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El Pobre Mexican Restaurant
116 Waynesville Plaza
Waynesville, NC 28786
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Main Menu
Lunch Menu
Main Menu
Appetizers
Cheese Fries
$7.25
French fries topped with melted chedder cheese, bacon bits and cheese dip. Served with a side of Ranch. Deliciosas!
Nachos Ricos
$10.95
Tortilla chips topped with ground beef, shredded chicken, refried beans, cheese dip, lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream
Nachos Fajitas
Tortilla chips with fajita chicken or steak, cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell pepper. Topped with lettuce, guacamole & sour cream
- $11.95
- Combine Steak and Chicken $12.95
- Substitute Shrimp Instead $13.95
Nachos Pobres
$5.25
Tortilla chips topped with cheese dip. Add Any other topping (See Sides Menu)
- Add Grilled Steak or Chicken
- $4.25
- Add Ground Beef, Shredded Chicken or Beef Tips
- $3.25
Shrimp Nachos
$12.95
Homemade tortilla chips served on top of a bed of rice, topped with spicy seasoned grilled shrimp and cheese dip
Dips
$3.25
Your choice of cheese dip, bean dip or guacamole dip
Chicken Wings
$8.95
Mild or Hot. Served with ranch
Chori Queso
$4.50
Cheese dip with chorizo. Rico!
Quesadillas
$7.95
Two flour tortillas grilled and stuffed with cheese and pico de gallo. Served with a side of lettuce guacamole and sour cream
Chedder Peppers
$6.25
Jalapeno peppers and chedder cheese melted inside a deep fried crispy shell. Served with side of lettuce and sour cream
Salads
Fajita Taco Salad
Fajita chicken or steak cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. Served inside a crispy flour tortilla shell with lettuce, refried beans, cheese dip, guacamole and sour cream
- $9.25
- Combine Steak and Chicken $10.25
- Substitute Shrimp Instead $11.25
Chicken Salad
$9.25
Served with your choice of fried or grilled chicken, on top of a bed of lettuce with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers & shredded cheese. Ranch or Honey Mustard
- House Salad Without Chicken
- $5.25
- Add Shrimp Instead
- $10.25
Taco Loco
$7.25
Crispy flour tortilla shell filled with shredded chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, guacamole and sour cream
Taco Salad
$7.25
Crispy flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce tomato, cheese dip, refried beans, guacamole and sour cream. Your choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or beef tips
Featured Items
El Pobre
$12.99
Beef Chimichanga, Chalupa, Chicken Quesadilla, rice and beans
El Rico
$14.99
Chalupa, Chile Relleno, Beef Taco, Beef Enchilada, Beef Burrito, rice and beans
Make Your Own Combination
Combine 2 - $8.99; Combine 3 - $10.99. Served with rice and refried beans. An upcharge will be added, per item, for Tostaguac, Burrito, Chile Relleno, Tostada and Chalupa items to be included in our Make Your Own Combination Dinners. A $1.65 upcharge will be added, per item, on any item, to substitute cheese dip instead of salsa
Enchilada
chicken, ground beef, cheese, bean or potato
Tamale
chicken
Quesadilla
cheese
Taco
soft or hard, ground beef or chicken
Tostaguac
ground beef (Add $1.75 each)
Burrito
chicken, ground beef, bean or potato (Add $1.25 each)
Chile Relleno
cheese (Add $1 each)
Tostada
ground beef or chicken (Add $1.75 each)
Chalupa
refried beans (Add $1 each)
Vegetarian
Potato Burritos
$11.99
Two flour tortillas, stuffed with marinated potatoes, onions and tomatoes, smothered with cheese dip. Served with refried beans, lettuce and sour cream. Rico!
Vegetarian Fajitas
$11.99
A grilled combination of tomatoes, onions, zucchini, squash, bell peppers and mushroom. Served with refried beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and choice of flour or corn tortillas
Vegetarian Quesadillas
$10.99
Two flour tortillas grilled and stuffed with cheese and a marinated medley of green pepper, onion, tomato, zucchini, squash and mushroom. Served with refried beans, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream
Vegetarian A
$8.99
Bean burrito, cheese enchilada and tostada with beans and cheese dip
Vegetarian B
$9.99
Chalupa, cheese enchilada and a side of refried beans and rice
Vegetarian C
$8.99
Bean burrito, cheese quesadilla and chalupa
Vegetarian D
$7.99
Bean tostaguac, cheese enchilada and rice
Vegetarian E
$8.99
Bean burrito, cheese enchilada and cheese quesadilla
Vegetarian F
$10.99
Potato burrito, bean enchilada, cheese quesadilla and rice
Vegetarian G
$10.99
One chalupa, one potato enchilada with a side of rice and beans
Specialties
Taquitos Mexicanos
$10.99
Order of four fried corn taquitos (2 beef, 2 chicken). Served with refried beans, rice and a side of sour cream
Pollo Fundido
$11.99
Two fried chicken burritos topped with cheese dip and burrito salsa, Served with refried beans and rice
Burritos Deluxe
$9.99
Two burritos - 1 chicken & bean, 1 beef & bean. Topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Burrito Especial
$5.99
Ground beef burrito with mild sauce, topped with cheese, lettuce and sour cream
Burritos Mexicanos
$12.99
Two burritos, your choice of fajita steak or chicken. Topped with cheese dip, lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Burrito Pobre
$8.99
Flour tortilla stuffed with pork. Cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Topped with cheese dip, lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Enchilada Supreme
$10.99
Supreme combination of one beef, one chicken, one bean and one cheese enchilada. Topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Enchiladas Rancheras
$11.99
Two cheese enchiladas topped pork, cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. Served with refried beans and rice
Pollo con Creama
$12.99
Sliced grilled chicken breast mixed with a vegetable medley of mushroom, squash, zucchini, onion, tomato and bell pepper. All smothered in a rich cream sauce. Served with refried beans and rice. Your choice of flour or corn tortillas
El Mexicano
$12.99
Two grilled chicken breasts mixed with a vegetable medley of mushroom, zucchini, squash, onion, tomato and bell pepper. All smothered in cheese dip. Served with a side of beans and rice. Your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Pollo Loco
$11.99
Grilled chicken breast covered with cheese dip. Served refried beans and rice. Your choice of Flour or corn tortillas
Pollo con Hongos
$12.99
Grilled chicken breast topped with mushrooms, stuffed with cheddar cheese, and smothered in cheese dip. Served with rice, beans and flour or corn tortillas
Chori Pollo Quesadillas
$11.99
Two grilled flour tortillas stuffed with melted cheese and chicken marinated with chorizo. Served with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream
Chori Pollo
$12.99
Grilled chicken breast marinated with chorizo and smothered in cheese dip. Served with rice and beans and choice of flour or corn tortillas
Quesadillas Ricas
$11.99
Two grilled flour tortillas stuffed with cheese and grilled chicken marinated in tomatillo sauce. Served with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream
Quesadilla Mexicana
$8.99
One flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese, beef tips and refried beans. Served with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream
Quesadillas Especiales
Flour tortillas grilled and stuffed with cheese and your choice of fajita chicken or steak. Served with lettuce, guacamole and sour cream
- $12.99
- Combine Chicken and Beef $13.99
- Substitute Shrimp Instead $14.99
Shrimp and Rice
$13.99
Rice smothered in cheese dip and topped with grilled shrimp
- Substitute Beef or Chicken Instead
- $11.99
- Combine Beef and Chicken
- $12.99
Camerones a la Diabla
$13.99
Grilled shrimp marinated in spicy salsa. Served with refried beans and rice. Your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Coctel de Camerones
$13.99
Mexican "shrimp cocktail." Soup consisting of shrimp, avocado, and a diced mixture of tomato, onion, cilantro and jalapeno. Flavored to perfection
Huevos Rancheros
$8.99
Eggs scrambled and smothered with homemade ranchera salsa. Served with refried beans, rice and your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Huevos con Chorizo
$9.99
Eggs scrambled and cooked with chorizo. Served with refried beans, rice and your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Chimichangas
$11.99
Two fried flour tortillas filled with your choice of chopped beef or chicken, and refried beans. Served with lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
$10.99
Fried tortilla chips topped with chicken or beef tips, cheese dip, and our special ranchero sauce. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and rice or refried beans
Cheese Steak
$13.99
Soft flour tortillas filled with thinly sliced steak and grilled onion, smothered in cheese dip. Served with lettuce, tomato and choice of rice or beans
Carne Asada
$13.99
Tender sirloin sliced thin. Served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream. jalapenos and pico de gallo. Your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Torta
Mexican "sub sandwich" served on torta bread. Your choice of steak, chicken, or chorizo topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise guacamole and jalapenos
- $8.25
- Combine Any 2 (Steak, Chicken, or Chorizo) $9.25
- Add a Side of French Fries
- $2.25
Tacos de Carne Asada
$13.99
Three corn tortillas filled with sliced sirloin steak. Served with refried beans, rice, pico de gallo and tomatillo salsa
Tacos de Carne y Chorizo
$14.99
Three corn tortillas filled with sliced sirloin steak, marinated with chorizo and pineapple. Served with refried beans, rice, pico de gallo and tomatillo salsa
Chili Colorado
$13.99
Grilled beef tips marinated in homemade ranchera salsa. Served with rice, refried beans, and a choice of flour or corn tortillas
Dos Amigos
$13.99
A perfect combination of grilled ribeye steak and grilled chicken, topped with our homemade special sauce. Served with rice, beans and flour or corn tortillas
Beefsteak Ranchero
$13.99
Grilled ribeye steak smothered with our special ranchera salsa. Served with rice and refried beans. Choice of flour corn tortillas
El San Jose
$13.99
Grilled ribeye steak cooked with marinated onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, refried beans. Choice of flour or corn tortillas
Molcajete for Two
$27.99
Sliced steak, chicken, shrimp and chorizo cooked with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, squash, zucchini and mushroom, all topped with cheese dip. Served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream. Choice of flour or corn tortillas. Excelente!
Alambres
$13.99
Divine combination of grilled shrimp, steak, chicken, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and pineapple. Served with refried beans, rice, and a choice of flour or corn tortillas
Carnitas Dinner
$13.99
Fried pork served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, jalapenos and pico de gallo. Your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Fajitas
Fajitas
Your choice of tender sliced beef or chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with refried beans and rice, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream. Choice of corn or flour tortillas
- $12.99
- Combine Chicken and Beef $13.99
- All Shrimp $14.99
Fajitas for Two
$25.99
Combination of steak, chicken, shrimp and pork enough to share. Cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. Served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream. Choice of flour or corn tortillas
Texas Fajitas
$14.99
Tender sliced steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with refried beans and rice, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream. Choice of flour or corn tortillas
American Favorites
Chicken Fingers
$8.99
Breaded chicken tenders fried and served with french fries and honey mustard sauce
Corn Dogs
$6.25
Two corn dogs deep fried and served with french fries
Grilled Cheese
$6.25
Double decker sandwich filled with melted american cheese and tomato. Served with french fries
Chicken Sandwich
$7.99
Grilled chicken breast on a toasted bun. Served with lettuce, tomato and french fries
Tortilla Chicken Wrap
$7.99
Chicken, grilled or fried, lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla. Served with a side of ranch and french fries
Cheeseburger
$7.99
Two ground beef patties with melted american cheese on top. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and a side of french fries
Chicken Salad
$9.25
Your choice of deep fried or grilled chicken with tomatoes, onions, cheese, bell pepper and choice of ranch or honey mustard
- House Salad Without Chicken
- $5.25
Torta
Mexican "sub sandwich" served on torta bread. Your choice of steak, chicken, or chorizo topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, guacamole and jalapeno
- $8.25
- Combine Any Two (Steak, Chicken or Chorizo) $9.25
- Add a Side of French Fries
- $2.25
Senior Menu
Age 55 and over
Fajitas
Your choice of chicken or beef marinated with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with refried beans, guacamole, sour cream and flour or corn tortillas
- $9.99
- Combine Beef and Chicken $10.99
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
$9.99
Fried tortilla chips topped with chicken or beef tips, cheese dip and our special ranchero sauce. Served with a side of guacamole and a choice of rice or refried beans
Quesadilla Rica
$7.99
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and chicken marinated in tomatillo sauce. Served with guacamole and sour cream
Potato Burrito
$7.99
Burrito stuffed with potatoes, marinated onions, tomatoes and topped with cheese dip. Served with refried beans and a side of lettuce & sour cream
Shrimp and Rice
$9.99
Mexican rice smothered in cheese dip and topped with grilled shrimp
- Add a Guacamole & Sour Cream Salad
- $2.99
Cheesesteak
$8.99
Soft flour tortilla filled with thinly sliced steak, onion, and nacho cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato and choice of rice or refried beans
Carne Asada
$10.99
Tender sirloin sliced thin. Served with refried beans, rice and guacamole salad. Choice of flour or corn tortillas
Enchilada Supreme
$7.99
Two enchiladas-one beef &one cheese, served with rice and topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Taco Salad
$7.25
Crispy flour tortilla shell with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and guacamole. Your choice of beef tips, ground beef or chicken
Chimichanga
$7.99
One fried flour tortilla filled with your choice of chopped beef or chicken, and refried beans. Served with lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream
Children's Menu
Your Choice #1
$4.50
Cheese quesadilla, taco, enchilada, tamale or burrito. Served with rice and beans
Your Choice #2
$4.50
Cheeseburger, macaroni & cheese, grilled cheese, corn dog or chicken fingers. Served with french fries
Mini Taco Salad
$4.50Nachitos
$4.50Jose Special
$4.25Shrimp & Rice
$7.25Desserts
Fried Ice Cream
$3.50
Vanilla ice cream inside a deep fried shell of cinnamon cereal, covered in whip cream and chocolate
Flan
$2.25
Homemade "Mexican custard"
Chimichangas
$3.75
Flour Tortilla filled with your choice of chocolate or peanut butter, deep fried, and covered with chocolate syrup. Served with a side of vanilla ice cream
Sopapilla
$2.25
Flour tortilla deep fried and smothered with melted butter, cinnamon and honey
Side Items
Order of Rice
$2.25Order of Refried Beans
$2.25French Fries
$2.25Corn or Flour Tortilla
$0.30Shrimp
- (each) $0.80
Corn Dog
$1.99Egg
- One $0.99
Guacamole & Sour Cream Salad
$2.99Sour Cream
- 2 oz Cup $0.99
Guacamole
- 2 oz Cup $1.75
Avocado (Sliced)
$2.25Pico de Gallo
$2.25Lettuce
$1.25Chopped Onion
$1.25Diced Tomatoes
$1.25Cilantro
$1.25Jalapenos
$1.25Shredded Cheese
$1.65Cheese Dip
- Cup (2 oz) $1.65
- Cup (4 oz) $3.25
Chips (Bag)
$3.50Salsa Bar To-Go
- Cup (2 oz) $0.75
- Cup (4 oz) $1.25
Quesadilla (Cheese)
$2.50Quesadilla (Beef Tips or Shredded Chicken)
$3.75Quesadilla (Grilled Chicken or Steak)
$4.25Quesadilla (Shrimp)
$5.25Quesadilla (Vegetable)
$3.25Chimichanga
$3.99Burrito
$3.75Burrito Deluxe
$5.25Cheesesteak Burrito
$6.25Enchilada
$2.50Taco
$1.75Soft Taco
$1.99Soft Taco (Steak)
$2.99Soft Taco (Grilled Chicken)
$2.99Taquito (Beef Tips or Shredded Chicken)
$2.25Tamale
$2.75Chile Relleno
$3.25Chalupa
$3.25Tostaguac
$4.25Tostada (Beef or Chicken)
$4.25Salsa
- Cup (8 oz) $2.75
- Cup (16 oz) $4.75
- Cup (20 oz) $5.25
Mexican Food Descriptions
Burrito
Flour tortilla rolled around seasoned fillings, topped with cheese and sauce
Enchilada
Corn tortilla rolled around seasoned fillings, topped with sauce
Pico de Gallo
Mixture of diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro and hint of jalapeno
Nachos
Chips covered with cheese dip
Chalupas
Crisp corn tortilla topped with lettuce, Refried beans, cheese & guacamole
Tacos
Tortillas folded and fried crisp, Filled with beef, lettuce and cheese
Taquitos
Corn tortillas, with seasoned fillings, rolled in to mini enchilada and deep fried
Chorizo
Mexican Sausage
Tamales
Savory meat filling steamed in a corn meal casing
Tostaguac
Flat, crisp, corn tortilla topped with beef, lettuce and guacamole
Tostada
Flat, crisp, corn tortilla topped with beef or chicken, lettuce, cheese and tomato
Guacamole
Avocado Salad
Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese
Tomatillo
Green tomato with a leaf covering
Chile Relleno
Chile Poblano stuffed with cheese
Pappas
Potatoes
Chile Toreado
Grilled fresh jalapenos and onions
Beverages
Tea
$2.25Coffee
$2.25Milk
$2.25Orange Juice
$2.25Iced Tea
$2.25Horchata
$2.99
Pronounced "or-chah-ta" . Favorite drink in Mexico, made with rice, and flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, almond & sweet milk
Fountain Soft Drinks
$2.25 (Free refills)
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Dr. Pepper
Lemonade
Sunkist
Sierra Mist
Mountain Dew
Root Beer
Imported Bottled Drinks
$2.50 (From Mexico)
Coke
Sprite
Fanta Orange
Squirt
Sangria Señorîal
Sidral Mundet
Jarritos
Flavors
Flavors Subject to Availability
Jarritos Flavors / Sabores en Espanol
Fruit Punch, Grapefruit, Guava, Jamaica, Lime, Mandarin, Mango, Club Soda, Pineapple, Strawberry, Tamarind, Watermelon [Tutifruiti, Toronja, Guayaba, Jamaica, Limon, Mandarina, Mango, Agua Mineral, Pina, Fresa, Tamarindo, Sandia]
Main
Lunch #1
$7.99
Chile relleno, taco, refried beans and guacamole salad
Lunch #2
$6.50
One beef burrito, rice and refried beans
Lunch #3
$5.50
Enchilada, rice and beans
Lunch #4
$7.75
Chile relleno, taco, rice and refried beans
Lunch #5
$6.50
Burrito, taco and rice
Lunch #6
$7.99
Chalupa, enchilada, rice and refried beans
Lunch #7
$7.25
Chalupa, chile relleno and rice
Lunch #8
$7.25
Burrito, tamal and choice of rice or beans
Lunch #9
$7.25
Burrito, enchilada and choice of rice or beans
Lunch #10
$7.25
Enchilada, chalupa and quesadilla
Speedy Gonzalez
$5.99
One taco, one enchilada, choice of rice or beans
Taquitos Mexicanos
$7.95
One beef & one chicken with rice and beans
Lunch Fajitas
Choice of steak or chicken. Served with rice and refried beans and flour or corn tortillas
- $9.95
- Combine Steak and Chicken $10.95
Huevos Rancheros
$6.95
Two eggs cooked with our special ranchera salsa on top. Served with rice, refried beans and your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Cheesesteak
$8.75
Flour tortilla filled with sliced steak and grilled onions, smothered in cheese dip. Served with lettuce, tomato, rice and beans
Quesadilla Rica
$7.75
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and chicken marinated in tomatillo sauce. Served with guacamole and sour cream
Enchilada Supreme
$7.75
Two enchiladas-one beef and one cheese, served with rice and topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Taco Salad
$7.25
Crispy flour tortilla shell with lettuce, refried beans, tomato, cheese, sour cream and guacamole. Your choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or beef tips
Chimichanga
$7.75
One fried flour tortilla filled with your choice of beef tips, ground beef or shredded chicken, refried beans and rice
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
$8.75
Tortilla chips topped with your choice of beef tips, ground beef or shredded chicken, cheese dip and our special ranchera salsa. Served with rice and refried beans
Burrito Deluxe
$7.25
Your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken. Topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with a side of rice
Torta
Mexican "sub sandwich" served on torta bread. Your choice of steak, grilled chicken, or chorizo topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise guacamole and jalapeno
- $7.99
- Combine Any Two (Steak, Grilled Chicken or Chorizo) $8.99
- Add a Side of French Fries
- $1.99
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