Carmina's Restaurant and Banquets

1055 N Randall Rd, Elgin
(847) 760-6000

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Customers' Favorites

Flautas Dinner with Melted Cheese
Margarita Esmeralda 20oz
Jalapeno Steak Fajitas
Chips & Pico De Gallo
Chiles Rellenos
Chips and Salsa
Fried Ice Cream
3 Tacos Dinner
Caldo de Pollo
Burrito Dinner

Menu

Appetizer
Queso Dip
Spicy melted white cheese sauce and chips
Fresh Guacamole
Freshly cut avocados mixed with tomatoes, onions, fresh lime juice, cliantro, and jalapenos
Carmina's Sampler
Nachos, Cheese Quesadillas, Chicken Flautas, and a Shrimp Empandada
Ceviche
Freshly Marinated Shrimp Tostadas mixed with lime, tomato, onion, cilantro, cerrano peppers.
Cheese Quesadillas
(3) Flour tortillas filled with melted mexican cheese. Served with Sour Cream
Chicken Tortilla Soup
A small bowl of our tomato based soup with Chicken, vegetables, and topped with tortilla strips
Meat Quesadillas
(3) Flour tortillas filled with melted mexican cheese and your choice of meat. Served with Sour Cream
Empanadas
(4) Hand made flour dough filled and fried with our marinated shrimp and melted cheese. Topped with our chipotle sauce.
Nachos con Queso
Topped with beans, melted chichuaha cheese, and sour cream.
Queso Fundido
Melted chihuaha cheese, chorizo and topped with shrimp

Mexican Favorites
Chimichanga Dinner
A giant deep-fried tortilla filled with cheese, beans, and choice of meat (Make it suiza Style $2.75)
Burrito Dinner
A giant flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, and choice of meat. (Make it suiza style $2.75)
Flauta Dinner
Deep fried roller tacos with marinated chicken. Topped with lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Milanesa de Pollo
Breaded Chicken Breast fried and topped with Ranchero sauce and Chihuaha cheese. Served with Rice and Salad.
Chiles Rellenos
(2) Soufflé-battered chihuahua cheese stuffed poblano pepper topped with our ranchero sauce. Served with Corn or Flour tortillas.
Fajitas de Res
Tender strips of skirt steak mixed with sauteed onions, green, and red peppers. (Make it spicy add Jalapenos ($1.00)
Fajitas de Pollo
Tender strips of grilled chicken mixed with sauteed onions, green, and red peppers. (Make it spicy add Jalapenos (1.00)
Mega Fajitas
Tender strips of skirt steak, grilled chicken, and shrimp. Mixed with sauteed onions, green, and red peppers. (Make it spicy add Jalapenos (1.00)
Fajitas Camaron
Shrimp fajitas mixed with sauteed onions, green, and red peppers. (Make it spicy add Jalapenos (1.00)
Veggie Fajitas
Fajitas consisting of grilled tomato, onion, green, and red peppers.
Fajitas Mixed
Tender strips of skirt steak and grilled chicken. Mixed with sauteed onions, green, and red peppers. (Make it spicy add Jalapenos (1.00)
Cheese Quesadillas Dnr
Quesadilla Dinner
Fajita Burrito Dinner
Fajitas Steak & Shrimp
Fajitas Chicken & Shrimp
Tostada Dinner
(3) Taco Dnr
(2) Taco Dnr
(3 ) Enchiladas Dnr
(2) Enchiladas Dnr

Salads/Vegetarian
Burrito Bowl
Mexican Bowl filled with Rice, Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Sour Cream, Guacamole, and your choice of meat.
Taco Salad
Fried Shell filled with RIce, Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Sour Cream, Guacamole, and your choice of meat.
Chipotle Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp served with lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion and chipotle dressing.
Avocado Tacos (V)
Veggie Burrito (V)
Chimichanga (V)
Enchiladas (V)

Carmina's Dishes
Carne Asada
Our charbroiled skirt steak seasoned and served with grilled onions. Your choice of Corn or Flour tortillas.
Tampiquena
Our charbroiled skirt steak seasoned and served with grilled onions; Accompanied with a cheese enchilada! Your choice of Corn or Flour tortillas.
Lomo de Res
Our Charbroiled Skirt steak topped with our Chile de Arbol sauce. Served with rice, beans, and your choice of tortillas
Mar y Tierra
Our Charbroiled skirt steak served with our grilled garlic shrimp, grilled onions, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas
Pollo en Mole
Chicken smothered in our homemade mole sauce served with rice, beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas
Plato de Tamales
Two pork tamales served served with rice, beans, and spicy salsa on the side.
Carmina's Parillada
A feast big enough to satisfy four people! A combination of skirt steak, fish, spicy chicken, and garlic shrimp. Mixed with sauteed onions, grilled peppers, fried potatoes, and whole roasted jalapeno peppers.
Coctel de Camaron
Our homemade shrimp cocktail topped with tomato, onion, cilantro, lime, and garnished with sliced avocados. Crackers Included. sdc
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp served in our spicy chipotle salsa accompanied with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, and avocado
Shrimp Taco Dinner
Grilled shrimp tacos, lettuce, cheese, and tomato, topped with our creamy chipotle sauce served with rice and beans
Fish Taco Dinner
(3) Grilled tilapia tacos with cabbage, house chipotle sauce, and choice of corn or flour tortillas. Served with Rice and Beans.
Carmina's Parrillada para (2)

Kid's Dishes
K- Taco Dinner
One taco topped with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Serrved with rice and beans
K-Cheese Quesadilla
One flour tortilla filled with melted mexican cheese. Served with rice and beans
K-Meat Quesadilla
One flour tortilla filled with melted mexican cheese and your choice of meat. Served with rice and beans
K-Burrito
A smaller version of our burrito filled with cheese, rice, beans, and your choice of meat
Cheese Burger and Fries
Grilled cheeseburger topped with lettuce and tomato served with fries
K-Nuggets and Fries
6 nuggets and fries

Desserts
Flan
Mamá's homemade egg custard dessert topped off with chocolate, carmel, and whipped cream
Fried Ice Cream
A scoop of vanilla ice cream covered in corn flakes and crispy fried. Served over a fried tortilla and topped off with chocolate, carmel, and whipped cream
Churros
(2) Deep-fried dough encrusted with sugar and cinnamon.
Bunuelos
Deep fried tortillas in brown sugar and cinnamon and deep fried, covered in caramel, chocolate and whipped cream. Add ice cream $1.00
Single Ice Cream Scoop
A scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate, caramel, and whipped cream.
Plantains
Deep fried plantains drizzled with sweet condensed milk
Lava Cake With ice cream

A La Carte
AC Tamale
AC: Sope
AC: Quesadilla
AC: Tostada
AC Chile Relleno
AC: Chimichanga
AC: Enchilada
AC: Fajita Burrito
AC: Veggie Burrito
AC: Shrimp Taco
AC: Fish Taco
AC: Flauta
Chips And Salsa
Extra Guacamole
Extra Sour Cream
Side Rice
Side Beans
Jalapenos
Side Rice & Beans
Side Fries
Side of Cheese
Side Grilled Chicken
Side Grilled Shrimp
Cebollitas y Jalapenos
Side Tortillas
Side avocado
Side Pico De Gallo

Salsas
Flight 3oz
Mole 3oz
suiza 3oz
Red 3oz
Green 3oz
Orange 3oz
Extra Pico de Gallo 30z
Extra Chips
Arbol 3oz
Ranchera 3oz

Specials
El Jefe
El Papasito
El Viejo
Alambre
Carne Asada Jalapeño
Mar y Tierra Jalapeño
Tanpiqueña jalaño
Parrilada Jalapeño

N/A Beverages
Fountain Soda
Iced Tea
Hot Tea
Coffee
Aguas Frescas
Mexican Coke Bottle
Jarritos
Root Beer
Milk
Sangria (non-alcholic)
Juice
Chocolate Milk
Soda Pitcher
Shirley Temple (Kiddie Coctail)
Topochico
Kids Drink
Mundrial Apple
Kids Horchata
Kids Jamaica
Kids Tamarindo
Milkshakes
Vaso de Agua
Botella de agua

Salsas
Red
Green
Table salsa To go

Guacamole
Table Guacamole Y Salsas

Drinks
Carmina:s shots

Dinner
Dinner (2)
Dinner (1)

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Recent Reviews

Love the margaritas! And food delicious!

Vegetarian options: Request what you want in your order.

Kid-friendliness: Kids menu

Wheelchair accessibility: Easy access
October 2024
Pretty nice looking restaurant. However once you get inside the service kind of dwindles. I had placed an order for takeout, when I arrived to pick it up I noticed there was nobody at the front to greet or seat me. (Not that I needed it but you expect to see hostesses at the front. I let myself in proceeded to the bar. I was looking around for the wait staff but the only person I could spot was the bartender. I felt bad for this guy because he was the only one that seemed to be...
September 2024
We had the most wonderful experience with Carminas Banquet for our wedding! From the very beginning, they were incredibly helpful throughout the entire planning process, making everything smooth and stress-free. They truly went above and beyond to ensure that every detail was perfect.

A special shoutout to Kevin and Rene, who were super attentive on our big day. They made sure everything ran like clockwork, ensuring that we didn’t have to worry about a thing....
September 2024

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Carmina's Restaurant and Banquets

1055 N Randall Rd, Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 760-6000