El Palenque Mexican Restaurant and Cantina (State Highway 249) Near Me - Pickup and Delivery

El Palenque Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

21161 TX-249, Houston, TX 77070, USA

Online ordering hours: 11:00 AM - 9:05 PM

Opens 11:00 AM

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Featured Items

#1 Most liked

Chile con Queso

$9.50

#3 Most liked

Beef Fajitas

$27.88

Quesadillas

$20.10

#2 Most liked

Enchiladas Verdes

$17.20

Mixed Fajitas

$24.43

House Margarita- 32oz

$17.00

Tacos Al Carbon

$25.25

Nachos Palenque

$16.40

Enchiladas Mexicanas

$17.20

Grande Dinner

$18.97

Caldo Tlalpeño (Chicken Soup)

$12.36

Crispy Tacos

$13.74

Niño Cheese Enchilada

$6.75

Tampiqueña

$26.16

Sour Cream Enchiladas

$18.35

Papa Nachos

$20.10

Texas Burrito

$22.90

Salsa Roja (Red Sauce)

$3.50

Flautas

$22.80

Niño Taco Al Carbon

$6.50

La Sabrosa

$13.74

Tacos a la Plancha

$18.98

Palenque Sampler

$20.65

Chunky Avocado Salad

$17.19

Mexican Cobb Salad

$20.10

Full Menu

11:00 am - 9:05 pm

Most Ordered

The most commonly ordered items and dishes from this store

Chile con Queso
#1 Most liked
Everyone loves our special creamy combination of velveeta, american and cheddar cheeses with mild pepper. half order.
$9.50•Icon Loading93% (122)

Enchiladas Verdes
#2 Most liked
(3) Traditional Ground Beef or Cheese Enchiladas, covered with Salsa Verde and Monterey Cheese.
$17.20•Icon Loading100% (56)

Beef Fajitas
#3 Most liked
$27.88•Icon Loading100% (43)

Quesadillas
Vegetable, chicken fajita, mixed fajita, beef fajita, shrimp fajita.
$20.10•Icon Loading100% (35)

Mixed Fajitas
Sizzling fajitas with mixed meats, served with tortillas. Options: for 1, for 2, family size.
$24.43•Icon Loading97% (40)

House Margarita- 32oz
Served frozen or on the rocks.
$17.00•Icon Loading92% (25)

 Niño Cheese Enchilada
(1) enchilada, served with rice and refried beans.
$6.75•Icon Loading100% (33)

Tacos Al Carbon
(3) soft tacos overstuffed with your choice of beef fajita, chicken fajita or mix fajita, served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and charro beans.
$25.25•Icon Loading96% (32)

Caldo Tlalpeño (Chicken Soup)
Made with chicken, zucchini, potatoes, corn, and carrots, Monterey cheese, chipotle sauce, and diced avocado served on the side. Served with your choice of fresh homemade flour or corn tortillas.
$12.36•Icon Loading96% (32)

Nachos Palenque
These delicious nachos are a great way to begin with twelve large corn tortilla chips topped with our juicy beef or chicken fajitas, beans, cheese and served with outstanding guacamole and jalapenos. ground beef.
$16.40•Icon Loading87% (24)

Tacos & Burritos

Palenque Fish Tacos
Grilled or fried fish fillets in a homemade corn tortilla and topped with red cabbage and black bean corn relish, served with cilantro rice and creamy remoulade sauce.
$20.10

Tacos Al Carbon
(3) soft tacos overstuffed with your choice of beef fajita, chicken fajita or mix fajita, served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and charro beans.
$25.25•Icon Loading96% (32)

Texas Burrito
A giant burrito stuffed with rice, beans and a combo of beef fajita, chicken fajita and ground beef, topped with chili gravy and shredded American cheese.
$22.90•Icon Loading85% (7)

California Burrito
A giant burrito stuffed with rice, beans, shredded cheese, lettuce and your choice of beef fajita or chicken fajita, topped with Mexican sauce and shredded Monterey cheese.
$22.90•Icon Loading100% (10)

Tacos a la Plancha
(3) shredded beef or shredded chicken corn tortilla tacos, pan fried and topped with lettuce, tomato, avocado and Monterey cheese, served with rice and beans.
$18.98

Mexican Street Tacos
(5) Street tacos with your choice of pastor or bistek. Served on mini tortillas and topped with chopped onions and cilantro, served with charros beans and grilled jalapeno
$16.50

Appetizers

Items may be cooked to order, are served raw or undercooked, or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.

Chile con Queso
#1 Most liked
Everyone loves our special creamy combination of velveeta, american and cheddar cheeses with mild pepper. half order.
$9.50•Icon Loading93% (122)

Mini Chimis
(6) ground beef mini chimichangas and a small side of queso.
$16.00

Chicken Diablos
(4) grilled chicken strips paired with a mild jalapeño slice and fresco cheese, wrapped in bacon, served with a small side of queso.
$17.20

Queso Flameado
Chorizo, chicken fajita, vegetable, mixed fajita, beef fajita, shrimp.
$16.75

Nachos Palenque
These delicious nachos are a great way to begin with twelve large corn tortilla chips topped with our juicy beef or chicken fajitas, beans, cheese and served with outstanding guacamole and jalapenos. ground beef.
$16.40•Icon Loading87% (24)

Papa Nachos
Slices of slightly fried potatoes covered in our house gravy and shredded cheese, topped with your choice of fajita meat.
$20.10•Icon Loading100% (17)

Quesadillas
Vegetable, chicken fajita, mixed fajita, beef fajita, shrimp fajita.
$20.10•Icon Loading100% (35)

Palenque Sampler
1/2 order of mixed fajita quesadillas, (4) mixed fajita nachos, (2) small shredded chicken flautas, served with a creamy jalapeño ranch sauce.
$20.65•Icon Loading100% (9)

Shrimp Cocktail
Boiled shrimp chilled over ice and tossed with fresh diced tomatoes, jalapeños, red onion, cilantro, avocado, and our Mexican cocktail sauce.
$17.80

Soups

Tortilla Soup
This delicious chicken broth soup comes with onions, corn, potatoes, carrots, garlic, spices and fried tortilla strips.
$12.36

Caldo Tlalpeño (Chicken Soup)
Made with chicken, zucchini, potatoes, corn, and carrots, Monterey cheese, chipotle sauce, and diced avocado served on the side. Served with your choice of fresh homemade flour or corn tortillas.
$12.36•Icon Loading96% (32)

Salads

Dressings: Mango Vinaigrette, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Ranch.

Palenque Fajita Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream, Monterey cheese, American cheese and your choice of fajita meat. (If preferred, ask for a tortilla shell).
$20.10•Icon Loading100% (9)

Tropical Salad
Mixed green salad tossed with mango lime vinaigrette pecans, pineapple, strawberries and feta cheese, topped with your choice of grilled fish fillet or grilled shrimp.
$19.85

Mexican Cobb Salad
Romaine lettuce, chicken fajita, crunchy bacon, avocado chunks, Monterey jack cheese, boiled egg, tomatoes, topped with crispy corn tortilla chips.
$20.10

Guacamoles

Authentic Mexican Guacamole
Freshly mashed guacamole mixed with tomatoes, onions, jalapeños and cilantro.
$17.19•Icon Loading91% (12)

Chunky Avocado Salad
Chunks of diced avocado lightly tossed with tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, cilantro, and drizzled with fresh squeezed lime.
$17.19•Icon Loading85% (7)

Mexican Favorites

Rancho Grande
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled shrimp, Mexican sauce and Monterey cheese, served with guacamole, charro beans, rice and tortillas.
$24.00

Pechuga Monterey
Grilled chicken breast topped with Mexican sauce and melted Monterey cheese, served with refried beans, nice and tortillas.
$19.49

Pechuga Diabla
Golden grilled chicken breast topped with mushrooms and our special chef made diabla sauce, served with guacamole, charro beans, rice and your choice of tortillas.
$20.64

Baja Grilled Chicken
Chicken breast sautéed in white wine with mushrooms, poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes, and topped with Monterey cheese, served with rice and charro beans. (20 minutes cook time).
$20.65

Yucatan
Grilled chicken breast topped with sliced bacon, Mexican sauce, and Monterey cheese, rice and charro beans.
$20.65

Tampiqueña
Beef skirt steak with (1) cheese enchilada, served with rice, beans, pico De gallo, guacamole and tortillas.
$26.16•Icon Loading100% (12)

Steak Mexicana
Beef tips slow-cooked with tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, and Mexican spices, served with rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas. [20 minutes cook time).
$25.87

Pollo Loco
1/2 slow roasted seasoned chicken, served with guacamole, pico De gallo, rice, charro beans and tortillas.
$19.00

Chile Relleno
Poblano pepper stuffed with your choice of ground beef, fajita meat, or shrimp, served with rice, refried beans and tortillas.
$19.00•Icon Loading90% (10)

Flautas
(3) shredded beef or shredded chicken flautas, served with guacamole, sour cream, rice and beans.
$22.80•Icon Loading77% (9)

Chimichanga
Large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat and fried, served with guacamole, sour cream, rice and beans.
$19.49•Icon Loading77% (9)

Mariscos

Camaron Acapulco
Diced shrimp sautéed with tomatoes, onions and jalapeños served with guacamole, charro beans, rice and tortillas.
$23.50

Camaron Bruschetta
(6) jumbo grilled shrimp paired with a jalapeño and Monterey cheese and wrapped in bacon, served with rice., charro beans and small side of queso.
$23.50•Icon Loading90% (10)

Camaron Diablo
Sautéed shrimp topped with our Diablo sauce served with guacamole, pico de gallo, charro beans, rice, and tortillas.
$23.50

Shrimp Stuffed Avocado
Garlic sautéed shrimp with melted Monterey cheese over a lightly battered and deep-fried avocado, served with cilantro rice black bean corn relish, and special salsa cruda.
$20.69

Tampiqueña Mar
Your choice of grilled shrimp or basa fish fillet and (1) cheese enchilada, served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and tortillas.
$23.50

Mazatlan
Grilled chicken breast and (3) jumbo grilled shrimp topped with Monterey cheese, served with guacamole, pico De gallo, charro beans, rice and tortillas.
$24.00

Enchiladas

Served with rice and refried beans.

Enchiladas Mexicanas
(3) Traditional Ground Beef or Cheese Enchiladas, covered with Mexican Sauce and Monterey Cheese.
$17.20•Icon Loading94% (19)

Enchiladas Verdes
#2 Most liked
(3) Traditional Ground Beef or Cheese Enchiladas, covered with Salsa Verde and Monterey Cheese.
$17.20•Icon Loading100% (56)

Dinner de Lujo
(3) fajita enchiladas covered in our house gravy and Monterey cheese, served with guacamole.
$22.95

Spinach Enchiladas
(3) spinach and mushroom enchiladas covered in a cream of mushroom sauce and topped with both Monterey and American cheese.
$17.20•Icon Loading100% (7)

Enchilada Combination
(1) cheese enchilada, (1) ground beef enchilada and (1) spinach enchilada. No substitutions.
$18.97

Grande Dinner
(2) ground beef or cheese enchiladas topped with house gravy and shredded American cheese, served with (1) crispy taco and guacamole.
$18.97•Icon Loading96% (25)

El Tejano
(1) cheese enchilada, (1) tamale, and your choice of beef fajitas or chicken fajitas, served with tortillas.
$22.95•Icon Loading91% (23)

Sour Cream Enchiladas
(3)Enchiladas made with homemade flour tortillas and filled with shredded chicken, topped with our special sour cream sauce and Monterey cheese.
$18.35•Icon Loading94% (17)

Shrimp Enchiladas
(2) enchiladas filled with the sautéed shrimp, topped with creamy avocado sauce, Monterey cheese, and lump crab meat, served with cilantro rice and black bean corn relish.
$18.97

Fajitas

Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, charro beans, and tortillas.

Chicken Fajitas
Sautéed chicken, peppers, onions. Served with tortillas. Options: individual, duo, family sizes.
$22.13•Icon Loading100% (17)

Beef Fajitas
#3 Most liked
$27.88•Icon Loading100% (43)

Mixed Fajitas
Sizzling fajitas with mixed meats, served with tortillas. Options: for 1, for 2, family size.
$24.43•Icon Loading97% (40)

Vegetable
Sauteed mixed vegetables, served with warm tortillas, salsa, and sour cream. Available in portions for one or two.
$16.04

Shrimp Fajitas
For one.
$24.15

Fajita Brocheta
For one.
$34.44

Ixtapa Fajitas
Beef, chicken, shrimp.
$32.14

Fajita Specialties

Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, charro beans, and tortillas. Items may be cooked to order, are served raw or undercooked, or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.

Parrillada Palenque
Beef and chicken fajitas mixed together with poblano peppers, onions and bacon.
$57.44

Parrillada Fiesta
A mix of beef and chicken fajitas, shrimp fajitas and grilled quail, on a bed of grilled onions.
$74.70

Garden Fajita
Beef and chicken fajitas mixed with bacon, shrimp, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, and tossed together with Monterey cheese.
$29.84

Quail
(3) grilled to a golden brown quail ware.
$34.14

Hugo Special
Beef skirt steak paired with (3) grilled shrimp.
$34.44

Carne Asada
Beef skirt steak topped with melted Monterey cheese.
$28.70

Daily Combos

No Substitutions.

Vallarta
(1) beef chalupa, (2) ground beef crispy tacos, served with rice and refried beans.
$13.74

Piñata
(1) shredded chicken tostada, (1) shredded beef flauta, served with rice, beans, sour cream and guacamole.
$13.74

Reynosa
(1) cheese or shredded chicken enchilada, (2) ground beef crispy tacos, served with a small side of guacamole.
$13.74•Icon Loading100% (6)

Sabinas
(1) ground beef burrito covered in our house gravy and American cheese and (1) ground beef crispy taco served with rice and beans.
$13.74

Tostadas
(2) ground beef or shredded chicken tostadas topped with beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomatoes.
$13.74•Icon Loading100% (8)

Tamales
(4) tamales covered in our house and American cheese, gravy served with rice and beans.
$13.74•Icon Loading100% (7)

Crispy Tacos
(3) ground beef crispy tacos topped with lettuce, tomatoes and shredded American cheese, served with rice and beans. No substitutions for fajita meat.
$13.74•Icon Loading93% (15)

Soft Tacos
(3) ground beef soft tacos topped with lettuce, tomatoes and shredded American cheese, served with rice and beans. No substitutions for fajita meat.
$13.74•Icon Loading100% (8)

El Vaquero
(2) flour tortilla enchiladas stuffed with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken and covered in chili gravy, served with rice and beans.
$13.74

La Sabrosa
A 1/2 order of beef fajita or chicken fajita quesadillas, served with rice, beans, guacamole and sour cream.
$13.74•Icon Loading72% (11)

Texas Combo
(1) cheese or ground beef enchilada, (1) tamale and (1) crispy taco, served with rice and beans.
$9.95•Icon Loading90% (20)

Chicken Tenders & Fries
Crispy Chicken Strips & Golden Fries Combo
$14.58

Burger & Fries
Served with fries, this burger typically includes a toasted bun accompanied by lettuce, tomato, and onion, with options for additional toppings.
$14.58

Niño Menu

Only for niños 12 years & under. No adults. Meals include a soft drink.

 Niño Cheese Enchilada
(1) enchilada, served with rice and refried beans.
$6.75•Icon Loading100% (33)

Niño Beef Crispy Taco
(1) taco, served with rice and cheese puff.
$6.75

Niño Cheese Puff
(1) cheese puff, served with rice and refried beans.
$6.75

Niño Cheese Quesadilla
1/2 order quesadilla, served with rice and refried beans.
$6.75•Icon Loading100% (7)

Niño Chimis
(2) ground beef mini chimis, served with rice, beans and chile con queso.
$6.75

Niño Taco Al Carbon
(1) beef or chicken fajita taco, served with rice and refried beans.
$6.50•Icon Loading100% (11)

Salsas & Extras

Salsa Roja (Red Sauce)
Salsa roja combines roasted tomatoes, onions, and a blend of chiles, typically served as a complement to a variety of dishes.
$3.50

Salsa Verde (Green Sauce)
$3.50

Desserts

Sopapillas
Light, fluffy, deep-fried pastries, dusted with sugar and served with honey.
$5.75

Churros
Crispy, sugar-coated Spanish dough sticks, perfect for dipping.
$5.75•Icon Loading77% (9)

Drinks

Drinks
Pepsi, diet pepsi, dr. pepper, mug root beer, mist twist, fanta orange, lemonade, coffee, & iced tea.
$3.50•Icon Loading88% (9)

Margaritas

Must be 21+ to order.

House Margarita- 32oz
Served frozen or on the rocks.
$17.00•Icon Loading92% (25)

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