Montecristo Taqueria Menu – Berkeley, CA

Type : Restaurant

Location : Berkeley, CA

Vibrant taco shop with a courtyard-like interior serving standard fare alongside a fresh salsa bar. Based on 674 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Montecristo Taqueria 94702

Address:
1446 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702

Phone: (510) 486-0321

Website:

Hours

Friday 10 AM–12 AM
Saturday 10 AM–12 AM
Sunday 10 AM–12 AM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 10 AM–12 AM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 10 AM–12 AM
Wednesday 10 AM–12 AM
Thursday 10 AM–12 AM

Menu

Antojitos
Chips And Salsa $2.50
Chips And Pico De Gallo $3.50
Chips And Guacamole $8.00
Platanos Maduros
platanos fritos with black beans and sour cream		 $6.50
Tacos Dorados De Pollo
3 tacos dorados topped with lettuce, sour cream, queso fresco and salsa fresca		 $7.80
Dorados De Mole Poblano
3 crispy chicken rolled taquitos topped with mole, ajonjoli, pickled onions and jalapeño		 $9.70
Nachos
homemade chips, melted jack cheese, queso fresco, refried beans, jalapeño, salsa fresca and sour cream add meat $3 add guacamole $2		 $8.00
Tostadas / Ensaladas / Sopas
Tostada
crispy corn tortilla with choice of beans, lettuce, salsa fresca, avocado, crema, and queso fresco		 $11.40
Taco Salad
crispy flour tortilla with whole beans, rice, shredded chicken, lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream, queso fresco and guacamole		 $12.60
Pozole $13.00
Chicken Or Veggie Tortilla Soup $8.60
Tortas
Vegetariano
pinto bean spread, lettuce, queso, tomato, onions, jalapeño, crema, avocado on a grilled bolillo served with chips		 $9.50
Pastor
pinto bean spread, lettuce, queso, tomato, onions, jalapeño, crema, avocado on a grilled bolillo served with chips		 $11.50
Carne Asada
pinto bean spread, lettuce, queso, tomato, onions, jalapeño, crema, avocado on a grilled bolillo served with chips		 $11.50
Pollo Asado
pinto bean spread, lettuce, queso, tomato, onions, jalapeño, crema, avocado on a grilled bolillo served with chips		 $11.50
Carnitas
pinto bean spread, lettuce, queso, tomato, onions, jalapeño, crema, avocado on a grilled bolillo served with chips		 $11.50
Tacos
Tacos Traditional
corn tortilla topped with cilantro, onions, grilled tomatillo salsa and lime. choice of pollo, steak, pastor, chorizo, carnitas		 $3.25
Grande Taco
soft or crispy corn tortilla, choice of meat, pinto beans, pico de gallo and grilled tomatillo salsa		 $6.50
Grande Vegetariano Taco
served with pinto beans, rice, lettuce, salsa fresca, guacamole and grilled tomatillo salsa		 $6.50
Taco De Nopales
tender grilled cactus with salsa fresca, pinto beans, queso fresco and grilled tomatillo salsa		 $6.50
Fish Or Prawn Tacos
fajita style, black beans, salsa fresca, avocado and grilled tomatillo salsa		 $6.90
Baja Taco
1 fried fish with chipotle cream, cabbage, cilantro, salsa fresca and lime for 2 tacos $12.60		 $6.90
Tacos De Papas
3 crispy potato tacos topped with cabbage, queso, crema and avocado salsa		 $8.40
Make It A Plato
Add rice and beans		 $3.00
Burrito
Vegetariano W/ Lettuce
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $7.90
Legumbres
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $8.90
Nopales
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $8.90
Pollo Asado
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $8.90
Carnitas
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $8.90
Carne Asada
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $9.50
Chorizo Con Papas
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $8.90
Al Pastor
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $8.90
Fish Or Prawns
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $12.00
Chile Verde Chicken Or Pork
flour tortilla with rice and choice of black, pinto or refried beans and your choice of salsa		 $8.90
Quesadilla
Flour Or Corn Quesadilla
Cheese quesadilla served with pico de gallo		 $8.50
Monte Cristo Quesadilla
served with cilantro pesto, chipotle crema and salsa fresca with choice of meat add grilled fish or prawns $4		 $12.60
El Huarache De Cactus
refried beans, lettuce, queso fresco and no pales add chicken, steak or chorizo $2		 $8.00
Platos
Plato De Carnitas
slow cooked pork served with grilled onions, jalapeños, and tortillas		 $15.60
Carne Asada
marinated grilled skirt steak, grilled onions, and tortillas		 $16.40
Chile Verde
slow cooked chicken or pork in a green tomatillo sauce and tortillas		 $15.40
Fajitas
chicken or steak, bell peppers, salsa fresca, crema, and guacamole served with tortillas		 $16.90
Enchiladas
2 chicken or pork, topped with tomatillo or chile ancho salsa, jack cheese and crema		 $14.50
Chimichanga
deep fried burrito with chicken or pork topped with guacamole, salsa fresca, crema		 $14.90
Chile Relleno
poblano chile stuffed with cheese, topped with ranchera salsa and tortillas		 $15.60
Cheese Enchiladas
choice of red or green salsa topped with cheese and crema		 $11.40
Mole De Puebla
chicken in a dark mole sauce , pickled onions, jalapeño, ajonjoli, rice and tortillas		 $16.40
Avocado Veggie Green Enchiladas
grilled veggies topped with avocado, quest, crema served with salad and beans		 $14.50
Plato Vegetariano
grilled mixed veggies, fried plantain, crema served with pinto, black, refried beans and rice		 $13.40
Kids
Burrito Uno
meat, rice, beans and cheese		 $6.50
Burrito Dos
beans and cheese		 $4.90
Burrito Tres
rice, beans and cheese		 $5.50
Corn Quesadilla $4.25
Crispy Chicken Taquitos
rice, beans, cheese and sour cream and salsa		 $6.50
Platito
grilled steak, chicken or carnitas, rice, beans, cheese, salsa and tortillas		 $7.60
Brunch
Enchiladas De Huevo
filled with scrambled eggs topped with jack cheese, ancho salsa and crema		 $13.40
Huevos Divorciados
2 eggs over easy topped with guajillo and the other with tomatillo sauce		 $12.60
Chilaquiles
crispy corn tortillas in guajillo tomatillo sauce, eggs, onions, queso and chipotle crema		 $13.40
Huevos Rancheros
tortillas, topped with over easy eggs, red chile sauce, crema and avocado		 $12.40
Chorizo Scramble
eggs scrambled with chorizo, queso, pico de gallo, chipotle crema and tortillas		 $12.60
Egg Burrito
flour tortilla with scramble eggs, potatoes, salsa fresca, queso and crema		 $10.60
Spinach Scramble
grilled spinach tortilla topped tin potatoes, scrambled eggs, baby spinach, jack cheese, salsa fresca, avocado and queso		 $12.60

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Reservations: montecristotaqueria.comfacebook.combit.ly

Reviews

Thomas Joseph Perez
Nice place for Mexican food. Got their 3 tacos, agua fresca , chips and salsa montecombo. Also shared their mole burrito. The food was delicious and the piña agua fresca was refreshing.

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Donald Cooper
A very charming establishment. I stopped by to get a burrito, which was tasty and more than satisfied my hunger pangs. I got a glass of the homemade sangria to go with my meal. It was mellowly spiced and refreshing. I like this place.

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liza guendouz
I’ve been going to this place and getting the same thing for more than 7 years, they are so stingy with the shrimp like is it like shrimp are rare in California or something, service is not great with the cashier guy is there I believe his name is Angel, he seems like someone forced him to work there. I ordered online today paid extra $5 for shrimp, I received a soggy quesadilla with barely any cheese in it full of grilled onions and no shrimps, I called and the guy said the kitchen forgot it but I can see that he input the order incorrectly. So I had to drive to the restaurant and pick up another quesadilla just to be disappointed again, they only put 3 shrimp and I paid for 5. I don’t know if the chef is different but this is nothing like the quesadilla I used to get there I even got all my friends to order it and they loved it. For almost $20 quesadilla you would expect enough meat and cheese in it. I also ordered two pupusas for my son omg like worst pupusas on the planet barely had any cheese or beans in them, you basically just eat a crusty tortilla, Curtido had no flavor whatsoever.Will not go back or recommend anymore.

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George N
We had an enjoyable meal here. Delicious chicken enchiladas and chicken taquitos. Friendly and efficient staff. Large portions at good prices. Very clean and plenty of parking. Save room for desserts. Flan and Tres Leches cake. Our go to spot for Mexican food for now on in Berkeley and North Oakland.

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Esrom
Im not sure whats going on over there but keep it up! My last few visits have yielded the best food i’ve had through the years i’ve lived within a few blocks. The Salsas have been better, the chips better, the burritos better. What ever has changed is very welcome. Awesome.

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Patrick Brown
I was in town from Los Angeles for a conference at Berkeley for the weekend. I ate here three times, and I must stay it may leave me craving for it when I fly back home tomorrow. The staff were all very nice and accommodating. And the atmosphere was always vibrant. That chef and/or recipe maker deserve awards. Cannot recommend more!

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Claudia Ramirez
Came here for my first time. I was craving some good street tacos. Instead, ordered 1 tacos de nopales and potato tacos oh and a bean n cheese burrito. You order and pay first, although our food was to go, the food was brought to our table. The food was actually good, with the need of some flavor in the presto tacos (-1), but the salsa I grabbed was a perfect compliment!!! The vibe there was OK, almost stereotypical (-1). Overall, I recommend this place.

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Morgan Jenkins
Gave me a to-go order with half the stuff missing, and when I went back they put the plantains *on top* of the wrong beans, along with giving me the wrong kind of papusas. Meanwhile, they’re easily the worst papusas I’ve had, with almost nothing inside them and basically being a corn flour biscuit.

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Cthippo1
It’s not your typical Mexican restaurant, but I’m not sure it’s an improvement. First off, there is no table service, it is counter only. We both had the fajitas and it all came on one plate with corn tortillas. Portion size was a bit small, but the food was good and they had a selection of Mexican beverages. Not bad for a quick bite, but wouldn’t be my first choice. At least they are open late.

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Fabio Colorado
Good food, fast cooking, great prices

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