese. Served with fries.
Grilled Cheese & Fries
Grilled cheese & and order of fries
Tenders & Fries
Three chiken tenders and fries.
Order of Fries
Mozarella Sticks
6 Mozarella sticks served with a side of marinara sauce.

Parrilladas(Seafood Platters)
El Capitan Seafood Boil
A seafood boil made with mussels, clams, green mussels, corn cobettes, small potatoes, a whole lobster and jumbo shrimp. All sauteed in our delicious signature salsas.
Parrilada De Mariscos #2
Whole tilapia fish deep fried, whole lobster, clams, mussels, jumbo shrimp and other seafood favorites sauteed in our signature salsa.
Shrimp Boil
Our Shrimp boil is made with jumbo shrimp, peeled shrimp, corn cobettes and small potatoes. All sauteed in our delicious signature salsas.
Parrillada De Mariscos #1
A boil of seafood favorites including mussels, clams, crawfish, jumbo shrimp, a whole tilapia fish deep fried and more. Sauteed in our signature salsa. Be sure to choose the heat intensity.
Parrillada De Mariscos #3
Whole Tilapia fish, whole Red Snapper, whole lobster, whole prawns, jumbo shrimp, mussels, clams and more. Sauteed in our red signature salsa.
Parrillada De Camaron
This is our shrimp platter that includes ala diabla shrimp, camarones ala plancha, jumbo shrimp, whole prawns and more. Served with rice and small salad.
Parrillada Cielo, Mar y Tierra for 2
Grilled steak, grilled chicken, grilled veggies and jumbo shrimp in our red sauce. Served with rice and a small salad. Serves 2 people.
Parrillada Cielo, Mar y Tierra for 4
Grilled chicken, grilled steak, grilled veggies and jumbo shrimp in our red sauce. Served with rice and small salad. Enough to serve 4 people.

Molcajetes
El Capitan Molcajete
A whole fish topped with mussels, clams and jumbo shrimp sauteed in our signature salsas.
Cielo, Mar y tierra Molcajete
Grilled steak, chicken and veggies. Topped with cheese and shrimp in our chipotle salsa. Served with rice & beans.
El Langosta
A whole lobster, green mussels, jumbo shrimp and octopus sauteed in our signature salsas.
El Poseidon
Snow crab legs, green mussels and jumbo shrimp all sauteed in our signature red salsa.

Carnes(Beef)
Chuleta El Capitan
T-Bone steak grilled and topped with our jumbo shrimp in our red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Beef Chile rojo
Sauteed beef with red chili peppers in our red spicy salsa.
Steak El Capitan
Grilled chuck beef steak topped with our jumbo shrimp in our red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Steak & Shrimp
Our grilled chuck beef steak and grilled shrimp served with rice and beans.
Carne Asada
Grilled chuck beef steak served with rice, beans and a small salad.
Steak la Chuleta
T-Bone steak grilled and topped with grilled shrimp and onion. Served with rice and beans.

Pollo(Chicken)
Pollo Locooo
Chicken strips grilled with onion, bell peppers and topped with cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Asado
An order of our grilled chicken served with rice and beans.
Pollo En Chipotle
Chicken strips sauteed with mushrooms in our cream based chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Chicken stir Frye
Grilled chicken strips with broccoli, bell peppers, onion, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served over bed of rice and mozzarella cheese.

Ceviches
Ceviche Mixto
Fish and shrimp ceviche mixed with fresh pico de gallo and topped with fresh avocado.
Trio Ceviche
Fish, shrimp and Octopus mixed with pico de gallo and topped with fresh avocado.
Pulpo y Camaron Ceviche
Shrimp and octopus mixed with pico de gallo topped with fresh avocado.
Ceviche de Pescado
Marinated in lime and mixed with fresh pico de gallo. Topped with fresh avocado.
Ceviche de Camaron
Cooked shrimp mixed with pico de gallo and fresh lime. Topped with fresh avocado.
Mango Ceviche(Shrimp)
Raw shrimp marinated in lime mixed with pico de gallo and fresh mango. Topped with fresh avocado.
Ceviche de Pulpo
Cooked octopus mixed with pico de gallo and topped with fresh avocado.
Ceviche de Jaiba
Imitation crab ceviche mixed with pico de gallo and topped with fresh avocado.

Caldos(Soups)
Caldo 7 Mares
Our seafood stew full of clams, mussels, green mussels, a mix of seafood favs and jumbo shrimp. Served with onions and cilantro. Choose regular or add crab legs.
Consome De Birria(Beef)
Our shredded beef birria consome served with onion and cilantro.
Caldo De Camaron
Whole shrimp stew with veggies served with onion, cilantro and fresh avocado. Add on Snow Crab Legs for an extra price.
Caldo De Langostinos
Our delicious stew with veggies and whole Langostino prawns.

Salads
Grilled Steak Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, mozzarella cheese and sour cream topped with our grilled steak.
Green Salad
Our regular house salad with greens including bell peppers, onions, lettuce and more.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, sour cream, onion and mozzarella cheese. Topped with Grilled Chicken.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, mozzarella cheese and sour cream topped with our grilled shrimp.

Burritos
Burrito California
Your choice of grilled steak or chicken filled with rice, beans and cheese. Topped with our salsa ver, cheese dip and salsa roja. Lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Dinner Birria Burrito
Filled with shredded beef birria, rice, beans, cilantro and onion. Served with a side of our delicious consome soup.
Burrito De Asada
Our Carne Asada burrito is filled with plenty of steak, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese.
Seafood Chimichanga
This is our seafood fried burrito filled with shrimp and imitation crab. Topped with our homemade salsa.
Burrito Zarape
Grilled chicken or steak sauteed with onions, tomatoes and fresh jalapenos. Filled with rice and beans and topped with our salsa verde and cheese. Lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Seafood Burrito
Filled with shrimp, octopus and imitation crab sauteed in onion and tomatoes. Topped with our homemade salsa.
Burrito El Capitan
Filled with shrimp and imitation crab sauteed with onion & tomatoes, cheese and rice. Topped with our pink seafood burrito salsa.
Burrito De Camaron(shrimp)
Filled with shrimp, tomatoes, onion, rice and cheese. Topped with our homemade salsa.

Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Chicken strips grilled to perfection with bell peppers, onion and tomatoes in our special fajita sauce. Served with rice and beans.
TRIO Fajitas
Grilled chicken, steak and shrimp with bell peppers, onion and tomatoes in our special fajita sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Steak Fajita
Grilled steak strips with bell peppers, onion and tomatoes in our special fajita sauce. Served with rice and beans.
All Veggie Fajita
Onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes and broccoli sauteed in our special fajita salsa. Served with rice and beans.
Mixed Fajitas
Grilled chicken and beef with bell peppers, onion and tomatoes in our special fajita sauce. Served with rice and beans.
7 Mares Fajita
Fajita filled with mussels, clams, octopus, tilapia filet, crawfish, scallops and more. Served with rice and beans.

Tacos
Quesabirria Tacos
Four Quesabirria tacos with melted cheese, cilantro, onion and a small side of consome stew.
Carne Asada Tacos
3 traditional steak tacos with cilantro & onions. Served with rice and beans.
Fish Tacos
Three tacos filled with our Grilled tilapia filets, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and our chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Tacos El Governador(Shrimp)
3 Shrimp tacos with melted cheese, onion, tomatoes, lettuce, and our chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.

Desserts
Churros
Deep fried churros tossed in cinnamon sugar and decorated.
Chocolate Cake
Take a slice of our delicious chocolate cake.
Xangos
Cheesecake Chimichangas deep fried and decorated.
Fried Ice Cream
Our traditional deep fried ice cream.
Brownie
Our delicious brownie with a side of vanilla ice cream pairs perfectly for any occasion.
Cheesecake
Traditional cheesecake topped with whipped cream and chocolate syrup.

Sides & Extras
Chips & Salsa
Order chips & salsa to pair with your meal.
Rice & Beans
Get and order of our rice & beans to pair with any of our main dishes.
Limes
a side of cut up limes for your dishes
Order of Rice
Want Extra Rice for your dish?
Extra Tortillas
An order of extra tortillas
Chiles Toreados
Get an order of our Grilled Jalapeno peppers to spice up your order.
Cebollitas asadas
Get an order of our grilled Mexican onions. Pairs perfectly with our Carne Asada dishes.
Sour Cream
Add an order of our sour cream to pair with one of our dishes.
Salsa Picosa
Add an order of our spicy hot salsa to add some spice to any of our dishes.
Order of refried beans
Want extra beans for your dish?

Charolas(Trays)
Langostinos Tray
Whole Langostinos Prawns sauteed in our signature salsas to share between 3-4 people.
Fish Ceviche Tray
Fish Ceviche tray to feed 6-8 people.
Shrimp Ceviche Tray
Shrimp Ceviche tray to feed 6-8 people.
Aguachiles Platter
An order of our Aguachiles to share between 6-8 people. Your choice of red or green salsa.
Camarones Cucaracha Platter
A platter full of our jumbo shrimp in our red salsa. Enough to share between 6-8 people. Choose the heat intensity.
Trio Ceviche Tray
Mixed ceviche with fish, octopus, shrimp, pico de gallo and avocado. Enough ceviche to share between 6-8 people. Surprise your guests at your next event with this delicious ceviche.

New Menu Items
Pulpo Zarandeado
Whole Octopus cooked and grilled to perfection with our zarandeado sauce.
Piña Rellena Ala Crema
Shrimp and imitation crab sauteed in broccoli, mushrooms, onion, bell peppers, tomatoes and fresh pineapple chunks. Sauteed in our creamy sauce and topped with parmesan cheese.
Empanadas De Camaron
Shrimp & cheese filled empanadas, deep fried and served with our special sauce.
La Piña Marisquera
Shrimp ceviche with fresh pineapple, topped with cooked shrimp, raw shrimp marinated in lime and octopus. Spicy or no spicy available.
El Coco Playero
Whole coconut prepped with a fresh shrimp, octopus and crab meat ceviche in our clamato based salsa. Spicy or no spicy available.
Camarones Zarandeados
Whole jumbo shrimp grilled to perfection with our zarandeado sauce.
Huachinango Zarandeado
Whole Red Snapper fish grilled to perfection and topped with our zarandeado sauce
Mojarra Zarandeada
Whole Tilapia fish grilled to perfection and topped with our zarandeado sauce.

Lunch Menu
Lunch Birria Burrito
Loaded with our beef birria, rice, cheese, onion and cilantro. Served with a small side of our consome stew.
Street Taco Meal
Two traditional steak tacos topped with onion and cilantro. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Seafood Chimichanga
Filled with imitation crab, shrimp, onion and tomatoes. Topped with our pink seafood sauce.
Chilaquiles
Fried tortilla shells mixed in red or green salsa. Topped with cheese, steak or chicken and two eggs.
Pollo Chimichanga
Grilled chicken chimichanga topped with our red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Burrito
Rice, beans and your choice of steak or chicken. Topped with our red sauce, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Twin Burritos
Two burritos filled with your choice of beef or chicken and topped with our cheese dip sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Fajitas
Your choice of chicken, beef or mixed. Grilled with onion, tomatoes and bell peppers in our special fajita sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Chilaquiles Divorciados
A little bit of both green chilaquiles and red chilaquiles with either steak or chicken. Served with cheese, onion and sour cream.
Pollo Enchiladas
Two grilled chicken enchiladas topped in our delicious red salsa and mozarella cheese. Served with rice and beans.

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Recent Reviews

Returning customer from when they were at the other establishment on 6th. We have always enjoyed the food and they do not skimp on portions. We came for dinner and stayed for the live band. My only complain is the beer was served at room temp. At least that is how mine was served to me. We did ask if we could get a cold/ icy beer which staff tried to accommodate but fell short. I love my beer cold and icy even if there is is a winter storm outside. Other than that, I definitely...
November 2025
No paper towels or soap in the bathrooms so how are the servers cleaning there hands bc I saw them use the same bathroom. Also the music was very loud and they kept playing drunk music and some guys at the bars where just being really load and drunk and obnoxious.
August 2025
The food was delicious, hot in temperature like it should, had a little miscommunication in the beginning with my order but was fixed no harm done. As picky as I am eating in new restaurants I was impressed very much with my meal and appearance of my plate. The ingredients on the side salad looked very fresh not like left over salad ingredients from previous days,as picky of a person that I am my hats off to them. I gave 4 stars cause music was a little loud giving the atmosphere...
June 2025

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Mariscos El Capitan

2809 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
(515) 348-1115