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El Taller & Cafe Azteca
456 Reviews
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275 Essex St
Lawrence, MA 01840
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Featured Items
- Torta$10.75
Choice of Protein/Meat, Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes, Avocado, Jalapeño, Chiptole Mayonnaise, Tripoli Bread, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
- Consomé de Pollo$8.00
Chicken, White Rice, Onion, Jalapeños, Topped with Cilantro and Morita Salsa.
- Blue Buffalo Torta$14.50
Buffalo Fried Chicken, Tomatoes, Onion, Avocado, Jalapeños, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
Food
Appetizers
- Tostones$6.50
Double Fried Plantain bathed in Special Marinade served with MayoKetchup.
- Bread & Oil$6.50
- Budin de queso$11.00
Spicy Cheese Dip with Chips.
- Budin de espinaca$9.50
- Budin de guacamole$12.00
An Avocado Dip with Chips.
- Backwards Nachos$14.00
Choice of Beans (Black or Pinto Refried Beans), topped with Tomatoes, Onions, Green Peppers, Jalapeños, Parsley Cheese, Sour Cream and Guacamole.
- Maduro Sliders$12.00
- Honey Habanero Sliders$14.00
Tostones topped with pulled pork cooked with jalapeno and onion, and avocado on top.
- Chicken Flautitas$12.00
Three Flour Tortillas stuffed with Chicken and Cheese rolled and Fried with a side of Sour Cream and salsa.
- Chiles Rellenos Appetizer$16.00
Two Green Chile Peppers stuffed with Cheese, Battered Egg, topped with Red Tomato Salsa.
- Chipotle shrimp app$18.00
Shrimp lightly battered and fried, served with a cilantro ranch dressing.
- Sweet Potato Fries$5.50
- French Fries$5.50
- Budin de queso habernero$11.00
- Budin de queso chipotle$11.00
- Pick 3$18.00
Choose from tostones, french fries, sweet fries, chicken tenders, salsa and chips, and bread with olive oil.
- Chicken Tenders Appetizer$15.00
- Fully Loaded Fries$8.00
Fries topped with cheese and bacon.
- Chiles Toreados$8.00
Sautéed jalapeño peppers and onions. For people who crave spicy food.
- Chips & Salsa$6.00
- chiles rechenos petra app$17.00
- Appetizer Special$15.00
- Nachos fiesta$16.00
- chipotle shrimp app!$18.00
Breakfast
- Huevos Rancheros$11.25
Eggs, Tomatoes, Onion, Jalapeño, Green Peppers, Corn Tortilla Chips, Monterrey Jack Cheese, Scrambled with Chipotle Salsa and Served with Black Refried Beans.
- Chilaquiles A La Mexicana$12.00
Corn Tortilla chips in a brothy Morita topped with black beans, scrambled eggs, choice of salsa
- Breakfast Burrito$8.50
Eggs, tomato, green peppers, onion, Monterrey jack cheese, avocado, wrapped in a flour tortilla, server must ask for a choice of salsa
- El Burro$10.50
Eggs, Bacon, Potato, Jalapeño, Onion, Cheddar Cheese, Avocado, Cilantro, wrapped in a Flour Tortilla, side of Morita Salsa
- Fajita Breakfast Burrito$12.50
Eggs, Steak or Chicken, Onion, Red Peppers, Green Peppers, Monterrey Jack Cheese, and Black Beans, wrapped in a Flour Tortilla, side of Morita Salsa.
- Veggie Breakfast Burrito$10.50
Egg Whites, Spinach, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Feta Cheese, Avocado, Black Beans, Wrapped in a Flour Tortilla, served with Morita Salsa.
- Breakfast Torta$11.50
Omelet-style, tomato, green peppers, onion, avocado, red onion, jalapeño, chipotle mayo and lettuce, choice of salsa
- Tacos De Desayuno$10.00
Three Corn Tortillas, Omelette-Style Eggs, Veggies, Avocado, Choice of Salsa.
Soup & Salad
- Consomé De Vegetales$8.00
White Rice, Carrots, Onions, Jalapeños, Zucchini, Smer Squash, Topped with Cilantro and Morita Salsa.
- Consomé de Pollo$8.00
Chicken, White Rice, Onion, Jalapeños, Topped with Cilantro and Morita Salsa.
- Chili$9.00
Beef and Bean Chili topped with Monterrey Jack Cheese, Corn Tortilla Chips, and Sour Cream.
- Arugula & Feta Salad$15.00
Arugula Lettuce, Cherry Tomato, Avocado, Feta, Toast and topped with a Balsamic Glaze.
- Tostones Salad$15.00
Mixed Greens, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Green Peppers, Avocado, Red Onions, Toast, Choice of Dressing.
- Mixed Greens$13.00
- Chilaquiles$11.50
Lightly fried tortillas served in a salsa with black beans and cheese.
- Chilaquiles Verdes$11.00
Lightly fried tortillas served with black beans, cheese, and salsa verde.
- Vegan Chilaquiles$11.50
Lightly fried tortillas serve with black beans and salsa.
- Fajita salad$15.00
Chicken Entrées
- Grilled Chicken$16.00
Served with peppers, onions and one side.
- Grilled Chicken Plate$18.00
Sauteed with onion, and peppers. Served with white rice and salad. Sides can be exchanged.
- Coconut and jalapeño$20.00
Sauteed chicken and shrimp, fresh jalapeno, cherry tomato, white onion, and a coconut morita salsa. Served with white rice and black beans.
- Chicken Entomatada$18.00
Sauteed chicken, red onion, mushrooms, chopped tomato in a coconut sauce.
- Pollo y papa$18.00
Sauteed chicken, potato, white onion, and salsa chipotle. Served with white rice and black beans.
- Pollo Rosita$18.00
Sauteed chicken, with fresh spinach, chopped tomato, creamy melinda sauce, shredded cheese on a bed of rice.
- Pollo A La Milanesa$23.00
Sauteed chicken lightly breaded in a creamy poblano sauce with chopped tomato and white onion. Served with a side. House Favorite!
- Pollo Chipotle$18.00
Sauteed chicken in a chipotle salsa, served over a bed of rice.
- Pollo al hongo$18.00
Sauteed chicken, red onion, and mushrooms in a creamy chipotle salsa with shredded cheese on top. Served with a side.
- Pollo Coyacan$18.00
Sauteed chicken cooked in white wine with fresh spinach, chopped tomato, and onion. Served on a bed of rice.
- Mole Poblano$19.00
Dark meat chicken served on a bed of rice, topped with mole sauce.
- Chicken Tenders$14.00
- Flautitas Dinner$18.00
Three flour tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken and cheese. Fried crispy. Served with a side.
- Pollo Y Camarones$22.00
Sauteed chicken and shrimp, potato, and white onion, in a jalapeno salsa. Served with a side.
- Pollo en Salsa Verde with Cactus$18.00
Sauteed chicken and cactus in a salsa verde. Served with a side.
Steak Entrées
- Grilled Steak$22.00
Sauteed steak, onion and pepper served with a side.
- Grilled Steak Plate$22.00
Sauteed steak, onion, and peppers. Served with white rice and salad. Sides can be exchanged.
- Steak and potatoes$20.00
Sauteed steak with potato, mushrooms, and onions in a creamy morita salsa. Served with sides.
- Bistec al chilango$24.00
Sauteed Steak, potato, and onion in a tequila habanero sauce. Served with a side.
- Bistec tio Juan$24.00
Sauteed steak, mushrooms, chopped tomato, onion in a serrano salsa with cilantro. Served with a side.
- Carne a la tampiqauena$26.00
Sauteed steak, shrimp, onion and jalapeno. Served with a cheese enchilada topped with morita salsa, guacamole, pico de gallo. Served with a side.
- Bistec Ranchero$22.00
Sauteed steak in a red salsa. Served with a side.
- Steak And Shrimp Morita$26.00
Sauteed steak and shrimp, with mushrooms and cilantro in a morita salsa. Served with a side.
- Steak Chipotle$22.00
Sauteed steak with chopped onion in a chipotle salsa. Served with a side.
- tequila bistec y camarones!$26.00
- Bistec Tomatillo$22.00
Shrimp Entrées
- Shrimp Fra Diavlo$22.00
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and cherry tomatoes in a chipotle sauce. Served with white rice and toast.
- Shrimp Perejil$20.00
Sauteed shrimp, mushrooms, red onion, and parsley in a white wine sauce. Served with white rice and tostones.
- Camarones A La Crema$20.00
Sauteed shrimp, mushrooms, white onion, chopped tomato, and sour cream. Served with a side.
- Camarones A La Azteca$20.00
Sauteed shrimp, mushrooms, cilantro, and tequila with a salsa habanero. Served with a side.
- Camarones A La Espinaca$20.00
Sauteed shrimp, red onion, spinach, green salsa, and white wine. Served on a bed of rice.
- Camarones Al Poblano$22.00
Sauteed shrimp in a creamy poblano pepper sauce. Served with rice and beans.
- Pescado y Camarones$24.00
Cod and shrimp, red onion, cauliflower, and tomato, in a coconut sauce. Served with rice and beans.
- Salmon and Shrimp in a White Wine$24.00
Salmon and shrimp with capers, red onion, and fresh spinach in white wine sauce. Served with rice and beans.
- Salmon and Shrimp in a Morita Salsa$26.00
Salmon and shrimp with red onion and spinach in a morita salsa. Served with rice and beans.
- Shrimp Chipotle$20.00
Sauteed Shrimp and mushrooms in a creamy chipotle salsa. Served with rice and beans.
- Sautéed Shrimp$18.00
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and pepper, served with avocado and a side.
- Sautéed Shrimp Plate$20.00
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and peppers served with avocado, salad, and white rice. Two sides can be exchanged.
Pork Entrée
Fajitas
- Fajitas De Pollo$20.00
Sauteed chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
- Fajita De Bistec y Pollo$26.00
Sauteed steak, chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
- Fajitas De Bistec$21.00
Sauteed steak, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
- Fajita De Carne Asada$24.00
Grilled steak, guacamole, pico de gallo, corn tortillas, rice and beans.
- Fajita De Camarones y Pollo$24.00
Sauteed shrimp, chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
- Fajita De Camarones$20.00
Sauteed shrimp, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
- Fajita De Camarones y Bistec$25.00
Sauteed shrimp, steak, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
- Fajitas Al Vegetales$16.00
Sauteed vegetables, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
- Fajita Trio$30.00
Sauteed shrimp, steak, chicken, onion, and peppers served with sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas, rice, and beans.
Chiles Rellenos
- Chiles Rellenos De Petra$20.00
Two green chile peppers stuffed with cheese, battered with egg, and topped with a creamy chipotle salsa with mushroom slices. Served with rice and beans.
- Chiles Rellenos Con Camarones$22.00
Two green chile peppers (stuffed with cheese and battered with egg) shrimp, and mushroom, topped with a creamy morita sauce. Served with rice and beans.
- Chiles Rellenos "Antonio"$20.00
Two green chile peppers stuffed with cheese, battered with egg, topped with salsa ranchera. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas
- Enchiladas Oxaqueñas$18.00
- Enchiladas Divorciadas$20.00
- Enchiladas Suizas (Chicken)$18.00
- Enchiladas De Camarones$20.00
- Enchiladas De Queso$16.00
- Enchiladas De Pollo$16.00
- Enchiladas Al Chipotle$20.00
- Enchiladas Entomatada$18.00
- enchiladas de vegetal$16.00
- Enchilada de Carne Molida$16.00
- Enchilada Jalisco$16.00
- Enchiladas Espinaca$18.00
Burritos
- Burrito de Pollo$18.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, shredded dark meat chicken, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
- Burrito de Fajitas de Pollo$18.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, fajita-style chicken, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
- Burrito De Carne Molida$16.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, ground beef, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
- Burrito de carne asada$22.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, carne asada (steak), and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
- Burrito de Fajitas de Bistec$22.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, chopped onion, tomato and pepper, fajita-style steak, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
- Burrito de steak Tinga$23.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, steak tinga (sauteed shredded steak, onion, and chipotle sauce), and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
- Burrito De Vegetales$18.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with a small amount of refried beans, sautéed veggies, and cheese. Topped with sauce and cheese.
- Burrito chicken tinga$18.00
Chimichangas
Tortas/Sandwiches
- Torta$10.75
Choice of Protein/Meat, Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes, Avocado, Jalapeño, Chiptole Mayonnaise, Tripoli Bread, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
- Torta Club$14.50
- Honey Habanero Torta$14.50
Chicken, Red Onions, Jalapeños, Avocado, Parsley, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
- Blue Buffalo Torta$14.50
Buffalo Fried Chicken, Tomatoes, Onion, Avocado, Jalapeños, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
- Don Vasco$14.50
Pulled Pork, Jalapeños, Cilantro, Carrots, Potatoes, Avocado, Lettuce, Monterrey Jack Cheese, Chipotle Mayonnaise, Choice of Side (Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Tostones).
- Philly Torta$16.00
- Shrimp Fajita Torta$16.00
- Veggie Torta$12.75
- Mollettes$8.25
Open-Faced Sandwich on Tripoli Bread, Refried Beans, Monterrey Jack Cheese, Choice of Salsa.
- mero maduro torta$11.75
- calabacin torta$11.75
Fried Rices & Quesadillas
Tacos
- Tacos de Pollo Al Carbon$18.00
- Tacos De Bistec Al Carbon$18.00
- Tacos de Pescado$18.00
- Tacos De Carne Molida$16.00
- Tacos De Carnitas$18.00
- Steak Taquitos$18.00
- Patzcuaro Tacos$16.00
- Quiroga Tacos$16.00
- Oaxaca Tacos$16.00
- Tacos de Camarones$18.00
- Chicken Tinga Tacos$16.00
- La Flor Tacos$16.00
- The Frida Tacos$16.00
Tamales
Veggie Dishes
- Yoga bowl$14.00
Black beans, rice, and stir-fried veggies with your choice of salsa. (chipotle, salsa verde, and morita)
- Budda bowl$14.00
Red peppers, potato, carrots, and white onions in a coconut morita salsa, served over white rice and black beans.
- Calabazitas$16.00
Zucchini and summer squash, corn, tomato, jalapeno, and onion, in creamy sauce. Served with toast.
Specials
Sides
- Side Of Tostones$4.00
- Side Of Sweet Potato Fries$3.00
- Side Of French Fries$3.00
- Side Of Beans$4.00
- Side Of Cheese$2.00
- Side Of Avocado$3.00
- Side Of Salad$5.00
- Side of Guacamole$4.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressings$0.50
- Side of Salsa$1.00
- Salsa Only$3.00
- Side Of White Rice$3.00
- Side Of Eggs (2)$3.00
- Side of bacon$2.50
- Side Of Toast$1.50
- Side Of Pico De Gallo$3.00
- Side of Sour Cream$1.00
- Side Of Shredded Lettuce$1.00
- Side Of Pickled Jalapeño$1.00
- Side of Fresh Jalapeño$1.50
- Side of Flour Tortillas$1.00
- Side of Corn Tortillas$1.00
- Chips Only$2.00
- Veggies$4.00
- Nopales$4.00
- side mole$3.00
Drinks
Beverages
Coffee
- SM Coffee$3.25
- SM Iced Coffee$3.50
- SM Espresso (double shot)$3.25
- SM Cappuccino$3.75
- SM Americano$3.75
- SM Cafe Con Leche$4.00
- SM Latte$3.75
- SM Spanish Latte$4.00
- SM Banana Coconut Machiatto$4.00
- SM Honey Cinnamon Latte$4.00
- SM Embajador Peppermint Latte$4.00
- SM Mexican Machiatto$4.00
- SM Bee Sting (double shot)$3.50
- Sm Steamed Milk$2.00
- Affogato (one size)$4.75
- Cortado (one size)$4.00
- MD Coffee$3.75
- MD Iced Coffee$4.00
- MD Cappuccino$4.75
- MD Americano$4.25
- MD Cafe Con Leche$4.25
- MD Latte$4.75
- MD Spanish Latte$5.00
- MD Banana Coconut Machiatto$5.00
- MD Honey Cinnamon Latte$5.00
- MD Embajador Peppermint Latte$5.00
- MD Mexican Machiatto$5.00
- LG Coffee$4.25
- LG Iced Coffee$4.50
- LG Cappuccino$5.50
- LG Americano$4.65
- LG Cafe Con Leche$4.50
- LG Latte$5.50
- LG Spanish Latte$5.50
- LG Banana Coconut Machiatto$5.50
- LG Honey Cinnamon Latte$5.50
- LG Embajador Peppermint Latte$5.50
- LG Mexican Macchiato$5.50
- LG Steamed Milk$1.50
Specialty Milkshakes
Alcohol
Cocktails
- House Margarita$14.00
- Pomegranate Margarita$14.00
- Grand Gold Margarita$15.00
- Jalapeno Margarita$15.00
- Coconut Margarita$15.00
- Amigos Margarita$15.00
- Hibiscus Margarita$14.00
- Anejo Margarita$18.00
- Patron Margarita$20.00
- House Skinny Margarita$13.00
- Shot$13.00
- Skinny Patron$19.00
- Hibiscus & jalapeno$14.00
- Pitcher of house margarita$50.00
- Pitcher of pomegranate margarita$50.00
- Pitcher of hibiscus margarita$50.00
- chop shop$12.00
- special margs$12.00
Beer
Red Wine
Sunday | 11:00 am - 3:00 am |
Monday | 10:30 am - 3:00 am |
Tuesday | 10:30 am - 3:00 am |
Wednesday | 10:30 am - 3:00 am |
Thursday | 10:30 am - 3:00 am |
Friday | 10:30 am - 3:00 am |
Saturday | 11:00 am - 3:00 am |
We're celebrating our 30 years serving food in Lawrence! Salsa and chips $3.00 this week. Catch our $3.00 specials each day.
275 Essex St, Lawrence, MA 01840