El Cortez 3-15 3/25/15 2:11 PM Page 8 35 El Cortez 3-15 3/25/15 2:11 PM Page 1 nachos BOTANAS appetizers Botana Suprema Quesadilla Pacifico combo cortez Choice of steak or chicken Flour tortillas filled with pounded out round, Mexican cheese, chiles sandwiched between two poblanos and grilled shrimp, flour tortillas, cut in pieces. served with sour cream and Combo Cortez Served with sour cream avocado slices ~ 9.39 A big combo platter of popular appetizers: chicken and guacamole fingers, two tamales, two quesadillas and two chicken Chicken ~ 13.75 Guacamole flautas with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and cheese Steak ~ 15.75 We make our guacamole sprinkled on top. Great for sharing or as a meal ~ 13.79 fresh, creamy and delicious. This one’s a must-try item at Nachos El Cortez! ~ Market Price Beans, cheese, guacamole and jalapeños loaded onto flat Alas fried tortillas ~ 6.59 Hot and spicy BBQ chicken CALDOS With beef, chicken, pork wings served with celery or chorizo ~ 7.99 and blue cheese ~ 8.29 soups With steak - 8.35 Queso Fundido Caldo de Res Melted cheese blended with Hearty beef soup with Chicken Fingers fried Mexican sausage, chunks of tender beef Always a popular choice. served with your choice of and fresh vegetables in a Tender battered chicken flour or corn tortillas ~ 9.39 savory beef broth ~ 6.69 strips served golden brown with a hot BBQ sauce and Caldo Xochitl French fries ~ 7.69 Chicken soup in a spicy green sauce with a little rice ~ 6.69 Menudo Our slow-simmered tripe soup is a true Mexican tradition. (We’ll add hominy to the soup upon request) ~ 7.19 caldo de res VEGETARIANAS vegetarian Veggie Fajitas Chiles Rellenos A sizzling mix of carrots, Two cheese-stuffed peppers bell peppers, tomatoes, served with Mexican rice onions and mushrooms and bola beans ~ 14.29 served with rice, lettuce, grilled chicken salad pico de gallo, sour cream Guacamole and guacamole ~ 13.69 Tostada Dinner Three flat tortillas topped Veggie Burrito Supremo with guacamole, lettuce, ENSALADAS Nine-inch burrito stuffed with tomatoes and cheese. salads grilled bell pepper, tomatoes, Includes rice & onions and mushrooms with bola beans ~ 9.39 Grilled Chicken Salad guacamole, sour cream, pico Crisp lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with tender de gallo, lettuce and cheese. Veggie Quesadillas chunks of chicken grilled with onions and green peppers, Served with rice and Three tortillas filled with served over rice, sprinkled with cheese ~ 8.89 bola beans ~ 10.19 cheese, grilled tomato, onion, Topped with suizo sauce bell pepper and mushrooms. and cheese ~ 11.29 Served with Mexican rice Taco Salad and bola beans ~ 10.79 A flour tortilla fried and filled with your choice of seasoned beef or chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole Molletes and cheddar cheese ~ 8.89 With steak ~ 9.99 Two pieces of bread topped with Additional basket of chips grilled onions, peppers (mild or Garden Salad ~ 3.89 With avocado ~ 4.99 requested at table ~ 1.69 hot), refried beans tomatoes and melted cheese ~ 7.69 El Cortez 3-15 3/25/15 2:11 PM Page 6 A P P E CANTINA Full Bar T I enjoy your Z kick back and relax! favorite E specialty R Traditional Margarita drinks S That tangy lime taste perfectly complements To name your authentic Mexican meal. Enjoy a smooth a few . S blend of our house tequila, Triple Sec and sweet and sour mix. Pina Colada O 12 oz. • Jumbo 26 oz. • Pitcher Daiquiris U Micheladas Top Shelf Margarita Homemade Sangria P The Cadillac of margaritas! Made with the Long Island Iced Tea S premium tequila of your choice, Gran Gala and sweet and sour mix Draft Beer 12 oz. • 16 oz. • Pitcher S 12 oz. • Jumbo 26 oz. • Pitcher A XX Amber • XX Lager • Miller Lite Flavored Margarita L Add some flavor to your ’rita! Bottle Beer A Corona XX Amber Strawberry, mango, melon or blue curacao D Corona Light XX Lager 12 oz. • Jumbo 26 oz. • Pitcher S Modelo ESP Heineken Tequilas Negra Modelo Miller Lite Cazadores Pacifico MGD V Our house tequila Sol Miller 64 Hornitos E Tres Generaciones Bohemia Budweiser Cuervo Especial G 1800 Herradura Reposado Tecate Bud Light Patron Silver Don Julio Silver E Wine T Patron Reposado Don Julio Reposado Available by the glass. A Patron Añejo Don Julio Añejo Ask your server R about our selection! I A N PLATILLOS DE POLLO chicken entrées C H I Pollo Carbon Chicken Fajita Dinner C Strips of chicken breast marinated Chicken breast chunks seasoned and K in two types of sauce, grilled and served sizzled up with onions and green peppers, over rice with sour cream, guacamole served with refried beans, pico de gallo, E and a small dinner salad ~ 13.29 sour cream and guacamole ~ 14.29 N Pollo Rojo Pollo Estrella Pieces of tender chicken breast sautéed in a red C Chicken breast pounded out and topped with sauce and mixed with cubed potatoes and A melted cheese, covered with molcajete sauce, onions, served with a side of rice, pico de gallo N served with rice ~ 14.39 and avocado slices ~ 13.29 T Milanesa de Pollo Pollo en Mole I Breaded chicken breast served with Chicken thigh served in mole sauce with rice N rice, beans and fries ~ 11.59 and beans ~ 11.09 (melted cheese) ~ 12.79 A whisky chicken Whisky Chicken Tender pieces of chicken grilled with bacon, chiles poblano, onions, tomatoes, served with rice, beans, slices of avocado, and cheese sprinkled on top ~ 14.29 Try these specialties de la casa! El Cortez 3-15 3/25/15 2:11 PM Page 3 MARISCOS seafood Camarones Vallarta Shrimp Fajita Shrimp lightly breaded, seasoned with wine, Grilled shrimp with onions and bell peppers sizzled served on a bed of white rice with your choice of on a skillet, served with rice, sour cream, guacamole Mexican bread or tortillas ~ 18.09 and pico de gallo on the side ~ 17.59 Camarones Diablos Huachinango Shrimp simmered in our spicy pico de gallo sauce (Prep. time is 45–60 minutes) Whole red snapper with bacon, served on a bed of white rice with onions pan-fried and served your way ~ market price and avocado slices on the side, with your choice of Vizcaina-style Mexican bread or tortillas ~ 18.19 With onions, tomatoes and jalapeños simmered in a special sauce – or – Mojo de Ajo In fresh garlic butter Camarones Ajillo Shrimp sautéed in garlic and wine, served with white rice and choice of Mexican bread or tortillas ~ 18.19 Camarones Empanizados Breaded shrimp served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and barbeque sauce ~ 17.59 Tostada de Ceviche Shrimp finely chopped on a hard shell tortilla topped with pico de gallo, sour cream and diced avocados. Makes a great starter or add-on! ~ 5.49 Cocktel de Camaron Succulent shrimp in your choice of a cocktail sauce or our pico de gallo sauce ~ 10.49 Chimichangas Marinera tilapia a la vizcaina A blend of shrimp and crab meat in a flour tortilla, fried and served with a side order of rice and avocado slices ~ 11.79 Tilapia a la Vizcaina Flaky fillet of tilapia lightly breaded and A note about our meat fillings: fried, served with white rice and corn medley • Our chicken is shredded and cooked with tomatoes and onions with vizcaina sauce on the side ~ 16.49 • Our ground beef is cooked with potatoes per a traditional family recipe • Our carnitas is made of marinated chunks of pork cooked ‘til very tender Please note: Our refried beans are seasoned with chorizo (zesty Mexican sausage) ESPECIALIDADES DE LA CASA house specialties Steak Campesino Cook’s Especial New York strip steak simmered in a special sauce, Chunks of steak with slices of poblano peppers, topped with carrots (mushrooms upon request) and covered with melted cheese, pico de gallo, served with rice and refried beans ~ 18.09 guacamole and sour cream on the side. Served with beans and rice ~ 14.99 Parrillada Manny Tender skirt steak served with zesty Grilled chicken breast smothered in poblano chorizo, grilled jalapeños and onions ~ 16.59 peppers, onions and tomato sauce served on a bed of rice with three slices of avocado ~ 15.99 parrillada Enchilada Aguascalientes A tender bone-in chicken dipped in red sauce, three Mexican cheese enchiladas and red cubed potato sprinkled with cheese ~ 12.79 Chimichangas Your choice of seasoned shredded beef or chicken rolled in flour tortillas, fried, covered with tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with a side order of rice ~ 11.09 Tamal Dinner Two pork tamales in the husk, served with rice and beans ~ 8.29 Tamales Cortez Two pork tamales without the husk, topped with sour cream and hot sauce, smothered with melted cheese and served with a side of rice ~ 8.89 Try these specialties de la casa! Spicy El Cortez 3-15 3/25/15 2:11 PM Page 4 S T E A K S E A F O O D fajita mix C COMBINACIONES combinations O M Combinacion Nortena~ B Fajita Mix Tender 4-oz. filet mignon served with a Choose your own combination of steak, chicken cheese-stuffed pepper, rice, beans and O and/or shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour a touch of guacamole ~ 15.49 S cream and guacamole. Combo of any three ~ 21.19 Combo of any two ~ 19.09 Plato Mexicano One corn beef taco, one cheese Mexican enchilada, H one bean tostada, served with rice and beans ~ 10.19 O Plato Cortez A flour taco, enchilada suiza and tostada suiza, all Vallarta Especial U made with your choice of beef, chicken or pork.