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Taco & Tequila Cantina Grill
131 E John St
Matthews, NC 28105
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Main Menu
Meats
Steak torero
$19.95
A new york steak flame broiled and topped with sautéed onions color peppers and mushrooms, served with tortillas
Pork Carnitas
$13.50
Braised juicy pork tips seasoned in our secret juices. Served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, Pico de Gallo and our delicious Salsa Verde
Carne asada
$15.99
House favorite. Tender grilled outside skirt steak marinated. Served with beans, rice, guacamole, salad and your choice of warm tortillas
Steak Tequila
$19.95
Grilled N.Y steak topped with a sautéed tequila sauce, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with a side of white rice, onion rings and salad
N.Y. Steak
$19.95
Grilled N.Y steak. Served with a side of white rice, onion rings and salad
Carnitas de res
$12.95
Sirloin Steak with bell peppers and onions sautéed in our delicious mexican sauce. Served with rice, beans and Mexican salad. Complemented with your choice of warm corn or flour tortillas
Chicken
Pollo tequila
$15.99
Boneless chicken breast served with tequila reposado and triple sec. sautéed in our special cilantro pesto and heavy cream achieving a velvety smooth cream sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and salad
Pollo asado
$12.99
Grilled boneless and skinless butterflied chicken breast topped with color peppers and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad
Mole poblano
$12.99
Grilled fresh chicken breast served in an authentic Puebla style Poblano peppers!, chocolate, spices and fresh apples create this mysteriously dark, bittersweet sauce. Served with white rice, beans and salad. Complemented with your choice of warm corn or flour tortillas
Pollo con crema
$12.99
Tender chicken strips cooked with green peppers and onions in an authentic Mexican sour cream sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad. Complemented with your choice of warm corn or flour tortillas
Pollo al chipotle
$12.99
Chicken sauteed with butter fresh zucchini and onions. Smothered with chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad
Carnitas de pollo
$12.99
Tender chicken breast strips with bell peppers and onions sautéed in a delicious sauce. Served with rice, beans, salad and your choice of warm corn or flour tortillas
Arroz con pollo
$13.99
House favorite. Our signature Item! Tender sliced chicken breast specially prepared with fresh mushrooms, onions and green peppers. Served on a Bed of rice with melted monterrey cheese, mild sauce and garnished with avocado and tomato. Complemented with your choice of warm corn or flour tortillas
Sea Food
Ceviche de camarón
- Market Price
Tres amigos
$17.95
Steak, shrimp, chicken
Piña cantamar
$22.95Mojarra frita
$14.95Fuente marina
$22.95
Crab legs, mussels, Clams, Scallops, Octopus and Shrimp cooked with rice and decorated with slices of avocado
Dos compadres
$16.95
Steak & Chicken
Combo maya
$16.95
Chicken and shrimp
Cocktail campechana
$16.95
Shrimp & Octopus
Camarones mexicanos
Large shrimp cooked in red sauce with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes. Served over rice decorated with fresh tomatoes and sliced avocado
- Market Price
Camarones con tocino
Large shrimp wrapped in bacon and deep fried
- Market Price
Camarones al ajo
Grilled shrimp marinated with garlic and butter
- Market Price
Botana tequila
$22.95
steak, chicken, pork carnitas and shrimp
Tres potrillos
$17.95
Steak, Chicken and Fish
Red Snapper
- Market Price
Ostiones
- Market Price
Molcajete
$26.95
Crab legs, mussels, clams, scallops, octopus and shrimp
Langostinos
- Market Price
Koras
- Market Price
Filete de pescado a la plancha
$14.95
Fish fillet
Dos Amigos
$16.95
Steak and shrimp
Cocktail vuelve a la vida
$16.95
Shrimp, octopus, crab meat, baby clams & scallops
Cocktail de camarones
$15.95Ceviche pescado
- Market Price
Ceviche mixto
- Market Price
Camarones empanizados
- Market Price
Camarones al chipotle
- Market Price
Camarones a la diabla
Shrimp cooked in hot sauce and served with white rice and salad
- Market Price
Aguachiles
- Market Price
Fajitas
Sizzling tender pieces of marinated steak, chicken or shrimp; sautéed with fresh color peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans and Mexican salad . With your choice of flour or corn tortillas
Chicken
- Order For 1 $12.99
- Order For 2 $21.99
Steak
- Order For 1 $12.99
- Order For 2 $21.99
Shrimp
- Order For 1 $13.99
- Order For 2 $23.99
Mixtas
Any two items (steak, shicken, shrimp)
- Order For 1 $14.99
- Order For 2 $23.99
Combo
Steak, chicken and shrimp
- Order For 1 $15.99
- Order For 2 $25.99
Tequila
House favorite. Steak, chicken, shrimp, pork carnitas and Mexican chorizo
- Order For 1 $16.99
- Order For 2 $26.99
Veggie
Onions, color peppers, tomato, mushrooms and zucchini
- Order For 1 $10.99
- Order For 2 $17.99
Quesadillas
Quesadilla
Large flour tortilla with your choice of chicken, beef, shredded beef, "picadillo" spinach "Popeye" or cheese, with a side of mexican salad (lettuce, pico de Gallo, guacamole and sour cream)
- Beef $7.99
- Picadillo $7.99
- Chicken $7.99
- Cheese $6.99
- Spinach Popeye $7.99
Fajita quesadilla - Hawaiian
$11.99
Your choice of chicken or steak fajita quesadilla, sautéed with fresh color peppers and onions. With our home-made pineapple sauce in side the tortilla making this a signature of the house
Fajita quesadilla
Your choice of :
- Steak $11.99
- Chicken $11.99
- Shrimp $12.99
Tacos
Pork Carnitas
$12.99Shrimp
$12.99Chicken
$12.99Al pastor
$12.99Fish
$12.99Fundidos
$12.99
Choose a meat, with flour tortilla and cheese dip on top - Steak, Chicken
Asada (steak)
$12.99Burritos
Veggie burrito
$10.50
Black beans, rice, color pepper, onions, zuccini, tomatoes and mushrooms, wrapped in a flour tortilla topped with red sauce, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and shredded cheese
Expresso burrito
$11.95
Pork "Chile verde", rice, beans and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla smothered with guacamole, tomatoes and onions
Burrito Tequila
$12.99
House favorite. Your choice of grilled, shrimp or steak, wrapped in a flour tortilla topped with our home made tequila sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad
Fajita burrito
$12.99
Sizzling tender pieces of marinated steak, chicken or shrimp; Sautéed with fresh color peppers and onions. Wrapped in a flour tortilla and topped with cheese dip sauce, complemented with rice beans and salad
Deluxe burrito
$10.99
Our most popular burrito! A flour tortilla filled with your choice of chicken or beef and topped with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomatoes
Enchiladas
Enchiladas popeye
$8.99
Spinach and fresh veggies in a white creamy sauce, incluides rice, beans and coleslaw
Enchiladas tequila
$10.99
House favorites. Combination of chicken, beef and cheese enchiladas, topped with our home-made tequila sauce with queso fresco and cilantro. Served with salad (lettuce, tomatoes and avocado)
Enchiladas verdes
$10.99
Your choice of chicken or beef wrapped in a corn tortilla topped with green sauce, cheese and sour cream. Served with rice, beans and salad
Enchiladas de Mole
$10.99
Your choice of chicken or beef, wrapped in a corn tortilla, topped with mole sauce, chocolate and cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad
Enchiladas de camarón
$13.95
Sautéed shrimp with onions tomatoes and creamy sauce wrapped in a flour tortilla topped with cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad
Soups
Sopa de pollo
$7.99
Chicken soup, served with avocado shredded chicken with vegetables, rice, cilantro and onions
Sopa de mariscos - Sea food soup
$18.99
House favorite. Octopus, shrimp, prawn, fish fillet, scallops, crab legs, mussels
Caldo mendigo
$4.50
Small cup of cilantro soup, onions and shrimp
Salad
Taco salad
$7.99
The taco salad is served on a crispy flour tortilla shell with your choice of chicken, beef, shredded beef or beans with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and cheese. Served in a crispy shell. Chicken, Beef, Shredded beef
Grilled chicken salad
$9.95Taco and Tequila garden salad
$7.99
Hose favorites. Mix lettuce, broccoli, cucumbers, carrots, Cauliflower, tomatoes and avocado. Cilantro lime dressing on the side
Grilled steak salad
$9.95Sides
Tortillas
$1.00Taco
$1.95Rice
$2.50Jalapeño
$1.00Fries
$2.00Chips and salsa
$4.00Chile relleno
$4.99Beans
$2.50Tamal
$1.95
Chicken or Beef
Sour cream
$0.95Pico de gallo o salsa
$1.25Guacamole side
$2.00Enchilada
$1.95Chimichanga
$2.95Burrito
$1.95Avocado
$2.00Appetizer
Sweet plantains
$5.99Nachos
$5.75
Beef, Chicken, Cheese
Fajita nachos
- Steak $9.25
- Chicken $9.25
- Shrimp $10.25
- Mixto $12.95
Cheese dip and beans
$5.95Empanadas
- Beef $1.00
- Chicken $1.00
- Shrimp $2.00
Flautas
$6.50
6 mini pieces of crispy corn tortilla filled with your choice of shredded beef "picadillo" or chicken. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole. Chicken, Shredded beef
Cheese dip and spinach
$5.95Cheese dip and sausage
$6.95Cheese dip
$4.95Browse Nearby
General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Seafood
Mexican
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
About Us
Taco & Tequila Cantina Grill aspires to transform and elevate the Mexican food culture in North Carolina. Please join us at our restaurant to enjoy refined Mexican food unlike anything you have tried before. Have a seat at the bar and choose from a del