El Tio Tex Mex Grill Menu
El Tio Tex Mex Grill in McLean, VA, offers a Tex-Mex dining experience with a Latinx-owned twist. Boasting dishes like tacos Al carbon and flavorful fajitas, customers rave about the delicious food and top-notch service. Reviews highlight the incredible steak tacos, corn tortillas, and Carne Asada tacos, making it a must-visit spot for Mexican food enthusiasts. The restaurant also provides a range of amenities, including takeout, reservations, catering, and a full bar with happy hour specials. With a casual and friendly atmosphere, El Tio Tex Mex Grill is perfect for groups, families, and solo diners alike. Don't miss out on this gem for a truly satisfying and memorable dining experience.
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Fajita Fiesta Platter
From $. lb of chicken and or steak fajita. Good for to people. Includes flour tortillas, / pan Mexican rice, / pan charra beans, oz guacamole, oz pico de gallo, oz sour cream, / pan of chips and oz salsa.
Combo Fajita Fiesta Platter
Good for to people. Chicken, steak, BBQ ribs and Mexican chorizo. Includes flour tortillas, / pan of Mexican rice, / pan charra beans, oz guacamole, oz pico de gallo, oz sour cream, / pan of chips and oz salsa.
Enchilada Fiesta Platter
Enchiladas, choice of shredded chicken, beef, cheese and/or spinach.Includes oz sour cream and oz pico de gallo.
Taco Fiesta Platter
tacos, Choice of shredded chicken, beef and/or ground beef. Includes oz sour cream and oz pico de gallo.
Ceviche Costen~O
Fresh shrimp, scallops, calamari, tilapia marinated in lime juice, served with sliced onions, cilantro, ginger and diced mango.
El Tio Molcajete
Our signature appetizer, table side prepared fresh guacamole. Made with avocados, garlic oil, tomato, onion, jalapenos, cilantro and fresh squeezed lime juice.
Sample Plater
A combination of chicken wings, steak nachos, chicken quesadilla and beef taquito. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo on the side.
Camarones Al Ajillo
Sauteed shrimp with Spanish herbs, fresh garlic and cherry wine. served with bread.
Queso Fundido
Sauteed green peppers, onions and mushrooms topped with melted cheese. Served with flour or corn tortillas on the side. Your choice of chicken, steak or chorizo.
Nacho Platter
Crispy corn chips covered with refried beans, cheese, jalapeno peppers. Served with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo on the side. Your choice of cheese only, grilled chicken or steak.
Taquitos
Two fried corn tortilla rolled and stuffed with your choice of shredded beef or chicken. Served with pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream on the side.
Platanos Fritos
Fried ripe plantains. Served with sour cream on the side.
Queso Dip
Your choice of plain or with ground beef. Yellow or white cheddar.
Tamal De Elote
Sweet corn cake. Served with sour cream on the side.
Appetizers
Quesadillas
Cheese Quesadilla
Mushroom Quesadilla
Spinach Quesadilla
Chicken Quesadilla
Steak Quesadilla
Shrimp Quesadilla
Tostada Salad
A large crispy flour tortilla shell filled with romaine lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Topped with your preference of chicken, steak or shrimp.
California Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and crispy flour tortilla chips. Topped with your choice of chicken, steak or shrimp.
Fiesta Salad
Spring mix tossed with Monterrey jack cheese and honey mustard. Topped with your choice of grilled chicken or steak and smothered with barbecue sauce.
El Tio Salad
Spring mix with avocado, cherry tomatoes and onions. Topped with your preference of salmon, shrimp, chicken or steak.
Salads
Soups
Seafood Soup
Creamy seafood broth, simmered in a delightful combination of scallop, shrimp, mussels and clams. Served hot and topped with fresh cilantro.
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Fresh chunky chicken, vegetable soup with tortilla chips, topped with cheese and cilantro.
Mariscada
Seafood soup w/shrimp, scallops, squid, clams, mussels and salmon, cooked with spanish saffron broth, chopped onions, green peppers and tomatoes. served with white rice on the side.
Sopa De Tortilla
Vegetable soup with tortilla chips, topped with cheese and fresh cilantro.
Vegetable Fajitas
Shrimp Fajitas
Steak Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
BBQ Pork Ribs Fajitas
Grilled Chorizo Fajitas
Pork Sausage
Camarones Brochette Fajitas
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with cheese and jalapeno pepper and wrapped in bacon.
Seafood Fajitas
Shrimp, salmon and scallop, Mexican butter.
Ribeye Steak Fajitas
A oz House marinated grilled ribeye steak.
Sizzling Fajitas
Fajitas add ons
Camarones Brochette Each
Jalapeno Toreado Each
Combo Fajita
Chicken, steak and shrimp
Combo Fajitas
Mexican Combinations
Combination
chicken tamale, chile relleno and beef enchilada.
Parrillada Mexicana
Parrillada Mexicana
Pancho Platters
El Tio Taco Platter
Three soft corn tortilla tacos of your choice. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, sour crem, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Tacos El Paso
Three homemade crispy tacos filled with your choice of shredded beef or chicken, tomatoes, lettuce, topped with cheese.
Fish Tacos
Made with broiled tortilla crusted tilapia served over homemade soft flour tortilla.
Chile Relleno
Two poblano peppers stuffed with Monterrey jack cheese.
Tacos Al Carbon
From $.. Two flour tortilla filled with your choice of grilled chicken or steak.
Tamales De Pollo
Two chicken tamale covered with melted cheese.
Seafood Burrito
With cancun sauce.
Grilled Steak Burrito
With guajillo pepper sauce.
Grilled Chorizo Burrito
With guajillo pepper sauce.
Grilled Chicken Burrito
With green tomatillo sauce.
Roasted Pork Burrito
With guajillo pepper sauce.
Shredded Beef Burrito
With guajillo pepper sauce.
Shedded Chicken Burrito
With green tomatillo sauce.
Vegetables Burrito
With ranchera sauce.
Beans Burrito
With ranchera sauce.
Burritos
Enchiladas
Seafood Enchilada
With Cancun Sauce.
Grilled Steak Enchilada
With Guajillo pepper sauce.
Grilled Chorizo Enchilada
With Guajillo pepper sauce.
Grilled Chicken Enchilada
With green tomatillo sauce.
Shredded Beef Enchilada
With Guajillo pepper sauce.
Shredded Chicken Enchilada
With green tomatillo sauce.
Vegetables Enchilada
With ranchera sauce
Spinach Enchilada
With green tomatillo sauce.
Cheese Enchilada
With green tomatillo sauce.
Seafood Chimichanga
Grilled Steak Chimichanga
Grilled Chorizo Chimichanga
Shredded Pork Chimichanga
Grilled Chicken Chimichanga
Shredded Beef Chimichanga
Shredded Chicken Chimichanga
Spinach Chimichanga
Vegetables Chimichanga
Beans Chimichanga
Chimichangas
Steaks and Pork
El Patron Steak
Ribeye steak topped with saut ed mushrooms. Served with white rice, black beans and platanos fritos.
Steak And Eggs
Served in a sizzling platter. Grilled New York steak topped with two fried eggs over sliced onions and tomatoes. Serve with Mexican rice and a la charra beans
Bistec Con Camarones
Grilled outside skirt steak topped with grilled shrimp. Served with white rice, black beans and small salad.
Lomo Saltado
Strips of grilled steak, saut ed with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, fried potatoes and topped with fresh cilantro. Served with white rice and black beans.
Carne Asada
Grilled New York steak marinated in our special seasoning and topped with brown garlic sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and platanos fritos.
Lechoncito Al Horno
Morsels of pork roasted in Spanish marinate. Serve with white rice, black beans and platanos fritos.
Carne Asada Salvadorena
Grilled outside skirt marinated in El Tio's special seasonings. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans and side salad.
Pollo A La Plancha
Marinated chicken breast, griddle and topped with a mushroom creamy sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and small salad.
Pollo Saltado
Strips of marinated grilled chicken breast sautedd with tomatoes, onions, green peppers and fried potatoes. Topped with fresh cilantro. Served with white rice and black beans.
Pollo Poblano
Grilled marinated chicken breast topped with shrimp and poblano pepper sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and saut ed vegetables.
Pollo Ranchero
Grilled marinated chicken breast topped with saut ed zucchini, onions, tomatoes, white wine and cream. Served with white rice, black beans and small salad.
Poultry
Seafood
Pescado Cancun
Grilled of fresh fillet of salmon, topped with shrimp and scallops, covered with cancun sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and sauteed vegetables.
Mariscos Saltado
A generous portion of shrimp and scallop, suteed with red onions, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes and fried potatoes, topped with cilantro. Served with white rice and black beans.
Camarones Veracruz
Jumbo shrimp saut ed with white wine , Spanish onions, garlic and red crushed peppers. Served over white rice and saut ed vegetables black beans on the side.
Camarones Poblano
A generous portion of shrimp saut ed with onions in poblano sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and saut ed vegetables.
Mariscada
Seafood stew with shrimp, scallop, squids, clams, mussels and salmon, cooked with Spanish saffron broth, chopped onions, green peppers and tomatoes. Served with white rice on the side.
Camarones A La Plancha
Griddle shrimp topped with garlic sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and small salad.
Camarones Tequila
A generous portion of shrimp saut ed with onions, poblano peppers, scallions, tomatoes an garlic then glazed with tequila. Served with white rice, black beans and saut ed vegetables.
Taco De Asada
Steak
Taco De Pollo
Grilled Chicken
Taco De Carnitas
Shredded Pork
Taco De Chorizo
Mexican Sausage
Taco De BBQ
Pork ribs
Taco De Pescado
Tilapia fish
Taco De Camaron
Shrimp
Mexican Tacos
Kids Menu
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Served with French fries
Kids Quesadilla
Served with sour cream on the side. With your choice of cheese only, chicken, steak or shrimp.
Kids Taco
One taco with rice, beans and sour cream. Soft or crispy.
Kids Enchilada
One enchilada with rice, beans and sour cream. With your choice of cheese only, ground beef, shredded chicken, grilled steak or chicken.
Kids Burrito
One burrito topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and sour cream.
Tres Leches
Traditional vanilla cake topped with vanilla icing. Served over a creamy sweetened milk sauce. An El Tio favorite.
Coconut Flan
Rich and succulent home coconut custard topped with caramel. Served with whip cream and a cherry.
Sopapillas
Light and fluffy puff pastry donut, glazed with honey and cinnamon
Fried Ice Cream
Crispy cinnamon and sugar tortilla cup with a scoop of vanilla Ice cream encrusted in crunchy caramel flakes. Topped with cream, chocolate sauce and a cherry.
Cheesecake Chimichanga
A cheesecake wrapped in a sugary flour crust then deep fried to a golden brown and drizzled with chocolate sauce.
Fried Bananas
El tio own twist on the classic banana foster. Sweet vine ripened banana fried to perfection. Served with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce.
Ice Cream Sundae Cup
Hand dipped ice cream. Served with whip cream, chocolate sauce and topped with a cherry.
Chocolate Spoon Cake
A giant mouthful of chocolate pudding between two layers of dark moist chocolate-drenched chocolate cake.
Desserts
Extras
/ Pan Of Rice
Your choice of white or Mexican rice
oz Guacamole
/ Pan Of Beans
Your choice of Black, a la charra or refried beans.
/ Pan Of Chips
With your choice of oz queso dip, queso dip with ground beef or salsa
Full Size Pan Of Chips
With your choice of oz queso dip, queso dip with ground beef or salsa