El Zarape Mexican Cantina Menu – San Diego, CA

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : San Diego, CA

Laid-back restaurant offering generous tacos, burritos & tortas, plus veggie options & margaritas. Based on 913 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

El Zarape Mexican Cantina 92116

Address:
3201 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116

Phone: (619) 578-2600

Website:

Hours

Friday 11 AM–12 AM
Saturday 10 AM–12 AM
Sunday 10 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Tamal De Pollo En Salsa Verde
Green tomatillo sauce and chicken tamal topped with cilantro, onion and queso fresco.
$4.25
Tamal De Carnitas
Rich pork carnitas in red ranchero sauce topped with cilantro, onion and queso fresco
$4.25
Fresh Guacamole $8.99
Cevichito De Camaron
Shrimp cheviche and sliced avocado, served with two tostadas on the side.
$14.99
Queso Fundido
Melted monterrey jack cheese with chorizo, served with fresh corn tortilla on the side.
$9.99
Sopes Con Chorizo
2 homemade fried sopes, topped with beans, chorizo and potato, shredded lettuce, avocado, sour cream, queso fresco and homemade salsa ranchera.
$9.99
Sopes Con Chicken
2 homemade fried sopes, topped with beans, chorizo and potato, shredded lettuce, avocado, sour cream, queso fresco and homemade salsa ranchera.
$9.99
Sopes Con Shredded Beef
2 homemade fried sopes, topped with beans, chorizo and potato, shredded lettuce, avocado, sour cream, queso fresco and homemade salsa ranchera.
$9.99
Beef Flautas
Shredded beef flautas served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and cheese.
$9.99
Burritos
Arrachera California Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with arrachera carne asada, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream and french fries.
$13.99
Mahi Mahi Burrito
Grilled mahi mahi, coleslaw, pico de gallo, monterrey jack cheese, chipotle cream-sauce and guacamole.
$14.99
Spicy Shrimp Burrito
Shrimp with melted cheese, pico de gallo cooked in our special creamy chiplotle spicy sauce.
$14.99
Kids Menu
Kids Taco Combo
2 plain chicken or carne asada tacos. Served with rice and beans.
$6.99
Mini Quesadilla
2 mini cheese quesadillas. Served with rice and beans.
$6.99
Mini Burrito
One mini bean and cheese burrito. Served with rice and beans.
$6.99
Soups & Salads
Ensalada Cesar
Romain lettuce, freshly grated parmesan, homemade cesar dressing and parmesan garlic croutons.
$5.99
7 Leguas House Salad
Homemade “7 leguas” tequila cilandro dressing, green mix, cucumber, avocado, red onions, and tomato.
$6.99
Heirloom And Burrata
Heirloom tomatoes and creamy burrata on a bed of baby arugula dressed with a tangy meyer lemon vinaigrette and topped with fresh avocado.
$7.99
Frijoles De La Olla
Pinto bean soup topped with onion, cilantro, and queso fresco. (Serrano chiles upon request) served with fresh corn tortillas.
$5.99
Caldo De Albondigas $9.99
Caldo De Pollo
Chicken stew served with two corn tortilla quesadilla.
$9.99
Menudo
Honey comb menudo, served with lime, cilantro, onion and crushed pepper.
$13.99
Specialties
Enchilada De Queso Y Chile Relleno
Homemade poblano chile stuffed with cheese, cheese enchilada, both topped with tradiciontal enchilada sauce. Served with rice and beans. Garnished with onion, cilantro and sour cream.
$14.99
Carne A La Tampiqueña
Arrachera steak grilled to perfection, red traditional enchilada stuffed with chicken, poblano rajas, grilled queso fresco.
$16.99
Carne Asada, Nopalitos Y Elotito
Arrachera steak grilled to perfection, served with nopalito and corn.
$16.99
Torta
Tender carnitas, pollo asado or carne asada, with mayonnaise, guacamole, beans, tomato, onion, mixed lettuce and monterrey jack cheese. Served with french fries.
$14.99
Caldo De Birria
5 hour slow cooked traditional beef birria served with cilantro, onion, time and choice of flour or corn tortillas.
$15.99
Fajitas
Chicken or steak or add shrimp $ 3.00. Sautéed with bell peppers, onion and tomato. with a side of rice and beans
$15.99
Mole Poblano
Chicken breast covered in homemade mole poblano topped with sesame seeds.
$15.99
Enmoladas
2 tender chicken enchiladas covered in homemade mole. Garnished with sesame seeds on top.
$15.99
Chilaquiles Mar Y Tierras
Surf and turf chilaquiles in red homemade sauce, topped with monterrey jack cheese, onion and cilantro.
$16.99
Enchiladas Verdes
2 green enchiladas stuffed with chicken or cheese, or shrimp garnished with queso fresco, onion, cilantro and sour cream.
$14.99
Enchiladas Tradicionales
2 red enchiladas stuffed with chicken or cheese or shrimp garnished with queso fresco, onion, cilantro and sour cream.
$14.99
Enchiladas Suizas
2 enchiladas covered in our creamy green sauce, stuffed with chicken, cheese or shrimp. Topped with melted monterrey jack cheese.
$14.99
Enchiladas Blancas
2 chicken stuffed enchiladas covered in our white cheese sauce home dried pepper powder
$14.99
Chile Verde
Slow cooked pork stewed in homemade tomatillo sauce. Garnished with onion and cilantro.
$13.99
Chile Colorado
Slow cooked pork stewed in homemade chile colorado. Garnished with onion and cilantro.
$14.99
Lengua En Salsa Verde
Tender beef lengua in a green tomatillo sauce.
$14.99
Tamal Duo
Served with rice and beans. Choose from chicken green sauce or carnitas red sauce tamales topped with cilantro, onion and queso fresco.
$13.99
Desserts
Flan $5.50
Pastel Tres Leches $5.50
Platanos Machos $5.50
Drinks
Cafe De La Olla
Cinammon and cane sugar
$3.50
Aguas Frescas
Homemade jamaica or horchata
$3.50
Seafood
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimp cooked in homemade chiplotle, tomato sauce, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and fresh corn tortillas.
$16.99
Filete De Pescado
Grilled fish of the day. Served with white sauce, rice and steamed vegetables on the side
$16.99
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Sauteed shrimp in our own garlic butter reduction served with rice and beans
$16.99
Vegetarian
Torta Vegetariana
Torta stuffed with mushrooms, beans, gratinated monterrey jack cheese, guacamole, onion, lettuce, and tomato. Served with side salad.
$13.99
Enchiladas De Papa
2 red enchiladas stuffed with potato. Served with beans and grilled vegetable on the side.
$13.99
Tacos De Papa Con Mole
Two fried homemade corn tortilla stuffed with potato, cabbage, queso fresco and topped mole sauce. Served with beans and grilled vegetable on the side.
$13.99
Taco Bar
Mahi Mahi Taco
Fresh homemade corn tortilla, grilled mahi-mahi fish, cheese, coleslaw and chipotle sauce
$3.50
Calamari-Wasabi Taco
Fresh homemade corn tortilla, lightly breaded and fried calamari, coleslaw and creamy wasabi sauce
$3.50
Grilled Shrimp Taco
Fresh homemade tortilla, grilled shrimp, coleslaw, cheese and homemade chipotle-cream sauce
$3.50
Lengua Taco
Fresh homemade corn tortilla, grilled mahi-mahi fish, cheese, coleslaw and chipotle sauce
$3.50
Potato Mole Taco
Fresh homemade corn tortilla fried, potato, cabbage, queso fresco and homemade mole sauce.
$3.50
Chorizo Taco
Fresh homemade tortilla and chorizo
$3.50
Others
Puños
Grilled diced beef, sauteed with bacon and onions topped with monterrey jack cheese served with rice, beans and tortillas
$10.99
Taco & Enchilada Plate
One taco of your choice: carne asada or pollo asado or carnitas with guacamole and pico de gallo. One enchilada covered with homemade red or green or white sauce, white and red enchilada garnished with sour cream, cilantro, onion and queso fresco. Served with rice and beans.
$12.99
Taco Salad
Flour tortilla shell stuffed with beans, chicken or beef or shrimp $4.00, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and monterrey jack cheese on top. Served with rice and beans.
$11.99
Steak Plate
Treat yourself to sirloin steak grilled to order. Served with mash potato and sautéed grilled vegetables.
$13.99
Chimichanga De Pollo
Stuffed with chicken, poblano rajas, queso fresco and topped with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and monterrey jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$11.99
Shrimp Culichi Burrito
Generous portion of mouthwatering shrimp cooked in homemade poblano cream sauce, melted monterrey jack cheese and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
$12.99
Bean And Cheese Burrito
Served with rice.
$6.99
California Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with carne asada, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream and french fries. Served with beans and rice.
$9.99
Chile Relleno Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with chile relleno, rice, beans, sour cream, homemade red enchilada sauce and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$9.99
Mole Poblano Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken breast, homemade mole sauce, queso fresco, onions and cilantro. Served with rice and beans.
$10.99
Calamari Chipotle Burrito
Tortilla stuffed with fried-baked calamari, cabbage, pico de gallo, cheese with chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$10.99
Chile Verde Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with chile verde, carnitas, cilantro and onion, covered with homemade chile verde sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$9.99
Chile Colorado Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with carnitas, chile colorado, cheese, onion, cilantro, covered with homemade chile colorado sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$9.99

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Leslie Parada
Today we ventured out and went for Mexican Food @ El Zárape Mexican Restaurant on Adams Ave. In San Diego-

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Danielle M
I’d say it’s ok. The margaritas are good but small. The food was mediocre. There are plenty of better choices on Adams Ave unfortunately.

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Gil Corpuz
Came here for dinner with friends on a Saturday. It was not busy at anytime while we were there. I ordered a pitcher of the margarita, which had a good mix; not too strong on the alcohol. For food, I got the Mixed Taco Trio with Pork Belly, Baja Fish, and Birria. I like the Baja Fish the best, which had a crispy breading. The Birria seemed a bit dry, which it could have used some of its broth juice. I liked how the refried beans were served in a small bowl, separating it from the tacos and not ruining the tortillas. The service was good. It took a while to get our food order in, but our waiter was more attentive after. The place is clean and had a good vibe. If I’m back in the area and wanted Mexican food, I would come back again to try other dishes, and maybe retry the Birria taco.

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Breana McGowan
Margarita flight during happy hour is the best thing about this place. No happy hour menu for food just the drinks. The albondigas is good but most places are terrible. Ceviche was alright. Enchiladas were bland. But, the place looks so much better with the interior update. Hadn’t been in years and it look great. Probably won’t go back for the food but just to enjoy the margaritas.

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Rashonda Saunders
The food and wait staff were fabulous. My only issue were the beans. They weren’t very good. I got the poblano omelette. It was delicious. The passion fruit margarita was good.

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Love food & God
Their flight margaritas so good I just didn’t like the mango flavor . Their ceviche was delicious soooo yummy & their green salsa was so soo so good ! I’m glad I visited this place when I came to SD ! The bartender was very sweet as well Follow my TikTok to see my travel blogs

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Kirsten Acapulco
Yummy food, great ambiance, quick and respectful service. Awesome happy hour deals. I ordered the Carne Asada Fries for their $8 happy hour deal. Quite a big portion.

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Joshua Alvarez
This place is a must, our server was amazing. Even when it got really busy, still managed to keep our cups full of alcohol, coffee, or water. Food was great, almost close to home. They do have a special of endless brunch and mimosas or michelada flighta for less than 53$. Definitely coming back!!

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MA Taylor
We ordered for pick up during a writer’s retreat. Upon our arrival Fernando greeted us apologized for the wait and offered us a free beverage of our choice.

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Vanessa Segura
I have to say I love this place. This month was my first time there, and I’ve already ate their food three times this month. First time I went was for dinner. The decor is super cute. I had their michelada in a blender ! I’m not a beer person but it was delicious. We went again for brunch and I would recommend getting there early. We had a group of 5 get there at 10am. Super fast service and eveything was good. We were there for a little bit and large parties everywhere. Poor waiter was overwhelmed with parties. They have all you can drink and all you can eat options for brunch which is awesome and reasonably priced. I had unlimited margarita flights and they were delicious. I will definitely be coming back.

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