El Chico Cafe

Name: El Chico Cafe
Address: 116 Cedar Ln NE, TN
Telephone: 8656874242

We use only the best, highest quality ingredients to bring the freshest Mexican food experience around to you. True to tradition and an innovator of new tastes, El Chico is the Mexican food original, a legend since 1940.

116 Cedar Ln NE, Knoxville, TN , US

• Monday: 11:00AM-10:00PM •Tuesday: 11:00AM-10:00PM •Wednesday: 11:00AM-10:00PM •Thursday: 11:00AM-10:00PM •Friday: 11:00AM-11:00PM •Saturday: 11:00AM-11:00PM •Sunday: 11:00AM-10:00PM •

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Cuisine: Mexican
Parking: Private Lot
Alcohol Type: full bar
Takeout Available: Yes

Delivery Available: No
Catering Available: Yes
Reservations:
Smoking Allowed: No

Dress Code: casual
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Seating: Patio, Indoor
Music Type:

Main Menu

Appetizers

Mama’s Favorite Top Shelf™ Guacamole $7.99

Made fresh at your table.

Top Shelf™ Queso $6.99

Chili con queso with spicy taco meat, pico de gallo & fresh diced tomatoes.

Fiesta Sampler $11.99

All the best! Chicken fajita nachos, mini-taco, taco beef quesadillas, chicken chalupa, beef taquitos & tamale bites. With guacamole sour cream dip.

Chili Con Queso

A rich, spicy cheese dip.

Cup - $3.99Bowl - $5.49

Queso Blanco

A rich, spicy white cheese dip.

Cup - $4.69Bowl - $5.99

Fajita Nachos $9.99

Bean & cheese nachos topped with grilled fajita steak or chicken. With guacamole sour cream dip.

Fiesta Nachos $8.99

Tortilla chips topped with spicy beef, chili con carne, refried beans, tomatoes, Jack & cheddar cheese, sour cream, & jalapeños.

Beef or Bean Nachos $8.99

Soups & Salads

Taco Salad $8.79

Crispy tortilla shell with spicy beef, refried beans, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, & guacamole on salad greens with choice of dressing. Available dressings: Ranch, Avocado Ranch, Chipotle Ranch, Bleu Cheese & Italian.

Chicken Fajita Salad $9.49

Grilled chicken, cheddar, tomatoes & guacamole on salad greens.

Quesadilla Circulo Salad $9.49

Chicken, corn, black beans, tomatoes, cilantro, and cheddar on salad greens with sesame-chipotle dressing. Circled by cheese quesadillas.

Tortilla Soup $5.99

Grilled chicken, crisp tortilla strips, avocado & jack cheese.

Fajitas & Grill

Fajitas are served with ﬂour tortillas, grilled onions & peppers, rice, frijoles rancheros, pico de gallo, sour cream, choice of guacamole or cheddar cheese. Extra cheese or guacamole 79¢

Chicken & Mushroom Fajitas $13.49

Crispy bacon, mushrooms and melted jack cheese smother juicy fajita chicken strips.

Mixed Grill $14.49

Beef & chicken fajitas with shrimp sautéed in chipotle butter.

Top Shelf™ Fajitas $15.99

Beef, chicken, shrimp & baby back ribs on a sizzling skillet.

Fajitas $12.99

On a sizzling skillet. Beef, Chicken or Combination .

Chicken Monterrey Dinner $11.49

Grilled chicken breast with onions, mushrooms, green peppers & melted jack cheese. With rice & sautéed vegetables.

Chicken Chipotle $11.49

Grilled chicken breast with jack cheese and our chipotle wine sauce. With rice and sautéed vegetables.

Cascabel™ Ribeye* $17.99

11oz. Certiﬁed Angus Beef™ ribeye aged 21 days & basted with Cascabel marinade. With steak fries, sautéed vegetables & frijoles rancheros.

Baby Back Ribs

Danish ribs slow cooked and generously basted with our own sauce. With french fries, frijoles rancheros and Texas toast.

Full Rack - $16.49Half Rack - $10.99

Enchiladas

Enchilada Dinner

Spicy beef with chili con carne, cheese & onion with chili con carne, spinach with sour cream sauce or chicken with sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans.

Two - $7.59Three - $8.59

Chile Relleno Enchiladas $9.99

Chile relleno rolled in corn tortillas, topped with ranchera sauce and a sour cream drizzle. Choice of cheese and mushroom or savory beef and cheese chile relleno. With rice and frijoles rancheros.

Shrimp Enchiladas $10.49

Shrimp, jack cheese & spinach. Topped with more shrimp & verde sauce. With diablo corn & frijoles rancheros.

Top Shelf™ Fajita Enchiladas $11.99

Two cheese & onion enchiladas on sautéed onions & green peppers with grilled fajita steak & ranchera sauce or grilled fajita chicken & sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans.

Brisket Enchiladas $10.49

Two enchiladas ﬁ lled with slow-roasted brisket, topped with shredded cheese and choice of chipotle wine sauce or chili con carne. Served with rice and frijoles rancheros

Chicken Mushroom Enchiladas $9.99

Crispy bacon, fajita chicken and fresh mushrooms in corn tortillas with jack cheese. Topped with sour cream sauce & a chipotle drizzle. With rice & frijoles rancheros.

Mombo Combos

Stacked Combo $8.99

A beef stacked enchilada topped with onions & cheddar next to a chicken fajita chalupa. Served with rice & frijoles rancheros

Mama’s Favorite El Caballero $11.99

Spicy beef burrito with chili con queso, chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, & a crispy chicken taco. With rice & refried beans.

Carmen’s Combo $10.99

Chicken fajita soft taco, beef burrito with queso, & a chicken burrito with sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans.

El Rancho $11.49

Chicken enchilada, cheese enchilada, and a grilled chicken breast served on onions & green peppers topped with pico de gallo. With refried beans & rice

The Juarez $10.99

Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, soft cheese taco with chili con queso, & a crispy beef taco. With rice & refried beans. Guacamole available on request.

Mexican Sampler $11.49

Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, bean chalupa, & a beef taco. With queso & rice.

Mama’s Sampler $11.49

Cheese & onion enchilada and two tamales all with chili con carne, chile relleno with ranchera sauce and a crispy beef taco. With rice & refried beans.

Rodeo Combo $9.99

Two beef burritos, one topped with queso & the other with sour cream. With an Old Fashioned Beef Taco, rice & frijoles rancheros.

Burritos & More

Grande Chicken Burrito $9.99

Fajita chicken, chipotle wine sauce, rice & frijoles rancheros in a tortilla. Topped with sour cream sauce, cheddar, & tomatoes. With rice & frijoles rancheros.

Grande Brisket Burrito $10.49

Slow-roasted brisket with queso, rice, onions, & frijoles rancheros in a tortilla topped with ranchero or chipotle wine sauce & a sour cream drizzle. With rice & frijoles rancheros.

Top Shelf™ Fajita Quesadillas $10.69

Grilled sundried tomato ﬂour tortilla with fajita chicken or steak, peppers, onions, jack & cheddar. With pico de gallo & sour cream.

Quesadillas $8.99

Fajita chicken or fajita steak stuffed in a ﬂ our tortilla with cheese & tomatoes, then grilled. With pico de gallo, sour cream & guacamole.

Tres Banditos $8.99

Burrito ﬁ lled with beef topped with queso, chicken burrito topped with sour cream sauce, & a bean burrito topped with chili. With rice & refried beans.

Tex-Mex Burrito $8.99

Spicy beef, refried beans, chili & cheese topped with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans.

Chicken Fajita Chimichanga $9.99

Crispy ﬂour tortilla ﬁlled with chicken, jack & cheddar, sour cream sauce & pico de gallo. With chili con queso, rice & refried beans.

Grande Chimichanga Dinner $9.49

Two grande beef and bean chimichangas topped with chili and cheddar cheese. With rice, refried beans and a side of sour cream.

Burrito Sonora Style $8.99

Flour tortilla ﬁlled with spicy beef, lettuce, tomatoes & topped with sour cream sauce & cheddar cheese. With rice & refried beans.

Burrito Con Queso $8.99

Flour tortilla with spicy beef and topped with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans. Guacamole available on request.

Burrito Bowl $7.99

Choice of chipotle fajita chicken or fajita beef with black beans, diablo corn, rice, cheddar & jack cheeses & pico de gallo. Topped with sour cream drizzle & cilantro.

Tacos & Tamales

Mama’s Favorite Taco Dinner

Crispy corn, soft ﬂour tortillas, or puffy taco with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar & your choice of spicy beef or chicken. With rice & refried beans.

Two - $7.59Three - $8.59

Brisket Tacos $10.49

Slow roasted marinated brisket in three corn tortillas with jack cheese. With ﬁ re sauce, rice & refried beans.

Old Fashioned Tacos $7.99

Two crisp ﬂ our tortillas ﬁ lled with chicken or beef taco meat, lettuce, cheddar, tomatoes, sour cream & avocado. With rice & frijoles rancheros.

Tacos al Carbon $9.99

Grilled steak fajita with a little monterey jack cheese wrapped in ﬂour tortillas brushed with spicy cascabel sauce. With guacamole sour cream dip, rice & frijoles rancheros.

Hot Tamale Platter $8.79

Four spicy pork tamales topped with chile con carne, cheddar cheese & onions. With rice & frijoles rancheros.

Meatless

VegetarianTop Shelf™ California Quesadillas $10.49

Grilled tomato and basil ﬂ our tortilla with Roma tomatoes, avocado, Jack cheese and a special sauce. With guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and lettuce.

VegetarianSpinach & Mushroom Enchiladas

Fresh sautéed spinach and mushrooms topped with sour cream sauce. With rice and refried beans

Two - $7.99Three - $8.99

VegetarianSpinach Quesadillas $8.79

Spinach stuffed in a ﬂ our tortilla with bell pepper, onion, mushrooms & cheese, then grilled. With pico de gallo, sour cream & guacamole.

VegetarianCheese Quesadillas $6.99

With guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and lettuce.

VegetarianAvocado Enchiladas $9.29

Fresh avocado, mushrooms & jack cheese rolled in corn tortillas, topped with verde sauce, cilantro & a sour cream drizzle. On spinach with rice & frijoles rancheros

Rita Favoritas

Grande ‘Rita $7.75

Our House Margarita is made with Giro Silver by Sauza Tequila, triple sec and margarita mix served frozen or on the rocks.

Ultimate Margarita $7.25

1800 Reposado Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur and our very own margarita mix. Delicious frozen or on the rocks!

Baja Blue Swirl $7.25

There’s nothing funny about this delicious blend of DeKuyper Island Blue Pucker & our frozen House ‘Rita. Also available in pomegranate & raspberry.

Sangria ‘Rita $7.50

Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila, X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, Copperidge Cabernet Sauvignon, cranberry juice & our margarita mix.

Specialty Drinks

Mexican Martini™ $7.95

A delicious cocktail of Sauza 100% Blue Agave Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur & margarita mix, served straight up!

Mojito $6.50

Go loco for coco with Malibu Coconut Rum, fresh lime & our mojito mix.

Mojito Flavors with BACARDI Superior Rum: Strawberry - $0.50 | Mango - $0.50

Tango Tea $7.00

A knock-your-socks-off blend of Stoli Vodka, Bacardi Superior Rum, Sauza Gold Tequila, Cointreau Orange Liqueur & Coca-Cola.

Skinny ‘Rita $6.50

Slim Sippin! Corazon Blanco Tequila with Cointreau Orange Liqueur & our house-made margarita mix.

Durango Daiquiris $6.50

A sweet frozen cocktail of Cruzan Aged Light Rum & strawberry purée, topped with a ﬂ oat of Myers’s Dark Rum. Also available in mango.

Desserts

Mama’s FAVORITE Mexican Apple Pie $5.49

With Mexican brandy butter sauce & cinnamon ice cream.

Sopapilla with Honey $1.99

Warm Mexican pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar.

Brownie Skillet Sundae $5.49

Triple chocolate brownie with pecans on a sizzling skillet topped with Mexican brandy butter sauce & vanilla ice cream.

Fried Ice Cream $4.99

Vanilla ice cream inside a cinnamon sugar dusted shell topped with hot fudge, whipped cream & a cherry

Flan $4.99

Traditional Mexican custard with whipped cream and caramel sauce.

Beverages

Cerveza (Beer)*

Domestic: Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Miller Lite Import: Carta Blanca Corona Extra, Corona Light, Dos Equis Amber, Dos Equis Lager, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo, Paciﬁco Clara, Tecate *Ask about additional beer selections.

Vino (Wine)

White/Blush: Copperidge Chardonnay, Copperidge White Zinfandel Red: Copperidge Merlot, Copperidge Cabernet Sauvignon

Soft Drinks

Coca-Cola, IBC Root Beer, Sprite, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Lemonade, Coffee, & Tea

Lunch Menu

Served Weekdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. After 5 p.m. & on weekends, add $1.50.

Lunch Specials

Burrito Bowl $7.99

Chipotle fajita chicken or fajita beef with black beans, diablo corn, rice, cheddar & jack cheeses & pico de gallo. With sour cream drizzle & cilantro.

Mucho Lunch $7.99

Chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, a beef burrito with chile con queso & a beef taco. With rice & refried beans. If that doesn’t ﬁ ll you up, ask for seconds of your favorite item. ALL YOU CAN EAT, MONDAY - FRIDAY, 11 A.M - 3 P.M. no sharing, please.

Uno $7.49

Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne & a crispy beef taco. With rice & refried beans.

Dos $7.49

Cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne & a soft cheese taco with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans.

Tres $7.49

Chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce & a crispy chicken taco. With rice & refried beans.

Cuatro $6.99

Crisp ﬂ our tortilla shell with chicken, rice, sour cream sauce, jack cheese, & pico de gallo. With frijoles rancheros.

Cinco $7.99

Flour tortilla with spicy beef topped with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans.

Seis $6.49

Chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce. With rice & refried beans.

Siete $7.99

Cheese chimichanga with chili con queso or beef & bean chimichanga with chili con carne. With rice & refried beans.

Empanada & Tamale $5.99

Empanada ﬁ lled with beef, beans, and potatoes with a spicy pork tamale. Served with rice & frijoles rancheros

Lunch Brisket Tacos $8.99

Slow roasted marinated brisket in two corn tortillas with jack cheese. With fire sauce, rice & refried beans.

Crispy Chicken Tacos $5.99

Breaded, tender chicken in ﬂ our tortillas with lettuce, cheddar, pico de gallo & honey-mustard. With rice & refried beans.

Old Fashioned Tacos $5.99

Two crisp ﬂ our tortillas ﬁ lled with chicken or beef taco meat, lettuce, cheddar, tomatoes, sour cream & avocado. With rice & frijoles rancheros.

Lunch Fajitas $9.59

Lunch-sized portion of our beef, chicken or combination fajitas on a sizzling skillet with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, ﬂ our tortillas & choice of guacamole or cheddar cheese.

Chicken Monterrey Lunch $8.99

Grilled chicken breast with onions, mushrooms, green peppers & melted jack cheese. With pico de gallo, rice & sautéed vegetables.

Chicken Flautas $5.99

Topped with ranchera sauce and jack cheese. Served with guacamole sour cream dip & rice.

Tex-Mex Lunch Burrito $7.99

Spicy beef, refried beans, chili, & cheese with chili con queso. With rice & refried beans.

Lunch Taco Salad $6.79

Spicy beef, refried beans, cheddar cheese, & tomatoes on salad greens. With choice of dressing.

Crispy Chicken Taco Salad $5.99

Crisp breaded chicken on salad greens with cheddar & tomatoes. Served with honey mustard dressing.

Cheeseburger* $7.49

Certiﬁed Angus Beef™ on a kaiser bun with cheddar, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles, mustard and fries.

Cheeseburger Options: Bacon - $0.50

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Happy Hour Drink Menu

All The Time Specials

All day, Everyday!

House Margaritas $4.00

House Wine $3.25

Monday- Thursday Specials

Available 3:00 PM- Close

Cocktails $5.00

Bottled Beer

$0.50 off bottled beer

Draft Beer $2.00

Budweiser Select Draft $1.50

Friday - Sunday Specials

Available All Day on the Weekend