Cafe El Tapatio Menu

Cafe El Tapatio, located in Chicago's Roscoe Village, offers a vibrant mix of authentic Mexican cuisine in a festive setting. With a sprawling outdoor patio, this Latinx-owned establishment is perfect for summer dining, complete with dog-friendly seating. Known for their flavorful Al pastor tacos, enchiladas, and steak tacos, the menu also boasts a variety of vegan and vegetarian options. The homemade sangria packs a punch, while the churros with guava sauce from Churro Parlor are a must-try. The attentive service, generous portions, and lively atmosphere make Cafe El Tapatio an ideal spot for gatherings with friends or celebrations. Whether you're in the mood for street tacos, tortas, or innovative dishes like the quesabirria, this restaurant delivers a delicious dining experience with a touch of southern flair.

Appetizers / Botanas

Guacamole

Avocado spiked with fresh lime juice, pico de gallo. Add jícama and mango chunks for an additional price.

$11.95

Papas Primavera

House-seasoned potatoes topped with cilantro chimichurri. Gordas. Add chorizo and cheese for an additional price.

$8.95

Taquitos De Tinga De Pollo

Crispy rolled corn tortillas stuffed with pulled chicken tinga. Topped with queso fresco and crema. Served with salad cruda.

$11.95

Quesadillas Don Jose

Corn tortillas stuffed with queso chihuahua, grilled onions, frijoles, and Jalapeño rajas. Served with salsa cruda.

$10.95

Empanadas

Turnovers stuffed with choice of camarón (shrimp, poblano rajas, queso Chihuahua), picadillo (beef, raisins, rice) or espinaca (baby spinach & queso de cabra).

$9.95

Elotes De La Calle

Roasted corn on the cob, ancho chile crema, queso fresco, butter and chile powder.

$7.95

Nachos

Crispy tortilla chips smothered with beans, salsa dulce, melted Chihuahua cheese, crema.

$12.95

Queso De Cabra Ranchero

Warm, creamy goat cheese in spicy salsa ranchera. Served with fire-grilled garlic toast.

$11.95

Queso Fundido

Melted creamy chihuahua cheese topped with your choice of chorizo or rajas poblanas and with tortillas.

$11.95

Panela

Slices of seared queso panela topped with roasted tomato & poblano, drizzled with ancho chile balsamic sauce and sprinkled with Mexican oregano.

$10.95

Camarones Juanita

Pan-tossed shrimp with Chile de árbol flakes, Chile guajillo salsa, garlic, and lime. Served with fired grilled toast.

$16.95

Ceviche

Citrus spiked tilapia or shrimp with pico de gallo, olive oil, and sea salt, served with saltine crackers. These items cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness. Raw.

$14.95

Coctel De Camarón

Chilled shrimp in house-made spicy cocktail sauce, pico de Gallo, and avocado chunks. Served parfait style with saltine crackers.

$14.95

Revoltijo

Flash-fried plantain topped with carne asada, poblano rajas, mushrooms, and chopped onion. Topped with queso Chihuahua au gratin.

$15.95

Ben Aquí

Beef hash layered with poblano rajas, ranchero sauce and Chihuahua cheese au gratin.

$12.95

Quesabirrias

()Poached beef (multi-cuts) in a chile herbed broth, nestled in a ancho chile seared corn quesadilla. Served with broth, cilantro and onion.

$15.95

Caldo De Pollo

Choose between poached chicken breast or thigh, simmered in a broth with crunchy vegetables and leeks. Served with rice and tortillas.

$14.95

Caldo De Res

Braised beef short ribs, crunchy vegetables, leeks, and cilantro broth. Served with rice and tortillas.

$16.95

Caldo De Camarón

Rich guajillo pepper broth, chunks of carrot, and potato with gulf shrimp. Served with rice and tortillas.

$18.95

Azteca

Tapatio's original tortilla chicken soup tastefully simmered with chipotle pepper and topped with queso Chihuahua and avocado slices. Served with rice.

$8.95

Crema Poblana

Cream of roasted poblano peppers. Topped with tortilla chips, and poblano rajas.

$7.95

Soups / Sopas

Salads / Ensaladas

El Burro Bowl

Romaine, roasted corn, black beans, poblano rice, pico de gallo, avocado, queso fresco and choice of protein (pulled chicken, carnitas, ground beef, pastor, steak for an additional price). Served in a burrito bowl with ancho aioli.

$16.95

Jícama Salad

Mixed greens, fresh jícama, tomatoes, cucumber, red and white onion, all served with freshly squeezed lime juice chopped cilantro and olive oil. Add protein salmon, steak, and chicken for an additional price.

$9.95

Espinaca Salad

Baby spinach, creamy goat cheese, toasted sesame, applewood bacon, and sliced pear. Served with chipotle balsamic vinaigrette.

$9.95

El Cesar

Romaine, chargrilled chicken breast, corn tortilla strips, queso añejo, creamy chipotle Caesar dressing.

$14.95

Arrachera X

Charbroiled skirt steak marinated with x lager beer and garlic. Topped with spanish onions and poblano rajas. Served with nopalitos, frijoles de la olla and guacamole. These items cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness. Raw.

$30.95

Carne Asada

Charbroiled skirt steak topped with grilled Spanish onions and poblano rajas. Served with a cheese enchilada tapatia, rice, beans, and with tortillas. These items cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness. Raw.

$30.95

Asada Frites

Charbroiled marinated skirt steak topped with grilled onions and poblano rajas. Served with house potatoes, cilantro chimichurri and jicama salad. These items cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness. Raw.

$30.95

Costillas De Res En Tomatillo

Tender beef short ribs off the bone, simmered with potato in tomatillo salsa verde. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

$26.95

Pechuga Bandera

Charbroiled chicken breast topped with roasted tomato, poblano rajas, and creamy goat cheese. Served with arroz verde and esquites de calabaza.

$18.95

Pollo En Mole De Reyna

Your choice of chicken breast or thigh, topped with our complex mole poblano. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$20.95

La Flaca

Adobo rubbed charbroiled chicken breast on a bed of sautéed baby spinach served with roasted seasonal vegetables, queso panela, and ancho crema.

$18.95

Pechuga Tapatia

Pechuga tapatia chicken breast tossed with mushrooms, garlic, and onion. Topped with salsa verde, melted Chihuahua cheese and served with rice and beans.

$18.95

Fabulosa

Carne asada, chile relleno, flauta de pollo, served with rice and beans.

$24.95

Camarones Monte Alban

Pan-tossed jumbo shrimp, onion, tomato, garlickly cilantro chimichurri, flambéed with smokey mezcal, and Chile de árbol. Served with Mexican red rice.

$24.95

Camarones Al Tequila

Pan-tossed jumbo shrimp with guajillo adobo, garlic, onion, tomato, cilantro, and flambéed with tequila. Served with arroz verde, guacamole and pico de gallo.

$24.95

Salmón Cítrico

Light citrus and Mexican oregano marinated char-broiled salmon. Topped with mango jalapeño salsa. Served with Mexican red rice and grilled calabacita and red bell pepper slices. These items cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness. Raw.

$24.95

Entrées / Platos Fuertes

Tacos D. F

Tacos D. F

(Pick ) served with jícama salad or rice and beans. Add a rd taco for an additional price.

$13.95

Steak Sincronizada

flour tortillas stacked and stuffed with steak pico de gallo and beans topped with melted queso Chihuahua. Served with rice and beans.

$17.95

Sincronizada De Papa

Flour tortillas stacked and stuffed with diced, seasoned potatoes, pico de gallo, and beans topped with melted queso Chihuahua. Served with rice and beans. Add chorizo for an additional price.

$15.95

Chimichanga

Crispy flour tortilla filled with beans, queso chihuahua, and your choice of picadillo (beef hash) or pulled chicken adobado. Topped with pico de gallo and crema. Served with rice and beans.

$17.95

Las Flautas De La Casa

crunchy rolled tortillas stuffed with choice of picadillo (beef hash) or pulled chicken adobado, topped with guacamole and crema. Served with rice and beans.

$15.95

Enfrijoladas

Chihuahua cheese stuffed flour tortillas topped with a black bean cream sauce, queso añejo, crema and red onion. Served with poblano rice.

$17.95

Chile Rellenos

lightly battered, cheese-stuffed poblano peppers. Topped with a mild tomato sauce and crema, served with rice and beans.

$20.95

Los Clasicos

Tacos Pacifico

Tacos Pacifico

(Pick ) served with jicama salad or rice and beans. Add a rd taco for an additional price.

$14.95

Fajita

Choice of meat, sautéed red and green peppers, onions, tomato, ancho chile sauce, crema, queso Chihuahua, and beans.

$17.95

Suizo

Choice of meat, crema, queso chihuahua, guacamole, beans, lettuce and tomato. Topped with salsa dulce and melted Chihuahua cheese.

$17.95

L.A. Califa

Choice of meat, house potatoes, cilantro chimichurri, queso Chihuahua, crema, beans.

$17.95

Vegetariano

Crema, queso chihuahua, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, beans. Topped with melted queso chihuahua and pico de gallo.

$17.95

Burritos

Enchiladas

À La Max

corn tortillas seared with chile guajillo adobo stuffed with picadillo (beef hash), pulled chicken adobado, or queso Chihuahua. Topped with, queso añejo and crema. Served with rice and beans.

$17.95

Crepas

flour tortillas stuffed with fresh spinach, queso Chihuahua and topped with a mild chipotle cream sauce. Served with arroz verde, esquites de calabaza. Substitute pulled chicken adobado for an additional charge.

$18.95

Tomatillo Verde

corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of beef, pulled chicken, cheese or portobello, topped with salsa verde, crema and queso añejo. Served with rice and beans.

$17.95

Mole Poblano

corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of beef, pulled chicken, cheese or plantains, topped with mole poblano, queso añejo, and crema. Served with rice and beans.

$18.95

Suizas

corn tortillas stuffed with queso Chihuahua, beef or pulled chicken, topped with salsa dulce and Chihuahua cheese au gratin. Served with rice and beans.

$17.95

De La Costa

corn tortillas stuffed with ancho Chile rubbed shrimp. Topped with Chile poblano crema, rajas and red onion. Served with arroz verde and esquites de calabaza.

$20.95

Steak Fajitas

Sizzling Steak Fajitas with Colorful Bell Peppers and Onions, Served with Warm Tortillas

$28.95

Shrimp Fajitas

Grilled shrimp sautéed with onions and bell peppers, typically includes tomatoes and a blend of Mexican spices.

$26.95

Chicken

Grilled chicken typically includes onions and bell peppers, served with tortillas.

$18.95

Vegetarian

A combination of sautéed mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, and squash, typically includes a mix of spices.

$16.95

Combo

(Pick ).

$28.95

Fajitas