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233 Main Houston TX 77002

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  • Cuban, Mexican
    Mon-Thu 7am-3pm, Fri 7am-3am, Sat 6pm-3am
    $ $
    All Major Credit Cards
  • Casual
    Delivery, Kid Friendly, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Breakfast, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
    None
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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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Main Menu
Soup, Salads & More
S $4.39
L $7.25
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
crispy greens topped with chicken strips, topped with our homemade cilantro dressing
$8.50
Grilled Shrimp Salad
field greens, topped with grilled shrimp
$8.50
Nachos
your choice of delicious beef or chicken fajitas topped with refried beans, guacamole, sour cream & queso on a bed of tortilla chips
$8.50
Quesadillas
beef, chicken, cheese, shrimp or veggie
Lunch & Dinner Plates
Served With Mexican Rice, Refried Or Charro Beans, Salad & Tortillas
$8.99
1/2 Rotisserie Chicken
$8.99
Chicken Fajita
$8.99
Beef Fajita
$8.99
Carne Asada
mexican style grilled steak
$9.50
Grilled Shrimp Or Fish
with avocado
$8.99
Enchilada Plate
beef or chicken or cheese in corn tortilla
$9.50
Shrimp Enchilada
in corn tortilla
Whole $8.99
Half $6.50
Rotisserie Chicken Ala Carte
chicken only
Tortas
Mexican Style Sandwiches Served On Toasted Bolillo Bread, With Your Choice Of Meat Or Fish. Topped Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Avocado, Sour Cream & Spread Of Refried Beans
$5.99
Ropa Vieja Torta
your choice
$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
Toppings: Add $0.25 Each (cheese, Guacamole, Pico De Gallo, Sour Cream)
$2.10
Carnita / Cilantro Onions
$2.50
Ropa Vieja Taco
your choice
$2.10
Beef Fajita Taco
$2.10
Chicken Fajita Taco
$2.10
Rotisserie Chicken Taco
$2.10
Taco Al Pastor
lean pork meat in light mexican sauce served with cilantro and onions
$2.55
Grilled Shrimp Taco
with grilled onion & mixed shedded cheese
$2.55
Shrimp Tempura Taco
served with cabbage & fresh cilantro on top
$2.35
El Rey Taco (grilled Fish Taco)
served with cabbage & touch of habanero mayo
$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
House Specialties
$9.25
Ropa Vieja (old Clothes Plate)
plate of delicious shredded beef
$9.25
Rotisserie Chicken Cuban Plate
1/2 rotisserie chicken
$9.25
Havana Plate
pork pieces in a garlic lemon (mojo) sauce with red onions
$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
$7.99
Three Amigos
(your pick of three tacos, served with a side of mexican rice & charro beans) add .25 ea. for fish, shrimp or cuban tacos
$8.25
Grant Burrito
your choice of beef, chicken or pork with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream in a grand tortilla
Side Orders
$2.50
Mexican Rice Or White Rice
$2.50
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
$2.25
Cilantro Dressing
Corn (each) $1.95
Flour Or Wheat (each) $0.25
Tortillas
Desserts
$1.99
Flan
$2.95
Tres Leches
$2.95
Key Lime Pie
$2.95
Mango Pie
$1.75
Pound Cakes
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