El Chico Cafe Menu – Lake Jackson, TX

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Lake Jackson, TX

Longtime, kid-friendly chain serving Tex-Mex staples & margaritas in a colorful space. Based on 571 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

El Chico Cafe 77566

Address:
100 TX-332, Lake Jackson, TX 77566

Phone: (979) 297-4002

Website: https://www.elchico.com/locations/

Menu

Appetizers
Top Shelf Guacamole* $10.79
Top Shelf Queso
Chili con queso with spicy taco meat, pico de gallo & diced tomatoes
$8.99
Beef Or Bean Nachos $9.79
Fajita Nachos
Bean & cheese nachos topped with grilled fajita steak or chicken. With guacamole sour cream dip
$13.49
Chili Con Queso
A rich, spicy cheese dip
$5.99
White Queso
Spicy white cheese dip
$5.99
Quesadillas $9.99
Soups & Salads
Taco Salad
Crispy tortilla shell with spicy beef, refried beans, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, & guacamole on salad greens with choice of dressing
$11.79
Chicken Fajita Salad
Grilled chicken, cheddar, tomatoes & guacamole on salad greens
$12.99
Tortilla Soup
Grilled chicken, crisp tortilla strips, avocado & jack cheese
$7.79
Fajitas & Grill
Fajitas
On a sizzling skillet
$17.99
Chicken Monterrey
Grilled chicken breast with onions, mushrooms, peppers, pico de gallo & jack cheese. With rice & sautéed vegetables
$13.99
Enchiladas
Mama’s Favorite Enchilada Dinner
Spicy beef with chili con carne, cheese & onion with chili con carne, spinach with sour cream sauce or chicken with sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans
$10.79
Top Shelf Fajita Enchiladas
Two cheese & onion enchiladas on sautéed onions & green peppers with grilled fajita steak & ranchera sauce or grilled fajita chicken & sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans
$14.99
Avocado Enchiladas*
Fresh avocado, mushrooms, poblano pepper & jack in corn tortillas, topped with verde sauce, cilantro & sour cream drizzle. On spinach with rice & frijoles rancheros
$12.99
Chicken Mushroom Enchiladas
Crispy bacon, fajita chicken and fresh mushrooms in corn tortillas with jack cheese. Topped with sour cream sauce & a chipotle drizzle. With rice & frijoles rancheros
$12.99
Tacos
Taco Dinner
Crispy corn, soft flour tortillas, or puffy taco with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar & your choice of spicy beef or chicken. With rice & refried beans
$10.79
Chicken Fajita
pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro & cotija cheese with chipotle drizzle
Chicken Cascabel
spicy casacabel sauce, marinated onions, cilantro & cotija cheese
Carnitas
pulled pork with jack, cotija cheese, chipotle wine sauce, grilled onions & cilantro
Steak Fajita
with pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro, cotija cheese & sour cream drizzle
Shrimp
with jack cheese, jalapeño cole slaw, cotija cheese & chipotle drizzle
Combos & More
El Caballero
Spicy beef burrito with chili con queso, chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, & a crispy chicken taco. With rice & refried beans
$14.49
The Juarez
Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, soft cheese taco with chili con queso, & a crispy beef taco. With rice & beans
$12.99
Rodeo Combo
Two beef burritos, one with queso & the other with sour cream sauce. With an Old Fashioned Beef Taco, rice & frijoles rancheros
$12.99
Tres Banditos
Spicy beef burrito stuffed topped with chili con carne, pulled chicken burrito topped with sour cream sauce, crispy pork carnita burrito topped with chipotle wine sauce. Served with rice and refried beans
$13.29
South Of The Border Combo
Spicy beef enchilada topped with chili con carne, pulled chicken enchilada topped with sour cream sauce and chicken taco. Served with rice and refried beans
$12.99
Top Shelf Fajita Quesadillas
Grilled sundried tomato flour tortilla with chicken, peppers, onions, jack & cheddar. With guacamole sour cream dip & frijoles rancheros; also available Vegetarian Style
$13.99
Beef Tamale Platter
Three beef tamales topped with chile con carne, cheddar & onions. With guacamole, pico de gallo, rice & refried beans
$11.79
Burritos & Chimis
Grande Chicken Fajita Burrito
Burrito stuffed with chicken fajita, rice, pinto beans & chipotle wine sauce. Topped with sour cream Sauce. Served with rice and frijole ranchero.
$14.49
Tex-Mex Burrito
Burrito stuffed with spicy beef, chili con carne, refried beans. Topped with chili con queso. Served with rice and refried beans.
$12.79
Burrito Con Queso
Flour tortilla with spicy beef and topped with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans. Guacamole available on request
$11.79
Burrito Bowl
Choice of fajita chicken or pork fried crispy with chipotle wine sauce or fajita beef with chili con queso. With beans, diablo corn, rice, cheddar & jack cheeses, onions, peppers & tomatoes. Topped with sour cream drizzle & cilantro.
$11.99
Chicken Fajita Chimichanga
Crispy flour tortilla filled with chicken, jack & cheddar, sour cream sauce & pico de gallo. With a chipotle drizzle, chili con queso, rice & refried beans.
$13.49
Lunch Specials
Uno
Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne & crispy beef taco. With rice & refried beans
$9.49
Dos
Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne & a soft cheese taco with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans
$9.49
Tres
Chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce & crispy chicken taco. With rice & refried beans
$9.49
Seis
Chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans
$7.99
Lunch Fajitas
Lunch portion of our fajitas on a sizzling skillet with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, flour tortillas & guacamole or cheddar
$13.29
Chicken Monterrey Lunch
Grilled chicken breast with onions, mushrooms, green peppers & jack cheese. With pico de gallo, rice & sautéed vegetables
$11.49
Lunch Taco Salad
Spicy beef, refried beans, cheddar cheese, & tomatoes on salad greens
$9.79
Burrito Bowl
Choice of fajita chicken or pork fried crispy with chipotle wine sauce or fajita beef with chili con queso. With beans, diablo corn, rice, cheddar & jack cheeses, onions, peppers & tomatoes. Topped with sour cream drizzle & cilantro
$10.29
Desserts
Mama’s Favorite Mexican Apple Pie
With Mexican brandy butter sauce & cinnamon ice cream
$6.69
Sopapilla With Honey
Warm Mexican pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar
$2.29
Brownie Skillet Sundae
Triple chocolate brownie with pecans & walnuts on a sizzling skillet with Mexican brandy butter sauce & vanilla ice cream
$6.69
Tex Mex for 2
Chicken Fajita Nachos
Chicken Jalapeño Poppers
Enchilada
beef, cheese, chicken or avocado
Taco Excellente
chicken fajita, chicken cascabel or carnitas
Traditional Taco
chicken or beef
Burrito
pulled chicken, beef or carnitas
Beef Tamale
Chocolate Caramel Nachos
Churros
Brownie Sundae
Bar
El Guapo
Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila, fresh-squeezed lime and lemon juices and Monin Agave Nectar with a Grand Marnier-filled boat
Espolòn Ultimate ‘Rita
Espolòn Reposado Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur and margarita mix
Spicy Mangonada
Sauza Hacienda Silver Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur, Finest Call Sweet & Sour Mix, mango purée, chamoy sauce and Tajín
Skinny ‘Rita
Monte Alban 100% Agave Silver Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur and margarita mix
Swirl
House Frozen ‘Rita made with El Toro Silver Tequila with your choice of DeKuyper Blue Curacao or Red Sangria Swirl
Berry Sangria ‘Rita
Altos 100% Agave Plata Tequila, Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon, DeKuyper Razzmatazz, fresh raspberries, blackberries, Finest Call Red Sangria Mix and margarita mix
The Mexican Martini
Sauza Hacienda Silver Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur and margarita mix
Grande ‘Rita
Our House Margarita is made with El Toro Silver Tequila, Triple Sec and margarita mix served frozen or on the rocks
Altos Strawberry Margarita
Altos 100% Blue Agave Tequila, lime juice, Monin Strawberry and Agave Syrup
Tito’s Lemonade
Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Minute Maid Lemonade. Also available as Tito’s Strawberry or Blueberry Lemonade
Tango Tea
ABSOLUT Vodka with Cruzan Aged Light Rum, Sauza Hacienda Gold Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur and Coca-Cola®
Maliblue Tea
ABSOLUT Vodka, Malibu Coconut Rum, Beefeater Gin, Finest Call Sour Mix, DeKuyper Blue Curaçao and pineapple juice
Tito’s Raspberry Mule
Tito’s Handmade Vodka, lime juice, raspberry and Fever-Tree Ginger Beer
Mexican Sangria
Altos 100% Agave Plata Tequila, Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon and Finest Call Sangria Mix
Blackberry Pom Ranch Water
Hornitos Plata Tequila, Monin Blackberry and Pomegranate Syrups, fresh lime, club soda
Lada Colada
Cruzan Coconut Rum and piña colada mix with a float of Myers’s Original Dark Rum
Classic Mojito
Cruzan Aged Light Rum with fresh mint, lime juice and soda (Also available in Strawberry and Mango)
Crown & Coke
Crown Royal Whisky and Coca-Cola®
Corona Extra (Import Bottle)
Corona Premier (Import Bottle)
Dos Equis Lager (Import Bottle)
Dos Equis Ambar (Import Bottle)
Heineken 0.0 (Non-Alcoholic) (Import Bottle)
Modelo Especial (Import Bottle)
Modelo Negra (Import Bottle)
Tecate (Import Bottle)
Coronita (7 Oz.) (Import Bottle)
Budweiser (Domestic Bottle)
Bud Light (Domestic Bottle)
Coors Light (Domestic Bottle)
Michelob Ultra (Domestic Bottle)
Miller Lite (Domestic Bottle)
Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA (Domestic Can)
White Claw Mango Hard Seltzer (Domestic Can)
Dos Equis Lager (Drafts)
Ask Server for Additional Selections
Modelo Especial (Drafts)
Ask Server for Additional Selections
Woodbridge By Robert Mondavi Chardonnay (187 Ml)
Woodbridge By Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon (187 Ml)
1800 Reposado (Tequila)
Altos 100% Agave Plata (Tequila)
Azuñia Organic Blanco (Tequila)
Cabo Wabo Blanco (Tequila)
Camarena Silver Tequila (Tequila)
Don Julio Silver (Tequila)
Dulce Vida Organic Blanco (Tequila)
El Jimador 100% Blue Agave Silver (Tequila)
Espolòn Blanco (Tequila)
Espolòn Reposado (Tequila)
Espolòn Añejo (Tequila)
Herradura Silver (Tequila)
Hornitos Plata (Tequila)
Jose Cuervo Gold (Tequila)
Jose Cuervo Silver (Tequila)
Patrón Silver (Tequila)
Sauza Hacienda Silver (Tequila)
Sauza Hacienda Gold (Tequila)
Absolut (Vodka)
Grey Goose (Vodka)
Ketel One (Vodka)
Tito’s Handmade (Vodka)
Crown Royal (Whiskey)
Fireball Cinnamon (Whiskey)
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee (Whiskey)
Jameson (Whiskey)
Jim Beam White Label (Whiskey)
Maker’s Mark (Whiskey)
Tanqueray (Gin)
Beefeater (Gin)
Bacardí Superior (Rum)
Captain Morgan Spiced (Rum)
Cruzan Aged Light (Rum)
Cruzan Coconut (Rum)
Malibu Coconut (Rum)
Myers’s Original Dark (Rum)
Ancho Reyes Chile (Liqueur)
Cointreau Orange (Liqueur)
DeKuyper Flavors (Liqueur)
Disaronno Amaretto (Liqueur)
Domaine De Canton Ginger (Liqueur)
Grand Marnier (Liqueur)
Jägermeister (Liqueur)
Kahlúa (Liqueur)
Midori (Liqueur)
Tuaca Originale Italiano (Liqueur)

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Reviews

Bradford Sledge
I first went to an El Chico when I was a kid in the 1970s. It was one of the early Mexican food chain. For many years it defined what I thought Mexican food should taste like. I went to this El Chico somewhat out of nostalgia. While there are now many other styles to choose from, eating here brought back the taste memory of my youth and I loved it! I got the “South of the Border Combo” which includes a beef enchilada, chicken enchilada and chicken taco. I enjoyed every item.

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Lance Phillips
Wow… what a disappointment… grew up eating ElChico…I don’t know if food quality got worse or my taste improved. Seems like one step above frozen tv dinner. Started with 3 for 2 meal…. ordered Chicken Jalapeño poppers… its some weird mush of chicken and Jalapeño….odd thing is you’re sharing so the amount.. in my mind should be 2 equal portions, but no its 5 poppers.

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Googleman
I signed up for their newsletter/promotions emails and was nicely rewarded with a BOGO entree offer. That made me excited to go and see if I could find a new favorite dish!

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Wee Might
Always good! Nancy is our star waitress of choice. Great Mexican food just the way you ask for it! What could be better?

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Maranda Parker
The food was excellent . It sits on the outside of the mall but you don’t get the mall feeling in the restaurant.

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emmaa sutherland
It was very nice and i just love the lady that cleans up the food off the table! I know this is super off topic but she would talk to us she was nice and I think she deserves more money than she gets because she is very good at cleaning and very nice to the customers so this is to the owner, tell that woman I was the child with my father and mexican grandmother! I think this place deserves 5 stars! Also i got cheese quesadillas.

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Mindy Meeks
Had three cheese enchiladas, rice, beans, a tequila sunrise, and chips and salsa. The tequila sunrise was ok, probably would have been better if I ordered a different tequila instead of the cheap stuff. Cheese enchiladas were a bit spicy, but I don’t tolerate spice too well. Everything else was spot on! Staff was super friendly too, which is always a plus and a factor if I return at a restaurant again. Would eat here again.

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Jacob Bleu
Vegan Options? YES!

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Sindella Otakashi
Okay, honestly… the food is decent. It’s just that, the rice tasted so off-putting. I could not for the life of me figured out what the bad taste was but could only compare it to a wet grass smell or dirt or you taste some really weird sink water. It just tasted horrible. Other than that, their sopa pías are bomb.

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Chris Graham
I usually get there fajitas I love the beef they use a good cut of beef it has a great taste. And the red sauce is pretty great too. The service is always fast and friendly. I have only run across a few bad waiters or waitress but they never last.

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