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El Rey Taqueria
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910 Shepherd Houston, TX 77007

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  • Cuban, Mexican
    Mon-Thu 7am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 7am-10pm
    $
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash
    Casual
    Takeout
  • Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
    Accepted, Not Accepted
    Lot Available
Description

El Rey is a terrific Cuban/Mexican restaurant masquerading as a fast-food joint. Sure, you eat with plastic utensils on blue plastic cafeteria trays. And yes, the food arrives very fast, but this is anything but fast food. This stuff has soul. And flavor. Lots of flavor. A huge old-fashioned rotisserie roasts beautiful, golden-skinned chickens that turn up in soups, sandwiches, tacos and burritos -- and that also stand alone quite well, thank you. Good accompaniments, too: nicely flavored Mexican rice with good-sized chunks of carrot and deeply spiced refried beans.







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  • 2005 | Best Drive-Thru

    In the battle to rule the drive-thru, the best weapon is smoke. A rich, heavy cloud of it floats across Washington Avenue every afternoon from El Rey, a small Cuban/Mexican restaurant that attracts a fleet of loyal subjects. They come for the chicken, which is skewered and baked for hours to golden perfection. On the side, red and green salsas add a layer of punch to the meat's roasted, marinated flavor. The chicken also fills sandwiches, tacos, burritos and terrific tortilla soup garnished... More »

  • 2000 | Best Soup

    You probably wouldn't know it to look at it, but this tiny Cuban/Mexican restaurant with a drive-thru offers up the best chicken tortilla soup in the city. Walk inside, though, and you'll see the chickens rotating on the old-fashioned rotisserie, some of which, we're certain, are the base of the stock that gives El Rey's soups its extraordinary depth of flavor. With the addition of tomatoes, chilies, chunks of chicken, corn, cheese and tortilla strips, you've got a soup that for sheer... More »

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  • The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 5 Chicken Soups

    The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 5 Chicken Soups

    By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, May 18, 2012

  • Cuban Tacos: There's an App for That...Almost

    Cuban Tacos: There's an App for That...Almost

    By Jason Bargas | Thu, October 6, 2011

    Many of us find ourselves rushing between work and home on weekday evenings with little time for determining take-out options, let alone actually cooking, which is why I was so stoked to see the flyer... More »

  • King of the Drive-Thrus

    King of the Drive-Thrus

    By Dennis Abrams | Thu, May 20, 1999

    If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, well, then, it must be a duck. This rule, however, does not apply to El Rey, a terrific Cuban/Mexican restaurant masquerading as a fast-food joint. Sure, you eat with plastic utensils, and the food co... More »

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Back to TopMenu
Main Menu
Soup, Salads & More
Sm. $4.39
Chicken Tortilla Soup
delicious shredded chicken, corn, avocado, cheese, topped with toasted tortilla strips
$7.50
Taco Salad
grilled chicken or beef fajita topped with cheese, guacamole, sur cream & tomatoes
$8.25
Grilled Chicken Salad
topped with our home made cilantro dressing
$8.50
Grilled Shrimp Salad
field greens, topped with grilled shrimp
$8.50
Quesadillas
beef or chicken
$8.50
Nachos
Lg. $7.25
Our Famous (Caldotlapeno)
Side Orders
$1.50
Mexican Rice Or White Rice
$1.99
Charro Beans Or Black Beans
$2.50
Grilled Veggies
$2.50
Plantains
$2.99
Guacamole
$2.99
Chile Con Queso
$0.95
Basket of Chips
Tortillas
$2.25
Cilantro Dressing
$0.15
Corn
$0.25
Flour
Lunch & Dinner Plates
$8.99
Lunch & Dinner Plates
served with mexican rice refried or charro beans, salad & tortillas ˝ chicken rotisserie
$8.99
Chicken Fajita
$8.99
Beef Fajita
$8.99
Carne Asada
mexican style grilled steak
$9.50
Grilled Shrimp Or Fish
$7.99
Enchilada Plate
beef, chicken in corn tortilla
$8.99
Shrimp Enchilada
Whole $8.99
Half $6.50
Rotisserie Chicken
a la carte
From Our Cuban Menu
$9.25
Ropa Vieja Plate
plate of delicious shredded beef served with white rice, black beans & plantains
$9.25
Rotisserie Chicken Cuban Plate
1/2 rotisserie chicken serve with white rice, black beans & plantains
$9.25
Havana Plate
pork pieces in garlic lemon sauce (mojo) with red onions & pepperst
Tortas
27 Mexican Style Sandwiches Served On Toasted Bolillo Bread. Your Choice Of Meat Or Fish, Topped With Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado & A Light Touch Of Sour Cream.
$5.99
Ropa Vieja Torta
shredded beef "cuban style"
$5.99
Beef Fajita Torta
$5.99
Chicken Fajita Torta
$5.99
Rotisserie Chicken Torta
$5.99
Al Pastor Torta
lean pork mead in light mexican sauce
$6.25
Shrimp Tempura Torta
green & purple cabbage with a touch of cilantro sauce
$6.25
Grilled Fish Torta
white fish, green & purple cabbage with a touch of cilantro sauce
$5.50
Grilled Shrimp Torta
$5.99
Tejano Torta
rotisserie chicken, guacamole, swiss cheese with chipotle sauce
$5.99
Torta Diablo
han & swiss cheese, tomato, onion, avocado, jalapeńo & mustard
$5.99
Veggie Torta
a combo of grilled zucchini, squash & onion with a spread of chipotle sauce & beans
Tacos
All Tacos Are Topped with Lettuce & Tomato Or Cilantro Sauce & Onions. Toppings Add .25 Each (Cheese, Guacamole, Sour Cream)
$2.10
Carnita Taco
lean pork mead with cilantro sauce
$2.50
Ropa Vieja Taco
shredded beef "cuban" style
$2.10
Beef Fajita Taco
$2.10
Chicken Fajita Taco
$2.10
Rotisserie Chicken Taco
$2.10
Taco Al Pastor
lean pork mead with mexican sauce
$2.55
Grilled Shrimp Taco
with grilled onion & mixed shedded cheese
$2.55
Shrimp Tempura Taco
with a touch of our cilantro sauce
$2.35
El Rey Taco (Grilled Fish)
with a touch of habana style
$2.55
Cuban Taco
beef or grilled fajita, black beans, plantains, with a touch of sour cream
$2.10
Veggie Taco
a combo of grilled zucchini, squash & onion with a spread of beans
Desserts
$1.75
Pound Cakes
$2.95
Flan
cuban custard recipe
$2.95
Tres Leches
$2.95
Key Lime Pie
$2.95
Mango Pie
House Specialties
$6.25
Cuban Sandwich
ham, roasted pork, swiss cheese & picides, served on toasted fresh bread
$6.25
Steak Sandwich
steak on a bed of julian potatoes with grilled onion, served on toasted fresh bread, mimi style
$6.25
Hot Acapulco Sandwich
rotisserie chicken, onion sauce, pinto beans, cheddar cheese on a toasted fresh bread
$8.99
Ceviche "El Rey"
a delicate white fish marinated in lime juice with pico de gallo & fresh mangos, surrounded by a crown of toasted chips
Special Combinations
$8.25
Summer Special
three delicious shrimp tacos in corn tortillas with cilantro, tomatoes, avocado & fresh pieces of mango with a side order of black beans
$6.99
Special Ropa Vieja
three shredded beef "cuban style" tacos, cilantro sauce, cute slaw & pico de gallo
$7.99
Three Amigos
your pick of three tacos, served with a sitle rice and beans) add .25 for fish or shrimp
$8.25
Grant Burrito
your choice of beef, chicken or pork with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream in a grand tortilla

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