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El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant
5414 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40291
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Menu
Lunch
Menu
Appetizers
Nachos El Vaquero
$9.50
A bed of crispy tortilla chips generously topped with beans, beef, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese
Fajitas Nachos
$10.50
Steak or grilled chicken. A sizzling version of our famous fajitas, served over a gigantic bed of crispy tortilla chips, topped with cheese sauce
Queso Fundido
$8.00
Melted chihuahua cheese, topped with sizzling fajita vegetables and Mexican chorizo sausage, served with tortillas
El Vaquero Sampler
$8.99
Two chicken and two steak taquitos bites and four cheese quesadilla bites, served with lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream
Guacamole Dip
$4.00Queso Dip
$4.00Choriqueso
$7.00Nachos
Con Queso
$5.50Queso & Beans
$5.75Queso, Beef & Beans
$6.00Queso & Beef
$6.00Queso & Chicken
$6.00Salads
Taco Salad
$8.00
A crispy tortilla bowl filled with beef or chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream
Fajita Taco Salad
$10.00
Try our fajita vegetables and savory steak or chicken in a tortilla bowl with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream
Shrimp Salad
$11.99
Seasoned shrimp over a bed of fresh lettuce, bell peppers, tomatoes, shredded cheese, and your choice of dressing
Grilled Chicken Salad
$8.99
Grilled chicken over a bed of lettuce, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes with shredded cheese on top
Shrimp Fajita Taco Salad
$11.99
Marinated shrimp grilled with fajita vegetables and all the toppings
Quesadillas
Fajita Quesadilla
$11.50
A huge tortilla stuffed with cheese, grilled steak or chicken, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Served with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream
Fajita Quesadilla Brava
$13.00
A huge tortilla stuffed with shrimp and Mexican chorizo with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream
Quesadilla Rellena
$13.00
A tortilla filled with cheese, chopped beef and beans. Served with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream
Shrimp Quesadilla
$14.00
A grilled tortilla packed with cheese, marinated shrimp, tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions. Served with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Rancheras
$9.25
Two cheese enchiladas topped with pork, cooked with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers in enchilada sauce, served with rice, and beans
Enchiladas Supremas
$8.99
Four rolled corn tortillas - one beef, one chicken, one cheese, and one beans. Topped with enchilada sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and sour cream
Enchiladas Verdes
$10.00
Three chicken enchiladas topped with tomatillo sauce, served with guacamole salad
A La Carte & Sides
Burritos
$3.99
Beef, Chicken, or Bean
Enchiladas
$3.00
Beef, Chicken, or Bean
Tamale
$3.99Hard or Soft Taco
$2.25
Beef or Chicken
Chili Relleno
$4.50Mexican Rice
$2.25Refried Beans
$2.25Sour Cream
$1.00Shredded Cheese
$2.10Tortillas
$0.99Pico de Gallo
$1.25Burritos
Burrito de Carne Asada
$12.00
Tender grilled steak, beans, and rice wrapped in a large tortilla, covered with cheese dip and burrito sauce
Burrito El Vaquero
$9.00
A large tortilla stuffed with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans
Burrito Special
$7.50
A seasonal ground beef burrito topped with burrito sauce, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and shredded cheese
Burrito Mexicano
$10.00
A large tortilla filled with pork, cooked with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and avocados
Burrito Ruleta
$8.75
A chicken burrito with cheese dip, served with rice and pico de gallo
Burrito Deluxe
$8.75
One beef and one chicken burrito with red sauce, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Burrito Bandera
$12.00
Tender grilled steak or chicken, beans, and rice wrapped in a large tortilla, covered in ranchero sauce, green tomatillo sauce and cheese sauce, served with guacamole salad
Combos
no substitutions please
One Taco, One Enchilada, One Chalupa
$8.99One Enchilada, One Beef Taco, One Chicken Taco
$8.99Two Tacos, One Enchilada, Chile Con Queso
$8.99One Taco, Two Enchiladas, Mexican Rice
$8.99One Chalupa, One Taco and Beans
$8.99One Chalupa, One Taco Rice and Beans
$8.99Two Tacos, Mexican Rice and Refried Beans
$8.99One Enchilada, One Tostada, Rice and Beans
$8.99One Chicken and One Beef Enchilada, Rice and Beans
$8.99One Enchilada, One Chalupa, Mexican Rice
$8.99One Enchilada, One Taco, Rice and Beans
$8.99Two Enchiladas, Mexican Rice and Beans
$8.99One Enchilada and One Burrito
$8.99One Burrito, One Enchilada, Rice
$8.99One Chalupa, One Taco and Mexican Beans
$8.99One Chalupa, One Burrito, Mexican Rice
$8.99One Chalupa, One Mexican Beans, One Burrito
$8.99One Burrito, One Enchilada, Rice and Beans
$8.99One Chalupa, One Burrito, One Enchilada
$8.99One Chalupa, One Taco, One Tostada
$8.99One Tostada, One Burrito, Mexican Rice
$8.99One Burrito, One Taco, One Enchilada
$8.99One Taco, One Burrito, One Chalupa
$8.99One Burrito, Two Tacos
$8.99One Burrito, One Taco, Rice and Beans
$8.99Steak
Steak Mexicano
$15.00
T-bone steak with sautéed onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans
Steak Ranchero
$15.00
T-bone steak covered in spicy ranchero sauce. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans
Steak a la Tampico
$14.25
T-bone steak served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and tossed salad
Steak El Vaquero
$16.00
T-bone steak covered in cheese sauce, served with Mexican rice, and refried beans
Steak Con Camaron
$17.00
A delicious T-bone steak and five seasoned shrimp with sautéed onions, peppers, bell peppers, and tomatoes, smothered in cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans
Carne Con Queso
$10.25
Tender strips of sliced steak, covered in cheese sauce, served with rice and beans
Carne Asada
$15.00
Thin cut of steak served with steaming sautéed onions, lettuce, tomato, avocado slices, jalapeños, rice and beans
Tacos de Carne Asada
$11.00
Three folded tortillas stuffed with carne asada, served with beans, pico de gallo, and tomatillo sauce
Tacos El Jefe
$11.25
Tender steak tips caramelized to perfection in our special tomatillo sauce on three soft corn tortillas with cilantro and onions
Chili Colorado
$11.00
Tender steak tips cooked to perfection in our spicy ranchero sauce, served with rice, and beans
Pork
Carnitas
$10.25
Seasoned pork tips, served with rice, beans, lettuce, jalapeños, onions, and avocado slices
Tacos de Carnitas
$9.99
Three carnitas tacos with cilantro and onions on corn tortillas and tomatillo sauce on the side
Chicken
Pechuga Frita
$11.00
A tender chicken breast grilled with onions, served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Pollo Monterey
$11.00
A tender chicken breast grilled and covered with queso dip. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Pollo Loco
$11.00
A tender grilled chicken breast, served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Tapatio Special
$11.00
A tender chicken breast and a thin cut of steak with sizzling sautéed onions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Pollo Ranchero
$11.00
A tender chicken breast grilled and covered with queso dip and our spicy ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Pollo Con Queso
$10.25
Tender strips of fajita chicken covered in queso dip, served with rice, and beans
Arroz Con Pollo
$11.00
Strips of fajita chicken over rice, smothered in queso dip, served with guacamole salad, and pico de gallo
Chori Pollo
$11.00
A tender chicken breast covered with Mexican chorizo and cheese sauce, served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and beans
Kids Menu
Children under 12 years old. - Adults add $2
Taco, Rice & Beans
$4.50Burrito, Rice & Beans
$4.50Enchilada, Rice & Beans
$4.50Quesadilla, Rice & Beans
$4.50Mini Taco Salad
$4.50Mini Nachos
$4.50Chicken Nuggets & Fries
$4.50Hamburger & Fries
$4.50Cheeseburger & Fries
$4.85Seafood
Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo
$12.00
Shrimp in garlic butter sauce, served with rice, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Camarones a la Diabla
$13.00
Shrimp seasoned and smothered in our spicy ranchero sauce, served with rice, and beans
Arroz Con Camaron
$12.50
Shrimp cooked in butter, served on top of a bed of rice and smothered in cheese sauce. Served with guacamole salad, and pico de gallo
Shrimp Enchiladas
$12.00
Four rolled corn tortillas, filled with shrimp and topped with red sauce, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream
Shrimp Fajita Burrito
$12.00
A burrito stuffed with vegetables and fajita shrimp, covered in cheese dip, topped with tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream
Shrimp Soft Tacos
$12.00
Three soft shrimp tacos filled with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Served with tomatillo sauce sauce on the side
Shrimp Chimichanga
$12.00
Marinated grilled shrimp stuffed in a flour tortilla, fried to a golden brown, then smothered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream
Fajitas
Sizzling Fajitas
Grilled steak or chicken
- Single $11.99
- Double $22.99
Shrimp Fajitas
- Single $14.99
- Double $27.99
Combo Fajitas for Two
$23.99
Grilled steak and chicken
Fajitas Bravas
Grilled steak, chicken, shrimp and Mexican chorizo
- Single $13.99
- Double $25.99
Parillada Mexicana
$32.99
Have a fiesta with our enormous skillet of steak, chicken, pork tips, and Mexican chorizo. Accompanied by two cheese quesadillas and two plates of rice, beans and fajita fixings
Molcajete
$17.99
Tender strips of grilled chicken breast, carne asada, grilled shrimp cooked with cactus, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and chorizo. All topped with spicy tomatillo sauce, cheese and scallions in a hot stone bowl. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream
House Favorites
Taquitos Mexicanos
$9.50
Four rolled corn tortillas stuffed with steak or chicken, then fried to a golden brown. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream
Tacos El Tri
$12.99
One chicken, one steak and one carnitas soft corn tacos topped with onions, cilantro, and avocado. Served with rice, beans, and tomatillo sauce
El Vaquero Special
$8.99
A seasoned chicken enchilada and one chicken burrito, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and avocado
Chimichanga
$9.50
A flour tortilla stuffed with tender pieces of seasoned beef or chicken, fried to a golden brown, smothered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream
La Favorita
$8.75
Our chicken enchilada, chopped beef burrito, and one tostaguac
Mulitas
$10.99
Two Mulitas filled with tender steak, onions, cilantro, and melted chihuahua cheese, in between two toasted corn tortillas lightly drizzled with ranchero sauce, and creamy guacamole sauce
Vegetarian
Vegetarian - A
$7.50
One chalupa, one cheese enchilada, and refried beans
Vegetarian - B
$7.50
Two steaming bean burritos with nacho cheese sauce
Vegetarian - C
$7.50
One bean burrito, one cheese enchilada covered in queso sauce, one chalupa
Vegetarian - D
$7.50
One bean burrito, one quesadilla, and one chalupa
Vegetarian - E - Garden Quesadilla
$7.50
A large tortilla stuffed with garden vegetables, garnished with lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream
Vegetarian - F - Vegetarian Fajitas
$11.99
Broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers, served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream
Home Desserts
Sopapilla
$3.25
Crispy fried tortilla covered with honey butter and cinnamon
Sopapilla & Ice Cream
$3.95
Crispy fried tortilla covered with honey butter, cinnamon, and ice cream
Fried Ice Cream
$4.25
Si Amigo, we fried ice cream and served it in a tortilla bowl, smothered in chocolate, and whipped cream
Flan
$4.25
Made fresh daily! Mexican custard drizzled in caramel sauce
El Vaquero Fiesta Bar
Lime Margarita - Frozen or on the Rocks
- Small $3.99
- Monster $10.00
- Pitcher $15.00
Frozen Flavored Margarita
Strawberry, Peach, Mango, Raspberry
- Small $4.25
- Monster $10.50
- Pitcher $16.50
Domestic Beer
$3.50Imported Mexican Beer
$4.00Draft Beer
- 16 oz Glass $3.00
- 32 oz Mug $4.75
- Pitcher $9.00
Lunch Specialties
Lunch Special #1
$5.75
A chile relleno with red sauce, one taco, beans, and guacamole salad
Lunch Special #2
$5.75
One burrito topped with red sauce, rice and beans
Lunch Special #3
$4.99
Cheese enchilada, bean burrito with red sauce, and rice
Lunch Special #4
$5.75
One enchilada with enchilada sauce, one flauta, and one taco
Lunch Special #5
$5.75
A chicken quesadilla served with rice, and beans
Taco, Rice & Beans
$5.50
A crispy corn tortilla stuffed with your choice of beef or chicken, topped with lettuce and cheese
Enchilada, Rice & Beans
$5.50
A soft corn tortilla filled with chicken, beef, or cheese, topped with enchilada sauce
Tamale, Rice & Beans
$5.50
Tender shredded beef wrapped in an authentic soft corn shell, topped with seasoned ground beef and red sauce
Tostada, Rice & Beans
$5.50
A flat, crisp corn tortilla covered with ground beef, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and guacamole
Fajita Taco Salad
$7.25
Fajita steak or chicken, covered with lettuce, cheese, and sour cream
Speedy Gonzales
$5.75
One taco, one enchilada topped with enchilada sauce, and your choice of rice or beans
Burrito El Vaquero
$7.25
A large tortilla stuffed with seasoned ground beef or chicken, topped with red sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream
Pollo Con Queso
$7.75
Tender strips of fajita chicken covered in queso dip
Fajitas
Steak or chicken grilled with fresh onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream
- Chicken $7.99
- Steak $8.50
Taquitos Mexicanos
$6.75
Two rolled corn tortillas stuffed with steak or chicken, then fried to a golden brown. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream
Taco Salad
$6.00
A crispy tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef or chicken, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese
Chimichanga
$7.25
A flour tortilla stuffed with tender pieces of seasoned beef or chicken, then fried to a golden brown and smothered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream
Huevos Rancheros
$6.00
Two ranch style eggs topped with ranchero sauce, served with rice, beans, and tortillas
Huevos Con Chorizo
$6.00
Two eggs cooked with Mexican chorizo, served with rice, and beans