Our Menu
Appetizers
Queso Dip (6 oz)
$7.00
White melted cheese, served with two flour tortillas or tortilla chips
Choriqueso (8 oz)
$10.00
White melted cheese, topped with smoky chorizo & pico de gallo, served with three flour tortillas or tortilla chips
Guacamole (6 oz)
$8.00
Freshly made with hass avocados, pico de gallo & jalapeños, served with tortilla chips
Bean Dip (6 oz)
$6.00
Refried black beans blended with pork & sofrito, topped with queso fresco, served with tortilla chips
Chicken Tortilla Soup
$10.00
Shredded chicken breast, cor kernels topped with sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortilla strips (totopos)
Cartelote
$5.00
Corn on the cob, topped with chile morita aioli and cilantro aioli, queso fresco and Aleppo chili flakes
Chicharron Salsa (6 oz)
$3.00
Light spicy pork crackling salsa, served with tortilla chips
Chips & Salsa
$2.00
Refill
Tamale
$8.00
Masa harina & chicharrón dough, stuffed with carnitas, deep fried served over salsa verde, garnished with queso fresco
Shrimp Aguachile
$12.00
Mexican ceviche, made with gulf shrimp, chile & cilantro cold broth, garnished with cucumbers, garlic chives & lime pickled red onions, served with three tostadas
Shrimp Cocktail
$15.00
Chilled jumbo gulf shrimp tossed with spicy tomato juice, clamato juice & lime juice, topped with pico de gallo & avocado, served with (2) tostadas
Salsas
*All of our salsas* All of our salsas are made in house with fresh ingredients and are available upon request with any entrée
Salsa Del Patron
Chile Morita & Chile Serrano tatemado, crushed on stone mortar with onions
Salsa Brava
Finely sliced onions & jalapenos, pickled in lime juice, blended arbol & oregano . Owner's favorite! She recommends trying it with Birria tacos.
Salsa Verde
Tomatillo, avocado, romaine lettuce, onion & garlic
Salsa De Arbol
Charcoal pineapple, chile de arbol and onions, crushed on stone mortar
Tacos
3 Tacos per order Mix and Match
$13.99
All tacos served served on corn tortillas. Flour tortillas available upon request.
Make It "Del Cartel" Style
$15.99
3 Mix and Match Tacos topped with guacamole & melted cheese, served with charro beans
Extra Taco
$4.70
Combo Cartel
$15.99
3 tacos + fries and melted cheese on top & charro beans
Pastor
Chiles marinated pork served with onions and cilantro, guacamole and sliced fresh pineapple
Carnitas
Braised pork in pork lard, served with onions, cilantro, salsa verde and chicharron sauce
Carne Asada
Charcoal grilled flank steak served with onions, cilantro and guacamole
Brisket
Braised brisket, served with onions, cilantro and salsa verde
Tofu Tostada
A crispy, deep fried flat tortilla with chile rub and stew 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
Ground Beef
Served with pico de gallo and romano cheese, available on hard shell or soft tortilla
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
$22.99
Charcoal grilled Skirt Steak (Certified Black Angus) 8 oz
Chicken
$18.99
Charcoal grilled chicken breast. 8 oz
Shrimp
$22.99
Gulf shrimp, garlic sauteed with chili oil 8 oz
Combo Fajita
$24.99
Mix & match up to three proteins (Steak, Chicken and /or Shrimp)
Veggie
$16.99
Sautéed yellow onion, bell pepper &
button mushroom
(vegan= please notify server)
Entrees
Birria Tacos
$13.99
(3) Chile adobo stewed beef short rib tacos stuffed with chihuahua & mozzarella cheese, topped with onions & cilantro, served with chile broth
Taco Bowl
$10.99/Veggie
Spring Mix tossed with oil & red wine vinegar, pico de gallo, corn kernels, Romano cheese & charro beans, topped with sour cream, guacamole & tortilla chips / Steak $12.99 / Grilled Chicken $11.99 / Fried Shrimp $12.99 / Ground Beef $11.99
Cali Burrito
$15.99
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 $3
Del Cartel Fries
$13.99
Fries topped with charcoal grilled flank steak, melted cheese, guacamole, sour cream, house aioli & pico de gallo -Make it Surf & Turf 3.00
Quesadillas
$10.99/Cheese
$11.99/Shredded Chicken Tinga
$11.99/Ground Beef
$12.99/Fried Shrimp
$12.99/Steak
Stuffed with chihuahua & mozzarella cheese, grilled to perfection.
Mexi-Burger
$15.99
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
Kids Menu
Chicken Tenders & Fries
$8.99
Cheese Quesadilla w/ Fries
$7.99
2 Ground Beef Taco & Fries
$8.99
Sides
Yellow Rice (6 oz)
$3.00
Housemade yellow rice, steamed in chicken broth with sofrito
Charro Beans (6 oz)
$4.50
Housemade stewed pinto beans cooked "Cowboy Style" with bacon & sofrito, topped with queso fresco
Fries
$3.00
Seasoned with salt
Vegetarian Black Beans (6 oz)
$3.50
Housemade black beans stewed with sofrito, topped with queso fresco (vegan, ask for no queso fresco)
Refried Black Beans (6 oz)
$3.50
Housemade creamy black beans blended with bacon & sofrito, topped with queso fresco
Desserts
Oreo Dream
$7.00
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
Choco Flan
$9.00
Two delicious layers in one cake, chocolate cake & flan, topped with 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
$49.99
15 Tacos up to 3 flavors
Patron Tray
$81.99
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, served with yellow rice and your choice of beans. Charro, Refried Black Bean or Vegetarian Black Bean ($1 Soda/Tea Refill)
Lunch Special Fajita + Fountain Drink/Tea
$11.99
Lunch Special, Chicken and/or Steak Fajita, served on a hot skillet with sautéed onions and bell peppers. Accompanied with three flour tortillas, yellow rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, 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
$13.99
•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
Saturday and Sunday 10:30am-3:00pm
Brunch Food Menu
Saturday and Sunday 10:30am-3pm
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
Cartel Breakfast Burrito
$14.99
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
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
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
Authentic Chilaquiles (Chee-lah-KEE-less)
$8.99
Scrambled eggs, fried fresh corn tortillas, serrano pepper salsa, avocado, queso fresco
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