Our Menu
Appetizers

Queso Dip (6 oz)
$7.00
White melted cheese, served with two flour tortillas or tortilla chips

Queso Fundido (8 oz)
$12.00
White melted cheese, topped with smoky chorizo & pico de gallo, served with three flour tortillas or tortilla chips

Shrimp Aguachile
$13.00
Mexican ceviche, made with gulf shrimp, chile & cilantro cold broth, garnished with cucumbers, garlic chives & lime pickled red onions, served with three tostadas

Cartelote
$7.00
Corn on the cob, topped with chile morita aioli and cilantro aioli, queso fresco and Aleppo chili flakes

Bean Dip (6 oz)
$6.00
Refried black beans blended with pork & sofrito, topped with queso fresco, served with tortilla chips

Guacamole (6 oz)
$8.00
Freshly made with hass avocados, pico de gallo & jalapeños, served with tortilla chips

Chicharron Salsa (6 oz)
$6.00
Light spicy pork crackling salsa, served with tortilla chips
Chips & Salsa
$2.00
Refill

Chicken Tortilla Soup
$11.00
Shredded chicken breast, cor kernels topped with sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortilla strips (totopos)
Salsas
All Salsas are housemade using only the freshest ingredients.

Salsa Del Patron
$0.50/2oz
Chile Morita & Chile Serrano tatemado, crushed on stone mortar with onions

Salsa Brava
$0.50/2oz
Finely sliced onions & jalapenos, pickled in lime juice, blended arbol & oregano . Owner's favorite! She recommends trying it with Birria tacos.

Salsa Verde
$0.50/2oz
Tomatillo, avocado, romaine lettuce, onion & garlic
Tacos
3 Tacos per order Mix and Match
$14.00
All tacos served on 4.5" corn tortillas. Flour tortillas and hard shell available upon request.

Make It "Del Cartel" Style
$3.00
Topped with guacamole & melted cheese, served with charro beans +
Extra Taco
$4.70

Combo Cartel
$3.00
Fries and melted cheese on top & charro beans +

Pastor
Chiles marinated pork served with onions and cilantro & sliced fresh pineapple

Carnitas
Braised pork served with onions, cilantro, salsa verde and chicharron sauce

Carne Asada
Charcoal grilled flank steak served with onions, cilantro and salsa verde

Brisket
Braised brisket, served with onions, cilantro and salsa verde

Tofu Tostada
A crispy, deep fried flat tortilla with guacamole, chile rubbed and stewed tofu, served with pico de gallo

Fish
Battered deep fried catfish, served with shredded cabbage and piquillo aioli

Shrimp
Battered deep fried gulf shrimp, served with peach onions & cilantro, and chile morita aioli

Chicken Tinga
Shredded chicken in tomato and chipotle sauce, served with pico de gallo and romano cheese

Mushroom Taco (Lakeview Harbor’s mushroom homage)
Deep fried crispy local mushrooms, served with cilantro garlic aioli, piquillo aioli and pico de gallo
Americano
Ground beef served with pico de gallo and romano cheese, available on hard shell or soft tortilla

Birria Tacos
$3.00
$15.00
(3) 6" Chile adobo stewed beef short rib tacos stuffed with chihuahua & mozzarella cheese, topped with onions & cilantro, served with chile adobo broth
Single Birria Taco
$5.00
6" Chile adobo stewed beef short rib tacos stuffed with chihuahua & mozzarella cheese, topped with onions & cilantro, served with chile adobo broth
Fajitas

Fajitas
All Fajitas come served on hot skillet with sauteed onion and bell peppers. Accompanied with 3 flour tortillas, your choice of charro beans, refried black beans or vegetarian black beans, rice, pico de gallo and sour cream

Steak
$22.00
Charcoal grilled Skirt Steak (Certified Black Angus) 8 oz

Chicken
$19.00
Charcoal grilled chicken breast. 8 oz

Shrimp
$22.00
Gulf shrimp, garlic sauteed with chili oil 8 oz

Combo Fajita
$25.00
Mix & match up to three proteins (Steak, Chicken and /or Shrimp)
Veggie
$16.00
Sautéed yellow onion, bell pepper &
button mushroom
(vegan= please notify server)
Entrees

Taco Bowl
$11.50/Veggie & Ground Beef
$13.00/Fish & Shrimp & Chicken
$13.50/Steak & Pastor
Spring Mix tossed with oil & red wine vinegar, pico de gallo, corn kernels, Romano cheese & charro beans, topped with sour cream, guacamole & tortilla chips

Cali Burrito
$16.00
Your choice of meat, stuffed with charro beans, rice, melted cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, fries, onions, five house aioli, topped with melted cheese, served with side of fries topped with two house aioli - Pastor / Carnitas / Steak / Brisket / Shredded Chicken Tinga / Ground Beef / Fried Shrimp / Fried Fish / Fried Mushroom / Chile Rubbed Tofu | Double the Meat $4 / Make it Chimichanga style

Del Cartel Fries
$14.00
Fries topped with charcoal grilled flank steak, melted cheese, guacamole, sour cream, house aioli & pico de gallo -Make it Nachos Style

Quesadillas
$1.00/Veggie - Ground Beef
$2.50/Steak, Chicken or Pork
$3.00/Seafood
$12.00/Cheese
Stuffed with chihuahua & mozzarella cheese, grilled to perfection. Choice of Protein +
Kids Menu

Chicken Tenders & Fries
$8.99
Deep Fried Chicken Breast. Side Fries

Cheese Quesadilla w/ Fries
$7.00
6'' Tortilla Sandwiched With Chihuahua & Mozzarella Cheese. Side Fries

Kids Americano Tacos
$8.99
(2) Ground Beef Tacos On Hard Shell, Topped With Romano Cheese. Side Fry
Sides
Fries
$3.50
Seasoned with salt
Yellow Rice (6 oz)
$3.50
Housemade yellow rice, steamed in chicken broth with sofrito
Refried Black Beans (6 oz)
$4.50
Housemade creamy black beans blended with bacon & sofrito, topped with queso fresco
Charro Beans (6 oz)
$4.50
Housemade stewed pinto beans cooked "Cowboy Style" with bacon & sofrito, topped with queso fresco
Desserts

Oreo Dream
$8.00
Oreo Crumbles & cream cheese blended to perfection, served with graham cracker crumbs, topped with whipped cream and oreo crumbles

Tres Leches
$9.00
Sponge cake soaked in condensed milk, evaporated milk & heavy cream, topped with whipped cream, cinnamon & a caramel drizzle
Churros Reloaded served with Ice Cream
$12.00
Cinnamon & sugar tossed churros, topped with ice cream, chocolate sauce & a caramel drizzle
Trays
Cartel Tray
$67.00
15 Tacos up to 3 flavors
Patron Tray
$110.00
25 Tacos up to 5 flavors
Monday - Friday 11am-3pm
Lunch Specials Menu
Monday - Friday 11am-3pm

Lunch Special Enchiladas + Fountain Drink/Tea
$10.99
Lunch Special, Two Enchiladas (Shredded Chicken Tinga, Ground Beef or Cheese) topped with salsa roja & sour cream served with yellow rice and your choice of beans. Charro, Refried Black Bean or Vegetarian Black Bean ($1 Soda/Tea Refill)

3 Tacos + fries topped with melted cheese + Charro Beans + Fountain Drink/Iced Tea
•Chicken Tinga-Shredded Chicken stewed in tomato & chipotle sauce, topped with romano cheese & pico de gallo•Ground Beef-(Soft or Hard Shell) topped with romano cheese & pico de gallo•Carnitas-Braised pork, topped with onions, cilantro & salsa verde•Pastor-Chilies marinated pork, topped with onions, cilantro & pineapple•Mushroom-Button mushrooms battered & fried crispy, topped with pico de gallo, garlic-cilantro aioli & chile piquillo aioli•Tofu tostada, crumbled chile rubbed tofu, guacamole & pico de gallo ($1 Soda/Tea Refill)

Lunch Special Mexi Burger + Fountain Drink/Iced Tea
$13.99
¼ pound lean ground beef, mexijam (our version of bacon-onion jam), fried egg, tempura avocado, lettuce, tomato, fresh jalapeño, garlic cilantro and chile morita aioli, served with fries topped with aioli -Substitute Grilled Chicken Breast ($1 Soda/Tea Refill)
Saturday and Sunday 11:00am-3:00pm
Brunch Food Menu
Saturday and Sunday 10:30am-3pm

Mini Birria Breakfast
$13.99
Three mini folded golden corn tortillas stuffed with slow braised beef short ribs and chihuahua cheese, topped with onions & cilantro, served with two eggs any style, sliced avocado and chile adobo broth

Tamale
$13.99
Housemade Deep fried Tamale, stuffed with chicharrón & braised pork, salsa verde, sour cream drizzle, Two eggs any style, pico de gallo and sliced avocado

Waffle & Chicken
$11.99
Classic Belgian style waffle, fried chicken strips tossed in a spicy maple syrup, topped with shredded cabbage

Avocado toast
$9.99
Avocado topped on White or Wheat toast, two eggs any style, 3 slices bacon and sliced tomato

Cartel Breakfast Burrito
$13.99
Cheese wrapped tortilla, stuffed with shredded chicken tinga, refried pinto beans, scrambled eggs, pico de gallo, guacamole. Topped with salsa ranchera, sour cream, romano cheese and jalapeños

Huevos Rancheros Divordiados
$13.99
Two eggs (cooked your way) topped with salsa ranchera, salsa verde, refried pinto beans, guajillo pepper & garlic-sautéed red potatoes, sliced avocado. served with two corn tortillas

Taquitos Dorados
$13.99
Three folded golden corn tortillas stuffed with chihuahua cheese, mashed potatoes and chorizo, topped with two eggs (cooked your way), avocado, pico de gallo, and romano cheese

Authentic Chilaquiles (Chee-lah-KEE-less)
$8.99
Two fried eggs, pan fried fresh corn tortillas, serrano pepper salsa, crema, sliced avocado, cilantro
Churros & Chocolate
$7.99
Our famous Bavarian filled churros tossed in cinnamon & sugar, served with strawberries, and hot Belgian chocolate to dip or to drink!
Lil' Brunchito
$5.99
two eggs any style, one slice bacon, side fries
Brunch Drink Specials
Saturday and Sunday 10:30am-3pm
Bottomless Mimosa
$15.00
Brut and Orange Juice, refills till 3:30
Tequila Sunrise
$5.00
Silver Tequila, orange juice and grenadine

Paloma
$5.00
Silver Tequila, lime juice, Jarritos Grapefruit soda, tajin rim

Bloody Maria
$5.00
Silver Tequila, bloody mary mix, olive juice, worcestershire, spicy beans, olives and lime

Bloody Mary
$5.00
Vodka, bloody mary mix, olive juice, worcestershire, spicy beans, olives and lime

Buenos Dias Margarita
$10.00
Silver Tequila, Orange Liquor, Agua Fresca,
Lime juice