El Fresco Tex-Mex Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Fresco Tex-Mex Grill, where fresh flavors meet generous portions! Located at 7324 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA, this newly opened gem has quickly garnered rave reviews from satisfied patrons. The highlight of the menu is undoubtedly the versatile salsa bar, filled with an array of vibrant options that elevate every dish.
Indulge in standout items like the Carne Asada Chimi and vegetarian quesadilla, which showcase the restaurant's commitment to quality ingredients and bold flavors. Customers have praised the attentive and friendly staff, ensuring a welcoming dining experience. The contemporary ambiance, paired with reasonable prices—like the combo fresco at just $6.95—makes it the perfect spot for a satisfying lunch or dinner.
El Fresco Tex-Mex Grill is more than a restaurant; it's a destination for anyone seeking delicious, freshly prepared Tex-Mex cuisine. Don’t miss out on this culinary experience!
Breakfast
Chorizo Con Huevos
Mexican sausage and eggs scrambled together and topped with red chile and melted cheese. Served with potatoes and tortillas on the side.
Carne Asada Con Huevos
Marinated strips of grilled steak served with scrambled eggs, pinto beans (topped with red chile & cheese), potatoes, and tortillas on the side.
Breakfast Wrap
2 Fluffy scrambled eggs, potatoes, and cheese, all wrapped in a large flour tortilla. Served handheld.
Ladas - Ladas Enchiladas
10 enchilada with your choice beef, chicken, pinto beans, black beans, or cheese, smothered with red chile and melted cheese.
Taco Kit
Protein choice: Seasoned Beef, Shredded Chicken, Black or Pinto Beans. Includes lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes TO MAKE YOUR OWN TACOS with your choice of 10 crispy or soft shells.
Birria Tacos
3 Birria Tacos made with tender braised barbacoa in corn tortillas. Each taco is filled with barbacoa, melted cheese, fresh cilantro, chopped white onions, and served with a lime wedge. Accompanied by a flavorful consome broth garnished with cilantro and white onions.
Dinner For 4
A Mixture of 16 tacos & enchiladas with your choice of protein, served with Spanish rice, beans, chips, salsa, and a 2 liter soda!
Deals
Favorites
Fajitas
Your choice of meat, sauteed with onions, green pepper and tomatoes. Served with Spanish rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, lime slice, and warm flour tortillas on the side.
Arroz Con Pollo
Boneless pieces of chicken breast simmered with onions, tomatoes, and green peppers on a bed of Spanish rice, topped with melted cheese and sprinkled with cilantro. Served with sour cream, warm tortillas, and a small salad with ranch.
Plato De Pescado
A seasoned fillet of grilled Tilapia served with Spanish rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, chipotle sour cream, avocado slices, and warm flour tortillas.
Carne Asada Con Camaron
Slices of marinated grilled steak and succulent shrimp on a bed of Spanish rice, topped with Pico de Gallo and melted cheese, sprinkled with cilantro. Served with your choice of beans, a small salad with ranch, sour cream, and tortillas on the side.
Fajitas - 2 Meat Combo
Your choice of 2 meats sauteed with onions, green pepper and tomatoes. Served with Spanish rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, lime slice, and warm flour tortillas on the side.
Fajitas - 3 Meat Combo
Grilled marinated chicken and steak with succulent shrimp, sauteed with onions, green pepper and tomatoes. Served with Spanish rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, lime slice, and warm flour tortillas on the side.
Carne Asada Plate
Marinated strips of grilled steak served with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream, and warm flour tortillas on the side.
Flan (Mexican Custard)
A Mexican custard.
Fried Ice Cream
A ball of ice cream with crunchy coating served ina fried flour tortilla bowl. Topped with chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and a cherry.
Sopapillas
12 Mini puffed pastries fried to a golden brown. Sprinkled with powdered sugar on top and honey on the side.
Sweet Stuff
Mexican Pizza
Sauteed Veggies & Black Beans Pizza
We take a large flour tortilla crust and top it with black beans and sauteed veggies (onions, green peppers, green zucchini, & yellow squash). Sprinkle it with two different cheeses, black olives, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers and cilantro. Served with sour cream.
Meat Mexican Pizza
We take a large flour tortilla crust and top it with your choice of protein. Sprinkle it with two different cheeses, black olives, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers and cilantro. Served with sour cream.
Sauteed Veggie Taco
An individual taco, served El Fresco style (guacamole & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice.
Shredded Chicken Taco
An individual taco served El Fresco Style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in your choice of shell.
Carne Asada Taco
An individual taco, served El Fresco style (guacamole & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice.
Shrimp Taco
An individual taco served El Fresco Style (chipotle sour cream, lettuce, & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in your choice of shell.
Pollo Asado Taco
An individual taco, served El Fresco style (guacamole & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice.
Chorizo Taco
An individual taco served Street Style with cilantro, white onions, and a lime wedge in your choice of shell.
Carnita Taco
An individual taco served El Fresco Style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in your choice of shell.
Seasoned Beef Taco
An individual taco served El Fresco Style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in your choice of shell.
Barbacoa Taco
An individual taco served El Fresco Style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in your choice of shell.
Fish Taco
An individual taco served El Fresco Style (chipotle sour cream, lettuce, & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in your choice of shell.
Tacos - Each
Burritos - Specialty
Mariachi Burrito Platter
So good, it will make your taste buds sing a large flour tortilla filled with spanish rice, beans, carne asada, pollo asado, lettuce, and pico de gallo. smothered with red chile and melted cheese. sprinkled with cilantro. served with sour cream and fresh guacamole.
Burrito Deluxe
A large flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken, Spanish rice, and your choice of beans. Smothered with red chile and our homemade white queso. Sprinkled with olives, tomatoes, and cilantro. Served with sour cream.
Chimichanga Burrito Platter
A fried burrito with your choice of meat and cheese inside. served crispy with sour cream, and a side salad with ranch. spanish rice, your choice of beans and white queso on the side.
Steak & Cheese Burrito
Served handheld. sliced grilled steak, sauteed onion, green peppers, cheese, pico, and lettuce. served with french fries.
Veggie Burrito Platter
Outrageous Burrito Platter
A large flour tortilla stuffed full with spanish rice, beans, taco meat, and shredded chicken. smothered with red chile, chile con carne, and melted cheese. sprinkled with tomatoes, olives, and cilantro. served with sour cream.
California Burrito
Carne asada, potatoes, pico, sour cream, and guacamole. all wrapped in a large flour tortilla.
Avocado Chicken Salad
Grilled pieces of marinated boneless breast of chicken on a bed of freshly chopped lettuce, with tomatoes, avocado slices, olives, cilantro, and sprinkled with two types of cheeses. Served with ranch on the side.
Shrimp Fajita Guac. Salad
Grilled succulent shrimp sauteed with onions & green peppers on a bed of freshly chopped lettuce with tomatoes, olives, cilantro, and two types of cheeses. Served with fresh guacamole, and ranch on the side.
Taco Salad
Freshly chopped lettuce, topped with your choice of protein. Sprinkled with 2 types of cheeses, tomatoes, olives, and cilantro. Served with sour cream in your choice of an edible tortilla shell or fresh corn chips.
Salads
Quesadillas
Meat Quesadillas
An El Fresco original! A grilled flour tortilla filled with melted cheese and your choice of protein. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and fresh guacamole on the side.
Cheese Quesadilla
An El Fresco original! A grilled flour tortilla filled with melted cheddar and jack cheeses. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and fresh guacamole on the side.
Sauteed Veggies & Black Beans Quesadilla
An El Fresco original! A grilled flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, black beans & sauteed veggies. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and fresh guacamole on the side.
Side - Spanish Rice
Spanish rice sprinkled with tomatoes and cilantro.
Side - Breakfast Potatoes
Side - Chipotle Sour Cream (3 Oz)
A side of Chipotle sour cream for 1.
Box Of Chips
Serves 2-3 guests.
Side - Beans
Side - Sour Cream (3 Oz)
A side of sour cream for 1.
Side - Flour Tortillas (3)
An order of 3 flour tortillas.
Side - Shredded Cheese (3 Oz)
A side of shredded cheddar cheese.
Side - LARGE Spanish Rice
Enough to share with 3-4 guests! Spanish rice sprinkled with tomatoes and cilantro.
Fire Roasted Jalapeno (1)
Side - Queso & Chips
Side - Guacamole & Chips
Side - French Fries
Fried to order!
Extra Meat / Veggie
Side - Soft Corn Tortillas (6)
Side - Pico & Chips
Side - LARGE Beans
Enough to share with 3-4 guests! Your choice of beans topped with red chile and melted cheese.
Side - Avocado Slices
3 Slices of Hass avocado.
Little Amigos (Sides) - Extras
Burritos - Handhelds
Handhelds - Carnita Burrito (Pulled Pork)
A handheld burrito filled with carnitas (Pulled Pork), Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Handhelds - Carne Asada (Grilled Steak)
A handheld burrito filled with carne asada (Grilled Steak), Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Handhelds - Pollo Asado (Grilled Chicken)
A handheld burrito filled with pollo asado (Grilled Chicken), Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Handhelds - Shredded Chicken
A handheld burrito filled with shredded chicken (Simmered in a tomato sauce with onions and green peppers), Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Handhelds - Camaron (Shrimp)
A handheld burrito filled with succulent grilled shrimp, Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and chipotle sour cream.
Handhelds - Pescado (Fish)
A handheld burrito filled with grilled fish (Tilapia), Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and chipotle sour cream.
Handhelds - Seasoned Beef (Taco Meat)
A handheld burrito filled with seasoned beef (Taco Meat), Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Handhelds - Veggie
A handheld burrito filled with Spanish rice, beans, grilled onions, green peppers, yellow squash, green zucchini, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Handhelds - Barbacoa (Shredded Beef)
A handheld burrito filled with barbacoa (Shredded Beef), Spanish rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Glass Soda
A soda in a glass bottle.
Juices
Nantucket juices with your choice of flavors.
2 Liter Bottle
A chilled 2 litter bottle of soda.
20 Oz. Bottle
A chilled 20 ounce bottle of soda.
Bottled Water
A 16.9 Ounce bottled water.
Jarritos
A Mexican soda with your choice of flavors.
Beverages
Burrito Bowls - BMT
Seasoned Beef (Taco Meat)
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and seasoned beef (Taco Meat) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Shredded Chicken
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and shredded chicken (Simmered in a tomato sauce with green peppers and onions) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Veggie
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and sauteed veggies (Onions, Green Peppers, Green Zucchini, and Yellow Squash) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Pescado (Fish)
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and grilled fish (Tilapia), topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and Chipotle sour cream.
Mariachi
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, carne asada (Grilled Steak), pollo asado (Grilled Chicken), and topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Carne Asada (Grilled Steak)
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and carne asada (Grilled Steak) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Pollo Asado (Grilled Chicken)
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and pollo asado (Grilled Chicken) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Camaron (Shrimp)
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and succulent grilled shrimp, topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and Chipotle sour cream.
Carnita (Pulled Pork)
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and Carnita (Pulled Pork) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Barbacoa (Shredded Beef)
A bowl with Spanish rice, your choice of beans, and Barbacoa (Shredded Beef) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Dos Enchiladas - Ala Carte
Two soft corn tortillas filled with your choice of filling, smothered with red chile and melted cheddar and Jack cheeses. Sprinkled with Cilantro.
Southwestern Enchilada Platter
Two soft corn tortillas filled with your choice of filling, smothered with red chile, melted cheddar and Jack cheeses. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans. Topped with lettuce, sliced olives, diced tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream, and fresh guacamole.
Enchiladas
Starters
Jalapeno Poppers
Five coated jalapeno peppers stuffed with cream cheese and fried until golden brown. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, and chipotle sour cream.
Chips & Pico De Gallo
8 Ounces of freshly made pico de gallo and a box of corn chips. Enough to share!
Chicken Tortilla Soup
A classic chicken soup consisting of diced tomatoes, shredded chicken, corn, black beans, green peppers, and onions. Served with crispy flour tortilla strips and two warm flour tortillas.
Elote
Mexican street corn with mayonnaise, queso fresco, chopped cilantro, tajin, and a lime wedge.
Chips & Salsa
8 Ounces of our homemade salsa and a box of corn chips. Enough to share!
Carne Asada Fries
A plate of freshly fried French Fries, topped with carne asada & melted cheese. Served with sour cream & fresh guacamole.
Guacamole And Chips
Real Avocados, real guacamole!! Ripe Hass avocados hand mashed in our kitchen with fresh lime juice, cilantro, and our seasoning. Served with chips!
Chicken Flautas
Two flour tortillas filled with shredded chicken, rolled and fried to a golden brown. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, fresh guacamole, & ranch on the side.
San Antonio Chili
Our seasoned taco meat cooked with green peppers, onions, dark red kidney beans and special spices. Served with two warm flour tortillas.
Queso And Chips
Our creamy homemade white queso. Served with chips!
Fish Taco Platter
2 Grilled fish (Tilapia) tacos, served El Fresco style (chipotle sour cream, lettuce, & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Barbacoa Taco Platter
2 Barbacoa (Shredded Beef) tacos, served El Fresco style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Chorizo Taco Platter
2 Chorizo (Mexican Ground Sausage) tacos topped with cilantro, diced white onions and a lime wedge, served in your choice of crispy or soft shell. Spanish rice and your choice of beans on the side.
Shrimp Taco Platter
2 Grilled shrimp tacos, served El Fresco style (chipotle sour cream, lettuce, & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Veggie Taco Platter
2 Sauteed veggie tacos (onions, green peppers, green zucchini, and yellow squash) tacos, served El Fresco style (guacamole & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Beef Taco Platter
2 Seasoned Beef (Taco Meat) tacos, served El Fresco style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Carnita Taco Platter
2 Carnita (Pulled Pork) tacos, served El Fresco style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Pollo Asado Taco Platter
2 Pollo asado (Grilled Chicken) tacos, served El Fresco style (guacamole & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Carne Asada Taco Platter
2 Carne Asada (Grilled Steak) tacos, served El Fresco style (guacamole & pico) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Shredded Chicken Taco Platter
2 Shredded chicken (Simmered in a tomato sauce with onions and green peppers) tacos, served El Fresco style (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) or Street Style (cilantro, white onions, a lime wedge) in a shell of your choice. Served with Spanish rice and your choice of beans.
Taco Platters
Nachos
Sauteed Veggies & Black Beans Nachos
A plate of corn tortilla chips with black beans and sauteed veggies (onions, green peppers, green zucchini, & yellow squash). Topped with your choice of homemade white queso or melted mixture of cheddar and Jack cheeses. Sprinkled with cilantro, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, black olives and sour cream.
Meat Nachos
A plate of corn tortilla chips with your choice of protein. Topped with your choice of homemade white queso or melted mixture of cheddar and Jack cheeses. Sprinkled with cilantro, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, black olives and sour cream.
Kids Enchilada
A soft corn tortilla filled with your choice of protein and smothered with red chile and melted cheese. Served with Spanish rice on the side, sprinkled with diced tomatoes and cilantro.
Kids Burrito
A tortilla filled with Spanish rice, beans, choice of protein, cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, and sour cream. Served handheld.
Kids Quesadilla
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese and grilled. Served with Spanish rice on the side, sprinkled with diced tomatoes and cilantro.
Kids Taco
A taco with seasoned beef or shredded chicken, topped with lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes. Served with Spanish rice on the side, sprinkled with diced tomatoes and cilantro.