El Palmar Mexican Restaurant
203 W Harden St, Graham
(336) 226-9050
Customers' Favorites
Tortillas with Dip the Right Is My Dip and the Left Is Theres
Authentic Mexican Tacos
Molcajete Al Palmar
Fajitas De Camaron
Tostada de Ceviche
Ensalada de Camaron
Chimichanga Dinner
Ceviche De Camaron
Pollo En Chipotle
Fajita Al Palmar
Seafood and Mariscos
Camarones Fundidos
Melted cheese with shrimp cooked with peppers, tomatoes, onions, zucchini, and pineapples served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, and tortillas. (Queso fundido con camarones)
Camarones a La Plancha
Mexican-style jumbo shrimp grilled to perfection served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, rice, and tortillas.
Camarones en Salsa Al Ajillo
Jumbo shrimp marinated in garlic butter and sauteed in the spicy sauce then grilled to perfection served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, rice, and tortillas.
ACC
Shrimp over rice covered with cheese sauce. Served with tortillas.
Camarones a La Diabla
Camarones a la diablo are juicy large shrimp cooked in a flavorful spicy sauce (extra hot). served with lettuce, and pico de gallo, certainly a favorite for those looking for something spicy.
Tilapia Fillet a La Plancha
Fish fillet grilled to perfection served with tomatoes, onions, lettuce, avocado, rice, and tortillas.
Camarones en Chipotle
Camarones en chipotle are juicy, large shrimp in a creamy chipotle sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Tilapia Fillet a La Diabla
Grilled fish fillet cooked in a flavorful spicy diablo sauce ( extra hot ) served with tomatoes, onions, lettuce, avocado, rice, and tortillas.
Tilapia Fillet with Vegetables
Grilled fish fillet in sauce with zucchini, peppers, and onions served with tomatoes, onions, lettuce, avocado, rice, and tortillas.
Mojarra Al Mojo De Ajo
Silver bass with fresh garlic breaded and deep-fried to perfection served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Tilapia Fillet with Broccoli
Fish fillet with broccoli served with tomatoes, onions, lettuce, avocado, rice, and tortillas.
Mojarra a La Diabla
Silver bass is lightly breaded and deep-fried to perfection then topped with a flavorful spicy diablo sauce (extra hot) and served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Mojarra Frita
Silver bass is lightly breaded and deep-fried served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Tostada De Camaron (Each)
A flat crisp tortilla covered with shrimp, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, cucumbers, and avocado.
Tostada De Pescado (Each)
Cooked in lime juice a flat crisp tortilla covered with raw fish cooked in lime juice topped with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, cucumbers, and avocado (raw fish).
Coctel De Camaron Caliente
Warm shrimp cocktail with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cucumber, and avocado.
Tostada De Agualiche (Each)
Cooked in lime juice a flat crisp tortilla covered with (raw shrimp) cooked in lime juice topped with spicy sauce, onions, cilantro, cucumbers, and avocado (raw shrimp).
Coctel De Campecho
Served cold or warm with shrimp, oyster, octopus, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and avocado.
Coctel De Camaron Frio
Cold shrimp cocktail with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and avocado.
Ostiones en Su Concha
On the half shell by the dozen (raw oysters).
Mariscada
Fish, shrimp, and octopus cooked in a spicy sauce served with chips and avocado.
Ceviche De Camaron Y Pulpo
Cooked in lime juice and also with cooked octopus served with cucumber, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and avocado (raw shrimp).
Aguachile
Cooked in lime juice and spicy sauce served with cucumbers, onions, orange slices, and avocado (raw shrimp).
Molcajete Al Palmar
Crab legs, mussels, scallops, octopus, crab meat, and shrimp are all cooked together in a special sauce. Served with avocado.
Camarones Al Vapor
Steamed shrimp served with cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes.
Jaiba
Crab legs steamed in your choice of garlic sauce or a la diablo (extra hot sauce) served with cucumbers.
Caldos
Siete Mares
Seven seas soup served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos, and tortillas.
Caldo De Pescado
Fish, potatoes, and carrots served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos, and tortillas.
Caldo De Camarones
Fish, potatoes, and carrots served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos, and tortillas.
Menudo
Honeycomb soup ( served on weekends only ) served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos, and tortillas.
Sopa De Mariscos
Fish, shrimp, and snow crab served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos, and tortillas.
Caldo De Res
Chunk beef soup and vegetables (served only on weekends) served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos, and tortillas.
Chicken and Rice Soup
Served with rice, avocado, and pico de gallo.
Steak Dishes
Mar Y Tierra
Steak and jumbo shrimp served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Carne Asada
Grilled steak served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Almabre Con Queso
Steak, bacon, peppers, onions, tomatoes jalapenos, and cheese served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
El Palmar Plate
Steak, shrimp topped with onions, mushrooms and special sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Milanesa De Res
Breaded steak served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Bisteck a La Mexicana
Strip steak sauteed with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, and special sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Carnitas Dinner
Tender pork tips fried and served with pico de gallo, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Bisteck a La Encebollado
Ribeye steak with grilled onions served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Chille Relleno Ground Beef
Two poblano peppers filled with ground beef and covered with ranchero sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Tres Compadres
Grilled chicken, steak, cheese chile Relleno, and grilled onions served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Ribeye Steak
Steak with grilled onions topped with cheese sauce served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Dos Amigos
Steak and cactus strips with Mexican cheese served with beans and tortillas.
Chicken Dishes
Pollo Al Palmar
Grilled chicken breast with grilled onions and mushrooms topped with cheese sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Choripollo
Grilled chicken breast with Mexican sausage covered in mozzarella cheese served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans, and tortillas.
Pollo en Crema
Slices of grilled chicken breast sauteed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pechuga De Pollo a La Plancha
Grilled chicken breast served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pechuga Con Vegetales
Grilled chicken breast sauteed with squash, zucchini, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Suizio
Slices of grilled chicken breast with onions, zucchini, and mushrooms with cheese sauce on top served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
ACP
Slices of grilled chicken breast over rice covered with cheese sauce served with tortillas (add vegetables 1 each) mushrooms, bell peppers, or onions.
Milanesa De Pollo
Breaded chicken breast served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo en Chipotle
Slices of chicken breast, sauteed in chipotle sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
ACP Texano
Slices of chicken breast, shrimp, steak, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions over rice, cheese sauce served with tortillas.
Especialidad De La Casa
Molcajete
Chicken, steak, shrimp, Mexican sausage, Mexican cheese, cactus slices chambray onions, avocado, and special sauce served with tortillas.
Antojitos Mexicanos
Flautas
Four lightly fried corn tortillas filled with chicken served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, beans, and Mexican cheese.
Huaraches
Choice of meat steak or chicken served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, beans, and Mexican cheese.
Enchilladas Verdas O Rojas
Three corn tortillas dipped in a green tomatillo sauce or ranchero sauce, rolled and filled with your choice of chicken or ground beef then covered with melted cheese served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Salad
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla with your choice of chicken or ground beef topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Grilled Shrimp Taco Salad
Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Fajita Taco Salad
Fajita-style grilled chicken or steak served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, peppers, onions, and avocado.
Grilled Chicken Taco Salad
Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, peppers, onions, and avocado.
Fajitas
Steak Fajitas
Fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated with onion, bell peppers, and tomatoes, then grilled to perfection and brought to you on a hot, sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chicken Fajitas
Fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated with onion, bell peppers, and tomatoes, then grilled to perfection and brought to you on a hot, sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Mixed Fajitas-Steak and Chicken
Fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated with onion, bell peppers, and tomatoes, then grilled to perfection and brought to you on a hot, sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fajitas Hawaiina
Shrimp, steak, and chicken cooked with green bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, zucchini, tomatoes, and pineapple covered with mozzarella cheese served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fajita Al Palmar
Steak, chicken, shrimp, and Mexican sausage, topped with cheese sauce all fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated, bell peppers, tomatoes then grilled to perfection they are brought to you on a hot sizzling skillet served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Shrimp Fajitas
Steak, chicken, shrimp, and Mexican sausage, topped with cheese sauce all fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated, bell peppers, tomatoes then grilled to perfection they are brought to you on a hot sizzling skillet served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Quesaddalla Dinner
Quesadilla Texana
Flour tortilla filled with chicken, steak, shrimp, cheese, peppers, and onions. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Fajitas Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with chicken or steak with cheese, pepper, onions, and tomatoes served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Quesadilla Rellena
Flour tortilla filled with chicken or steak, filled with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado. Served with rice and beans.
Chicken Steak Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or steak with cheese served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with shrimp, bell pepper, onions, and cheese served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Burrito Dinner
Burrito Tejano Suizo
Flour tortilla filled with chicken, steak, and shrimp with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers, topped with ranchero sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Frito
Two fried burritos one chicken and one ground beef topped with cheese sauce, and lettuce, pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Classico Single
Flour tortilla filled with choice of chicken or ground beef with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, rice, beans, and sour cream.
Chimichangas
Two fried flour tortillas filled with chicken or beef topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans.
Palmar Vegetarian
Quesadilla Vegetarian
Flour tortilla folded and stuffed with cheese, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, zucchini, and mushrooms served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans.
Enchilada Vegetarian
Three cheese enchilada topped with ranchero sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chile Rellenos
Two poblano pepper stuffed with cheese covered with ranchero sauce served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.
Burrito Vegetarian
Burrito filled with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and zucchini served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans.
Combo Vegetarian
One bean burrito and cheese enchilada served with rice and beans.
Kid's
Kid's Quesadilla
Served with rice and beans.
Kid's Enchilada
Choice of chicken or ground beef served with rice and beans.
Kid's Corn Dog
Served with fries.
Kid's Chicken Nuggets
Served with fries.
Kid's Cheeseburger
Served with fries, lettuce, tomatoes, and fries.
Sides
Fries
Sour Cream
Tortillas
Make Your Combination
2 Entry
Enchilada, taco, tostada, burrito, flauta chili Relleno, quesadilla, and chimichanga served with rice and beans with choice of chicken, cheese, or ground beef served any time.
3 Entry
Enchilada, taco, tostada, burrito, flauta chili Relleno, quesadilla, and chimichanga served with rice and beans with choice of chicken, cheese, or ground beef served any time.
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Recent Reviews
Wow! Where do I begin? The atmosphere is happy, colorful and bright. I love their tilapia dishes, and the guacamole and salsa. We are always lucky to have the same waitress serve us and she is so pleasant and cheerful, it really enhances our experience. Obviously I definitely recommend trying it!
June 2025
Sunday night is poor timing to go to a restaurant in Burlington or Graham in NC. Not so at El Palmar! They were open, fully staffed, and happy to see customers. I said I wanted take out, but the hostess insisted I sit at a booth while they cooked my dinner. She brought a menu, waited at the check-out counter where she could see me without hovering, and quickly started the order when I'd made up my mind. She asked a couple of questions to ensure she ordered exactly what I...
March 2025
Best food, best service. Hidden gem in Graham. Our family adores this place. We've been going for years! Our three year old refers to it as "the nice ladies". Their sweet tea was the only thing I could drink through two pregnancies. I'm loyal to the fajitas but my husband loves to try different things on the menu and is never disappointed.
January 2025
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