3.99
On a bed of Lettuce
El Tiempo Cantina
Mexican Restaurant$$$$
Houston
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Main Menu
Guacamole, Ccq Y Ratones
Chile Con Queso
2.09
Ccq Cortadillo
10.99
Spicy beef filet, bacon, onions & serrano peppers
Shrimp Ratones
6.19
Fresh jalapeño with cream cheese & white cheese, stuffed jumbo shrimp, breaded & fried
Guacamole
7.79
Ingredients separated on plate so you can blend to your taste
Ccq Joey
9.79
Choice of ground beef, smoked brisket or chorizo
Ratones De Pollo
7.99
Chicken stuffed jalapeños, wrapped in white cheese, breaded & fried
Campechana, Calamari Y Ceviche
Campechana
15.99
Diced jumbo shrimp, strawberry, mango & avocado with house made campechana cocktail sauce
Ceviche
10.99
Citrus vinaigrette marinated shrimp, scallops & calamari
Calamari Frito
13.99
Calamari served over jalapeños, poblano peppers, carrots & parmesan cheese
Nachos
All Nacho Plates Served with Diced Tomato, Pickled Jalapeños & Sour Cream
Fajita Nachos
10.29
Choice of beef, chicken or pork
Ground Beef Or Ranchera Chicken Nachos
7.29
Spicy Diablo Shrimp Nachos
12.39
Spicy Filet Cortadillo Nachos
12.29
Spicy beef filet, bacon, onions & serrano peppers
Jumbo Lump Crab Nachos
12.39
Brisket, Carnitas Or Jalapeño Sausage Nachos
8.29
Quesadillas
All Quesadilla Plates Served with Diced Tomato, Pickled Jalapeños & Sour Cream
Fajita Quesadillas
12.39
Choice of beef, chicken or pork
Jumbo Lump Crab & Bacon Quesadillas
13.99
With marisco cream sauce
Brisket, Chorizo Or Spinach Quesadillas
11.39
Spicy Filet Cortadillo Quesadillas
13.99
Spicy beef filet, bacon, onions & serrano peppers
Spicy Mexicana Shrimp & Bacon Quesadillas
13.99
With marisco cream sauce
Quesos Flameados Con Tortillas
Fajitaqueso
14.49
Melted white cheese with choice of beef, chicken or pork fajitas
Choriqueso
12.39
Melted white cheese with house made spicy Mexican sausage
Mariqueso
15.49
Melted white cheese with spicy diced shrimp a la diabla
Veggiequeso
12.99
Melted white cheese with sautéed veggie fajitas
Cortadilloqueso
15.49
Melted white cheese with spicy beef filet, bacon, grilled onions & serrano peppers
Poblaqueso
11.39
Melted white cheese with sautéed mushrooms, poblano peppers, onions & bacon
Piccaqueso
11.39
Melted white cheese with house made ground beef picadillo
Caldos
Served with Rice & Accompaniments
Xochitl Chicken, Veggie & Avocado Soup
4.99
Albondiga Soup
4.99
Mexican style beef meatballs in chipotle flavored broth
Ensaladas
Blue Cheese, Honey Dijon, Buttermilk Garlic Ranch, Cilantro Citrus, Balsamic Vinaigrette
Parrilla Salad
17.99
Mixed greens with avocado, mango, jicama, mandarins & praline pecans tossed in cilantro citrus dressing, drizzled with tamarindo peanut mole sauce & sprinkled with cotija cheese. Choice of grilled chicken, spicy shrimp or carnitas
Caesar Salad
12.99
Romaine lettuce, house made Caesar dressing, pecorino romano cheese, cotija cheese, avocado, red onion & croûtons
Mixed Greens Salad
12.99
Mixed greens with avocado, egg, cheese, tomato, cucumbers, croûtons & bacon
Mango Jicama Salad
10.99
Gluten Free Friendly. Sliced mango & jicama with diced strawberries tossed in a black pepper mango sauce
Tex-Mex Plates
Served with Rice & Beans
Mariachi
18.49
(2) Ground beef, verde chicken or carnitas enchiladas, (1) crispy beef taco & (1) pork tamale
Reata
16.49
(2) Cheddar cheese enchiladas, (1) crispy beef taco & (1) pork tamale
Las Vegas Filet
19.99
(1) Cheddar cheese enchilada, (1) crispy beef taco & beef tenderloin fajitas
Charro
13.39
(1) Crispy beef taco, (1) pork tamale & (1) ground beef enchilada
Dos Dinner Plate
12.39
Mashed avocado, (1) crispy beef taco & (1) cheddar cheese enchilada
Cuatro Dinner Plate
13.99
Mashed avocado, CCQ puff tostada, (1) crispy beef taco & (1) cheddar cheese enchilada
El Domi Plate
16.49
(1) Small taco al carbon & (1) Choice of beef or chicken fajitas or spicy sautéed shrimp avocado cañonball
Tamales Y Cañonball
15.99
(2) Pork tamales & (1) stuffed shrimp avocado cañonball
Escaramusa
18.99
(1) Chicken or brisket flauta topped w/respective sauce & (1) large beef, chicken or pork fajita taco al carbon
Las Vegas
17.49
(1) Cheddar cheese enchilada, (1) crispy beef taco & choice of beef, chicken or pork fajitas
Alegre
14.49
(1) Chicken or smoked brisket flauta topped with respective sauces, (1) pork tamale & (1) cheddar cheese enchilada
Cañonball
12.39
Breaded & fried half an avocado stuffed w/ cheese & choice of beef or chicken fajitas or spicy sautéed shrimp
Tres Dinner Plate
11.39
Mashed avocado, (1) CCQ puff tostada & (1) crispy beef taco
Cinco Dinner Plate
12.39
Mashed avocado, (1) CCQ puff tostada & (2) crispy beef taco
Pork Tamales
8.99
Spicy pork tamales topped with Red or Green chili & cheese
Enchilada Plates
Served with Rice & Beans
Enchies Suizas Ninfa
12.39
Carnitas or chicken fajita w/ Mama's suizas sauce, avocado & Swiss cheese
Green Chili Enchies
12.39
Verde chicken or carnitas topped with green chili & Swiss cheese
Cheddar Enchies
10.29
With red or green chili con carne
Fajita Enchies
14.49
Beef, chicken or pork fajitas with red or green chili con carne
Spicy Mexicana Shrimp Enchies
17.49
With white cheese, marisco cream or meatless red sauce
Beef Filet Enchies
19.99
With red or green chili con carne & cheddar cheese
Verde Chicken Enchies
12.39
Topped with salsa ranchera verde & white cheese
Tomatillo Enchies
12.39
Verde chicken or carnitas topped with tomatillo sauce, avocado & white cheese
Ground Beef, Carnitas Or Brisket Enchies
12.39
With red or green chili con carne
Jumbo Lump Crab Enchies
17.49
With white cheese, marisco cream or meatless red sauce
Spicy Shrimp & Crab Mixtas
18.49
With white cheese, marisco cream or meatless red sauce
Chicken Breast Plates
Served with Rice & Beans
Pechuga Grillada
14.99
Plain grilled chicken breast
Pechuga Domenico
19.99
Topped with spinach, jalapeño sausage, spinach cream sauce & melted cheese
Pechuga Tropical
17.49
Breaded chicken breast chunks, pineapple, mango, onion & bell pepper served over rice
Pechuga Tonio
19.99
Topped with sautéed mushrooms, poblanos, onions, bacon & melted white cheese
Pechuga Monte Mar
20.99
Stuffed with diablo shrimp & cheese, topped with mushroom sauce, cheese & cilantro
Pechuga Rodriquez
21.69
Breaded fried chicken breast topped with shrimp & a poblano mushroom cream sauce
Pechuga Dijon
18.99
Pan seared chicken breast topped with a dijon chipotle mushroom cream sauce
Mesquite Grilled Carnes Asadas
Most Served with Rice, Beans & Chimichurri
Carne Asada
21.99
Beef carne asada skirt steak served churrasco style
Filet Asada
31.99
Tenderloin beef filet served churrasco style
Filete Albanil
25.99
Gluten Free Friendly. Beef filet w/ bacon, mushrooms & onions, in a tomato & jalapeño sauce
Carne Asada "La Tana"
24.99
Topped with serrano peppers, garlic & melted cheese on a bed of onions
Filet Asada "La Tana"
34.99
Topped w/ serrano peppers, garlic & melted cheese
Seafood Tacos
Served with Rice & Beans
Tacos Amante Diablos
14.99
(3) Corn tacos with bacon wrapped shrimp, topped with chipotle mayo & shredded cabbage
Shrimp Mexicana Tacos
19.49
Large flour tortilla with spicy sautéed shrimp a la Mexicana
Fried Fish Tacos
17.49
Large corn tortilla, fried fish & cole slaw with spicy habanero cream sauce
Fish & Crab Tacos
20.49
Large flour tortilla with spicy sautéed fish & crab a la Mexicana
Fresh Fish Filet
Served with Rice & Beans
Pescado "a La Plancha"
20.99
Pan seared fresh fish filet of the day
Pescado "a La Durango"
24.79
Topped with sautéed bacon, tomato, jalapeño, & cilantro
Pescado "a La Barry"
24.79
Topped w/ mushrooms, tomatoes, onions & jalapeños, sautéed in a sherry wine butter sauce
Pescado "a La Mexicana"
24.79
Topped with julienned tomatoes, onions & jalapeños
Super Jumbo Shrimp Platters
Served with Rice & Beans
Acapulco Fried Shrimp
31.99
Topped with ranchera sauce, crab & cheese
Valentia Spicy Shrimp
19.59
Sautéed with spicy red diablo sauce
Amante Diablo Shrimp
23.69
Stuffed with jalapeño & queso fresco, wrapped in bacon
Parrilladas Mixtas
Each Parrillada comes with Fajitas, Rice & Beans, sour cream, pico de gallo, cheddar & tortillas PLUS + Super Jumbo Valentia & Amante Shrimp, Quail, Baby Back Ribs, Carnitas & Jalapeño Sausage. Deluxe Parrilladas also come with Lobster, Chile Relleno & Fried Mushrooms. Parrilladas serve more than number of persons indicated
Parrillada
63.99
Beef, chicken & pork fajitas
Filet Parrillada
71.99
Filete, chicken & pork fajitas
Deluxe Parrillada
90.99
Mixed fajitas, lobster
Deluxe Filet Parrillada
96.99
Filet, lobster
Fajitas
Served with Rice & Beans, Pico de Gallo, Sour Cream & Cheddar Cheese
Fajitas
16.99
Choice of beef, chicken or pork
Fajitas with Any Topping
19.99
Filet Fajitas
21.29
With beef tenderloin filet
Filet Fajitas with Any Topping
24.29
Fajita Toppings
"a La Mexicana"
Julienned Tomato, Onions & Jalapeño
"Durango"
Bacon, Tomato, Jalapeño & Cilantro
"Barry"
Mushrooms, Jalapeño, Tomato, Onion & Sherry Wine Butter Sauce
Fajita Add Ons
Spicy Valentia Sautéed Shrimp
3.99
Amante Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
4.99
Half Pound Jalapeño Sausage
6.49
1/2 Rack Baby Back Ribs
14.49
Fried Acapulco Shrimp W/crab
6.99
Mesquite Grilled Quail
6.99
12Oz. Large Lobster Tail
32.99
Grill Combinations
Served with Rice & Beans, Pico de Gallo, Sour Cream & Cheddar Cheese
Fajitas Y Jalapeño Sausage
29.89
Choice of 1/2 lb fajitas with jalapeño sausage
Fajitas Y Baby Back Ribs
37.19
Choice of 1/2 lb fajitas with ½ rack baby back ribs
Fajitas Y Lobster
56.69
Choice of 1/2 lb fajitas with grilled lobster tail
Fajitas Y Valentias
34.49
Choice of 1/2 lb fajitas with (3) sautéed spicy jumbo shrimp
Quail Y Enchilada
21.69
(2) Ancho honey glazed quail & (1) cheddar cheese enchilada with red or green chili
Fajitas Y Quail
34.99
Choice of 1/2 lb fajitas with (2) ancho honey glazed quail
Fajitas Y Carnitas
32.99
Choice of 1/2 lb fajitas with slow cooked pork chunks
Fajitas Y Amante Shrimp
38.19
Choice of 1/2 lb fajitas with (3) bacon wrapped jalapeño shrimp
Ribs Y Enchilada
21.69
Half rack ribs & (1) cheddar cheese enchilada with red or green chili
Baby Back Ribs Y Quail
27.79
Slow roasted then grilled baby back ribs & (2) grilled quail
Pork Carnitas
Served with Rice & Beans. Please tell your server if you prefer your carnitas fried crispy "Old School"
Carnitas
18.49
Slow cooked pork chunks served with sliced avocado, sour cream & tomatillo salsa
Carnitas Con Rajas
20.49
Gluten Free Friendly. Sautéed in a cream sauce with poblano peppers & queso fresco
Chalupas
Served with Rice
Spicy Diablo Shrimp Chalupas
14.99
Black beans, cheese, marisco cream, lettuce, tomato & guacamole
Crab Chalupas
15.99
Lump crab, black beans, cheese, marisco cream, lettuce, tomato, cabbage slaw & guacamole
Chalupas De Filete
16.99
Beef tenderloin fajitas, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato & guacamole
Regular Chalupas
11.39
Chorizo, ground beef or verde chicken, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato & guacamole
Amante Shrimp Chalupas
15.99
Black beans, cheese, marisco cream, bacon wrapped jalapeño shrimp, topped w/ shredded cabbage & guacamole
Special Chalupas
13.99
Choice of fajitas, brisket, sausage or carnitas, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato & guacamole
Cochinita Chalupas
12.99
Shredded pork in red cascabel pibil salsa, beans, cheese, slaw & guacamole
Tacos
Served with Rice & Beans
Large Tacos (Flour Or Corn)
"Taco Musico"
14.49
Tortilla w/ carnitas, tomatillo salsa, jalapeños, onions, cilantro, avocado & lime
Taco Al Carbon
16.99
Choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita
Small Soft Flour Or Corn Tacos
Soft Tacos
10.29
Choice of ground beef, verde chicken or smoked brisket
Soft Cochinita Tacos
11.39
Shredded pork in red cascabel pibil salsa
Soft Fajita Tacos
12.39
Choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita
Beef Tenderloin Soft Tacos
13.39
Crispy Tacos
Crispy Tacos
9.29
Choice of ground beef, verde chicken or smoked brisket
Crispy Fajita Tacos
10.29
Choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita
Chiles Rellenos
Served with Rice & Beans
No Egg Batter Chile Rellenos
Chile En Nogada
17.49
Poblano chile filled with pork, beef, nuts, raisins & apples with walnut sauce & pomegranates. Seasonal Only (Strawberries substituted when Pomegranates are unavailable)
Poblano Relleno
18.49
Poblano chile with spicy shrimp or fajita with red ranchera & cheese (No Egg Batter)
With Egg Batter Chile Rellenos
Chile Relleno
16.49
Egg battered poblano chile with cheese & choice of spinach artichoke or ground beef
Flautas
Served with Rice & Beans
Chicken Flautas
10.29
Topped with creamy parmesan sauce
Flautas Mixtas
13.39
Smoked Brisket Flautas
10.29
Topped with spicy avocado salsa
Indias
Large Flour Chalupa Topped with Beans, Cheese & Meat of Choice Covered w/ Shredded Lettuce, Diced Tomato, Pickled Jalapeño, Sliced Avocado, Sour Cream & Red Onion Served with Rice
India Regular
11.39
Ground beef or verde chicken
Cochinita, Carnitas Or Brisket India
12.39
Cochinita Pibil, carnitas or smoked brisket
Fajita India
13.39
Beef, chicken or pork fajita
Burritos
Served with Rice
Fajita Burrito
15.49
Large flour tortilla filled with beans & choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita. Topped with red or green chili con carne & cheese
Special Carnitas Burrito
12.49
Large flour tortilla filled with beans & pork carnitas. Topped with tomatillo salsa & cheese
Regular Burrito
10.99
Large flour tortilla filled with beans & choice of ground beef or verde chicken. Topped with red chili con carne or green salsa ranchera & cheese
Special Brisket Burrito
12.49
Large flour tortilla filled with beans & in house smoked brisket Topped with red ranchera salsa & cheese
Special Jalapeno Sausage Burrito
12.49
Large flour tortilla filled with beans & jalapeno sausage. Topped with red salsa ranchera & cheese
Bean & Cheese Burrito
8.29
Large flour tortilla filled with beans & cheese. Topped with beef gravy & chile con queso
Vegetariano
Served with Meatless Rice & Meatless Black Beans
Veggie Fajitas
15.49
Medly of seasonal veggies, usually to include portobello, asparagus & onions
Spinach Artichoke Enchies
11.39
Creamy spinach & artichoke w/ verde cream or meatless red sauce
Meatless Cheese Enchies
10.29
Cheese enchilada with meatless red ranchera sauce
Veggie & Black Bean Chalupa
12.39
W/ veggies, cheese, black beans, lettuce, tomato & guacamole
A La Carte
Taco Al Carbon
7.29
Choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita
Small Soft Flour Taco
5.29
Regular Chalupa
6.29
Choice of ground beef or verde chicken
Flautas
6.29
Choice of chicken or smoked brisket
Verde Chicken Enchilada
6.29
Spinach Artichoke Enchilada
6.29
Cheese Enchilada
5.19
Choice of red or green chili or meatless sauce
Shrimp Mexicana Taco
13.39
Crispy Taco
4.19
Bean & Cheese Chalupa
4.19
Fajita Chalupa
8.29
Choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita
Spicy Pork Tamale
3.19
Ground Beef Enchilada
6.29
Fajita Enchilada
7.29
Choice of beef, chicken or pork fajita
Fried Fish Taco
11.39
Fish & Crab Taco
14.49
Sides
Rice
2.49
Sautéed Veggies
6.99
Pico De Gallo
0.99
Jalapeños (Pickled Or Fresh)
0.99
Salsa Atomica
3.49
Habanero, Salsa, Molcajete or Salsa Cañon
Beans
2.49
Shredded Cheese
2.99
Sour Cream
2.49
Chimichurri Salsa
2.99
Desserts
Tres Leches Cake
8.79
Chocobananas W/ Ice Cream
8.79
3 Sopapillas W/ Ice Cream
7.79
Vanilla Ice Cream
4.79
Mexican Flan
8.79
Fried Ice Cream
7.79
Sopapillas
2.19
Beverages
Espresso not available in all restaurants
Iced Tea Or Coffee
2.85
San Pellegrino
3.99
Perrier or Acqua Panna
Cappuccino Or Latte
4.00
Soft Drinks
2.85
Espresso
3.50
Americano
3.50
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El Tiempo Cantina has been defining the extraordinary flavors and culture of Tex Mex cuisine for over 55 years. Goza cada momento-- enjoy every moment, Houston!
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- Mon
- 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Tue–Fri
- 11:00 AM–11:00 PM
- Sat–Sun
- 9:30 AM–11:00 PM
(713) 807-1600
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