EL CANELO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1805 St, 100 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi
(361) 444-5641
Customers' Favorites
Barbacoa Plate with Eggs and Beans
No 21 Enchiladas Verdes de Pollo
No 25 Jalisco Burrito Plate
No 10 Flautas de Pollo
No 5 Fajita El Canelo
Machacado Con Huevos
No 20 Plato Mexicano
No 2 Fajita Norteña
No 22 Mini Taquitos
Enchiladas and Taco
Antojitos
Burrito
Large flour tortilla with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Tostada (Bean and Cheese)
Comes with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese.
Torta
French loaf sandwich with your choice of meat, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Nachos with Beans & Cheese
Nachos Supreme
With your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream & guacamole.
Jalisco Burrito
Any style, your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream inside. Covered with chili, gravy and cheese.
Nachos with Beef or Guacamole
Hamburger
Beef patty.
Nachos with Beef & Guacamole
Tostada
Crispy corn tortilla with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese.
Gorditas
Thick homemade corn tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, refried beans and cheese.
Beef & Pork
Carne Guisada Plate
Beef and gravy served with rice, beans and salad.
Fajita Norteña Plate
Beef fajitas with refried beans, rice, salad and avocado.
Carne Asada Plate
Beef fajita steak served with rice, pico de gallo, guacamole and charro beans.
Arandas Plate
Chicken and beef fajitas and shrimp, served with rice, refried beans and pico de gallo.
Pork Chop Plate
Two pork chops served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.
Fajita el Canelo Plate (Spicy)
Grilled beef fajita with jalapeño, onions and monterey jack cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
T-Bone Steak Plate
Steak tampiqueño style: served with one cheese enchilada, rice, beans and guacamole.
Carne al Pastor Plate
Marinated pork with charro beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and salad.
Chicken
Flautas de Pollo
(3) Chicken flautas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream and salad. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Marcos Plate
Grilled chicken breast, steamed broccoli, rice and fresh avocado slices. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chuyito's Plate
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled bell pepper, onions, mushrooms and cheese. Served with grilled zucchini, steamed broccoli and avocado. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chicken Fajita Plate
Chicken fajita grilled with bell pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with rice, beans, guacamole and salad. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Monterrey Plate
Grilled chicken breast covered with monterrey jack cheese, served with rice, beans and salad. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Specialties
Quesadillas Plate (3)
Three quesadillas with beef or chicken cut in half, served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.
Mini Taquitos
(5) Mini taquitos with your choice of fajita or pastor, grilled onions and cilantro, served with chile toreado and charro beans.
Mini Campechano Tacos
(5) Mini taquitos with asada and chorizo mix, cilantro, raw onions, (1) chile torado and charro beans.
Crispy Taco Plate
(3) Crispy tacos served with rice and beans. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Chalupa Plate
(3) Chalupas served with rice and beans. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Jalisco Burrito Plate
One burrito with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Fiesta Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes and chicken or beef fajita with white cheese.
Jalisco Plate
Beef fajita grilled with cactus, onion and country sausage. Served with rice, pico de gallo and charro beans. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas
Three cheese, beef or chicken enchiladas (yellow cheddar cheese), served with rice and beans. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Plato Texas
Texas plate: beef and gravy, guisada two cheese enchiladas, guacamole, rice and beans. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Plato Mexicano
Mexican plate: (2) cheese enchiladas, (1) beef crispy taco, rice and beans. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Enchiladas Verdes de Pollo
Two green chicken enchiladas, served with rice, beans and salad. Comes with choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Soups & Barbacoa
One Pound of Bbq
With 6 tortillas, onions and cilantro. Flour or corn tortilla.
Menudo to Go
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Caldo de Res o Pollo
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Tortilla Soup
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Tacos
Carne Guisada Taco
Flour or corn tortilla.
Beef Fajitas Taco (Carne Asada)
Flour or corn tortilla.
Barbacoa Taco
Served with onion and cilantro. Flour or corn tortilla.
Mollejas Taco
Served with lettuce and tomatoes. Flour or corn tortilla.
Crispy Taco ( Beef)
Ground beef served with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. Flour or corn tortilla.
Chicken Taco (Pollo)
Flour or corn tortilla.
Chicken Fajita Taco
Served with lettuce and tomatoes. Flour or corn tortilla.
Pastor Taco
Flour or corn tortilla.
Beef Fajita Taco
Served with lettuce and tomatoes. Flour or corn tortilla.
Tripas Taco
Served with onions and cilantro. Flour or corn tortilla.
Pork Chop Taco (Chuleta de Puerco)
Flour or corn tortilla.
Kid's Plates
Child Plates (Cheese or Meat Quesadilla)
With rice and beans.
Child Plates (Beef or Cheese Enchilada)
With rice and beans.
Child Plates (Carne Guisada Taco)
With rice and beans.
Breakfast
Pancakes (3)
Barbacoa Plate
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Mini Pancake Plate
Huevos Divorciados
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Steak and Egg
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Waffle Plate
Pork Chop and Eggs
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Pancake Plate
Ham Omelette
Ham, cheese, onions and tomatoes. Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Oatmeal
Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Gringos Plate
Grilled chicken breast, 2 eggs. Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Mushroom Omelette
Mushrooms, cheese, onions and tomatoes. Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Jalisco Omelette
Cheese, onions, tomatoes. Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Chilaquiles and Egg
With red or green sauce (spicy). Breakfast plates are served all day and come with choice of flour or corn tortillas.
French Toast
Breakfast Taquitos
Potato and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Papas)
Bean and Bacon Breakfast Taquito (Tocino con Frijoles)
Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Chorizo)
Bacon and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Tocino)
Bean and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Frijoles)
Huevo con Smoked Sausage Breakfast Taquito
Dried Meat and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Machacado)
Huevo con Sausage Pattie Breakfast Taquito
Ham and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Jamón)
Huevo con Migas Breakfast Taquito
Spam and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Spam)
Pork Skin and Egg Breakfast Taquito (Huevo con Chicharrón)
Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast Burrito Supreme
SORRY no substitutions on Breakfast Burrito Supreme. Served with egg, bacon, potato, ham, sausage and cheese. Breakfast served all day
Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Chorizo)
Bacon and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Tocino)
Bean and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Frijoles)
Bean and Bacon Breakfast Burrito (Tocino con Frijoles)
Potato and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Papas)
Pork Skin and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Chicharrón)
Spam and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Spam)
Huevo con Sausage Pattie Breakfast Burrito
Ham and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Jamón)
Huevo con Migas Breakfast Burrito
Huevo con Smoked Sausage Breakfast Burrito
Dried Meat and Egg Breakfast Burrito (Huevo con Machacado)
Breakfast Plates
Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Chorizo)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Huevo con Migas Breakfast Plate
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Bacon and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Tocino)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Potato and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Papas)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Spam and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Spam)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Pork Skin and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Chicharrón)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Bean and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Frijoles)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Ham and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Jamón)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Bean and Bacon Breakfast Plate (Tocino con Frijoles)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Huevo con Sausage Pattie Breakfast Plate
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Huevo con Smoked Sausage Breakfast Plate
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Dried Meat and Egg Breakfast Plate (Huevo con Machacado)
Plates served with beans, potatoes and (2) tortillas.
Drinks
Aguas Frescas
No refills.
Iced Tea
Mexican Sodas
Soft Drinks Bottle
Soft Drinks Can
Coffee
Orange Juice
No refills.
Mineral Water Cocktail
Prepared drink with clamato, lemon and spicy ingredients.
Chocolate Milk
Hot Chocolate
Milk
No refills.
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Recent Reviews
We were in town on vacation, a group of 11, they rushed to accommodate us, the service was speedy and friendly, the food was excellent 👌. Most definitely recommend, we will be coming back for sure.
We had the canelo waffles (my kid said they were the best), barbacoba plate (delicious) enchiladas 😋...absolutely nothing bad to say here!!!!
We had the canelo waffles (my kid said they were the best), barbacoba plate (delicious) enchiladas 😋...absolutely nothing bad to say here!!!!
April 2025
We stopped in to this place on our way to the island for a late lunch. We were not expecting much but were pleasantly. Our part had the fajita plate, pastor tacos, add the bistec tacos. The fajita meat was cooked just right and the pastor was flavorful. The red salsa is mild in spice hotness level but is good tasting.
Everyone enjoyed their dish and the rice/beans were good too. The tortillas were not drenched in oil and that was a plus for us. Service was prompt...
Everyone enjoyed their dish and the rice/beans were good too. The tortillas were not drenched in oil and that was a plus for us. Service was prompt...
March 2025
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We ate our breakfast/lunch here three days out of the six we were in town and were very, very happy each time.
You should eat here!