El Agave Mexican Restaurant
207 N Samish Way, Bellingham
(360) 676-0340
Customers' Favorites
Tostada De Ceviche De Camaron
Deluxe Burrito with Pork
Kinda' Like Steak Fajitas
Vegetarian Burrito
Carne Asada Plate
Virgin Margarita
Burrito Colorado
Mole Enchiladas
Fajitas for Two
Rice and Beans
Appetizers
Nachos
Chips and Cheese
Nachos Fries
Carne asada over french fries smothered with cheese and topped with tomatoes and onions.
Nachos Mexicanos
Served with beans, melted cheese and topped with tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.
Shrimp Nachos
Topped with baby shrimp and pepper jack cheese.
Super Nachos
Quesadilla
Add protein for an additional charge.
Fajita Quesadilla
Big folded flour tortilla with melted cheese and your choice of marinated chicken, steak or shrimp grilled with peppers, onions.
Camarones a la Diabla
Black tiger shrimp cooked in a spicy sauce with mushrooms.
Cheese Crispy
Flour tortilla topped with melted cheese. Add beef, chicken, pork for an additional charge.
Mexican Pizza
Flour tortilla with melted cheese, topped with beans, your choice
of meat, tomatoes, onions, guacamole and sour cream.
Stuffed Jalapenos
Deep fried jalapeno peppers stuffed with cream cheese.
Taquitos
Corn tortillas filled with choice of chicken or shredded beef, deep fried and served with guacamole and sour cream.
Flautas
Flour tortillas filled with cheese and a choice of chicken or shredded beef fried to crunchy perfection and served with guacamole and sour cream.
Hot Chicken Wings
6 piece. Deep-fried hot chicken wings.
Chile con Queso
Melted cheese dip.
Mozzarella Sticks
Mozzarella cheese that has been coated and fried.
Fiesta Platter
A party on a platter that includes stuffed jalapeno poppers, mini quesadillas, taquitos, mozzarella sticks, flautas and nachos. A little bit of everything.
Soups and Salads
Dinner Salad
Shredded lettuce, tomato, green onions and cheese.
Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken on a bed of shredded lettuce, cheese and tomatoes.
Black Bean Salad
Romaine, corn, tomatoes, black beans, crispy corn tortilla strips and chicken breast with ranch dressing on the side.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons, Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing. Add chicken for an additional charge.
Taco Salad
Shredded lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, cheese, your choice of meat, topped with sour cream and guacamole.
Tostada
Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Chalupa
Deep fried flour shell stuffed with meat, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.
Totopo Salad
2 crispy corn tortillas layered with refried beans, topped with lettuce, shredded chicken, tomatoes, avocado slices, Parmesan cheese and Italian dressing.
Fajita Salad
Marinated strips of chicken or steak, sauteed with peppers, onions and mushrooms.
Tortilla Soup
Tortilla chips with chicken, avocado and Monterrey Jack cheese in a special broth.
Black Bean Soup
Whole black beans served in their own broth. Topped with tomatoes, onions and Mexican cheese.
Menudo
Beef tripe cooked in a red broth.
Caldo de Pollo
A delicious chicken broth with shredded chicken, rice, and vegetables. Served with onions, cilantro and lime.
Caldo de Pescado
Slices of tilapia mixed with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions and peppers in broth.
Caldo de Camarones
Delicious shrimp mixed with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions and peppers in broth.
Caldo 7 Mares
Fish, scallops, shrimp, crab, octopus, squid and clams in a delicious red broth.
Sandwiches
BLT Sandwich
Bacon, lettuce and tomato.
Patty Melt
Hamburger patty with grilled onions and cheese.
Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Club House Sandwich
Turkey, bacon, lettuce and tomato.
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Prime rib, grilled onions, peppers, mushrooms and cheese.
California Sandwich
Chicken breast, bacon, tomatoes, onions, avocado, lettuce, cheese and chipotle sauce.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled.
Burritos
Deluxe Burrito
A flour tortilla with your choice of chicken, shredded beef, ground beef or pork. Topped with salsa, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes.
Expresso Burrito
A flour tortilla filled with pork, rice, and beans. Topped with tomatoes, onions, cheese, and sour cream. No salsa.
Burrito Asado
Choice of skirt steak or chicken topped with cheese, tomatoes, onions and salsa.
Fajita Burrito
A flour tortilla filled with marinated chicken or steak, bell peppers and onions. Topped with tomatoes, onions, guacamole and sour cream. Rice and beans on the side.
Burrito Fuerte
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of chicken, shredded beef, ground beef or pork with rice and beans and covered with enchilada sauce, cheese, tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole.
Burrito Colorado
Flour tortilla filled with beef in red sauce, rice and beans. Smothered in its own red sauce and cheese and topped with sour cream and guacamole.
Burrito Grande
A gigantic tortilla filled with your choice of meat, rice and beans, covered with burrito sauce and cheese. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and guacamole.
Burrito California
Filled with asada, fries, guacamole and cheese, foil wrapped for easy eating.
Burrito Chipotle
Flour tortilla filled with chicken rice and beans smothered in delicious chipotle sauce. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Rancheras
3 enchiladas with your choice of meat topped with a special sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, Mexican cheese and sour cream.
Enchiladas a la Crema
2 chicken enchiladas covered with our creamy sauce. Topped with cheese and avocado slices. Meat substitutions are a $1.00 up-charge.
Enchiladas Chipotle
2 chicken enchiladas smothered with our delicious chipotle sauce and cheese. Topped with sour cream. Meat substitutions are a $1.00 up-charge.
Enchiladas de Mole
3 chicken enchiladas smothered with mole sauce and topped with sour cream and cheese, contains peanuts.
Enchiladas Suizas
3 chicken enchiladas with a special green sauce topped with sour cream and Mexican cheese. Meat substitutions are a $1.00 up-charge.
Tricolor Enchiladas
3 chicken enchiladas each covered with a different salsa. 1 with our cream sauce, 1 with green sauce, and 1 with mole sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad. Meat substitutions are a $1.00 up-charge.
Huevos
Huevos con Chorizo
3 scrambled eggs, Mexican sausage, tomatoes and onions.
Machaca con Huevos
Spicy shredded beef, cooked with 3 scrambled eggs, onions and tomatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
Soft corn tortilla topped with 3 eggs over easy and our special sauce.
Nopales con Huevos
3 scrambled eggs with cactus leaves, tomatoes and onions.
Huevos Revueltos
3 scrambled eggs.
Vegetarian Omelette
Mushrooms, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and cheese.
Denver Omelette
Ham, bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, tomatoes and cheese.
Mexican Omelette
Bacon, chorizo, tomatoes, onion and cheese topped with green salsa.
Huevos Mexicanos
3 scrambled eggs with bacon, onions and tomatoes.
Chilaquiles
Fried corn tortilla chips in red sauce, covered with Mexican cheese, onions and sour cream. Add ons for an additional charge.
Chicken
24. Arroz con Pollo
Slices of chicken breast sauteed with onions, peppers and mushrooms served on a bed of rice and cheese, served with salad. Not served with beans.
25. Pollo Asado
Charbroiled chicken breast served with sauteed onions and bell peppers.
26. Pollo Mexicano
Strips of chicken breast stir-fried with green peppers, onions, mushrooms and spices. Comes with red sauce.
27. Pollo en Mole
Chicken breast strips in a tasty sweet and spicy sauce. Our mole can't be beat! Contains peanuts.
28. Carnitas de Pollo
Strips of chicken breast stir-fried with green peppers, onions and Mexican spices in a tomato sauce.
29. Chori Pollo
Chicken breast topped with chorizo and Monterrey Jack cheese.
30. Pollo Verde
Charbroiled chicken breast, topped with green sauce, onions, peppers and Monterrey Jack cheese.
31. Pollo al Cilantro
Grilled chicken strips with tomatoes, onions and cilantro in a tasty red sauce.
32. Pollo Santa Fe
Charbroiled chicken breast topped with tomatoes and Monterrey Jack cheese.
33. Pollo a la Crema
Chicken strips cooked in a creamy sauce with mushrooms, peppers and onions.
34. Pollo Chipotle
Hot. Grilled chicken with mushrooms served in our delicious smoked chipotle sauce.
35. Pollo a la Diabla
Hot. Chicken strips sauteed in butter with mushrooms and spices in a fiery hot red sauce.
Platillos Vegetarianos
Arroz con Vegetales
Sauteed broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, mushrooms and tomatos, on a bed of rice and cheese with our special sauce, served with salad. Not served with beans.
Vegetarian Burrito
Flour tortilla filled with whole beans and rice, smothered in our special sauce, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
Super Burrito
Flour tortilla filled with sauteed broccoli, cauliflower, grilled tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and mushrooms. Topped with cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Served with rice and whole beans on the side.
Spinach Burrito
Wheat tortilla filled with spinach, mushrooms, corn, rice and whole beans. Topped with salsa and grated cheese.
Vegetarian Fajitas
Grilled broccoli, cauliflower, onion, bell peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes.
Burrito Relleno
Flour tortilla filled with a chile relleno, rice and whole beans. Smothered with burrito sauce and cheese. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.
Spinach Enchiladas
3 corn tortillas, filled with sauteed spinach, tomatoes, onions and corn topped with green salsa and cheese.
2 Spinach Tamales
Corn meal spread on a corn husk filled with Monterrey Jack cheese and spinach. Served with rice, whole beans and salad.
Spinach Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with cheese, sauteed spinach, tomatoes, onions, and corn. Served with black beans, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.
Veggie Taco Salad
Crispy tortilla shell, filled with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
Beef
36. Fajitas
A sizzling platter of marinated strips of chicken or steak, tomatoes, onions and green peppers served with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes.
36. Shrimp Fajitas
36. Shrimp and Steak Fajitas
36. Shrimp and Chicken Fajitas
36. Fajitas de Nopales
Chicken or steak strips grilled with strips of cactus leaves, green onions and cilantro. Cooked to perfection in our fajitas sauce. Served with rice and whole beans.
36. Fajitas Vaqueras
Cowboy fajitas. Choice of charbroiled chicken or carne asada served with mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, sour cream and guacamole.
36. Fajitas Hawaianas
Choice of chicken or steak strips grilled with onions, bell peppers, pineapple and mushrooms, served with sour cream and guacamole.
37. Chile Colorado
Chunks of beef cooked to perfection in a mild red chili sauce.
38. Tacos al Carbon
3 soft shelled corn tortillas dipped in a light red sauce, filled with your choice of carne asada or grilled chicken. Sprinkled with Mexican cheese and served with rice and beans.
39. Carnitas de Res
Strips of beef stir-fried with green peppers, onions and Mexican spices in a tomato sauce.
40. El Agave
Creamy tomato sauce with chicken or steak, grilled tomatoes, onion and Anaheim peppers. Delicioso!
41. Steak Tapatio
A juicy skirt steak charbroiled and topped with sauteed tomatoes, onions and melted jack cheese.
42. Dos Amigos
2 pieces. Carne asada and bacon wrapped shrimp, grilled onions, mushrooms and bell peppers.
43. Tres Animales
3 pieces. Carne asada paired with bacon wrapped shrimp and charbroiled chicken breast served with grilled onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, sour cream and avocado slices.
44. Steak Mexicano
Top sirloin steak charbroiled your way and topped with sauteed onions, peppers and mushrooms.
45. Acapulco Steak
Skirt steak accompanied with shrimp, cooked with broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots in a garlic sauce
46. Steak Chapala
Marinated skirt steak served with rice and beans.
47. Steak Ranchero
Carne asada strips topped with tomatoes and onions in a chunky ranchero salsa.
48. Carne Asada
Our delicious carne asada is cooked to perfection and garnished with grilled green onions and guacamole.
49. Steak al Cilantro
Grilled steak strips with tomatoes, onions and cilantro in a delicious red sauce.
50. Paella
A great combination of chicken, steak and chorizo, sauteed with onions, bell peppers and mushrooms. Served over a bed of rice and Jack cheese. Add shrimp for an additional charge. Serves 3 people.
Pork
Carnitas de Puerco
Chunks of pork, crunchy and tender at the same time. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Puerco con Nopales
Chunks of pork cooked with cactus leaves, tomatoes, onions and cilantro in a flavorful red sauce.
Tacos al Pastor
Marinated pork and pinapple in a corn tortillas dipped in a light red sauce served with rice and beans.
Fajitas de Puerco
Pork chunks grilled with onions and bell peppers cooked in our special sauce served with guacamole, sour cream, rice and beans.
Chile Verde
Cubed pork cooked in a mild tomatillo green sauce.
Seafood
51. Arroz con Camarones
Shrimp sauteed with onions, peppers and mushrooms in our special sauce served on a bed of rice and melted cheese. No beans.
52. Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Delicious shrimp cooked with onions, peppers and mushrooms in a garlic sauce.
53. Camarones a la Diabla
Hot. Butterflied shrimp cooked with mushrooms, served in a spicy sauce.
54. Camarones a la Crema
Shrimp with mushrooms, peppers and onions cooked in a white creamy sauce.
55. Camarones con Tocino
Bacon wrapped shrimp on a bed of mushrooms, green peppers and onions.
56. Camarones al Cilantro
Mouth watering shrimp grilled with tomatoes, onions and cilantro. Cooked in a delicious red sauce.
57. Camarones Mexicanos
Shrimp sauteed with onions, peppers, and mushrooms in a red tomato sauce
58. Camarones Chipotle
Hot. Shrimp served with our smoky, creamy chipotle sauce with mushrooms.
59. Enchiladas de Camaron
Baby shrimp cooked with onions, tomatoes and cilantro. Covered with green sauce and topped with sour cream.
60. Seafood Enchiladas
Baby shrimp and crab mixed with onions, tomatoes and a light sauce wrapped in corn tortillas.
61. Seafood Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with crab and baby shrimp mixed with onions and tomatoes, topped in a light cream sauce.
62. Seafood Chimichanga
A deep fried tortilla filled with baby shrimp and crab with onions and tomatoes topped with our light creamy sauce, sour cream and avocado slices.
64. Campechana
Shrimp and octopus cocktail, mixed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro and avocado in broth. No rice and beans.
65. Tilapia Frita
Whole tilapia deep-fried served with onions, avocado slices, rice and beans.
66. Parrillada
Mix of scallops, clams, octopus, shrimp, fish, crab and squid cooked in a garlic sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
67. Tacos de Pescado
3 soft corn tortillas dipped in a light red sauce, filled with breaded and fried pollock fillets. Topped with avocado slices and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
68. Fish and Chips
Battered fish, fried and served with salad, fries and tarter sauce. No rice and beans.
69. Tostadas de Ceviche
3 pieces. Tiger prawns chopped and submerged in fresh lime juice with tomatoes, onion and cilantro on top of a crisp corn tortilla served with avocado slices. No rice and beans.
70. Tostada de Ceviche
Single tostada.
63 Cocktail de Camaron
Delicious cold shrimp cocktail served in broth with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado. Not served with rice and beans.
Small Combinations
Small Combinations
Choice of enchilada, or taco,or tostada, or tamal or chile relleno - served with rice and beans.
Combinations
1. Tacos Combo
2 Tacos, served with rice and beans.
2. Enchiladas Combo
2 Enchilada plate, served with rice and beans.
3. Enchilada and Taco Combo
4. Enchilada and Tostada Combo
5. Enchilada and Tamal Combo
6. Enchilada and Chile Relleno Combo
7. Taco and Tostada Combo
8. Chalupa Combo
9. Burrito Combo
10. Chimichanga Combo
11. Rellenos Combo
2 pieces. Cheese
12. Burrito and Chile Relleno Combo
Chile Relleno with cheese and a burrito with your choice of meat, served with rice and beans
13. Taquitos Combo
Corn tortilla
14. Flautas Combo
Flour tortilla
15. Enchiladas Combo
3 pieces.
16. Enchiladas and Taco Combo
2 Enchiladas and 1 Taco.
17. Enchilada, Taco & Tostada Combo
18. Enchilada, Taco & Relleno Combo
19. Enchilada, Tamal & Tostada Combo
20. Tacos Combo
3 pieces.
21. Burrito and Enchilada Combo
22. Burritos Combo
2 pieces.
23. Chimichangas Combo
2 pieces.
American Dishes
Vaquero Burger
Grilled onion, bacon and BBQ sauce.
Bacon Cheeseburger
Hamburger
Cheeseburger
Mexi Burger
Jalapenos, avocado and cheese.
Chicken Burger
Add cheese for an additional charge.
Ranch Chicken Burger
Comes with bacon, cheese and ranch.
Veggie Burger
Plant based burger that looks, cooks, and satisfies like ground beef.
Mushroom Cheeseburger
Monterrey Jack cheese and mushrooms.
Hawaiian Beef Burger
Ham and pineapple and beef patty.
Hawaiian Chicken Burger
Ham and pineapple and chicken.
House Steak
Skirt steak served with potatoes, avocado and salad.
Top Sirloin Steak
Charbroiled steak with fries and salad.
Kids Menu
Kids Enchilada
Served with rice and beans.
Kids Taco
Served with rice and beans.
Kids Tostada
Served with rice and beans.
Kids Burrito
Served with rice and beans.
Kids Mini Quesadilla
Served with rice and beans.
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Served with fries.
Kids Grilled Cheese
Served with fries.
Kids Mac & Cheese
Served with fries.
Kids Hot Dog
Served with fries.
Kids Corn Dog
Served with fries.
Kids Cheeseburger
Served with fries.
Side Orders
Side Rice
Side Beans
Side of Rice and Beans
Side Fries
Side Tortillas
Side Guacamole
Side Asada
Side Chile Relleno
Side Tomatoes
Side Sour Cream
Side Lettuce
Side Enchilada
Corn tortilla
Side Taco
Corn tortilla
Side Tamal
Side Burrito
Side Chimichanga
Side Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
9 pieces.
Side Street Taco
soft corn tortilla, Onion and cilantro
Small chips
Large chips
Small salsa
Large salsa
Desserts
Churros
Flan
Nieve
Fried ice cream
Beverages
Soda
Pink Lemonade
Iced Tea
Juice
Milk
Roy Rogers
Shirley Temple
Flavored Lemonade
Jarritos
Horchata
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Recent Reviews
Absolutely love this restaurant!! Great atmosphere, super friendly staff, and the food is amazing. Huge portions and so tasty all for a great value. I eat here everytime I visit Bellingham.
March 2026
Such a wonderful welcoming establishment. The staff was fabulously attentive and friendly. The food is really delish with good size portions. We cannot recommend this restaurant enough.
October 2025
You know when you just need the comfort of some delicious Mexican food? Classic music, comfy booths, and consistent solid and tasty food with incredibly kind service. And those chips and salsa... yum.
April 2025
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