El Cuscatleco

4212 Garrett Rd, Durham
(919) 401-5245

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Burrito Supreme Combination
Mojarra Frita Fried Fish
One Taco Rice and Beans
Yuca Con Chicharrones
Combination Fajitas
Pollo a La Plancha
Bistec Encebollado
Chips and Salsa
Steak and Eggs
Carne Guizada

Menu

Appetizers
Pupusas
Fresh handmade tortilla filled with pork cheese or both, beans, and cheese.
Platanos Fritos
Fried ripe plantain served with sour cream and fried beans.
Chicken Tamale (Tamal De Pollo)
Corn Tamal (Tamal De Elote)
Quesadillas
Grilled flour tortilla with Monterey Jack cheese and lettuce, served with light sour cream and guacamole. Filled with chicken or beef.
Cassava with Pork Rinds (Yuca Con Chicharrones)
Ceviche De Mariscos
A good portion of fresh fish, scallops and shrimp marinated in oil vinegar, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, and some spices.
Nachos
A generous serving of tortilla chips, served with cheddar, Monterey Jack cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Beef Nachos
Fresh crispy corn tortilla chips with hot melted Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese. Topped with beef, sour cream, and guacamole.
Alitas De Pollo (8 pcs)
Eight pieces of fried chicken wings served with bleu cheese.
Quesadillas Cheese
Quesadilla Shrimp
Grilled flour with Monterey Jack cheese and lettuce, served with light sour cream and guacamole.

Salad
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla shell with beef or chicken, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Chicken Breast Salad
Fresh salad with grilled chicken pieces, cheese, tomato, and cucumber.
House Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomato, carrots, peppers, and house dressing.

Soup
Sopa De Res
Beef rib soup.
Mi Mariscada
Lobster, shrimp, squid, mussels, and scallops in a light creamy tomato soup.
Sopa De Modongo
Beef tripe soup.
Sopa De Camarones
Shrimp soup with head and shell on.

Tacos and Burrito
Tacos Al Pastor (3 pcs)
Fresh corn tortilla served with pork in BBQ sauce and pico de gallo.
Tacos Al Carbon (4 pcs)
Fresh corn tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken or beef, lettuce, and pico de gallo. Served with sour cream, guacamole, and refried beans.
Burrito Supreme
One chicken and one beef served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chicken Burito
Our special chunk chicken stuffed into a fresh flour tortilla covered with ranchero sauce and topped with Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Beef Burito
Beef rolled in flour tortilla topped with fresh burrito sauce, cheese, rice, and beans.
Taquitos Fritos
Two beef and two chicken taquitos. Served with lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream.
Burrito Marinero
Seafood burrito covered with seafood sauce.

Chimichangas
Chimichanga De Pollo
Chicken chimichanga.
Chimichanga De Carne
Beef chimichanga.
Chimichanga Marinera
Seafood chimichanga.

Botanas
Botana #2
Shrimp appetizer, grilled meat, cheese, and chicken. (Botana de camarones, carne asada, queso y pollo).
Botana #1
Snack of pork rinds, hoe meat, and cheese. (Botana de chicharrones, carne azada y queso).
Botana#3
Shrimp snack, hoe meat, cheese, chicken, and pork rinds. (Botana de camarones, carne azada, queso, pollo y chicharrones).

Combination Platters
Chile Relleno Combination
With your choice of beef, chicken, or cheese and one chalupa.
Tacos Combination
Pupusa (1 pc) and Chicken Tamale (1 pc) Combination
Enchilada and 1 Burrito Combination
Served with rice and beans.
Chicken Fajita Combination
Served with beans and salad.
Eggs (2 pcs) and Fried Plantain Combination
Two eggs and one fried plantain served with rice and beans.
Burrito and Taco Combination
Speedy Gonzales
One taco and one enchilada.
Chalupa and Enchilada Combination
Enchilada (1 pc) and Tamale Combination (1 pc)
One enchilada and one tamale served with rice and beans.
Burrito Supreme Combination
One beef and one chicken with lettuce and guacamole.
Chile Relleno (1 pc) and One Taco
2 Cheese Enchiladas Combo
Two cheddar cheese enchiladas covered with enchilada sauce and more cheese.
Chilaquiles De Pollo Combination
Served with sunny side up eggs and yellow rice.
Quesadilla De Pollo Combo
Quesadilla de pollo served with rice and salad.
Huevos Rancheros Combination
Two eggs sunny side up with Mexican salsa and sour cream. Served with tortillas
Taquitos Monterrey
Flour tortilla chicken.

Combination Platters
1 Pupusa and 1 Chicken Tamale Combination

Vegetarian Dishes
Bean Pupusa and Cheese Enchilada
Bean Burrito
Spinach Quesadilla (Quesadilla De Espinaca)
Vegetable Burrito, Chalupa, and Beans
Tamale De Elote and Cheese Pupusa

Seafood
Mariscada
Combination of shrimp, scallops, squid, red snapper, and mussels cooked in a casserole with sherry wine herbs.
Cocktail De Camarones
Shrimp cocktail served with saltine crackers.
Filete De Pescado
Red snapper topped with onion, tomatoes, and green pepper.
Scallop Rancheros
Scallops sauteed with special butter, white onion, bell pepper, and ranchera sauce.
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimp served with an exquisite Mexican hot sauce, green pepper, onion, and tomatoes.
Cocktel De Mariscos
Seafood cocktail served with saltine crackers.
Camarones A La Plancha
Grilled jumbo shrimp with tomatoes, onions, and green peppers served with rice, beans, and salad.
Camarones En Salsa De Ostras
Jumbo shrimp with shell cooked with, oyster sauce, garlic, and spring onion.

Poultry
Pollo Loco
Grilled chicken breast covered with a special sauce.
Pollo A La Plancha
Well seasoned grilled chicken breast.
Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled chicken strips with ranchera sauce on top.
Stewed Chicken (Pollo Guisado)
Chicken with Onions (Pollo Encebollado)
Chicken with Cream (Pollo Con Crema)
Pechuga De Pollo Frita
Breaded, fried chicken breast.
Pollo Ranchero
Chicken breast cover with spicy ranchera sauce.

Especialidades De La Casa
Carne Asada
Beef steak cooked to perfection. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
El Campesino
Grilled beef steak, sunny side up eggs, and hard home style cheese. Served with refried beans, fried plantains, and roasted jalapenos.
Mi Parrillada
Grilled steak, shrimp, and chicken breast. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
El Migueleno
Fried pork ribs, grilled chicken breast, and shrimp with head and shell on. Served with yellow Spanish rice and salad.
El Guadalajara
Grilled steak, chicken tamale, and taquito frito. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chilaquiles De Res
Sauteed corn tortilla chops with beef, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole.
Chilaquiles De Pollo
Sauteed corn tortilla chops with chicken, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole.
Mar Y Tierra
New York strip steak and large shrimp. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Mariscos Al Mojo De Ajo
Sauteed shrimp, scallops, and red snapper in sauce of garlic, green peppers, and onions. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Mariscos Salteado
Shrimp and scallops sauteed with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, and cilantro. Served with rice and beans.
Bistec A La Tampiquena
Steak topped with onion, tomatoes, bell peppers, and burrito sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Bistec Ranchero
Grilled steak topped with onion, tomatoes, and peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

Salvadorian Dishes
Plato Tipico
Pupusa, yucca, platanos, tamal, pollo, and pastelito.
Carne Guizada
A good portion of beef stew, Spanish style.
Mojarra Frita
Whole fried tilapia with seasoning.
Combinacion Guanaca
Carne asada, eggs sunny side up, and cheese. Served with beans, avocado, and salad.
Bistec Encebollado
Tender beef steak with onion sauteed with special seasoning.
Bandeja Salvadorena
Pupusa, beef steak cooked, cheese, eggs, and pork rinds.
Camarones en Crema
Jumbo shrimp with tomatoes, onion, and green peppers in creamy sauce.
Camarones Acajutla
Grilled shrimp with onions and tomato in spice chipotle sauce.
Chuleta Entomatada
Grilled pork chops topped with sauteed fresh tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
Bistec Cuscatleco
Grilled ribeye steak.

Sizzling Fajitas
Beef Fajita
Served with tortillas, fried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and salad.
Shrimp Fajita
Served with tortillas, fried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and salad.
Combination Fajita
Served with tortillas, fried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and salad.
Chicken Fajita
Served with tortillas, fried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and salad.
Seafood Fajita
Served with tortillas, fried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and salad.

Side Orders
Cheese Dip
Corn Tortilla (3 pcs)
Enchilada
Quesadilla (1 pc)
Orderof Rice
Orderof Guacamole
Flour Tortillas (3 pcs)
Sour Cream

Childrens Menu
Kids Buritos and Rice
Kids Hamburger with French Fries
kids Mini Cheese Quesadilla
with rice and beans.
Kids Chicken Nuggets and French Fries
Kids Chicken Wings (4 pcs) and French Fries
kids Pupusa and Platanos

Desserts
Sopapilla
Salvadorean Flan
Fried Ice Cream
Cheesecake
Cassava Nuts (Nuegdos De Yuca)

Soft Drinks (Bebidas)
Horchata
Soda
Pina
Milkshake
Tamarind (Tamarindo)
Melon
Orange Juice

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Recent Reviews

The food was delicious, fresh, and beautifully presented. The service was friendly, attentive, and professional the staff made us feel very comfortable throughout the meal. A wonderful experience, and I’ll definitely be coming back. Highly recommended!
October 2025
Left the Durham area 6 years ago, but this was one of my favorite haunts. Now that I've moved back I hoped that the food was as good as I remembered it. Lo and behold.....IT'S BETTER!!!. Ordered the Arroz con Pollo, the dish was delicious. Chicken was fresh, the whole plate looked and was quite appetizing. Also ordered Scallop Ranchero, which was absolutely devine. Food is excellent, portions plentiful, prices reasonable. Love this place!!!
August 2025
Conveniently located near 15-501 between Chapel Hill and Durham, this Mexican spot is easy to get to. I had the veggie burrito—it was a big portion, enough for two people, and the horchata was really good. That said, the veggie burrito was pretty bland, mostly just broccoli with not much seasoning. Would love to see more variety and flavor in the veggie options.
July 2025

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El Cuscatleco

4212 Garrett Rd, Durham, NC 27707
(919) 401-5245