El Maguey Restaurant and Cantina

280 Walton Blvd., Pontiac
(248) 456-0685

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Tostadas De Caridad Y Chorizo
Papas Fritas French Fries
Milanesa de Pollo Filete
Taco Loco Y Taco Arriero
Camarones A la Mexicana
Beef Tripe Soup Menudo
Chilaquiles Con Huevo
Tostada De Carnitas
Tacos De Chorizo
Tacos Y Tostadas

Menu

Tacos
Taco Arriedo
Corn tortilla with your choice of meat, grilled onions, grilled hot peppers and melted cheese.
Taco Loco
Corn tortilla with grilled steak, grilled onions, grilled hot peppers and grilled Mexican cactus.
Taco de Camaron
Shrimp taco cooked with pico de gallo and corn tortilla. Topped with onion and cilantro.
Taco Maguey
Big flour tortilla with cheese and your choice of meat and mix of lettuce, chipotle sauce and pico de gallo. Served with rice beans, salad, chipotle sauce and sour cream on top.
Taco de Pescado
3 corn tortillas with fish cooked with pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Taco Dinner
3 tacos with your choice of meat and tortilla with onions and cilantro or lettuce, tomato and cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Taco Arriedo Dinner
3 tacos with corn tortilla, grilled onion, hot pepper, melted cheese with your choice of meat. Served with rice, beans and salad.

Huarache
Huarache
Big fried tortilla with beans and your choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, fresh cheese and sour cream.
Huarache de Cesina
Big fried corn tortilla with steak, beans, grilled onions, your choice of sauce and fresh cheese.

Sopes
Sope
Fried corn tortilla with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, fresh cheese and sour cream.
Sope Loco
Fried corn tortilla with beans, steak, Mexican cactus, pico de gallo and fresh cheese.

Gorditas
Gordita
Your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, fresh cheese and sour cream.

Vegetarian Dishes
Chimichanga Vegetariana
Rice, cheese, tomato, lettuce, sour cream, green pepper, red pepper, red onion, mushrooms, potato and carrot. Served with chipotle sauce on top.
Enchilada Vegetariana
Green pepper, red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato and carrot. Served with green or red sauce and cheese on top.
Taco Dinner Vegetariano
Tortilla, green pepper, red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato, carrot, lettuce, tomato and cheese.
Burrito Vegetariano
Rice, lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, green pepper, red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato and carrot.
Fajita Vegetariano
Green and red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato and carrots.

Botanas
Docena de Ostiones
Dozen oysters.
Media Docena de Ostiones
1/2 a dozen oysters.
Ostiones Preparados
12 prepared oysters with guacamole.
Media Docena de Ostiones Preparados
1/2 prepared oysters.
Botana Marinera
Served with red pepper, green pepper, onions, cucumber, pineapple, shrimp, oysters, octopus, crab meat, mussels, clams, guacamole and hot salsa.
Cevichazo
Shrimp, ceviche, fish ceviche, crab meat ceviche, and octopus ceviche. Served with tostadas or crackers.
Aguachile
Onions, cucumber, shrimp, avocado, and marinated in hot sauce.
Tostada de Camaron
Shrimp tostada served with pico de gallo and avocado.
Tostada de Ceviche
Fish tostada served with pico de gallo and avocado.
Tostada de Pulpo
Octopus tostada served with pico de gallo and avocado.
Botana de Camaron y Pulpo
Served with red peppers, green peppers, onions, jalapenos, pineapple, orange, cucumber, hot sauce and avocado.
Botana Maguey
4 modelos de lata, 12 shrimp, fish ceviche, crab, orange, cucumber and pico de gallo.
Botana de Camaron
Shrimp with hot sauce, pineapple, cucumber, green peppers, red peppers, red onion and orange.
Botana Mexicana
8 breaded shrimp, 8 grilled shrimp, 2 fish fillet, orange, cucumber, and chipotle sauce.
Buffalo Wings
8 spicy pieces.

Breakfast
Huevos con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with Mexican sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chilaquiles con Huevo
Chilaquiles with eggs. Fried corn tortilla with grilled onions, fresh cheese, sour cream and your choice of sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Huevos Rancheros
3 fried eggs over corn tortilla with green sauce on top. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Huevos a la Mexicana
Scrambled eggs with pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

Caldos
Caldo de Camaron
Shrimp soup, carrots and potatoes.
Caldo de Res
Beef, corn, carrots, squash, zucchini.
Menudo
Beef tripe.
Pozole
Red soup with pork, corn kernels, lettuce, cilantro, onions, radishes and oregano.
Siete Mares
Fish, shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam, carrots, and potatoes.
Caldo de Pescado
Fish soup, tilapia filet, carrots and potatoes.

Salads
Ensalada de Pollo
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cucumber, red onion, green pepper, red pepper, shredded cheese and ranch.
Taco Salad
Your choice of meat. Fried big flour tortilla with beans, rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, jalapeno peppers, green and red pepper, avocado, fresh cheese and sour cream.
Ensalada de Camaron
Shrimp salad. Grilled shrimp, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cucumber, red onion, green pepper, red peppers, shredded cheese and ranch.

Nachos
Nacho
Served with choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, jalapenos, and sour cream.
Supreme Nacho
Served with choice of meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, jalapenos, sour cream, and guacamole.

Seafood Mariscos
Vuelve a la Vida
Shrimp, oyster, crabmeat, fish octopus, mussel, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cucumber, cocktail sauce and avocado.
Cocktail de Pulpo
Octopus cocktail with cilantro, onions, tomatoes, hot peppers and cocktail sauce.
Cocktail de Camaron
Shrimp cocktail with pico de gallo, cucumber, avocado and an orange on top.
Coctel Campechano
Shrimp, octopus, cilantro, onion, tomatoes, hot peppers, and cocktail sauce.
Cocktail de Ostion
Oyster cocktail with cilantro, tomatoes, hot peppers, and cocktail sauce.
Cocktail Trio
Shrimp, oyster, octopus, cilantro, onions, tomatoes, hot peppers and cocktail sauce.
Mexican Tilapia
Mojarra Mexicana. Served with clams, mussels, shrimp, octopus, crabmeat, vegetables, garlic, chipotle sauce and rice.
Quesadilla de Camaron
Shrimp quesadilla served with rice, beans and salad.
Quesadilla Maguey
Pico de gallo, hot peppers, octopus, shrimp, crabmeat, mussels, cheese and chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, hot peppers, and red sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones a la Plancha
Shrimp with grilled onions, hot peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp served with rice, salad and chipotle sauce.
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp with hot sauce, grilled onions, served with rice, beans and salad.
Campechano a la Diabla
Shrimp and octopus with spicy sauce, grilled onions and hot sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Camarones a la Mexicana
Shrimp with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and red sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones a la Chipotle
Shrimp with chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp with butter and garlic served with rice, beans and salad.
Campechano a la Plancha
Grilled shrimp and octopus, grilled onions, hot peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Camarones a la Parrilla
Grilled shrimp served with rice, salad, and chipotle sauce.
Plancha Jarocha
Octopus, shrimp, crabmeat, mussels, clams, garlic, red and green bell peppers, onions, pico de gallo, red sauce, potatoes and carrots, served with rice, beans and salad.
Chilaquiles de Camaron
Fried corn tortilla with your choice of red or green salsa, grilled onions, sour cream and fresh cheese. Topped with grilled shrimp. Served with rice and beans.

Burritos
Burrito Dinner
Your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese.
Wet Burrito
Your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese.

Molcajetes
Molcajete de Carne
Grilled steak and grilled chicken, Mexican sausage, Mexican cactus, 2 small quesadillas with Oaxaca cheese, grilled onions and grilled peppers.
Mariscos Molcajete
Shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam, and 1 tilapia cooked with red sauce.
Molcajete Trio
Grilled steak, grilled chicken and shrimp, Mexican sausage, Mexican cactus and 2 small quesadillas with Oaxaca cheese, grilled onions, and grilled peppers.

Enchiladas
Enchilada
3 corn tortillas with your choice of meat and sauce with melted cheese.
Enchilada Chipotle
3 corn tortillas with your choice of meat and chipotle sauce with melted cheese.
Enchilada Mole Poblano
3 corn tortillas with your choice of meat and mole sauce with melted cheese. Mole sauce prepared with almonds and peanuts.

Steak Dinner
Cesina Maguey
Grilled steak served with beans, guacamole, and 2 Oaxaca quesadillas.
Chilaquile de Asada
Steak chilaquiles, fried corn tortilla with your choice of sauce, grilled onions, sour cream and fresh cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Chilaquiles Cascabel
Fried corn tortilla with grilled onions, spicy sauce, fresh cheese, sour cream, grilled steak and 3 eggs on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Milanesa de Res
Breaded steak served with rice, beans and salad.
Asada Encebollada
Grilled steak with grilled onions, hot peppers and Mexican cactus. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Asada Mexicana
Grilled steak with grilled onions, tomato and spicy pepper. Served with rice, and 2 sopes with beans and fresh cheese.
Tampiquena
Grilled steak served with 2 chicken enchiladas, 1 green, 1 red with rice, beans and salad.
Birria de Res
Beef with red sauce, onions, and cilantro on top. Served with rice, beans, salad, and small soup.

Parrilladas Dinner
Parrillada de Carnes
Grilled steak, grilled chicken, Mexican sauce, grilled onions and Mexican cactus, 2 hot peppers, 2 small quesadillas Oaxaca cheese, and 3 flautas with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and fresh cheese on top. Served with rice and beans.
Parrillada de Mariscos
Shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam cooked with onion, hot peppers, and tomato. 2 small quesadillas Oaxaca cheese, guacamole, and rice.
Parrilladas Trio
Grilled steak, grilled chicken, Mexican sauce, grilled onions and Mexican cactus, 2 hot peppers, 2 small quesadillas Oaxaca cheese, shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam cooked with onion, hot peppers, and tomato. Served with rice and beans.

Chicken Dinner
Milanesa de Pollo
Fried breaded chicken served with rice, bean and salad.
Pollo a la Plancha
Grilled chicken served with rice and salad.
Pollo Chipotle
Chicken with chipotle sauce served with rice, beans and salad.
Mole de Pollo
Chicken with mole sauce served with rice, beans and salad.
Chilaquile de Pollo
Chicken chilaquiles, fried corn tortilla with your choice of sauce, grilled onions, sour cream and fresh cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Flauta
3 flautas with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and fresh cheese on top. Served with rice and beans.

Fajitas Dinner
Fajita de Pollo
Chicken fajita with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper and pico de gallo on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Fajita de Res
Steak fajita with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper and pico de gallo on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Fajita de Pollo y Res
Chicken and steak fajita with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper and pico de gallo on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Fajita Trio
Chicken, steak and shrimp with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper with pico de gallo on top. Served with rice and salad.

Pork Dinner
Orden de Carnitas
Fried pork served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad.
Carnitas Cascabel
Fried pork with hot sauce, grilled onions served with rice, beans, salad and cilantro on top.
Carnitas en Salsa Verde
Fried pork with green sauce, onions, rice, beans, and salad cilantro on top.

Kids Menu
Kids Chicken Tenders
3 pieces with french fries.
Kids Chicken Nuggets
8 pieces with french fries.
Kids Quesadilla
Served with french fries with your choice of meat.
Kids Quesadilla de Camaron
Shrimp quesadilla served with french fries.
Kids Quesadilla Oaxaca
Small corn cheese quesadilla.
Kids Small Burrito
Beans, cheese and your choice of meat.
Kids Combo
1 small quesadilla, 1 small burrito with your choice of meat. Served with rice and beans.

Tortas
Torta
Torta with Cheese
Your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, onions, jalapeno peppers, avocado and sour cream. Served with french fries.

Choice of
Tostadas de Carne
Crispy corn tortilla with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, fresh cheese, sour cream, avocado and onions.
Orden de Quesa-Birria
3 tacos with cheese, onion, cilantro, and a small soup.
Chimichanga
Chipotle sauce on top. Fried big flour tortilla with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Quesadilla Dinner
Big flour tortilla with your choice of meat and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Lengua en Salsa Verde
Tongue with green sauce and onions. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

Sides
Rice and Beans
Arroz y frijoles.
Fries
Papas a la francesa.
Bread
Pan.
Guacamole
Avocado
Aguacate.
Spicy Sauce
Salsa a la diabla.
Hot Pepper
Chiles toreados.
Tortillas
Sour Cream
Crema.
Mexican Cactus
Nopales.
Jalapenos
Ranch

Beverages
Mexican Coke
Fresh Water
Jarritos

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Recent Reviews

I haven’t been here in years since I moved states 😅 but just like i remember, my go to order still on menu- tacos locos con la agua de horchata 🔥😋 my mom got enchiladas- everything super good oml. Thank you to the cooks and Valeria the waitress
October 2025
This review is based on at least 250 times eating at this Restaurant in the last 9 years.
This Restaurant has disappointed me? Yes probably less than 5 times if I remember.
Food is awesome is like home made food for me.( but remember my roots are Mexican) I have tried Many Mexican restaurants and This is the best in town for me.
The service is everage to me.
The atmosphere is ok for me.
BUT... If you want real Mexican Food, we'll...
September 2025
I travel often, and no Chimichanga I’ve tried compares to the one here. The portions are generous, the flavors are authentic, and the quality is unmatched—even among top chains. If you're in the area, I highly recommend this spot. Just be warned: it’s hard not to clean your plate!
July 2025

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El Maguey Restaurant and Cantina

280 Walton Blvd., Pontiac, MI 48340
(248) 456-0685