El Cholo (Santa Monica)

Antojitos

• Guacamole Molcajete Style (2007)$10.95

  Served in an authentic bowl for you to mix and mash

• Aged Cheese Quesadilla (1969)$7.95

  Grilled in a handmade flour tortilla

• Sonora Style Nachos (1983)$8.95

  Frijoles, tomato salsa, sour cream, and guacamole

• Carmen's Original Nachos (1959)$7.75

• Fiesta Platter (1995)

  Crab and beef taquitos, nachos, quesadillas, chimichangas, guacamole, and sour cream

  • For 2$10.95
  • For 4$19.95

• Chimichanga Appetizer (1967)$7.95

  Crisp flour tortilla, chicken and jack cheese

• Taquitos (1995)$6.95

  Beef, chicken or crab, salsa fresca

• House Guacamole (1995)

  • 1/2 Portion$6.95

• Handmade Flour Tortilla$1.35

Enchiladas

• Blue Corn Chicken Enchiladas (1985)$16.25

  Tomatillo salsa, sour cream and avocado garnish

• Sonora Style Enchilada (1923)$12.55

  (First enchilada served at el cholo) Layered corn tortillas, chicken tomato-onion-cilantro broth, fried egg

• Crabmeat Enchilada (1971)$14.95

  Jalapeno-cilantro pesto sauce, sour cream, avocado

• Enchilada Suiza (1976)$12.25

  Breast of chicken, light salsa verde, sour cream

• Annie's Early California Enchilada (1992)$11.55

  Mixed garden vegetables, spinach, corn, sauteed mushrooms, crushed pecans

• Enchiladas Mariscos (1999)$18.25

  Lobster, scallops and shrimp, jack cheese, chipotle cream sauce

• Santa Barbara Enchiladas (1995)$16.75

  Shrimp and chicken, sauteed mushrooms, onions, guajillo chile salsa, jack cheese

Sopas and Ensaladas

• Tortilla Soup (1991)

  Avocado, grilled chicken, cheese, roasted poblano chile with strips of tortillas

  • Cup$4.95
  • Bowl$5.95

• Joe's Traditional Albondigas (1923)

  • Cup$4.95
  • Bowl$5.95

• "Felix's" Caesar Salad (1991)

  • Entree Portion$8.75
  • Side Portion$5.75

• Southwest Chicken Tostada (2008)$12.75

  Blackened chicken, black beans, queso fresco, avocado, pepita cilantro vinaigrette

• Ceviche Tostadas (2006)$12.95

  Shrimp and scallops, citrus marinade, extra virgin olive oil

• Tostada Compuesta (1923)$9.95

  An el cholo tradition with an array of garden vegetables, beans and chorizo

Combinaciones (1938)

All combination plates served with spanish rice and refried beans. To add chicken, roasted pork or beet add $2 per enchilada

• Cheese Enchilada and Rolled Beef Taco$11.95

• Cheese Enchilada and Chile Relleno$11.95

• Cheese Enchilada and Pork Tamal$11.95

• Two Cheese Enchiladas$11.95

• Chile Relleno and Rolled Beef Taco$11.95

• Choice of One$8.95

Main

• Green Corn Tamales (1923)$11.95

  Corn off the cob, cheddar cheese and ortega chile, steamed in its own husk, beans and rice (available may through October)

• A Taste of History (1996)$15.25

  Cheese enchilada, rolled beef taco, chile relleno and pork tamal, spanish rice and refried beans

Comidas Especiales

• Burrito Dorado (1977)$13.25

  Chile con came, beans, rice, cheddar cheese, tomato salsa, sour cream and guacamole

• Tres Tacos Al Carbon (1990)$15.75

  Marinated top sirloin, bacon, jack cheese, tomatillo-chipotle salsa

• Chicken Chimichangas (1967)$13.25

  Crisp flour tortilla, guajillo chicken, poblano chile, and guacamole

• Chile Con Carne (1923)$12.55

  Tender beef, traditional chile sauce, and guacamole

• Filet Mignon Tacos (2009)$16.55

  Three handmade corn tortillas, molcajete salsa, cilantro rice

• Carne Asada (1984)$17.55

  Angus new york steak, pico de gallo and guacamole

• Fish Tacos (2001)$15.75

  Grilled mahi mahi, corn tortillas, cabbage escabeche pico de gallo and chipotle aioli

• Plato De Carnitas (1989)$14.95

  Roasted pork, fresh avocado relish, escabeche onions and nopales

Fajitas (1984)

Sauteed with fresh vegetables, served on a sizzling skillet

• Marinated Tender Strips of Steak$16.55

• Our House Specialty Shrimp$16.95

• Delicate Chunks of Chicken$15.95

• A Fresh Vegetable Medley$11.95