El Molcajete ky Mexican Restaurant Menu – Louisville, KY

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Louisville, KY

Experience the authentic flavors of Mexico at our restaurant! Our chefs use only the freshest, high-quality ingredients to prepare our savory dishes. From sizzling fajitas to street style tacos and everything in between, we offer a wide variety of authentic Mexican cuisine to satisfy any craving. Our cozy and inviting atmosphere and friendly staff ensure that you’ll feel right at home. Plus, our affordable prices and catering services make us the perfect choice for any occasion. Don’t settle for anything less than the best. Come dine with us and discover why we’re the go-to spot for authentic Mexican cuisine!

Based on 321 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

El Molcajete ky Mexican Restaurant 40219

Address:
8106 Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40219

Phone: (502) 742-3485

Website:

Hours

Sunday 10 AM–10 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
10 AM–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 10 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–10 PM
Thursday 10 AM–10 PM
Friday 10 AM–10 PM
Saturday 10 AM–10 PM

Menu

Aperitivos – Appetizers
Cheese Dip $4.50
Bean Dip $4.50
Choriqueso
Cheese dip with mexican sausage
$5.50
Poblano Dip
Cheese dip with authentic poblano peppers
$5.50
Fresh Guacamole $4.50
Pico De Gallo Con Camaron
Fresh pico de gallo with shrimp
$6.50
Nachos
Served with cheese, beans, sour cream, pico de gallo and jalapenos
$6.99
Caldos – Soups
Caldo De Camaron
Shrimp broth
$12.99
Caldo De Pesacado
Fish broth
$12.99
Caldo 7 Mares
Mixed seafood soup
$14.99
Caldo De Pollo
Chicken Soup
$9.99
Carne En Su Jugo
Beef juice
$12.99
Menudo
Soup with stomach lining
$8.99
Caldo De Res
Beef broth
$9.99
Birria De Borrego
Mutton (Lamb) stew
$12.99
Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
de pollo
$11.99
Steak Fajitas
de carne
$12.99
Shrimp Fajitas
de camaron
$14.99
Shrimp & Octopus Fajitas
Camaron y pulpo
$14.99
Mixed Fajitas
Beef, grilled chicken & shrimp. De carne, pollo y Camaron
$14.99
Fajitas Res Con Tripa
Beef and cleaned intestines
$13.99
Tacos
Asada – Steak $2.00
Pastor – Marinated Pork In Chili Sauce $2.00
Carnitas – Slow Roasted Pork $2.00
Barbacoa – BBQ Meat $2.00
Chicharron – Pork Rinds $2.00
Chorizo – Mexican Sausage $2.00
Pollo – Chicken $2.00
Lengua – Beef Tongue $2.25
Tripa – Intestine Lining $2.25
Cesos – Brains $2.25
Buche – Stomach $2.25
Gorditas y Sopes
Asada – Steak $2.99
Pastor – Marinated Pork In Chili Sauce $2.99
Carnitas – Slow Roasted Pork $2.99
Barbacoa – BBQ Meat $2.99
Rajas – Poblano Pepper $2.99
Pollo – Chicken $2.99
Frijol – Beans $2.99
Chicharron – Pork Rinds $2.99
Lengua – Beef Tongue $3.25
Tripa – Intestine Lining $3.25
Cesos – Brain $3.25
Buche – Stomach $3.25
Chile Relleno – Stuffed Poblano Pepper $4.25
Chorizo – Mexican Sausage $3.25
Burritos
Asada – Steak
Pastor – Marinated Pork In Chili Sauce
Carnitas – Slow Roasted Pork
Lengua – Beef Tongue
Barbacoa – BBQ Meat
Pollo – Chicken
Tortas
Milaneza – Breaded Steak
Azada – Steak
Carnitas – Slow Roasted Pork
Pastor – Marinated Pork In Chili Sauce
Jamon Y Queso – Ham & Cheese
Lengua – Beef Tongue
Barbacoa – BBQ Meat
Pollo – Chicken
Torta Cubana
Torta Cubana
Cuban sandwich served with chicken, mexican sausage, ham, bacon, egg, jalapenos, american cheese, and mozzarella cheese
$7.50
Entrees
Carne Asada Deluxe
Our traditional carne asada with added shrimp. Con camarones
$16.99
Carne Asada
Tender charbroiled thin skirt steak, served with grilled onions and jalapenos. [Suave arrachera con cebollitas y jalapenos]
$13.99
Tampiquena
Traditional charbroiled skirt steak, one enchilada, one quesadilla and french fries. [Arrachera tradicional, una enchilada, una quesadilla y papas a la francesa]
$13.99
Molcajeteada
Skirt steak, chicken breast, mexican sausage, cactus, cheese, grilled onions and jalapenos. [Arrachera, pollo, chorizo, nopal, queso, cebollitas asadas y jalapenos]
$14.99
Parrillada
Skirt steak, chicken breast, ribs, marinated pork, mexican sausage and grilled onions. [Arrachera, pollo, costillas, carnitas, chorizo, y cebollitas y jalapenos]
$14.99
Milanesa De Res
Breaded steak, french fries and jalapenos. [Carne empanizada con papas y jalapenos]
$12.99
Alambre
Skirt steak, bacon, grilled onions, tomatoes, green peppers and cheese. [Arrachera, tocino, cebollitas, chile morron y queso]
$12.99
Bistec A La Mexicana
Mexican style steak with pico de gallo. [Carne picada con pico de gallo]
$11.99
Carnitas Plate
Slow roasted pork, pico de gallo and jalapenos. [Carnitas de puerco servidas con cebollitas y jalapenos]
$8.99
Comalada A Las Brasas
You pick your meats: Ribs, skirt steak, grilled chicken and mexican sausage. [Costillitas, arrachera, pollo asado y chorizo]
$14.99
Tacos De Arrachera
Six authentic steak soft tacos served in corn tortillas with onions and cilantro. [Seis autenticos tacos de arrachera servidos con cebolla picada, cilantro y cebollas cambray]
$12.00
Fish Tacos
Three fresh tilapia tacos served with rice and beans. [Tres tacos de tilapia fresca, arroz y frijoles]
$9.99
Shrimp Tacos (Camaron)
Flour tortilla, cheese, pico de gallo, rice & beans
$10.99
Chalupa Plate
Two tostadas with your choice of grilled chicken or beef. [Dos tostadas con pollo o carne asada]
$9.99
Guisado De Puerco En Salsa Verde
Tender pork blended with green tomatillo sauce
$8.99
Guisado De Res
Beef simmered in red sauce. [Carne de res con salsa roja]
$8.99
Lengua O Chicharron En Salsa Verde
Tender pork blended with green sauce
$8.99
Costillas De Res Asadas
Grilled beef ribs
$13.99
Chuletas De Puerco
Grilled pork chops served with onions and special sauce
$12.99
Eggs – Huevos
Huevos Revueltos
Scrambled egg with your choice of mexican sausage, ham or bacon. [Huevos revueltos con jamon, chorizo o tocino]
Huevos Rancheros
Sunny side up eggs with ranchera sauce
Huevos Divorciados
Sunny side up eggs with red and green sauce
Lunch Specials – Especiales Para el Almuerzo
Enchiladas Rojas
Enchiladas topped w/ red sauce
Enchiladas Verdes
Enchiladas w/ tomatillo sauce
Enchiladas Tex-Mex
Enchiladas w/ ranchero sauce and sour cream
Chimichangas
Fried tortillas w/ your choice of shredded beef or chicken. Served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream & avocado
Nachos
with your choice of beef or chicken
Chiles Rellenos
Poblano peppers stuffed w/ cheese
Flautas
3 fried beef or chicken taquitos
Taco Plate
3 beef or chicken tacos. Served w/ rice & beans
Burrito Plate
Choice of beef or chicken burrito. Served w/ rice and beans
Gordita Plate
2 Gorditas. Served w/ rice & beans
Quesadilla Plate
3 Quesadillas. Served w/ rice & beans
Pollos Asados Al Carbon
Arros, Frijol, Ensalada, Salsa
$12.99
Featured Items
Ceviche De Camaron, Pescado O Mixto
Choose your ceviche with either shrimp, or tilapia only or with both, then let the party begin! Chopped tilapia, shrimp or both mixed with pico de gallo, cucumber, onion, and fresh lime juice, seasoned to delicate perfection. A favorite as a shared appetizer as well!
$12.99
Filete De Pescado Con Papas
Lightly battered deep fried tilapia covering a layer of crispy french fries, paired with rice and a side salad
$12.99
Lomo En Chile De Arbol
Tender cooked beef seasoned with special “Chile de Arbol”, steamed with grilled onion and hot salsa, served with your choice of flour or corn tortillas
$13.99
Filete Rellenado Mariscos
A large filet of lightly-battered deep fried tilapia covered in seasoned and grilled shrimp, and grilled onion and spices, topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice, a side salad, and garnished with a lemon
$14.99
Botana, Playa Y Mar
Cooked and seasoned octopus, clams, and shrimp mixed with grilled onions, garnished with cucumber and lime. A favorite!
$15.99
Molcajete Levanta Muertos
Our signature heat-saving mortar is filled to the brim with specially seasoned scallops, fried shrimp, clams, snowcrab legs, grilled onions, and avocado and lime. Taste so good: it could raise the dead!
$21.99
Botana Mejillones
Steamed oysters seasoned with butter, garlic and chile spices, served with lemon
$12.99
Cabrito Asado Al Carbon
Tender pieces of bone-in grilled goat with grilled onion, served with rice, cilantro, radish, jalapeno and lime on the side. A to-die-for combination!
$13.99
Pollo Poblano
Grilled chicken with a poblana chile pepper covered with cheese, served with rice, refried beans, and salad on the side. One of our best!
$11.99
Botana Camarones Cucarachas
Pan fried whole cooked shrimp in a special seasoning with grilled onions, lime, and special sauce
$12.99
Ostiones En Su Concha
raw, rudos
$11.99
Empanadas De Camaron
(en 4 o en 8) Homemade breaded then deep fried, “pockets” filled with tasty shrimp, cheese and pico de gallo. Order one serving of 4 or a double order of 8. Served with lime and salsa marinada
$7.99
Seafood-Mariscos
Cocktail De Camarones
Shrimp cocktail
$10.99
Cocktail De Pulpo
Octopus cocktail
$11.99
Cocktail Ostiones
Oyster Cocktail
$11.99
Vuelve A La Vida
Cocktail de camarones, pulpo y ostiones “Back to life cocktail” mix of shrimp, octopus and oysters
$13.99
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Grilled shrimp sauteed in butter with garlic and lime juice
$13.99
Camarones A La Diabla
Grilled Shrimp Fired up with spiced diabla sauce
$13.99
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp
$12.99
Mojarra
Fried whole tilapia
$12.99
Tostada De Ceviche
Fish tostada
$4.25
Tostada De Camaron
Shrimp tostada
$4.75
Ostiones Al Molcajete
12 oysters with habanero peppers, cucumbers, onions and limes
$14.99
Camarones Agua Chile
Shrimp marinated in a spicy chili pepper and lime sauce
$14.99
Camarones Momia
Shrimp with bacon and cheese, served with french fries. [Camarones con tocino y queso servidos con papas a la francesa]
$14.99
Mariscada A La Mexicana
Authentic seafood paella. Catering available
$15.99
Desserts – Postres
Mexican Churros
Cinnamon twists served with vanilla ice cream. [Churros servidos con helado de vainilla]
$3.99
Sweet Combo
2 churros & hot chocolate syrup. [2 churros con chocolate caliente]
$4.50
Platanos Machos
Sweet plantains served with your choice of vanilla ice cream or sour cream. [Platanos machos con crema o helado de vainilla]
$4.99
Warm Brownie With Ice Cream
Brownie con helado de vainilla
$4.99
Beverages – Bebidas
Red Bull $3.00
Coffee $1.50
Hot Chocolate $3.50
Soft Drinks
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Orange Crush
Pink Lemonade
Sierra Mist
Mexican Bottle Drinks
Jarritos
Sangria
Sidral
Topo Chico
Boing Jugo
Jugo De Coco
Imported Beer
Dos XX $3.50
Corona $3.50
Tecate $3.50
Modelo Especial $3.50
Pacifico $3.50
Bohemia $3.50
Victorias $4.00
Domestic Beer
Budwiser $3.00
Budlight $3.00
Miller Light $3.00
Micheladas $5.00
Ordenes Por Lb
Carnitas
con Pico de Gallo
$5.50
BBQ
cebolla, cilantro, lime
$6.50
Fajitas Res $8.99
Fajitas Pollo $7.99
Fajitas Camarones $15.99
Birria De Borrego $14.99
Guisado De Puerco $8.99
Guisado De Res $8.99

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Reviews

Jonathan Espinoza
Buena comida, great food. Will be back for my bday this weekend A true hidden gem The best authentic mexican food you will find on preston hwy.

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Joseph Wantland
Service awful. But the Mexican food was the best I have ever had. But back to the bad service two hours for two people? A hour for drinks? I won’t come back, but the food was to die for.

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Maria Contreras
Authentic and fresh food. Nice service. I specially love their shrimp tacos and fresh ceviche. Their chips and salsa are so different and great

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Kitty Giavonni
Best Smoked Chicken In Louisville!! So Delicious!! I never had anything from here that I didn’t like!! So much food, quality food. Prices are decent, great customer service. They always treat me like family when I go. Love this place. Super Authentic!

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Sarah Shaw
I love this place for carryout and the dine-in experience is even better. The tacos are amazing. The chips are fresh and the salsa is so good I could eat it with a spoon. Had a margarita on my last visit and it is on par with other great margs in Louisville. ❤️

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Ty Hagy
This is a hidden gem!

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D
My absolute favorite place to get Mexican food the salsas are both soo good, the smoked chicken is awesome, the queso is always thick & so flavorful

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Samantha Grace
The service was great! Food was authentic Mexican cuisine Down to the chips and salsa! I got carnitas and chicken tacos. I will be going back for more!

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Sean P
My family and went here for dinner. The service was good, a little slow starting out, but once they found out that we wanted to eat there, it was better.

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P. Thompson
Definitely authentic Mexican food! I live around the corner and heard great things about El Molcajete so I ordered through door dash. I got the Mexican rice and fajita style quesadilla. It took about 30-40 min to get it to me but when I got it everything was hot and very fresh! I agree with other reviews saying this restaurant is a “hidden gem” because it is!

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