El Chapala III Mexican Restaurant
282 Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville
(828) 665-0430
Customers' Favorites
Steak Chicken Shrimp Fajitas
Texas Fajitas Nachos
Enchiladas Rancheras
Burrito Cheese Steak
Pint of Chip Salsa
Fajita Quesadilla
Huevos Rancheros
Chicken Burrito
Carnitas Plate
Mojarra Frita
Appetizers
Guacamole Dip
Cheese Dip
Bean Dip
Jalapeno Poppers
10 Jumbo Buffalo Wings
Hot, extra hot, or plain.
Spinach Dip
Pico De Gallo
Chorizo Dip
Papas Locas
A bed of crispy french fries topped with steak, chorizo (Mexican sausage), mozzarella cheese, cheese dip and pickled jalapenos.
Nachos
Grilled Chicken Nachos
Topped with nacho cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Steak Nachos
Topped with nacho cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Texas Fajitas Nachos
Chicken, steak and shrimp nachos with onions, peppers, tomatoes.
Nachos Supreme
Topped with ground beef, shredded chicken, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Special Nachos
Topped with ground beef, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.
Nachos with Shredded Chicken
Cheese Nachos
Nachos with Beans
Nachos with Beef
Fajitas
Meat Fajitas
Chicken or steak. Cooked with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Texas Fajitas
Tender beer, chicken, and shrimp, cooked with onions, tomatoes, and bell pepper.
Mixed Fajitas Beef & Chicken
Tender sliced chicken and beef with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Shrimp Fajitas
Fresh shrimp cooked with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers.
Vegetarian Fajitas
A combination of tomatoes, onions, zucchini, bell peppers and mushrooms, grilled to perfection.
Salads
Tossed Salad
Bed of lettuce topped with broccoli, bell pepper, onion and tomatoes. Available dressings: blue cheese, Thousand Island, French, Italian and ranch.
Chapala Salad
A bed of romaine, lettuce, and fresh spinach, topped with a choice of meat: chicken, steak or shrimp. Grilled with zucchini, mushrooms, onion, broccoli, bell pepper and tomato. Topped with pico de gallo and avocado. Served with house dressing.
Southwest Chicken Chipotle Salad
Romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, black beans and corn. Topped with pico de gallo and chipotle dressing.
House Specialties
Special Dinner
Chalupa, chile relleno, enchilada, beef taco, burrito, rice and beans.
Chef Special
1/2 chicken breast, 1/2 ribeye, topped with special sauce. Served with rice and beans and tortillas.
El Dos Amigos
The ultimate combination! 1 ground beef burrito, 1 chimichanga (choice of ground beef or shredded chicken) topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Chile Colorado
Chopped grilled steak or pork. Your choice of green or red sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
La Favorita
Bed of rice topped with chicken, steak and shrimp, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, all covered in melted cheese.
Molcajete
Chicken, steak, chorizo and shrimp cooked with poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and tortillas.
Huevos con Chorizo
Eggs with chorizo, rice, beans and tortillas.
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Corn tortilla chips, topped with our shedded chicken that's cooked with a special sauce then topped with cheese. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
ACP Wrap
A 12" flour tortilla filled with Mexican rice, grilled chicken and cheese dip. Grilled on the flat top and served with a side of lettuce, sour cream and tomato, and your own choice of fries or beans.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla shell filled with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and guacamole. Your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken.
Taco Salad Fajitas
This is your classic taco salad mixed with fajitas. Choose from grilled chicken, steak or shrimp. Cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Make it Texas (steak, chicken and shrimp) for an additional charge.
Taco Loco
Crispy flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken, lettuce, tomato, melted cheese and sour cream.
Chuy's Poblano
Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and a choice of steak or chicken covered in our suiza salsa. Served with rice, lettuce. sour cream, tomato and tortillas.
Alambre
Grilled bacon, ham, beef, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and corn all cooked with chipotle sauce and topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
Taquitos Mexicanos
Order of four fried corn taquitos (all shredded chicken). Served with lettuce, guacamole, tomato, sour cream and rice.
El Guadalajara
Bed of chips topped with rice, beans, ground beef, shredded chicken, cheese, tamale and 2 chicken taquitos all topped with bandera salad.
Enchiladas
Ground Beef Enchilada
Shredded Chicken Enchilada
Order of 3 Enchiladas
Choice of shredded chicken, ground beef or cheese. Topped with red sauce and shredded cheese.
Enchilada Suizas
3 shredded chicken enchiladas topped with our special suiza sauce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Rancheras
2 cheese enchiladas topped with pork, grilled tomatoes, onions and peppers, cheese and red sauce. Served with guacamole salad.
Enchiladas Supreme
Supreme combination of four enchiladas (1 beef, 1 chicken, 1 bean and 1 cheese). Topped with enchilada sauce, cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Enchiladas Tapatias
Three enchiladas (choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or cheese) topped with adobada sauce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and sour cream salad.
3 Spicy Enchiladas
3 enchiladas (choice of pork, ground beef or shredded chicken) topped with shredded cheese and salsa verde. Served with rice.
Burritos
Beef Burrito
Burrito with Beef and Beans
Bean Burrito
Shredded Chicken Burrito
Grilled Chicken Burrito
Grilled Steak Burrito
A. Burrito Especial
Beef burrito with sauce topped with cheese, lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
B. Chicken Burrito & Chicken Enchilada
Topped with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
Burrito El Chapala
A flour tortilla stuffed with pork, cooked with tomatoes, onion and bell peppers. Topped with our nacho cheese, lettuce, tomato and guacamole.
King Size Burrito
Large burrito stuffed with steak, beans, lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese.
Burrito Deluxe
2 burritos (1 chicken & beans and 1 beef & beans) topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Burrito Fajitas
Large tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat (steak or chicken). All cooked with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with nacho cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Verde
Large tortilla stuffed with steak cooked with whole beans, poblano peppers and cheese. Topped with salsa verde.
Burrito Cheese Steak
Flour tortilla stuffed with steak and grilled onions. Topped with nacho cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato, and a choice of rice or beans.
Burrito Chipotle
Flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken, onion, mushrooms and special homemade chipotle sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, tomato and a choice of rice or beans.
Chimichangas
Ground Beef Chimichanga
Shredded Chicken Chimichanga
Grilled Chicken Chimichanga
Grilled Steak Chimichanga
Shrimp Chimichanga
Quesadillas
Quesadilla
Shredded Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled Steak Quesadilla
Jumbo Chicken Chipotle Quesadilla
Flat grilled flour tortilla stuffed with chipotle grilled chicken and cheese. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
Quesadilla Fajitas
Flat grilled flour tortilla with fajitas (chicken, beef, or shrimp) cooked with peppers, onions and tomatoes). Served with rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Shrimp Quesadilla
A flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and shrimp. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomato.
Quesadilla Primas
1 steak and poblano quesadilla, 1 grilled chicken and poblano. Served with rice and salad.
Rolled Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with cheese, grilled chicken, mushrooms and bacon. Served with rice, lettuce tomato and sour cream.
Tortas
Mexican Sub
Choose from milanesa, pork, steak, grilled chicken, chorizo or adobada. These subs contain sour cream, refried beans, jalapenos, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and avocado.
Vegetarian
Veggie Combo A
1 bean burrito, 1 cheese enchilada, 1 tostada with beans and nacho cheese.
Veggie Combo B
1 chalupa, 1 cheese enchilada and order of rice and beans.
Veggie Combo C
1 bean burrito, 1 quesadilla and 1 chalupa.
Veggie Combo D
Spinach quesadilla, chalupa and rice.
Veggie Combo E
Bean burrito with nacho cheese, cheese enchilada and quesadilla.
Veggie Combo F
Jumbo bean burrito with lettuce, tomato and cheese inside, topped with special sauce and cheese. Served with rice.
Veggie Combo G
1 chile poblano, served with rice, beans and 2 tortillas.
Veggie Combo H
2 flour tortillas grilled to golden perfection with cheese and vegetables.
Veggie Combo I
1 chile poblano, 1 spinach quesadilla and rice.
Veggie Combo K
Spinach quesadilla. A grilled tortilla stuffed with cheese and spinach. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and rice.
Veggie Combo M
Spinach burrito, cheese enchilada and bean taco.
Veggie Combo N
2 spinach enchiladas, cheese quesadilla and rice.
Chicken
Choripollo
Chicken breast, topped with chorizo and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Pollo Tampiqueno
Chicken breast cooked with vegetables and shredded cheese. Served with rice, guacamole salad and tortillas.
Pollo Edgar
Sliced up grilled chicken, cooked with adobada sauce and topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, guacamole salad, and tortillas.
Pollo Ranchero
Chicken breast cooked with adobada sauce. Served with rice, guacamole salad, and tortillas.
Pollo Azado
Bed of grilled vegetables, topped with a chicken breast. All served on a hot skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.
Pollo con Queso y Hongos
Grilled chicken breast topped with sautéed mushrooms and melted cheese. Served with rice, guacamole salad and tortillas.
Pollo Loco
Chicken breast topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, guacamole salad and tortillas.
La Mejor AKA ACP
Bed of rice topped with grilled chicken and melted cheese. Add shrimp for an additional charge.
Popeye Chicken
Chicken breast topped with mushrooms, spinach and melted cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream, tomato and your choice of rice or beans.
Pollo con Crema
Grilled chicken cooked with poblano peppers, onions and house made chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Pollo Feliz
Grilled chicken cooked with onions, mushrooms and tomato then topped with melted cheese and creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Chicken Soup
Served with pico de gallo and rice, and tortilla.
Combinations
Make Your Own Combo 1
Choose 3 items. Choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or beans burrito (only one), taco, tostada, tamale, chalupa, chile relleno, chile poblano (only one), enchilada, cheese quesadilla.
Make Your Own Combo 2
Choose 2 items with rice and beans! Choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or beans burrito (only one), taco, tostada, tamale, chalupa, chile relleno, chile poblano (only one), enchilada, cheese quesadilla.
Seafood
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp served with french fries and rice.
Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp cooked in garlic. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Shrimp Cocktail
Breaded Fish Filet
Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, tomato and tortillas.
Camarones a la Diabla
Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, tomato and tortillas.
Caldo de Mariscos
Sea soup. Camaron (shrimp), pescado y jaiba (fish, imitation crab, oysters, and calamari).
Mojarra
Whole fried tilapia. Served with lettuce, tomato, onions, avocado and rice.
Mazatian Plate
Grilled fish filet and shrimp topped with broccoli and cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, fresh tomato slice and choice of rice or beans.
Ceviche
Choice of shrimp or fish.
Tacos
Tex Mex Taco
Hard or soft shell topped with lettuce and cheese.
Tex Mex Taco Combo
Hard or soft shell topped with lettuce and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Avocado Taco
Served with pico de gallo and chipotle sauce.
Seafood Taco
Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and chipotle sauce.
Seafood Taco Combo
3 fish or shrimp tacos served with rice and beans. Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and chipotle sauce.
Mexican Taco
Soft corn tortilla served with onion and cilantro.
Mexican Taco Combo
Soft corn tortilla served with onion and cilantro. 3 Mexican tacos served with rice and beans.
Steak
Milanesa Steak
Breaded beef served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, tomatoes and tortillas.
Beef Steak Ranchero
Ribeye steak (8.5 oz) with hot sauce on top, rice and beans. Served with tortillas.
Especial El Chapala
Beef ribeye steak (8.5 oz) topped with cooked onions, tomatoes and peppers. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carne Asada
Tender roast beef with beans, rice, guacamole salad and tortillas.
Steak and Shrimp
Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Carne en su Jugo
Spicy soup made with steak cooked with bacon, whole beans, green tomatillo sauce. Topped with chopped cilantro and onions. Served with tortillas.
Pork
Carnitas Dinner
Fried pork tips with rice, beans, and guacamole salad. Served with 3 tortillas.
Chorizo Azteca
Skillet topped with shredded cheese, poblano peppers, and chorizo. Served with tortillas.
Side Orders
Order of Tomatoes
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Order of Jalapenos
Order of Lettuce
Order of Rice
Order of Beans
Tamale
Order of Shredded Cheese
Beef Tostada
Lettuce and cheese.
Chalupa
Chile Relleno
Chile Poblano
Chicken Tostada
Lettuce and cheese.
3 Chiles Toreados
Deep fried jalapeno peppers.
A la Carte
2 Chalupas
3 Tamales
2 Chiles Rellenos
2 Chiles Poblanos
2 Tostadas
Your choice of beef or chicken.
Shredded Chicken Tostadas
Child Plates
Kids Plate
Kids ACP
Desserts
Sopapilla
Fried flour tortilla with honey, butter, and cinnamon.
1 Flan
Mexican custard.
Fried Ice Cream
Xangos
Cheesecake filling.
Chapala Sundae
Fried ice cream with churros.
Churros
Caramel stick covered in cinnamon and sugar.
Tres Leches Cake
TEST
Beverages
Soft Drink
Tea
Horchata
Agua de Sabor
Flavored water.
Milk
Orange Juice
Coffee
Lunch Specials
Speedy Gonzalez Lunch Special
1 taco, enchilada, choice of rice or beans.
Special Lunch #1
Chile relleno, taco, fried beans and guacamole salad.
Special Lunch #2
1 beef burrito, rice and beans.
Special Lunch #3
Enchilada, rice and beans.
Special Lunch #4
Chile relleno, taco, rice and beans. Substitute for chile poblano for an additional charge.
Special Lunch #5
Burrito, taco and rice.
Special Lunch #6
Chalupa, enchilada, rice and beans.
Special Lunch #7
1 chimichanga, rice and beans with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream.
Special Lunch #8
Cheese quesadilla, rice and beans.
Lunch Taquitos Mexicanos
2 chicken taquitos, rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomato.
Lunch Enchiladas Supreme
2 enchiladas, 1 beef, 1 cheese, served with rice and topped with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
Huevos Rancheros Lunch Special
2 eggs topped with Mexican sauce. Served with rice, fried beans and tortillas.
Huevos con Chorizo Lunch Special
Scrambled eggs cooked with chorizo (Mexican sausage). Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Huevos a la Mexicana Lunch Special
Scrambled eggs cooked with pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Fajitas
Tender sliced beef or chicken, with bell peppers, green onions, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and 2 tortillas.
Lunch Shrimp Fajitas
Shrimp with bell peppers, green onions, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and 2 tortillas.
Burrito Cheese Steak Lunch Special
A soft flour tortilla filled with thinly sliced steak, grilled onion and nacho cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato and choice of rice or beans.
Chilaquiles Mexicanos Lunch Special
Fried corn tortillas cooked in special homemade sauce topped with cheese and fried egg.
Choripollo Lunch Special
Grilled chicken cooked with chorizo (Mexican sausage) topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
A.C.P Lunch Special
A bed of rice topped with grilled chicken and melted cheese.
Pollo Edgar Lunch Special
Grilled chicken cooked with adobo sauce, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Camarones a la Diabla Lunch Special
Shrimp cooked in our hot diabla sauce. Served with rice and beans.
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Recent Reviews
Stopped here after a long hike. Parking lot was packed as was the restaurant food is pretty typical for Mexican food, but I do prefer places farther down on Patton. Service is OK. A customer dropped salsa and ended up cleaning it up even though service team seen them cleaning it up. They didn’t offer any help. Two tables around us ended up getting in a little disgruntled argument as one was a younger group who were enjoying their Friday night and another was a family enjoying...
March 2025
This has always been a great place to eat. The staff are always friendly and the food amazing.
Parking: There is usually a place to park, but it does fill up quickly in peak times.
Kid-friendliness: This is a family place and has meals for kids.
Parking: There is usually a place to park, but it does fill up quickly in peak times.
Kid-friendliness: This is a family place and has meals for kids.
July 2024
Was hesitant based on some of the reviews, but decided to try anyway. Glad I did. I got the Popas Locas and a side of guacamole. The steak was so tender, the portion was outstanding...it was wonderful and the gentleman that waited on me for my to go order, couldn't have been nicer. If I lived around here, I'd definitely go back
July 2024
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