El Charrito Taqueria Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to El Charrito Taqueria, a captivating culinary gem nestled in Aiken, SC. This vibrant establishment is a haven for taco enthusiasts, offering an impressive menu that spans tacos, seafood, and refreshing cocktails. Ideal for casual outings or cozy takeouts, El Charrito features a moderate ambiance, making it perfect for a delightful meal with friends.

Start your culinary journey with the Charrito Dip, a crowd favorite that combines steak, grilled chicken, and shrimp enveloped in rich cheese sauce, served with warm tortillas. Then, indulge in unique offerings like the Cactus Guarache or Flautas Chilangas, both bursting with authentic Mexican flavors.

Don’t miss the opportunity to try the newly introduced Grilled Esquite, a tantalizing grilled corn dish topped with creamy Cotija cheese and lime. El Charrito Taqueria promises unforgettable flavors that keep patrons returning for more!

Dips and Chips

Cheese Dip

$5.95

Beef Dip

$6.95

Charrito Dip

Steak, Grilled chicken and shrimp in a bowl with cheese sauce. Pico de gallo and 3 flour tortillas on the side. Perfect match for a dip!

$10.95

Guacamole

$3.45

Steak Dip

$7.95

Large Extra Chips

$6.00

Bean Dip

$6.95

Pico de Gallo

$2.25

Medium Extra Chips

$3.00

Small Extra Chips

$1.50

Crema Agria

Sour cream.

$1.75

32 oz. Cheese Dip

$15.95

Queso Fundido

$9.95

Pico de Nopal

Cactus pico.

$2.50

Pumpkin Seed Spicy

$3.50

Chile Arbol Sauce

$3.50

Tomatillo Spicy Sauce

$3.50

Chips Sauce

$3.50

Tropical Spicy

$3.50

Avocado Sauce

$3.50

Molcajete Sauce

$3.50

Sauces

New

Grilled Esquite

Delicious and mouth-watering grilled corn topped with mayo, Cotija cheese, tajin and lime wedge.

$4.95

Flautas Chilangas

3 long size traditional flautas filled with shredded Chicken and deep fried. Topped with sour cream, lettuce, tomate, avocado and Cotija cheese!

$12.95

Cactus Guarache With Meat

Grilled cactus topped with beans, your choice of protein, lettuce, tomate, sour cream, avocado and cotija cheese. Delicious!

$8.45

Cactus Guarache No Meat

Cactus lover's this is a typical Mexican appetizer or meal if you want to accompany it with rice and beans. Grilled Cactus topped with beans, lettuce, tomate, sour cream, avocado and Cotija cheese. Try it!

$6.99

Pork with Cactus

Pork carnitas cooked with cactus and your choice of sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$15.95

Bistec con Cactus

Beef steak cut in slices and cooked with chopped cactus in sauce of your choice. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$16.95

Quique's Plate

Beautiful and fulfilled plate conformed of grilled steak, grilled chicken, grilled shrimp on stick, home made chorizo, 1 chile toreado, rice, charro beans, guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas. What else can you ask for !?!?!?

$27.00

Fried Chicken Salad

Bed of lettuce, sliced tomatoes, avocado, Parmesan cheese and cucumber; then topped with warm and crispy fried chicken. Goes with ranch dressing on the side.

$7.99

Grilled Chicken Salad

Bed of iceberg lettuce, sliced tomatoes, avocado and cucumber; then topped with marinated grilled chicken. Goes with ranch dressing on the side.

$8.99

Grilled Shrimp Salad

$10.99

Veggie Salad

Bed of mixed lettuce with Grilled bell peppers, onion, tomate, zucchini and mushrooms. Topped with queso fresco, fresh tomate and ranch dressing on the side.

$6.99

Grilled Steak Salad

$9.99

Salads

Regular Lunch

Quesadilla, Rice and Beans

Flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein and cheese flat grilled. Served with rice and beans.

$7.95

Chimichanga

Flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein, deep-fried and topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato and guacamole.

$8.95

Taco Salad

Tortilla bowl filled with your choice of protein, topped with lettuce, tomate, sour cream, shredded cheese and cheese sauce on the side.

$7.95

Burrito, Rice and Beans

Flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein, topped with red sauce and shredded melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$7.95

Chile Poblano, Rice and Beans

Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, battered in egg and topped with tomato sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$8.25

Enchilada, Rice and Beans

Corn tortilla filled with your choice of protein, topped with enchilada sauce and shredded melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$7.25

Quesadilla Mexicana

Flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein and cheese, flat grilled. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream and tomato.

$7.95

2 Hard Tacos, Rice and Beans

2 corn crunchy tacos filled with your choice of protein, lettuce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$7.95

Tamal Chilango, Rice and Beans

Tamal chilango in its corn hush, rice and beans.

$6.95

Special Burrito Lunch

Flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein, topped with red sauce, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and shredded cheese

$7.45

Speedy Gonzalez

Enchilada and taco, rice or beans or rice and beans.

$7.25

Tostada, Rice and Beans

Flat corn tortilla topped with your choice of protein, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

$6.95

Lunch Fajita

Your choice of protein grilled and cooked with fajita veggies, served with rice, beans, tortillas, guacamole salad and sour cream.

$9.95

Pollo con Crema

Your choice of protein grilled and mixed with delicious cheesy-creemy sauce, served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$8.95

Huevos a la Mexicana Huevos a la Mexicana

Scramble eggs mixed with chopped tomatoes, onion and jalapeno peppers, served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$7.95

Huevos Divorciados

2 over medium eggs, 1 topped with red sauce, 1 topped with tomatillo sauce, served with refried beans and corn tortilla chips topped with sour cream and Cotija cheese.

$7.95

Huevos con Salchicha

Scrambled eggs mixed with frank winnies, served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$7.95

Huevos con Chorizo

Scrambled eggs with Mexican chorizo, served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$8.95

Huevos con Jamon

Scrambled eggs mixed with chopped ham, served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$7.95

Lunch from The Grill

Regular Tacos

Birria Taco

$3.50

Asada Taco

$3.50

Carnitas Taco

Pork.

$3.50

Camaron Taco

Shrimp.

$3.50

Pastor Taco

$3.50

Papa con Chorizo Taco

Potato with chorizo.

$3.50

Pollo Asado Taco

Grilled chicken.

$3.50

Pescado Taco

Fish.

$3.50

Tripa Taco

Beef tripe.

$3.50

Cachete Taco

Beef cheeks.

$3.50

Tinga Taco

$3.50

Lengua Taco

Beef tongue.

$3.50

Buche Taco

$3.50

Papa con Rajas Taco

Potato with poblano pepper strips.

$3.50

Campechano Taco

$3.50

Cactus and Pico de Gallo Taco

$3.50

Taco Plate

3 regular tacos with 1 meat. Includes charro beans and rice.

$15.00

Taco Plate Regular

3 soft tacos filled with your choice of protein, topped with lettuce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and charro beans.

$13.00

Taco Plates

Mini Tacos

Asada Mini Taco

$3.00

Carnitas Mini Taco

Pork.

$3.00

Pollo Asado Mini Taco

Grilled chicken.

$3.00

Papa con Chorizo Mini Taco

Potato with chorizo.

$3.00

Tinga Mini Taco

$3.00

Cachete Mini Taco

Beef cheeks.

$3.00

Buche Mini Taco

$3.00

Pastor Mini Taco

$3.00

Campechano Mini Taco

$3.00

Flores de 6 Mini Tacos

Flowers with 6 mini tacos. Choose 1 meat and put it as a note to your meal. Includes charros beans. 2 salsas are allowed per order at no charge.

$16.00

Mini Taco's Flower

Tortas

Torta Ahogada

Italian bread stuffed with beans and pork carnitas, topped with Chile de arbol sauce, cilantro and red onion. Lime onside.

$12.95

Torta Mexicana

Italian bread with beans, your choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, onions, avocado and jalapeno. Served with fries.

$12.95

Torta Cubana

Big bread stuffed with beans, fried steak, ham, winnies, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and jalapenos. Served with fries.

$15.95

Fajita Nachos

Bed of chips topped with your choice of protein cooked with fajita veggies and topped with cheese sauce, served with sour cream and guacamole.

$9.95

Nachos Supremos

Bed of chips topped with your choice of protein, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and shredded cheese.

$7.95

Regular Nachos

Bed if chips topped with your choice of protein and cheese sauce.

$6.95

Nachos

Chicken Wings

Dozen Wings with Celery

$13.95

Dozen Wings with Fries

$15.95

1/2 Dozen Wings with Celery

$7.95

1/2 Dozen Wings with Fries

6 wing with your choice of sauce, served with fries and ketchup.

$9.95

Shrimp Ceviche

$12.99

Fish Ceviche

$12.99

Aguachile

$14.99

Ceviche Tower

$18.99

Mix Ceviche

$12.99

Torre de Aguachile

$20.99

Ceviche

Seafood Appetizers

1/2 Dozen Shrimp

Perfectly cook head on, tail on jumbo Shrimp with the choice of your sauce, fresh sliced cucumber to accompany this delicious appetizers!

$8.99

Dozen of Shrimp

Jumbo shrimp head on, tail on cooked in sauce pan with margarine then adding the sauce of your choice, great for snack or appetizer!

$17.99

Shrimp Cocktail

Boiled and peeled large shrimp served in our house cocktail sauce, avocado pico de gallo and celery stick with saltine crackers on the side.

$15.99

Octopus Cocktail

Octopus slowly cooked and served in our house cocktail sauce, avocado, pico de gallo and celery stick with saltine crackers on the side.

$17.99

Mix Coctail

Shrimp & oyster. Shrimp and oyster served in our house cocktail sauce, avocado, pico de gallo and celery stick with saltin crackers on the side.

$18.99

Dozen Oysters in The Shell

12 oysters in the shells with cucumber, limes, saltine crackers and Valentina sauce.

$22.00

1/2 Dozen Oysters in Shell

6 oyster on 1/2 shells with cucumber, limes, saltine crackers and Valentina sauce.

$12.00

Campechano Cocktail

Shrimp, octopus, mussels and mixed seafood all together served in our house cocktail Sauce, Pico de gallo, avocado and celery stick with saltin crackers for a delicious combo!

$21.99

Seafood Cocktails

Tostadas

Ground Beef Tostada

$3.25

Shredded Chicken Tostada

$3.25

Tinga Tostada

$3.25

Fish Ceviche Tostada

$4.99

Shrimp Ceviche Tostada

$4.99

Ceviche Mix Tostada

$4.99

Veracruzanos

Veracruz-style. En hoja de platano, de puerco o pollo con salsa roja. Corn meal in banana leaves with pork or chicken and red sauce.

$4.99

Chilangos Chilangos

Rajas con Queso. Comes with jalapeno slices and cheese.

$3.99

Tamales

Burritos

Cheesesteak Burrito

12" flour tortilla filled with grilled steak, mushrooms and saute onions, then topped with our mouth-watering cheese dip. Is a must!!!!

$12.99

Burrito Grande

Huge burrito filled with rice, beans and your choice of protein. Served with avocado salad, sour cream and pico de Gallo.

$10.99

Burrito Loco

Huge burrito filled with Mexican chorizo, scrambled eggs and potatoes. Topped with tomatillo sauce, sour cream, chipotle sauce, Cotija cheese and pico de gallo.

$12.95

2 Nacho Burritos

2 flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein, topped with cheese sauce.

$8.95

1 Nacho Burrito

Flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein and topped with cheese sauce.

$4.95

Burrito Fajita

Huge burrito filled with rice, beans and your choice of protein, cooked with fajita veggies. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream and pico de gallo.

$10.95

Special Burrito Dinner

Classic burrito but in 12" tortilla, filled with ground beef or shredded chicken, topped lettuce, tomato, sour cream and shredded cheese.

$9.95

2 Burritos

2 flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein. Topped with red sauce and melted cheese.

$6.95

1 Burrito

Flour tortilla filled with your choice of protein. Topped with red sauce and melted cheese.

$3.95

Charrito's Burrito

12" tortilla filled with grilled chicken, french fries and saute mushrooms. Topped with mouth-watering cheese dip and sour cream. Mamma mia !!!!!

$12.99

2 Burritos Combo

2 flour tortillas filled with meat, topped with red sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$10.95

Quesabirrias Plate

3 corn tortillas filled with cheese and birria meat, soaked on birria broth and flat grilled. Served with rice, charro beans, cilantro, onion, lime wedge and birria broth to dip.

$15.99

Quesadilla Grande

12" flour tortilla filled with cheese, your choice of protein and flat grilled. served with sour cream salad.

$10.99

2 Quesadillas

2 flour tortillas 8" filled with cheese and your choice of protein. Flat grilled.

$8.00

Quesadilla Fajita

12" flour tortilla filled with cheese and your choice of protein. Flat grilled and served with rice, beans and guacamole salad, sour cream and pico de gallo.

$12.99

1 Quesadilla

8" flour tortilla filled with cheese and your choice of protein, flat gilled.

$4.25

Quesadilla Hawaii

Tortilla filled with grilled chicken, pineapple and cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole salad.

$12.99

Quesadillas

Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas

4 shredded chicken enchiladas topped with sauce of your choice, cheese, sour cream, red onion and avocado.

$13.99

Enchilada Plate

3 Cotija cheese enchiladas topped with chile arbol sauce, sour cream, cilantro, raw onion and avocado slices. Served with grilled chicken or steak, rice and beans. Delicious and fulfilling!

$16.99

Enchiladas Supremas

4 enchiladas, 1 beef, 1 chicken, 1 cheese and 1 beans. Toped with red sauce, lettuce, tomate, sour cream and shredded cheese.

$12.99

2 Enchiladas Combo

2 soft corn tortillas filled with meat, topped with red sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$10.45

Chilaquiles with Steak

$14.99

Chilaquiles with Eggs

$10.99

Chilaquiles with Grilled Chicken

$13.99

Chilaquiles

Kid's Meals

Kid's Chicken Fingers with Fries

Chicken tenders, served with fries.

$6.25

Kid's Cheese Quesadilla with Rice and Beans

Quesadilla served with rice and beans.

$5.25

Kid's Soft Taco, Rice & Beans

Soft taco (please specify flour or corn tortilla ) with meat (lettuce, cheese or cilantro, onion). Served with rice and beans.

$5.25

Kid's Cheeseburger with Fries

Plain cheeseburger (lettuce and tomate on request), served with fries.

$6.25

Kid's Octopus Franks with Fries

Octopus-shaped franks served with fries.

$5.99

Kid's Hot Dog with Fries

Juicy hot dog topped with mayo, ketchup and mustard (tomate and onion on request). Served with fries.

$5.99

Noodle Birria Soup

What about some Chinese noodles with our delicious Birria ?? Ain't sounds good ?? It really is!!! Plus cilantro, onion and lime wedge.

$16.99

Beef Soup with Veggies

Soup made with beef chunks and vegetables. Served with rice, cilantro, raw onion, lime wedge and tortillas.

$17.99

Red Hominy Soup

Pozole is the height of Mexican comfort food. A deep bowl full of steaming broth, scented with cumin, oregano, and chiles, packed with flavorful bites of hominy corn and tender pork meat. Served with lettuce, raw onion, radish, lime wedge and tostadas. Add spicy flavor with the macha oil base sauce.

$16.99

Chicken Soup with Veggies

Soup made with 2 chicken legs and vegetables. Served with rice, cilantro, raw onion, lime wedge and tortillas.

$14.99

Beef Birria Soup

Beef birria soup is a rich, Mexican broth infused with chilies, herbs, and spices, featuring tender beef, typically garnished with onion and cilantro, rice and tortillas too.

$17.99

Shrimp & Fish Soup

Soup with shrimp, tilapia and vegetables on seafood brot. Served with rice, cilantro, raw onion, lime wedge and tortillas.

$18.99

7 Seas Soup

Mix of seafood and crab leg cooked on seafood brot. Served with rice, cilantro, raw onion, lime wedge and tortillas.

$20.99

Menudo

Traditional Mexican soup, made with cow's stomach in broth with a red chili pepper base. Served with rice, cilantro, raw onion, lime wedge and tortillas.

$16.99

Cazuela de Mariscos

Seafood feast. Delicious seafood mix: octopus,scallops, mussels, fry mojarra fish, whole crab, corn and shrimp. Fried and saut on chef's special spicy sauce. Delicious!!! Served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.

$26.99

Shrimp Soup Shrimp Soup

Shrimp and vegetables soup on seafood brot. Served with rice, cilantro, raw onion, lime wedge and tortillas.

$17.99

Fish Soup

Tilapia fillet and vegetables on seafood brot. Served with rice, cilantro, raw onion, lime wedge and tortillas.

$15.99

Soups

Entrees

Pizza-Birria

2 tortillas 10", one on top of other and filled with cheese and birria meat, then cut in slices. With fresh cilantro, raw onions, lime wedges and birria brot on the side.

$19.95

Taquitos Ahogados

5 deep-fried chicken flautas served in a bowl with Juanita's chicken broth sauce, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cilantro, radish & Cotija cheese..

$14.99

Carne Asada

Charcoal grilled steak and cactus, chile toreado and Mexican veggies, rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas. What a meal!!!!

$18.99

Carnitas Michoacanas

Michoacan-style pork. Traditional slow cooking pork lightly crispy served with rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.

$17.99

Bistec a la Mexicana

Slices of steak cooked with onion, tomato and jalapenos, served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$16.99

Guarache with Steak

$9.99

Guarache with Shredded Chicken

Flat corn dough, sandal shape and pinched. Topped with beans, shredded chicken, lettuce, tomate, sour cream and Cotija cheese.

$7.99

3 Picaditas de Salsa Roja

3 corn dough with red sauce. 3 small flat corn dough fresh made, pinched and lightly fried with Red spicy sauce, Cotija cheese and raw onion on top. Served with your choice of protein.

$10.99

Pollo Hawaii

Hawaii chicken. Grilled chicken breast layered with grilled pineapple, ham and mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole salad and tortillas.

$16.99

Mole

Chicken legs boiled and seasoned, then topped with traditional mole sauce and served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$16.99

Estrujada with Eggs

Big and tick corn dough kinda crushed with liquid lard topped with red medium-spicy sauce, cotija cheese, fresh onion, sour cream then refried beans, avocado slices and scramble eggs on the side.

$9.99

Pollo Parrilla

Charcoal grilled chicken breast served with mexican onions, cactus, chile toreado, rice, beans, guacamole salad and tortillas.

$15.99

Steak and Shrimp

Seasoned tender steak, 6 large shrimp and whole Cactus grilled to perfection and stacked together, served with rice, beans, guacamole salad, Mexican grilled veggies and tortillas. Wow!!!!

$22.95

Chile Coloradopy of

Chunks of pork cooked in spicy chile de arbol sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$16.99

Guarache with Grilled Chicken

Refer to guarache with shredded chicken.

$8.99

Guarache with Chorizo and Potato

Refer to guarache with shredded chicken.

$9.99

Guarache with Tinga

Refer to guarache with shredded chicken.

$8.99

Chiles Rellenos

2 poblano peppers stuffed with mexican queso fresco, dredged in flour and covered with fluffy egg, deep fried and topped with red sauce and cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$15.99

Chile Verde

Chunks of pork sauteed in tomatillo sauce and served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$16.99

Dinner Breaded Tilapia Fillet

Breaded deep-fried tilapia fillet served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas.

$16.99

Dinner Grilled Tilapia Fillet

Grilled and seasoned tilapia fillet served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas.

$16.99

Whole Tilapia Deep Fried

Whole tilapia deep-fried, served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas.

$17.99

Dinner Camarones A La Diabla

Large shrimp peeled, cooked with onios and chile de arbol sauce. Served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas.

$18.99

Dinner Camarones Al Chipotle

Large shrimp peeled, cooked on a creamy chipotle Sauce served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas.

$18.99

Mojarra Frita

Whole tilapia fish seasoned and deep fried, served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas. (Fries instead of rice upon request).

$17.99

Dinner Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Large shrimp peeled, cooked on margarine and minced garlic, served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas.

$18.99

Dinner Camarones Cucaracha

Delicious unpeeled shrimp deep-fried to turn it crispy, then cooked on a special red spicy sauce including tapatio. Served with rice, avocado salad and tortillas, a must for seafood lovers.

$18.99

Seafood Entrees

Side Orders

Elote Mexicano

2 pieces of boiled and seasoned corn topped with mayo, Cotija cheese and taking chili.

$4.95

Rice

$2.45

Rice and Beans

$4.90

Fries

$2.99

Queso Fresco

$2.25

Refried Beans

$2.45

1/2 Avocado Sliced

$1.45

3 Flour Tortillas

$1.00

1 Chile Toreado

A single jalapeno pepper, typically fried or grilled, often accompanied by onions and a hint of lime.

$0.75

Whole Avocado Sliced

$2.99

Shredded Cheese

$1.85

Charro Beans

Soupy whole pinto beans mixed with chopped onion, tomate cilantro, winnie, ham and bacon. Delicious and you can have them for free when ordering 3 regular tacos!

$2.95

1 Grilled Cactus

$1.75

4 Corn Tortillas

$1.00

Churros

Mexican pastry resembling a doughnut or cruller and made from deep-fried unsweetened dough and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, filled with caramel or strawberry and chocolate syrup to dip.

$4.45

Flan

Mexican custard. Mexican vanilla-caramel custard topped with whipped cream and cherry.

$4.45

3 Leches Cake

Traditional Mexican 3 leches cake, garnished with cherry, no need of more toppings.

$4.25

Sopapilla w/ice cream

$4.25

Chocolate cake

$4.25

Chocolate lava cake w/ice cream

$5.45

Desserts

Drinks

Aguas de Sabores

Fresh flavored waters.

$3.25

Coke 1/2-Liter

$3.25

Apple Flavor Soda 1/2-Liter

$3.25

32 oz. Fountain Soda

$3.00

Jarritos, 370 ml

$2.50

16 oz. Kids Drink

$1.50

Regular Instant Coffee

$2.55

Fanta, 355 ml

$2.50

Sprite, 355 ml

$2.50

Pepsi, 500 ml

$3.00

Sangria, 330 ml

$2.50

Decaf Instant Coffee

$2.55

32 oz. Unsweetened Tea

$3.00

32 oz. Sweet Tea

$3.00

Sparkling Water

$2.50