El Salsa’s Mexican Grill
3501 Forestville Rd, Raleigh
(919) 217-7918
Customers' Favorites
Enchiladas Supreme Plate
Lunch Pollo Loco Special
Chicken Taquitos
Arroz Con Pollo
Refried Beans
Chorizo Torta
Street Tacos
Chimichanga
Chips
Salsa
Appetizers
Chori Dip
Homemade chorizo Mexican sausage with our white melted cheese.
Pico Cheese Dip
Pico de gallo mixed with melted cheese.
Spinach Dip
Sauteed spinach and onions with our white melted cheese.
Cheese Dip
Guacamole Dip
Chicken Wings
Bean Dip
Refried beans with our white melted cheese.
Baked Potato
Topped with yellow cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese dip.
Chori-Fries
Topped with yellow cheese, chorizo and cheese dip.
Nachos
Nacho Supreme
Chips topped with ground beef, shredded chicken, refried beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream.
Nacho Tapatio
Chips topped with cheese, bell peppers, onions and your option of grilled chicken or steak strips. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese and sour cream.
Nacho with Cheese
Nacho with Ground Beef
Nacho with Shredded Beef
Nacho with Chicken
Nacho with Refried Beans
Nacho with Grilled Chicken
Nacho with Steak Strips
Nacho with Grilled Shrimp
Soups
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Crispy fried strips of corn tortilla in a tomato based Mexican soup with chicken stock, chicken, spicy peppers, pico de gallo, avocado, cheese, cilantro and lime.
Caldo de Camarones
Shrimp soup. A hot shrimp broth with whole unpeeled shrimp, served with onion, cilantro, lime and tortillas.
Caldo de Mariscos
Seafood mix soup. A hot mix seafood broth with whole unpeeled shrimp, crab legs, octopus, mussels, clams and squid. Served with onion, cilantro and tortillas.
Especialidades
Molcajete
Grilled chicken, steak and shrimp, cooked with poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes and nopales. Topped with queso fresco, special pasilla sauce and pineapple. Served with rice, beans and salad.
Choripollo
Great combination of grilled chicken breast, our homemade chorizo Mexican sausage and topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado and flour tortillas.
La Carreta
1 burrito, chalupa, Chile-relleno, enchilada and a taco. Served with rice and beans.
Chimichanga
2 soft or fried rolled up flour tortillas filled with beef tips or chicken topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream. Served with rice and refried beans. Shrimp, steak or grilled chicken for an additional charge.
Taquitos Mexicanos
4 fried and rolled corn tortillas. 2 are filled with chicken and 2 with beef served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese and guacamole.
Huevos con Chorizo
3 eggs scrambled with chorizo homemade Mexican sausage. Served with rice, refried beans and flour tortillas. Raw.
Huevos Rancheros
Raw. 3 eggs over easy topped by our tasty red Mexican sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and flour tortillas.
Huevos Mexicanos
Raw. 3 eggs scrambled with tomatoes, onions, cilantro and jalapenos. Served with rice, beans and flour tortillas.
Fiesta Special
Grilled chicken with bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and zucchini. Served on a bed of rice and topped with cheese dip with tortillas on the side. Add shrimp for an additional charge.
Cazuelon el Salsas
Raw. Great combination of grilled chicken breast, steak and shrimp, served with rice, grilled zucchini, squash, broccoli and flour tortillas.
AC Texano
Raw. Grilled chicken, steak and shrimp.
ACP
Grilled chicken strips on a bed of rice with cheese dip.
ACC
Grilled shrimp on a bed of rice topped with cheese dip.
AC Steak
Raw. 9 grilled steak on a bed of rice topped with cheese dip.
Burrito Plates
Burritos Mexicanos Plate
2 flour tortilla burritos filled with beef tips and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice.
Burrito Deluxe Plate
1 burrito with shredded chicken, beans and the other with beef, beans topped with cheese, red sauce, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Burrito de Carnitas Plate
A big burrito filled with carnitas (shredded pork), topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Burrito Cancun Plate
A big flour tortilla burrito filled with grilled shrimp, onion, and bell pepper topped with cheese sauce and salsa. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Burrito Grande Plate
A giant flour grilled tortilla filled with rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, and your choice of chorizo, steak strips, carnitas (pork) or grilled chicken strips. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and guacamole.
Chile-Verde Burritos Plate
2 burritos filled with pork chunks and rice topped with cheese and our special green sauce.
Burrito Primavera Plate
This monster is a 12" tortilla stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, chorizo, rice, beans and grilled onions. Topped with our queso sauce and pico de gallo.
Fajita Burrito Plate
Fajita-style burrito with your choice of chicken or steak and beans. Served with pico de gallo, cheese dip, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
Burrito al Pastor Plate
A big flour tortilla burrito filled with marinated pork with spices, onions, and pineapple, and topped with melted cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream.
Chori Pollo Burrito Plate
A big flour tortilla burrito filled with grilled chicken and our homemade chorizo (Mexican sausage). Topped with cheese sauce and served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream.
Salads
Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken strips on top of onions, bell pepper, croutons, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.
Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp on top of onions, bell pepper, croutons, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.
San Juan Salad
Grilled chicken strips, steak strips and shrimp on top of onions, bell pepper, croutons, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.
Fajita Taco Salad
A fried flour tortilla bowl filled with grilled chicken or steak strips, onion, bell pepper, tomato, refried beans and topped with lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. Shrimp for an additional charge.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla in the shape of a bowl filled with chicken or beef, refried beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Side Salads
Fresh Guacamole Side Salad
Guacamole over lettuce, cheese and tomato.
Crema Side Salad
Sour cream over lettuce, cheese and tomato.
Fajitas
Fajita
Grilled chicken or steak strips.
Mixed Fajitas
Grilled chicken and steak strips.
Fajita Texana
Grilled chicken, steak strips and shrimp.
Shrimp Fajita
Grilled shrimp.
Fish Fajita
Grilled tilapia fish.
Chori Pollo Fajita
Grilled chicken, pineapple and our homemade chorizo Mexican sausage. Topped with melted cheese. Chori pollo fajitas are not cooked with bell peppers.
Fajita Hawaiiana
Shrimp, chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo, bacon and pineapple. Topped with shredded cheese.
Sopes
Grilled Chicken Sope
Steak Sope
Carnitas Sope
Homemade shredded pork.
Chorizo Sope
Homemade Mexican pork sausage.
Al Pastor Sope
Pork marinated in spices and pineapple.
Refried Bean Sope
Pork
Carnitas
Fried tender shredded pork served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, cheese and flour tortillas.
Chicken
Pollo Loco
Grilled chicken breast seasoned with our special sauce. Served with rice and flour tortillas.
Pollo a la Crema
Grilled chicken strips with our sour cream sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and flour tortillas.
Pollo a la Chipotle
Grilled chicken strips with our special chipotle sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and flour tortillas.
Pollo a la Parrilla
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled onions and mushrooms. Served with rice, refried beans and flour tortillas. Add melted cheese for an additional charge.
Pollo Relleno
Chicken breast filled with spinach, chorizo and yellow cheese, covered with cheese dip. Pick 2 side: rice, steamed vegetables, baked potato or beans.
Pollo Yucatan
Marinated chicken grilled with red and green peppers, onions, tomatoes, squash and zucchini. Served with rice, guacamole salad and flour tortilla.
Pollo Poblano
Grilled chicken breast covered with poblano sauce, served with rice and beans.
Chavass Special
Chicken breast, shrimp, bacon and pineapple, topped with cheese dip. Served with rice and salad.
Seafood
Camarones a la Chipotle
Grilled shrimp topped with our special chipotle sauce served with rice, refried beans and flour tortillas.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Grilled shrimp and onions sauteed with our special garlic sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and guacamole.
Coctel de Camarones
Boiled shrimp mixed with pico de gallo, avocado and a very tasty tomato sauce. Served with saltine crackers and lime.
Mojarra Frita
Deep-fried whole fish with or without the head served with rice, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, cheese and flour tortillas.
Camarones Yucatan
Marinated shrimp grilled with red and green peppers, onions, squash and zucchini. Served with rice, guacamole salad and sour cream.
Camarones a la Diabla
Deliciously marinated shrimp grilled with onions in a very hot sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and grated cheese.
Vegetarian
Vegi #1
Choose 1 item.
Vegi #2
Choose 2 items.
Steak
Steak Vallarta
12 oz. rib-eye steak topped with shrimp and cheese dip. Served with rice, beans and flour tortillas.
Carne Asada
Two 4 oz. rib-eye with jalapenos, guacamole salad, rice, beans and 2 flour tortillas.
Chefs Ranchero Special
Two 4 oz. tender rib-eye steaks with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with 1 chicken enchilada, beans and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Steak Mexicano
12 oz. rib-eye steal served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and flour tortillas.
Steak Jalisco
12 oz. rib-eye steak with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with beans, rice and 2 flour tortillas.
Joses Special
8 oz. steak topped with mushrooms and special gravy sauce. Pick 2 sides from: baked potato, black beans, steamed vegetables or rice.
Steak Ranchero
12 oz. rib-eye steak topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans and 2 flour tortillas.
Quesadilla Plates
Combo Quesadillas Plate
2 grilled flour tortillas stuffed with cheese and your choice of grilled chicken or steak strips. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese and sour cream.
Quesadilla Rellena Plate
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and chopped beef. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese and sour cream.
Quesadilla Blanca Plate
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, chicken or beef tips topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Texas Quesadilla Plate
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, grilled chicken, steak strips, shrimp, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Shrimp Quesadilla Dinner Plate
Grilled flour tortilla filled with shrimp, onions and mushrooms. Served with rice and beans.
Fajita Quesadilla Plate
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, grilled chicken or steak strips, onion, bell pepper and mushroom. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Street Tacos
Carne Asada Taco
Grilled steak.
Pollo Asado Taco
Grilled chicken.
Carnitas Taco
Braised pork.
Campechanos Taco
Chorizo and steak.
Al Pastor Taco
Marinated pork.
De Lengua Taco
Beef tongue.
Chorizo Taco
Mexican sausage.
Fish Taco
A classic! Fried or grilled tilapia battered and marinated, topped with lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans with special sauce on the side.
Taco Platter
6 mini tacos. 1 carnitas, 1 grilled chicken, 1 steak, 1 chorizo, 1 pastor and 1 fish. Served with onion, cilantro, lime and tomatillo sauce on the side.
Tacos el Salsas
2 grilled flour tortillas filled with steak, shredded cheese, sliced avocado and pico de gallo. Served with rice and black beans.
Hawaiian Taco
3 tacos filled with chorizo, bacon, chicken and pineapple. Served with rice and beans.
Tacos de Camarón
3 flour tortilla shrimp tacos, with a side salad and rice
Enchilada Plates
Yolandas Plate
3 chicken enchiladas served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Enchiladas Supreme Plate
1 cheese enchilada, 1 chicken enchilada, 1 ground beef enchilada, and 1 bean enchilada topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream.
Enchiladas Blancas Plate
1 chicken enchilada, 1 beef tips enchilada, and 1 cheese enchilada covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Enchiladas Rancheras Plate
3 chicken enchiladas topped with our special ranchero mole sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream.
Enchiladas Verdes Plate
3 chicken enchiladas topped with our spicy green tomatillo sauce, sour cream, fresh Mexican cheese and cilantro. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, tomato, and cheese.
Enchiladas Poblanas Plate
3 chicken enchiladas covered with brown poblano sauce and fresh onions. Served with rice and beans.
Tortas
Grilled Chicken Torta
Steak Torta
Mix Steak and Chicken Tortas
Carnitas Torta
Homemade shredded pork.
Chorizo Torta
Homemade mexican pork sausage.
Al Pastor Torta
Pork marinated in spices and pineapple.
Scrambled Eggs and Chorizo Torta
Mushroom Torta
Cubana Torta
Create Your Own Combo
Pick 2 Combo
Pick 3 Combo
Kids Menu
A. Kids 1 Burrito and Taco
B. Kids 1 Taco, Rice and Beans
C. Kids 1 Cheese Quesadilla, Rice and Beans
D. Kids Mini Taco Salad
E. Kids Cheeseburger and Fries
F. Kids Grilled Chicken and Fries
G. Kids Chicken Nuggets and Fries
H. Kids Enchilada, Rice and Beans
I. Kids Peanut Butter and Jelly and Fries
Kids Menu over 10
A. Kids 1 Burrito and Taco
B. Kids 1 Taco, Rice and Beans
C. Kids 1 Cheese Quesadilla, Rice and Beans
D. Kids Mini Taco Salad
E. Kids Cheeseburger and Fries
F. Kids Grilled Chicken and Fries
G. Kids Chicken Nuggets and Fries
H. Kids Enchilada, Rice and Beans
I. Kids Peanut Butter and Jelly and Fries
A la Carte
Taquito
Tamale A la Carte
Chalupa A la Carte
Tostada A la Carte
Ground Beef Burrito A la Carte
Chicken Burrito A la Carte
Steak Burrito A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Burrito A la Carte
Shrimp Burrito A la Carte
Spinach Burrito A la Carte
Mushrooms Burrito A la Carte
Potato Burrito A la Carte
Cheese Burrito A la Carte
Beans Burrito A la Carte
Beef Chimichanga A la Carte
Chicken Chimichanga A la Carte
Steak Chimichanga A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Chimichanga A la Carte
Shrimp Chimichanga A la Carte
Spinach Chimichanga A la Carte
Mushrooms Chimichanga A la Carte
Potato Chimichanga A la Carte
Ground Beef Quesadilla A la Carte
Chicken Quesadilla A la Carte
Steak Quesadilla A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla A la Carte
Shrimp Quesadilla A la Carte
Spinach Quesadilla A la Carte
Mushrooms Quesadilla A la Carte
Potato Quesadilla A la Carte
Cheese Quesadilla A la Carte
Beans Quesadilla A la Carte
Ground Beef Enchilada A la Carte
Chicken Enchilada A la Carte
Steak Enchilada A la Carte
Shrimp Enchilada A la Carte
Spinach Enchilada A la Carte
Mushrooms Enchilada A la Carte
Potato Enchilada A la Carte
Cheese Enchilada A la Carte
Beans Enchilada A la Carte
Ground Beef Chile-Relleno A la Carte
Chicken Chile-Relleno
Steak Chile-Relleno A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Chile-Relleno A la Carte
Shrimp Chile-Relleno A la Carte
Cheese Chile-Relleno A la Carte
Beans Chile-Relleno A la Carte
Potato Chile-Relleno A la Carte
Ground Beef Hard Taco A la Carte
Chicken Hard Taco
Beans Hard Taco A la Carte
Steak Hard Taco A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Hard Taco A la Carte
Shrimp Hard Taco A la Carte
Ground Beef Soft Taco A la Carte
Chicken Soft Taco A la Carte
Beans Soft Taco A la Carte
Steak Soft Taco A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Soft Taco A la Carte
Shrimp Soft Taco A la Carte
Ground Beef Supreme Hard Taco A la Carte
Chicken Supreme Hard Taco A la Carte
Beans Supreme Hard Taco A la Carte
Steak Supreme Hard Taco A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Supreme Hard Taco A la Carte
Shrimp Supreme Hard Taco A la Carte
Ground Beef Supreme Soft Taco A la Carte
Chicken Supreme Soft Taco A la Carte
Beans Supreme Soft Taco A la Carte
Steak Supreme Soft Taco A la Carte
Grilled Chicken Supreme Soft Taco A la Carte
Shrimp Supreme Soft Taco A la Carte
Side Orders
Tortilla
Refried Beans
Black Beans
Spanish Rice
Rice and Beans
Rice with Melted Cheese
French Fries
Steamed Vegetables
Sauteed Spinach
Sour Cream
Tomato
Onion
Cebollita
Chiles Toreados
Cilantro
Pico de Gallo
Jalapenos
Avocado
Mushrooms
Grilled Shrimp
Grilled Steak
Grilled Chicken
Chips
Salsa
Desserts
Fried Cheesecake Chimichanga
A rolled up flour tortilla filled with cheesecake and covered with cinnamon, sugar and chocolate syrup. Served with whipped cream and a cherry.
Fried Ice Cream
A fried flour tortilla bowl filled with a vanilla ice cream ball covered with cereal, whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a cherry.
Churro
Tender cinnamon and sugar covered pastry sticks served with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a cherry.
Flan
Mexican-style custard topped with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a cherry.
Sopapilla
A fried flour tortilla treat topped with cinnamon, sugar, honey, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and a cherry.
Chocovolcano
This irresistible masterpiece is a chocolate cake topped with rich vanilla ice cream, syrup, and a cherry on to. All of this is served on a bed of cinnamon tortilla strips on a hot skillet.
Drinks
Coke Cola
Diet Coke
Sprite
Mr Pibb
Mello Yello
Pink Lemonade
Fanta Orange
Sweet Tea
Unsweetened Tea
0.5 Liter Coca Cola
Bottled Water
Horchata
Sweet rice water.
Jamaica
Hibiscus sweet tea.
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Recent Reviews
Got the lunch steak fajitas and very happy. First of all they're salsa is very tasty and their side of walk was good. Great music playing, nice people working there and the fajitas were tender and seasoned lately with good flavor. Last place I went had rubbery fajita meat and hated it. I will definitely be back.
September 2025
Tbh this place is a little gem and I almost don't want to brag about it, but it deserves it. Similar menu to what you would expect, but the food is always on point. The salsa is great. The entrees are great and of generous proportions. I have never had to wait for a table, service is prompt. It may not be the fanciest place, but it is consistent, solid, and fairly priced.
Hope it sticks around for a good long while.
Hope it sticks around for a good long while.
May 2025
Literally our favorite place to get Mexican in the area/the entire Triangle.
They are always so welcoming, friendly and this is every single person you come across there.
The food is incredible...from the chips and salsa to anything with chorizo, to burritos, tacos, etc. We have never had a bad meal. Everything is always cooked perfectly. Any place I am willing to order shrimp without fear of it being over cooked or just in general is ALWAYS an indication of...
They are always so welcoming, friendly and this is every single person you come across there.
The food is incredible...from the chips and salsa to anything with chorizo, to burritos, tacos, etc. We have never had a bad meal. Everything is always cooked perfectly. Any place I am willing to order shrimp without fear of it being over cooked or just in general is ALWAYS an indication of...
February 2025
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