El Cid

Mexican restaurant, 2645 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL

VeganScore 30

Menu

Mains

• Carne al Carbon — Grilled skirt steak served with corn or flour tortillas.
• Tampiquena — Grilled skirt steak served with guacamole and two cheese enchiladas, served with corn or flour tortillas.
• Bistec a la Mexicana — Strips of skirt steak mixed with sautéed onions, tomatoes, and hot peppers, served with corn or flour tortillas.
• Fajitas — Your choice of skirt steak, chicken, or shrimp grilled with onions, green peppers, and tomatoes, served with corn or flour tortillas.
• Chiles Rellenos — Cheese stuffed poblano peppers, dipped in egg and fried until golden.
• Enchiladas Suizas — Corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken, steak, cheese, or sweet plantains (vegetarian delight) and smothered with a mild mole, tomatillo or red hot sauce and topped with cheese.
• Flautas Dinner (3) — Choice of three - steak, chicken, potato, black beans, or cheese, loaded on corn tortillas, rolled, and deep fried.
• Camarones Rellenos (4 Stuffed Shrimp) — Five jumbo shrimp stuffed with cheese and wrapped with ham and bacon.
• Huachinango a la Veracruz — Red Snapper Veracruz style made with rich tomato sauce that includes red peppers and olives.
• Guisado de Puerco — A rich tomatillo based stew loaded with chunks of savory pork and potatoes, served with corn or flour tortillas.

Starters

• Guacamole — Our own recipe made daily with a smooth blend of sunny avocado, garden fresh tomatoes, cilantro, and sweet onions. Vegan
• Black Bean Salad Vegan
• Spicy Avocado Salad Vegan
• Papa Rellena — Homemade whipped potatoes filled with beef or rice and cheese, fried until golden brown.
• Mini Vegetarian Chimichangas (3) — Three deep fried mini burritos filled with beans, rice, cheese, and our famous pico de gallo, served with guacamole and sour cream.
• Queso Fundido — Melted chihuahua cheese fondue, served with warm tortillas.
• Nachos — Homemade crisp tortillas topped with refried beans, melted cheese, guacamole, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and sour cream.
• Quesadilla Grande (3) — Three large flour tortillas topped with cheese, green peppers and onions.
• Empanada (3) — Choice of beef, chicken, or veggies.
• Tamal — Homemade corn masa stuffed with your choice of pork, chicken, or cheese and cactus. Our tamales are steamed in corn husk!
• Tostada de Ceviche de Camaron — This tangy shrimp ceviche is topped with guacamole and served on a crispy corn tortilla.
• Black Bean Soup
• Caldo de Res — Homemade beef soup.
• Caldo de Pollo — Homemade chicken soup.
• Taco Salad

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