Old Town Mexican Cafe
- Carnitas
- Handmade Tortillas
- Margaritas
Open daily from 7am
- 2489 San Diego Ave, San Diego, CA 92110
- 619-297-4330
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Menu
Appetizers
↑ All sections- Grande Cheese Quesadilla
Add carne asada, carnitas, chicken, adobada or veggies +$4.50
$7.950 - Crisp Quesadilla with Cheese$6.250
- Crisp Veggie Quesadilla
With cheese, avocado, tomato and diced red onion
$9.950 - Crisp Chicken Quesadilla
With rotisserie chicken, tomatillo salsa and queso Mexicano
$9.950 - Crisp Carne Asada Quesadilla$10.950
- Nachos
With guacamole, red sauce and sour cream
$10.250 - OTMC Nachos
With beans, jalapenos, chorizo (Mexican sausage), guacamole, red sauce and sour cream
$11.950 - Beef and Chicken Taquitos
Lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and Mexican cheese
$10.950 - Sampler
A combination of pork flautas, mini beef tacos, sopes, chorizo, lettuce, tomato, Mexican cheese, guacamole and sour cream
$13.500 - Special Sampler
A combination of mini beef and potato chimichangas, baja quesadilla, stuffed jalapeno peppers, lettuce, tomato, Mexican cheese, guacamole, sour cream
$13.950 - Guacamole Dip
Hass avocados, tomato, green onion, serrano peppers (made fresh daily)
$9.500 - Old Town Queso Fundido with Rajas & Chorizo
Pasilla chiles and sliced grilled onions. Served with two homemade tortillas
$11.950
Seafood Cocktails & Appetizers
↑ All sections- Ceviche
A marinated white fish with lime juice, tomato, cilantro, onion and serrano peppers
$10.950 - Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
With tomato, onions, cilantro, avocado slice and cucumbers
$12.250 - Shrimp and Octopus Cocktail
With tomato, onions, cilantro, avocado slice and cucumbers
$12.500 - Mariscada
Marinated shrimp and white fish with lime juice, onions, tomato slices, cucumber and avocado. Served with galletas saladas. Add octopus +$4.00
$20.950 - Spicy Tequila Ribs
Tequila braised ribs
$15.500 - Old Town Hot Chicken Wings
Chicken wings in our patented fire sauce served with ranch dressing and vegetables — hot stuff!
$10.500
Sides & A La Carte
↑ All sections- Torta
Chicken or carnitas served on a roll with avocado, lettuce, tomato and a side of beans
$11.250 - Carne Asada Torta$12.500
- 4 Rolled Tacos
Beef or chicken, served with fideo or beans, lettuce, tomato, Mexican cheese, guacamole and sour cream
$10.500 - Chicken or Pork Tamale
Topped with relleno sauce and cheese
$4.950 - Cheeseburger
1/2 pounder served on telera roll with steak fries
$9.950 - Chile Relleno (Fresh Chiles) Jack Cheese
Battered fresh chile stuffed with melted Jack cheese. Topped with relleno sauce
$5.950 - Frijoles (Beans), Black or Veggie / RiceFull $3.25 / Half $2.500
- Hot Flour or Corn Tortillas$0.50 each0
- Dozen Tortillas To Go (Cold)$5.250
- Side of Sour Cream$1.500
- Side of Cheese$2.500
- Side of Guacamole$4.950
- Molcajete or Panela Cheese$3.500
- Chiles Toreados and Grilled Onions$2.950
- Nopalitos (Cactus)$3.750
Tacos (A La Carte)
↑ All sections- Street Tacos
Carne asada, chicken, carnitas or adobada, cilantro, onion
5 Tacos $11.95 / 7 Tacos $15.250 - Shredded or Ground Beef, Chicken or Carnitas (Pork)
Handmade crispy tortilla with lettuce, tomato and cheese
$4.950 - Fish Taco
Handmade tortilla with white sauce, cabbage and tomatoes
$5.500 - 4 Potato Rolled Tacos
With cabbage, guacamole salsa, sour cream, pico de gallo, queso Mexicano, red sauce with a side of black beans
$9.500 - Shrimp Taco
Handmade tortilla, cabbage, red salsa, cheese, tomato, mango sauce, chipotle mayo
$5.950 - Pollo Asado Tacos
Grilled chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, red salsa and sour cream on two soft flour tortillas, served with 1/2 order of beans
$11.250 - Mini Carne Asada, Pollo Asado or Adobada Tacos
Two soft corn tortillas, choice of protein. Served with green sauce, onions, cilantro and a 1/2 order of beans
$10.500
Enchiladas
↑ All sections- Cheese and Onions$3.950
- Chicken and Onions$5.250
- Chicken Verde Enchilada
Served with sour cream, green salsa and Mexican cheese on top. With rice and beans $9.25
$5.950 - Spinach Enchilada
Served on a flour tortilla, Mexican cheese, mushrooms, squash, onion and green salsa. With rice and beans $9.50. Add chicken breast +$1.50
$5.250 - Pork and Onions$5.250
- Beef and Onions$5.750
Tostadas
↑ All sections- Bean
With lettuce, tomato and cheese
$4.500 - Shredded or Ground Beef, Pork or Chicken
With lettuce, tomato and cheese. Add beans +$1.00
$6.750 - Chicken Suprema
A large crispy flour tortilla with beans, chicken, lettuce, tomato, olives, guacamole, sour cream and cheese
$11.950 - Shrimp Ceviche
Marinated shrimp with lime, tomato, onions, chiles, cilantro and two slices of avocado
$8.500 - Suprema
A large crispy flour tortilla with beans, beef, pork, lettuce, tomato, olives, guacamole, sour cream and cheese
$12.250
Burritos (Large Flour Tortillas)
↑ All sections- Bean
Topped with enchilada sauce and cheese
$7.950 - Shredded or Ground Beef, Chicken or Carnitas (Pork)
Topped with relleno sauce and cheese
$10.950 - Combo (Bean/Spicy Beef)
Topped with relleno sauce and cheese
$11.250 - California Burrito
Carne asada, sour cream, guacamole, french fries and cheese
$12.500 - Verde (Pork in Green Chiles)
Topped with relleno sauce and cheese
$11.750 - Colorado (Beef in Red Chiles)
Topped with relleno sauce and cheese
$11.950 - Pollo Asado
Stuffed with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream and red salsa
$11.950 - Carne Asada con Guacamole
With a half order of beans, side of green sauce, onions and cilantro
$13.250 - Chimichanga (Beef and Potato or Chicken)
Served with sour cream, guacamole, side order of relleno sauce and a half order of beans
$12.950 - Shrimp
Served wet with relleno sauce, sour cream, cheese, rice and salsa ranchera and a side of refried beans
$13.950
House Specialties
↑ All sections- Old Town Famous Carnitas
Delicious pieces of pork served in Mexico's traditional style, with cilantro, onion, avocado, tomato, limes, beans and our own tortillas
Serves 1 $14.95 / Serves 2 $27.95 / Serves 4 $49.950 - Mexican Style Ribs
Mexican style rotisserie pork ribs. Served with rice, beans and our own tortillas
Full Rack (14 ribs) $27.95 / 1/2 Rack (7 ribs) $17.950 - Old Town Pollo
Traditional Mexican style rotisserie chicken. Served with cilantro, onion, tomato, peppers, rice, beans and our own handmade tortillas
Full Chicken $23.95 / 1/2 Chicken $14.950 - Molcajete
Grilled shrimp, chicken breast, chorizo, nopales, steak and grilled cheese. Served with roasted tomatillo sauce, onions, avocado, peppers, grilled green onions and chiles gueros with homemade tortillas, rice and beans (serves 2)
$29.950 - Mini Molcajete
Grilled shrimp, chicken breast, steak, cheese, nopales, chorizo, chiles gueros, avocado, roasted tomatillo sauce and grilled green onions, homemade tortillas and 1/2 rice and beans
$18.950 - Fajita Style Dishes — Chicken or Beef
All served with special guacamole, half order beans and tortillas
$14.950 - Fajitas — Any Combination of 2 Items$15.950
- Shrimp Fajita$16.500
Salads
↑ All sections- Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla shell, ground beef, black beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, olives, sour cream and guacamole
$11.500 - Chicken Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla shell, grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, olives, sour cream and guacamole
$11.250 - Dinner Salad$4.500
- Chicken Caesar Salad
On a crisp flour shell, parmesan cheese and tomato
$11.750
Soups
↑ All sections- AlbondigasReg $8.95 / Lrg $10.500
- Menudo (Red)Reg $9.25 / Lrg $10.950
- Pozole (White)
Served with hot tortillas. Chunks of pork, cooked with hominy in a clear broth with oregano, cilantro, onion, lime, chile and cabbage
Reg $9.25 / Lrg $10.950 - Pozole (Red)Reg $9.25 / Lrg $10.950
Combinations
↑ All sections- 1. Two Cheese Enchiladas, Rice and Beans$12.250
- 2. Beef Taco, Cheese Enchilada, Rice and Beans$12.950
- 3. Beef Taco, Combo Tostada, Rice and Beans$13.950
- 4. Chicken Taco, Cheese Enchilada, Rice and Beans$12.750
- 5. Two Tacos, Rice and Beans (Chicken/Beef/Pork/Fish)$13.250
- 6. Chile Relleno, Beef Enchilada, Rice and Beans$14.250
- 7. Verde Burrito topped with Relleno Sauce, Rice and Beans$12.950
- 8. Colorado Burrito, Rice and Beans$13.250
- 9. Chicken Enchilada, Chile Relleno, Guacamole Tostada, Rice and Beans$16.950
- 10. Combination Tostada, Beef Taco, Chicken Verde Enchilada, Rice and Beans$16.950
- 11. Beef Enchilada, Guacamole Taco, Chile Relleno, Rice and Beans$16.950
- 12. Fish Taco, Chicken Enchilada, Chile Relleno, Rice and Beans$16.750
- 13. Pork Taco, Beef Enchilada, Chile Relleno, Rice and Beans$16.750
- 14. Two Carne Asada Tacos with Cabbage, Guacamole Sauce, Pico de Gallo, Mexican Cheese, Rice and Beans$15.250
- 15. Two Enchiladas (Beef, Chicken or Pork), Rice and Beans$13.950
Dinners
↑ All sections- Carne Asada
Steak, topped with guacamole, green chiles and grilled green onions. Served with rice, beans and two tortillas
$17.950 - Chile Colorado
Chunks of beef with red chile sauce — spicy but not hot
$14.250 - Chile Verde
Tender chunks of pork with hot green chiles
$13.950 - Two Camarones Enchiladas Rancheras
Served with rice and beans
$15.950 - Enchiladas Rancheras
Beef enchiladas served with sour cream and a special ranchero sauce
$14.950 - Chicken Verde Enchiladas
Two chicken enchiladas with sour cream and green salsa or mole sauce
$14.750 - 1/2 Chicken Mole Dinner
With beans & rice. A dark, spicy sauce with a hint of chocolate
$14.950
Healthy Options
↑ All sections- Chilaquiles Red or Green (no eggs)
Green onions and veggie beans
$8.950 - Side of O'Brien Potatoes
Bell peppers and onions
$3.950 - Flour and Corn Tortillas without lard$0.40 each0
- Veggie Pinto Beans or Black Beans (frijoles de la olla)Full $3.25 / Half $2.500
- Dinner Salad
With vinegar and oil or lemon
$4.250 - Fruit Bowl$6.500
- Veggie Fajitas in Canola Oil
With pinto beans and guacamole
$12.950 - Potato Rolled Taquitos
Black beans, cabbage, red sauce, guacamole sauce and pico de gallo
$9.250 - Potato, Soy Chorizo Taco
Veggie beans, lettuce, onions, and bell peppers on a flour tortilla
$9.250 - Guacamole Tostada
Lettuce, tomato, cheese and olives
$6.950 - Nachos
With cheese, guacamole, soy chorizo, red sauce, veggie beans and pico de gallo
$10.250 - Spinach Enchilada$5.250
- Vegetable Burrito
Vegetarian beans, rice, tomato, lettuce, onion and sour cream
$8.750 - Vegetarian Tostada
Crispy corn tortilla topped with black beans or veggie pinto beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and Mexican cheese
$6.750 - Nopales Salad (cactus) served cold
With onions, serrano peppers, cilantro, tomatoes, queso fresco and half order of veggie pinto beans
$8.250
Breakfast (served until noon)
↑ All sections- Breakfast Torta
Ham, bacon or sausage, eggs, tomato, lettuce, jalapenos, queso panela, and a side of beans
$12.950 - Grande Breakfast Burrito
Handmade flour tortilla, scrambled eggs, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, cheese, potatoes, ham or bacon or sausage
$12.950 - Huevos Mineros
Two eggs on top a crispy corn tostada topped with spicy salsa minera, served with machaca, side of beans, queso fresco, sour cream, red onions and two tortillas
$13.500 - Huevos a la Mexicana
Three eggs scrambled with fresh serrano pepper, tomatoes, onion, cilantro. Served with beans, potatoes, and two tortillas
$9.950 - Gringo Special
Bacon, ham or sausage with two eggs, served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$11.250 - Chilaquiles
Corn tortillas simmered in red chile sauce, green onions and Mexican cheese, served with fried eggs and beans (red, green or both). Add chicken, pork or carne asada +$4.50
$11.500 - Machaca con Huevos
Shredded beef, eggs, onions, bell pepper, tomatoes and spices, served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$11.950 - Machaca & Eggs or Chorizo Burrito
Topped with relleno sauce and cheese
$10.950 - Chorizo con Huevos
Mexican sausage and eggs, served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$11.950 - Spanish Omelette
Eggs, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and cheese, served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$10.950 - Chile Omelette
Choice of chile Colorado or chile verde. Served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$13.250 - Egg White Omelette
Spinach, mushroom, broccoli, panela cheese, served with black beans and potatoes
$13.950 - Minero Omelette
Beef machaca with tomato, onions, chile serrano, jack cheese inside, topped with spicy salsa minera, served with beans, chilaquiles, queso fresco, sour cream, red onions and two tortillas
$13.750 - Old Town Steak & Eggs
Served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$13.950 - Huevos Rancheros
Mexico's favorite breakfast, served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$11.750 - Huevos Divorciados
Red and green sauce. Two eggs, served with rice and beans, and two tortillas
$11.250 - Desayuno Azteca
Eggs, cactus (nopales), tomatoes, onion, cilantro, serrano peppers, beans, red chilaquiles, and two tortillas
$12.500 - New Mexico Style Enchiladas con Huevos
Two flat enchiladas served with eggs and beans
$11.250 - Pork Carnitas Hash
Served with two eggs, bell peppers, onions and potatoes, refried beans, and two tortillas
$11.950
Breakfast Sides & Tacos
↑ All sections- Side Order of O'Brien Mexican Potatoes
With bell peppers and onions
$3.950 - Fruit Bowl$6.500
- Bacon, Ham or Sausage$4.500
- Breakfast Taco — Scrambled Eggs with Ham
Cilantro and onion, on a flour tortilla with choice of rice, beans or potatoes
$9.250 - Breakfast Taco — Chorizo and Potatoes
On a flour tortilla with choice of rice, beans or potatoes
$9.250 - Breakfast Taco — Eggs and Chorizo
On a flour tortilla with choice of rice, beans or potatoes
$9.500
Pancakes
↑ All sections- Buttermilk Pancakes
Served with butter and syrup
$6.950 - Buttermilk Pancakes with Bacon, Ham or Sausage$9.950
- Buttermilk Pancakes with Two Eggs, Sausage, Bacon or Ham$10.950
Dessert
↑ All sections- Flan$3.950
- Vanilla Ice Cream$3.950
- Deep Fried Ice Cream
Whipped cream and chocolate syrup
$5.950 - Buñuelo$2.950
- Buñuelo with Ice Cream$6.250
- Churro$3.500
- Churro with Ice Cream$4.500
Beverages
↑ All sections- Coffee, Hot Tea$2.950
- Milk$2.950
- Soft Drinks, Iced Tea (includes refills)$2.950
- Juices — Orange, Apple or Cranberry
No refills
$3.950 - Mexican Hot Chocolate (seasonal)
With whipped cream
$3.950 - Mexican Waters — Jamaica or Horchata
Refills $1.50
$3.950 - Mexican Bottled Sodas$4.000
Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.
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How these dishes compare
- Quesadillastypically $9 across 355 menus
- Burritostypically $11.50 across 347 menus
- Carne asadatypically $14 across 293 menus
- Nachostypically $12.50 across 293 menus
- Enchiladastypically $13 across 287 menus
- Baja fish tacostypically $13 across 273 menus
- Ceviche & aguachiletypically $16 across 235 menus
- Chorizotypically $10 across 225 menus
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