Teresa's Mexican Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Teresa's Mexican Grill, where each dish promises a taste of authentic Mexican home cuisine. Nestled in El Monte, California, Teresa's offers a vibrant menu designed to please every palate. Start with the versatile Build Your Own Burrito or elevate your dinner experience with their delectable Build Your Own Enchiladas, featuring choices like green tomatillo and mole sauces.
Families will appreciate the generous 4 Torta Bundle or the 4 Burrito Bundle, perfect for sharing. Diners rave about the homemade flavors—from expertly seasoned café de olla and fresh salsas to the mouthwatering quesadillas and chilaquiles. Reviewers consistently highlight the friendly service and warm atmosphere, making each visit a memorable occasion.
If you’re seeking a culinary journey that feels like home, make sure to indulge at Teresa's Mexican Grill. You won't want to miss this El Monte gem!
All Day - Family meal
4 Burger Bundle
4 Angus double cheeseburgers with onions, tomato, lettuce, pickles, mayo served with French fries and 4 canned sodas
4 Torta Bundle
4 of our signature tortas served with a side of fries 4 canned sodas
4 Burrito Bundle
4 of our signature burritos with rice beans onions cilantro and your choice of meat served with French fries 4 canned sodas
Build Your Own Enchiladas
Green Tomatillo, Red Guajillo, Mole, or Trio. Protein choices include beef, pork, chicken, or shrimp. Side of rice, beans, or both. Drink options include soft drinks, traditional Mexican beverages, and water.
All Day - Build Your Own Enchiladas
All Day - Build Your Own Burrito
Build Your Own Burrito
Build Your Own Torta
Design your own torta with choices of Asada, Carnitas, Chicken, and more. Customize with toppings like Chipotle Mayo, Guacamole, and Cheese. Pair with drinks like Mexican Glass Coke or Horchata.
All Day - Build Your Own Torta
All Day - Drinks
Agua Fresca
Refreshing Mexican beverage. Flavor options include cucumber lemonade, pineapple spinach, jamaica (hibiscus), horchata (rice milk with cinnamon), and watermelon.
Mexican Glass Coke
The same great taste made with only pure cane sugar and served in a bottle.
Cafe De Olla
Homemade coffee (cinnamon & piloncillo).
Juice
Apple juice, Orange juice.
Made To Order Guacamole
Served with home made chips.
Carne Asada Fries
French Fries smothered in refried beans, shredded mozzarella, pico de gallo, jalapeño, sour cream, guacamole topped with carne asada.
Nachos
Home made chips smothered in refried beans, shredded mozzarella, pico de gallo jalapeño, sour cream, guacamole and and meat. Add Birria for an additional charge.
Taquito Appetizer
3 Home made hand rolled chicken taquitos with cabbage, queso fresco, sour cream and pico de gallo.
All Day - Appetizer
All Day - Soups
Caldo De Pollo
Just like grandmas, made daily with seasonal veggies.
Caldo De Pescado
Made to order fish soup with seasonal veggies.
Caldo De Camaron
Made to order shrimp soup with seasonal veggies.
Menudo
Best in town. Add Pata (beef foot)for an additional charge.
Red Pozzole
Your choice of chicken or pork.
Green Pozzole
Your choice of chicken or pork.
Breakfast Molcajete For Two
Milanesa, home made chorizo, chicken breast, grilled shrimp, breakfast potatoes, served in a hot molcajete smothered in our signature tomatillo mozzarella salsa topped with 2 sunny side up eggs!
Huevos Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with our home made chorizo served with rice, beans and corn tortillas.
Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs, with ham or chorizo, beans, mozzarella, sour cream, guacamole served with home made chips.
Breakfast Quesadilla
Scrambled eggs with ham or chorizo, shredded cheddar, served with sour cream.
Breakfast Torta
Tomato, onion, jalapeño, scrambled egg with chorizo or ham, mozzarella, guacamole, beans, lettuce, chips.
Huevos Con Nopal
Cactus leaf with scrambled eggs, served with rice, beans and corn tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
Two over medium eggs smothered in home made red or green salsa served with rice & beans.
Steak & Eggs
Flap Steak with 2 eggs with rice, beans and corn tortillas.
Denver Omelet
Ham, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, topped with shredded cheese, served with rice and beans.
Papas Con Chorizo
Our home made chorizo sautéed with potatoes. Served with rice beans and corn tortillas.
All Day - Breakfast Category
All Day - Sea Food
Pan Seared Salmon
Wild caught Atlantic salmon, served with rice, beans, sautéed veggies.
Camarones A La Diabla
Whole Shrimp pan seared in our signature devil salsa served with rice and beans.
Molcajete
It Doesn't Get Better Than This! Grilled steak, chicken breast, shrimp, chorizo, cactus, served in our signature green salsa with avocado grilled jalapeño, grilled onions, mozzarella, rice, beans, and corn tortillas.
Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp, onions, tomato, cucumber, cilantro, lime juice, avocado in our signature cocktail sauce.
Ceviche
Lime cooked served on a home made tostada with Pico de Gallo, avocado, cucumber, and onion. Fish, Shrimp, or Combo for an extra cost.
Aguachile
Lime cooked shrimp served in our signature aguachile devil sauce with cucumber, onion, avocado, and home made chips.
Sea Food Tacos
2 fish or shrimp Tacos served with rice and beans.
Birria (Beef)
Slow roasted Beef Birria served with consume rice beans and all the fixings.
Carne Asada Plater
Flap Steak with grilled cactus, Chile toreado, grilled onions, sour cream and guacamole.
Fajitas
Sautéed peppers and onions on a sizzling skillet, served with sour cream and guacamole. Chicken, Steak, Shrimp or Combo.
Loaded Fajitas (Alambres)
Grilled chorizo, Sautéed peppers and onions on a sizzling skillet, topped in mozzarella cheese served with sour cream and guacamole. Chicken, Steak, Shrimp or Combo.
Chili Reyeno (Ohh Que Chili)
Poblano chili stuffed with queso fresco & smothered in our tomato sauce.
Costillas De Puerco (Pork Spare Ribs)
Sautéed with cactus in your choice of guahillo(red) or tomatillo(green) sauce.
Chilaquiles Burrito
Red or green chilaquiles with rice beans scrambled eggs and asada, sour cream and mozzarella.
Pollo Con Nopales
Sautéed with cactus in your choice of guahillo(red) or tomatillo(green) sauce.
Pollo A La Parilla
Grilled chicken breast with cactus, grilled onions, with sour cream and guacamole.
Enchiladas
Red or Green, Mole, or Trio. Two enchiladas with shredded chicken toped with shredded cheese & sour cream.
Carnitas
Slow roasted pork served with a side of guacamole and sour cream.
Pollo En Mole Rojo (Mole De Fiesta)
Chicken smothered in our Signature Mole.
Tacos Dorados
Three rolled tacos deep fried and topped with cabbage, queso fresco, sour cream, and Pico de Gallo Chicken.
Pambaso
Torta smothered and seared in our guajillo sauce filled with a chorizo potato, lettuce, queso fresco, sour cream.
All Day - Combo Plates
All Day - Extras
Egg (1)
Over easy, medium, hard, scrambled, or egg whites.
Avocado/Guacamole Scoop
Side Cheese
Side Sour Cream
French Fries
Cheese Enchilada
Chicken Enchilada
Rice & Beans
Creamy beans paired with fluffy, seasoned rice.
Single Chili Reyeno
Cheese Quesadilla
Rice & Beans or French Fries.
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Rice and beans or french fries.
Cheese Fries Or Cheese Nachos
Cheesy delight paired with either rice & beans or French fries. Choose Cheese Fries or Cheese Nachos.
Ham & Eggs
Ham & eggs with choice of Rice & Beans or French Fries.
Kids Taco Combo
2 Chicken Tacos with rice & beans. Sub asada for an extra cost.
Chicken Nuggets
Chicken breast nuggets.