El Molcajete Restaurant
The talented staff at El Molcajete Restaurant works hard to provide an authentic Mexican atmosphere. Finding authentic Mexican food anywhere near Sanford, NC can be difficult, but if you ever find yourself craving after the real Mexican experience, El Molcajete Restaurant is here for you. In our kitchen, we prepare classical dishes that you cannot find anywhere else in the state. All of the food that we make is created with fresh ingredients and produce that serve to add further flavor to the traditional recipes we use to prepare the food we love
Mexican/Southwestern
- $$$
LOCATION AND HOURS
Location
2741 Lee Ave
Sanford, NC 27332
Sanford, NC 27332
(919) 708-6853
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Thursday
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Friday
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Saturday
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Sunday
- 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
MORE DETAILS
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Payment Methods
Amex Cash Discover Mastercard Visa
MENU
$0.25 Additional Fee for Takeout Orders
Sopes
Thick small round tortillas with raised edges. Topped with beans, lettuce, cheese, avocado, tomatoes, sour cream, and meat of your choice
Chorizo
$3.00Cabeza
$3.00Pollo
$3.00Asada
$3.00Lengua
$3.50Pastor
$3.00Tripa
$3.50Tortas
Mexican sub roll filled with lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, jalapeno peppers, cheese, and your choice of meat
Jamón
$6.00Asada
$6.00Pastor
$6.00Pollo
$6.00Cabeza
$6.00Chorizo
$6.00Lengua
$7.50Milanesa de Res
$7.00Milanesa de Pollo
$7.00Cubana
$7.99Steak, Pastor and Jamón
Hawaiiana
$8.95Steak, Pastor, Jamón, and Piña
Quesadillas
A large flour tortillas stuffed with your favorite meat. Folded and cooked golden brown. Served with rice and salad. Add beans $1
Asada
$7.99Pastor
$7.99Pollo
$7.99Shrimp
$9.99Chorizo
$7.99Texana
$10.99Fajita Quesadilla
$9.99Burritos
A large flour tortilla folded and rolled to enclose your choice of meat and refried beans. Topped with cheese and tomato sauce. Served with rice and salad
Asada
$8.25Chorizo
$8.25Lengua
$8.99Pastor
$8.25Pollo
$8.25Cabeza
$8.25California
$9.99Texas
$11.99Huaraches
A thick tortilla topped with refried beans, mixed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and your choice of meat. Topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and salad
Asada
$8.99Chorizo
$8.99Cabeza
$8.99Lengua
$10.99Pollo
$8.99Pastor
$8.99Tripa
$10.99Shrimp
$11.99Tostadas
A crisp fried tortilla topped with beans, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and your choice of meat. Seafood tostadas are served with mayonnaise, topped with avocado and lime
Pollo
$2.99Asada
$2.99Ground Beef
$2.99Pescado
$4.75Camarón
$4.99Camarón y Pescado
$5.99Campechana
$6.50Pupusas
A thick tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, cheese, and cabbage salad
Pork
$1.99Cheese
$1.99Beans
$1.99Chicken
$1.99Gorditas
Deep fried thick tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, avocado, and fresh cheese
Asada
$3.00Pollo
$3.00Chorizo
$3.00Pastor
$3.00Lengua
$3.00Cabeza
$3.00Seafood Specials
ACP Texano
$10.99Steak, chicken, and shrimp cooked with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served on a bed of rice topped with our cheeses dip sauce
Steak con Camarones
$13.50Steak and shrimp grilled with onions and jalapeno peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Coctel Vuelve a la Vida
$17.99Octopus, mussels, shrimp, scallops, oyster, and fish mixed in tomato juice. Served with crackers
Coctel de Camarones (Shrimp Cocktail)
$12.99Cooked shrimp mixed with onions, avocado, cilantro, and tomato juice. Served with crackers
Ceviche de Pescado
$11.99Fish cooked in lime juice and mixed with onions, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro. Served with crackers
Ceviche de Camarón
$12.99Shrimp cooked in lime juice and mixed with onions, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro. Served with crackers
Cocktail de Campechano
$14.99Cooked shrimp, octopus, scallops, mussels, and fish in our special tomato juice mixed with onions, cilantro, and avocado. Served with crackers
Ceviche Mixto
$12.99Shrimp and fish cooked in lime juice and mixed with onions, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro. Served with crackers
Ostiones en su Concha
$13.99Raw oysters with lime slices. Served with crackers
Caldo de Mariscos "7 Mares"
$15.95Seafood stew mixed with octopus, mussels, shrimp, scallops, clams, crab, and cuttlefish. Served with tortillas
Camarones a la Plancha
$12.99Grilled shrimp cooked with onion and jalapeno. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Camarones Empanizados
$12.99Fried jumbo sized breaded shrimp. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Camarones Rancheros
$12.99Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed with salsa Ranchera. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Camarones Engratinados
$12.99Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed with cheese sauce, mixed with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Camarones a la Diabla
$12.99Jumbo sized shrimp simmered with red hot salsa. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
$12.99Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed in garlic sauce, butter, and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Camarones a la Veracruzana
$12.99Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed with jalapenos, peppers, onions, olives and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Fitete al Mojo de Ajo
$11.99Fish fillet (Tilapia) sautéed in garlic sauce, butter, and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Filete de Pescado Empanizado
$11.99Breaded fish fillet. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Filete a la Diabla
$11.99Fish fillet simmered with red hot sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Filete de Pescado a la Veracruzana
$11.99Fish fillet sautéed with peppers, onions, tomatoes, and olives. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Filete a la Mantequilla
$11.99Grilled fish fillet sautéed in butter and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Mariscada
Grilled seafood, shrimp, crab, mussels, scallops, octopus, fish, and clams marinated in chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad
For 1
$15.95
For 2
$32.95
Mojarra Frita
$12.99Deep fried (Whole) fish tilapia. Served with pico de gallo, rice, beans, and salad
Mojarra Empapelada
$13.99Whole tilapia stuffed with onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, and garlic sauce wrapped in foil, steamed, and cooked on the grill. Served with pico de gallo, rice, beans, and salad
Lunch
Chimichanga
$5.99Flour tortilla stuffed with beans, choice of chicken or ground beef deep fried. Served with rice and salad
Fitete de Pescado a la Plancha or Empanizado
$7.50Grilled fish fillet or breaded fish fillet. Served with rice and salad
Enchiladas Verdes o Rojas
$6.25Two chicken enchiladas topped with cheese and your choice of green salsa or red salsa. Served with rice and salad
Enchiladas Poblanas
$6.50Two chicken enchiladas topped with mole sauce, served with rice and salad
Chile Relleno
$5.99One poblano pepper stuffed with Mexican cheese and covered with tomato sauce served with rice, beans, and salad
Flautas
$5.25Two flautas filled with chicken. Topped with sour cream and cheese. Served with rice and salad
Burrito Mexicano
$6.50Steak, chicken, or ground beef, topped with cheese and tomato sauce, stuffed with rice and beans. Served with rice and salad
Pollo a la Plancha
$7.50Grilled chicken breast. Served with rice and beans, pico de gallo, and salad
Pollo Loco
$7.99Grilled chicken breast, marinated with red salsa and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Fajitas Chicken or Steak
$7.50Strips of tender meat cooked with onions, tomato, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Chicken or Steak Quesadilla
$7.50Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken or steak, folded and grilled to golden brown. Served with rice and salad
Taco Salad
$6.25Chicken, steak, or ground beef, topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and sour cream
Fajita Taco Salad
$7.99Strips of chicken or steak cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell pepper. Topped with lettuce, avocado, sour cream, and cheese
Pollo Fundido
$7.99Grilled chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Huevos Rancheros
$6.99Three eggs over-easy or of your choice topped with salsa Ranchera. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas
Huevos a la Mexicana
$6.99Scrambled eggs cooked with, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
Huevos con Chorizo
$6.99Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas
Huevos con Jamon
$5.99Scrambled eggs with ham. Served with rice and beans
Chori-Pollo
$7.99Grilled chicken topped with Mexican sausage and cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Speedy Gonzalez
$5.99One enchilada beef or chicken and one hard beef taco. Served with rice or beans
ACP
Strips of grilled chicken or steak or grilled shrimp served on a bed of rice topped with our cheese dip sauce
For Chicken
$6.99
For Steak
$7.50
For Shrimp
$8.50
Tacos
A handmade tortilla filled with your choice of meat, onions, cilantro, and lime
Asada
$1.99Pollo
$1.99Chorizo
$1.99Cabeza
$1.99Pastor
$1.99Lengua
$2.50Tripa
$2.50Fish
$2.99Shrimp
$2.99Hard Shell Tacos
$2.25Corn tortilla filled with chicken or ground beef, lettuce, tomato, and cheese
Tacos Supreme
$2.50Flour or corn tortilla filled with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream
Appetizers
Cheese Dip
$3.75Bean Dip
$3.99Guacamole Dip
price varies, please ask server for details
Chorizo con Queso Dip
$5.99Cheese Nachos
$4.99French Fries
$1.99Pico de Gallo
$1.75Asada Fries
$7.99French fries with steak cubes topped with melted
Alambres
Slices of meat of your choice grilled with onions, bell peppers, and bacon. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Asada
$10.99Chorizo
$10.99Pollo
$10.99Mixto
$11.99Chorizo, Pollo, and Asada
Especialidades de la Casa
Shrimp Fajitas
$12.99Jumbo sized shrimp grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Fajitas Rancheras
$10.99Strips of tender steak or chicken grilled with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Fajitas Mixtas
$11.99Strips of tender steak and chicken grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Fajitas Mar y Tierra
$14.99Tender steak strips, shrimp, scallops, and chicken grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Texas Fajitas
$12.99Strips of tender steak, chicken, and shrimp grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Molcajete's Combo #1
$11.99One carne asada, two enchiladas verdes, and one chicken sope, served with rice
Molcajete's Combo #2
$11.99One chile relleno, one chicken sope, and two enchiladas verdes, served with rice
Parrillada
Grilled chicken breast, shrimp, and beef fillet mixed with grilled onions, and jalapenos. Served with two corn cheese quesadillas, rice, and beans
For 1 Person
$12.99
For 2 People
$24.99
Flautas
$9.50Four fried rolled corn tortillas stuffed with chicken and topped with sour cream and fresh cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Milanesa
$10.99Breaded steak or chicken breast, served with rice, beans, and salad
Chile Relleno
$10.99Two poblano peppers stuffed with Mexican fresh cheese and covered with tomato sauce, served with rice, beans, and salad
Chilaquiles
$9.99Fried tortilla chips bathed in green or red salsa topped with sour cream, onions, cheese, and your choice of chicken or steak, served with beans and salad
Chef's Special
$9.99(Huilota en Salsa Roja o Verde) - Quail cooked with special red or green salsa, served with rice and beans
Burrito Mexicano
$8.99Steak or chicken burrito stuffed with meat, rice, and beans. Topped with cheese, green sauce, and tomato sauce, served with rice and salad
Chuletas en Chipotle
$10.99Pork chops sautéed with our chipotle sauce, served with rice and beans
Chuletas a la Mexicana
$10.99Pork chops sautéed with jalapenos, onions, and tomatoes, served with rice and beans
Molcajete, Mar y Tierra
Grilled steak, chicken, and shrimp topped with melted cheese, cactus, cambray onions, grilled jalapenos, and fresh Mexican cheese. Served with rice and beans
For 1 Person
$14.99
For 2 People
$29.99
Chicken Dinner Specials
Pechuga Rellena
$10.99Breaded chicken stuffed with cheese, ham, bacon, onions, and bell peppers, served with rice, beans, and salad
Pechuga Gratinada
$10.99Grilled chicken breast topped with slices of bacon, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and melted cheese, served with rice, beans, and salad
Mole Poblano
$9.99Dark chicken topped with mole poblano sauce, served with rice and salad
Pollo a la Plancha
$9.99Grilled chicken breast. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, and salad
Enchiladas Verdes or Rojas
$9.99Four chicken enchiladas topped with cheese and green or red salsa. Served with rice and salad
Enchiladas Poblanas
$9.99Four chicken enchiladas topped with mole poblano sauce, served with rice and salad
Pollo Fundido
$9.99Chopped grilled chicken cook with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with melted cheese, served with rice, beans, and salad
Pollo Loco
$9.99Grilled chicken breast marinated with red sauce, served with rice and beans
ACP
Grilled chicken strips on a bed of rice topped with our cheese sauce
Chicken
$8.99
Steak
$9.99
Shrimp
$11.99
Chori-Pollo
$10.99Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad
Chimichanga
Deep fried flour tortilla stuffed with beans and your choice of meat. Served with rice and salad. Meat Options - Ground Beef, Steak, Shredded Chicken
$9.99
Add Shrimp
$11.99
Pollo a la Crema
$10.99Chicken breast sautéed with sour cream sauce, onions, poblano peppers, tomatoes, and mushrooms, served with rice and beans
Beef Dinner Specials
Carne Asada
$12.99Tender grilled beef filet arrachera served with rice, beans, and salad
Carne a la Mexicana
$10.99Tender slices of steak cooked with, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers, served with rice, beans, and salad
Steak Ranchero
$10.99Sliced tender steak sautéed in our special ranchero sauce, served with rice and beans
Tampiqueña
$11.99Tender grilled beef filet served with two picaditas, and two chicken enchiladas topped with red salsa, served with rice and beans
Botanas
Camarones en Agua Chile
$19.99Jumbo sized shrimp cooked with lime juice and jalapeno peppers. Served with onions and cucumbers
Botana, Mar y Tierra
$29.99Shrimp a la diabla, shrimp al mojo de ajo, carne asada, grilled chicken, and grilled fish sautéed with jalapeno peppers and onions
Caldos / Soups Specials
Caldo de Res
$10.99Beef soup mixed with vegetables
Menudo
$9.99Mild soup made with tripe. Garnished with cilantro, onion, and jalapeno peppers. Served with tortillas
Caldo de Camarones
$12.99Shrimp soup. Served with tortillas
Caldo de Pescado
$11.99Tilapia soup garnished with onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime, and tortillas
Caldo de Pollo
$8.50Chicken soup mixed with vegetables. Served with tortillas
Dessert
Sopapilla
$2.99Fried Ice Cream
$3.99Flan Vanilla
$2.99Flan de Coco
$2.99Cake Tres Leches
$3.99Cheesecake Flan
$3.25Beverages
Free Refills
Pepsi
$1.99Sierra Mist
$1.99Diet Pepsi
$1.99Dr. Pepper
$1.99Pink Lemonade
$1.99Mountain Dew
$1.99Aguas Frescas
$1.99Coffee
$1.99Iced Tea
$1.99Jarritos
$1.99Mexican Coke
$2.25Imported Beer
Corona
Sol
Tecate
Negra Modelo
Modelo Especial
Dos Equis Lager
Dos Equis Amber
Bohemia
Pacifico
Victoria
Corona Familiar
Domestic Beer
Budweiser
Bud Light
Michelob Ultra
Coors Light
Kids Menu
Chicken Tenders
$5.99Fried chicken tenders with fries
Chicken Quesadilla
$4.99Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken and cheese, served with rice
Chicken Burrito
$4.99Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken and beans, served with rice
1 Chicken or Steak Sope
$4.99Thick small round tortilla with raised edges, with beans, lettuce tomatoes, sour cream, avocado, and cheese, served with rice
Macaroni and Cheese with French Fries
$5.99Camarones Empanizados with French Fries
$6.50Deep fried breaded shrimp with fries
Perfect Choice!
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