El Jacalito Menu
Welcome to El Jacalito, where Tex-Mex cuisine meets vibrant atmospheres. Nestled in Austin, this gem offers a delightful menu that caters to various tastes, featuring generous vegetarian options and traditional dishes. Enjoy the bustling energy with live music, perfect for groups and families alike.
- Starters: Indulge in their savory quesadillas, loaded with Monterrey Jack and mozzarella, or opt for the traditional queso—a must-try, especially with added taco meat.
- Soups and Salads: The hearty tortilla soup is a fan favorite, blending seasoned chicken with flavorful broth, making it a perfect choice for any time of day.
- Seafood: Don’t miss the Camarones A La Diabla, featuring plump shrimp in zesty chipotle sauce, sure to tantalize your taste buds.
With offerings for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner, El Jacalito is dedicated to serving up unforgettable meals in a casual setting. Experience this vibrant dining destination in Austin!
Bundles
Pastor Plate Bundle
Seasoned pork bits topped with a pineapple touch and special salsa. Served with avocado slices, pico de gallo, beans, rice, and 2 tortillas.
Pastor Plate Bundle with Drink
Seasoned pork bits topped with a pineapple touch and special salsa. Served with avocado slices, pico de gallo, beans, rice, and 2 tortillas. Served with your choice of Coca-Cola product.
Plato De Carne Asada Bundle
Seasoned beef bits. Served with charro beans, rice, nopalitos, guacamole salad, pico de gallo, and corn or flour tortillas.
Plato De Carne Asada Bundle with Drink
Seasoned beef bits. Served with charro beans, rice, nopalitos, guacamole salad, pico de gallo, and corn or flour tortillas.
Fajita Original Bundle
Grilled to savory perfection from Jose's award-winning recipe, choice of beef, chicken or a combination served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Fajita Original Bundle with Drink
Grilled to savory perfection from Jose's award-winning recipe, choice of beef, chicken or a combination served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas. Served with your choice of Coca-Cola product.
Quesadillas
Flour tortillas filled with melted Monterrey Jack and mozzarella cheese, diced onions, mushrooms, bell, and poblano peppers. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Traditional Queso
Our traditional chile con queso. Add compuesto (taco meat and pico de gallo) for an additional charge. Bag of chips included.
Quesadillas with Savory Fajita Meat
Flour tortillas stuffed with choice of beef or chicken fajitas along with melted Monterrey Jack cheese, diced onions, mushrooms, bell, and poblano peppers. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Choriqueso
Melted Monterrey Jack cheese with chorizo (flavorful Mexican market sausage). Served with your choice of (6) tortillas.
Botana Sampler Platter
Four bean and cheese nachos, four breaded fried stuffed jalapenos, four crispy flour chicken flautas with ranch dressing, and a small bowl of creamy queso dip.
Flour Taquito Roll
Crispy fried tortillas rolled around seasoned chicken. A side of sour cream and guacamole.
Starter Chips and Salsa
6 oz. salsa with medium size bag of chips.
Spinach Quesadillas
Flour tortillas filled with chopped spinach, melted Monterrey Jack, and mozzarella cheese, diced onions, mushrooms, black beans, bell, and poblano peppers. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Stuffed Jalapenos
5 pieces. Five spicy jalapenos filled with cream cheese, breaded, and fried with ranch dip.
Queso con Rajas and Mushrooms
Melted Monterrey Jack cheese with roasted poblano strips and mushrooms. Server with your choice of (6) tortillas.
Breaded Shrimp
6 tasty breaded shrimp jacalito style with ranch style dipping sauce.
Starters
Soups and Salads
Tortilla Soup
Healthy flavorful broth and seasoned chicken. On side white cheese, pico de gallo, tortiilla chips, avocado and tortillas.
Menudo Soup
Served with tortillas, onions, jalapenos, cilatro and lime on the side.
Beef Soup
Comes with veggies, tortillas, and a side of rice.
Chicken Fajita Taco Salad
Served in a flour taco shell bowl with tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Chicken Soup
Comes with veggies, tortillas, and a side of rice.
Ground Beef Taco Salad
Tilapia Salad
Grilled tilapia on top of crisp lettuce, fresh tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Jerry's Light Plate
One crispy taco, chicken or beef taco meat, small fresh guacamole salad, and a small chile con queso.
Guacamole Salad
Beef Fajita Taco Salad
Served in a flour taco shell bowl with tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Shredded Chicken Taco Salad
Shrimp Salad
Five shrimp on top of crisp lettuce, fresh tomato, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.
Nachos Al Carbon - Fajita Nachos
6 pieces. Nachos topped with beans, melted cheese, grilled fajita or chicken, guacamole, and sour cream.
Bean and Cheese Nachos with Taco Meat
6 pieces. The traditional favorite, cheese, and bean nachos with beef taco style meat.
Bean and Cheese Nachos
6 pieces.
Chicken, Bean, and Cheese
6 pieces. Nachos topped with beans, melted cheese and chicken.
Shrimp Nachos
6 pieces. Nachos topped with beans, melted cheese, grilled shrimp, guacamole, and sour cream.
Special Nachos
Chalupas
Chalupas Classic Bean and Cheese
2 pieces. Classic chalupas topped with beans, melted cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. Add guacamole for an additional charge.
Taco Meat Chalupas
Classic chalupas topped with our famous beef taco meat, beans, and fresh guacamole.
Fajita Chalupas
Classic chalupas topped with savoury beef or chicken fajita meat, beans, and fresh lettuce and guacamole.
Taco Chicken Chalupas
Classic chalupas topped withour tasty shredded chicken, beans, cheese topped off with fresh lettuce, tomato and guacamole.
Carnitas Plate
Tender chunks of fried pork jacalito style. Served with rice, charros beans, pico de gallo, and guacamole salad.
Pastor Plate
Seasoned pork bits topped with a pineapple touch and special salsa. Served with avocado slices, pico de gallo, beans, rice, and 2 tortillas.
Chimichanga with Salsa Topping Choice
Crispy fried flour tortilla filled with pico de gallo, white cheese and choice of chicken or beef taco meat. Topping choice of salsa. Served with rice and beans.
Flautas
Crispily fried corn taquito stuffed with chicken and served with sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Combo Plate
One tamal, one enchilada, one crispy taco, guacamole salad, rice, and beans.
Taco Dinner
2 pieces. Two soft or crispy tacos. Served with rice and beans.
Chile Relleno
Beef, cheese or chicken in a roasted poblano pepper topped with salsa ranchera and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and 2 tortillas.
Burrito with Beef
Flour tortilla stuffed with beef, white cheese and refried beans with a choice of salsa. Served with rice.
Plato De Carne Asada
Seasoned beef bits. Served with charro beans, rice, nopalitos, guacamole salad, pico de gallo, and corn or flour tortillas.
Carne Guisada
Spiced beef cooked in jacalito style gravy sauce. Served with guacamole salad, rice, beans, and 2 tortillas.
Fajita Flautas
Crispy fried corn tortillas stuffed with fajita meat and served with sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Gorditas Plate
2 gorditas with the filling of choice. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
Burrito with Chicken
Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken, white cheese and refried beans with a choice of salsa. Served with rice.
Tamal Dinner
3 tamales topped with chile con carne gravy sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Guisado En Salsa Verde
Tender chunks of fried pork jacalito style. Served with rice, charros beans, pico de gallo, and guacamole salad.
Tacos Al Carbon
2 pieces. Flour tortillas filled with deliciously marinated fajitas. Served with frijoles a la charts, guacamole salad, and sour cream.
Calabacitas
Zucchini plate. Pork chunks with calabacitas. Served with vermicelli (fideo), beans, and com or flour tortillas.
Vegetarian Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with melted white cheese, black beans, bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and topped with a choice of salsa. Served with rice.
Chile Relleno with Shrimp
Savoury shrimp in a roasted poblano pepper topped with salsa ranchera and cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato salad, and 2 tortillas.
Plato De Chicharron
Served with rice and beans.
Tacos Plancha
2 grilled tortillas filled with taco meat and pico de gallo. Served with rice and charro beans.
El Jacalito Combo Plate
Fried or grilled tilapia and (4) fried breaded shrimp. Served with french fries and rice.
Pork Chop Dinner
Two grilled pork chops topped with a special salsa served with guacamole, salad, beans, rice, and 2 tortillas.
Fish Taco Dinner
2 tacos with seasoned grilled fish. Served with salad, rice and frijoles a la charra.
Guisado Ranchero Plate
Spiced beef cooked in a Mexican style sauce and served with guacamole salad, rice, beans, and 2 tortillas.
House Specialties
Steaks
Steak A La Mexicana
Served with rice, charro beans, guacamole salad. Topped with delicious spiced sauteed onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro.
Steak El Jacalito
Served with French fries, charro beans, and guacamole salad.
Mexican Hamburger
Jalapeno, bacon, avocado, and jack cheese.
Classic Cheeseburger
Bacon Cheeseburger
Hamburger
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Hamburgers and Sandwiches
Fajitas
Fajita Original
Grilled to savory perfection from Jose's award-winning recipe, choice of beef, chicken or a combination served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Fajita A La Parrilla
Fajita cooked with grilled onions, bell pepper, mushrooms and topped with Monterrey Jack cheese. Served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Fajita Original for Two
Grilled to savory perfection from Jose's award-winning recipe, choice beef, chicken or a combination served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 6 tortillas.
Fajita A La Mexicana
Beef, chicken and pork fajita covered with onions, tomatoes, jalapeno sausage and cilantro. Served with frijoles a la charts, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Fajita A La Parrilla for Two
Beef, chicken and pork fajita cooked with grilled onions, bell pepper, mushrooms and topped with Monterrey Jack cheese. Served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 6 tortillas.
Shrimp Fajita for Two
12 plump shrimp grilled fajita style, frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and 6 tortillas.
Shrimp Parrilla for Two
Cooked shrimp, beef and chicken fajita style with grilled onions, bell pepper and mushrooms. Served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 6 tortillas.
Shrimp Parrilla
Cooked fajita style with grilled onions, bell pepper and mushrooms. Served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Fajita Chipotle for Two
Beef or chicken covered with chipotle sauce and jack cheese. Served for two with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 6 tortillas.
Shrimp Fajita
6 plump shrimp grilled fajita style, frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and 3 tortillas.
Fajita A La Mexicana for Two
Fajita covered with onions, tomatoes, jalapeno sausage and cilantro. Served with frijoles a la charts, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 6 tortillas.
Fajita Chipotle
Beef or chicken covered with chipotle sauce and jack cheese. Served with frijoles a la charra, Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Chicken Mole
Boiled chicken topped with red mole sauce. Served with rice, beans, and 3 tortillas.
Pollo Chipotle
Chicken breast covered with chipotle sauce, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. Topped with Monterry Jack cheese. Served with Spanish rice, frijoles a la charm, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Pollo Jacalito
A charbroiled chicken breast covered with mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions sauteed. Topped with melted Monterrey Jack cheese. Served with Spanish rice, frijoles a la charra, guacamole pico de gallo, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Pollo Rachero
A charbroiled chicken breast covered with chipotle sauce, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions topped with Monterrey Jack cheese and served with Spanish rice, guacamole pico de gallo, frijoles a la charna, sour cream, and 3 tortillas.
Chicken
Seafood
Shrimp Cocktail
Tilapia Plate
Grilled tilapia lightly seasoned. Served with salad, rice, french fries, and 2 tortillas.
Camarones A La Diabla
Six jumbo shrimp collected in a Mexican style chipotle sauce. Served with frijoles a la carte, Spanish rice, guacamole, sour cream pico de gallo, and 2 tortillas.
Grilled Shrimp
Six plump shrimp grilled to perfection and cooked with sauteed mushrooms, bell peppers and onions topped with melted Monterrey Jack cheese. Served with rice, charm beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and 2 tortillas.
Shrimp A La Mexicana
Six jumbo shrimp topped with the onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, cilantro, and mushrooms sauce. Served with frijoles a la charra Spanish rice, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and 2 tortillas.
Breaded and Crispy Fried Shrimp
Crunchy plump shrimp with el jacalito house chipotle dipping sauce. Served with rice, french fries and avocado over salad.
Shrimp Brochette
Five bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese and sliced jalapenos. Served with frijoles in charm, Spanish rice, and 2 tortillas.
Cheese Enchiladas Platters
3 pieces. Topped with chile con carne sauce and melted cheddar cheese. Serve with rice and beans. Add sauce for an additional charge.
Beef Enchiladas Platter
2 pieces. Topped with chile con carne sauce and melted cheddar cheese. Serve with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Verdes Platter
2 pieces. Chicken enchiladas topped with green sauce and melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Enchiladas Suizas Platter
Chicken enchiladas topped with sour cream and melted Monterrey Jack cheese. Serve with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Rojas Platter
2 pieces. Chicken or beef enchiladas topped with ranchero sauce and melted Monterrey Jack cheese. Serve with rice and beans.
Beef Enchiladas
2 pieces. Topped with chile con carne sauce and melted cheddar cheese.
Enchiladas Bandera Platter
2 pieces. Chicken topped with green sauce, chipotle sauce, and suiza sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Chipotle Platter
2 pieces. Chicken topped with chipotle sauce and melted Monterrey Jack cheese. Serve with rice and beans.
Enchiladas De Fajita Platter
2 pieces. Beef or chicken fajita enchiladas, topped with chile con carne sauce and melted cheddar cheese. Serve with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Suizas
Chicken enchiladas topped with sour cream and melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Enchiladas Verdes
2 pieces. Chicken enchiladas topped with green sauce and melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Cheese Enchiladas
3 pieces. Topped with chile con carne sauce and melted cheddar cheese.
Mole Enchiladas
2 pieces. Chicken topped with chile mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Vegetarian Platter
2 pieces. Spinach, mushroom or poblano peppers topped with green sauce and melted monterrey jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Bandera
2 pieces. Chicken topped with green sauce, chipotle sauce, and suiza sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas De Camarones Platter
2 pieces. Shrimp. Topped with Spanish sauce, sour cream, and melted cheddar cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Mole Enchiladas Chicken
2 pieces. Topped with chile mole sauce.
Enchiladas De Fajita
2 pieces. Beef or chicken fajita enchiladas, topped with chile con carne sauce and melted cheddar cheese.
Enchiladas De Camarones
2 pieces. Shrimp. Topped with Spanish sauce, sour cream, and melted cheddar cheese.
Enchiladas Rojas
2 pieces. Chicken or beef enchiladas topped with ranchero sauce and melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Enchiladas Chipotle
2 pieces. Chicken topped with chipotle sauce and melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Enchiladas Vegetarian
2 pieces. Your choice of spinach, mushroom or poblano peppers topped with green sauce and melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Enchiladas
Tacos a la Carte
Crispy Beef Taco
Barbacoa Taco
Soft Fajita Taco
Taco Al Pastor
Soft Chicken Taco
Carne Guisada Taco
Grilled Fish Taco
Bean and Cheese Taco
Carnitas
Refried Beans
Frijoles A La Charra
Black Beans
Beans
Children's Plates
Kids Enchilada
1 piece. Comes with rice and beans.
Kids Chicken Strips
1 piece. Comes with fries.
Kids Cheeseburger
4 oz. Comes with fries.
Kids Tamal
1 piece. Comes with rice and beans.
Kids Crispy Taco
1 piece. Comes with rice and beans.
Kids Hamburger
4 oz. Comes with fries.
Kids Pancake Breakfast Plate
1 scrambled egg, 1 pancake, 1 hashbrown, and 1 bacon, or 1 sausage.
Kids Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Comes with fries.
Adults Enchilada
1 piece. Comes with rice and beans.
Adult Chicken Strips
1 piece. Comes with fries.
Adult Cheeseburger
4 oz. Comes with fries.
Adults Tamal
1 piece. Comes with rice and beans.
Adult Crispy Taco
1 piece. Comes with rice and beans.
Adult Hamburger
4 oz. Comes with fries.
Adult Pancake Breakfast Plate
1 scrambled egg, 1 pancake, 1 hashbrown, and 1 bacon, or 1 sausage.
Adult Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Comes with fries.
Adult's Plates
Side Dishes
Spanish Rice
Side Chile con Queso
Enchilada
Guacamole
French Fries
Side Chips and Salsa
6 oz. salsa with medium size bag of chips.
Bean and Cheese Chalupa
Chalupa
Sliced Avocado
Gordita
Chorizo
Plain Burrito
Flauta Chicken
Lettuce and Tomatoes
Soda
Aguas Frescas
One size, 24 oz. cup
