EL MEXICANO RESTAURANT Y TAQUERIA

1633 Hamilton Ave, Hamilton
(609) 496-9174

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Customers' Favorites

Mojarra Frita Con Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo 4 Fried Tilapia with Shrimp in Garlic Sauce
Molcajete De Mariscos En Salsa De La Casa 3 Seafood Molcajete with House Sauce
Tacos De Birria Con Consomé 3 Birria Tacos with Broth for Dip 3
Tacos de Charro de Res Charro Beef Tacos
Quesadilla de Queso 4 Cheese Quesadilla
Enchiladas Mexicanas Mexican Enchiladas
Tacos de Birria Con Su Consome
Fajitas De Res 1 Beef Fajitas
Queadillas Y Tacos Y Birria
Whole Fish with Shrimps

Menu

Breakfast (Desayunos)
Red or Green Mexican Chilaquiles (Chilaquiles Mexicanos Rojos O Verde)
Over easy or boiled eggs, avocado, cheese, onions, cilantro, radishes, and cream. Served with a choice of carne asada, grilled chicken breast, or enchilada beef.
Mexican Breakfast (Desayuno Mexicano)
Scrambled eggs with tomato, onions and jalapeno. Beans, sweet plantains, cream and tortillas. Choice of carne asada, grilled chicken breast or adobada beef.(huevos revueltos con tomate, cebolla y jalapeno. Frijol, platanos, crema y tortillas. Con la opcion de carne asada, pechuga asada o carne adobada.)
Guatemalan Breakfast (Desayuno Guatemalteco)
Scrambled eggs with grilled steak, chorizo, beans, sweet plantains, cheese, cream, and tortillas.
Egg Sandwich with Chorizo (Torta De Huevo Con Chorizo)
Beans, avocado, and cream.
Mexican Egg Sandwich (Spicy) (Torta De Huevo A La Mexicana (Picante))
Scrambled eggs with tomato, onions, serrano pepper, beans, avocado, and cream.
Ranchero
Over easy eggs with tomato sauce, served with beans, sweet plantains, cream, carne asada, and tortillas.
House Breakfast (Desayuno De La Casa)
Over easy eggs or scrambled eggs, 1 mole chicken enchilada, beans, and cheese.
Jarocho Breakfast (Desayuno Jarocho)
Your choice of eggs with beans, enchilada beef, sweet plantains, cream, and tortillas.
Optional
Served with beans, sweet plantains, cream, and tortillas.
Mexican Enfrijoladas (Enfrijoladas Mexicanas)
Three tortillas covered with beans, served with scrambled eggs, cheese, and cream.
Breakfast Burrito (Burrito De Desayuno)
All stuffed with beans, mixed cheese, and cream.
Scrambled Egg Sandwich (Torta De Huevo Revuelto)
Beans, avocado, ham, and cream.
Divorced (Divorciado)
Eggs, with red and green sauce, carne asada, adobada, beans, sweet plantains, cheese, and tortillas.
My Ranch(Mi Ranchito)
Rice omelet served with beans, spicy pork, sweet plantains, cream and tortillas.
The Fat One(El Gordo)
Scrambled eggs with mixed fajitas, beans, cheese, sweet plantains, cream, and tortillas.
Vicky
Over easy eggs with Mexican mole sauce, chicken, beans, cheese, and tortillas.

House Specialties (Especiales De La Casa)
The Tri-color (El Tri Color)
Carne asada, grilled chicken, and spicy pork. Served with rice, beans, salad, avocado, and 1 chicken mole enchilada.
The Veracruzan (El Veracruzano)
Carne asada, grilled chicken, shrimp, and prickly pear cactus. Served with beans, salad, and avocado.
El Mexicano Mole (Mole El Mexicano)
Traditional Mexican mole sauce over chicken served with rice and tortillas.
The Aztec (El Azteca)
Carne asada, grilled chicken, pork chop, and chorizo. Served with prickly pear cactus, rice, beans, salad, and avocado.
Steak with Shrimp in Garlic Mojo (Carne Asada Con Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo)
Served with rice, beans, salad, and avocado.
Mexican Style Steak and Shrimp (Bistec Con Camarones A Lo Mexicano)
Served with rice, beans, salad, and avocado.
Mexican Style Steak (Bistec A La Mexicana)
Mexican style steak served with rice, beans, salad, and avocado.
Chicken Breast with Shrimp in Garlic Mojo (Pechuga Con Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo)
Served with rice, beans, salad, and avocado.
Tomahawk Steak Don Carlos (Bistec Tomahawk Don Carlos)
Served with prickly pear cactus, guacamole, beans, onions, tomato, and serrano pepper.
The Jarocho Mix (El Jarocho Mix)
Carne asada, enchilada rib, and grilled chicken. Served with rice, beans, salad, and avocado.
Blue Coast (Costa Azul)
Steak, salmon, and shrimp. Served with rice, pico de gallo, guacamole, and grilled prickly pear cactus.
Enchilada Beef with Shrimp in Garlic (Carne Enchilada Con Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo)
Served with rice, beans, salad, and avocado.

Side Orders (Ordenes Extras)
Fried Sweet Plantains (Platanos Fritos)
Guacamole
Fried Green Plantains (Tostones)
Rice (Arroz)
Avocado (Aguacate)
Beans (Frijoles)
Tortillas (3 pcs)
Fries (Papas Fritas)

Family Specialties (Especialidades Familiares)
The Cast Pan (El Comalazo)
Steak, grilled chicken, spicy pork, shrimp, chorizo, pork chop, prickly pear cactus, and cheese. Served with rice, beans, salad, pico de gallo, guacamole, scallions, and serrano peppers.
The T-bone Beef (La Carnota T-bone)
Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and salad.
The Levanta Muertos (El Levanta Muerto)
Mixed seafood.
El Kike Shrimp And Crab (Camarones Y Cangrejos El Kike)
In garlic mojo with chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.
El Cochiloco Grill (Asado El Cochiloco)
Grilled steak, grilled chicken, spicy pork, shrimp, and prickly pear cactus. Served with rice, beans, salad, pico de gallo, guacamole, scallions, and serrano peppers.
The Seafood Cast Pan (El Comalazo De Mariscos)
Fried tilapia, shrimp, mussels, fish fillet, and prickly pear cactus. Served with rice, salad, and fried green plantains.

Molcajetes
Veracruzan Molcajete (In A Spicy Sauce) (Molcajete Veracruzano (En Salsa Picante))
Chicken, steak, shrimp, chorizo, cheese, and prickly pear cactus. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, and scallions.
Mexican Molcajete (No Sauce) (Molcajete Mexicano (En Seco))
Grilled steak, chicken, shrimp, prickly pear cactus and cheese. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and scallions.(carne asada, pollo, camaron, nopales y queso. Acompanado con arroz, frijoles, pico de gallo, y cebollines.)
Seafood Molcajete with House Sauce (Molcajete De Mariscos En Salsa De La Casa)
Fish fillet, shrimp, mussels, crab, and mixed seafood. Served with green salad, rice, fried green plantains, and scallions.

Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas (Fajitas De Pollo)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Shrimp Fajitas (Fajitas De Camaron)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Mexican Fajitas (Fajitas Mexicanas)
Steak, chicken, shrimp, prickly pear cactus, onions, and red and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, salad, pico de gallo, and avocado.
Beef Fajitas (Fajitas De Res)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.

Seafood (Mariscos)
Fried Whole Tilapia (Mojarra Frita)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Salmon with Shrimp (Salmon Con Camarones)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Broiled Fish Fillet (Filete De Pescado A La Plancha)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
The Seafood Casserole with Garlic Mojo (La Cazuelada De Mariscos Al Mojo De Ajo)
Fish fillet, shrimp, and mussels in garlic. Served with rice, beans, and green salad.
Fried Tilapia with Shrimp in Garlic Sauce (Mojarra Frita Con Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo)
Shrimp in Garlic Mojo (Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo)
Peeled or unpeeled. Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Shrimp Ceviche (Ceviche De Camaron)
Don Guayo Aguachile (Aguachile Don Guayo)
Shrimp in Guajillo Chili Sauce (Camarones Al Guajillo)
Peeled or unpeeled. Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Grilled Salmon (Salmon A La Plancha)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel De Camarones)
Mixed Seafood (Mixto)
Fish Fillet with Shrimp (Filete De Pescado Con Camarones)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Breaded Fish Fillet (Filete De Pescado Empanizado)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Deviled Tilapia (Mojarra A La Diabla)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Fried Tilapia in Garlic Mojo (Mojarra Al Mojo De Ajo)
Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Grilled Shrimp (Camarones A La Plancha)
Peeled or unpeeled. Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Breaded Shrimp (Camarones Empanizados)
Peeled or unpeeled. Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.
Mexican Style Shrimp (Camarones A La Mexicana)
Peeled or unpeeled. Served with rice, salad, beans, and avocado.

The Fat One Famous Tacos (Famosos Tacos El Gordo)
Marinated Pork Taco with Pineapple (Taco Al Pastor De Trompo Con Pina)
Vertical rotating spit of marinated pork meat with pineapple.
Combo (3 pcs)
Served with smashed avocado, hot sauce, onions, cilantro, radish, cucumber, and lime.
Birria Tacos with Broth for Dip (3 pcs) (Tacos De Birria Con Consome (3))
Savory Mexican stewed tacos. Served with broth for dip.
Taco (1 pc)
Served with smashed avocado, hot sauce, onions, cilantro, radish, cucumber, and lime.
Charro Beef Tacos (Tacos De Charro De Res)
Steak tacos.
Beef Tongue Combo (3 pcs) (Combo De Lengua (3))
Served with smashed avocado, hot sauce, onions, cilantro, radish, cucumber, and lime.

Quesadillas
Mexican Quesadillas (Quesadillas Mexicanas)
Served with rice and beans.
Regular Quesadillas (Quesadillas Regulares)
Served with French fries.

Flautas
Flautas De Chicken (Pollo) Flautas
Topped with lettuce, avocado, cream cheese, pico de gallo, and a spicy house made dressing.

Mexican Enchiladas (Enchiladas Mexicanas)
Mexican Enchiladas (Enchiladas Mexicanas)
Soft rolled chicken tortillas covered with your choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans.

Tex Mex Burritos (Burritos Tex Mex)
Tex Mex Burrito (Burritos Tex Mex)
Stuffed with rice, beans, guacamole, mixed cheese, and cream. Served with French fries.

Mexican Appetizers (Antojitos Mexicanos)
The Fat One Nachos (Nachos El Gordo)
Cheese, beans, pico de gallo, cream, jalapeno pepper, lettuce, smashed avocado, and choice of beef or chicken.
Chicken Empanadas (3 pcs) (Empanadas De Pollo (3))
Empanadas topped with lettuce, fresh cheese, cream, pico de gallo, and a spicy house made dressing.
Mexican Pellizcadas (Pellizcadas Mexicanas)
Chicken or beef, with lettuce, pico de gallo, fresh cheese, and cream. Served with rice and beans.
Mexican Gorditas (Gorditas Mexicanas)
Thick tortilla stuffed with chicken or steak, lettuce, fresh cheese, cream, pico de gallo, and jalapeno.
Mexican Huaraches (Huaraches Mexicanos)
Served with beef or chicken, in a red or green sauce with lettuce, cheese, cream, and avocado. Served with rice and beans.
House Combo (Combo De La Casa)
Chicken quesadilla, nachos with cheese, fried cheese, smashed avocado, and a spicy homemade dressing.
Mexican Chalupas (Chalupas Mexicanas)
Chicken, steak or chorizo, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, cream, and a spicy homemade dressing.
Mexican Mole Garnache (3 pcs) (Garnachas Mexicanas De Mole (3))
Cabbage, onions, fresh cheese, and mole sauce. Served with your choice of beef or chicken.
Mexican Tostadas (Tostadas Mexicanas)
Served with beans, pico de gallo, fresh cheese, and jalapeno.

Tortas
Breaded Chicken (Milanesa De Pollo)
Served with French fries.
Don Ramon Torta (Torta Don Ramon)
Cuban style. Served with French fries.
Breaded Steak (Milanesa De Res)
Served with French fries.
Marinated Pork (Al Pastor)
Served with French fries.
Grilled Steak (Carne Asada)
Served with French fries.
Chavo
Ham torta. Served with French fries.

Soups (Sopas)
Chilposo De Beef (Res) Soup
Chilposo De Chicken (Pollo) Soup

Salads (Ensaladas)
Ensalada De Chicken (Pollo) Salad
Shrimp Salad (Ensalada De Camaron)
Ensalada De Beef (Res) Salad
Salmon Salad (Ensalada De Salmon)
Tilapia Salad (Ensalada De Mojarra)
Fried whole fish.
Fish Fillet Salad (Ensalada De Filete De Pescado)

Lunch (Almuerzos)
Grilled Steak (Carne Asada)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Steak with Onions (Bistec Encebollado)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Grilled Chicken Breast (Pechuga Asada)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Breaded Chicken (Milanesa De Pollo)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Mexican Style Steak (Bistec A La Mexicana)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Enchilada Pork Rib (Costilla De Cerdo Enchilada)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Grilled Pork Chop (Chuleta De Cerdo Asada)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Breaded Pork Chop (Chuleta De Cerdo A La Milanesa)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Breaded Beef (Milanesa De Res)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chicken Breast with Onions (Pechuga Encebollada)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Mexican Style Chicken Breast (Pechuga A La Mexicana)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Enchilada Pork Meat (Carne De Cerdo Enchilada)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Mexican Style Pork Chop (Chuleta De Cerdo A La Mexicana)
Served with rice, beans, and salad.

Kids Menu (Menu Para Ninos)
Chicken Nuggets (Nuggets De Pollo)
Served with fries or rice and beans.
Frankfurter with Fries (Salchipapas)
Served with fries or rice and beans.
Chicken Sandwich (Sandwich De Pollo)
Served with fries or rice and beans.
Cheese Quesadilla (Quesadilla De Queso)
Served with fries or rice and beans.
Hot Dog (Perro Caliente)
Served with fries or rice and beans.

Desserts (Postres)
Churros with Nutella (Churros Con Nutella)
Flan
Three Milk Cake (Tres Leches)
Chocolate Cake (Pastel De Chocolate)
Churros with Lechera (Churros Con Lechera)
Churros with Ice Cream and Chocolate (Churros Con Helado Y Chocolate)

Cold Drinks (Bebidas Frias)
Rice Drink (Horchata)
Pineapple (Pina)
Hibiscus Flower (Jamaica)
Lemonade (Limonada)
Tamarind (Tamarindo)
Orange Juice (Naranjada)

Sodas (Refrescos)
Soda (Refresco)
Michelada (No Alcohol) (Michelada (Sin Alcohol))

Milkshakes (Batidos Con Leche)
Strawberry (Fresa)
Melon (Melon)
Banana (Banano)
Mango
Mamey
Papaya

Hot Drinks (Bebidas Calientes)
Rice Pudding with Hot Chocolate Grandma (Arroz Con Chocolate Abuelita)
Grandma Hot Chocolate (Chocolate Abuelita)
Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche)
Coffee (Cafe)
Tea (Te)

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Recent Reviews

food was excellent but the service not so much. the waitress took a long time to come to us and when we were ready for dessert she never showed up and we just walked to the front to pay
July 2025
I feel the food here is a 3.5 star but a 4 star is warranted for sure.

Prices are reasonable, especially with inflation these days. The place was very busy on a weekend but service was quick. It does help if you speak Spanish, but is not needed. Honestly, I appreciate the language barrier. It shows me the authenticity a bit more.

The more authentic food was moderately seasoned. I expected a little more flair but it was okay. The chips and...
April 2025
Food isn’t that good. There’s better Mexican restaurants in Trenton than here. I ordered the flautas which barely had flavor and my husband got tacos de asada. The meat had no flavor. He also ordered papaya milkshake I think it was and he said it was the worst drink he’s ever ordered. I’ve eaten here before and the food was good but recently the food was very tasteless.
March 2025

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EL MEXICANO RESTAURANT Y TAQUERIA

1633 Hamilton Ave, Hamilton, NJ 08629
(609) 496-9174