El Mariachi Restaurant

289 Hamilton Street Unit 291, Albany
(518) 432-7580

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Customers' Favorites

Margarita and Complimentary Chips and Salsa
Ensalada de Pollo Mariachi Salad
Pork Pozole with Chicken Tostada
Suppose to Be Tostadas
Mole Poblano de Pollo
Pollo A la Mexicana
Guacamole and Salsa
Chicken Quesadilla
Enchiladas Banderas
Pozole Y Tostada

Menu

Most Popular
Camarones En Salsa Verde
Shrimp cooked in Spanish green sauce made with white wine, garlic and parsley.

Mexican Appetizers
Guacamole Fresco Side Order
Fresh avocado dip
Chalupas
Three corn tortilla lightly fried and topped with red or green sauce, onions queso fresco, and sour cream.
Chile Con Queso Dip Full Order
Cheese dip made with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions.
Mollettes
A toasted talera bread topped with refried beans, melted cheese, chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, Mexican sour cream, and queso fresco.
Guacamole Fresco Full Order
Fresh avocado dip.
Chile Con Queso Dip Side Order
Cheese dip made with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions.

Tortas
Pollo Torta
Grilled chicken breast. Made with talera bread, spread with refried beans, avocado, tomato, onion, lettuce, and pickled jalapeno peppers.
Milanesa Torta
Breaded steak or chicken. Made with talera bread, spread with refried beans, avocado, tomato, onion, lettuce, and pickled jalapeno peppers.
Torta-Ahoghada
A traditional Mexican drowned sandwich. Pork carnitas torta with refried beans drowned in sauce and then topped with sour cream, queso fresco, and red onions.
Marinated Pork Torta
Made with talera bread, spread with refried beans, avocado, tomato, onion, lettuce, and pickled jalapeno peppers.
Potato and Mexican Sausage Torta
Made with talera bread, spread with refried beans, avocado, tomato, onion, lettuce, and pickled jalapeno peppers.
Avocado Torta
Made with talera bread, spread with refried beans, avocado, tomato, onion, lettuce, and pickled jalapeno peppers.
Steak Torta
Made with talera bread, spread with refried beans, avocado, tomato, onion, lettuce, and pickled jalapeno peppers.

Soups and Salads
A House Salad
Comes with your choice of soup: black bean, crema de elote, menudo, chilate de pollo, caldo de rez, caldo gallego
Ensalada De Pollo
Grilled chicken breast salad served with avocado slices and dressing.

Tacos and Tostadas
Traditional Tacos
One chicken, steak, chorizo ​​or marinated pork. Soft corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat, cilantro and onions. Served with a side of green salsa, rice and beans.
Tacos Dorados
Chicken, shredded beef or potato. Two flour tortillas, topped with sour cream and cotija cheese and golden fried. Served with rice and beans.
Tostadas
Chicken or chorizo. Two golden fried tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, salsa, and cheese.
Meatless Tostada
Two golden fried tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, salsa, and cheese.
Tacos De Pescado
Two corn tortillas filled with barbecue tilapia, pico de gallo, and green salsa. Served with rice and beans.

Cocina Mexicana Traditional Mexican Dishes
Enchiladas
Cheese, shredded beef, or chicken. Two corn tortillas, topped with green, red, or mole sauce and cotija cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Fajita Quesadilla
Sauteed bell peppers and onions and your choice of cheese, chicken, steak or shrimp. Topped with sour cream and cotija cheese.
Bistec Encebollado
Sauteed pieces of beef and onions. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Con Chorizo Y Papas
Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage and potatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Chilaquiles
Choice of grilled chicken or fried egg. Fried corn tortilla chips sauteed in green or red sauce, epazote leaves and topped with onions, Mexican sour cream and queso fresco
Flautas
Cheese, shredded beef, chicken, or potato. Two rolled corn tortillas stuffed with one of choices, golden fried and topped with green sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo San Marco
Chicken breast sauteed with garlic, poblano peppers, mushrooms, Oaxacan cheese and Mexican sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Huevos Rancheros
Three fried eggs on soft corn tortillas topped with roasted tomato sauce, chopped onions, and cotija cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Spinach & Cheese Quesadilla
Cheese spinach quesadilla topped with sour cream and cotija cheese with pico de gallo on the side
Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp sauteed in garlic, poblano peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, and onions. Served with rice and beans.
Gorditas Puebla
A puffed corn patty topped with sauteed potatoes, poblano peppers, tomatoes, onions, one fried egg topped with green salsa and cotija cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Veracruz
Two enchiladas filled with scrambled eggs made with tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers and cilantro topped with refried bean sauce, sour cream and cotija cheese.
Tamal
One chicken, rajas or pork packets of corn dough steamed in a cornhusk. Served with rice and beans.
Albondigas
Mexican style meatballs simmered in a tomato sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Bistec A La Mexicana or Pollo A La Mexicana
Your choice of meat sliced and sauteed with jalapeno peppers, onions, tomatoes, and garlic. Served with rice and beans.
Huaraches
Two per order. Choice of chicken or steak. Homemade corn tortilla topped with refried beans, lettuce, queso fresco, mexican sour cream, onions and green salsa.

Cocina Espanola
Camarones En Salsa Verde
Shrimp cooked in Spanish green sauce made with white wine, garlic and parsley.
Paella Valenciana
Spanish dish prepared with seafood, chicken, Spanish sausage and yellow saffron rice.
Pollo Al Ajillo
Bone in chicken sauteed in a garlic sauce, and wine sauce. Served with Spanish saffron rice.
Clams En Salsa Verde
Sauteed clams in white wine and parsley sauce. Served with Spanish saffron rice.

Burritos
Burrito with Meat
Chicken, chorizo, ​​or steak. A flour tortilla wrapped with black beans, rice, and topped with the choice of green or red sauce, sour cream, and cotija cheese.
Shrimp Burrito
A flour tortilla wrapped with black beans, rice and one of the above, topped with sour cream, anejo cheese, and your choice green, red or creamy white sauce.
Vegetarian Burrito
Flour tortilla wrapped with fresh grilled vegetables, topped with sour cream, anejo cheese, and your choice of green or red sauce.
Bean and Cheese Burrito
Flour tortilla wrapped with black beans, and melted cheese. Topped with sour cream, anejo cheese, and your choice of green or red sauce.
Spinach and Cheese Burrito
Flour tortilla wrapped with sauteed spinach and cheese. Topped with sour cream, topped with sour cream, cotija cheese, and your choice of red or green sauce.

Desserts
Cheesecake Slice
Churro
Apple filled.
Flan
Spanish custard.
Banana Chimichanga

Most Popular
Chimichangas
10" flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and your choice above. Golden fried and topped with your choice of sauce and scoop of guacamole on the side. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Enchiladas Rancheras
Spinach and cheese enchiladas topped with a ranchero sauce. A blend of garlic, poblano peppers, cilantro, and onions. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Chorizo Espanol Tapas
Spanish sausage sliced and grilled to perfection.
Pollo Chipotle
Boneless chicken breast sauteed with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, sour cream, and chipotle peppers. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.

Mexican Appetizers
Nachos Mariachi Supreme
Choice of chicken, steak, shrimp or chorizo golden fried corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans, melted cheese, and your choice of one of the above. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and cotija cheese.
Chicken Quesdilla
Chile Con Queso Dip
A cheese dip made with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions.
Original Cheese Quesdilla
Shrimp Quesadilla
Botano El Mariachi
Assorted Mexican appetizers including original guesadillas, flautas de papa, mini chimichanga, and chorizo nachos.
Taquitos El Mariachi
Two corn tortillas filled with pork, cilantro, and onions. Topped with green salsa and cotija cheese.
Guacamole Fresco
Avocado dip from patties.
Mushroom Quesdilla
Quesos Fundido
Cheese fondue Mexican style with your choice of Mexican sausage, poblano peppers or mushrooms.
Cocktail De Camaron
Shrimp cocktail Mexican style with chopped cilantro, onions, and chipotle hot sauce topped with avocado.
Gorditas Poblanos
Two puffed corn patties topped with shredded beef, cheese, or chorizo sausage and green sauce, cotija cheese and onions.
Quesos Fundidos Camaron
Shrimp cheese casserole
Chilaquiles
A Mexican favorite fried tortilla chips sauteed in green or red sauce, epazote leaves and topped with onions, Mexican sour cream, and cotija cheese.
Chorizo Quesadilla
Mexican sausage.
Rebosos Con Mole
Two corn tortillas with sweet plantains and topped with mole sauce and sesame seeds.
Papas Con Chorizo
Two corn tortillas with sweet plantains and topped with mole sauce and sesame seeds.
Hongos El Mariachi
Mushrooms, jalapeno peppers, chopped onions, garlic, and sauteed in balsamic vinegar.

Soups
Caldo De Rez
Puebla style beef soup a mint leaf and tomato based broth cooked with beef and mixed vegetables.
Menudo
Beef tripe soup cooked in chile ancho peppers, tomatoes, chickpeas, and epazote leaves.
Creme De Elote Poblano
Cream of tender yellow corn and poblano peppers. Topped with sour cream.
Sopa De Frijol
Black bean soup.
Chilate De Pollo
Chicken and vegetable soup Puebla style.

Tapas
Chorizo Espanol Tapas
Spanish sausage sliced and grilled to perfection.
Mussels En Salsa Verde Tapas
Steamed mussels in a white wine and parsley sauce.
Gambas Al Ajllo Tapas
Shrimp sauteed in garlic sauce.
Mussels Al Ajillo Tapas
Steamed mussels in garlic sauce.
Clams Casino Tapas
Clams stuffed and topped with bacon then baked.
Gambas En Salsa Verde Tapas
Shrimp sauteed in a white wine and parsley sauce.
Clams En Salsa Verde Tapas
Sauteed clams in a white wine and parsley sauce

Cocina Mexicana
Chimichangas
10" flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo and your choice above. Golden fried and topped with your choice of sauce and scoop of guacamole on the side. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Pollo Chipotle
Boneless chicken breast sauteed with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, sour cream, and chipotle peppers. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Enchiladas
Choice of chicken, shredded beef, or cheese. Two soft corn tortillas stuffed, topped with red, green, mole sauce, and cheese. Topped with a tomato sauce. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Burritos
Flour tortilla rolled and filled with rice, black beans, and your choice from above. Topped with choice of sauce, cotija cheese, and sour cream. Topped with a tomato sauce. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Enchiladas Bandera
One cheese, one chicken, one beef enchilada topped with red, white, green sauce, and cotija cheese. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Flautas Mexicanas
Three corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with chicken, beef, or goat. Golden fried and topped with green sauce, sour cream, and cheese. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Tamales
Pockets of corn dough filled with meat and steamed in cornhusk. Chicken is topped with green salsa, sour cream, and cheese. Pork is topped with more salsa and cotija cheese. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Bistec A La Mexicana
Tender pieces of beef sauteed with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Enchiladas Suizas
Swiss recipe from Mexico, chicken enchiladas topped with tomatillo green sauce, Mexican sour cream and cotija cheese. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Shrimp Enchiladas
Topped with red, green, or mole sauce. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Pollo San Marco
Sauteed chicken breast with garlic, poblano peppers, mushrooms, Oaxacan cheese, and Mexican sour cream. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Chicken Tostadas
Two golden fried corn tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, red salsa, grilled chicken, and cotija cheese. Topped with a tomato sauce. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Mole Poblano De Pollo
Chicken breast simmered in broth and topped with mole sauce made from dried red peppers, raisins, almonds, and Mexican chocolate. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Bistec Encebollado
Tender pieces of beef sauteed with garlic and onions. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Pollo A La Mexicana
Pieces of chicken breast sauteed with jalapeno peppers, onions, tomatoes, and garlic. Served with corn tortillas. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Carnitas
Marinated tender pieces of pork golden fried. Served with salsa and corn tortillas. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Pozole Y Tostada
Traditional Mexican stew with pork, simmered in broth, chile ancho, herbs, and hominy. Served with a chicken tostada. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Cochinta Pibil
Tender roast pork marinated in orange juice, achiote, and Mexican spices. Topped with red onions. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Milaneza
Thinly sliced steak breaded and fried to perfection. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Pipian De Pollo
Chicken breast simmered in pumpkin seed sauce. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Adovo Verde De Puerco
Pork chop cooked with cilantro and green tomatillo sauce. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Albondigas En Chipotle
Mexican style meatballs cooked in a tomato sauce, chipotle peppers, and mint leaves. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Chile Relleno De Carne
Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with a mixture of ground beef, raisins, almonds, and plantains. Topped with a tomato sauce. Traditional Mexican dishes served with Mexican rice and black beans.

From The Grill
Chicken Fajitas
Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Carne Azada
Tender slices of sirloin steak, grilled to perfection. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Fish Tacos
Three soft corn tortillas filled with grilled fish, lime juice, and chunks of pineapple. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Combo (Chicken/Steak) Fajitas
Chicken and steak. Fajitas are served with sauteed bell peppers, onions, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, and three flour tortillas. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Shrimp Fajitas
Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Tacos Al Carbon
Chicken or steak three soft flour tortillas filled with your choice from above and served with guacamole and sauce. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Pollo El Mariachi
Grilled chicken topped with creamy sauce and Oaxacan melted cheese. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Steak Fajitas
Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Bistec Ranchero
12 oz. sirloin steak topped with ranchero sauce. A sauce sauteed with tomatoes, garlic, onions, mushrooms, and poblano peppers. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Steak and Enchilada
Grilled 12 oz sirloin steak and cheese enchilada topped with mole sauce and cotija cheese. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.

Seafood
Camarones El Mariachi
Jumbo shrimp in a white cream sauce and topped with melted Oaxacan cheese.
Camarones Con Mole
Jumbo shrimp simmered in a sauce made from dried peppers, raisins, almonds, and Mexican chocolate.
Camarones En Chipotle
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with chipotle peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and cilantro.
Camarones Al Tequila
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in tequila sauce made with poblano peppers, chopped onions, garlic, and tomatoes.
Camarones Rancheros
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with poblano peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, onions, and garlic.
Camarones Tropical
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in mango butter base sauce, onions, bell peppers, sliced guajillo dry peppers, and chopped mango.

Cocina Espanola
Paella Valenciana
Spanish prepared with clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, chicken, Spanish sausage, and yellow saffron rice.
Seafood Paella
Spanish dish prepared with clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, lobster, and saffron rice.
Medallions of Veal
Veal sauteed in a mushroom and rioja white wine sauce. Served with green beans and yellow saffron rice.
Lobster Paella Valenciana
Paella served with lobster.
Veal Castellana
Scallopine of veal sauteed with Spanish ham, cheese, and topped with creamy white sauce. Served with yellow saffron rice and Spanish potato chips.
Langosta El Mariachi
Lobster tails stuffed with shrimp and scallops. Topped with creamy white sauce and melted cheese. Served with green beans and yellow saffron rice.
Zarzuela De Mariscos
Spanish seafood casserole with clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, and lobster. Choice of red, green or garlic sauce. Served with yellow saffron rice.
Camarones Al Ajillo
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in a garlic sauce. Served with yellow saffron rice.
Camarones Con Arroz
Combination of jumbo shrimp and Spanish saffron rice.
Veal Extremena
Veal sauteed with onions, red, and green peppers, Spanish chorizo and rioja white wine. Served with green beans and yellow saffron rice.

Platillos Vegetarianos (Vegetarian Platters)
Enchiladas Rancheras
Spinach and cheese enchiladas topped with a ranchero sauce. A blend of garlic, poblano peppers, cilantro, and onions. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Bean and Cheese Burrito
10" flour tortilla wrapped with beans and melted cheese, topped with sour cream, Oaxacan cheese, and red or green sauce. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Tamales Con Rajas
Corn dough stuffed with jalapeno peppers and steamed in cornhusks. Topped with green sauce, sour cream, and cotija cheese. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Vegetarian Burrito
Grilled vegetable wrapped in a 10" flour tortilla topped with sour cream, cotija cheese, and choice of sauce. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Tostadas
Golden fried tortillas topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, red salsa, and cheese. Rice and beans not included. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Vegetales Rancheros
Steamed vegetables sauteed in garlic, poblano peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, and onions. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Vegetarian Fajitas
Served with vegetables, bell peppers, onions, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Enchiladas El Mariachi
Two corn tortillas filled with poblano peppers, cheese, and mushrooms. Topped with mole sauce. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Chile Relleno De Queso
Poblano pepper stuffed with Oaxacan cheese and topped with tomato sauce. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Flautas De Papas O Queso
Three tortillas filled with choice of potato or Oaxacan cheese. Rolled lightly fried, and topped with green sauce, sour cream, and cotija cheese.
Chile Relleno De Frijol
Two corn tortillas filled with poblano peppers, cheese, and mushrooms. Topped with mole sauce. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Legumbres En Pipian
Vegetables simmered in a pumpkin seed sauce blended with green tomatillos, jalapenos, and other Mexican spices. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.

Side Dishes
Corn Chips
Guacamole
Salsa
Mexicano Rice
Sour Cream
Chile Con Queso Dip
Frijoles
Beans.
Pico De Gallo
Cheese
Flour Tortillas
Corn Tortillas
Salsa Pint
Rajas Tamal
Single Tostada
Single Pork
Single Chicken
Jalapenos

Salads
Ensalada De Aguacate
Avocado salad with tomatoes and onions on romaine lettuce.
House Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Ensalada De Nopales
Baby cactus, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Ensalada De Pollo Mariachi Salad
Grilled chicken breast salad. El Mariachi style.

Traditional Tacos
Carne Azada Taco
Steak. Made with soft corn tortillas. Tacos are topped with cilantro, onions, and are served with green salsa on the side.
Pollo Taco
Chicken. Made with soft corn tortillas. Tacos are topped with cilantro, onions, and are served with green salsa on the side.
Carnitas Taco
Pork. Made with soft corn tortillas. Tacos are topped with cilantro, onions, and are served with green salsa on the side.
Barbacoa Taco
Goat. Made with soft corn tortillas. Tacos are topped with cilantro, onions, and are served with green salsa on the side.
Lengua Taco
Beef tongue. Made with soft corn tortillas. Tacos are topped with cilantro, onions, and are served with green salsa on the side.
Carne Enchilada Taco
Marinated pork. Made with soft corn tortillas. Tacos are topped with cilantro, onions, and are served with green salsa on the side.
Chorizo Taco
Mexican sausage. Made with soft corn tortillas. Tacos are topped with cilantro, onions, and are served with green salsa on the side.

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Recent Reviews

Prices were very reasonable and the food had an authentic flavor to it. Service was warm and welcoming. They don't have a child's menu, but they do have soft tacos and quesadillas for the younger palate.
June 2025
Come hungry because El Mariachi serves generous portions of traditional, deeply satisfying Mexican fare. The enchiladas banderas ($18.95 plus tax) was a lip-smacking trio of beef, chicken and cheese. The accompanying rice and beans were so flavorful. If you love mole, I recommend the rebosos con mole ($11.95) appetizer. The orders came out promptly. The restaurant is a bit cramped but you won’t really mind because the food is so good.
June 2025
Service was good, nice location and the inside is fine enough. Food wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. Out of the few fishes we tried they were all sort of lacking. It wasn't bad, just not great.
September 2024

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El Mariachi Restaurant

289 Hamilton Street Unit 291, Albany, NY 12210
(518) 432-7580