El Chico Mexican Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Chico Mexican Restaurant, a vibrant dining sanctuary located in Melbourne, FL. Here, the rich flavors of authentic Mexican cuisine come alive, offering a delightful escape for food enthusiasts.
The menu features a tantalizing array of dishes—from zesty enchiladas to crispy tacos and hearty burritos. Diners rave about the fresh and flavorful options, with highlights including quesadilla salads and tortilla soups. Each meal is complemented by complimentary chips and salsa, setting the stage for an unforgettable culinary experience.
With attentive service and a warm atmosphere, El Chico is perfect for family outings or casual dinners. The generous portion sizes and reasonable prices ensure you can savor every bite, leaving you eager to return and explore more of their diverse offerings.
Tacos & Tamales
Chorizo Tacos - 3
Shrimp Tacos-2
With jack cheese, jalapeno cole slaw, cotija cheese & chipotle drizzle. With rice & choice of beans.
Guadalajara Tacos
Taco Dinner-3
Birria Tacos-2
Corn tortillas filled with braised beef, Mexican cheese, cilantro and onions in a rich consumme. Served with rice and frijoles
Birria Tacos-3
Corn tortillas filled with braised beef, Mexican cheese, cilantro and onions in a rich consumme. Served with rice and frijoles
Carnitas Tacos-2
Pulled pork with jack, cotija cheese, chipotle wine sauce, grilled onions & cilantro.With rice & choice of beans.
Shrimp Tacos-3
With jack cheese, jalapeno cole slaw, cotija cheese & chipotle drizzle. With rice & choice of beans.
Tamale Platter
Three beef tamales topped with chile con carne, cheddar & onions. With guacamole, pico de gallo, rice & refried beans.
Fish Tacos-3
Blackened Mahi-Mahi, red cabbage, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, & sour cream drizzle served in flour tortillas. With rice & choice of beans.
Old Fashioned Tacos-3
Two crisp flour tortillas filled with chicken or beef taco meat, lettuce, cheddar, tomatoes, sour cream drizzle & avocado. With rice & frijoles rancheros.
Carnitas Tacos-3
Pulled pork with jack, cotija cheese, chipotle wine sauce, grilled onions & cilantro.With rice & choice of beans.
Carne Asada Tacos - 3
Carne Asada Tacos - 2
Fish Tacos-2
Blackened Mahi-Mahi, red cabbage, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese, & sour cream drizzle served in flour tortillas. With rice & choice of beans.
Chorizo Tacos - 2
Old Fashioned Tacos-2
Two crisp flour tortillas filled with chicken or beef taco meat, lettuce, cheddar, tomatoes, sour cream drizzle & avocado. With rice & frijoles rancheros.
Taco Dinner-2
Kid Burger
Single patty burger served with fries
Kid Fajita Nachos
Bean & cheese nachos topped with grilled fajita steak or chicken.
Kid Enchilada
A cheese and onion enchilada topped with chili con carne, served with rice and refried beans.
Kid Pizza
Kid Fajita
Beef or chicken served on a bed of onions and peppers.
Kid Cheese Dilla
Kid Mac & Cheese
Kid Taco
Kid taco
Kid Chicken Dilla
Fajita chicken stuffed in a flour tortilla with cheese & vegetables, then grilled.
Kid Taquitos
Beef rolled in a corn tortilla and deep fried
Kid Steak Dilla
Fajita steak stuffed in a flour tortilla with cheese & vegetables, then grilled.
Kid Chicken Strips
Three chicken strips breaded and fried, served with seasoned fries.
Kid Corn Dog
Corn Dog served with French Fries
Kids
Burritos & More
Pork Burrito Bowl
Grande Chicken Burrito
Fajita chicken, chipotle wine sauce, rice & frijoles rancheros in a tortilla. Topped with sour cream sauce, cheddar, & tomatoes. With rice & frijoles rancheros.
Steak Burrito Bowl
Tex Mex Burrito
Spicy beef, refried beans, chili & cheese topped with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans.
Chicken Chimi
Crispy flour tortilla filled with chicken, jack & cheddar, sour cream sauce & pico de gallo. With a chipotle drizzle, chili con queso, rice & refried beans.
Burrito Sonora
Flour tortilla filled with spicy beef, lettuce, tomatoes & topped with sour cream sauce & cheddar cheese. With rice & refried beans.
Burrito Queso
Flour tortilla with spicy beef and topped with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans. Guacamole available on request.
Steak Quesadilla
fajita steak stuffed in a flour tortilla with cheese & vegetables, then grilled. With chipotle drizzle, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo & frijoles rancheros.
Veggie Burrito
Chicken Quesadilla
Fajita chicken, fajita steak or spinach stuffed in a flour tortilla with cheese & vegetables, then grilled. With chipotle drizzle, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo & frijoles rancheros.
TS Fajita Quesadilla
Grilled sundried tomato flour tortilla with fajita chicken or steak, peppers, onions, jack & cheddar. With guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo & frijoles rancheros.
Chicken Burrito Bowl
Choice of fajita chicken or pork with chipotle wine sauce or fajita beef with chili con queso. Both with black beans, diablo corn, rice, cheddar & jack cheeses, onions, jalapenos & tomatoes. Topped with sour cream drizzle & cilantro.
Grande Steak Burrito
Fajita steak with chili con carne in a burrito with rice, frijoles rancheros & topped with tomatoes & cheddar cheese. With rice & frijoles rancheros.
Churros
Mexican fried “doughnuts” coated with cinnamon-sugar served with chocolate dipping sauce.
Turtle Cheesecake
Rich caramel topping & pecans, drizzled with chocolate.
Sopapilla
Warm Mexican pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Dessert
Americano
Grilled Chicken Breast
With sauteed vegetables, rice, salad & frijoles rancheros.
Chicken Strips
Served with honey mustard, Texas toast & fries.
Cheeseburger
Two grilled choice chuck hamburger patties on a toasted sesame seed bun with cheddar cheese. With fries, onions & tomatoes.
Rice Pint
Guac Quart
Pico Pint
Queso Quart
House Rita
Bag Chips SM
Salsa Cup
Beans Quart
Bag Chips LG
Rice Quart
Queso Pint
Salsa Pint
Beans Pint
Queso Pan
Pico Quart
Guac Pint
Salsa Quart
To Go/Catering
Soup/Salad/Sands
Taco Salad
Crispy tortilla shell with spicy beef, refried beans, Cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and guacamole on salad greens with choice of dressing.
Tortilla Soup Cup
Grilled chicken, crisp tortilla strips, avocado and jack cheese.
Tortilla Soup Bowl
Grilled chicken, crisp tortilla strips, avocado and jack cheese.
Chicken Fiesta Salad
Chicken, corn, black beans, tomatoes, cilantro, and cheddar on salad greens with sesame-chipotle dressing. Circled by cheese quesadillas.
Avocado Enchiladas
Fresh avocado, mushrooms, peppers & jack cheese rolled in corn tortillas, topped with Verde sauce, cilantro & a sour cream drizzle. On spinach with rice & frijoles rancheros.
Enchilada Dinner-3
Fajita Enchiladas
Two cheese & onion enchiladas on sauteed onions & green peppers with grilled fajita steak & ranchera sauce or grilled fajita chicken & sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans.
Shrimp Enchiladas
Shrimp, jack cheese & spinach. Topped with more shrimp & Verde sauce. With rice & frijoles rancheros.
Enchilada Dinner-2
Chicken & Mushroom Enchiladas
Crispy bacon, fajita chicken and fresh mushrooms in corn tortillas with jack cheese. Topped with sour cream sauce & a chipotle drizzle. With rice & frijoles rancheros.
Relleno Enchiladas
Chile relleno rolled in corn tortillas, topped with ranchera sauce and a sour cream drizzle. Choice of cheese and mushroom or savory beef and cheese chile relleno. With rice & frijoles rancheros.
Enchiladas
Appetizers
Taco Fries
French fries topped with queso, taco beef, pico de gallo, jalapenos, cheddar and Jack cheese. With sour cream and ranch dressing to dip.
Fajita Nachos
Bean & cheese nachos topped with grilled fajita steak or chicken.
Top Shelf Queso
Chili con queso with taco meat, pico de gallo and fresh diced tomatoes.
TS Guacamole
Layer Dip
Refried beans, ground beef, queso, layered and topped with sour cream and tomatoes
Queso Bowl
A rich, spicy cheese dip.
Street Corn Dip
Cup Queso
A rich, spicy cheese dip.
Fiesta Nachos
Chips with refried beans, chili con carne, queso sauce, taco beef, cheddar cheese, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, & jalapenos. Feeds 3-4 people.
Queso Blanco Bowl
Our creamy white cheese dip with jalapenos. Served with fresh corn chips. Bowl.
Taquitos
Beef rolled in a corn shell and deep fried
Queso Blanco Cup
Our creamy white cheese dip with jalapenos. Served with fresh corn chips. Bowl.
Mega Fiesta Nachos
A monster portion of our Fiesta Nachos with a few extras...Chips with refried beans, chili con carne, queso sauce, taco beef, cheddar cheese, jack cheese, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, & jalapenos. Feeds 3-4 people.
Mexican Flag
Chicken enchilada with spicy tomatillo green chili sauce, a chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, a Chile Relleno with ranchero sauce & a tamale. With rice & refried beans.
Mama's Sampler
Cheese & onion enchilada and two tamales topped with chili con carne, chile Relleno with ranchera sauce & crispy beef taco. With rice & refried beans.
Rodeo Combo
Two beef burritos, one topped with queso & the other with sour cream sauce. With an Old Fashioned Beef Taco, rice & frijoles rancheros.
El Caballero
Spicy beef burrito with chili con queso, chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, & a crispy chicken taco. With rice & refried beans.
Chimi Combo
Fajita chicken, jack & cheddar, sour cream sauce & pico de gallo in a chimichanga topped with chipotle wine sauce. Served with an Old Fashioned Beef Taco, Chicken Fajita Chalupa, & rice.
Juarez
Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, soft cheese taco with chili con queso, & a crispy beef taco. With rice & beans.
Tres Banditos
Burrito filled with beef topped with queso, chicken burrito topped with sour cream sauce, & bean burrito topped with chili. With rice & refried beans.
Mombo Combos
N/A Beverages
BOTTLED WATER
Drink To Go
Top Shelf Fajitas
Steak, chicken, shrimp and baby back ribs on a sizzling skillet.
Chicken Monterrey
Grilled chicken breast topped with onions, mushrooms, green peppers and Jack cheese. With rice and sauteed vegetables.
Steak Fajitas
Served with flour tortillas, grilled onions, peppers, tomatoes, rice, frijoles rancheros, pico de gallo, sour cream.
Mixed Grill Fajitas
Steak and chicken fajitas with shrimp sauteed in chipotle butter
Combo Fajitas
Steak and chicken fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Served with flour tortillas, grilled onions, peppers, tomatoes, rice, frijoles rancheros, pico de gallo, sour cream.
Chicken & Mushroom Fajitas
Crispy bacon, mushrooms, and melted jack cheese smother juicy fajita chicken strips.