El Charro Cafe
Cuisine Type
📍 Location & Contact
🕒 Hours & Details
Hours
Restaurant Details
📋 Menu
Burritos
Burro- Pollo Al Pastor
Chicken al pastor in a burrito, served with options of refried beans, charro beans, zucchini, or no beans.
Burro- Carnitas Ranchero
Carnitas and ranchero sauce in a soft tortilla. Served with choice of refried beans, charro beans, zucchini, or no beans.
Burro- Bean & Cheese
Bean and cheese burrito; choose side: refried beans, charro beans, zucchini, or no beans.
Burro- Pollo Arizona
Chicken Arizona Burrito filled with tender chicken, served with a choice of refried beans, charro beans, zucchini squash, or no beans.
Burro- Quesabirria
Burro-quesabirria: Shredded meat blend, melted cheese in tortilla. Sides: refried beans, cowboy beans, sautéed zucchini, or option without beans.
Burro- El Charro Carne Seca
Carne seca in a burrito, option for side: refried beans, charro beans, Mexican zucchini, or no beans.
Burro- Vegan
Vegan burrito filled with choice of refried beans, charro beans, zucchini, or no beans.
Burro- Charro Birria Verde
Burro-Charro Birria Verde: Slow-cooked birria in green sauce, choice of refried beans, charro beans, zucchini or no beans. Wrapped in a soft tortilla.
Tamales
Hola Hemp Plant-based Tamales
Vegan, gluten free. plant-based tamales with hemp seed, flax, nopales and quinoa. featuring one original and one chipotle recipe tamale and served with vegan arroz blanco, tomatillo sauce and frijoles charros.
Tamale Platters
Assorted tamale platters featuring green chile corn, carnitas, chicken tomatillo, and red chile beef tamales.
Tamale Temptation Trio
Gluten-free. sampling of three handmade tamales: pork carnitas, chicken tomatillo and fresh corn.
Mojo De Ajo Shrimp Tamale
Grilled garlic chimichurri shrimp over a handmade corn tamal with tomatillo sauce & queso oaxaca featuring sides of arroz sonora, frijoles & calabacitas
Soups
Albondigas- Bowl
Caldo De Birria Rojo- Bowl
Pozole- Bowl
Tortilla Soup- Bowl
Tortilla Soup- Cup
Chicken Tortilla Soup- Bowl
Gluten free.
Chicken Tortilla Soup- Cup
Gluten free.
The Carne Seca Platter
The Carne Seca Platter
A deliciously grande portion of our world-famous carne seca. dried in the sonoran desert sun, all-natural marinated lean angus beef is shredded and grilled with green chile, tomato and onions. features guacamole, pico salsa, calabacitas, arroz sonora and frijoles refritos or charros, flour or corn tortillas.
Burros Chimi Style
Chimi- Quesabirria
Quesabirria enfolded in a chimichanga-style burrito. Options for sides include refried beans, cowboy beans, sautéed zucchini, or without beans.
Chimi- El Charro Carne Seca
Carne seca in crispy, golden burro, choice of refried beans, charro beans, sautéed Mexican squash, or without beans.
Chimi- Pollo Arizona
Chimi Pollo Arizona: Shredded chicken wrapped burrito, deep-fried. Served with choice of refried beans, cowboy beans, sautéed zucchini, or no beans.
Chimi- Pollo Al Pastor
Burro chimi-style, with marinated grilled chicken. Choose from refried beans, charro beans, squash, or no beans as a side.
Chimi- Carnitas Ranchero
Carnitas ranchero wrapped in a crispy tortilla shell. Options include refried beans, charro beans, sautéed zucchini, or no beans.
Chimi- Charro Birria Verde
Chimi-Charro Birria Verde: tender birria, green sauce, cheese. Choice of side: refried beans, charro beans, zucchini, or no beans.
Chimi- Bean & Cheese
Burrito filled with beans and cheese, chimi-style. Choose side: refried beans, charro beans, sautéed zucchini, or option without beans.
Chimi- Vegan
Chimichanga with vegan fillings. Options for burro side: refried beans, ranch-style beans, Mexican-style zucchini, or option without beans.
Specialty Enchiladas
Seafood Enchiladas
Made with flour tortillas, grilled shrimp and sustainable cod, and baked in raja crema sauce with fresh corn and avocado salsa.
El Charro Carne Seca Enchiladas
Gluten free. our world-famous carne seca baked in your choice of sauce with queso casero.
Carlotta's Chicken Mole Enchiladas
Grilled chicken enchiladas in chef carlotta’s mole clásico and baked with queso casero.
Enchiladas Del Rancho
Gluten free. slow cooked pork carnitas with green chile raja crema sauce and queso casero.
Quesabirria Enchiladas
Flour tortilla enchiladas rolled and stuffed with our tender birria rojo and served with consommé baked in raja crema and quesos casero & cotija and topped with cilantro & pink onion
Pollo Al Pastor Enchiladas
Pollo al Pastor Enchiladas: Marinated chicken in achiote and pineapple filling. Options for sides include refried beans, charro beans, Mexican zucchini, or no beans.
Nopalitos Enchiladas
Gluten free. corn tortillas filled with our nopalitos, topped with our house made gluten free enchilada sauce and plant-based good planet cheese. served with plant-based arroz blanco and frijoles charros.
Shrimp Poblano Elegante Enchiladas
Two grilled shrimp, peppers & bacon enchiladas in corn tortillas and baked in our poblano crema with queso oaxaca, avocado salsa, & marinated pink onion
Tucson's Enchiladas Sonorenses
Gluten free, vegetarian. a tucson tradition of native ground corn masa cakes, red chile sauce, green olive, cebolla and queso.
Bandera Enchiladas
Gluten free. a flag of flavors flags or “banderas” are the most colorful icons in any culture and we honor ours with a carnitas, pollo arizona, and came seca enchilada trio featuring green, raja crema and red sauces.
Tacos
"charro Style" Beef Tacos- Three
"charro Style" Beef Tacos- Two
Plant-based Jackfruit Taquito Trio
Avocado-corn salsa, pickled red onion, vegan queso, arroz blanco & frijoles charros
Charro Street Taco Platter
6 charro recipe mini street style tacos on 4” corn tortillas with garnish gf – sorry, no substitutions. carne asada | mojo de ajo shrimp | quesabirria new chicken pastor | carnitas | calabacitas
Chicken Flautas
Gluten free. three rolled tacos with sour cream, guacamole and pico salsa.
Rolled Chicken Tacos
Gluten free. three crisp “charro style” rolled chicken tacos.
Combos
Combo #5
Combo #4
Combo #3
Monica's Plate
A sample of recipes featured on tia monica’s original menus: el charro beef taco, el charro carne seca enchilada, arroz con pollo, corn tamal, guacamole, & frijoles
Combo #1
Combo #1 includes choice of rolled chicken, charro beef, or carne seca taco.
Combo #2
Charro Burger & Tortas
The Charro Burger
Charro burger paired with choice of sides: French fries, Sonoran rice & refried beans, Sonoran rice & charro beans, white rice & refried beans, or white rice & charro beans.
Torta- Shrimp Elegante
Shrimp elegante torta; choice of side: french fries, Sonoran rice with refried or charro beans, white rice with refried or charro beans, house salad.
Torta- Quesabirria Con Consommé
Quesabirria torta served with consommé. Choose from sides including fries, Sonora rice & refried or charro beans, white rice & beans, or house salad.
Torta- Pollo Al Pastor
Torta with marinated chicken, options for sides: french fries, Sonora rice & beans, white rice & beans, house salad.
Torta- Carne Asada
Carne asada torta with choice of side: fries, Sonora rice & refried beans, Sonora rice & charro beans, white rice & refried beans, white rice & charro beans, or house salad.
Addons & Sides
Side Frijoles Refritos
Add Avocado
Side Flour Tortilla
Side Arroz Sonora
Side Small Guac
Extra Chips Y Salsa
Add Queso White
Add Egg
Eggs, choice of sunnyside up, over easy, medium, hard, or scrambled.
Add Fresh Jalapeno
Add Pickled Jalapeno
Add Pico De Gallo
Add Queso Yellow
Side Sour Cream
Side Arroz Blanco
Side Calabacitas
Side Carne Seca
Side Chicken
Side Corn Tortilla
Side French Fries
Side Frijoles Charros
Side Green Chile
Side Lettuce
Side Sauce
Selection of Mexican side sauces: Red, Green, Poblano, Raja, X-mas Style, and Mole.
Side Shrimp
Side Steak
Add Cilantro
Add Diced Tomato
Dessert Menu
Sopapillas, Churros Y Chocolate
Sopapillas & churros served with honey & warm chocolate dipping sauce
Fried Ice Cream
Homemade Flan Caramel
Family recipe caramel flan with fresh whipped cream
Nutella Chocolate Tamal
Hazelnut and mexican chocolate sweet masa tamal
Seasonal Dessert Tamal
Tres Leches Cake- Original
Apple Pie Mini Chimis
Four crispy minis stuffed with warm fire roasted apples and topped with fresh whipped cream & dulce de leche
Dessert Sampler Trio
A trio of our most popular postres: vanilla tres leches cake, homemade flan & our hazelnut-chocolate tamal
Queso Fundido
Queso Fundido- Plain
Melted cheese blend served as appetizer or entree, choice of corn or flour tortillas, or without tortillas.
Fountain Drinks
Iced Tea
Diet Pepsi
Starry
Dr. Pepper
Root Beer
Club Soda
Shirley Temple
Sugar Free Redbull
Strawberry Lemonade
Redbull
Lemonade
Pepsi
Coffee & Tea
Cafe De La Olla
Decaf Coffee
Hot Chocolate
Hot Coffee
Hot Tea
Iced Coffee
Iced Tea
Milk
Abuelita Hot Cocoa
Arnold Palmer
Juices & Mocktails
Na Daiquiri
Na Margarita
Na Pina Colada
Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice
Jamaica
Salads
Que Keto Salad
Gluten free. fresh greens topped with lots of protein including grilled chicken, applewood bacon, queso frida, avocado, pepitas, chipotle ranch, pickled onion and finished with our famous carne seca.
Topopo Salad- Ancho Pollo
Ancho-spiced chicken atop a bed of greens with choice of chipotle ranch, house vinaigrette, margarita-lime dressing, or no dressing.
Topopo Salad- Carne Seca
Topopo Salad - Carne Seca: Shredded dry beef over mixed greens, choices of dressing include chipotle ranch, house vinaigrette, margarita-lime, or ranch. Option for no dressing available.
Topopo Salad- Grilled Shrimp
Grilled shrimp atop a mixed greens salad with optional dressings: chipotle ranch, house vinaigrette, margarita-lime, ranch. No dressing option available.
Topopo Salad- Vegetarian
Topopo Salad - Mixed greens, avocado, tomato, black beans, cheese, tortilla chips. Dressing: chipotle ranch, house vinaigrette, margarita-lime, ranch, or no dressing. Vegetarian.
Ceviche Tostada Salad
Marinated shrimp, crisp romaine, avocado, margarita-lime dressing & pico salsa
Chopped Margarita Salad
Gluten free. grilled chicken, margarita lime dressing, fresh mango, dried cranberry, toasted pepitas, & queso casero.
Parillada Burritos
Parillada Burro- Grilled Steak
Grilled steak burrito, choice of side: refried beans, cowboy beans, zucchini, or no beans.
Parillada Burro- Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken burrito with a choice of side: refried beans, cowboy beans, Mexican zucchini, or no beans.
Parillada Burro- Grilled Shrimp
Grilled shrimp burrito, choice of refried beans, cowboy beans, sautéed zucchini, or no beans.
Original Enchiladas
Original Enchis- Charro Beef Birria
Charro beef birria enchilada options: choice of red, green, x-mas style, raja, or mole sauce. Side selection includes frijoles refritos, charros, calabacitas, or no beans.
Original Enchis- Pollo Arizona
Original Enchis- Pollo Arizona: Enchilada filled with Arizona-style chicken, choice of sauce: red, green, X-mas style, raja, mole, or no sauce. Side options include refried beans, charro beans, zucchini, or no beans.
Original Enchis- Carne Asada
Carne asada wrapped in corn tortillas, choice of red, green, mole, raja sauces, or no sauce. Served with refried beans, charro beans, or calabacitas.
Original Enchis- Queso Casero
Original Enchis- Queso Casero: Handmade tortillas filled with artisanal cheese, choice of enchilada sauce (red, green, x-mas style, raja, mole, or no sauce). Served with beans or calabacitas.
Original Enchis- Pollo Asado
Succulent roasted chicken enchilada, choice of sauce: red, green, X-mas-style, raja, mole, or none. Served with refried beans, charro beans, or calabacitas.
Chile Rellenos
Chile Relleno Del Rey
Shrimp and cod seafood stuffed relleno baked in green sauce and queso casero.
Original Anaheim Relleno
Gluten-free. (vegetarian) a hand dipped and grilled anaheim green chile stuffed with queso casero and your choice of our housemade red or green sauce.
El Charro Cafe's Carne Seca Relleno
El Charro Cafe's carne seca relleno: Stuffed with dried beef, choice of relleno sauce from red, green, x-mas style, raja, poblano, mole, or no sauce.
Fajitas
Grilled Shrimp Fajita
Portobello & Nopal Plant-based Fajita
Fajita Combo
Combo fajita selections: chicken, steak, shrimp. Served with traditional accompaniments.
All-natural Chicken Fajita
Grass-fed Steak Fajita
Carlotta's Cocina
Pescado Tropical
Gluten free. pan seared cod on a bed of arroz blanco, topped with fresh tomatillo sauce and a green chile, mango and avocado-corn salsa. featuring calabacitas and frijoles charros.
Sinaloa Shrimp Culichi
Gluten free. grilled tail-on shrimp in a creamy poblano and garlic verde sauce with queso casero served with calabacitas, arroz blanco and house-made nopalitos.
Charro Grill- Steak
Charro Grill- Pollo
Carlotta's Chicken Mole
All-natural chicken on a bed of arroz blanco and topped with our chef's house-made mole sauce and grilled vegetables. featuring calabacitas and frijoles charros.
Tamale Stuffed Chicken
Gluten free. all-natural chicken stuffed with queso casero and corn tamale over a bed of arroz blanco. topped with creamy raja sauce and a roasted green chile and avocado-corn salsa. served with calabacitas and frijoles charros.
Reynosa Chicken
Gluten free. all-natural chicken topped with chipotle crema and queso casero over a bed of arroz blanco and finished with grilled vegetables. featuring calabacitas and frijoles charros.
Soft Tacos
Tacos- Pollo Arizona
Tacos- Grilled Shrimp
Tacos- Grass-fed Steak
Tacos- Crispy Cerveza Fish
Tacos- Grilled Fish
Tacos- Charro Birria Verde
Tacos- El Charro Carne Seca
Tacos- Grilled Chicken
Tacos- Carnitas Ranchero
Kid's Food Menu
Kid's Chicken Strips
Chicken tenders. Choice of side: rice & refried beans, rice & charro beans, or french fries.
Kid's Chicken Taco- One
Kid's chicken taco with choice of yellow, white, or mixed cheese. Options for sides include rice & refried beans, rice & cowboy beans, or French fries.
Kid's Chicken Taco- Two
Two kid-sized tacos with chicken, choice of yellow, white, mixed, or no cheese. Options for sides include rice & refried beans, rice & charro beans, or french fries.
Kid's Bean Burro
Kid's Bean Burro: Soft burrito filled with beans. Choice of side: rice & refried beans, rice & charro beans, or French fries.
Kid's Quesadilla- Cheese
Cheese quesadilla served with a choice of rice & frijoles refritos, rice & frijoles charros, or french fries.
Kid's Quesadilla- Chicken
Chicken quesadilla with choice of side: rice & refried beans, rice & cowboy beans, or french fries.
Kid's Quesadilla- Beef
Beef quesadilla served with choice of rice & frijoles refritos, rice & frijoles charros, or French fries.
Kid's Nachos- Cheese
Nachos topped with cheese, served with choice of rice & frijoles refritos, rice & frijoles charros, or french fries.
Kid's Nachos- Chicken
Kid's Nachos - Chicken with choice of rice & frijoles refritos, rice & frijoles charros, or French fries.
Kid's Nachos- Beef
Nachos topped with beef. Choice of side: rice & refried beans, rice & Cowboy-style beans, or French fries.
Kid's Chicken Nuggets
Chicken nuggets with choice of rice & refried beans, rice & charro beans, or French fries.
Kid's Rice & Beans
Kid's Churro Stick
Kid's Beef Taco- One
Single beef taco with choice of yellow, white, or mixed cheese. Options for sides include rice & beans or french fries.
Kid's Beef Taco- Two
Two beef tacos; choice of yellow, white, mixed, or no cheese. Sides include rice with either refried or charro beans, or French fries.
Kid's Drink Menu
Kid's Fountain Drink
Kid's Chocolate Milk
Kid's Milk
Kid's Strawberry Lemonade
A'la Carte Tacos
A'la Ground Beef Taco
A'la Pork Taco
A'la Charro Taco
A'la Grilled Fish Taco
A'la Cerveza Fish Taco
A'la Birria Taco
A'la Steak Taco
A'la Shrimp Taco
A'la Red Birria Taco
A'la Carne Seca Taco
A'la Jackfruit Taquito
A'la Grilled Chicken Taco
A'la Carte Enchiladas
A'la Pollo Az Enchi
A'la Ground Beef Enchi
A'la Nopalito Enchi
A'la Grilled Chx Enchi
A'la Chx Pastor Enchi
A'la Rancho Enchi
A'la Birria Enchi
A'la Red Birria Enchi
A'la Shrimp Enchi
A'la Steak Enchi
A'la Seafood Enchi
A'la Carne Seca Enchi
A'la Cheese Enchi
A'la Sonorenses Enchi
A'la Carte Tamales
A'la Chicken Tomatillo Tamal
A'la Sunflower Chicken Tamal
A'la Corn Tamal
A'la Jackfruit Tamal
A'la Hola Hemp Chipotle Tamal
A'la Hola Hemp Og Tamal
A'la Pumpkin Tamal
A'la Hazelnut Tamal
A'la Pina Tamal
A'la Fiesta Corn Tamal
A'la Beef Tamal
A'la Pork Tamal
A'la Carte Rellenos
A'la Relleno Del Rey
A'la Og Relleno
A'la Carne Seca Relleno