Elena's Mexican Grill
101 Westridge Market Pl, Candler
(828) 633-1611
Customers' Favorites
Carne Asada Tacos
Fajita Taco Salad
Steak and Shrimp
Salsa de Arbol
Carnitas Tacos
Nachos Supreme
Chips Y Salsa
Avocado Tacos
Caldo Camaron
Plato Azteca
Appetizers
Guacamole
Jalapeño Poppers
Cheese Dip
Cheese Fries
French fries topped with bacon, chorizo, cheese sauce and green onions.
Bean Dip
Queso Fundido
Melted cheese topped with chorizo with diced onions, peppers and tomatoes.
Elena's Dip
Diced steak, chicken and shrimp, topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo.
Chicken Wings
Chori Queso
Chorizo topped with cheese sauce.
Soups and Salad
Southwestern Salad
A bed of lettuce, topped with spinach, mushroom, bell peppers, onions, grilled chicken, black beans and corn.
Guaca Salad
A bed of lettuce, topped with avocado, tomatoes and cheese.
House Salad
bed of lettuce, topped with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and mushrooms.
Chicken Soup
A delicious homemade chicken soup, topped with avocado, rice and pico de gallo.
Shrimp Soup
Spicy shrimp soup, topped with pico de gallo.
Burritos
Burrito Campechano
Filled with grilled chicken, bacon and chorizo. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Burritos Al Pastor
Filled with al pastor meat. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Steak Burrito
Filled with steak and grilled onions. Served with rice and salad.
Burritos De La Casa
Filled with ground beef or pulled chicken. Topped with cheese, lettuce and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Cancún
Filled with grilled chicken, onions and shrimp. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Burrito Texano
Filled with grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Deluxe
Filled with grilled onions, pulled pork! and shredded cheese. Served with red sauce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Oaxaca
Filled with marinated chicken and rice. Topped with cheese sauce, pico de gallo and corn. Served with beans and salad.
Burrito Fajita
Filled with grilled chicken or steak, sautéed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with pico de gallo, salad and beans.
Quesadilla
Quesadilla De La Casa
Quesadilla filled with grilled chicken, mushrooms and bacon. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Hawaiian Quesadilla
Filled with grilled chicken, ham and pineapple. Served with salad.
Quesabirria
Filled with tender barbacoa meat, Served with whole pinto beans and salad.
Quesadilla Texana
Filled with grilled chicken, steak, shrimp onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with salad.
Fajita Quesadilla
Filled with grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and your choice of chicken or steak. Add shrimp at additional charges.
Quesadilla De Carnitas
Filled with tender pork. Served with salad and rice.
Nachos
Nachos Supreme
Fajita Nachos
Nachos topped with grilled chicken or steak, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Nachos
Topped with ground beef or pulled chicken and cheese sauce.
Nachos Texanos
Topped with grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and cheese sauce.
Tortas
Torta Asada
Steak.
Torta Pollo
Chicken.
Tortas Carnitas
Fried pork.
Huevos Con Chorizo
Eggs with Mexican sausage.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Roja
3 ground beef enchiladas, topped with mild red sauce and served with rice and beans.
Enchilada Verde
3 chicken enchiladas, topped with a spicy green tomatillo sauce and topped with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Blancas
3 pulled chicken enchiladas. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas De Camaron
grilled shrimp enchiladas, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Mexicanas
2 cheese enchiladas, topped with pulled chicken or pork. Served with rice and lettuce and sour cream.
Enchiladas Cremosas
3 chicken enchiladas topped with avocado salad, sour cream and avocado slices. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Supreme
4 enchiladas (ground beef, chicken, cheese and bean) Topped with enchilada sauce, lettuce, sour cream and shredded cheese.
Fajitas
Single Fajitas Texanas
Grilled shrimp, chicken, steak sautéed with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Single Vegetable Fajita
Grilled vegetable delight. Onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes and zucchini.
5 Amigos Fajita
A fajita skilled, topped with grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, carnitas and chorizo. Sautéed with grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and zucchini.
Steak Fajitas
teak, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Chicken Fajitas
Grilled chicken, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Vegeterian
Veggie Chimichanga
Chimichanga, filled with your favorite veggies. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad. Vegetarian.
Garden Quesadilla
Garden vegetables and cheese in a large flour tortilla. Served with lettuce and sour cream. Vegetarian.
Avocado Tacos
Tuuo flour tortillas, filled with black beans avocado slices, lettuce, pico de gallo, and shredded cheese. Served with rice. Vegetarian.
Vegetarian Taco Salad
A taco bowl, filled with fajita vegetables and more, topped with cheese, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and black beans. Vegetarian.
Spinach and Mushroom Quesadilla
A quesadilla, filled with cheese, spinach and grilled mushrooms. Served with salad. Vegetarian.
Spinach Enchiladas
2 spinach enchiladas, topped with red sauce, lettuce, sour cream and tomatoe. Served with rice and beans. Vegetarian.
Street Tacos
Carne Asada Tacos
3 lacos, filled with grilled steak.
Tacos Al Pastor
3 tacos, filled with spicy, marinated pork.
Chicken Tacos
3 lacos, filled with grilled chicken.
Shrimp Tacos
Grilled shrimp, topped with lettuce, red cabbage, cheese and pico de gallo.
Carnitas Tacos
3 lacos, filled with pulled pork.
Chorizo Tacos
3 lacos, filled with Mexican sausage. cabbage,
Fish Tacos
Grilled fish, topped with lettuce, red cabbage, cheese and pico de gallo.
House Specialties
Plato Azteca
A platter served with beef short ribs, grilled chicken, chorizo and cactus. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Steak and Shrimp
Served with rice and salad.
Sopes
Three thick tortillas where the base is made from a circle of fried masa. Topped with beans, your choice of meat, lettuce, sour cream, cheese and pico de gallo. (Steak or Carnitas)
Mexican Bowl
A bowl filled with rice, whole beans, grilled onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, cheese sauce, corn, lettuce, sour cream and your choice of meat (chicken or steak).
Taco Salad
A taco bowl, filled with ground beef or pulled chicken, cheese sauce, lettuce and sour cream.
Fajita Taco Salad
Taco boul, filled with your favorite fajita veggies and your choice of chicken or steak. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce and sour cream.
Chimichanga
A chimichanga, filled with grilled chicken, topped with chorizo and cheese sauce, served with rice, beans and salad.
Chorichanga
A chimichanga, filled with grilled chicken, topped with chorizo and cheese sauce, served with rice, beans and salad.
Fajita Chimichanga
Filled with fajita veggies and your choice of chicken or steak. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad. Add shrimp at additional charges.
Molcajete
Stone bowl, filled with carne asada, grilled chicken breast, marinated pork, chorizo, pico de gallo, grilled scallions and peppers. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Parrillada for 2
Platter beef short ribs, chorizo, pork chops, grilled chicken, carnitas, hot dog and cactus. Served with rice and beans for two.
Cielo, Tierra y Mar
A grilled chicken breast, carne asada and a grilled tilapia fillet. Served with rice and salad.
Lemon Pepper Salmon
Lemon pepper salmon, served with Mexican rice and avocado salad.
Chicken
Pollo Tropical
Grilled chicken, topped with pineapple, bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and salad.
ACP Chicken
Grilled chicken on top of a bed of rice, topped with cheese dip.
Chicken with Mushrooms and Spinach
Grilled chicken, topped with mushrooms, spinach and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Con Crema
Grilled chicken, topped with bell peppers, onions and cream sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Chori Pollo
A grilled chicken breast topped with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, chorizo and queso. Served with rice and beans.
Milanesa De Pollo
Breaded chicken breast, served with rice and salad on the side.
Pollo Chipotle
Grilled chicken breast, topped with bell peppers and a creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Con Mole
Chicken breast, simmered in mole sauce, topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Con Tocino
Grilled chicken breast, topped with bacon, grilled onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and queso. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Adobado
Marinated chicken breast, served with rice, beans and avocado salad.
Mexican Chicken Wraps
A wrap, filled with grilled chicken, pico de gallo, avocado, lettuce, cheese and chipotle mayo. Served with rice and beans.
Beef
Costillas Asadas
Grilled short-ribs, topped with grilled onions. Served with rice, beans, grilled cactus.
Chile Colorado
Diced steak, topped with ranchero salsa. Served with rice and beans.
Carne Asada
Thinly sliced steak, served with rice, beans, and salad. Topped with grilled onions.
Steak Mexicano
Steak topped with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Steak Ranchero
Steak topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Cesina
Tender sliced cured beef, served with rice, whole pinto beans and salad.
Pork
Chile Verde
Pulled pork, topped with salsa verde. Served with rice and beans.
Carne Adobada
Marinated pork served with rice, beans and salad.
Chuletas Mexicanas
Grilled pork chops, topped with onions. Served with rice and beans.
Carnitas
Seafood
Ceviche
Shrimp, cooked with lime juice mixed with pico de gallo and avocado slices.
Mixed Ceviche
Shrimp and octopus.
Camarones a La Diabla
Spicy devil shrimp, topped with ranchera sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Camarones Al Mojo
Butlery garlic shrimp. Served with rice and salad.
Camarones a La Mexicana
Sautéed shrimp with green tomatillo sauce and fresh veggies. Served with rice and salad.
Mojarra Frita
A deep fried whole fish. Served with rice and avocado salad.
Camarones a La Flor
A bed of rice topped with bacon wrapped shrimp served with pico de gallo and salad.
Camarones En Chipotle
Shrimp sautéed in chipotle sauce, served with rice and salad on the side.
Tilapia Empanizado
Breaded tilapia fillet. Served with rice and salad.
Tilapia Fillet
A bed of grilled vegetables, topped with a grilled tilapia fillet. Served with rice and salad.
Aguachile
Shrimp Cocktail
Siete Mares
Spicy seafood soup.
Mixed Cocktail
Filled with shrimp and octopus.
Lunch
Lunch Fajitas
Grilled steak or chicken with sauteed peppers and onions, served with sour cream and guacamole.
Lunch Burrito
A ground beef burrito, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Combo Platter
One beef enchilada, one ground beef burrito, topped with red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Speedy Gonzales
One ground beef enchilada, one ground beef crunchy faco. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Quesadilla
Grilled chicken or steak. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Lunch Platter
2 ground beef enchiladas, served with rice and beans.
Lunch Taco Salad
Taco bouul, filled with ground beef, pulled chicken or shredded beef. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Lunch Chimichanga
Filled with ground beef, pulled chicken or shredded beef and deep-fried into perfection. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Huevos Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with our fresh homemade chorizo. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Lunch Huevos Con Jamón
Scrambled eggs with cooked ham, served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Lunch Huevos Con Tocino
Scrambled eggs with bacon, served with rice, beans and fortillas.
Lunch Huevos Rancheros
A deep fried tortillas, topped with an egg (sunny-side) and ranchera sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Lunch Huevos A La Mexicana
Scrambled eggs with diced onions, jalapeño, and tomato. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Lunch Chilaquiles
Casserole with layered tortilla chips, chicken or steak, red sauce and jack cheese.
Lunch Flautas
2 pulled chicken or shredded beef, deep fried in a flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans.
A la Carte
Beef Burrito
Chicken Burrito
Bean Burrito
Enchilada
Ground beef or shredded chicken
Cheese Quesadilla
Taco
Beef or shredded chicken
Chalupa
Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled chicken at additional charges.
Beef Quesadilla
Steak at additional charges.
Chile Relleno
Filled with cheese. Topped with red poblano sauce.
Tamale
Chicken tamale.
Kids Menu
Kids Taco Plate
1 taco, refried beans and Mexican rice.
Kids Enchilada Plate
1 enchilada, refried beans and Mexican rice.
Kids Burrito Plate
1 burrito, refried beans and Mexican rice.
Kids Mini Nachos
Crispy nachos topped with cheese only.
Kids Quesadilla Plate
Cheese quesadilla, refried beans and Mexican rice.
Kids Mr. Villa
A tasty cheeseburger with fries.
Kids Chicken Fingers
Served with fries.
Sides
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
Rice and Beans
Black Beans
Sour Cream
Shredded Cheese
Tortillas
Pico De Gallo
Avocado
French Fries
Chiles Toreados
Desserts
Flan
Fried Ice cream
Fried Cheesecake
Churros
Sopapilla
Sopapilla with Ice Cream
Tres leches
Drinks
Aguas Frescas
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Diet Mountain Dew
Dr. Pepper
Sierra Mist
Coffee
Iced Tea
Orange Juice
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Recent Reviews
It was ok. Something really odd tasting in the salsa though. First time I’ve ever been to a Mexican restaurant and not finished a basket of chips, all because the salsa was so weird tasting. It looked normal, but tasted like it had a dollop of mayonnaise in it. The chips were really dry on their own. The cheese in my enchilada was not melted all the way, and they just added shredded chicken on top. The enchilada sauce was a bit thin and watery. My wife enjoyed her cheese...
April 2025
This place is pretty close to me, it always seems pretty empty so I thought i'd give it a try and see if there was a reason. They start you off w chips and salsa and the salsa is basically just tomatoes, there's no spice really. When my main dish came out it was honestly bland, the seasoning in the meat was lackin, it was a very mid plate. That being said, my service was fast, the food came out at an impressive speed, the portion sizes were great, and i did not spend...
August 2024
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