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Appetizers

Chori Fries
$10.49
Mexican Street Corn
$3.45
Shrimp Cocktail
$11.54
Aguachiles
$24.14
Chicken Tenders Plate
$11.01

Five chicken tenders with fries.

Corn in a Cup
$7.34
Shrimp Ceviche
$18.89
Chicken Wings
$12.59

10 hot or mild wings served with ranch or blue cheese dressing.

Mango Hot Wings
$12.59

With mango habanero salsa.

Salads

Tossed Salad
$6.29

Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, and onions.

Guacamole Salad
$7.86

Lettuce, guacamole, and tomatoes.

Grilled Chicken Salad
$11.54

Grilled chicken with lettuce, cucumbers, shredded cheese, and tomatoes.

Grilled Shrimp Salad
$12.59

Grilled shrimp with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers.

El Puerto Chicken Salad
$12.59

Marinated chicken breast with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and cucumbers.

Taco Salad
$9.96

Crispy, flour shell filled with your choice of ground beef or chicken and beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and sour cream.

Fajita Taco Salad
$11.54

Crispy, flour shell with your choice of steak or chicken, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, and sour cream.

Soups

Caldo 7 Mares
$26.24
Our Special Broth with Vegetables, Rice, and Pico De Gallo
$11.01

Chicken

Chori Pollo
$15.74

Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo (Mexican sausage) and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.

Pollo Chipotle
$13.64

Grilled chicken breast smothered with cheese chipotle sauce and served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and two tortillas.

Milanesa de Pollo
$14.69

Chicken breast breaded with our special recipe. Served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, onions, and sour cream.

Pollo Loco
$13.64

Chicken breast cooked with garlic and topped with onions and cheese sauce. Served with grilled onions, rice, and beans.

Pollo Fundido
$11.54

Two fried flour tortillas stuffed with chicken, topped with sour cream and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

Pollo Ranchero
$13.64

Grilled chicken breast topped with zucchini, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.

Pollo Mango
$13.64

Grilled chicken breast topped with mango roasted sauce. Served with rice or beans, flour tortillas, and steamed vegetables.

Pollo Tropical
$13.64

Grilled chicken breast topped with pineapple, red and yellow bell peppers, and onions. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes.

Pollo Yucatán
$16.79

Grilled chicken breast topped with shrimp and cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and two tortillas.

Raspberry Chicken
$13.64

Grilled chicken breast cooked with delicious California raspberry chipotle sauce. Served with rice or beans and steamed vegetables.

Pollo con Crema
$13.64

Grilled strips of chicken topped with our cheesy cream sauce. Served with rice and steamed vegetables.

Chicken Tenders Plate
$12.59

Five chicken tenders with fries.

BBQ Chicken
$13.64

Grilled strips of chicken with spinach cooked with BBQ sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes.

Pollo Popeye
$13.64

Grilled chicken breast topped with spinach, special white sauce, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

Dips

Mexican Guacamole Paisa
$10.49

Chunks of avocado, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and cilantro.

Bean
$6.29
Amigo Dip
$7.86

Ground beef topped with cheese dip and pico de gallo.

Rice with Cheese Dip
$7.34
Spinach & Cheese Dip
$8.39
Chorizo
$7.34
Seafood Dip
$11.54
Cheese Dip

Small $4.71 | Large $8.91

Guacamole
$8.91

Quesadillas

Cheese Quesadilla
$3.56
Cheese Quesadilla
$5.66

Beef | Chicken

Quesadilla Roja
$8.39

Our cheese quesadilla stuffed with your choice of ground beef, chicken, shredded beef, or beans. Topped with fresh lettuce, sour cream, diced tomatoes, and our own supreme sauce.

Quesadilla Ranchera
$8.39

Our cheese quesadilla stuffed with mushrooms and onions. Topped with fresh lettuce, sour cream, and tomato sauce, and served with rice.

Fajita Quesadilla
$9.44

Filled with beans and topped with cheese sauce. Served with fajitas salad.

Quesadilla
$6.29

Steak | Grilled Chicken • Topped with cheese sauce.

Grilled Shrimp Quesadilla
$6.92
Grilled Mushroom Quesadilla
$7.86
Spinach Quesadilla
$8.91

Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and rice.

Azteca Quesadilla
$10.49

Grilled chicken with zucchini and onions, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and a sour cream salad.

Monterrey Quesadilla
$11.54

Quesadilla stuffed with shrimp, onions, and mushrooms. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.

Texas Quesadilla
$11.01

Steak, chicken, shrimp, and beans. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with a fajita salad.

Steaks

Carne Asada
$19.94

Tender roasted beef with beans, rice, salad, and two tortillas.

Steak Mexicano
$19.94

Grilled rib-eye steak served with rice, beans, flour tortillas, and a salad.

Steak Vallarta
$21.51

Rib-eye steak topped with six shrimp. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.

Steak Ranchero
$19.94

Rib-eye steak cooked in our special ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.

Sinaloa Carne Asada
$23.09

Tender roast beef, served with rice and beans, onion, chiles toreados, shrimp, and salad.

La Hacienda Special
$19.94

Rib-eye steak cooked with onion, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

Steak Jalisco
$19.94

Rib-eye steak chopped and cooked with onion and mushrooms, served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.

Seafood

Camarones Hawaianos
$16.79

Grilled shrimp with onions and pineapple with cheese on top. Served with rice.

Camarones a la Diabla
$16.79

Grilled shrimp with onions and our special mild or hot sauce. Served with rice and a salad.

Camarones Chipotle
$16.79

Shrimp cooked to perfection with onions in a creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and two tortillas.

Arroz con Mariscos
$20.99

Grilled shrimp and scallops cooked with mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, pico de gallo, and rice.

Camarones Degollado
$18.89

Breaded shrimp served with rice.

Don Julio Fish
$15.74

Two breaded tilapia fillets with rice and a salad.

Camarones Los Amigos
$19.94

Shrimp wrapped with bacon and fried onions. Served with rice and a salad.

Mojarra
$18.89

Served with rice and a salad.

Tilapia Fillet
$17.84

Grilled tilapia fillet cooked with tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms. Served with rice, avocado slices, and lettuce.

Salmon
$18.36

8 oz. grilled wild salmon, topped with chipotle raspberry or mango sauce. Served with rice and your choice of salad or vegetables.

El Arado Trio Seafood
$19.94

Grilled shrimp, grilled scallops, grilled fish fillet, sauteed with onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, and zucchini. Served on a bed of rice and topped with cheese sauce.

Camarones Blancos
$16.79

Shrimp cooked with broccoli and a special white sauce recipe, served with rice.

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
$16.79

Shrimp marinated in butter, lemon pepper, and garlic, served with rice, lettuce, and sour cream.

Tacos

Beef Tacos
$2.61
Chicken Tacos
$2.61
Soft Flour
$3.14

Enchiladas

Beef Enchilada
$3.14
Chicken Enchilada
$3.14
Cheese Enchilada
$3.14
Enchiladas Verdes
$12.59
Enchiladas Mexicanas
$12.59
Enchiladas Super Rancheras
$12.59

Tostadas

Beef Tostada
$4.71
Chicken Tostada
$4.71

Burritos

Deluxe Burrito
$7.34

Beef | Chicken

Fried Burrito
$6.29

Beef | Chicken

Beef with Nacho Cheese Burrito
$5.76
Beef & Beans Burrito
$5.55
Burrito
$5.55

Beef | Bean | Chicken

Fajita Burrito
$12.38

Filled with beans, bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, and sour cream.

Burrito Loco
$13.43

Grilled chicken, ham, shrimp, onions, pineapples, and mushrooms. Served with rice and topped with cheese sauce, green sauce, and red sauce.

Burrito California
$11.54

One large flour tortilla stuffed with steak or chicken, rice, and beans. Topped with cheese dip and pico de gallo.

Burrito Gordo
$13.43

One large burrito stuffed with steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, rice, and beans. Topped with red mild sauce and cheese sauce.

Mixed

Chile Verde
$15.74
El Arado Special
$15.74
Arroz con Pollo (ACP)
$13.64
Chimichangas
$11.54
Flautas Mexicanas
$13.11

Four fried corn taquitos, two chicken, and two beef. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and rice.

Mexican Chilaquiles
$12.59

Fried tortilla chips blended with our special ranchero sauce and topped with chicken or beef and cheese. Served with rice and a salad.

Chef's Ranchero Special
$18.89

Tender grilled beef cooked with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with one chicken enchilada, beans, avocado slices, pico de gallo, and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.

Peluza Special
$15.74

Cooked with grilled bell peppers and onions on a bed of rice topped with melted cheese sauce.

Mexican Torta
$14.16

Mexican style sandwich with your choice of meat (asada, Milanesa, grilled chicken, ham, or Milanese), stuffed with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, jalapeño, and mayo. Served with fries.

Mexican Wraps
$12.59

A 12-inch flour tortilla filled with your choice of meat, with lettuce, black beans, pico de gallo, rice, and house chipotle sauce. Served with French fries.

Chile Colorado
$15.74

Your choice of meat (grilled chicken, steak, pork, shrimp, or Texas (chicken, steak, and shrimp)). Simmered in our spicy ranchero style sauce. Served with rice, refried beans, and two tortillas.

Cazuellón
$17.84

Grilled rib-eye, chicken, and shrimp served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.

Fajitas

The best in town! All fajitas are cooked with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, and are served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, and tortillas.

Fajitas Poblanas
$18.89

Steak, chicken, or shrimp cooked with poblano peppers, onions, and corn. Topped with cheese.

Shrimp Fajitas
$18.89
Chicken & Shrimp Fajitas
$18.89
Steak & Shrimp Fajitas
$18.89
Vegetarianas Fajitas
$13.11
Texas Fajitas
$18.89
Rancheras Fajitas
$18.89

Steak, chicken, shrimp, and bacon topped with shredded cheese.

Colorado Fajitas
$18.89

Steak, chicken, and chorizo (Mexican sausage), topped with cheese.

Hawaiianas Fajitas
$18.89

Shrimp and pineapple chunks with cheese.

Steak Fajitas
$16.79
Chicken Fajitas
$16.26

Take Out

Chips
$2.61
Hot Sauce
$1.35

From the Grill

Street Tacos
$15.74

Four tacos served with cilantro, onion, hot sauce, and lime on corn tortilla, with a side of rice and beans. Your choice of chicken, steak, chorizo, carnitas, or al pastor.

Fajita Nachos
$13.64

Chicken or steak with bell peppers, cheese sauce, onion, and tomatoes.

Texas Nachos
$15.74

Chicken, steak, and shrimp with bell peppers, cheese sauce, onions, and tomatoes.

Chicken Nachos
$12.59

Grilled chicken with cheese sauce, no vegetables.

Grilled Steak or Chicken Burrito
$6.29

With cheese sauce.

Grilled Steak or Chicken Soft Taco
$5.24

With lettuce and cheese.

Grilled Shrimp or Fish Soft Taco
$6.29

Lettuce, cheese, and pico de gallo.

Cheesesteak
$15.74

Steak strips grilled with onions, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.

Parrillada Mex (For Two)
$38.84

Grilled chicken breast, one 4 oz grilled ribeye steak, chorizo, carnitas, 5 grilled shrimp, grilled cactus, and grilled onions, served with a side of rice and beans, with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and flour or corn tortillas.

Shrimp Nachos
$14.16

Grilled shrimp with cheese sauce, no vegetables.

Steak Nachos
$14.16

Grilled steak with cheese sauce, no vegetables.

Texas Nachos
$15.74

Chicken, steak, and shrimp with bell peppers, cheese sauce, onions, and tomatoes.

Chicken Nachos
$12.59

Grilled chicken with cheese sauce, no vegetables.

Grilled Chicken Burrito
$6.29

With cheese sauce.

Grilled Steak Burrito
$6.29

With cheese sauce.

Grilled Steak Soft Taco
$5.24

With lettuce and cheese.

Grilled Chicken Soft Taco
$5.24

With lettuce and cheese.

Cheesesteak
$15.74

Steak strips grilled with onions, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.

Parrillada Mex (For Two)
$38.84

Grilled chicken breast, one 4 oz grilled ribeye steak, chorizo, carnitas, 5 grilled shrimp, grilled cactus, and grilled onions, served with a side of rice and beans, with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and flour or corn tortillas.

Shrimp Nachos
$14.16

Grilled shrimp with cheese sauce, no vegetables.

Steak Nachos
$14.16

Grilled steak with cheese sauce, no vegetables.

Nachos

Ground Beef & Beans Nachos
$9.44
Ground Beef Nachos
$8.91
Chicken Nachos
$9.44
Nachos Supremos Nachos
$11.54

Cheese, beans, and beef topped with lettuce, chopped tomatoes, and sour cream.

Nachos el Puerto Nachos
$13.64

Steak, black beans, and corn topped with cheese sauce.

Cheese Nachos
$6.81
Beans Nachos
$7.86

Extras

Pico de Gallo
$1.88
Cilantro
$0.83
Shredded Cheese
$2.09
Tortillas (2)
$1.04
Lettuce
$1.46
Chopped Tomatoes
$1.67
Chiles Toreados (4)
$2.72
Chopped Onions
$1.35
Sour Cream
$1.88
Jalapeños
$1.88

Vegetarian

A. One Bean Burrito, One Cheese Enchilada, and One Bean Tostada with Cheese Sauce
$10.49
B. One Chalupa, One Cheese Enchilada, Rice, and Beans
$10.49
C. One Bean Burrito, One Quesadilla, and One Chalupa
$10.49
D. One Bean Burrito with Nacho Cheese, One Cheese Enchilada, and One Quesadilla
$10.49
E. Vegetarian Nachos
$11.54

Bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, broccoli, and zucchini with cheese sauce.

F. Expresso Vegetarian Burrito
$11.54

Large flour tortilla with black beans, rice, and grilled vegetables, topped with cheese sauce.

H. One Spinach Burrito, One Mashed Potato Enchilada, and One Mushroom Quesadilla
$9.44

Large flour tortilla with black beans, rice, and grilled vegetables, topped with cheese sauce.

Kids Menu

Kids Cheese Quesadilla with Rice or Beans
$7.34
Kids Burrito & Taco
$7.34
Kids Enchilada & Taco
$7.34
Kids Enchilada with Rice & Beans
$7.34
Kids Taco with Rice & Beans
$7.34
Kids Chicken Tenders with Fries
$7.34
Kids Corn Dog with Fries
$7.34
Kids Spanish Hamburger with Fries
$7.34
Kids Chicken Nuggets & Rice or Fries
$7.34
Kid's Shrimp ACP
$9.44
Kid's ACP
$7.86

Sides Orders

Chile Poblano (1)
$5.24
Tamales (1)
$3.66
Fried Chicken Taquitos (3)
$5.76
Chile Relleno (1)
$6.29
Rice
$3.45
Beans
$3.45
Black Beans
$4.19

Desserts

Churros
$6.81
Flan
$5.24
Xango
$6.81
Cookie & Cream Cheesecake
$7.86
Sapodilla
$6.18

Fried flour tortilla with honey, butter and ice cream.

Fried Ice Cream
$6.81

Location

El Arado Mexican Restaurant
1243 Burkemont Ave
Morganton, NC
28655
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Hours

Fri
11:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Sat
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

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Contact us

Call us at (828)-334-3086

Write us at 1521juantorres@gmail.com

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