EL JIMADOR MEXICAN GRILL Menu
Introducing the Menu at EL JIMADOR MEXICAN GRILL
Located in DeKalb, Illinois, EL JIMADOR MEXICAN GRILL offers an authentic taste of Mexico that keeps diners coming back for more. Renowned for its attentive service and warm atmosphere, the restaurant excels at providing a memorable dining experience.
- Chips and Salsa: The complimentary starter features fresh, zesty salsa with just the right amount of heat, paired with crispy chips that pave the way for your meal.
- Tacos and Burritos: Signature dishes, like the chicken taco and the impressive burritos, are filled with tender, flavorful meats that leave a lasting impression.
- Margaritas and More: The bar boasts a diverse selection of margaritas and Mexican beers, enhancing every meal with refreshing beverages.
With generous portions and excellent service, EL JIMADOR promises a delightful culinary adventure full of flavor!
Kids Menu
Kids Mac & Cheese
Kids Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half.
Kids Taco
Folded tortilla with a variety of fillings such as meat or beans.
Kids Grilled Steak Or Chicken With Rice & Beans
Kids Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce.
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Breaded or battered crispy chicken.
Kids Corn Dog
Battered and deep fried sausage on a stick.
Kids Burrito
32 Oz Fresh House Margarita
32 oz House Margarita (makes 4) Must Be 21 years old to purchase this item.
Half Tray Mexican Street Corn/ Elote
Sweet corn, Mayonnaise, lime, cotija cheese, tajin. serves 10-15 people.
Half Tray Rice
Mexican Rice. Serves 10 - 15 People.
Half Tray Beans
Refried Beans. Serves 10 - 15 people.
Homemade Tamales Dozen
Homemade Pork or Chicken Tamales.
Half Tray Churros
Fried Dough, sugar, cinnamon, chocolate.
32 Oz Cheese Dip
Homemade Queso Blanco. Serves 8 - 12 people
Half Tray Guacamole
Fresh Made Gaucamole. Serves 10 - 15 People
Catering
Extras
Pickled Jalapenos
Fries
Fried potatoes.
Frijoles Charros
Chips & Salsa To Go
Pico De Gallo
Fresh salsa.
Avocado
Corn Tortilla
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Sour Cream
Tangy fermented cream.
Roasted Jalapenos & Onion
Side Salad
Homemade Tortillas
Flour Tortillas
Shredded Cheese
Mexican Rice
Tossed Salad
Salad that has been tossed with dressing.
Cheese Rice
Refried Beans
Queso Fresco
Pollo Con Arroz
Grilled chicken over a bed of rice topped with cheese sauce.
Milanesa De Pollo
Breaded chicken breast pan fried and topped with French fries. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and avocado salad.
Pollo Vallarta
Grilled chicken breast with shrimp, scallops, tomatoes and cheese sauce on top. Served with avocado salad, rice and frijoles charros.
Pollo Yucatan
Grilled chicken breast with sauteed peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Con Chorizo
Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans .
Pollo Borracho
Tender grilled chicken breast marinated with a touch of tequila, grilled onions with two cheese enchiladas covered with melted cheese & salsa verde. Served with rice, charro beans, grilled jalapeno & cactus.
Chicken
Fajitas
Fajitas Jalisco
Sizzling grilled meat Steak, chicken, chorizo topped with chihuahua cheese. Cooked with green pepper, onion and tomatoes, served with rice, beans, avocado salad, shredded cheese, and corn or flour tortillas.
Huskie Fajitas
Sizzling grilled meat Steak, chicken, shrimp. Cooked with green pepper, onion and tomatoes, served with rice, beans, avocado salad, shredded cheese, and corn or flour tortillas. Topped with cheese.
Fajitas El Jimador Para 2
Sizzling grilled meat .Steak, chicken, chorizo, and carnitas. cooked with green pepper, onion and tomatoes, served with rice, beans, avocado salad, shredded cheese, and corn or flour tortillas.Steak,
Shrimp Fajitas
Sizzling grilled shrimp cooked with green pepper, onion and tomatoes, served with rice, beans, avocado salad, shredded cheese, and corn or flour tortillas.
Chicken Or Steak Fajitas
Barb Burrito
8” Flour tortillas filled with seasoned ground beef or tender chunks of chicken, with bean. Topped with ranchero sauce, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, & cheese. Served with rice & beans.
Burrito El Jimador
12 “Flour tortilla filled with french fries tucked inside, stuffed with your choice of steak, chicken or chorizo. With rice, beans, cheese, sour cream and avocado.
Niu Burrito
8” Flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken and pico de gallo. Topped with ranchero and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans .
La Bandera
12” Flour tortilla stuffed with your preference of season ground beef or shredded chicken. With rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and shredded cheese. Topped with salsa verde, cheese sauce and ranchero sauce.
Burritos
Create Your Own Combination / Combination Dinners
Two Items
Three Items
Burrito Del Campo
Rolled spinach tortilla filled with sauteed peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, rice and beans.
Spinach Quesadilla
12” spinach tortilla stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, peppers, onions and cheese. Served with avocado salad and rice.
Fajita Vegetariana
Grilled broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, squash, onions, tomatoes. Served with avocado salad, rice and beans.
Vegetarian
Del Mar
Caldo De Camaron
Our delicious shrimp and vegetable soup simmered in a spicy, seafood broth. Served with a side of Mexican rice.
Langostinos Estilo Nayarit
Prawn nayarit style.
Mariscos Con Arroz
Grilled shrimp and scallops, over a bed of rice, topped with cheese sauce. Served with avocado salad.
Spicy Mussels
Mussels in our special sauce.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Sauteed shrimp in garlic butter sauce. Served with white rice and avocado salad.
Camaron Yucatan
Grilled shrimp in a bed of zucchini, squash, broccoli and peppers. Served with white rice and avocado salad.
Camarones Cucaracha
Shrimp in our special sauce with peel or without peel
Shrimp Diabla
Shrimp sauteed in fiery chipotle salsa with mushrooms and onions. Served with white rice and avocado salad.
Horchata
Raspberry Iced Tea
Lemonade
Jarritos
Mountain Dew
Exhilarate and quench your thirst with a one of a kind taste.
Cranberry Juice
Pepsi
The bold, refreshing, robust cola
Diet Pepsi
A crisp tasting, refreshing pop of sweet, fizzy bubbles without calories.
Hot Tea
Coffee
Orange Juice
Cherry Pepsi
The bold, refreshing, robust cola
Sierra Mist
A caffeine-free soda that provides a crisp, clear burst of lemon lime flavor
Dr. Pepper
Pineapple Juice
Mexican Coke Bottle
The same great taste made with only pure cane sugar and served in a bottle.
Ice Tea
Root Beer
Beverages
Tacos
Adovada Tacos
Three Marinated pork tacos, with rice & beans, onions & cilantro (pineapple available upon request).
Grilled Chicken Tacos
Three Grilled chicken tacos, with rice & beans, onions, cilantro & cheese.
Crispy Tacos
Three Shredded chicken or season ground beef Tacos. server with rice & beans lettuce, cheese and tomatoes.
QUESABIRRIA
Three Quesabirrias (Mexican Brisket Stew) topped with cilantro and onion. Served with a side of Consome and rice.
Carne Asada Tacos
Three Grilled skirt steak Tacos, with rice & beans, onions & cilantro.
Enmoladas
Three rolled up corn tortillas filled with pulled chicken topped with mole sauce, onions, queso fresco, sour cream and sesame seeds served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas El Jimador
Three rolled up corn tortillas filled with pulled chicken, cheese or seasoned ground beef. Topped with enchilada sauce, cheese, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Del Campo
Three rolled up corn tortillas filled with cheese topped with caramelized grilled onions and bell peppers. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Jalisco
Three rolled up corn tortillas filled with pulled pork, topped with melted Chihuahua cheese, green tomatillo sauce, and sour cream. Accompanied with Mexican rice, refried beans.
Enchiladas
Jimador Express
Quesadilla
Choice of filling.
Tamale
Freshly made pork or chicken tamales topped with red sauce, & cheese. Served in their corn husks.
Taco
Two soft flour or crispy corn tortillas. Add steak, grilled chicken, or shrimp for extra charge.
Enchilada
Choice of filling topped with red sauce and cheese.
Burrito
Choice of filling topped with melted cheese and red sauce.
Tostaguac
Crispy corn tortilla topped with fresh guacamole and beans. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Lunch Vallarta Plate
Grilled shrimp sauteed with mushrooms onions and tomato. Served with rice .
Huevos Al Gusto
Eggs made in one of the following styles: a la mexicana, con chorizo, con jamon, or rancheros. Served with refried beans & rice.
Cuatro Amigos Lunch
Our traditional chilaquiles with sour cream & queso fresco, with two eggs any style, ranchero sauce served with a juicy skirt steak. Served with rice and avocado salad.
Lunch Pollo El Jimador
Grilled split chicken breast topped with melted white cheese. Served with tortillas, rice & beans.
Lunch Fajitas
Grilled tender strips of chicken or steak mixed with sauteed veggies. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, cheese and sour cream.
Lunch Enmoladas
Two chicken enchiladas topped with mole sauce, onions, queso fresco, sour cream. Served with rice and beans
Lunch Flautas
Two fried corn tortillas filled with choice of, shredded beef, or chicken. Served with rice, beans, lettuce tomato and sour cream.
Lunch Chimichanga
Fried wrapped flour tortilla filled with shredded beef or chicken. Served with lettuce, tomato, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, rice & beans. Add steak, grilled chicken or shrimp for extra charge.
Barb Buritto
Flour tortillas filled with seasoned ground beef & beans, or tender chunks of chicken. Topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream & guacamole. Served with rice & beans.
Pa Desayunar Lunch Specials
Postres
Mexican Fried Ice Cream
The perfect dessert after any meal. Served in its own edible shell with strawberry sauce, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream.
Churros
Traditional Mexican Churros tossed in cinnamon and sugar. Served with flavored ice cream.
Esquites
Corn off the cob, house-made lime mayo, queso fresco.
Flan
Mexico’s classic dessert. Vanilla custard served with Mexican egg nog.
Platanitos
Deep fried plantains coated with cinnamon sugar drizzled with leche de dulce.
Jimador Tacos
Skirt steak, chorizo, grilled chihuahua cheese, and salsa verde.
El Gobernador
Grilled shrimp, scallops, onions, tomato and poblano pepper. Served on corn tortilla filled with melted chihuahua cheese.
Del Mar
Chipotle grilled shrimp or tilapia, red cabbage slaw, avocado and Rudy’s sauce.
El Patron Tacos
Skirt steak, onions, poblano pepper, bacon, chihuahua cheese and garlic.
Tacos El Jimador
Botanas
Jimador Queso Dip
Sopes
Taste the authentic Mexican snack characterized by its distinctive pinched up rim which holds the savory fillings. Three sopes with your choice of ground beef, chorizo, or pulled chicken served over a layer of refried beans and topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese. Accompanied with a side of salsa picosa and sour cream. No substitutions, please.
Queso Fundido
Melted chihuahua cheese with sauteed poblano peppers and onions.
Bean Dip
Coctel De Camaron
A delicious shrimp cocktail in a zesty tomato sauce. Garnished with onion, cucumbers, cilantro, and slices of fresh avocado.
Torre De Ceviche
Fresh shrimp marinated in fresh lime juice. Seasoned with diced tomatoes, chopped sweet onion, chopped cilantro, and diced jalapeno peppers.
Salsa Trio
Botana Combinada
A super starter! A delicious appetizer combination consisting of nachos, quesadillas, pork tamale, flautas (shredded beef and chicken) served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. No substitutions, please.
Flautitas Surtidas
Taste our assortment of crispy corn tortilla, “flute shaped tacos” filled with shredded chicken, shredded beef, panela cheese. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. No substitutions, please.
Table Side Guacamole.
Our avocado dip prepared to your personal taste.
Tamales
Three homemade tamales served in their corn husks. Filled with either chicken in a green tomatillo sauce or pork in a zesty red sauce. Mix and match to your delight. Served with a side of salsa picosa and sour cream. No substitutions, please.
Steak & Shrimp
12 oz T-bone topped with shrimp sauteed in garlic butter sauce, onions and peppers. Accompanied with one cheese enchilada with green sauce. Served with rice and frijoles charros.
Birria Ramen
32 oz of a combination of Ramen noodles, cheese, our grass-fed free range beef birria, all combined in our consome. Onions, cilantro and fresh cut limes available as add-ons!
Jimador Burger
Juicy burger with chorizo, jalapenos, tomato, onion, and lettuce drizzled with our chipotle aioli. Served with French fries.
Carne Asada O Pollo A La Tampiquena
Your choice of a tender skirt steak or a grilled chicken breast topped with our original frijoles charros. Served with one cheese enchilada, roasted corn and cactus salad and Mexican rice. Sure to satisfy even the largest of appetites!
Molcajete
Stone volcanic bowl with grilled arrachera steak, chicken breast, chorizo, shrimp, scallops, cactus, queso fresco, onions, tomatoes and green peppers. Served with rice, frijoles charros, salsa trio and avocad.
Caporal Del Jimador
Arrachera skirt steak cooked to your preference, topped with grilled onions, jalapenos peppers and chihuahua cheese. Served with rice, frijoles charros and avocado salad.
Carnitas
Tendered pork simmered in citrus oil herbs. Served with rice, frijoles charros and avocado salad.
Carne Asada
In House seasoned juicy arrachera, served with rice, frijoles charros, pico de gallo, guacamole, cooked green onions, one chihuahua cheese quesadilla and avocado salad.
Torta
Your choice of steak, chicken, chorizo, carnitas or ham.
El Jimador Specialties
Nachos
Niu Nachos
Season ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeno.
Nachos DeKalb
Steak, chicken, choriso with grilled onions, jalapenos, mushrooms topped with cheese sauce and shredded cheese.
Nachos El Jimador
Chicken, steak and shrimp, grilled with green peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce, black beans, roasted cactus.
Sincronizada Quesadilla
Flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, ham, green peppers and onion. Served with guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
DeKalb Quesadilla
Grilled steak or chicken quesadilla topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Grilled shrimp quesadilla stuffed with pico de gallo and beans. Served with fresh salad and rice.
Traditional Quesadilla
Cheese quesadilla, with pico de gallo and sour cream.
Quesadillas
Ensaladas
Grilled Veggie Salad
Tortilla bowl filled with broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, squash, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Taco Salad
Homemade tortilla bowl filled with cheese, guacamole, tomatoes & your choice of shredded chicken or seasoned ground beef.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Fajita chicken, on a bed of lettuce avocados & tomatoes.
El Jimador Salad
Grilled chicken breast, shrimp, mushrooms, on a bed of lettuce with cucumbers, tomato, avocado and queso fresco
Shelly's Salad
Grilled spinach, steak, shrimp, squash, and zucchini.