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Our food is prepared without preservatives or additives & is the Freshest Mexican Food in Town. | **Prices subject to change without notice!**

Combination Plates

Combo Plates are served with rice, beans & a few chips | *Our Chile Rellenos are made with Cheddar Cheese.

#1 Two Cheese Enchiladas

$13.36

#2 Two Beef or Carnitas Enchiladas

$15.58

#3 Two Chicken Enchiladas

$14.48

#4 A Cheese Enchilada & a Tamale

$15.86

#5 A Beef Enchilada & a Tamale

$17.49

#6 A Chicken Enchilada & a Tamale

$16.33

#7 Four Taquitos or Flautas

$12.39/+
Taquitos - $12.39 | Flautas - $13.25 • Chicken, Beef or Potato.

#8 Mini Bean & Cheese

$9.54
With Enchilada Sauce on top.

#9 Mini Mixed Burrito

$12.18
Beef & Bean or Chicken & Bean.

#10 Mini Beef or Chicken Burrito

$13.14

#11 Two Tamale Plate

$14.20
Beef, Chicken, Pork, or Veggie.

#12 Chile Relleño*

$11.24
*Made w/ Cheddar Cheese.

#13 Machaca

$16.96
Flour or Corn tortillas.

#14 Taco & Cheese Enchilada

$15.90
Taco - CK, Potato, Bf, CA, Carn, Fish.

#15 Two Taco Plate

$14.60
Chicken, Beef, or Potato.

#16 Mini Chimichanga

$14.99
Bean/Chz, CK, Bf, CA or Carn.

#17 Mini Carne Asada or Carnitas Burrito

$13.49

#18 Tamale & Taco Plate

$17.45

#19 Carnitas

$16.99
Flour or Corn tortillas.

#20 Two Fish Tacos

$14.84

#21 Mini Fish Burrito

$12.40

#22 Chile Relleño* & Taco

$17.29

#23 Fajitas

$16.96
Beef or Chicken, Flour or Corn tortillas.

#24 Carne Asada or Pollo Asado

$16.96
Flour or Corn tortillas.

#25 Chile Relleño* & Cheese Enchilada

$16.23

#27 Two Carne Asada Tacos

$17.98

#28 Two Carnitas Tacos

$17.98

#29 Two Grilled Chicken Soft Tacos

$15.05

Taquitos

In 1940 Ralph Pesqueira Sr., Founder of El Indio, popularized the word “Taquito” or “Little Taco” in the San Diego area. The Taquito is still our most popular item. Enjoy!

Three Taquitos with Everything

$7.44
Are served with cheese, guacamole, salsa & lettuce. Your choice of beef, chicken or potato. Taquitos are also sold individually.

Three Flautas with Everything

$7.52
Are served with cheese, guacamole, salsa & lettuce. Your choice of beef, chicken or potato. Flautas are also sold individually.

Mordiditas (Five Taquitos)

$11.89

Mini Mordiditas (Three Taquitos)

$8.94
Bite size Taquitos covered with Nacho Cheese & Jalapeno slices. Spicy but delicious!

Make Your Merdiditas a Deluxe

$3.99
Deluxe adds guacamole, sour cream & beans

Tacos

Soft Carne Asada

$7.27
With guacamole & ranchera salsa.

Soft Carnitas

$7.27
With guacamole & ranchera salsa.

Adobada Taco

$7.27
Full size taco made with onions & cilantro.

Soft Grilled Chicken

$6.10
Served in a flour Tortilla with Cheese, Lettuce & tomatoes.

Soft Fish

$6.39
Tartar sauce, cabbage & tomatoes.

Shredded Beef

$6.44

Shredded Chicken

$5.50

Potato

$5.36
Salsa & jack cheese.

1 Street Taco - Adobado

$2.60
C/A, carnitas, pollo, adobado

Burritos

Add Guacamole, Cheese, or Sour Cream to any item for an additional cost.

Bean & Cheese

$6.48
With Taco Salsa.

Mixed - Chicken & Bean

$10.37

Mixed - Beef & Bean

$11.99

Shredded Chicken

$11.00

Shredded Beef

$13.25

Fajita - Chicken

$11.46
With onions, peppers & tomatoes.

Fajita - Beef

$12.97
With onions, peppers & tomatoes.

Fish

$12.49
Beans, guacamole, tomatoes, cabbage & tartar sauce.

Adobado

$13.15
Beans, onions, cilantro and avocado sauce.

Carnitas

$13.25
With guacamole & ranchera salsa.

California

$13.25
Carne asada, fries & cheddar cheese.

Carne Asada

$12.99
With guacamole & ranchera salsa.

San Diego

$12.65
Grilled chicken served with guacamole, sour cream & cheddar cheese.

Vegetarian Burrito Indio

$12.65
A wheat tortilla filled with seasoned zucchini, corn, beans, jack cheese, tomato & onion.

Chimichangas

A deep-fried Combination Burrito with Cheddar Cheese garnished with Lettuce, served with Sour Cream & Guacamole on the side.

Bean & Cheese

$9.46/+
Mini $9.46 | Grande $12.71

Shredded Chicken & Bean ( With Cheese)

$9.90/+
Mini $9.90 | Grande $14.05

Shredded Beef & Bean (With Cheese)

$11.09/+
Mini $11.09 | Grande $14.33

C/A or Carnitas & Bean (With Cheese)

$11.89/+
Mini $11.89 | Grande $15.13

Tamales

Our tamales are handmade everyday with our stone ground masa.

Tamale Prepared with Sauce on Top

$6.54
Beef, Chicken, Pork, Chile Cheese or Veggie | Our sauces include: Chile Beans, Enchilada Sauce, or Salsa Verde.

Tamale Plain (In the Husk)

$4.75
Beef, Chicken, Pork, Chile Cheese or Veggie.

Quesadillas

All our Quesadillas are made with Grated Cheddar Cheese. We have many variations. We may have a few questions to get it right.

*NEW* Mulita Quesadilla

$9.72

Supreme Quesadilla - Carne Asada*

$16.21

Supreme Quesadilla - Grilled CK*

$15.13
*A 14” flour tortilla served flat with guacamole, sour cream & salsa ranchera.

Deluxe Flat Quesadilla

$11.89
With guacamole, sour cream & salsa ranchera.

Plain Flat Quesadilla

$8.86

Burrito Style - Cheese

$8.86

Burrito Style - Shredded Chicken

$11.70

Burrito Style - Shredded Beef

$13.75

Enchiladas

Cheese

$6.38
With diced onions.

Verde

$6.48
Jack cheese & salsa verde.

Vegetable

$7.12
Jack cheese & salsa verde.

Shredded Chicken & Cheese

$7.56

Shredded Beef & Cheese

$8.54

Carnitas

$8.54
Jack cheese & salsa verde.

Tostadas

Bean and Cheese

$6.65

Shredded Chicken

$9.21

Grilled Chicken & Bean

$9.35

Shredded Beef & Bean

$9.99

Carnitas & Bean

$9.99

Carne Asada & Bean

$9.99

Taco Salad

$10.81
With no meat | Add Shredded Chicken, Grilled Chicken +$1.60 | Add Carne Asada, Carnitas, or Shredded Beef +$1.85

A La Carta

*NEW* Torta

$10.75

Chile Relleno*

$7.12
*Made with Cheddar Cheese.

French Fries

$6.48

Carne Asada French Fries

$14.37

Hot Beans

$4.30
Cooked without animal fats.

Hot Rice

$4.30

3 Corn or Flour Tortillas

$1.55
With butter.

Nachos

Our World-Famous Tortilla Chips served with spicy Nacho Cheese and topped with Jalapeño slices.

Nachos Regular

$6.70

Nachos Deluxe

$11.15
Served with beans, guacamole and sour cream | Add Pollo Asado $3.29 or Carne Asada $4.99 to your nachos.

Children’s Menu

Comes with a Mini Drink Cup and your choice between Rice, Beans, Fries or Chips on the side. (Choose 2)

Baby Bean & Cheese Burrito Meal

$9.72

Baby Flat Quesadilla Meal

$9.72

One Taquito Meal

$9.72
Beef, Chicken or Vege.

Breakfast

Egg & Cheese Burrito

$10.42

Egg, Potato & Cheese Burrito

$11.46

Ranchero Breakfast Burrito

$11.46

Chorizo, Egg & Potato Burrito

$13.58

Ham, Egg & Potato Burrito

$13.58

Bacon, Egg & Potato Burrito

$13.58

Machaca Burrito

$14.84

Steak & Egg Burrito

$15.43

Cheddar Cheese Omelet Plate

$13.78
Includes beans & hot corn or flour tortillas.

Huevos a La Mexicana Plate

$14.45
With salsa ranchera (includes beans & hot corn or flour tortillas).

Huevos Albanil Plate

$14.45
Includes beans & hot corn or flour tortillas.

Huevos Rancheros Plate

$14.45
Served on two corn tortillas (includes beans & hot corn or flour tortillas)..

Huevos Con Chorizo Plate

$15.82
Includes beans & hot corn or flour tortillas.

Huevos con Ham or Bacon Plate

$15.82
Includes beans & hot corn or flour tortillas.

Chilaquiles

$16.53
With Egg topped w/ Salsa Verde & crema (includes beans & hot corn or flour tortillas).

Desserts

Churro

$2.45

Brownie

$3.55
Available Fridays, while supplies last.

Flan

$4.15
Available Fridays, while supplies last.

Buñuelo Chips

$5.15
Made fresh daily.

Apple, Cherry or Peach Fruit Burrito

$5.89
Flour Tortilla filled with the fruit of your choice deep fried & sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

Heat and Serve

* Ready to heat and serve | Cold Enchiladas should be ordered in advance.

*Cheese Enchilada

$4.89
Cheddar Cheese & diced onions.

*Chicken Enchilada

$5.41

*Beef Enchilada

$6.40

*Chile Relleno

$5.30
*Made with Cheddar Cheese.

*Tamale

$4.60
Frozen Raw (BF, CK, PK, Vege or CHZ).

*Taquito

$1.75
Not Fried | Beef, Chicken or Potato.

*Enchilada Sauce

$4.50/+
Small 8 oz. $4.50 | Medium 16 oz. $7.00 | Large 32 oz. 10.95

*Cold Rice or Beans

$4.30/+
Small 8 oz. $4.30 | Medium $7.45 | Large 32 oz. $11.45

El Indio Chips

Small Bag

$4.70
serves 1-4

Large Bag

$6.20
serves 8-10

5 lb. Box of Chips

$24.75
serves 40-50

El Indio Tortillas

* Special order - 24 hour advanced notice required.

Corn (4 inch) *

$2.25
1 dozen

Corn (6 inch)

$2.30
1 dozen

Flour (6 inch)

$4.15
1 dozen

Flour (10 inch)

$5.45
1 dozen

Flour (14 inch)

$6.85
1 dozen

Salsas & Dips

Mild Taco Salsa

$3.30/+
Small 8 oz. $3.30 | Medium 16 oz. $5.70 | Large 32 oz. $9.65

Hot Taco Salsa

$3.50/+
Small 8 oz. $3.50 | Medium 16 oz. $6.05 | Large 32 oz. $9.90

Verde Salsa

$3.50/+
Small 8 oz. $3.50 | Medium 16 oz. $6.05 | Large 32 oz. $9.90

Salsa Ranchera

$3.65/+
Small 8 oz. $3.65 | Medium 16 oz. $6.15 | Large 32 oz. $10.10

Roasted Pepper

$4.60/+
Small 8 oz. $4.60 | Medium 16 oz. $7.75 | Large 32 oz. $12.20

Guacamole

$6.20/+
Small 8 oz. $6.20 | Medium 16 oz. $11.95 | Large 32 oz. $22.15

Nacho Cheese

$5.70/+
Small 8 oz. $5.70 | Medium 16 oz. $10.20 | Large 32 oz. $19.90

Hot Carrots

$2.75/+
Small 8 oz. $2.75 | Medium 16 oz. $5.45 | Large 32 oz. $10.20

Pick up & deliveries | A minimum of $300.00 food purchase is required before delivery is available. Delivery fees vary by distance | Price subject to change without notice | Reserve the Garden Patio | Call 619-299-0333 for more information.

Party Menu

10 person minimum required for the Party Menus. These Menus include plates, utensils, napkins & serving spoons | Price per person + tax.

Taco Bar

$19.49/pp
Choose two meats | Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Carnitas, Shredded Beef or Shredded Chicken • Rice, beans, flour & corn tortillas, cheese, diced onions with cilantro, ranchera salsa, guacamole, lettuce & El Indio chips.

El Indio Bar

$19.75/pp
(Choose 3)-(Choose 1 variety of each item): Taquitos (Beef, Chicken or Potato) | Cocktail Burrito (Bean & Cheese, Shredded Chicken) | Enchiladas (Cheese, Chicken, Beef or Carnitas) or Chile Rellenos • Rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, taco salsa, guacamole, sour cream & El Indio chips.

Cocktail Bar

$14.95/pp
(Choose 3) & only (Choose 1 variety of each item): Cocktail Taquitos (Beef, Chicken or Potato) | Cocktail Burrito (Bean & Cheese, Shredded Chicken) |Cocktail Enchiladas (Regular or Verde) | Cocktail Quesadillas or Jalapeno Poppers • Includes Taco Salsa, Guacamole, Sour Cream & El Indio Chips.

Fajita Bar

$18.75/pp
Choose 2 Fajitas: Carne Asada | Pollo Asado | Vegetable Fajitas • Rice, beans, flour & corn tortillas, cheese, lettuce, taco salsa, guacamole & El Indio chips.

Nacho Bar

$12.95/pp
El Indio Chips • Nacho cheese, taco salsa, ranchera salsa guacamole, sour cream, Mexican cheese & beans.

Salsas & Dips

Mild Taco Salsa

$5.70/(10)/Pint
$9.65/(25)/Quart

Hot Taco Salsa

$6.05/(10)/Pint
$9.90/(25)/Quart

Verde Salsa

$6.05/(8)/Pint
$9.90/(10)/Quart

Salsa Ranchera

$6.15/(5)/Pint
$10.10/(10)/Quart

Roasted Pepper

$7.75/(8)/Pint
$12.20/(10)/Quart

Guacamole

$11.95/(5)/Pint
$22.15/(10)/Quart

Hot Carrots

$5.45/(5)/Pint
$10.20/(10)/Quart

Nacho Cheese

$10.20/(8)/Pint
$19.95/(10)/Quart

Chile Beans

$7.90/(5)/Pint
$14.95/(10)/Quart

Disposable Chafer

Disposable Chafer

$21.95/each
Includes 1 wire rack, 1 large deep pan & 2 sternos

Food Trays

No substitutions or combination of trays. Food Trays do NOT include plates, utensils, napkins, or serving spoons.

Rice or Beans

$30.18/+
Small – $30.18 (serves 20) | Medium - $50.79 (serves 40) | Large - $75.87 (serves 60)

Taquitos

$43.23
24 Pieces - 1 variety | Beef, Chicken or Potato • Taquito trays include mild salsa, cheddar cheese & shredded lettuce.

Taquitos Cocktail

$48.56
48 Pieces - 1 variety | Beef, Chicken or Potato • Cocktail Taquito s include mild salsa for dipping.

Flautas

$44.41
24 Pieces - 1 variety | Beef, Chicken or Potato • Flauta trays include mild salsa, cheddar cheese & shredded lettuce.

Mordiditas

$48.81
24 Pieces - 1 variety | Beef, Chicken, or Potato • Mordiditas are taquitos cut into 5 pieces, topped with nacho cheese, mild salsa, Mexican cheese & jalapeños.

Cocktail Burrito

$44.20/+
24 Burritos – 1 variety • Bean & Cheese - $44.20 | Chicken $56.95 | Carne Asada, Carnitas or Beef $65.95

Cocktail Chimichangas

$43.90/+
24 Chimichangas – 1 variety • Bean & Cheese $43.90 | Chicken $58.29 | Carne Asada, Beef or Carnitas $69.35

4” Street Tacos

$42.15/+
24 Tacos – 1 variety • Carne Asada , Carnitas or Adobada $44.15 *w/ Cilantro and onions | Pollo Asado $42.15 w/ Salsa Ranchera

Tacos - Full Size 6”

$43.60/+
Carne Asada $66.30 | Carnitas $66.30 w/ guacamole & ranchera salsa on the side | Pollo Asado $52.35 w/ cheese, lettuce & Tomatoes on the side | Fish $52.95 w/ cabbage, tarter sauce & tomatoes on the side | Crunchy Beef $47.30 | Crunchy Chicken $44.60 w/ cheese, lettuce & tomatoes on the side | Crunchy Potato $43.60 w/ jack cheese, lettuce & tomatoes on the side

Cheese Quesadillas

$20.55/24 Pcs

Jalapeño Poppers

$29.85/24 Pcs
Cream Cheese

Enchiladas - Full Size 6”

$50.35/+
1 variety per dozen • Cheese w/ diced onions $50.35 | Verde w/ Jack Cheese $51.40 | Veggie w/ Jack Cheese $55.05 | Chicken w/ Cheese $61.50 | Carnitas w/ Jack Cheese $68.50 | Beef w/ Cheese $68.50

4” Cocktail Enchiladas

$53.20/+
24 Pieces - 1 variety | Cheddar Cheese $53.20 | Verde w / Jack Cheese $54.20

Tamales

$50.95/12 Pcs
Beef, Chicken, Pork , Veggie & Chile Cheese

Chiles Rellenos

$65.95/12 Pcs
Served with Taco sauce on the side.

Our Meats

1 LB of meat 4 people

Carne Asada

$18.30

Shredded Beef

$18.30

Carnitas

$18.30

Pollo Asado

$16.95

Shredded Chicken

$16.95

Fajitas

$17.30
(Carne Asada)

Fajitas

$15.95
(Pollo Asado)

Fajitas

$14.95
(Veggie)

Adobada

$18.30

Tortillas

Corn - 4 inch

$2.25/1 dz

Corn - 6 inch

$2.30/1 dz

Flour - 6 inch

$4.15/1 dz

Flour - 10 inch

$5.45/1 dz

Chips

Large Bag

$6.20
Serves 6-8

5 lb. Box of Chips

$24.75
Serves 40-50

Desserts

Fruit Burritos

$52.25
24 cocktail burritos • Mixed, apple, cherry, peach.

Buñuelo Chips

$4.95/Bag

Churros

$25.10/1 dz
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