El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant
375 Stoneridge Ln, Gahanna
(614) 428-1725
Customers' Favorites
All El Vaquero Catering Options Include Chips and Salsa
Taco Mexican Rice and Refried Beans
Beans Rice and Salad for Fajitas
Queso N Chips with Margherita
Quesadilla Mexicana
Quesabirria Tacos
Molcajete Ranchero
Beef Taco Salad
Quesadilla
Cheese Dip
Appetizers
Mexican Lettuce Wraps
Sweet and spicy marinated chicken served with lettuce wraps, topped with fresh feta cheese and
cilantro.
64. Fajitas Chicken Nachos
Grilled onions, peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes.
64. Fajitas Sirloin Steak Nachos
Grilled onions, peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes.
58. Bean Nachos
Fried beans.
60. Carnitas Nachos
Served with green onions and fresh tomato.
60. Beef Nachos
Served with green onions and fresh tomato.
60. Chicken Nachos
Chips with cheese and a variety of toppings.
62. Chorizo Nachos
Chips with cheese and a variety of toppings.
63. Avocado Rollito
2 deep fried small rollitos filled with black bean corn salsa, cheese and avocado. Served with lettuce and chipotle dressing.
Cheese Dip
Creamy dip made from melted cheese.
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Trio
Guacamole dip, cheese dip and bean dip.
66. Spinach Cheese Dip
Served with green onions and fresh tomato.
67. Queso Fundido With Shrimp
grilled shrimps, onions, mushrooms, poblano peppers and melted cheese.
84. Bean Dip
Refried beans, cheese dip.
Salsa Tres Amigo
3 different and selicious salsas. Roasted tomatoes with roasted jalapenos, green tomatillo with onions, cilantro and jalapeno, green tomatillo with red chile de arbol.
Large Cheese Dip
Creamy dip made from melted cheese.
Large Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Soup and Salads
2. Vaquero Salad
Romaine, gourmet greens, black bean corn salsa, roasted green, red peppers and tortilla strips. Served with marinated chicken.
3. Ensalada Tropical Salad
Romaine, gourmet greens, pineapple, mango, black corn salsa, feta cheese and tomato with grilled shrimp and your choice of dressing.
14. Guadalajara Salad
Romaine, gourmet greens, roasted green, red peppers, black bean corn salsa Monterrey Jack, cheddar cheeses, tomatoes, avocado and tortilla strips. Served with grilled chicken.
24. Fiesta Salad
Romaine, gourmet greens, black bean corn salsa, feta cheese, tomatoes and tortilla strips. Served with diced grilled chicken.
79. Taco Salad
Crispy flour shell, cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream and tomato. Beef or chicken.
83. Pozole Soup
Chicken broth, shredded chicken, pico de gallo and hominy.
85. Azteca Soup
Chicken broth, shredded chicken and tortilla strips.
86. House Salad
Romaine lettuce, gourmet greens, pico de gallo, avocado, cheese and tortilla strips.
Tacos
Tacos al Pastor
Marinated pork in special sauce, onions, cilantro, lime and tomatillo hot sauce. Served with mexican rice, brown rice or guacamole salad with sour cream, black or refried beans.
Tacos de Carne Asada
Grilled sirloin steak.
Tacos de Cochinita Pibil
Pork barbecue.
Tacos de Pollo Marinado
Marinated chicken.
Tacos de Pescado
Fish tacos.
Tacos de Barbacoa de Res
Slow roasted beef barbecue with guajillo sauce.
Tacos de Carnitas
Roasted pork.
Fajitas
Chicken Fajita
Pork Carnitas Fajita
Sirloin Steak Fajita
Vallarta Fajita
Shrimp Fajita
Chicken
26. El Vaquero Bowl
Grilled chicken strips, sautéed with zucchini, roasted red and poblano peppers on creamy red sauce or green tomatillo and cheese sauce over a bed of Mexican rice or black beans. No sides.
9. Pollo Margarita
Grilled marinated chicken breast, cooked with black bean corn salsa, in tortilla strips, served with melted Monterey Jack cheddar cheese. Evaporated with El Vaquero original margarita, served
with rice, beans and tortillas
8. Pollo Adobe
Grilled chicken breast with grilled onions, poblano peppers, mushrooms and melted cheese. Served with tortillas.
11. Tacos de Pollo Marinado
3 marinated chicken soft tacos, topped with feta cheese and cilantro. Served with lettuce, broccoli coleslaw and sour cream. Served with 1 side.
19. Pollo Chipotle
Chicken strips sauteed on medium chipotle sauce. Served with tortillas.
37. Pollo a la Diabla
Chicken strips sauteed on hot diabla sauce. Served with tortillas. Hot.
170. Pollo Marinado
Grilled marinated chicken breast cooked with onions and mushrooms. Covered with Monterrey mixed cheese.
171. El Morro Special
Grilled chicken strips cooked with pineapple and Mexican pork sausage, topped with shredded cheese, served over a flour tortilla.
41. Marias
3 chicken enchiladas covered with mole poblano sauce and cheese.
40. Chicken Burrito and Chicken Enchilada
1 burrito and 1 enchilada topped with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
48. Mole Poblano
Shredded chicken covered with mole poblano sauce and cheese.
148. Pollo Nayarit
Grilled chicken strips over a bed of Mexican rice, covered with melted cheese. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream, tomato, broccoli cole slaw and tortillas. This dish does not include a side order.
153. Pollo Tlaxcala
Grilled chicken strips cooked squash, zucchini, bell peppers, onion and tomatoes, over a bed of Mexican rice, topped with cheese sauce. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream, tomato, broccoli cole slaw and tortillas. This dish does not include a side order.
141. Pollo Ranchero
Grilled chicken strips sauteed on creamy red sauce.
47. Tostadas de Tinga
2 Tinga Tostadas with shredded chicken cooked with onions and chipotle peppers, topped with lettuce, tomato and feta cheese.
Steak
50. Steak El Cuatrero
Grilled rib-eye steak and shrimp, covered with melted cheese. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and tortillas.
43. Burrito California
1 burrito filled with slow roasted beef barbacoa, Mexican rice and refried beans with cheese sauce on top, served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
45. Steak Ranchero
Grilled rib eye steak covered with ranchero sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, guacamole salad and tortillas.
46. El Vaquero Especial
Grilled rib eye steak topped with grilled, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans and tortillas.
35. Carne Asada
Grilled skirt meat. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole salad, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Mariscos
27. Del Mar Bowl
Grilled shrimp sauteed with zucchini, roasted red and poblano peppers, on creamy red sauce over a bed of brown Mexican rice or black beans.
54. Camarones Ranchero
Shrimp sauteed in creamy ranchero sauce. Served with brown Mexican rice or refried beans and tortillas.
105. Shrimp Cocktail
Boiled shrimps with avocado, lime juice, pico de gallo and sauce. Served hot or cold.
145. Shrimp Enchiladas
3 bean enchiladas, topped with grilled shrimp and covered with cheese sauce, served with brown Mexican rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
156. Camarones Veracruz
Grilled shrimp, squash, zucchini, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, over a bed of brown Mexican rice, topped with signature medium spicy cheese sauce. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream, tomato and tortillas.
172. Camarones A La Diabla
Sauteed shrimp on hot sauce. Served with brown Mexican rice, guacamole salad and tomato. Hot and spicy.
173. Tilapia San Lucas
Grilled fish tilapia. Served with brown Mexican rice, pico de gallo, guacamole, chipotle sauce and tortillas.
Specialties
21. El Manjar Vaquero
1 chicken enchilada, grilled marinated chicken breast and sirloin steak. Served with Mexican rice, black beans and tortillas.
4. Burritas Tapatias
2 burritos filled with shredded pork, cooked with sun dried red pepper sauce, covered with sour cream, lettuce, avocado slices and tomatoes.
32. Flautas
4 rolled corn fried tortillas, mashed potatoes, refried beans, beef tips or shredded chicken. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomato, feta cheese and red sauce. Your choice of Mexican rice or beans.
33. Quesadilla Mexicana
A grilled flour tortilla, spread with refried beans, cheese, stuffed with beef tips, shredded chicken or pork carnitas, comes with 2 sides
36. Carnitas
Delicious roasted pork tips. Served with guacamole salad, pico de gallo, rice, beans, tortillas and a special mango and pineapple sauce.
42. Burritos Deluxe
2 burritos, 1 shredded chicken and 1 ground beef spread with refried beans, topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
34. Molcajete Ranchero
Grilled shrimp, sirloin steak, grilled chicken and Mexican sausage cooked with onion, mushrooms, bell peppers, tomatoes and zucchini and a special red sauce with melted Monterrey cheese. Served with 2 sides, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomato, pico de gallo and 3 flour tortillas.
38. Enchiladas Supreme
Supreme combination of 4 enchiladas, 1 chicken, 1 beef, 1 bean, 1 cheese. Topped with ranchero sauce, lettuce, sour cream, tomato and fresh green onions.
52. Nachos Supreme
Cheese nachos with chicken, beef, beans, lettuce, Sour cream, tomato and fresh green onions.
144. Burro Grande
Large burrito filled with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese sauce on top, served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole on the side.
144. Grilled Sirlion Steak Burro Grande
Large burrito filled with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese sauce on top, served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole on the side.
144. Shrimp Burro Grande
Large burrito filled with Mexican rice, refried beans, cheese sauce on top, served with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole on the side.
146. Burrito San Diego
Burrito filled with Mexican pork sausage and Mexican mashed potatoes. Covered with cheese sauce. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
151. Enchiladas Suizas
3 enchiladas with your choice of chicken, beef tips or cheese. Topped with fresh green tomatillo sauce. Served with Mexican rice, lettuce and sour cream.
152. Chimichanga Supreme
2 soft or fried chimichangas, beef or chicken. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans, guacamole salad, tomato and sour cream.
149. Fajita Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, chicken, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole salad, tomato and sour cream.
149. Sirloin Steak Fajita Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, sirloin steak, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole salad, tomato and sour cream.
149. Shrimp Fajita Quesadilla
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole salad, tomato and sour cream.
Vegetariano
6. Burrito Zacatecas
1 burrito filled with Mexican mashed potatoes, grilled spinach, tomatoes, onions and cheese sauce on top. Served with your choice of 2 sides. Vegetarian.
136. Vegetarian Chimichanga
1 deep fried burrito stuffed with grilled red and green peppers, zucchini, fresh avocado covered with cheese sauce. Served with brown Mexican rice, black beans or refried beans, gourmet greens, broccoli coleslaw and sour cream. Vegetarian.
138. Spinach Quesadilla
Grilled spinach, onions, tomatoes and cheese quesadilla. Served with your choice of brown Mexican rice, black beans or refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream. Vegetarian.
73. Vegetables Fajitas
Grilled fresh mushrooms, red, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, zucchini and squash. Served with brown Mexican rice, refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and tortillas. Vegetarian.
157. Quesadilla Vegetables
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, cheese. Served with tossed salad and your choice of brown Mexican rice and black or refried beans
159. Burrito Grande Vegetarian
1 large burrito filled with grilled mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, zucchini and squash and covered with cheese sauce. Served with your choice of 2 sides. Vegetarian.
165. Avocadilla
Grilled flour tortilla quesadilla stuffed with grilled red and green peppers, zucchini, cheese and avocado. Served with brown Mexican rice and refried or black beans, lettuce and tomato. Vegetarian.
166. Spinach Enchiladas
3 cheese enchiladas, topped with grilled spinach and cheese sauce. Served with brown Mexican rice, black or refried beans, guacamole salad and tomato.
155. Enchiladas Vegetables
3 cheese enchiladas topped with grilled onions, bell peppers, zucchinis, covered with ranchero sauce. Served with black beans or refried beans, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Vegetarian.
Create Your Own Combo
1 Item Combo
2 Item Combo
3 Item Combo
Kids Mains
70. Kids Mini Corn Dogs
6 pieces with french fries.
72. Kids Mac N Cheese
Served with french fries.
80. Kids Pizza with French Fries
Fried potatoes.
74. Kids Taco, Mexican Rice and Refried Beans
Folded tortilla with a variety of fillings such as meat or beans.
75. Kids Enchilada, Mexican Rice and Beans
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce.
76. Kids Burrito, Mexican Rice and Beans
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
77. Kids Cheese Quesadilla and French Fries
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
77. Kids Beef Quesadilla and French Fries
Ground beef and cheese quesadilla.
77. Kids Chicken Quesadilla and French Fries
Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla
78. Kids Chicken Fingers with French Fries
3 pieces.
A La Carte
87. Chimichanga
Deep fried burrito beef or chicken with cheese sauce on top and lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomato on the side.
88. Flour Tortillas
88. Corn Tortillas
89. Cheese Quesadilla
90. Cheese Quesadilla with Beef
90. Cheese Quesadilla with Shredded Chicken
90. Cheese Quesadilla with Mushroom
90. Cheese Quesadilla with Shrimp
91. Chicken Tamale
92. Taco Hard Beef
1 Hard beef taco with lettuce and cheese.
92. Taco Hard Chicken
Hard shredded chicken taco with lettuce and cheese.
93. Taco Soft Beef
Soft beef taco with lettuce and cheese.
93. Taco Soft Chicken
Soft shredded chicken taco with lettuce and cheese.
94. Enchilada Beef
94. Enchilada Chicken
94. Enchilada Bean
94. Enchilada Cheese
95. Tostada Beef
95. Tostada Chicken
96. Beef Burrito
96. Chicken Burrito
98. Cheese Chile Relleno
98. Mashed Potatoes Chile Relleno
98. Ground Beef Chile Relleno
99. French Fries
108. Refried Beans
108. Black Beans
109. Mexican Yellow Rice
109. Brown Rice
Desserts
Churros
Sweet strip of fried dough dusted with sugar and cinnamon, covered in chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
Flan
Creamy caramel sauce over the silky custard. Served with a taste of Mexican tradition.
Sopapilla
Fried flour tortilla, with honey, butter and cinnamon.
Xangos Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake wrapped in a pastry tortilla fried golden dusted with cinnamon sugar and a drizzle of chocolate syrup.
Fountain Drinks
Soda
Tea
Fresh Iced Tea
Mexican Bottles
Flavored Lemonades
New Flavored Lemonades
Lemonade
Mains Lunch
Burrito Zacatecas
1 burrito filled with Mexican mashed potatoes, grilled spinach, tomatoes and onions, topped with cheese sauce. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Quesadilla Mexicana
A grilled flour tortilla, spread with refried beans, cheese, stuffed with beef tips, shredded chicken or pork carnitas. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Chicken Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla shell, cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream and tomato. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Beef Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla shell, cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream and tomato. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
#126 Chimichanga
Soft or deep fried burrito. Served with cheese sauce on top. Served with sour cream, tomato, and guacamole salad. Beef tips or chicken. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Speedy Gonzales
1 taco and 1 enchilada. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Chile Relleno and Taco
Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Enchilada
Chicken or beef. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Burrito
Chicken or beef. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Burrito and Taco
Chicken or beef. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Enchiladas Verdes
2 chicken enchiladas topped with fresh green tomatillo sauce. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Burrito and Enchilada
1 chicken burrito, 1 chicken enchilada with your choice of mole sauce or red sauce. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad, with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Huevos Rancheros
2 eggs over-easy, over corn tortillas, topped with mild red sauce. Served with tortilla, 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad, with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Flautas
2 rolled corn fried tortillas, 1 beef tips 1 shredded chicken served with guacamole salad, sour cream and tomato. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Quesadilla Vegetales
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and cheese. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Burrito Grande Vegetariano
1 large burrito filled with grilled mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, zucchini and squash covered with cheese sauce. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad, with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Huevos Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with Mexican pork sausage. Served with tortillas 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Sirlon Steak Burrito Jalisco
1 burrito filled with grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms with cheese sauce on top. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Chicken Burrito Jalisco
1 burrito filled with grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms with cheese sauce on top. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Carnitas Express
Delicious roasted pork tips, guacamole salad, pico de gallo and tortillas. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Avocadilla
1 grilled flour tortilla quesadilla stuffed with grilled red and green peppers, zucchini and squash, cheese, and avocado. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
Pollo Marinado
Grilled marinated chicken breast cooked with onions and mushrooms, covered with Monterrey mixed cheese and fresh green onions. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
El Morro Special
Grilled chicken strips cooked with pineapple and Mexican pork sausage, topped with shredded cheese, served over a flour tortilla. Served with 2 sides black or fried beans, guacamole salad with sour cream, yellow Mexican rice or brown Mexican rice.
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Recent Reviews
No issues with staff or atmosphere, however the food fell short. It seems odd that there is a trend of serving Nachos without cheese and having 40% sour cream and lettuce. Id suggest reviewing this as the combination of ingredients essentially makes this a taco bowl.
August 2025
A group of former military colleagues and I stopped into El Vaquero after a retirement ceremony on a Tuesday afternoon..
I sampled the Premium Lime Margarita, a pair of Al Pastor street tacos, and the eloté (Mexican corn on the cob)..
The chips were hot and fresh, and the salsa, though not as hot 🔥 as I typically prefer, was very flavorful..
The pastor street tacos were amply portioned with meat, onions, and cilantro,...
I sampled the Premium Lime Margarita, a pair of Al Pastor street tacos, and the eloté (Mexican corn on the cob)..
The chips were hot and fresh, and the salsa, though not as hot 🔥 as I typically prefer, was very flavorful..
The pastor street tacos were amply portioned with meat, onions, and cilantro,...
July 2025
I'm new to Columbus and was shopping nearby. I saw the menu on line and placed an order for the California Burrito and corn ribs. Wow to both! I was in heaven immediately! Great flavor for both of the dishes. Amazing. I can't wait to get hungry again.
July 2025
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