El Merendero Restaurant
Known throughout the area for its delicious, classic grub and friendly service, there's not a better place to go if you are looking to kick back and have a delicious meal. Operating since 1986.
Mexican/Southwestern, Latin/South American
- $$
LOCATION AND HOURS
Location
5443 S 12th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85706
Tucson, AZ 85706
(520) 294-1522
Hours
- Monday
- 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
- Thursday
- 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
- Friday
- 7:30 AM - 11:00 PM
- Saturday
- 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
- Sunday
- 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
MORE DETAILS
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Atmosphere
Family / Children
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Amenities
TV
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Payment Methods
Cash Mastercard Visa
MENU
Appetizers
Cheese Crisp
golden 16 tortilla with jack cheese
$7.00
Add Green Chiles
$1.00
Add Beef
$1.00
Add Chicken
$1.00
Add Vegetables
$1.00
Add Shredded Beef
$2.00
Add Beans
$1.00
Guacamole
$4.99Toritos (seasonal)
$8.001/2 dozen stuffed caribe chiles with shrimp and our special black sauce
Oyster
1/2 dozen fresh oyster in its shell
1/2 Dozen
$6.00
1 Dozen
$12.00
Tostadas De Ceviche
$4.00camaron o pescado (fish or shrimp ceviche tostadas)
Chicharrones De Camaron
our special shrimp balls with vegetables, fried under perfection
1/2 Dozen
$8.00
Dozen
$16.00
Appetizers - Quesadillas
6" tortilla with jack cheese
Pollo Con Chipotle
$3.50chicken and chipotle
Camaron
$3.50shrimp
Carne Asada
$3.50grilled steak - caramelos
Soups
Cazulea
soup with shredded beef, green chiles and potatoes
Small
$5.50
Large
$6.99
Caldo De Queso
cheese, green chiles and potatoes soup
Small
$5.50
Large
$6.99
Caldo De Pollo
chicken soup
Small
$5.50
Large
$6.99
Sopa De Tortilla
tortilla soup
Small
$5.50
Large
$6.99
Albondigas
meatball soup
Small
$5.50
Large
$6.99
Menudo
white or red hominy soup
Small
$5.50
Large
$6.99
Cocido
$7.25beef and vegetables soup
Tacos
Carne Molida O Pollo
$2.00ground beef or chicken hard shell taco
Carne Desebrada
$2.15hard shell taco with shredded beef in corn tortilla
Carne Asada
$2.00soft taco with cabbage and tomatoes in flour tortilla
Machaca De Pescado
$2.00shredded fish with vegetables in a soft corn tortilla
Camaron
$3.00grilled shrimp with vegetables in a soft corn tortilla
Flautas
Flautas
3 rolled chicken or carne seca taquitos on a bed of lettuce with cheese, guacamole and sour cream
$6.95
With Rice And Beans
$8.50
Taco Salad
Carne Molida, Pollo, Carne Asada, Carne Desebrada
$8.50salad with ground beef, chicken, grilled steak or shredded beef served on a taco shell with beans, sour cream, guacamole and green chiles
Camaron
$10.00shrimp salad with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and avocado
Chimichangas
16" stuffed flour tortilla fried. add enchilada style for $1
Frijoles
$5.99beans
Carne Con Chile, Pollo, Carne Molida
$7.25red chili, chicken, ground beef
Carne Desebrada
$7.50shredded beef
Carne Asada
$7.50Tostadas
Carne Molida O Pollo
$3.50ground beef or chicken
Carne Desebrada
$3.50shredded beef
Frijoles
$3.50beans
Burros
add enchilada style for $1
Frijoles
$5.99beans
Carne Con Chile Colorado, Pollo, Molida
$6.99red chile, chicken or ground beef
Carne Desebrada
$7.50shredded beef
Carne Asada
$7.50grilled beef
Enchiladas
Queso
$3.50cheese
Pollo O Carne Molida
$3.50chicken or ground beef
Carne Desebrada
$3.50shredded beef
Camaron
$3.50shrimp
Sandwiches
served with french fries
Hamburger
$6.50Cheeseburger
$6.99Grilled Cheese
$5.99Combination Plates
with rice and beans
Carne Con Chile Colorado
$8.50cubed beef with red sauce
Carne Desebrada
$8.99shredded beef
Carne Asada
$13.00huge portion of skirt steak with green onions and chiles
Bistec Ranchero
$13.00sliced skirt steak with hot salsa
Enchiladas De Pollo / Queso / Carne Molida
$8.503 chicken, cheese or ground beef enchiladas
Carne Desebrada Enchiladas
$8.503 shredded beef enchiladas
Calabacitas
$7.50zucchini with rajas, cheese, corn
Chiles Rellenos
$8.992 stuffed chiles with jack cheese
Tostada De Pollo, Taco Carne Molida, Enchilada De Quedo
$8.99chicken tostada, ground beef taco, cheese enchilada
Higado Encebollado
$9.99liver with grilled onions and caribe chiles
Tampiquena
$16.00skirt steak with enchilada, quesadilla and guacamole
Fajita De Pollo O Carne
$11.00chicken or beef fajitas
Milanesa
$11.00breaded beef with beans and french fries
Chuletas De Puerco A La Parrilla / Ranchera
$10.00pork chops grilled or ranchero style
Mariscos / Seafood - Soups
Caldo Largo
$13.00fish, shrimp, squid, scallops, clams, snail soup
Caldo De Camaron
$11.00shrimp soup
Caldo De Pescado
$11.00fish soup
Albondigas De Camaron / Pescado
$11.00shrimp / fish balls soup
Mariscos / Seafood - Cockteleria / Cocktails Sonora Style
Camaron
shrimp
Small
$8.00
Large
$14.00
Pulpo
octopus
Small
$8.00
Large
$14.00
Calamar
squid
Small
$8.00
Large
$14.00
Campechana
$12.00mixed cocktail with shrimp, octopus, squid, clams, snail
Ceviche
shrimp
Small
$8.00
Large
$14.00
Camaron Ahogado
$16.00raw shrimp cooked in lime
Camaron Natural
$16.00boiled shrimp
Mariscos / Seafood - Pescado / Fish
A La Parrilla (grilled)
$12.00Al Mojo De Ajo
$12.00butter and garlic
Empanizado
$12.00breaded served with french fries and beans
Veracruzano
$12.00fish filet with potatoes, tomatoes, onion, chiles, olives, capers
Ranchero
$12.00with tomatoes, onions and green chiles
Culichi
$12.00cooked with poblano pepper, cream and cheese
Pargos
(whole red snapper) price varies with size
Mariscos / Seafood - Camarones / Shrimp
6 big shrimp
A La Parrilla (grilled)
$14.00Al Mojo De Ajo
$14.00butter and garlic
Empanizado
$14.00breaded served with french fries and beans
Veracruzano
$14.00shrimp with potatoes, tomatoes, onion, chiles, olives, capers
Ranchero
$14.00with tomatoes, onions, and green chiles
Fajitas De Camaron
$14.00shrimp fajitas
Fantasia
$14.00shrimp stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon
Brocheta
$14.00shrimp kabob
Arroz Huerfano
$14.00rice mixed with shrimp, fish, squid, octopus, scallops and our sauce
Culichi
$14.00cooked with poblano peppers, cream and cheese
Chipotle
$14.00creamy sauce with chipotle peppers
Camaron A La Diabla
$14.00shrimp cooked with "pico de pajaro" peppers
Lunch Specials
includes rice and
Monday - 3 Tacos (beef Or Chicken)
$6.99Tuesday - 3 Enchiladas (cheese Or Chicken)
$6.99Wednesday - Red Chile Beef Plate
$6.99Thursday - 3 Chicken Flautas
$6.99with guacamole and sour cream
Friday - Chimichanga
$6.99red chile or chicken
Saturday - 3 Carne Asada Tacos
$6.99Especial De Mariscos / Seafood Specials
todo el dia / all day
Monday - Caldo De Camaron
$9.95shrimp soup
Tuesday - Campechana
$9.95mixed seafood cocktail
Wednesday - Ceviche Gde. Camaron
$9.95large shrimp ceviche
Thursday - Camaron O Pescado Empanizado
$9.95breaded fish or shrimp
Friday - Cocktail De Camaron
$9.95shrimp cocktail
Saturday - Caldo Largo
$9.95mixed seafood soup
Side Orders
Frijoles
$1.75beans
Arroz
$1.75rice
French Fries
$1.75Sour Cream
$1.75Tortillas
$0.75Jalapeno
$0.50Extra Shrimp
$1.50Postres / Desserts
Churro Relleno De Cajeta
$3.50stuffed churros
Chocoflan
$3.50chocolate cake with flan
3 Leches
$3.50Flan
$3.50Bedidas / Drinks
Coffee
$1.99Tea
$1.99sweetened or unsweetened
Pepsi
$1.99free refill
Diet Pepsi
$1.99free refill
Root Beer
$1.99free refill
Slice
$1.99free refill
Orange
$1.99free refill
Horchata And Lemonade
$2.50free refills
Michelada With Domestic Beer
$4.50Michelada With Imported Beer
$5.00Bedidas / Drinks - Domestic Beer
Budweiser
$3.00Bud Light
$3.00Coor
$3.00Coors Lite
$3.00Miller Lite
$3.00Bedidas / Drinks - Imported Beer
Corona
$3.50Tecate
$3.50Xx
$3.50Pacifico
$3.50Main
Huevos Rancheros
$6.50eggs over easy over 2 fried corn tortillas with ranchero sauce, beans and potatoes
Huevos Divorciados
$6.502 eggs over easy one with red salsa the other with green salsa, beans, potatoes and tortilla
Chilaquiles Con O Sin Huevo
$6.50fried tortilla squares with cheese and our special sauce, beans, you may add eggs
Omelettes
$6.502 eggs with ham and cheese, beans, potatoes and tortilla
Hot Cakes
$6.503 hot cakes and a side of sausage or ham
Huevos Con Chorizo
$6.50mexican sausage, eggs, beans, potatoes and tortilla
Huevos Con Enchiladas
$6.502 eggs, 2 chicken enchiladas, beans and potatoes
Huevos Con Salchicha
$6.502 scrambled eggs with hotdogs, beans, potatoes and tortilla
Huevos Con Carne Desebrada
$6.502 scrambled eggs with shredded beef, beans, potatoes, tortilla
Huevos Montados
$7.502 eggs over easy on top of a steak, beans, potatoes, tortilla
Giant Breakfast Burritos
Giant Breakfast Burritos
giant flour tortilla with eggs and beans
$3.99
Add Potatoes
$0.25
Add Cheese
$0.25
Add Ham
$0.50
Add Sausage
$0.50
Add Shredded Beef
$0.50
Add Chorizo
$0.50
Add Bacon
$0.50
Bebidas / Drinks
Jugo De Naranja O Manzana
orange or apple juice
Small
$1.50
Large
$1.99
Leche
milk
Small
$1.50
Large
$1.99
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