El Jacal Mexican Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Jacal Mexican Grill, a culinary gem nestled in Sterling, Colorado. This vibrant restaurant promises an authentic Mexican dining experience, evident in its carefully crafted menu that caters to both traditional and modern tastes.
Upon entering, you’re greeted by a welcoming atmosphere and friendly staff who are fluent in both English and Spanish. The menu features a variety of mouthwatering dishes, with standout options like carne asada that local patrons rave about for its rich flavor and generous portions.
- Daily Specials: Perfect for those looking to explore new flavors.
- Margaritas: Renowned for their top-notch quality, a must-try!
- Sopapillas: A crowd favorite, drizzled with honey and topped with whipped cream.
Whether you choose hearty enchiladas or delectable steak tacos, El Jacal offers a memorable dining experience that keeps guests coming back for more.
House Specialties Menu - Fajitas
Steak Fajitas
Tender beef strips grilled with green peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Chicken Fajitas
Tender chicken grilled with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Extravaganza Fajitas
Delicious combination of steak, chicken and shrimp, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Shrimp Fajitas
Shrimp grilled with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Veggie Fajitas
Fresh grilled vegetables, green peppers, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes.
Discada Fajitas
Delicious combination of steak, bacon, ham, chorizo, weenies, peppers, onions, tomatoes and cheese.
Pork Fajitas
Tender pork strips grilled with green peppers, onions, tomatoes and chorizo.
2 Gorditas
Served with rice, beans (whole or refried), lettuce and tomatoes.
Single Gordita
House Specialties Menu - Gorditas
Other Menu Items - Side Orders
Guacamole Chunky
Chunky guacamole. available in small or large
Steak Side
Sour Cream
Smother
Avocado Slices
Fresh Fruit
Beans
Rice
Carnitas
Pico De Gallo
Cheese
Fries
Avocado & Pico De Gallo
Chicken
Tortillas
Sandwich Stuffed
Sandwich stuffed with your choice of meat, tomatoes, onion, cheese, lettuce, avocado and chimichurri. Served with French fries.
House Specialties Menu - Tortas
Dinner Menu - Dinner
Mexican Hot Dog
Sausage wrapped with bacon, topped with pico de gallo, tomato, onion, jalapenos, avocado and fried onions. Served with French fries.
Chimichanga
Deep fried flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of pork, chicken or beef. Served with rice, beans (whole or refried), lettuce and tomatoes. Topped with smother, sour cream and avocado.
Hot Hamburger
Flour tortilla with hamburger meat, cheese, onion, tomato, and avocado. Smother with half and half, mild or hot. Served with French fries.
Costillita Plate
Green chili pork ribs. Served with rice, beans, lettuce and warm tortillas.
Seafood Molcajete
Served different seafood, mixed in special salsa, bell pepper, onions, avocado, tomatoes and topped with cheese. Served with rice, beans (whole or refried) your choice of flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Chile Relleno
Homemade green pepper stuffed with cheese. Served with a side of rice, lettuce, beans (whole or refried), lettuce and warm tortillas.
Enchiladas
Your choice of four flour, corn or wheat tortillas, wrapped and filled with chicken, cheese or ground beef. Topped with green or red sauce, cheese and sour cream. Served with rice, beans (whole or refried) and lettuce. Just add what you would like in the description.
Veggie Quesadilla
Cheese quesadilla in a flour or wheat tortilla stuffed with seasoned bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, rice and beans (whole or refried).
Tostada De Tinga
Two chicken tostadas cooked in chipotle sauce and onion, a layer of beans garnished with lettuce, avocado, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice and beans, beans and tinga.
Tamales
Two tamales with a side of rice, beans (whole or refried), lettuce and smother hot or mild.
Carnitas Plate
Chunks of fried pork served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo and warm tortillas.
Jacal Molcajete
Steak, chicken and homemade chorizo, mixed with frijoles charros, topped with queso dip and flour or corn cheese quesadilla. Served with rice, beans (whole or refried) and your choice of flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Fajita Quesadilla
Cheese quesadilla stuffed with your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Seasoned bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, rice and beans (whole or refried).
Hard Shell Tacos
Three fresh fried tortillas stuffed with your choice of ground beef, chicken, asada or carnitas with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice, beans (whole or refried) and lettuce.
Alfredo Shrimp Or Chicken
Fettuccine pasta dish tossed with shrimp or chicken, parmesan cheese and butter. Served with bread.
Sopapilla
Chicken, steak or ground beef. Served with rice, beans, tomato and lettuce. Smothered hot or mild.
Parrillada
Small grill served with steak, chorizo, chicken, spicy sausage, 2 cheese quesadillas, whole beans, mashed potatoes, avocado, onions and cheese.
Flautas
Four chicken flautas (rolled tortilla) deep fried. Served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, beans (whole or refried) and sour cream.
Spinach Enchiladas
Corn or flour tortillas (your choice) rolled and filled with chicken or ground beef. Topped with special green sauce and cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce and sour cream.
Mexican Molcajete
Very popular dish served in Mexico. Steak, chicken and homemade chorizo. Served with special salsa, bell peppers, onions, avocado and topped with cheese. Served with rice, beans, flour or corn tortilla.
Mole
Chicken covered in an amazing sweet and spicy sauce served with a side of rice and beans and choice of tortillas, flour or corn.
Mexican Hamburger
(Beef, chicken or chorizo), tomato, lettuce, ham, avocado, onion, cheese, ketchup and chimichurri. Served with French fries.
Mega Burrito
Warm flour or wheat tortilla stuffed with your choice of steak, chicken or ground beef, rice, beans, pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese. Topped with sour cream and avocado.
Rancho Burrito
Green or red shredded pork with potatoes, rice and cheese.
Chicharron Burrito
Chicharron, beans and cheese wrapped in flour or wheat tortilla.
San Pancho Burrito
Warm flour or wheat tortilla stuffed with carnitas, cheese, rice and pico De gallo.
Moya Burrito
Large flour or wheat tortilla stuffed with steak, rice and cheese.
Tinga Burrito
Warm flour or wheat tortilla stuffed with chicken, season in chipotle sauce and onion, rice and cheese.
Fajita Burrito
Warm flour or wheat tortilla stuffed with steak or chicken, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, rice, beans and cheese.
Burrito Menu - Burritos
Dinner Menu - Steaks
Ribeye
Served with mashed potatoes and vegetables. Flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Sirloin
Steak served with mashed potatoes, rice, beans (whole or refried), lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with warm tortillas.
NY Steak Jacal Style
Steak served with mashed potatoes, rice, beans (whole or refried), lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with warm tortillas.
Carne Asada
Grilled steak with a side of beans (whole or refried), rice, lettuce and guacamole. Flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Carne Asada Con Camaron
Fish Tacos
Four soft corn tortillas with fish tilapia cooked with pico de gallo. Served with rice (whole or refried) and lettuce.
Mojarra Frita
Deep fried whole tilapia served with lettuce, tomatoes, French fries, rice and beans (whole or refried). Flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimp sauteed in our special hot sauce served with rice, beans (whole or refried), lettuce, tomatoes and warm flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Filete Empanizado
Breaded fish fillet. Served with mashed potatoes or French fries and vegetables. Flour, corn or wheat tortillas or bread.
Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp cocktail with tomato, onion, cilantro and avocado. Served with crackers.
Jumbo Shrimp Rolls
Shrimp wrapped in bacon and ham. Served with rice, beans (whole or refried), tomatoes and lettuce. Flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimps, served with mashed potatoes or French fries and vegetables, with your choice of flour, corn, wheat tortillas or bread.
Siete Mares
Seven different seafoods in a soup. Served with warm tortillas or bread.
Ana's Shrimps
Shrimp in garlic butter and spicy pepper sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, rice and beans (whole or refried). Flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Tostadas De Ceviche
Fish cooked with lime, cilantro, onions, tomatoes, jalapeno and cucumbers. Garnished with avocado.
Salmon Fillet
Served with mashed potatoes or French fries, vegetables and lettuce. Flour, corn or wheat tortillas.
Seafood Menu - Seafood
House Specialties Menu - Gringa Meal
Cheese Quesadilla With Barbeque Pork
Tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, chimi and onions. Your choice of flour or wheat tortilla. Served with rice and beans (whole or refried).
Quesadilla Meal
With meat, served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes and beans - whole or refried.
Cheese (Queso)
With Meat
Does not include seafood (grilled or shredded chicken, steak, carnitas, adobada, BBQ pork or ground beef).
House Specialties Menu - Quesadillas
Other Menu Items - A La Carta
Hard Shell Taco
Chile Relleno (1)
Soft or crispy
Flautas
Four chicken flautas (rolled tortilla) deep fried. served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, beans (whole or refried) and sour cream).
Tamales (2)
Enchiladas
On our Enchiladas we have red, and green sauce. You also have a choose of chicken, ground beef, steak, and cheese to say what you would like just add it to the description on the item.
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Served with rice and beans (whole or refried).
Gallito's Burrito
Small burrito stuffed with steak, cheese and rice. Served with lettuce, rice and beans (whole or refried).
Krabby Patty
Small cheese burger served with your choice of fresh fruit or French fries.
Mac & Cheese
Served with your choice of fresh fruit or French fries.
Quesadilla With Meat
Served with rice and beans (whole or refried).
Chicken Nuggets
Served with French fries.
Other Menu Items - Kids
Other Menu Items - Dessert
Brownies Ice Cream
Flan
Hone & Fresh Fruit Sopapillas
Churros
Fried Ice Cream
Fresh Fruit Sopapilllas
Papaya or cantaloupe, apple, banana and strawberry. Topped with a sweet cream, granola, honey and yogurt.
Flautas
Four chicken flautas (rolled tortilla) deep fried. served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, beans (whole or refried) and sour cream).
Wednesday Special
Other Menu Items - Salads
Morgan Salad
Grilled breast chicken, lettuce, cranberry, pecan, raisins, strawberry, apple, cheese.
Tacos Salad
Bowl of deep fried flour tortillas, stuffed with your choice of chicken, ground beef, or steak. Served with beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream.
Jacal Salad
Grilled steak over a bed of lettuce, tomato and cheese, with dressing.
Emma's Salads
Grilled shrimp, chicken, mushrooms, over a bed of lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion and cheese, with dressing.
Cheese Quesadilla With Steak
Cheese quesadilla with steak, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, chimi and onions. Your choice of flour or wheat tortilla.
House Specialties Menu - Lecheros Meal
Appetizer Menu - Starters
Mozzarella Sticks
Chips / Salsa
Chili Fries
Smother in green chili (hot, mild, or half and half). Topped with cheese and your choice of bacon or steak.
Nachos
Your choice of grilled chicken, steak or ground beef. A bed of chips with beans (whole or refried), cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and sour cream.
Onion Rings
Queso Meat
Choice chorizo or ground beef.
Queso Dip
Comes with pico de gallo in it and it includes chips and salsa.
French Fries
Buffalo Wings
Tostadas
Two crispy tortillas with a choice of grilled chicken, ground beef or steak. Served with a bed of beans, lettuce, avocado, tomatoes and sour cream.
Menudo
Saturday & Sunday Special
House Specialties Menu - Tacos
4 Soft Corn Tacos
Four soft corn tacos, your choice of meat, topped with onions and cilantro. Served with rice, lettuce, beans (whole or refried) and tomatoes.
Single Taco
4 Plain Tacos
Monday Nachos
Monday Special
Thursday Special
Enchiladas
Your choice of four flour, corn or wheat tortillas, wrapped and filled with chicken, cheese or ground beef. topped with green or red sauce, cheese and sour cream. served with rice, beans (whole or refried) and lettuce. just add what you would like in the description.
Chilli Fries
Friday Special
Tuesday Special
Tacos
Four soft corn tacos, your choice of meat, topped with onions and cilantro. served with rice, lettuce, beans (whole or refried) and tomatoes.