El Centenario Mexican Grill
5039 28th St SE, Grand Rapids
(616) 259-8888
Customers' Favorites
One Bean Burrito One Cheese Enchilada and One Bean Tostada
Chimichanga Fajitas Jalisco Special
Mojárra Frita Or A la Diabla
Tacos De Camaron Shrimp Tacos
Mojarra a La Diabla
Enchiladas Tapatias
Home Made Hot Sauce
Seafood Molcajete
Quesadilla Fajita
Seafood Fajitas
Soups & Salads
Chicken Soup Bowl
Mexican Chili
Made with beef, beans, and all the right spices.
Fajita Taco Salad
Steak or chicken grilled with onions, bell pepper and tomato topping a crispy taco bowl. Covered with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Taco Salad
Ground beef or shredded chicken in a crispy flour tortilla and topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Shrimp Salad
12 shrimp served on a bed of lettuce with Bell pepper, tomato, onion and shredded cheese. Served with ranch or French dressing.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken tossed with lettuce, tomato, onion, Bell pepper and shredded cheese.
Fajita Salad Garnish
Lettuce, rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Guacamole Salad
Tossed Salad
Quesadillas
Grilled Steak Quesadilla
Grilled Steak Chicken
Ground Beef Quesadilla
Shredded Chicken Quesadilla
Cheese Quesadilla
Chips & Dips
Queso Fundido
Grilled steak or chorizo with melted cheese.
Beef & Cheese Dip
Cheese Dip
Spinach Dip
Gently grilled spinach topped with cheese dip.
Guacamole Dip
Bean Dip
Aguachile
Shrimp served with verde salsa, onion and cucumber.
Ceviche
Citrus cured fish dip.
A la Carte
Chimichanga A la Carte
Tostaguac A la Carte
Chile Poblano A la Carte
12 shrimp served on a bed of lettuce with Bell pepper, tomato, onion and shredded cheese. Served with ranch or French dressing.
Chalupa A la Carte
Grilled chicken tossed with lettuce, tomato, onion, Bell pepper and. shredded cheese.
Beef Tostada A la Carte
Lettuce, rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Tamal A la Carte
Enchiladas A la Carte
Burritos A la Carte
Tacos A la Carte
Nachos
Nachos Jalisco
Steak, chicken, shrimp, grilled onion, bell pepper and tomatoes cover a mountain of tortilla chips with cheese dip, lettuce and sour cream.
Nachos Grandes
Chicken or Steak over traditional cheese nachos with grilled onions, peppers, and tomato. Includes lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Nachos Fajitas
Grilled steak or chicken and grilled fajita veggies.
Vegetarian Nachos
Onion, bell peppers, tomato, mushrooms, served over traditional nachos and topped with lettuce, tomato and guac.
Beef Nachos
Beef & Bean Nachos
Chicken Nachos
Cheese Nachos
Bean Nachos
Combination Dinners
Combos
Our Famous Seafood
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Shrimp with butter, onion and garlic. Served with rice and avocado salad.
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimp cooked in hot chipotle sauce. Served with rice.
Camarones Calientes
Shrimp cooked in creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice.
Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp, tomato, onion, avocado and peppers mixed into our special salsa.
Arroz con Camarones
Grilled shrimp over rice and cheese sauce
Enchiladas Del Mar
3 shrimp enchiladas, covered in cheese and salsa verde. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Seafood Chimichanga
Chimichanga stuffed with shrimp and crab cooked with onions and tomatos, deep fried and served with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico, and rice and beans
7 Seas Soup
Crab legs, shrimp, scallops, mussels, crabmeat, clams & seasonal fish slowly simmered in a spicy broth. Please be advised that this dish takes an ample amount of time to prepare fresh!
Camarones Especial
Shrimp on a bed of rice, lettuce, pico, avocado and onion. Served with our homemade salsa.
Camarones al Champinion
Shrimp and mushrooms served with guacamole salad.
Camarones A La Cucaracha
Shrimp simmered in our special sauce.
Mojarra Rita
A whole fried fish and rice.
Mojarra A La Diabla
Spicy. A whole fried fish and rice.
Filete Vallarta
Sauteed veggies served over 2 fish fillets. Served with rice.
Oyster El Centenario
Fresh vegetables served with oysters and cheviche
Platillo Oyster
Platter of oysters with lime.
Camarones Cheleros
Shrimp with chipotle sauce, rice and beans.
Torre Marisco Jal
A tower (Literally) Of seafood marinated in lemon, crab, and shrimp in aguachile with shrimp, octopus, scallops and black sauce.
Mauricio Especial
Ceviche and hot cheetos.
Seafood Centenario
A traditional seafood boil with crawfish, snow crab, shrimp, smoked sausage, potatos, and corn.
Mariscos Vallarta
Marinated shrimp with cucumber, avocado and ceviche.
Mariscos Pancho
2 types of shrimp, simmered and blackened, with octopus, scallops, crab, avocado, cucumber and onion.
Ostiones Pacifica
Oysters, shrimp, cucumber, special sauce and tajin.
Fajitas
Pina Tropical
Steak, chicken and shrimp fajitas served in a pineapple.
Fajitas El Patron
Steak, chicken and shrimp with fajita veggies.
Chicken Fajitas
Steak Fajitas
Mixed Fajitas
Chicken and steak.
Shrimp Fajitas
Seafood Fajitas
Hawaiian Fajita
Flaming Fajita
Steak, chicken and fajita veggies covered in flaming cheese.
Chipotle Fajita
Chicken fajitas with chipotle sauce.
Veggie Fajitas
Carne Asada
Steak served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, guac and tortillas.
Tortas
Choice of meat served with lettuce, mayo, tomato, beans and avocado.
Vegetarian
Veggie Combos
Pork
Carnitas
Chunks of pork with rice, beans, and salad.
Guisado de Puerco
Carnitas with salsa verde. Served with rice and beans.
Steak
Molcajete
Steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, carne asada, bell peppers, onions, tomato, all topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Bistec Mexicano
T bone with onion, Bell peppers and tomato. Serves with rice and beans.
Bistec a la Tampiquena
T bone with onion and jalapeno, a tostada, baked potato, rice and beans.
Milanese
12 oz Skirt Steak breaded and deep fried, served with rice, beans, and salad.
Papas Mexicanas
Grilled steak with tomatoes, peppers and onion served over French fries and cheese dip.
Seafood Molcajete
Molcajete with shrimp, scallops, crabmeat and tilapia.
Mar y Tierra
12 oz. Ribeye and chicken breast, with shrimp, rice and beans. Served with fajita veggies.
Bistec Amigos
T bone with rice, beans and potatos.
Bistec Ranchero
Betania Special
En Nopal
Carne Asada, cactus, chiles toreados and quesadilla.
Steak & Eggs
El Cowboy
Ribeye with fries, rice and beans with mixed veggies.
Steak and Shrimp
Ribeye with shrimp, rice and mixed veggies.
Parrillada
Steak, chicken, chorizo, carnitas, shrimp, etc.
Burritos
Burrito California
Steak or chicken with rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and guac. Topped with cheese sauce.
Burrito Patron
Burrito al Carbon
Steak burrito topped with cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Monterey
Shrimp, steak and chicken with peppers, onions, tomatoes, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, guac and sour cream.
Burrito Mexicano
Pork, onions, peppers and tomato, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce and guac.
Burrito Deluxe
1 beef and 1 chicken burrito topped with burrito sauce, lettuce, cheese and sour cream.
Burrito Carne Asada
Steak, rice and beans, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Burrito Grande
Beef or chicken with beans, lettuce, tomatos, cheese and sour cream. Topped with red and white sauce.
Burrito Special
Beef burrito topped with cheese, red sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Burrito Fajita
Steak or chicken with fajita veggies topped with cheese sauce. Served with beans, lettuce and tomatoes.
Burrito Nacho Cheese
Ground beef burrito topped with red and cheese sauce. Served with rice.
Burrito Verdes
2 chicken burritos covered with salsa verde, cheese, and served with rice and beans.
Burrito and Enchilada Special
Chicken burrito and enchilada topped with lettuce, sour cream, pico and guac.
Specials El Patron
Special Dinner Special
Chalupa, chili poblano, tamal, taco, and enchilada. Served with rice and beans.
Chile Verde Special
Steak or chicken in green sauce. served with rice and beans
Chile Colorado Special
Steak or chicken in spicy red sauce, served with rice and beans.
Tamales Dinner Special
3 Tamales topped with ground beef and red salsa. Served with rice and beans
Chimichanga Special
Beef or chicken in a crispy shell and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Chimichanga Fajitas Jalisco Special
Steak, chicken and shrimp with fajita veggies in a chimichanga shell. Served with rice and beans.
Chilis Poblanos Special
2 poblano peppers stuffed with cheese and deep fried. Topped with red sauce and served with rice and beans.
Taquitos Mexicanos Special
4 corn tortillas stuffed with chicken and served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomato and guac.
Chilis Poblanos Special
2 poblano peppers stuffed with cheese and deep fried. Topped with red sauce and served with rice and beans.
Taquitos Mexicanos Special
4 corn tortillas stuffed with chicken and served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomato and guac.
Mexican Pizza Special
Tortilla topped with shrimp, chicken and steak with fajita veggies
Mexican Cheeseburger Special
1/4 Pound Patty topped with lettuce, cheese, ham, tomato, mayo and jalapenos. Served with French fries.
Mamacitas Special Special
Chicken with onions tomato, bell peppers, muchrooms and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Suizas
3 steak or chicken enchiladas topped with cheese sauce and salsa verde, tomato and sour cream
Enchiladas Rancheras
3 cheese enchiladas topped with pork, onions, bell pepper and tomatoes. Served with rice.
Enchiladas Supremas
1 beef, chicken, bean, and cheese enchiladas topped with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream
Enchiladas Tapatias
1 chicken enchiladas served with rice, tomato and crema
Enchiladas Verdes
3 beef enchiladas topped with green sauce. Served with rice and beans
Spinach Enchiladas
2 Spinach enchiladas served with rice and crema salad.
Tacos
Tacos Carne Asada
3 steak tacos. Served with pico and rice
Tacos al Pastor
3 shrimp tacos served with rice and beans.
Quesadilla Dinners
Quesadilla Special Dinner
Flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, chorizo and refried beans. Served with lettuce, pico, sour cream and guacamole.
Quesadilla Rellena Dinner
Beef or chicken, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and refried beans. Served with lettuce, guac and sour cream.
Seafood Quesadilla Dinner
Shrimp, scallop, crab, onion, green pepper and tomato. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.
Fajita Quesadilla Dinner
Steak or Chicken or Shrimp with fajita vegetables, and served with rice, lettuce and sour cream.
Quesadilla de Arroz y Frijol Dinner
Side Orders
Chiles Toreados
Fried jalapenos and grilled onion served with lime.
Shredded Cheese
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
Rice and Beans
Salsa de Tomatillo
Sour Cream
Pico de Gallo
French Fries
Tortillas
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Recent Reviews
This is my second time here. Staff is always smiling and helpful! The menu is overwhelming but if you have any questions they are happy to explain everything to you. Drinks are the bomb I love the michelada. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.
August 2025
A must try Mexican restaurant if you’re on the southeast side of Grand Rapids. A vibrant interior with many TVs and a bar, complimentary chips and salsa, and good/quick service. Their menu is huge (can make the decision making a little difficult). Party tried the beefy queso dip to start (their ground beef is heavily seasoned and tasty). Then we tried the fajita taco salad with chicken and the #20 combo. The chicken was seasoned well and was so juicy, and the combo platter was...
July 2025
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