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El Jefe
110 Astro Shopping Ctr
Newark, DE 19711
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Main Menu
Dips
"El Jefe" offers a variety of Dips to spice up any tortilla.
Queso Blanco con Chile
White melted cheese with the flavor of jalapeño peppers.
Queso Fundido con ChorizoSpicy
Chopped Mexican sausage with white melted cheese dip.
Seafood Queso Blanco
Warm seafood Mexican cheese dip. White melted cheese blended with mouth-watering lump crabmeat, diced shrimp and seafood seasonings.
Salsa Pico de Gallo
A spicy hot relish! A combination of onions, diced tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeños.
vegetarian
Fresh Guacamole
Homemade fresh daily! Avocado chunks mixed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro and lite jalapeños.
vegetarian
Aguacate con Camaron
Shrimp mixed with avocado chunks, served with salted crackers.
Pineapple Pico
Sweet & savory. A combination of our salsa pico de gallo relish: chopped onions, diced tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeños with sweet pineapple chunks.
vegetarian
Mexi-Dip Sampler
Pick three of the following El Jefe's Mexican Dips. Queso Blanco con Chile, Queso Fundido con Chorizo, Salsa Pico de Gallo, Fresh Guacamole, Pineapple Pico.
Appetizers
Mini-Taquitos Dorados
Mini deep-fried rolled taquitos. Corn tortillas filled with your choice of shredded chicken, shredded beef or shredded pork, served with guacamole and sour cream.
Nachos
Three Nacho chips to choose from: Classic Chili Nachos (The Traditional nacho chips topped with homemade chili and melted white cheese, garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes, diced scallions, sliced jalapeño peppers, sour cream and guacamole. No Substitutions.); "El Jefe" Nachos (Nacho chips loaded with shredded chicken and shredded beef, refried beans, melted cheese, and topped with lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.); Crabmeat Nachos (Crispy nacho chips covered with refried beans, melted white cheese, crabmeat, pico de gallo & corn relish and sour cream.)
Mini-Quesadilla
Mini-quesadilla filled with cheese and your choice of Mexican sausage, shredded chicken or mushrooms between flour tortillas. No substitutions.
Jalapeño Poppers (5)
Breaded jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese.
Cocktel de Camarones
Cold-shrimp Mexican cocktail mixed in our own blend of spicy-based tomato sauce with chopped onions, diced tomatoes, cilantro and avocado chunks, served with salted crackers. Available also shrimp and octopus cocktail.
"El Jefe" Sampler
Here is your perfect combination of fried mozzarella sticks, mini-cheese quesadilla wedges, jalapeño poppers, mini fried taquitos and a skewer of seasoned grilled shrimp. No substitutions
Fresh Salads
Salad Dressings: Ranch, Blue Cheese, Honey Mustard, Chipotle Ranch, Oil and Vinegar.
Shrimp Taco Salad
Grilled shrimp sautéed with bell peppers and onions served on a tortilla shell over a bed of lettuce, refried beans garnished with diced tomatoes, sour cream and Mexican shredded cheese.
Taco Salad
A taco salad shell filled with refried beans, lettuce, diced tomatoes and garnished with sour cream and Mexican shredded cheese. White Mushrooms, Chicken or Steak.
Cactus Salad
Edible Mexican cactus leaf salad mixed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeño peppers and Mexican queso fresco.
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Garden Salad
Mixed leaf lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, onions, croutons and your choice of dressing.
vegetarian
Grilled Chicken or Steak Salad
Citrus-pepper marinated chicken breast or steak served over lettuce with cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, carrots and your choice of dressing.
Rancho Salad
Mixed Greens, diced tomatoes, onions, Mexican queso fresco, avocado chunks finished with creamy chipotle ranch dressing, and crunchy tortilla strips. Vegetarian, Chicken or Steak.
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Homemade Soups
Sopa de Tortilla
Our own version of the popular chicken tortilla soup! A rich tomato base soup combined with shredded chicken and crispy tortilla strips, garnished with sour cream and cilantro.
"El Jefe" Style Chili
Homemade blend of ground beef, beans, vegetables and our special spices topped with onions & shredded cheese.
Chicken Rice Soup
Shredded chicken, Mexican wild-rice, and fresh vegetables in a flavorful broth.
Caldo de Camaron
Shrimp soup with fresh vegetables, Mexican spices in a spicy broth topped with avocado slices, served with tortillas or bread. Served in a large bowl (one size only).
Caldo de Mariscos
A delicious seafood soup with a mixture of fish, baby shrimp, calamari, mussels, crab leg, baby scallops, fresh vegetables and Mexican spices in a spicy broth, garnished with avocado slices, served with tortillas or bread. Served in a large bowl (one size only).
El Jefe Specialties
Molcajetes
Three Molcajetes to choose from: Molcajete Estilo "El Jefe" - Spicy (A house specialty! Grilled chicken, steak and Mexican sausage dipped in hot-ranchera sauce topped with scallions, a roasted jalapeño pepper and Mexican queso fresco. Chicken only, Steak only or Chicken & Steak Mix); Seafood Molcajete (A must try! Swordfish, shrimp, baby scallops, mussels, calamari & crab leg dipped in our special mild In-tomato based sauce (recommended) garnished with scallions and a roasted jalapeño pepper. (SPICY) Available in red or green hot-ranchera on Request.); Vegetarian Molcajete - Vegetarian (Portobello mushrooms and edible Mexican cactus leaves char grilled with onions, tomatoes, zucchini and peppers in our special In-tomato based sauce topped with scallions, a roasted jalapeño pepper and Mexican queso fresco.)
Burrito "El Jefe" con Camarones
Fajita style burrito with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and shrimp, covered in melted white cheese and tomato sauce, garnished with pineapple pico de gallo, and served with rice and salad on the side.
Burrito Tex-Mex Dinner
Two of your favorites burritos stuffed with shredded chicken, shredded beef or shredded pork, rice and refried beans, covered with mild green tomatillo sauce, lettuce and diced tomatoes.
"El Jefe" Combo Dinner
This Plate is up to You! - Pick Three or Four of the following Mexican Antojitos: Mini-Burrito; Mini-Quesadilla; Sope; Gordita; Tostada; Tex-Mex or Mexican Taco; Enchilada; Cheese or Chicken Tamal. Combo Entrée served with rice, beans & salad, and your choice of shredded or grilled meat. Vegetarian choices are: mushrooms, beans or cheese fillings. No substitutions.
Pollo en Naranja
Marinated chicken breast in a citrus-white sauce with peppers, onions, tomatoes and Mexican spices, served with rice, and bread or tortillas on the side.
Steak a la Mexicana
Grilled flank steak alongside one cheese enchilada, pico de gallo, grilled scallions, roasted jalapeños and refried beans, served with corn or flour tortillas. No substitutions.
From the Grill
From the Grill entrées are served with rice, refried beans, salad and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Parrillada d'Carnes "El Jefe"
Selected Grill items on a Platter! A little bit of everything A Combination of our seasoned steak, marinated grilled chicken and mexican sausage link alongside grilled mexican scallions, roasted jalapeños, mexican queso fresco and grilled edible cactus leaf. No substitutions. Add a grilled shrimp skewer to your Parrillada.
Carne Asada
Seasoned and grilled flank steak.
Steak Encebollado
Grilled flank steak sautéed with grilled onions.
Pollo a la Tampiqueña
Charbroiled chicken breast topped with grilled onions & peppers.
Chuleta de Res a la Tampiqueña
12 oz T-bone steak topped with grilled onions and bell peppers. TOP IT OFF: Add a grilled shrimp skewer or sautéed portobello mushrooms.
Platillo al Pastor
Marinated and grilled pork meat in a special seasoned sauce with pineapple slices.
Pollo Asado
Marinated and grilled boneless chicken breast.
Mexican Favorites
Chimichanga
El Jefe's Popular dish in three tasty options: Classic Chimichangas (The traditional chimis'! Two fried or baked flour tortillas filled with shredded chicken or beef, covered in white melted cheese, lettuce, sour cream and diced tomatoes, served with rice and refried beans.); Chimichangas Vegetarianas (Vegetarian chimichangas! Two flour tortillas baked or fried filled with sautéed vegetables: white mushrooms, zucchini, green peppers, onions and tomatoes, smothered in melted cheese, and garnished with lettuce, sour cream and diced tomatoes, served with rice and refried beans. No substitutions.); Chimichanga con Camarones (Shrimp chimichanga! One giant baked flour tortilla filled with shrimp sautéed in our special tomato sauce and covered with melted cheese, garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes and sour cream, served with rice and beans on the side.)
Flautas
Dinner Flautas (Four deep-fried and rolled corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken or shredded beef, garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and diced tomatoes, served with rice.); Flautas Ahogadas - Spicy (Four rolled crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken topped with red hot-ranchera sauce, garnished with sour cream, Mexican queso fresco and cilantro, alongside rice. No meat substitutions.)
Chilaquiles
Deep-fried tortilla chips cooked with red or green hot-ranchera sauce, served with grilled chicken and beans. Substitute Steak or 12 oz T-Bone Steak.
Platillo Ranchero
Marinated chicken breast or steak mixed with onions in our special hot-ranchera red or green sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas on the side.
Platillo de Milanesa
Your choice of homemade breaded chicken breast or breaded steak served with homemade potatoes, rice and warm tortillas on the side.
Chiles Rellenos
Two roasted chile poblano peppers stuffed with Mexican queso fresco lightly battered and cooked, topped with red-mild sauce and served with rice, refried beans and tortillas.
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Seafood Mexican Style
Chipotle Tilapia
Spicy marinated and crusted tilapia fillet pan grilled served on a bed of shredded lettuce topped with pineapple pico de gallo relish and chipotle mayonnaise alongside rice, homemade potatoes and your choice of warm tortillas.
Camarones a la Diabla
Special seasoned shrimp covered with our red-spicy sauce, served with rice, refried beans, salad and your choice of tortillas.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Seasoned shrimp sautéed on garlic sauce, served with rice, refried beans, salad and your choice of tortillas.
Pescado Frito
Whole deep-fried tilapia fish served with homemade potatoes, rice, salad and pico de gallo relish.
Filet Cancun "El Jefe" Style
Boneless tilapia baked to a golden brown topped with shrimp in our special garlic-spicy sauce garnish with pico de gallo and served with homemade potatoes, rice, salad and your choice of warm tortillas or bread.
Sizzling Fajitas
All fajitas are grilled and sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers accompanied with rice, refried beans, salad and your choice of warm corn or flour tortillas. Add to Any Fajita: Chopped Mexican Sausage, Roasted Jalapeño Slices.
"El Jefe" Style Fajitas
Our most popular combination of grilled chicken, steak and shrimp fajitas.
Fajitas de Carne
Sliced seasoned & char-grilled steak fajitas.
Fajitas de Pollo
Char-grilled chicken fajitas.
Fajitas Mixtas
Mixed char-grilled chicken and steak fajita slices.
Fajitas de Camaron
Seasoned and grilled shrimp fajitas.
Seafood Fajitas
Char-grilled shrimp and scallop fajitas.
Fajitas Vegetarianas
No Meat. Veggie fajitas with grilled white mushrooms & seasoned vegetables: onions, diced Tomatoes, bell Peppers, carrots, and zucchini. Substitute portobello mushrooms.
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Enchiladas
All Enchiladas Served with Rice.
Seafood Enchiladas
Diced shrimp & scallops on top of three queso fresco enchiladas covered in pink enchilada sauce, garnished with cilantro and sour cream.
Enchiladas con Cangrego
Three enchiladas filled with jumbo lump crabmeat covered in pink chipotle enchilada sauce and topped with pico de gallo relish.
Enchiladas Mixtas
Pick four from our enchilada fillings: Shredded Beef, Shredded Chicken, Shredded Pork, Cheese, Beans, or Cheese & Onions, then Add Your Favorite Enchilada Sauce. Garnished with lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream. No substitutions.
Enchiladas Poblanas (Contain Nuts)
Four enchiladas filled with shredded chicken and covered with our special homemade mole sauce, garnished with lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream.
Enchiladas Verdes
Four enchiladas filled with shredded chicken and covered with a mild green tomatillo sauce, garnished with lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream.
Queso Fresco Enchiladas
No Meat. Four enchiladas filled with Mexican queso fresco topped in-tomato enchilada sauce, garnished with lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream. No substitutions.
vegetarian
Tacos
Meat Choices: Steak or Shredded Beef, Roasted Pork or Shredded Pork, Roasted Chicken or Shredded Chicken, Tongue, Mexican Sausage.
Meat Tacos
You can MIX & MATCH From three, four, five or more... Meat Tacos Mexicanos or Tex-Mex
Tacos Mexicanos
A soft corn tortilla with your choice of authentic Mexican meat fillings, onions and cilantro on top. Add Mexican shredded cheese.
Tacos Tex-Mex
A taco shell tortilla: soft or hard with your choice of meat, and topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Add Mexican shredded cheese.
Tacos de Pescado
New & enhanced recipe! Three Fish tacos in a soft tortilla smothered in a chipotle mayonnaise sauce filled with grilled tilapia & topped with cabbagecilantro slaw, served with rice or beans on the side. Add Mexican shredded cheese.
Tacos "Borrachos" de Camaron
"Drunken" Shrimp Tacos Three tacos in a soft tortilla filled with grilled shrimp sautéed in a tequila-jalapeño sauce and topped with pico de gallo relish, served with rice or refried beans on the side. Add Mexican shredded cheese.
Quesadillas
A lightly toasted giant flour tortilla folded in half. Served with lettuce, sour cream & pico de gallo on the side. Add rice, beans or french fries to any quesadilla.
Quesadilla de Carne
A meat quesadilla filled with cheese and your choice of one of the following meats (roasted or shredded): Chicken, Steak, Pork or Mexican Sausage.
Quesadilla de Camaron
Shrimp quesadilla fajita style filled with cheese, grilled onions & bell peppers.
Quesadilla Vegetariana
Veggie quesadilla filled with cheese, white mushrooms, onions, green Peppers & zucchini. Substitute Portobello Mushrooms.
vegetarian
Burritos
A flour tortilla wrapped and stuffed.
Burrito Mexicano
Burrito filled with lettuce, diced tomatoes, rice, refried beans and your choice of meat (roasted or shredded): Chicken, Steak, Pork or Mexican Sausage.
Burrito Tex-Mex
Burrito filled with rice, refried beans, and your choice of meat filling (roasted or shredded): Chicken, Steak, Pork or Mexican Sausage. Covered with green mild sauce, and garnished with lettuce and diced tomatoes.
Burrito Vegetariano
No Meat. Veggie burrito with white mushrooms and seasoned vegetables: zucchini, bell peppers, onions, carrots. Substitute Portobello Mushrooms. Your choice of two styles: Veggie burrito Mexicano style without Sauce, or Veggie burrito Tex-Mex style with green mild sauce.
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Burrito Ranchero
A stuffed burrito with rice, refried beans, chopped Mexican sausage, roasted chicken, steak, onions, and jalapeños. Covered with hot-ranchera sauce and garnished with lettuce and diced tomatoes.
Burrito "El Jefe" con Camarones
Fajita style burrito with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and shrimp, covered in melted white cheese and tomato sauce, garnished with pineapple pico de gallo, and served with rice and salad on the side.
Tostadas
A flat corn tortilla fried to a crispy. Meat Choices: Ham, Shredded Chicken, Shredded Beef, Shredded Pork.
Tostadas de Carne
Two meat tostadas topped with refried beans, your choice of shredded meat garnished with lettuce, sour cream and diced tomatoes.
Tostadas de Frijoles
No Meat. Two bean tostadas topped with lettuce, sour cream & diced tomatoes. Add crumbled Mexican queso fresco.
vegetarian
Tostada de Camaron
One Shrimp tostada mixed with onions, diced tomatoes, fresh jalapeños marinated in lime juice, and topped with avocado slices.
Tostada de Ceviche
One Lime marinated red snapper ceviche tostada with onions, diced tomatoes and fresh jalapeños, garnished with avocado slices.
Tortas
A delicious, hearty Mexican sandwiches in a toasted bolillo roll. Meat Choices: Ham, Breaded Chicken or Roasted Chicken, Breaded Steak or Steak, Roasted Pork or Mexican Sausage.
Torta de Carne
Meat torta. Toasted bolillo roll smothered in mayonaisse, lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole and your choice of meat.
Torta de Queso & Vegetales
Vegetable & cheese torta. A bolillo roll smothered in sour cream and refried beans, filled with grilled onions, diced tomatoes, Mexican queso fresco and guacamole. No substitutions.
vegetarian
Torta Portobello Vegetarian
A bolillo roll smothered in chipotle mayonaisse with sautéed portobello mushrooms, pico de gallo relish and lettuce. No substitutions.
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On the Side
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
Sour Cream
Sm. Side Salad
Lettuce and diced tomatoes garnished with sour cream
Fried Scallions
Avocado Freshly-Sliced
Order of Fresh Lime
Corn or Flour Tortillas
French Fries or Homemade Fries
Mexican Shredded Cheese
Mexican Queso Fresco
One side of our homemade sauces
Fresh salsa, Red sauce, Green sauce, Mole sauce, Hot-ranchera green or red sauce.
Jalapeño Peppers
Your choice: roasted, pickled, or slice peppers
Lunch Specials
Lunch available from 11 am to 2:30 pm
Lunch Enchiladas
Two enchiladas filled with your choice of: Shredded Chicken, Shredded Beef, Shredded Pork; Cheese, Cheese & Onions, or Beans. covered in any of our popular mild-enchilada sauces and served with rice on the side. Spicy enchilada sauce available upon request.
Lunch Meat Torta
A hearty Mexican sandwich in a toasted bolillo roll smothered in mayonaisse, lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole and your choice of meat. Served with french fries on the side.
Lunch Chilaquiles
Deep-fried tortilla chips mixed in our special red or green spicy sauce, served with one over-easy egg, and refried beans on the side.
Huevos/Eggs
Huevos Rancheros
Two over-hard fried eggs served upon a crispy corn tortilla topped with ham & hot-ranchera red or green sauce (optional), served with refried beans, rice and tortillas on the side.
Huevos con Chorizo
Seasoned fresh scrambled eggs cooked with chopped mexican sausage, served with refried beans, rice and tortillas on the side.
Huevos a la Mexicana
Mexican-style scrambled eggs mixed with salsa pico de gallo, served with homemade potatoes, refried beans and tortillas.
Huevos con Jamon
Scrambled eggs with ham and onions, served with refried beans, homemade potatoes and tortillas.
Lunch Dos Fajitas
Two lunch portion fajitas to choose from:
Lunch Chicken or Steak Fajitas
Tender slices of chicken or steak fajitas grilled with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers wrapped in two flour tortillas and garnished with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream, served with your choice of rice and refried beans.
Lunch Shrimp Fajitas
Seasoned and grilled shrimp fajitas mixed with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers wrapped in two flour tortillas and garnished with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream, served with your choice of rice and refried beans.
Quesadillas
Meat Choices: Roasted Chicken or Shredded Chicken, Roasted Pork, Shredded Pork or Mexican Sausage, Steak or Shredded Beef.
Lunch Quesadilla Vegetariana
No Meat. Vegetarian quesadilla filled with cheese, mushrooms, onions, green peppers & zucchini, served with lettuce, diced tomatoes & rice or beans on the side. White Mushrooms or Portobello Mushrooms.
Lunch Quesadilla de Carne
Meat quesadilla folded and filled with cheese and your choice of meat (shredded or roasted) served with lettuce, diced tomatoes & rice or beans on the side. Add sour cream.
Chimichangas
Two lunch portion chimichangas, choose one from the following:
Lunch Chimichanga
A fried or baked flour tortilla, filled with shredded chicken or shredded beef, covered in white melted cheese, and garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes and sour cream, served with rice and refried beans.
Lunch Shrimp Chimichanga
One fried or baked flour tortilla filled with shrimp smothered in white melted cheese and tomato-based sauce, garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes and sour cream, served with rice and refried beans.
Flautas
Lunch Flautas
Two deep-fried and rolled corn tortillas, filled with your choice of shredded chicken or shredded beef, garnished with sour cream, lettuce and diced tomatoes, served with rice.
Lunch Flautas Ahogadas
Two rolled crispy corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken topped with hot-ranchera sauce, sour cream, crumbled Mexican queso fresco and cilantro, served with rice. No meat substitutions.
"El Jefe" Lunch Combo
Combo lunch entrée served with rice or beans. No subtitutions. Create Your Own - Pick two from the following.
Cheese Chile Relleno (extra)
Chicken or Cheese Tamal
Enchilada or Mini-Burrito
Shredded Chicken, Shredded Beef, Shredded Pork, Cheese, or Beans
Tostada
Ham, Shredded Beef, Shredded Chicken, Shredded Pork, or Beans
Tex-Mex or Mexican Style Taco
Kids Menu
Kids meals served with one choice of Mexican rice, refried beans or french fries. No substitutions. Choose one from the following:
One kids-Enchilada
Choose one filling: Beans, Cheese, Shredded Beef or Shredded Chicken topped with mild enchilada sauce and garnished with lettuce and sour cream.
Kids Pollo Empanizado
Crispy and juicy fried chicken fingers.
Kids Sandwich de Queso
Grilled cheese sandwich.
Kids Sandwich de Jamon & Queso
Grilled ham & cheese sandwich.
One kids-Quesadilla
Cheese or Cheese & Ham.
Kids Hamburguesa con Queso
Cheese burger topped with lettuce & diced tomatoes.
One kids-Taco
Choose one filling: Shredded Beef or Shredded Chicken in a soft or hard shell tortilla with lettuce & diced tomatoes. Add Mexican shredded cheese.
Kids Pescado Empanizado
Fried and breaded fish strips.
Desserts
Fried Ice Cream
Deep-fried vanilla ice cream rolled in a crispy coating served in an edible cinnamon-sugar tortilla bowl, topped with chocolate sauce & whipped cream.
Ice Cream Nachos
a.k.a CRISPITOS CHIPS! A bowl of crispy flour chips dusted with cinnamon-sugar topped with ice cream, whipped cream and drizzle with honey & chocolate sauce.
Homemade Flan
A must-try! Mexican style custard topped with caramel, and whipped cream on the side. Add a scoop of ice cream.
Chocolate Cake
Rich chocolate cake with a soft double chocolate center served warm topped with chocolate sauce & whipped cinnamon cream. Add a scoop of ice cream.
Churros
Sweet, rolled pastry dusted in a cinnamon and sugar mix with your choice of chocolate or caramel sauce for dipping, served with a scoop of ice cream.
Sweet Taquitos
El Jefe's version of this sweet treat! Deep-fried flaky pastry tortilla filled with cream cheesecake, rolled in cinnamon-sugar, topped with caramel sauce & whipped cream. Add a scoop of ice cream.
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