Restaurante Mexicano El Tapatio

2721 13th St, Columbus
(402) 564-6645

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Customers' Favorites

Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo
Burrito de Carne Asada
Corn Chips and Salsa
Creamy Garlic Shrimp
Enchiladas Verdes
Tacos Mexicanos
Steak Fajitas
Quesadilla
Enchilada
Carnitas

Menu

Appetizer
Chicken Quesadilla
Soft flour tortilla filled with chicken fajita and melted cheese with ranchero sauce, guacamole, and sour cream.
Nachos Supreme
Corn chips covered with shredded beef or shredded chicken beans, melted mix cheese, sour cream, and guacamole
Quea Birria
Soft flour tortilla filled with melted cheese and shredded beef. Topped with cilantro, onion, and birria sauce. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.
Queso Blanco Dip
A sinful pleasure melted Monterey Jack cheese (white cheese dip). Topped with our fresh pico de gallo and homemade chips.
Combination Quesadilla
Soft flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, grilled mushroom, and deep-fried bacon.
Guacamole Dip
Fresh homemade guacamole with corn chips and sour cream.
Combo Platter
Be sure to satisfy everyone's plates with a combination of all our favorites. Small quesadilla, butterfly shrimp, mozzarella stick, boneless hot wings. Homemade ranch dressing and cocktail sauce.
Quesadilla Tapatia
Soft flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, beef strips, and chorizo. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.
Kathy's Quesadilla Hawaiana
Soft flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, grilled ham, bacon, and pineapple. Served with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Soft flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, grilled shrimp, onion, and bell pepper with ranchero sauce, guacamole, and sour cream.
Cheese Sticks Fries
Bed of crispy french fries topped with a topped cheese sauce, dice beef steak, and pico de gallo.
Hot Wings (Boneless)
Juicy strips of boneless chicken breast breaded and deep-fried dipped in our wing hot sauce served with celery and blue cheese or ranch dressing.
Hot Wings (Bone-in)
Juicy strips of boneless chicken breast breaded and deep-fried dipped in our wing hot sauce served with celery and blue cheese or ranch dressing.
Mozzarella Sticks
Mozzarella sticks of creamy mozzarella coated with a crispy beer batter. Served with ranch dressing on the side.
Cucarachas de Fernando
Fernando's personal favorite. 9 large shrimp wrapped in bacon and fried to a golden brown. Served with french fries and BBQ sauce.

Fiesta Dinners
Taquitos Rancheros
Three crispy corn tortillas stuffed with shredded beef. On the side sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Chimichanga
Deep-fried burrito beef, chicken or pork, and beans. Topped with red sauce. Guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with rice and beans.
Junior Fajita Bowl
Junior's small version of fajitas grilled beef or chicken and veggies over a bed of our homemade rice. Served with sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Served with rice and beans.
Flautas
Two crisp flour tortillas stuffed with shredded beef served with guacamole and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

Salads
Fajita Salad (Grilled Beef)
Tomatoes are a combination of lettuce, avocado, red onion, bell pepper, croutons, and cheese.
Taco Salad
Crispy taco salad bowl (beef, chicken, or pork) with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Shrimp Salad
9 large-grilled shrimp, a combination of lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, cheese, and croutons.
Dinner Salad
Combination of lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, croutons, cheese, and house dressing.
Tapatio Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken breast strips marinated in our Tapatio paste over a bed of a combination of lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, croutons, and cheese.

Sandwiches
Hamburger Sandwich
Thick and juicy grilled beef Angus patty with onion, tomato, lettuce, and pickles. 100 percent Angus. Served with french fries.
Bacon and Cheeseburger
Thick and juicy grilled beef Angus patty with melted cheese, crispy bacon, onion, tomato, lettuce, and pickles. 100 percent Angus. Served with french fries.
Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken fajita meat, melted cheese, onion, tomato, lettuce, and pickles. 100 percent Angus. Served with french fries.
Cheeseburger Sandwich
Thick and juicy grilled beef Angus patty and melted cheese with onion, tomato, lettuce, and pickles. 100 percent Angus. Served with french fries.

Enchiladas
Enchiladas Rancheras
Two shredded beef enchiladas smothered in ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, and guacamole.
Enchilada Torte
A triple-decker chicken enchilada smothered in ranchera sauce. Served with rice and sour cream.
Enchiladas Verdes
Two shredded chicken enchiladas served with rice, beans, and sour cream.
Seafood Enchiladas
Shrimp, surimi, and fish enchiladas smothered in white sauce and cheese. Served with rice, beans, tomato, and sour cream.
Enchiladas De Puerco
Two pork and great green sauce enchiladas served with rice, beans, and sour cream.
Cheesy Enchiladas
2 enchiladas beef, chicken or pork, and beans smothered in white cheese sauce with rice, beans, and sour cream.
Carnitas Enchiladas
Mexican-style fried pork two enchiladas filled with served with rice, beans pico de gallo, and guacamole.
Enchiladas Mexican
Two enchilada beef, chicken, or cheese. Topped with onion, oregano red, and ranchera sauce. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, and guacamole.

Burritos
Burrito de Carnitas
Mexican-style fried pork and beans. Served with guacamole and pico de gallo.
Burrito Ranchero
Shredded beef, chicken or pork, and beans smothered with ranchera sauce and melted cheese with rice, guacamole, and sour cream.
Pork Green Burrito
Chunks of pork green sauce and beans smothered in a special tomatillo sauce and melted cheese with sour cream.
Burrito Mexicano
Grilled strips of beef, bell pepper, onions, cactus, and tomatoes smothered with ranchera and red sauce and melted cheese. Served with pico de gallo.
Burrito Tapatio
Grilled strips of beef, bell pepper, onions, beans, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Smothered with red sauce and melted cheese. Served with pico de gallo.
Burrito Del Mar
Shrimp, surimi, fish, rice, and lettuce smothered in white sauce and cheese. Served with tomato and sour cream.
Burrito (Small)
Beef, chicken, or pork and beans topped with sauce and melted cheese. Served with sour cream
Cheesy Burrito
Choice of beef, chicken, or pork and beans smothered in white cheese sauce. Served with sour cream.
Pollo Burrito
Shredded chicken and beans smothered in melted cheese and a red sauce with sour cream on the side.
Vegetables Burrito
California mixes vegetables, mushrooms, rice, beans, and lettuce inside, smothered in ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Served with sour cream and tomatoes.
Burrito de Carne Asada
Grilled strips of beef and beans. Served with guacamole and pico do Gallo.
Fajita Burrito
Grilled strips of beef, pork or chicken bell pepper, onions, and tomatoes. Served with guacamole and pico de gallo.

Pollos Adobados
Pollo Estilo Sinaloa
Chicken breast baked with red sweet pepper sauce.
Pollo Tapatio
Chicken breast topped with grilled onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Chicken breast baked with red sweet pepper sauce. The meal includes rice and vegetables.
Pollo Estilo Sinaloa
Chicken breast baked with red sweet pepper sauce. Chicken breast baked with red sweet pepper sauce. The meal includes rice and vegetables.

Specialities
Chile Verde
Chunks of pork smothered in our homemade green tomatillo sauce. These meals include rice, beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Mole
It was used to feed the kings of Spain. It is a kind of Mexican BBQ gravy with chilies, nuts, spices, chocolate, seasonings, and pork chunks. Served with rice, onions, and lime. These meals include rice, beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Pollo Con Crema
Chicken tender pieces, onion, tomato, and bell pepper on a creamy sauce. These meals include rice, beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.

Huevos (Eggs)
Huevos Mexicanos
3 scrambled eggs, cooked with onion, jalapeño pepper, and tomatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
Three sunny-side-up eggs smothered in ranchera sauce and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Omelette
Scrambled eggs, cheese, bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes covered with ranchero sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Con Chorizo
Mexican sausage and scrambled eggs. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Con Machaca
Shredded beef and scrambled eggs. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Tapatíos
Strips of beef fajita, scrambled eggs melted cheese, and ranchera sauce. Served with rice and beans.

Pastas
Chicken Fajita Pasta
Perfectly cooked fettuccine noodles with grilled chicken, onion bell pepper, and tomatoes. These meals include rice, toasted garlic bread, and a dinner salad.
Creamy Garlic Shrimp
9 large grilled shrimp with our famous creamy-garlic sauce and over a bed of grilled fettuccine noodles. These meals include rice, toasted garlic bread, and a dinner salad.
Cheesy Pasta
9 large grilled shrimp, pasta fettuccine white cheese sauce, cilantro, and crash pepper. These meals include rice, toasted garlic bread, and a dinner salad.

Fajitas
Shrimp Fajita Combination
Large shrimp and choice of one meat. Served with grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Includes rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Fajitas
Grilled tender pieces of meat (beef, pork, or chicken). Bell peppers, onion, and tomatoes. Served with grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Includes rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Fajita de Todo
Grilled large shrimp, marinated beef strips, chicken, and pork. Served with grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Includes rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Fajita Del Mar
Grilled large shrimp, surimi, fish fillet, onion, bell pepper, and tomatoes. Served with grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Includes rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Shrimp Fajita
Grilled large shrimp, bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes. Served with grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Includes rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Fajita Combination
Choice of two grilled beef, chicken, or pork. Served with grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Includes rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

Cocktails and Soups
Cocktail de Camaron
Colossal shrimp boiled and served in special sweet-tomato sauce, with onion, tomato, cilantro, and avocado.
Caldo de Pescado y Camarón
Vegetable soup with tilapia fillet and large shrimp.
Fresh Oysters
A juicy fresh taste of the ocean oysters in their shell. Served with cocktail sauce and slices of lime.
Caldo de Pescado
Vegetable soup with tilapia fillet.
Caldo de Albondigas
Vegetable soup with meatballs.
Siete Mares
Vegetable soup with a large variety of seafood.
Coctel de Pulpo and Camarón
Octopus, shrimp, avocado, onion, tomato, and cilantro. Served in a special sweet-tomato sauce.
Vuelve a La Vida
Combination of oysters, octopus, shrimp, avocado, onion, tomato, and cilantro. Served in the special sweet-tomato sauce.

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Recent Reviews

Excellent place to eat

Parking: The street is wide with enough parking spaces.

Kid-friendliness: Children's play area

Wheelchair accessibility: The entrance is wheelchair accessible
October 2024
My companion and I were greeted pleasantly upon entering and our server was amazing. Our drinks were made to perfection. Our meals were just as perfect. Everyone should experience El Tapatio. This restaurant is truly a gem of a find.

Parking: Parking is on the street and very plentiful.

Kid-friendliness: This is a very family orientated restaurant. The more, the merrier.

Wheelchair accessibility: The main entrance is even with the sidewalk. This makes...
March 2024
This has always been one of my favorite places to eat. After more than 20 years of patronage, I’ve never been disappointed. Fantastic salsa and shredded beef.

Kid-friendliness: Kids can play around in the front windows. They have some games and candy/toy machines.
August 2023

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Restaurante Mexicano El Tapatio

2721 13th St, Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-6645