El Portal Mexican Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Portal Mexican Restaurant, where authentic Mexican flavors come alive in a vibrant setting. Nestled at 32235 Date Palm Dr # 101, Cathedral City, CA, this family-run gem boasts a menu that excites with each dish.
- Appetizers like Campechana and Tostada De Ceviche set the stage for a delightful dining experience.
- Fajitas, Tacos, and Quesadillas showcase the restaurant's dedication to flavor, with offerings such as Combo Fajitas and Cactus Quesadilla.
- Enchiladas are a highlight, especially the Enchiladas De Chile Colorado, drenched in savory sauce and topped with melted cheese.
Customers rave about the attentive service and the welcoming atmosphere that makes every visit special. Expect to feel at home in this cozy haven, where flavorful meals and friendly faces await.
Appetizers
Nachos
Fresh corn tortilla chips heaped with melted jack cheese, refried beans, sour cream, and guacamole.
Guacamole
Chunks of fresh avocado, blended with chopped tomatoes, onion, and cilantro.
Coctel De Camaron
Succulent shrimp served in its own broth with chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, avocado, cucumber, clamato, and lime.
Campechana
A tasty cocktail shrimp and octopus served in a sauce with chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, avocado, cucumber, clamato, and lime.
Queso Fundido
Chorizo with melted cheese. Served with an order of corn or flour tortillas.
Tostada De Ceviche
Corn tortilla shell mounded with chopped shrimp marinated in lemon juice mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and cilantro.
Seafood Taco
Soft corn tortilla filled with succulent shrimp and cheese. Topped with lettuce, pico, and house creamy sauce
Taquitos
3 crispy rolled tacos filled with your choice of beef or chicken. Topped with lettuce, chopped tomatoes, grated fresh cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Stuffed Chiles
6 yellow chiles stuffed with cheese and chorizo served with tortillas. Add shrimp for an additional charge.
El Portal Sampler
3 mini burritos, 2 crispy rolled chicken taquitos, 1 quesadilla, 4 stuffed yellow peppers with chorizo, beans, guacamole, and sour cream.
Chicken Fajitas
Beef Fajitas
Shrimp Fajitas
Combo Fajitas
Beef and chicken
Trio Fajitas
Chicken, beef, and shrimp.
Soft Tacos
Asada, pastor, chicken, chorizo, barbacoa All tacos include onion and cilantro. Chicken include lettuce, cheese, and pico
Crispy Tacos
Shredded beef, chicken, or ground beef. All tacos served with lettuce, pico, and cheese
Cheese Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Cactus Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Chicken Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Steak Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Includes a side of sour cream and guacamole.
Quesadilla Combination
Carne asada and chicken.
Fajitas, Tacos & Quesadillas
Enchiladas
Enchiladas El Portal
3 corn tortillas filled with cheese, rolled, and smothered with chile colorado sauce. Topped with shredded fresh cheese, fried potatoes, lettuce, slices of tomatoes, and avocado, and sour cream. No rice or beans.
Enchiladas Rancheras
2 fresh corn tortillas filled with cheese, rolled, and smothered with ranchero sauce. Topped with melted cheese. Includes rice and beans
Enchiladas De Chile Colorado
2 corn tortillas filled with your choice of cheese, shredded beef, or chicken, rolled, and smothered with chile colorado sauce. Topped with melted cheese. Includes rice and beans
Enchiladas Del Mar
2 corn tortillas filled with sautéed shrimp and spinach. Smothered with chile poblano sauce. Topped with melted cheese. Includes rice and beans
Enchiladas Suizas
2 fresh corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken. Smothered with our special tomatillo sauce and melted cheese. Includes rice and beans
Chicken/Steak Ranchero
Choice of sirloin or grilled chicken sautéed with tomatoes and potatoes. Topped with ranchero sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Carne Asada
Sirloin steak grilled to perfection along with jalapeno peppers and onions. Includes rice and beans.
Milanesa
Thin sirloin steak breaded and grilled to perfection. Includes rice and beans.
Barbacoa
Len tender chunks of beef simmered in a special flavor red sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Pork Ribs
Savory ribs topped with our red spicy sauce and served with sauteed nopales. Includes rice and beans.
Carnitas
Tender, juicy simmered pork topped with pico. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones El Portal
Succulent shrimp, sauteed and smothered in our special chile poblano sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones A La Dibala
Tender shrimp topped with chipotle sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Seafood Platter
Aguachile-marinated shrimp, shrimp ceviche, and fresh oysters.
Chiles Rellenos De Camaron
2 pobalno mild fire roasted chile stuffed with shrimp and jack cheese then dipped in egg batter and deep fried to a golden brown. Topped with ranchero sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones Rancheros
Tender sauteed shrimp, smothered in our ranchero sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones Fiesta
Succulent shrimp wrapped in bacon and bursting with flavor. Includes rice and beans.
Camarones Mojo De Ajo
Tender shrimp, sauteed in our house garlic butter. Includes rice and beans.
Mojarra Frita
Whole deep fried bone in tilapia. Includes rice and beans.
Oysters
Traditional Entrees
Combinations
1 Choice Combination
2 Choices Combination
3 Choices Combination
Huevos A La Diabla
2 fresh eggs prepared any style topped with chipotle sauce. Includes potatoes and beans.
Huevos Con Machaca
2 fresh eggs mixed together with shredded beef, chopped tomato, onion, and green bell pepper. Includes potatoes and beans.
Huevos Con Chorizo
2 fresh eggs mixed with Mexican sausage (chorizo). Includes potatoes and beans.
Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs, refried beans, your choice of chorizo, machaca, or ham plus cheese folded into a fresh flour tortilla.
Huevos Rancheros
2 fresh eggs prepared on fresh corn tortilla and topped with ranchera sauce. Served with beans and potatoes.
Mexican Omelette
2 scrambled eggs served with chopped green bell peppers, onions, and cheese and your choice of ham, chorizo, or vegetables. Served with beans and potatoes.
Huevos Divorciados
2 eggs prepared as you choose, 1 topped with tomatillo sauce and the other with chipotle sauce. Served with beans and potatoes.
Breakfast Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips simmered with our homemade red sauce, topped with cheese and sour cream, and 2 eggs on the side. Include carne asada for an extra charge.
Breakfast
A La Carte
Enchiladas A La Carte
A fresh corn tortilla stuffed with jack cheese. Smothered with red, green, or ranchero sauce. Add beef or chicken for an additional charge.
Chile Relleno A La Carte
Mild fire-roasted poblano chile stuffed with jack cheese, then dipped in egg batter deep-fried to a golden brown topped with ranchero sauce.
Burrito
Refried beans, rice, cheese, and your choice of meat. Garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Sopes A La Carte
Deep-fried thick corn tortilla mounded with the topping of your choice.
Tostada A La Carte
Flat corn tortilla shell with a layer of beans mounded with your choice of shredded beef, chicken, or tinga. Topped with fresh greens, shredded cheese, avocado, and sour cream.
Chimichanga
Burrito filled with refried beans, rice, and cheese and then deep fried to a golden brown, topped with ranchero sauce. Garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream. Add beef or chicken for an additional charge.
Cheeseburger A La Carte
Lean ground beef on grilled bun with cheese. Served with french fries and condiments.
Torta
Bread roll stuffed with your choice of meat. Topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, beans, mayo, and avocado.
Tamale A La Carte
Homemade fresh tamale stuffed with pork or chicken.
Rice
Beans
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Avocado Slices
4 pieces
Fresh Tortillas
3 pieces
Chiles Toreados
3 pieces.
Chips & Salsa To Go
French Fries
Sides
Lunch
2 Fish Soft Tacos Lunch
Breaded fish fillet on corn tortillas with lettuce, cheese, pico, and El portal special sauce. Includes rice and beans.
Chicken Enchilada & Crispy Taco
Shredded chicken enchilada and shredded chicken taco. Includes rice and beans.
Chile Relleno Lunch
Homemade grilled pasilla chile filled with cheese, then topped off with ranchero sauce and cheese. Includes rice and beans.
Jicama Salad Lunch
A refreshing mixture of jicama, mango, orange, romaine greens, and shrimp.
Chicken Salad Lunch
Grilled chicken on romaine lettuce and mixed greens with tomato, avocado, onion, and your choice of dressing.
Taco Salad Lunch
Served in a crispy tortilla bowl with your choice of chicken, shredded, or ground beef.
Ceviche Salad Lunch
Chopped shrimp marinated in lemon juice and mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and cilantro, served over romaine lettuce.
Chicken Milanesa Lunch
Chicken breaded and grilled to perfection, topped with diablo sauce and cheese.
Tostada Salad
A layer of beans topped with lettuce, shredded jack cheese, guacamole, and sour cream and topped with tender pieces of grilled chicken, shredded beef or ground beef. Served in a flour tortilla shell.
House Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomato, avocado, and other fresh vegetables.
Frijoles De La Olla
Cooked beans garnished with chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and fresh cheese.
Albondigas
A traditional Mexican soup made from mildly spiced meatballs and fresh vegetables in a rich, flavorful broth. Includes tortillas.
Menudo
Traditional Mexican soup. Available every Saturday and Sunday.