EL JIMADOR MEXICAN GRILL

260 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb
(815) 301-5008

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Mexican Fried Ice Cream the Perfect Dessert After Any Meal
32 Oz Fresh House Margarita
Chips & Salsa to Go Small
Fajitas El Jimador Para 2
Enchiladas El Jimador
Tacos De Carne Asada
Table Side Guacamole
House Margarita 16oz
El Gobernador Tacos
Burrito El Jimador

Menu

Botanas
Table Side Guacamole
Our avocado dip prepared to your personal taste.
Salsa Trio
3 different salsas to dip with chips or add to your tacos.
Bean Dip
Refried beans with our white cheese sauce
Jimador Queso Dip
White cheese sauce
Sopes
Taste the authentic mexican snack characterized by its distinctive pinched up rim which holds the savory fillings. 3 sopes with your choice of ground beef, chorizo, or pulled chicken. Served over a layer of refried beans and topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese. Accompanied with a side of salsa picosa and sour cream.
Queso Fundido
Melted chihuahua cheese. Served with sauteed poblano peppers and onions.
Botana Combinada
A super starter. A delicious appetizer combination consisting of nachos, quesadillas, pork tamale, flautas, shredded beef and chicken. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Flautitas Surtidas
Taste our assortment of crispy corn tortilla, "flute shaped tacos" filled with shredded chicken, shredded beef, panela cheese. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Tamales
3 homemade tamales. Served in their corn husks. Filled with either chicken in a green tomatillo sauce or pork in a zesty red sauce. Mix and match to your delight. Served with a side of salsa picosa and sour cream.
Torre de Ceviche
Fresh shrimp marinated in fresh lime juice. Seasoned with diced tomatoes, chopped sweet onion, chopped cilantro, and diced jalapeno peppers.
Coctel de Camaron
A delicious shrimp cocktail in a zesty tomato sauce. Garnished with onion, cucumbers, cilantro, and slices of fresh avocado.

Ensaladas
Taco Salad
Homemade tortilla bowl filled with cheese, guacamole, tomatoes and your choice of shredded chicken or seasoned ground beef.
El Jimador Salad
Grilled chicken breast, shrimp, mushrooms, on a bed of lettuce. Served with cucumbers, tomato, avocado and queso fresco
Grilled Chicken Salad
Fajita chicken, on a bed of lettuce avocados and tomatoes.
Grilled Veggie Salad
Tortilla bowl filled with broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, squash, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Shelly's Salad
Grilled spinach, steak, shrimp, squash and zucchini.

Nachos
Nachos El Jimador
Chicken, steak and shrimp, grilled with green peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce, black beans, roasted corn and cactus.
Niu Nachos
Season ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and jalapeno.
Nachos DeKalb
Steak, chicken, choriso with grilled onions, jalapenos, mushrooms topped. Served with cheese sauce and shredded cheese.

Quesadillas
Traditional Quesadilla
Cheese quesadilla. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.
DeKalb Quesadilla
Grilled steak or chicken quesadilla topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Grilled shrimp quesadilla stuffed with pico de gallo and beans. Served with fresh salad and rice.
Sincronizada Quesadilla
Flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, ham, green peppers and onion. Served with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.

Burritos
Barb Burrito
8" flour tortillas filled with seasoned ground beef or tender chunks of chicken, with bean. Topped with ranchero sauce, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Niu Burrito
8" flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken and pico de gallo. Topped with ranchero and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans .
La Bandera Burrito
12" flour tortilla stuffed with your preference of season ground beef or shredded chicken. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and shredded cheese. Topped with salsa verde, cheese sauce and ranchero sauce.
Burrito El Jimador
12 "flour tortilla filled with french fries tucked inside, stuffed with your choice of steak, chicken or chorizo. Served with rice, beans, cheese, sour cream and avocado.

Enchiladas
Enchiladas El Jimador
3 rolled up corn tortillas filled with pulled chicken, cheese or seasoned ground beef. Topped with enchilada sauce, cheese, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Enmoladas
3 rolled up corn tortillas filled with pulled chicken topped with mole sauce, onions, queso fresco, sour cream and sesame seeds. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Del Campo
3 rolled up corn tortillas filled with cheese topped with caramelized grilled onions and bell peppers. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Jalisco
3 rolled up corn tortillas filled with pulled pork, topped with melted Chihuahua cheese, green tomatillo sauce, and sour cream. Accompanied with Mexican rice, refried beans.

Del Mar
Mariscos con Arroz
Grilled shrimp and scallops, over a bed of rice, topped with cheese sauce. Served with avocado salad.
Shrimp Diabla
Shrimp sautéed in fiery chipotle salsa with mushrooms and onions. Served with white rice and avocado salad.
Camaron Yucatan
Grilled shrimp in a bed of zucchini, squash, broccoli and peppers. Served with white rice and avocado salad.
Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo
Sauteed shrimp in garlic butter sauce. Served with white rice and avocado salad.
Spicy Mussels
Mussels in our special sauce.
Caldo de Camaron
Our delicious shrimp and vegetable soup simmered in a spicy, seafood broth. Served with a side of Mexican rice.
Camarones Cucaracha
Shrimp in our special sauce with peel or without peel
Langostinos Estilo Nayarit
Prawn nayarit style.

Tacos
Carne Asada Taco
Grilled skirt steak, onions and cilantro.
Adovada Taco
Marinated pork, onions and cilantro. Pineapple available upon request.
Grilled Chicken Taco
Grilled chicken, onions, cilantro and cheese.
Crispy Taco
Shredded chicken or season ground beef, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes.

Chicken
Pollo con Chorizo
Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans .
Pollo con Arroz
Grilled chicken over a bed of rice topped. Served with cheese sauce.
Pollo Vallarta
Grilled chicken breast with shrimp, scallops, tomatoes and cheese sauce on top. Served with avocado salad, rice and frijoles charros.
Pollo Borracho
Tender grilled chicken breast marinated with a touch of tequila, grilled onions with two cheese enchiladas covered with melted cheese and salsa verde. Served with rice, charro beans, grilled jalapeno and cactus.
Pollo Yucatan
Grilled chicken breast with sauteed peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini. Served with rice and beans.
Milanesa de Pollo
Breaded chicken breast pan fried and topped with french fries. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and avocado salad.

Vegetarian
Burrito del Campo
12 " Rolled spinach tortilla filled. Served with sauteed peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, rice and beans.
Fajita Vegetariana
Grilled broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, squash, onions, tomatoes. Served with avocado salad, rice and beans and flour tortillas
Spinach Quesadilla
12" spinach tortilla stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, peppers, onions and cheese. Served with avocado salad and rice.

Tacos El Jimador
El Gobernador
Grilled shrimp, scallops, onions, tomato and poblano pepper. Served on corn tortilla filled with melted chihuahua cheese.
Del Mar
Chipotle grilled shrimp or tilapia, red cabbage slaw, avocado and Rudy's sauce.
Jimador Tacos
Skirt steak, chorizo, grilled chihuahua cheese, and salsa verde.
El Patron Tacos
Skirt steak, onions, poblano pepper, bacon, Chihuahua cheese and garlic.

Create Your Own Combination
2 Items Dinner Combo
3 Items Dinner Combo

El Jimador Specialties
Carne Asada
In house seasoned juicy arrachera. Served with rice, frijoles charros, pico de gallo, guacamole, cooked green onions, one chihuahua cheese quesadilla and avocado salad.
Caporal Del Jimador
Arrachera skirt steak cooked to your preference, topped with grilled onions, jalapenos peppers and chihuahua cheese. Served with rice, frijoles charros and avocado salad.
Molcajete
Stone volcanic bowl with grilled arrachera steak, chicken breast, chorizo, shrimp, scallops, cactus, queso fresco, onions, tomatoes and green peppers. Served with rice, frijoles charros, salsa trio and avocad.
Carne Asada A La Tampiquena
Tender skirt steak topped with our original frijoles charros. Served with one cheese enchilada, roasted corn and cactus salad and Mexican rice. Sure to satisfy even the largest of appetites.
Pollo a la Tampiquena
Grilled chicken breast topped with our original frijoles charros. Served with one cheese enchilada, roasted corn and cactus salad and Mexican rice. Sure to satisfy even the largest of appetites.
Carnitas
Tendered pork simmered in citrus oil herbs. Served with rice, frijoles charros and avocado salad.
Steak and Shrimp
12 oz. T-bone topped with shrimp sauteed in garlic butter sauce, onions and peppers. Accompanied with one cheese enchilada with green sauce. Served with rice and frijoles charros.
Jimador Burger
Juicy burger with chorizo, jalapenos, tomato, onion, and lettuce drizzled with our chipotle aioli. Served with french fries.
Torta
Your choice of steak, chicken, chorizo, carnitas or ham.

Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Steak Fajitas
Shrimp Fajitas
Huskie Fajitas for 1
Steak, chicken, shrimp. Topped with cheese.
Fajitas El Jimador Para 2
Steak, chicken, chorizo, and carnitas. Cooked with onions,tomato, green peppers
Fajitas Jalisco
Steak, chicken, chorizo topped. Served with Chihuahua cheese.

Jimador Express
Tostaguac
Crispy corn tortilla topped with fresh guacamole and beans. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Taco
2 soft flour or crispy corn tortillas
Enchilada
Choice of filling topped with red sauce and cheese.
Tamale
Freshly made pork or chicken tamales topped with red sauce and cheese. Served in their corn husks.
Quesadilla
Choice of filling.
Burrito
Choice of filling topped with melted cheese and red sauce.

Extras
Flour Tortillas
Corn Tortilla
Mexican Rice
Frijoles Charros
Sour Cream
Tangy fermented cream.
Pickled Jalapenos
Roasted Jalapenos and Onion
Queso Fresco
Side Salad
Pico de Gallo
Fresh salsa.
Cheese Dip
Creamy dip made from melted cheese. 8oz
Shredded Cheese
Chips and Salsa to Go small
Avocado
Fries
Fried potatoes.
Cheese Rice
Homemade Tortillas
Tossed Salad
Salad that has been tossed with dressing.

Pa Desayunar Lunch Specials
Huevos Al Gusto Lunch
Eggs made in one of the following styles: a la Mexicana, con chorizo, con jamon, or rancheros. Served with refried beans and rice.
Cuatro Amigos Lunch
Our traditional chilaquiles with sour cream and queso fresco, with 2 eggs any style, ranchero sauce. Served with a juicy skirt steak. Served with rice and avocado salad.
Lunch Enmoladas
2 chicken enchiladas topped with mole sauce, onions, queso fresco, sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Vallarta Plate
Grilled shrimp sauteed with mushrooms onions and tomato. Served with rice .
Lunch Chimichanga
Fried wrapped flour tortilla filled with shredded beef or chicken. Served with lettuce, tomato, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, rice and beans.
Lunch Pollo El Jimador
Grilled split chicken breast topped with melted white cheese. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Barb Buritto Lunch
Flour tortillas filled with seasoned ground beef and beans, or tender chunks of chicken. Topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Fajitas
Grilled tender strips of chicken or steak mixed with sauteed veggies. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, cheese and sour cream.
Lunch Flautas
Two fried corn tortillas filled with choice of, shredded beef, or chicken. Served with rice, beans, lettuce tomato and sour cream.

Kids Menu
Kids Grilled Steak with Rice and Beans
Kids Chicken with Rice and Beans
Kids Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Kids Taco
Folded tortilla with a variety of fillings such as meat or beans.
Kids Mac and Cheese
Macaroni pasta in a cheese sauce.
Kids Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce.
Kids Burrito
Kids Corn Dog
Battered and deep fried sausage on a stick.
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Breaded or battered crispy chicken.

Postres
Mexican Fried Ice Cream
The perfect dessert after any meal. Served in its own edible shell with strawberry sauce, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream.
Flan
Mexico's classic dessert. Vanilla custard. Served with Mexican egg nog.
Esquites
Corn off the cob, house-made lime mayo and queso fresco.
Platanitos
Deep fried plantains coated with cinnamon sugar drizzled. Served with leche de dulce.

Beverages
Soda
Raspberry Iced Tea
Coffee
Horchata
Ice Tea
Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice
Pineapple Juice
Hot Tea
Jarritos

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Recent Reviews

🎉 Birthday Celebration at El Jimador! 🎉 I had the BEST time celebrating my birthday at El Jimador right here in DeKalb! The food was absolutely delicious, the drinks were on point, and the service? Top-notch! 🙌✨ Huge shout-out to the amazing staff for making the evening feel extra special. If you're looking for a festive place to enjoy great Mexican food and celebrate something (or nothing at all 😉), I highly recommend checking them out! 📍El Jimador –...
June 2025
I ordered a pick up. I'm feeling so under the weather and just down. I asked for a side of salsa they gave me chips included and a churro. It was such a nice and "sweet" surprise. I didn't order a churro but who doesn't love one. Thank you to whoever packed this for me as my really crappy day just got better. You made me smile and the taco salad was delicious!
February 2025
I wanted to go to a place downtown DeKalb that was a bit more upscale and had a great atmosphere. This place had it!! The food was delicious, super fresh, and came out quite quickly considering how packed the place was. I did feel a little rushed by service. I was on the phone when I first stopped in and my server kept asking me questions while I was still talking on the phone. When I finally got off of the phone I asked for a few minutes to decide what to order. She gave me about...
February 2025

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EL JIMADOR MEXICAN GRILL

260 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 301-5008