El Cruce + 241 Menu – Chula Vista, CA

Type : Restaurant

Location : Chula Vista, CA

Come experience the fresh, zesty taste of authentic Baja Mexican cuisine. Our food is influenced by Japanese, Italian, and Spanish culture, so it’s not your average Mexican fare. At El Cruce + 241 in Chula Vista, CA, we offer the best of Baja. We provide wines from Baja vineyards such as Cava Maciel, Casa Ariza, Vina Emiliana and more. Choose to order by the glass, or take a bottle or two home with you! El Cruce + 241 also serves Baja beers with the option to take a growler of your favorites to-go. Join us for half-off tacos on Taco Tuesday’s, and for brunch on the weekends. Bring your friends and family for a relaxing evening full of fresh Baja Mexican cuisine, and spirits. We can’t wait to serve you!

Based on 200 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery

El Cruce + 241 91910

Address:
241 3rd Ave c, Chula Vista, CA 91910

Phone: (619) 349-2389

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Hours

Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Saturday 10 AM–10 PM
Sunday 10 AM–10 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
Closed
Tuesday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–10 PM

Menu

Menu
Guacamole & Chips $10.00
Shishito Peppers
Soy, caramel, and ginger
$8.00
Tablas Baja
Chef’s choice charcuterie and cheese with seasonal accoutrements
$18.00
Coliflor Frita
Fried cauliflower with jalapeno aioli, pickled chiles and soy, serrano and ginger aoili
$10.00
Baja Wings
Sauce Choices: Diablo (BBQ), Cerveza Mole or Buffalo
$12.00
Ensalada Cesar
Baby gem lettuce, housemade croutons, soy soft boiled egg, parmesan, lemon
$12.00
Ensalada Verde
Arugula salad, shallots, beets, avocado and dill vinaigrette, cucumber with candied pistachios
$10.00
Taco De Pulpo
Octopus, queso, tortilla, lamb chorizo, pickled red onion, and cilantro
$6.00
Taco De Portabello Asado
Grilled portabello mushroom, avocado, cilantro, pickled red onion, and salsa
$6.00
Taco De Pescado Frito
Beer battered fish taco with fresh cabbage, jalapeno aioli, finished with pickled red onion
$6.00
Taco De Birria
Birria de borrego, onion, and cilantro
$5.00
Taco De Pato Al Pastor
Duck al pastor with grilled pineapple, pickled red onion, and cilantro
$6.00
Taco De Camaron
Shrimp, queso, peppers, onion, and cilantro
$6.00
Quesabirria
Queso, tortilla, birria de borrego, onion, and cilantro
$6.00
Grilled Red Snapper Fish Taco
Grilled Snapper served with mango pico de gayo
$7.00
Limonada Natural Y Mineral $6.00
Agua Mineral Con Gas
Topo Chico | Sparkling mineral water
$3.00
Soda
Bottled Coke | Diet Coke | Jarritos
$4.00
Cafe Caliente
Chula Mexican coffee
$4.00
Limonada Mineral
Limonada, made with freshly squeezed lime juice & in-house simple syrup blended with mineral water
Ostiones
Half-dozen raw oysters on the half shell served with soy sauce mignonette
$19.00
Tiradito De Pescado
Seasonally selected raw fish sashimi with cilantro, ginger, radish, habanero ash, and serrano
$14.00
Ceivhe Campechano
Mixed seafood ceviche, dried chile paste, cucumber, tomato, and serrano
$18.00
Ceviche De Pescado
Fish ceviche, tomatillo salsa, shallots, fresh tomatillo, avocado, and chiles
$17.00
Aguachile De Camaron
Spicy lime aguachile, cucumber, sliced shallots, slice radish, avacado, served with two tostados
$18.00
Tartare De Atun
Avocado, cucumber, ginger, sesame, ponzu
$19.00
Pulpo Asado
Morita glazed octopus, pee wee potato, arugula, frisee, piquillo, and squid ink aioli
$27.00
Hamburguesa De Borrego
lamb burger with avocado, pecorino romano, arugula, fried jalapenos, and sweet potato chips
$16.00
Torta De Chilaquiles
Birria, Morita sauce, chips, onion, and sour cream in a torta
$13.00
Tacos De Arrachera Plate
Two transpeninsular’sKM 5.5 milk stout marinated skirt steak tacos, onion, cilantro, black bean puree, grilled spring onion, and chile guero
$15.00
Flan De Elote $10.00
Churros $7.00
Mini Quesadillas
With fried beans
$9.00
Kids Beef Sliders With Fries
Two mini beef sliders topped with caramelized onions, mid aioli, jack cheese served with shoestring fries
Enchiladas Verdes De Pato Al Pastor
Duck al pastor enchiladas with tomatillo salsa
$16.00
Chilaquiles De Chile Morita
Chilaquiles, tomato, chile Morita sauce with two fried eggs, and black bean puree
$15.00
Birria De Borrego
Slow-braised lamb with corn tortillas and broth
$18.00
Menudo A La Lenya $14.00
Arrachera Steak Y Nopal $22.00
Omelet De La Casa
El Cruce Vanilla Pancakes $14.00
Huevos Rancheros Plate $15.00
Arrachera Steak Eggs Benedict $18.00
Captain Crunch French Toast $13.00
Lamb Machaca With Black Bean Puree Plate $16.00
AleSmith San Diego Pale Ale .394
Pale Ale – American – 6% ABV – 26 IBU
Baja Cabotella
Blonde Ale – 5.5% ABV
Baja Escorpión Negro
Dark Ale. 6% ABV
Baja La Surfa
Pilsner – German – 4.5% ABV – 15 IBU
Ballast Point Sculpin (Local)
IPA – America. 7% ABV. 70 IBU
Boochcraft Grapefruit Hibiscus Heather (Local)
Hard Kombucha – 7% ABV
Cerveceria Transpeninsular Tierra Clara Blonde Ale
Bone Ale – 4.1% ABV – 15 IBU
Cerveceria Wendlandt Harry Polanco
Red Ale – American Amber – 5.5% ABV – 50 IBU
Cerveceria Wendlandt Perro Del Mar
IPA – American – 7.5% ABV – 60 IBU
Cerveceria Wendlandt Vaquita Marina
Pale Ale – American – 5.2% ABV – 42 IBU
Cerveceria Insurgente Juan Cordero
Pale Ale – American – 5.5% ABV – 30 IBU
Cerveceria Insurgente La Lupulosa
IPA – American – 7% ABV – 70 IBU
Cerveceria Transpeninsular Carretera 3 West Coast IPA
IPA – American – 6.8% ABV – 70 IBU
Cerveza Fauna Nox Arcana
Stout – Imperial – 9% ABV – 50 IBU
Cerveza Loba S.A. De C.V. Lobita
Lager – American Light – 4% ABV – 9 IBU
Cerveza Xteca Original
Lager – American Light – 5% ABV
Delahunt Overcast (Local)
IPA New England – 7% ABV – 29 IBU
Guinness Guinness Draught (Nitro)
Stout – Irish Dry – 4.2% ABV – 45 IBU
Julian Hard Cider Black & Blue (Local)
Cider – Other Fruit – 6.99 % ABV
Mujeres Bew House Buenas Vibras Toronja Blonde Ale
Mujeres Brew House Cafe De Olla
Mujeres Brew House Hola Saladito! Con Naranja
Micheladas
Mango Habanero, clamato michelada
$12.00
Margaritas
Mango habanero, watermelon, strawberry
$12.00
Mohitos
Lime, watermelon, mango, strawberry
$12.00
Sangrias Del Valle
White, Rose, Red
$12.00
Seasonal Specials
Serrano cucumber margarita, Berryliscious
$12.00
Oysters Rockefeller
Baja Oysters, monterrey jack cheese, rockefeller sause, lemon juice & argula
$20.00
Aji Tuna Steak Plate
Tuna seared with Schichimi Togarashi seasoning, served on top a fresh Peach salad which includes: Arugula, peaches, cherry tomatoes, cucumber with spicy strawberry vinaigrette
$24.00
De Mare Mussel Linguine Pasts
Mussles, lamb chorizo, medley of pepers, onion, linguine pasta made with garlic white wine cream sause, all served with garlic bread
$20.00
El Cruce Miz Sunny Roll
Choice of either a sun dried tomato flour tortilla or Spinach flour tortilla made “Sonora style” that includes Arrachera, peppers, lamb chorizo, sunflower spicy aioli served alongside with a MX- Thai slaw.
$18.00
Beer Chicken Mole Taco Plate
Two shreaded chicken mile tacos served with rice and black bean puree and chips
$12.00
Grilled Red Snapper Fish Taco
Grilled Snapper served with mango pico de gallo
$7.00
Special Spicy Guacamole With Chicharon & Tortilla Chips
Spicy guacamole made with pork chicharron, served with tortilla chips
$12.00
Chorizo Chipotle Cheesy Fries
Shoestring fries topped with Chipotle nacho cheese sauce with Lamb chorizo
$10.00
Arrachera Y Nopales Plate
Arrachera steak topped with mushrooms served with grilled nopales topped with peppers
$22.00
Frijoles Charros
Pinto beans stew that includes: bacon, chorizo, anaheim peppers, chipotle, & cilantro & comes served with 3 hand made tortillas
$11.00
El Cruce Queso Fundido
Blend of cheeses, made wiht lamb chorizo, assorted peppers, mushrooms and comes with 3 hand made tortillas or tortilla chips
$13.00
Beer Chicken Mole Plate
Choice of white or dark meat chicken (2 pcs), served with House-made Mole beer sause. Comes with special Oazacan- style rice
$18.00
Sonora Doggo
Hot dog weenie wrapped in smokey bacon, chili beans, guacamole, lamb chorizo, & smoked cheddar chipotle sauce
$13.00
Arrachera Quesadilla
Sauteed bell peppers, red onions, grilled arrachera steak, melted monterry jack cheese all in a sun-dried tomato flour tortilla, served alongside with black bean puree & tortilla chips
$15.00
Mango Firecracker Spicy Wings
Half dozen smokey beer wings tossed in garlic mango habanero spicy sause
$12.00
El Cruce Guacamole & Egg Lamb Burger
6 oz. House-made lamb patty, topped with fried egg, Monterrey jack cheese, beer battered jalapeno chips, guacamole, sitting on top of argula, red onion, sliced tomato served with fries on the side
$16.00
Wine
Cava Maciel
Vina Emilana “Bla Bla”
Corona De Valle Rosado
Paoloni Rose (Dry)
Hacienda Guadalupe Sauvignon Blanc “GiGi”
Cava Maciel Chardonnay “Venus De Blanco”
Casa Ariza White Blend “Blanc De Blanc”
Casa Ariza Chardonnay
Paoloni Chardonnay
Hacienda Guadalupe Merlot
Santo Tomas Merlot
Cava Macial Merlot “Via Lactea”
Vinos Melchum Cabernet
Cava Maciel Nebbiolo “Apogeo”
Corona De Valle Tampranillo/ Merlot
Hacienda Guadalupe Tampranillo
Paoloni Cab/ Merlot
Hacienda Guadalupe Blend “El Caporal”
Rondo Travesi Blend
Rondo Cautivo Blend
Rondo Morador Blend
Vina Emiliana Syrah/ Nebbiolo

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Reviews

Cindy Le
This is no ordinary basic brunch

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Achutegui Productions
My boyfriend and I visited this place last Friday and we had such a great time. They had a great band playing all kinds of rock. The service was great and the drinks and food were amazing!! Definitely recommend

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Alfredo Nunez
Great food and service. The guac and chips was tasty and we liked the frijoles charros with the quesadillas. The adobada tacos were awesome. We also ordered the cruce sunrise roll with carne asada, pulpo and . The kid sliders with fries. All the dishes and drinks were great. The lemonade was and the micheladas were well done. We will definetely come back to try other stuff on the menu. ❤ loved the choice of . .

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Jessica Rodriguez
I asked for a bowl with chicken, beans, and lettuce due to my food allergies and this is what I received. The chicken was so dry it hurt to swallow. I made the server aware. She didn’t offer a refund or an alternate “dish.” Tell me , what the hell was I served ?

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Fernando Parra
The place is not bad to visit once in a while.

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Nicolas Barron (Nico)
I’ve been here quite a few times and let me tell you, I’ve never been let down.

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Sherry Hunter
Came here with my friend and Nobody greeted or attended to us. The chubby waitress said just to sit anywhere. No friendly waiters no friendly staff. The waitress didn’t even say hi when she came to our table after i said ‘hello’ Looks like she had some kind of bad attitude. I got the shrimp pasta It had a lot of sauce but It was Bland with Barely any flavor and just Maybe like six pieces of grilled shrimp on top that’s it. Do not recommend. The owner came to tend to us, I asked him if hes the owner just being friendly And he said with a straight face why? Sort of like why are you asking attitude. I thought that’s pretty rude usually owners are friendly And accommodating. We were here for the weekend and I noticed it’s not as busy as how it used to be. Bottom line poor service not really good food and unfriendly snobby people. Not sure how long this restaurant will last hopefully they put something Better up with decent food and Service at least. People Pay extra to eat out and have good service and good food.

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Katia Love it!
Wowwwwwww, Vegetarian / vegan alert.

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Diana Reyes
What a surprise, we had just returned from a trip south of the border and found this great place. El Cruce +241 has a wonderful atmosphere. We enjoyed the beautiful weather at a table near the patio area but still indoors. The staff was very attentive and recommended the fried cauliflower. We were hesitant at first but decided to try something new. Little did we know it would turn into everyone’s favorite. We had fish tacos and quesabirria, they were definitely not your everyday taco truck dishes. The chef added their own amazing flavors and the selection of beers from baja were delicious. We’ll definitely return to try their baja wine selection. Whether you want a sit down meal, beer or wine tasting I can assure you everyone will find something they love. They had signs advertising the grand opening of their downstairs. We can’t to come back and try out more items from their menu.

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Teresa Bracamonte
I’ve been to so many places , but this place serves delicious food! Those tortillas bring all together.Those tacos were so delicious! Amazing service great atmosphere I highly recommended this place. I will be back for sure!

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