El Bandido
196 NY-59, Spring Valley
(845) 425-6622
Customers' Favorites
Fried Banana with Ice Cream
Camarones Salsa Verde
Taco and Chimichanga
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
El Bandido Platter
Queso with Chorizo
Vegetable Fajitas
Chips and Salsa
Quesadillas
Beef Tacos
Beverages
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Ginger ale
Dr Pepper
Cranberry juice
Orange juice
Apple juice
Ice tea
Ice tea unsweet
Lemonade
Seltzer
Sherley Temple
Mex Coke
Jarritos
Pitcher Juice
Pitcher Soda
Soda half Pitcher
Juice half Pitcher
Jamaica
Horchata
Pineapple Juice
Appetizers
Guacamole
Fresh mashed avocado, tomato, chopped onions, cilantro & spices
Nachos
Warm homemade tortilla chips covered with refried beans, melted cheese & jalapeño pepper strips
Queso with Chorizo
Melted cheese with Mexican sausage & tortillas
Quesadillas(4)
Soft flour tortillas stuffed with cheese & Mexican sausage
Chilaquiles
ried tortilla strips covered with your choice of ground beef, shredded chicken, pork, or shrimp
Taquitos
Fried corn tortillas stuffed with pork & cooked with tomato sauce, green sauce & red sauce; topped with sour cream
Aguacate Relleno
Half avocado stuffed with shrimp; covered with our special sauce
Ceviche
Shrimp with chopped onions, tomato sauce, cilantro & spices; served cold
Botana Mexicana
Mini tostadas, flautas, chalupas & taquitos; served with guacamole & refried beans
Soups
Sopa de Frijol Negro
Black bean soup
Sopa de Pollo
Chicken soup
Albondigas
Mexican meatballs in a homemade, mild-spiced red sauce
Tortilla Soup
Chicken soup with pico de gallo, cheese, avocado & tortilla chips
Salads
Avocado Salad
Chopped avocado over mixed greens with green peppers, tomatoes & radishes; served with housemade lime vinaigrette
Taco Salad
Ground beef over iceberg lettuce with tomatoes, cheese, avocado & sour cream; housemade lime vinaigrette
Chicken Salad
Sautéed chicken over mixed greens with green peppers, tomatoes, avocado & radishes; housemade lime vinaigrette
Combos
Custom Combo 2
Custom Combo 3
Specials
Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs sunny-side up, covered in red sauce with your choice of chorizo, ground beef, shredded chicken, or shrimp (+3) & salsa verde; served with two corn tortillas, rice & refried beans
Cowboy Fajitas
Your choice of meat with onions & peppers in our special sauce; served with rice, refried beans & tortillas
Chalupa(8)
Soft fried tortillas stuffed with chopped onions, green or red sauce, avocado & your choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, or shrimp (+3)
El Ernesto
Your choice of sautéed meat with sweet peppers, mushrooms & onions; served with Mexican salad
Albañil Platter
Your choice of sautéed meat with bacon, mushrooms, poblano peppers & onions; served with rice, refried beans & guacamole
Milanesa
Your choice of meat, hand-breaded & fried; served with salsa verde, rice & refried beans
El Ranchero Platter
Carnitas (fried pork), carne asada & chorizo; served with guacamole, refried beans & corn tortillas
Don Bandido Platter
Steak Milanese & pork tenderloin in salsa verde & shrimp in white sauce
Surf And Turf
Steak
Carne Tampiquena
Thick-cut NY strip steak with tomato sauce, peppers, onions & cilantro
Bistek Tarasco
NY strip steak stuffed with white cheese; topped with sautéed onions, mushrooms & our special sauce; served with Mexican salad
Steak Ranchero
NY strip steak sautéed in garlic, basil, oregano, tomatoes, onions & peppers; seasoned with jalapeños
Huarache
NY strip steak cooked with olive oil, crushed garlic, onions & black pepper; served with two corn tortillas; topped with refried beans, cheese & sour cream
Steak Niño Envueltos
Rolled NY strip steak with cheese & bacon; served with mushrooms & onions in white sauce
Carne Asada
Thin NY strip steak lightly seasoned with adobo & garlic; topped with avocado & radishes
Medallones
Bacon-wrapped NY strip steak medallions sautéed in pineapple chipotle sauce
Shrimp & Fish Specials
Fish, Your Choice
A La Mexicana (green chiles, onions & tomatoes in tomato sauce) | Mole Poblano (chili peppers, plantains, almonds, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon sticks, anise & cloves) | A La Veracruzana (tomato sauce with olives, herbs & peppers)
Huachniango a la Veracruzana
Enchiladas Veracruz
Enchiladas stuffed with sautéed shrimp; topped with sweet peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes & melted cheese
Camarones Acapulco
Bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed with white cheese; topped with green tomato sauce; served with Mexican salad
Camarones Salsa Verde
Shrimp sautéed in green sauce with garlic, green tomatoes & spices
Fiesta de Camarones
A combination of different shrimp dishes: Shrimp in white sauce, breaded shrimp, Shrimp Acapulco (avacado, cilantro, lime), Shrimp Mexicana (Mexican-style stir fry) & grilled shrimp with vegetables
Camarones empanisado
1/2 Order
Alambre de camarón
Chicken
Pollo Poblano
Chicken sautéed with tomato sauce, poblano peppers, garlic & herbs; topped with Mexican cheese; served with Mexican salad
Pollo Ernesto
Chicken sautéed with peppers, onions & mushrooms; served with Mexican salad
ChickenYour Choice
A La Mexicana (green chiles, onions & tomatoes in tomato sauce) | Salsa Verde (tomatillos, jalapeños, cilantro) | Mole Poblano (chili peppers, plantains, almonds, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon sticks, anise & cloves
Pork
Puerco Dulce
Breaded pork with sweet orange sauce; topped with melted cheese
Mixiote
Tender marinated pork loin with sweet pasilla pepper, olives & butter; slow-steamed
Chiles en Nogada
Shredded pork with garlic, onions & raisins; stuffed in a sweet green chile
Pork Chops, Your Choice
A La Mexicana (green chiles, onions & tomatoes in tomato sauce) | Mole Poblano (made with chili peppers, plantains, almonds, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon sticks, anise & cloves)
Carnitas
Kids plates
Kids Hard Taco
Kids Soft Taco
Kids Chicken Fingers
Large hand-breaded chicken breast; served with french fries & rice
Desserts
Sweet Chimichanga
Bananas stuffed in a flour tortilla & fried; drizzled with sweet cinnamon syrup
Helado
Chocolate or vanilla ice cream
Flan
Traditional Mexican caramel custard
Churros
Fried rods of dough covered in cinnamon sugar; served with ice cream & Nutella
Buñuelos
Sides
Side Fries
Side Rice
Side Beans
Side Rice & Beans
Side of Black Beans
Side of Rajas
Side of Sour Cream
Side Salsa
Side Salsa Verde
Jalapeños
Side Of Fries
Side Of Tortillas
Taco Tuesday Menu
3 T Taco
4 Tacos
5 T Taco
Quesadillas
Nachos
Guacamole
Chicken Fingers and fries
Recent Reviews
I've been going to the Spring Valley NY location with my wife and friends for decades. This is (was) the best Mexican food anywhere (I travel a lot and have eaten Mexican food all across the Country and in Mexico). Today, my wife called to place an order to be picked up, which we have done in the past and she was told that that location has closed. I hope this isn't true as Google still shows it open. If this location has indeed closed, it is a very sad day for...
July 2024
Randomly stopped here trying to go to Chipotle with kids on Father’s Day 3.5hrs into a 7hrs trip. So glad we stopped. So fun! Great food, very friendly service, fun music, well worth the stop!
June 2024
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Parking: About 20 or 30 spots near the restaurant.