El Chalateco Menu (Update 2025)

El Chalateco is a Salvadoran-Mexican restaurant located in San Jose, CA, known for its delicious variety of dishes and friendly service. With options for delivery, takeout, and outdoor seating, this restaurant offers a diverse menu that includes appetizers like Guacamole and Chiles Toreados, flavorful burritos like the B.MOJADO and B.CAMARON, and authentic caldos such as Caldo de Pollo and Sopa De Tortilla. Customers rave about the fresh ingredients, friendly staff, and must-try dishes like Lorocco pupusas and Plantains with sweet cream milk. The vibrant flavors and generous portions at El Chalateco make it a top choice for those craving authentic Salvadoran and Mexican cuisine in the area.

APETIZERS

Guacamole

$11.00

Chiles Toreados

$11.00

Choriqueso

$11.00

Tostada Tinga

$10.00

Molletes

$11.00

Tacos Dorados

$18.00

Queso Fundido

$10.00

Nachos

$20.00

Chicken nuggets

$12.00

Ensalada Pollo

$21.00

Guacamole (Copy)

$11.00

Burrito

beans, rice, onion, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, cilantro and your choice of meat

$16.00

B.MOJADO

Green salsa wet burrito, beans, rice, onion, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, cilantro and your choice of meat

$13.00

Breakfast Burrito

egg, rice, beans cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla.

$10.39

B. SUPER

$13.25

B.S.MOJADO

$15.25

KIDS BURRITO

FRIJOL, ARROZ Y QUESO

$7.27

B. CAMARON

$15.59

B.MOJADO (Copy)

Green salsa wet burrito, beans, rice, onion, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, cilantro and your choice of meat

$13.00

BURRITO

CALDOS

Caldo de Pollo

Shredded chicken stew topped with avocado & side of rice

$23.08

Caldo de Res

Beef stew soup

$23.08

Consome Pollo

Chicken Soup

$23.08

Mondongo

beef tripe soup with vegetables

$23.08

Menudo

beef tripe soup

$23.08

Caldo de Camarn

Shrimp soup

$24.69

Sopa De Marisco

Seafood soup

$25.99

Sopa De Tortilla

Tortilla soup seasoned with chefs special herb

$10.73

Huevos Rancheros

Two fried corn tortilla with sunny side up eggs red salsa on top.

$17.55

Huevos chorizo

chorizo

$17.55

Huevos divorciados

two sunny side up eggs with red and green salsa on top.

$17.55

Chilaquiles con huevo

Chilaquiles served with eggs, rice and beans.

$19.49

Chilaquiles Con Carne

serve with chicken or beef, two eggs and rice and beans.

$23.08

Huevos Jamon

Scrambled Eggs with Ham

$16.25

Huevos Mexicana

Scramble eggs mix with onions, Chile, tomato

$17.55

Chilaquiles solo

$13.33

DESAYUNOS

DESSERTS

Platanos con lechera

$12.35

Flan

$9.09

Empanadas de platano

$14.63

Camarones ala diabla

shrimp with spicy sauce with white rice fries and tortillas

$24.38

Camarones al Mojo Ajo

shrimp marinated in homemade garlic sauce

$24.38

Mojarra Frita

deep fried tilapia served rice salad French fries

$24.38

Vuelve ala Vida

our special combination of seafood shrimp octopus fish and oysters in our signature tomato sauce

$27.63

docena ostiones

raw oysters

$24.38

Media ostiones

6 oysters

$19.18

Coctel Camaron

shrimp cocktail

$21.13

Campechana Camaron y Pulpo

Camaron de pulpo

$22.43

Campechana Camaron, Pulpo y ostin

$23.73

Tostada Ceviche

hard tortilla chip and avocado served on top

$8.45

Ceviche

$15.28

Aguachile

shrimp marinated in lime juice and jalapeno

$24.38

Camarones Rancheros

$24.38

Filete Plancha

$24.38

Filete Ranchero

$24.38

Camarones Empani

$24.38

MARISCOS

PLATILLOS

Bistec ala Mexican

$23.08

Bistec Encebollado

$23.08

Bistec Ranchero

$23.08

Carne Asada

$23.08

Chalafajitas

$27.29

CHALAPARRI

$52.98

Chile Verde

$23.08

Echiladas Verdes

$19.49

Enchiladas Campechanas

$24.00

Enchiladas poblanas

$23.08

Enchiladas Suizas

$23.08

Fajitas

$20.75

Flautas

$23.08

flautitas

$17.25

Pechuga Gus

$23.08

Plato Dieta

$23.08

Plato Lengua

$24.38

Plato Milaneza

$23.08

Pollo con Mole

$23.08

Pollo dorado

$23.08

Pollo Encebollado

$23.08

Pollo Guisado

$23.08

Tampiquea

$23.08

Tamal Salvadoreo

your choice of chicken pork or corn

$5.52

Bisteck Salvadoreo

steak cooked with mild sauce

$23.08

Aperitivo salvadoreo

includes pupusa tamale yuca frita empanada de plantain sour cream and cheese

$35.09

Desayuno Salvadoreo

plantain eggs beans and sour cream

$18.53

Platano Frito

plantains with beans and sour cream

$14.63

Yuca frita

$15.59

Casamiento

real salvadoreo breakfast served with beans rice plantains fresh cheese and sour cream

$18.19

Huevos con loroco

Traditional Salvador dish scrambled eggs fresh cheese sour cream rice beans

$18.19

Platano Solo

$14.29

PLATILLOS SALVADOREOS

PUPUSA

Maiz

$4.75

Harina Arroz

4.75 each

$4.99

Arroz

$4.88

Frijol

$4.88

Pico de Gallo

$4.23

Aguacate

$4.23

Quesos Fritos

4 PIESAS

$9.42

Papas Fritas

$6.18

Nopal

$1.30

Chips and salsa

$3.44

Salsa de Chips 12oz

$11.05

Salsa de Chips 24oz

$13.65

Salsa taco

$0.50

Salsa taco 8 oz

$10.40

CREMA CHICA

2oz

$0.65

CREMA 4 OZ

$4.23

Botana Camarn

$14.29

Queso Fresco 4oz

$4.23

SIZE ORDERS

TACOS

Chalatacos

Three fish or shirmp tacos

$16.89

Mega Tacos

It's three tacos with your choice of meat, whole beans, French fries

$18.53

Tacos

served with anions, cilantro, and salsa.

$4.23

Tacos Hawallanos

Three pork chop tacos with pineapple, ham and onion.

$16.89

Parrillada

Your choice of meat with bell pepper, bacon, melted cheese, serve with tortillas

$21.78

Alambres

A combination of onion, your choice of meat with bell pepper, bacon, melted cheese.

$21.78

Alambre especial

A combination of onion, with bell pepper, bacon, melted cheese , beef steak and marinated pork.

$22.43

Sincro

$10.73

Gringa

$11.69

Sincro queso

$9.09

Cubana

Milaneza sausage and ham

$17.25

Super Cubana

milaneza sausage ham chorizo and eggs

$19.99

Torta Combinada

your choice of 2 meats

$14.99

Torta Regular

your choice of meat

$14.25

Pambazo

potato carrots lettuce sour cream cheese and salsa your choice of pork Mexican chorizo or chicken

$17.99

TORTAS

TORTILLAS A MANO

Volcanes

three toast tortillas with melted cheese your choice of meat and pico de Gallo

$18.53

Chalamulitas

$18.53

Tacos Gringos

$18.53

Orden de 3 Quesadillas

$18.53

Mega Quesadilla

$18.53

Huaraches

$18.53

Mega Huarache

$18.53

Sope

$10.39

Gorditas

$10.39

Tortilla mex

$3.90

Tortilla Salvadoraa

orden de 3 tortillas a mano

$4.55

Quesadilla Gus

$18.53

Sope Sencillo

$7.15

Mega Huarache Sencillo

$19.83

Mini Empanadas

$15.59

burrito vegateriano

beans, rice, onion, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, cilantro, bell pepper

$14.95

Mega Quesadillas

$1.25

VEGI

AGUAS FRESCAS

Horchata

$6.49

Frutas

$6.49

Jamaica

$6.49

Arallan

$6.49

Corona

$9.42

Modelo Especial

$9.42

Pacifico

$9.42

Victoria

$9.42

Modelo Negra

$9.42

Corona Familiar

$9.42

Caguamas

$19.50

CERVESA

CHAVELAS

Chavela

$11.05

Super Chavela

$29.89

Chavela Especial

$18.53

Chavela Doble

$18.20

PIACHE NO CLAMA

$21.45

Cubeta

$53.30

Sodas Botella

$5.19

Soda Lata

$3.25

Sangria Preparada

$10.73

Orange Juice

$9.09

Coffee

$4.23

Botella Agua

$2.60

Vaso d Agua

$0.00

Chocolate

$4.55

Mineral pre

$9.09

N/A BEVERAGES

Food

Consome con Barbacoa

$19.99

Taco Barbacoa

$5.25

Consome Solo

$9.50

Flautas De Barbacoa

$19.99

Pozole

$19.25