Ted's Café Escondido

Ted's Favorite 'Dilla!

12-inch flour tortilla, fajita meat, pico de gallo, roasted poblano pepper strips, blend of melted cheeses, and a side of sour cream and guacamole.

ESCONDIDO ESPECIAL

Four of your favorites in one meal! Start your meal with a taco of your choice (crispy corn or soft flour), and a side of guacamole. Includes a cheese enchilada with chili con carne, a chicken enchilada with crema sauce, and a handmade tamale of your choice.

New! Asada Fries

Beer-battered French fries topped with fajita steak, shredded cheddar and jack cheeses, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, sour cream and a Southwest sauce drizzle.

Sheet Pan Nachos

Topped with shredded cheddar and jack cheeses, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, your choice of beans, sour cream, guacamole and a Southwest sauce drizzle.

MEXICAN FLAG ENCHILADA SAMPLER

Enchilada trio showcasing the colors of the Mexican flag. Includes a cheese enchilada with chili con carne, a chicken enchilada with crema sauce, and a shredded beef enchilada with tomatillo sauce.

#3 CHIMICHANGA

Your choice of meat wrapped in a flour tortilla with cheddar and jack cheeses, pico de gallo, and lightly fried.Served with your choice of rice and beans.

CHIMICHANGA DINNER

Your choice of meat wrapped in a flour tortilla with cheddar and jack cheeses, and pico de gallo. Lightly fried to a crispy golden brown with your choice of sauce on the side.

Tostada plate

Two crisp fried corn tortillas, your choice of meat, lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheddar and jack cheeses, and a side of sour cream and guacamole.

FAJITA ENCHILADAS

Flour tortillas filled with fajita meat, pico de gallo and a blend of cheeses.

#4 WRAPS

Served with your choice of rice and beans.

CLASSIC MEXICAN DINNER

Handmade tamale and an enchilada of your choice.

BURRITO

One small chicken and rice burrito with cheese sauce or beef and bean burrito with chili con carne, served with rice and beans.

#7 TOSTADA PLATE

Two crisp fried corn tortillas, your choice of meat, lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheddar and jack cheeses, and a side of sour cream and guacamole.

Slow Marinated Fajitas

Sliced fajita meat served in a warm skillet with caramelized onions and peppers, with a side of shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.

Taco Salad

Crispy flour tortilla shell, your choice of meat, beans or rice, cheddar and jack cheeses, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, served with a side of sour cream and guacamole.

GRILLED CHICKEN MONTEREY WRAP

Sliced fajita chicken, caramelized onions and peppers, cheddar and jack cheeses, wrapped in a jalapeño cheddar tortilla.

Classic Nachos

Chips, cheddar, and jack cheeses, and a side of sour cream and guacamole. Jalapeños available upon request.

GRILLED ATOMIC CHICKEN WRAP

Sliced fajita chicken, spicy atomic salsa, Mexican rice, cheddar and jack cheeses, wrapped in a jalapeño cheddar tortilla.

Build a bowl

Your choice of protein or grilled veggies, choice of Mexican rice or cilantro lime rice and your choice of refried beans, steamed pinto beans or black beans, topped with lettuce, cheese and tortilla strips.

STUFFED AVOCADO

Hass avocado rolled in seasoned panko bread crumbs, lightly fried, and stuffed with your choice of beef, chicken, shrimp, or black bean corn relish. Finished with house ranch.

#2 BURRITO

12-inch flour tortilla, your choice of meat with cheddar and jack cheeses.Served with your choice of rice and beans.

BURRITO DINNER

12-inch flour tortilla, your choice of meat, with cheddar and jack cheeses.

Handmade Tamales

Two tamales, your choice of chicken with crema sauce, shredded beef with chili con carne, or pork with ranchera sauce.

#6 QUESADILLA

Served with a side of sour cream and guacamole.

Quesadillas

12-inch flour tortillas, a blend of melted cheeses, and a side of sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.

POLLO RANCHERA

Sliced fajita chicken, sautéed cilantro and diced onions, cheddar and jack cheeses, ranchera and cheese sauce, served on a bed of rice.

CHICKEN BLACK BEAN CORN SALAD

Diced fried or grilled fajita chicken, crisp salad mix, cheddar and jack cheeses, black bean corn relish and crispy tortilla strips.

Soup Bowl & Cantina Salad

#1 TED’S CREATE YOUR OWN LUNCH

Served with your choice of rice and beans.

#5 TACO SALAD

Served with a side of sour cream and guacamole.

CHICKEN FINGERS

Fried chicken fingers, served with fries or rice and beans.

GRILLED CHICKEN BLACK BEAN CORN WRAP

Sliced fajita chicken, black bean corn relish, crisp salad mix, cheddar and jack cheeses, wrapped in a spinach tortilla.

New! FISH TACOS

Served grilled or fried on flour tortillas, topped with shredded cheese, pico de gallo, and a creamy chipotle slaw.

CHILE RELLENO DINNER

Six-inch poblano pepper traditionally fried in a soft egg batter to a golden brown, with your choice of meat and/or cheese, topped with a ranchera and cheese sauce, and a side of sour cream and guacamole.

Enchilada

Cheese enchilada covered with chili con carne and served with rice and beans.

CHICKEN MONTEREY

Sliced fajita chicken, caramelized onions and peppers, cheddar and jack cheeses, with a side of guacamole.

Fajita salad

Diced fajita chicken or steak, crisp salad mix, caramelized onions and bell peppers, pico de gallo, cheddar and jack cheeses, fresh cilantro, crispy tortilla strips and a side of guacamole

MINI QUESADILLA

A quesadilla served with rice and beans.

Plato Gordo

Especially for those with hearty appetites! Start your meal with a taco of your choice (crispy corn or soft flour), and a side of sour cream and guacamole. Next, we’ll serve you a chile relleno and an enchilada of your choice.

BEST MEXICAN TACOS

Open-faced soft corn tortillas, fajita meat, sautéed cilantro and diced onions, served with a side of guacamole.

#9 POLLO ESPECIAL

Served with your choice of rice and beans.

PORK STREET TACOS

Open-faced yellow corn tortillas, pork carnitas, fresh cilantro and diced onions.

Handmade Tortilla Soup

Made from scratch! Savory broth, minced garlic, cilantro, secret blend of spices, tender chicken breast, diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeños, and crispy tortilla strips. Bottomless bowl.

Grilled Fresh Veggie Wrap

Crisp veggies, black bean corn relish, cheddar and jack cheeses, wrapped in a spinach tortilla.

always-fresh guacamole Salad

We pride ourselves on our guacamole, made fresh throughout the day with perfectly ripe imported Hass avocados! No fillers!

Tacos

Your choice of a crispy or soft shell with chicken or beef and topped with shredded cheese, served with rice and beans.

New! SHRIMP Tacos

Served grilled on flour tortillas, topped with shredded cheese, pico de gallo, and a creamy chipotle slaw.

Enchiladas

Single-serve portion.

SMALL NACHOS

A serving of cheese, chicken or beef nachos.

PAPPAS MEXICANOS

Garlic-infused mashed potatoes, green chiles.

CORN DOG

One corn dog, served with fries or rice and beans.

CORN CON CREMA

Yellow corn kernels, cream cheese, blend of spices, green chiles.

TACOS

Crispy corn or soft flour tortilla.

CANTINA SIDE SALAD

Crisp salad mix, cheddar and jack cheeses, diced tomatoes.

#8 TORTILLA SOUP & TACO

A bowl of soup with unlimited refills and a taco of your choice.

Nachos

Three large nacho chips.

GRILLED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Garden vegetables, grilled to perfection.