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Our Menu

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Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Appetizers

Aperitivos

Chicken Nachos
$15.99

Chips topped with cheese dip, lettuce, refried beans, pico de gallo, jalapeño, and cream.

Steak Nachos
$17.99

Chips topped with cheese dip, lettuce, refried beans, pico de gallo, jalapeño, and cream.

Papas Locas
$8.99

Fries, mayonnaise, ketchup, Picamas hot sauce, and fresh cheese.

Carne Asada Fries
$15.99

Steak strips served over fries, black beans, cheese dip, cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole.

Garnachas Chapinas
$13.99

Three deep-fried corn tortillas with shredded beef, red sauce, escabeche, and cheese.

Empanadas Guatemaltecas
$15.99

Chicken & potato mix cheese / vegetables / picado • Salsa Ranchera | Queso Fresco | Cream & Sour Cream

Dips

All served with tortilla chips.

Guacamole
$10.99
Queso
$10.99
Choriqueso
$12.99

Wings

Wings

6 pcs $9.99 | 12 pcs $18.99 • Mango habanero | Buffalo | BBQ | House Seasoning

Caldos

Soups

Caldo de Gallina
$20.99

Original Guatemalan soup accompanied by vegetables, rice, and tortillas.

Caldo de Pata
$20.99

Cow feet soup, vegetables, rice, and tortillas.

Carne Guisada
$20.99

Original Guatemalan flavor, served with potatoes, carrot, side of rice, and tortillas.

Sides

French Fries
$4.99
House Salad
$4.99

Machete

Choice of protein, cheese, onions, cilantro. Served with house salad & rice.

Carnitas
$17.99
Pollo
$16.99
Birria
$18.99
Asada
$18.99
Al Pastor
$17.99
Shrimp
$19.99

Quesadillas

Choice of protein, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream.

Chicken
$14.99
Carnitas
$16.99
Al Pastor
$17.99
Asada
$18.99
Barbacoa
$18.99
Shrimp
$19.99

Mariscos

Seafood

Camarones Zarandeados
$21.99

Marinated grilled shrimp served with house salad, and side of rice.

Shrimp Ceviche
$18.99

Shrimp, cucumber, tomato, onion, cilantro, and Serrano pepper all chopped and mixed together.

Tostada
$9.99

Shrimp, cucumber, tomato, onion, cilantro, and Serrano pepper all chopped and mixed together.

Aguachile
$20.99

Verde | Rojo | Negro • Shrimp with onions, cucumbers, & avocados.

Mojarra Frita
$21.99

Fried whole tilapia served with rice, black beans, and a house salad.

Entrees

Molcajete El Quetzal
$28.99

Ribeye, shrimp, grilled chicken, chorizo, onions, jalapeño, and cactus all grilled to perfection surrounding a pool of our green sauce, served rice, and refried beans.

Fajitas

Chicken $17.99 | Steak $19.99 | All Three $22.99 • Sautéed onions, red pepper, green peppers, jalapeño, and tomatoes, served with rice & refried beans.

Tiras de Pollo
$18.99

Chicken bathed in a chipotle mayo cheese dip, served with rice, refried beans, and pico de gallo.

Pechuga al Limón
$17.99

Chicken breast marinated with lime dressing, served with rice, refried beans, and a salad.

Churrasco
$24.99

Grilled steak, w/chorizo Guatemalteco, served w/ rice, black beans, cebollines, jalapeño, and salad.

Carne Asada
$21.99

Marinated ribeye steak, grilled and served with rice, refried beans, grilled jalapeño, and salad with pico de gallo.

Quesabirria
$18.99

Braised beef tacos with cheese, cilantro, and onions, served with birria consommé (broth) and a side of rice.

Guatemalan-Style Tamales
$14.99

Chicken | Pork | Vegetables • Choose 2 tamales served with picado & rice.

A.C.P

Choice of protein, rice, grilled onions, poblano peppers, & queso dip.

Chicken
$14.99
Carnitas
$16.99
Al Pastor
$17.99
Asada
$18.99
Barbacoa
$18.99
Shrimp
$19.99

Specialty Burritos

Burrito El Quetzal
$18.99

Flour tortilla filled with chicken, beef, black beans, grilled vegetables, pico de gallo, cheese dip, and our green salsa, served with a side of rice.

Burrito Campechano
$16.99

Flour tortilla filled with steak, chorizo, rice, refried beans, grilled onions, cheese dip, pico de gallo, avocado, and jalapeño.

Burritos/Bowls

Choice of protein, rice, beans, pico de gallo, mixed greens, & shredded cheese and cream.

Chicken
$14.99
Carnitas
$16.99
Al Pastor
$17.99
Asada
$18.99
Barbacoa
$18.99
Shrimp
$19.99

Enchiladas

Enchiladas Rojas
$15.99

Chicken enchiladas topped with red salsa with cheese and cream.

Enchiladas Verdes
$15.99

Chicken enchiladas topped with green salsa and cheese and cream.

Tacos

Made with corn tortilla, individually sold.

Pollo
$2.99
Carnitas
$2.99
Asada
$3.99
Barbacoa
$3.99
Shrimp
$4.49

Tortas

Choice of protein, served on Mexican Telera bread, refried beans, chipotle mayo, cheese, lettuce, avocado, onions, tomato, jalapeños.

Carnitas (Slow Cooked Pork)
$15.99
Pollo Adobado
$15.99
Al Pastor
$16.99
Campechana (Ribeye/Chorizo)
$16.99
Birria
$17.99
Cubana (Ribeye, Ham, Salchicha, Chorizo, Fried Egg)
$18.99
Asada
$18.99

Menu

Breakfast Burrito
$14.99

Scrambled eggs, sausage, black beans, pico de gallo, rice, mixed shredded cheese and side hash brownsy.

Breakfast El Paisano
$15.99

2 eggs your way, chorizo, black beans, onions, cilantro, queso fresco, cream, plantains, salsa ranchera and hand-made corn tortillas.

The Quetzal Combo
$15.99

2 eggs your way, bacon, French toast or pancakes, side fresh cut fruit and chef's maple syrup.

Steak N' Eggs Al Quetzal
$15.99

Rib-eye steak, 2 eggs your way, rice, black beans, queso fresco, cream, salsa ranchera and hand-made corn tortillas.

Side Eggs
$2.00
Morning Plate
$13.99

2 eggs your way, fruit or hash browns, bacon, toast, and fresh strawberry jam.

Huevos Rancheros
$14.99

2 eggs your way, black beans, queso fresco, cream, plantains, salsa ranchera and hand-made corn tortillas.

Guatemalan Omelette
$15.99

Bell peppers, onions, chorizo, avocado, tomato, queso fresco, salsa ranchera and side hash browns.

Fried Plantains
$6.99

Platanos maduros, fritos and crema fresca.

French Toast
$10.99

Cinnamon and egg, custard, maple syrup, fresh berries and powdered sugar.

El Quetzal Traditional
$15.99

Scrambled eggs with Guatemalan-style, chorizo, onions, tomato, salsa ranchera, fried plantains, black beans, queso fresco and hand-made corn tortillas.

Daily Pancakes
$10.99

Fresh berries, powdered sugar and chef's maple syrup.

Breakfast Sandwich
$13.99

2 fried egg, bacon, shredded cheese, mayo and side hash browns on white bread.

Breakfast El Paisano
$15.99

2 eggs your way, chorizo, black beans, onions, cilantro, queso fresco, cream, plantains, salsa ranchera and hand-made corn tortillas.

Catering Packages

Fajita Bar

Your choice of meat, rice, beans, lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, shredded cheese, hard taco, flour tortilla, and salsa.

Taco Bar

Your choice of meat, rice, beans, lettuce, shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, hard tacos, soft shelf tortillas, and salsa.

Shrimp Fajita Bar

Your choice of meat, rice, beans, lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, shredded cheese, hard taco, flour tortilla, and salsa.

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