El Colonial

366 Diederich Blvd, Ashland
(606) 329-1374

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Strawberry Cheesecake Tacos
Carnitas- Street Tacos
Nachos Supreme Nachos
Burrito California L
Taco Salad Dressing
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Small Chips & Salsa
Fajita Taco Salad
Pineapple Fajitas
Chips and Salsa

Menu

Appetizers
Appetizers Trio
16 ounces each of our famous cheese dip, homemade guacamole, and house salsa. Served with 2 large bags of chips.
Cheese Dip
Our famous cheese dip! Makes a great addition for chips or to any entree.
Family Size Cheese Dip (16 oz)
16 ounces of our famous homemade cheese dip. Plenty for the whole family or to serve for a small group!
Family Size Chips and Salsa (16 oz)
16 ounces of our house salsa with a large bag of freshly-fried chips.
Family Size Guacamole (16 oz)
16 ounces of our made from scratch guacamole.
Guacamole
Hand-Smashed avocado and other fresh ingredients set our guacamole apart from the rest.
Nachos with Chicken
Nacho chips smothered with strips of grilled chicken and shredded cheese.
Taquitos Mexicanos
Small corn tortillas with your choice of shredded chicken or beef tips. Served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
Quesadilla Grande
Seasoned shredded chicken sandwich with cheese between two flour tortillas grilled to perfection. Topped with cheese dip, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
House Dip
Seasoned ground beef topped with pico de gallo and smothered with cheese dip.

Salads
El Colonial Salad
Grilled chicken strips served with lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, bell peppers, onions, and guacamole.

Mains
Cielo y Mar
Grilled chicken and shrimp smothered in our signature cheese dip. Served with rice and tortillas.
El Texano
Grilled steak, chicken, shrimp sauteed with tomatoes, onions, and green peppers. Served on a bed of rice, with tortillas, and topped with our signature cheese sauce.
Faja Papas
Your choice of grilled chicken or steak sauteed with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and crispy bacon. Served on a bed of French fries and topped with shredded cheese.
Carnitas
Mexican dish of browned, shredded, and tenderized pork. Served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.

Burritos and Chimichangas
Seafood Burrito
Shrimp and crabmeat grilled with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and wrapped in a flour tortilla. Topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, and a guacamole salad.
Seafood Chimichanga
Shrimp and crabmeat grilled with tomatoes, onions, and green peppers, then wrapped in a giant flour tortilla, and lightly fried. Topped with cheese dip and served with rice, beans, and a guacamole salad.
Burritos Deluxe
Two flour tortillas wrapped around spicy chicken. Topped with cheese, lettuce, special sauce, and sour cream.
Burritos El Colonial
A flour tortilla with seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Mexicano
A flour tortilla stuffed with beef tips, covered with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole.
Burrito California
Steak or chicken strips cooked on the grill with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Wrapped in a big flour tortilla with beans and rice inside. Topped with red burrito sauce and cheese.
Burrito Cancun
Your choice of chicken or steak grilled and wrapped in a flour tortilla. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Special la Casa
Two burritos stuffed with beef tips and topped with melted cheese.
Chimichangas
Chunks of beef tips or spicy chicken wrapped in two flour tortillas, deep-fried to a golden brown, and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and guacamole salad.
Fajita Chimichanga
A flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of beef or chicken strips, cooked on the grill with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Deep-Fried to a golden brown. Served with rice, beans, and guacamole salad.

Enchiladas and Quesadillas
Enchiladas Supremas
Four rolled corn tortillas, one beef, one chicken, one cheese, and one bean. Topped with enchilada sauce, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Vegetarian Quesadilla
A flour tortilla stuffed with grilled tomatoes, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and shredded cheese. Served with a guacamole salad.
Quesadilla El Colonial
One quesadilla with grilled chicken or steak topped with cheese dip. Served with rice.
Fajita Quesadilla
A flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with chicken or beef. Cooked on the grill with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and cheese. Served with guacamole salad.

Chicken
Pollo Juan
Strips of grilled chicken topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chori-Pollo
Strips of grilled chicken breast with Mexican sausage and melted cheese on top. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Degollado
Strips of chicken with cheese sauce. Grilled with zucchini, peppers, yellow squash, onions, and broccoli. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Ortiz
Strips of delicious grilled chicken topped with sauteed onions, bacon, mushrooms, and melted cheese. Served with rice, bean, and tortillas.

Special Dinner
Taquitos Nortenos
Carne Encebollada
Tender beef strips cooked on the grill with Mexican chorizo and onions. Served with rice, beans, cheese dip, and guacamole salad.
Fajita Nachos
Cheese nachos with assorted toppings of chicken or beef cooked on the grill with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Covered with cheese.
Nachos Supreme
Cheese nachos with assorted toppings of beef, spicy chicken, and beans. Covered with lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes.

Fajitas
Hawaiian Fajitas
Tender strips of marinated chicken breast cooked with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, pineapple, and bacon. Served with beans, rice, guacamole salad, corn cake, and tortillas.
Fajita Duo
Choose from any two styles of fajitas, except the Hawaiian.
Fajita Trio
Choose from any 3 styles of fajitas, except Hawaiian.
Grilled Veggies
Zucchini, yellow squash, broccoli, and mushrooms grilled with fajita veggies in our signature fajita seasoning.
Grilled Chicken
Tender strips of marinated chicken breast cooked with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with beans, rice, guacamole salad, corn cake, and tortillas.
Grilled Steak
Tender strips of marinated beef cooked with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with beans, rice, guacamole salad, corn cake, and tortillas.
Grilled Shrimp
Shrimp marinated and cooked on the grill with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with beans, rice, corn cake, and tortillas.

Combos
Two Items
Three Items

A La Carte
Jalapenos
Chips
Small order chips.
Chips and Salsa (4 oz)
4 oz house salsa and a small bag of chips.
Corn Cake
Salsa
Small order of salsa.
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
French Fries
Tortillas
Sour Cream
Pico De Gallo
Shredded Cheese

Kid's Menu
Kids Meat Quesadilla
A cheese quesadilla stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak.
Kids Taco
A small combination of our famous rice, beans, and a choice of beef or chicken taco. Served with lettuce and cheese.
Kids Grilled Cheese Quesadilla
A grilled cheese quesadilla and rice.
Kids Chicken Nuggets
The best chicken nuggets and fries around.
Kids Nachos
Kid's nachos. A layer of chips topped with delicious ground beef and shredded cheese.
Kids Chicken Tenders
Chicken tenders and fries.
Kids Cheeseburger
A juicy cheeseburger served with French fries.
Kids Mini Corn Dogs
Delicious mini corn dogs with a side of French fries.
Kids Mini Pollo Juan
Mini Juan's strips of delicious chicken topped with cheese dip. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

Drinks
Lemonade
Sodas (32 oz)
Tea
House-Brewed iced tea.

Desserts
Carrot Cake
Fresh, homemade, and moist. Topped with cream cheese icing.
Churros
Soft pastry sticks coated in sugar and cinnamon, filled with Bavarian cream, and served with fried ice cream.
Fried Ice Cream
Large fried ice cream served on a freshly-fried sopapilla with chocolate and caramel.
Strawberry Cheesecake Tacos
Freshly-Fried pastry tacos coated in sugar and cinnamon. Stuffed with homemade cheesecake filling and topped with strawberry puree.
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
Chef's own cheesecake, topped with your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry puree.
Xango
A deep-fried cheesecake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Recent Reviews

Very nice place. The food was great & the portions generous. I was seated very quickly & my server was on top of his game. The only thing that would make it better would be if they gave the food away.
August 2025
What a gem! We were very pleased with this restaurant find 😁
Four people in our party and we ordered Street Tacos, Pollo Ortiz, and a Taco Salad. We started the Grande Trio Dip to accompany the warm chips.
All of the food was delicious with ample portions.
Alex, our server, was awesome, keeping our drinks full, and very personable.
We highly recommend this restaurant and will return.
July 2025
I've been coming here since they first opened and they never let me down. Juan always make a point to come say hello anytime we are there and ask about the family. It's hard and rare to find business owners who put so much effort into their community and customers. Oh, and the food is pretty stellar as well!
April 2025

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El Colonial

366 Diederich Blvd, Ashland, KY 41101
(606) 329-1374