El Tejate Restaurant
3050 Pio Pico Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Food
Tlayudas
- Tlayuda Tasajo$21.99
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado
- Tlayuda Cecina$21.99
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado
- Tlayuda Chorizo$21.99
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado
- Tlayuda Mixta$24.99
Oaxacan tlayuda smeared with asiento and black beans, topped with quesillo, cabbage, tomato, and avocado
- Tlayuda mole$21.99
- quesadilla$10.00
- SALSA DE CHICHARRON$16.00
Cortes de Carne
- Cecina Especial$21.99
Slice of pork in adobo sauce served with rice, beans, salad, and hand made tortillas
- Tasajo Especial$21.99
Slice of carne asada served with rice, beans, salad, and hand made tortillas
- Chorizo Especial$21.99
House made chorizo served with rice, beans, salad, and hand made tortillas
- Tasajo a la mexicana$21.99
Tasajo sautéed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and jalapeños served with rice, beans, and handmade tortillas
- Tasajo con hongos$21.99
Tasajo sautéed with onions, garlic, mushrooms, and jalapeños served with rice, beans, and handmade tortillas
- Moronga especial$21.99
Tortas
Parilladas
- Parillada regular$54.99
Family style dish served with molotes, memelitas, salad, rice, beans, Cecina, Tasajo, Chorizo, quesillo, grilled nopales/onions/jalapeños
- Parillada Familiar$84.99
Family style dish served with moronga, chicharron, quesadillas, molotes, memelitas, salad, rice, beans, Cecina, Tasajo, Chorizo, quesillo, grilled nopales/onions/jalapeños
- 1/2 order botanas$29.99
1/2 order of appetizers
- 1/2 order carnes$29.99
1/2 order of meats
Especialidades exóticas
Especialidades de la casa
- Chile relleno$22.99
Choice of chicken or quesllio served with rice, beans, salad, and handmade tortillas
- Mole rojo$21.99
Red mole served with rice and handmade tortillas
- Mole negro$21.99
Black mole served with rice and handmade tortillas
- Salsa de chorizo$20.99
Chorizo sautéed in tomato sauce served with rice, beans, and handmade tortillas
- Salsa de Chicharron$20.99
Chicharron sautéed in tomato sauce served with rice, beans and handmade tortillas
- Moronga$20.99
Tamales
Botanas
- Botana de Quesadillas$12.99
deep fried quesadillas filled with quesillo and topped with lettuce, cheese, and avocado
- Botana de Molotes$12.99
Fried corn dough filled with chorizo and potatoes and topped with black bean puree, lettuce, cheese, and avocado
- Botana de Memelitas$12.99
Small tortillas topped with lard, cheese, and
- Quesadilla Harina$11.99
Empanadas
- Empanada de quesillo$15.99
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo
- Empanada de mole$18.99
Large handmade corn tortilla filled chicken and your choice of black, red, or yellow mole
- Empanada de flor de calabaza$18.99
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo and squash blossom
- Empanada de Huitlacoche$18.99
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo and black corn mushroom
- Empanada de Champińones$18.99
Large handmade corn tortilla filled with quesillo, sautéed mushroom, onions, and jalapeños
Tacos
Burritos
- Burritos$14.99
Burrito with choice of tasajo, cecina, or chorizo filled with beans, rice, avocado, and pico de gallo
- Burrito de pollo$14.99
Chicken burrito filled with rice, cheese, and lettuce
- Burrito Mixteco$16.99
Tasajo burrito filled with beans, quesillo and pico de gallo
- Burrito de Mole$16.99
Choice of black or red mole filled with chicken and rice
- Burrito de Camarones$18.99
Mariscos
- 7 Mares$25.99
Seafood soup
- Coctel de camarones$21.99
Shrimp cocktail
- Coctel Campechana$23.99
Shrimp and octopus cocktail
- Camarones a la mantequilla$23.99
Shrimp sautéed in butter sauce served with rice, beans, and side salad
- Camarones al mojo de ajo$23.99
Shrimp sautéed in butter/garlic sauce served with rice, beans, and side salad
- Camarones a la Valencia$23.99
Shrimp sautéed in our special house hotsauce served with rice, beans,
- Tostada de camarones$12.99
Shrimp ceviche tostada
- Mojarra Frita$21.99
Whole fried tilapia served with rice, beans, and side salad
- Camarones Cucaracha$29.99
Fried head-on shrimp
- Aguachile verde$31.99
Raw shrimp cooked in lime juice with hot green salsa
fajitas
Caldos
Desayunos
- Huevos Rancheros$16.99
Fried eggs on crispy tortillas covered with spicy sauce and served with rice and beans
- Huevos revueltos con chorizo$18.99
Scrambled eggs with chorizo served with rice and beans
- Enfrijoladas$19.99
3 fried tortillas dipped in black bean puree served with rice and choice of quesillo, chorizo, tasajo, cecina or pollo
- Entomatadas$19.99
3 fried tortillas dipped in our spicy tomato sauce served with beans and rice with your choice of quesillo, cecina, tasajo, chorizo or pollo
- Chilaquiles$16.99
Red or green chilaquiles served with beans and 2 fried eggs
- Salsa de huevo$16.99
Eggs topped with our tomato spicy red sauce served with rice and beans
- Huevos a la mexicana$16.99
Kids Menu
- Kids chicken nuggets$13.99
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
- Kids quesadilla$13.99
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
- Kids memelita$13.99
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
- Kids pollo asado$13.99
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
- Kids bbq chicken wings$13.99
Served with French fries, cookie, and choice of apple or orange juice
Nieves
Sides
- Quesllio (cheese)$6.99
- Frijoles (beans)$3.99+
- Arroz (rice)$3.99+
- Guacamole$9.99
- Crema (sour cream)$1.99
- Side mole negro$5.99
- Side mole rojo$5.99
- Chiles toreados (fried jalapeños)$2.99
- Chiles de agua (fried water chili)$4.99
- Nopales (cactus)$2.99
- Chips$3.99
- Salsa$4.99
- French fries$4.99
- Tortillas$2.99
- Huevos (eggs)$5.99
- Cebollitas (fried green onions)$2.99
- Hongos (mushrooms)$3.99
- Side of aguacate (avocado)$4.99
- Carne extra (extra meat)$6.99
Choice of tasajo, cecina, or chorizo
- Side chicharron$10.99
- Side moronga$10.99
Quesadillas
Drinks
Bebidas calientes
Aguas frescas
- Agua fresca$3.99+
Ask waiter for available options
- Horchata con nieve de tuna$5.99+
Horchata topped with pecans, cantaloupe, and prickly pear ice cream
- Agua de chilacayota$4.99+
Fresh water made from chilacayota squash
- Tejate$5.99+
Our house special drink made from the cacao plant
- Water bottle$1.99
- Juice$2.99+
Sodas
Market
Quesillo
Chocolate
Sunday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Monday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Saturday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Oaxacan cuisine
3050 Pio Pico Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008