El Charro Mexican Restaurant & Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Charro Mexican Restaurant & Grill, a vibrant culinary gem nestled in West Plains, MO. Upon entering, you're greeted by a colorful and inviting atmosphere that reflects true Mexican culture. The extensive menu offers something for everyone, including customer favorites like shrimp tacos and the California burrito, both praised for their freshness and flavor.
- Birria: A recent addition that has garnered enthusiastic reviews.
- Chipotle Ranch: A delightful secret sauce that elevates any dish.
- Guacamole: Perfectly paired with their crispy chips, it’s a must-try!
Attentive service and a commitment to excellent food make every visit a memorable one. Whether you're a local or just passing through, El Charro promises an unforgettable culinary delight worth savoring again and again.
Pork
BBQ Nachos
Melted cheese nachos topped with grilled chicken or pork, black beans, red onion, fresh cilantro and our special BBQ sauce.
Pork Nachos
Shredded pork topped with cheese sauce, grilled onions and pico de gallo.
Tacos San Pedro
Four pork carnitas tacos served with beans, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Carnitas
Pork tips served with rice, beans, lettuce, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and tortillas.
Chile Verde
Spicy. Shredded pork cooked in our special green sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Pork Chops
Two pork chops served with rice, beans, lettuce, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla filled with your choice of beef or chicken, smothered in our special cheese sauce and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
Macho Nachos
Nachos topped with grilled chicken, chorizo, grilled onions, jalapenos and guacamole.
Nachos
Nachos El Roble
Cheese nachos topped with juicy, marinated, grilled chicken, shredded cheese and sour cream.
Nachos El Charro
Our cheese nachos topped with beef, chicken and beans. Covered with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Fajita Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or steak and cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Smothered in our special cheese sauce and topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and guacamole.
Nacho Fajitas
Cheese nachos topped with grilled steak or chicken and cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers.
Nachos & Taco Salads
Burritos & Enchiladas
Burrito Azteca
A huge burrito stuffed with grilled chicken, chorizo, rice and beans, smothered with cheese sauce and garnished with sour cream and pico de gallo.
Giant Grilled Burrito
One 10" flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with rice, beans, sour cream, melted cheese and your choice of grilled chicken or steak. Served with sour cream and pico de gallo.
Burrito Chicken Chipotle
Flour tortilla wrapped with grilled chicken, rice, bell peppers and onions. Covered with our creamy chipotle cheese sauce and roasted corn.
Shrimp & Potatoes Enchiladas
Three corn tortillas filled with mashed potatoes, topped with grilled shrimp, onions, bell peppers and chipotle cheese sauce. Served with rice and a salad.
Enchiladas Verdes
Two cheese enchiladas topped pork and green tomatillo sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, rice and beans.
Enchiladas El Roger
Three enchiladas stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak and smothered with our special cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce and sour cream.
Burrito California
A burrito stuffed with your choice of beef tips or shredded chicken, then smothered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, onions, tomatoes and avocado.
Burrito Mexicano
A flour tortilla stuffed with beef tips and smothered with our special cheese sauce. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
Giant Burrito Ranchero
A huge flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and sour cream. Smothered with cheese sauce. With shrimp for an additional charge.
Burrito Loco
A flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, smothered with cheese sauce. Served with your choice of rice or french fries.
Enchiladas Rancheras
Two cheese enchiladas topped with beef tips and enchilada sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, rice and beans.
Burritos Mexicanos
One burrito filled with beef tips and one burrito with beans and cheese sauce. Both topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
Burritos Campechanos
Three burritos on 6" flour tortillas, one beef, one chicken and one shrimp. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomatoes.
Burrito Special
One beef burrito topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and our special red sauce. Add grilled chicken or steak for an additional charge.
Mexican Flag Combo
Three chicken enchiladas, one topped with our special green sauce, one topped with our special cheese sauce and one topped with our special red sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Enchiladas Supremas
Four rolled corn tortillas, one beef, one chicken, one bean and one cheese. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes and our special enchilada sauce.
Taco Supremo (Each)
Tamal
Chile Relleno
Tostaguac
Bean Burrito
Chicken Burrito
Chile Con Queso
Tostada
Beef Taco (3 Pieces)
Chicken Enchilada
Taco Supremo (3 Pieces)
Chicken Taco (Each)
Chimichanga
Plain with cheese sauce.
Flauta
Cheese Enchilada
Taco Deluxe (Soft Only)
Grilled steak or chicken taco topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese.
Chalupa
Beef Enchilada
Chicken Taco (3 Pieces)
Beef Taco (Each)
Beef Burrito
A La Carte
Little Amigos
Pepperoni Pizza
Gaviotita
Not served with rice and bean or fries.
Cheese Pizza
Chimichanga
Plain with cheese sauce.
Corn Dog
Cheeseburger
Taco Salad
Not served with rice and bean or fries.
Nachitos
Not served with rice and bean or fries.
Burrito
Enchilada
Macaroni & Cheese
Taco
Cheese Quesadilla
Melted cheese in a crispy tortilla fold
Grilled Cheese
Chicken Strips (3)
Seafood Rice
A bed of rice topped with grilled shrimp and scallops cooked with broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, topped with cheese sauce.
Coctel De Camarones
A delicious cocktail with fresh shrimp flavored with our special cocktail sauce, pico de gallo and avocado slices.
Pescado Mexicano
Fish fillet grilled to perfection with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Cheese Camarones
Grilled shrimp topped with cheese sauce and grilled onions, garnished with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
El Charro Seafood
Best seller. Grilled fish fillet with grilled shrimp served with rice, lettuce and tomatoes.
Shrimp Tacos
Three sauteed shrimp tacos with tomatoes, onions and cilantro. Topped with shredded cheese and served with rice and creamy chipotle sauce on the side.
Mariscada
Sauteed shrimp, scallops and fish fillet with onions, fresh tomatoes and roasted chipotle seafood sauce. Served with rice.
Tacos De Pescado La Paz
Three hand-battered fish fillet strips cooked to crispy perfection, topped with pico de gallo and served with rice and our creamy chipotle sauce on the side.
Seafood
Create Your Own Combo
Pick Two
Pick Three
Quesabirria Tacos
New. Three corn tortillas dipped in birria broth and stuffed with our beef birria, cheese, onions and cilantro.
Carne Asada
Thinly sliced steak served with rice, beans, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, lettuce and tortillas.
Chile Colorado
Chunks of grilled beef cooked in our special red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Tacos De Carne Asada
Three corn tortillas stuffed with steak and served with pico de gallo, tomatillo sauce and beans.
Steak Tampiqueno
Rib-eye steak served with rice, beans, a cheese enchilada, a tostada and french fries.
Steak Feliz
Beef steak and three jumbo grilled shrimp topped with cooked mushrooms and onions. Smothered with cheese sauce and served with rice and beans.
Steak Chipotle
Rib-eye strips with sauteed onions, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash and chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Carne Asada Fries
Seasoned french fries topped with tender carne asada, pico de gallo, cheese sauce and sour cream.
Arandas Cheesesteak
Best seller. Three flour tortillas filled with thinly sliced steak, grilled with onions and our special cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and rice.
Steak Ranchero
Rib-eye steak topped with our special red sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Steak Mexicano
Rib-eye steak topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Steak & Shrimp
A juicy marinated rib-eye cooked to your taste and served with grilled shrimp, french fries and a tossed salad.
Jalisco Special
Best seller. Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served over a bed of rice and covered with our special cheese sauce.
Tacos De La Calle / Street Tacos
Three tacos with your choice of asada (steak), grilled chicken or al pastor (marinated pork) on corn tortillas. Topped with onions and cilantro. Served with lime and tomatillo sauce.
Steak
Vegetarian - Combinations
E. Bean Burrito, Cheese Enchilada And Quesadilla
Fajita Vegetariana
Grilled broccoli, carrots, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, cauliflower, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers served with flour tortillas, rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
A. Chalupa, Cheese Enchilada And Beans
B. Two Bean Burritos Topped With Cheese Sauce
Vegetarian Quesadilla
A flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and rice.
C. Bean Burrito, Cheese Enchilada And Bean Tostada
D. Burrito, Quesadilla And Chalupa
Pollo Feliz
Grilled chicken breast with mushrooms, bell peppers, onions and cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Cheese Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with cheese sauce and grilled onions. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, rice and beans.
Pollo Mexicano
Grilled chicken breast sauteed with grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Pollo Loco
Grilled chicken served with rice, onions, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce and tortillas.
La Gaviota
Best seller. A bed of rice topped with juicy marinated chicken and smothered with cheese sauce.
Pollo Con Espinacas
Grilled chicken breast with sauteed spinach, roasted corn and red bell peppers. Served with homemade mashed potatoes, black beans and spicy cream sauce.
Pollo Con Calabaza
Grilled chicken breast, zucchini, roasted red peppers and spicy cream sauce. Served with rice and refried beans.
Molcajete Mexicano
Grilled chicken and steak with grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers topped with red chile sauce. Served with flour tortillas, rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Pollo Special
Grilled chicken breast and chorizo topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Skinny Chicken
Grilled chicken breast charbroiled to perfection. Served with black beans and mixed vegetables.
Chicken Chipotle
Spicy. Chicken breast with sauteed onions, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash and our chipotle sauce. Served with mashed potatoes and black beans.
Pollo Tequila
Pan roasted chicken breast stuffed with cheese, sauteed mushrooms and tequila sauce. Served with rice and black beans.
Durango Special
Juicy, marinated grilled chicken, smothered with melted Monterey Jack cheese. Served with grilled shrimp, rice, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Chicken
Especialidades
El Charro Chimichanga
Best seller. We stuff a flour tortilla with your choice of beef tips or chicken, then deep fry it to a golden brown. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole. Served with rice and beans. With shrimp for an additional charge.
El Charro Enchiladas
Three chicken enchiladas in corn tortillas topped with our special cheese sauce, rice and a guacamole salad.
El Charro Burrito
Best seller. A flour tortilla stuffed with ground beef or chicken and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
The 3 Neighbors / Los 3 Vecinos
One shrimp enchilada with our special green sauce, one street taco with your choice of steak or chicken and one chimichanga with your choice of chicken or beef. Served with rice.
El Charro Bowl
New. A bed of rice topped with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, smothered with cheese sauce and topped with black beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, corn and shredded cheese.
El Charro Special
Best seller. One chicken burrito and one chicken enchilada topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Special Dinner
Chalupa, taco, chile relleno, tamale, enchilada, rice and beans.
Taquitos Mexicanos
Four deep-fried, rolled corn tortillas stuffed with beef or chicken. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans.
Chiles Poblanos
Two poblano peppers stuffed with white Mexican cheese, covered in egg white and topped with red sauce and ground beef. Served with rice and beans.
El Charro Combo
Best seller. Burrito, chile relleno, enchilada, taco, rice and beans.
Sopes
New. Three made-from-scratch corn cakes, deep fried to a golden brown and topped with beans, your choice of meat (pastor, chorizo, steak, pork carnitas or grilled chicken), lettuce, tomatoes, queso fresco and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Quesadilla Deluxe
Best seller. Your choice of chicken or beef and melted cheese stuffed between two flour tortillas. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes.
Quesadilla Rellena
A flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese, beans and your choice of beef or chicken. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes.
Quesadilla Fajita
Tender strips of grilled beef or chicken cooked with sauteed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes and stuffed into a cheese quesadilla. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes.
Spinach Quesadilla
Flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with spinach and cheese. Served with a guacamole salad.
Quesadilla Campeche
Two flour tortillas grilled and stuffed with cheese, crab and pineapple. Topped with our special cheese sauce. Served with guacamole, lettuce and sour cream.
Quesadilla Guanajuato
Best seller. Flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese and grilled chicken or steak. Covered with our special cheese sauce. Served with your choice of rice or french fries.
Quesadillas
Side Orders
Hot Sauce
Avocado Slices (5)
Grilled Chicken
Order Of Chorizo
Mexican Beans
Mild Sauce
Tomatoes
Sour Cream
Tortillas (3)
Lettuce
Grilled Steak
Mexican Rice
Onions
Jalapenos
Grilled Onions
French Fries
Shredded Cheese
Pico De Gallo
Grilled Mushrooms
Chiles Toreados (4)
Grilled Shrimp
Fajitas Dobladence
Grilled chicken, shrimp, chorizo, carne asada and two pork ribs.
Fajitas Hawaianas
Grilled chicken, beef, shrimp, pineapple, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and mushrooms.
Shrimp Fajitas
El Charro Fajitas
Tender strips of steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with sauteed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Chicken, Steak Or Mixed
Parrillada Mexicana For Two
Thinly sliced steak, grilled chicken breast, one pork chop, chorizo (mexican sausage), pork tips and one cheese quesadilla. Served with two side salads.
Fajitas Mexicanas
Grilled chicken, steak and chorizo (spicy mexican sausage).
Fajitas-Chicken, Steak Or Mixed
Extra Side Salad
Extra side of rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Fajitas
Lunch Specials
Fajita Taco Salad
A crispy flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or steak, cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Smothered in cheese sauce and topped with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
Ranch-style eggs topped with red sauce and served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Speedy Gonzales
Best seller. One taco, one ground beef enchilada and your choice of rice or beans.
Lunch Special #7
One bean burrito, one quesadilla, Mexican rice and beans.
Jalisco Special
Best seller. Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served over a bed of rice and covered with our special cheese sauce.
Lunch Special #2
One ground beef burrito, rice and beans.
El Charro Chimichanga
Best seller. A deep-fried flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of chunks of beef or spicy chicken. Topped with cheese sauce and served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans.
El Charro Burrito
A flour tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef or spicy chicken. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Machacado Mexicano
Scrambled eggs cooked with chorizo and served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Lunch Special #1
One chile relleno, one taco, beans and a guacamole salad.
Chilaquiles
Corn tortillas cooked with shredded chicken or beef tips and smothered with cheese and red sauce. Served with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and rice.
Lunch Special #6
One beef tostada, one chicken enchilada and Mexican rice.
Lunch Special #4
Best seller. One cheese quesadilla, one spinach enchilada, mexican rice and beans.
Fajitas
Tender strips of marinated chicken or beef, cooked with sauteed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice and beans.
Lunch Special #5
One tamale, one chile relleno and refried beans.
Taquitos Mexicanos
Two deep-fried, rolled corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of beef tips or shredded chicken. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Lunch Special #8
One bean burrito and one beef burrito with cheese.
Lunch Special #3
One bean burrito, one cheese enchilada and rice.
Quesadilla Fajita
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, grilled steak or chicken, sauteed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Topped with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Taco Salad
A crispy flour tortilla filled with beef or chicken, smothered in cheese sauce and topped with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Mixed greens, tomatoes and cheese, topped with grilled chicken.
Roasted Poblano Pasta
New. Linguine pasta with grilled chicken or shrimp, roasted peppers, corn, tomatoes and crispy tortilla strips in our special poblano pepper cream sauce.
Spicy Chipotle Pasta
Linguine pasta with grilled chicken, steak or shrimp, roasted red peppers, poblano peppers, onions, tomatoes and spinach in our special chipotle cream sauce.
Tossed Salad
Guacamole Salad
Fresh lettuce topped with fresh guacamole, tomatoes and shredded cheese.
Chicken Soup
Large.
Soups, Salads & Pastas
Express Lunch
Express Lunch-Tamal
Express Lunch-Chalupa
Express Lunch-Chile Relleno
Express Lunch-Cheese Quesadilla
Express Lunch-Enchilada
Express Lunch-Tostaguac
Express Lunch-Tostada
Express Lunch-Taco
Cheese Dip
Chips
Soft Drinks And Tea 20 Oz
Salsa
Guacamole
To-go
Appetizers
Chunky Guacamole
We use ripe avocados, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, cilantro and fresh-squeezed lime juice.
Queso Fundido
Chorizo and cheese dip.
Chicken Quesadilla
Bean Dip
Cheesy Rice
Mexican rice smothered with cheese sauce.
Beef Quesadilla
Cheese Quesadilla
Shrimp Ceviche
Shrimp marinated in lime juice, mixed with mango pico de gallo and sliced avocado.
El Charro Sampler
Two chicken or beef flautas, one cheese quesadilla and bean nachos with a side of guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
El Charro Dip
Ground beef, pico de gallo and cheese dip.
Southwest Chicken Rolls
Grilled chicken, spinach, black beans, corn and roasted red peppers rolled up and served with creamy chipotle dipping sauce.
Mini - Chimichangas
Three mini chimichangas, one stuffed with shredded chicken, one with ground beef and one with chunks of beef.
Chimi Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake wrapped in a pastry tortilla and fried until flaky and golden. Topped with caramel and whipped cream, dusted with cinnamon sugar and served with ice cream.
Flan
Traditional Mexico city-style creme caramel custard. Baked fresh daily.
Pastel De Tres Leches
Sweet vanilla sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk.
Pastel De Chocolate
Chocolate molten lava cake.
Fried Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream covered with a crunchy coating, deep fried and topped with whipped cream, chocolate and cinnamon.
Tamales De Pina/Pineapple Tamales
Vanilla Ice Cream
Sopapilla
Warm puffed sweet bread drizzled with honey and cinnamon. Add ice cream for an additional charge.
Churros
Dough, deep fried until golden, rolled in cinnamon and sugar and drizzled with caramel.