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El Loco

Mexican Restaurant and Tex-Mex Restaurant$$$$

Center Square, Albany

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El Loco

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Main Menu

Loco Combos

Tex-Max combo dishes served with your choice of one (1) of the following: Rice & Beans, Chili Carne, Chili Veggie, Black Bean Soup, Gazpacho (seasonal), Soup of the Day, Salad, Guacamole Salad (Add $1), Blue Corn Bread. L.A. Mex - add lettuce, tomato and sour cream to a burrito, chimichanga, or enchilada $0.85 cents per item

Enchilada, Taco

11.00

3 Tacos

12.75

2 Enchiladas

12.50

Chimichanga, Taco

11.25

Burrito, Chimichanga

13.25

Chimi, Enchilada, Taco

16.00

Chimichanga, Burrito, Taco

16.25

Burrito, Taco

11.50

Enchilada, Chimichanga

12.75

Enchilada, Burrito

13.00

2 Chimichangas

12.50

2 Burritos

13.50

Burrito, Enchilada, Taco

16.50

Burrito, Chimi, Enchilada

18.00

Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas

14.00

Breast of chicken cut in strips, marinated in citrus juices and cilantro, and sauteed with onions, chiles, and green & red peppers. Served with fajita fixings of refried black beans, salsa roja, shredded cheeses, sour cream and warmed flour tortillas

Tofu Fajitas

13.00

Locally made tofu cut in strips and marinated in spices and chiles. Sauteed with onions,jalapenos, tomatoes, and green & red bell peppers. Served with fajita fixings of refried black beans, salsa roja, shredded cheeses, sour cream, and warmed flour tortillas

Shrimp Fajitas

16.00

Sauteed with red & green peppers, chiles, and onions all bathed in a cilantro-parsley and lime based garlic Chimichurri Sauce Chimichurri Sauce. Served with fajita fixings of refried black beans, salsa roja, sour cream, and warmed flour tortillas

Tostadas Grandes

The Incredible " edible bowl". Layered on our refried pinto beans, and topped with a Salad of fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions & cilantro, black olives, and shredded cheeses

Machaca

11.50

Rice & Bean

10.00

Pinto Bean

10.00

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken & Black Beans

12.50

Chunked breast of chicken sauteed with ancho chipotle chiles, served over black beans and topped with a salad as above

Pollo

11.50

Sauteed Turkey

Black Bean

10.00

Ensalada

7.50

The salad fixings without the beans. Served with fresh grated carrot, and our house dressing

Loco Chili Tostada

10.50

For the Real Chili Head A large helping of our award winning chili, served on a bed of brown rice, blanketed with shredded cheeses

Totopas

Corn Tortilla chips fresh cut, fried and unsalted $1. with 1 dip below - $3.50, with 2 dip - below $5.75, with 3 dip below - $8

Salsa Raja

1.00

Our most popular red dipping salsa

Nacho Cheese

1.00

El Loco’s version of “chile con queso”

Loco Chili

1.00

Carne or veggie, a hot love

Salsa Mixta

1.00

A mix of red, green, and fresca salsas

Salsa Fresca

1.00

A fresh “pico de gallo” salsa

Frijoles

1.00

Our no-lard pinto beans and jalapenos

Salsa Verde

1.00

Our green tomatillo salsa

Aperitivos

Guacamole

5.75

Our avocado dip - made fresh from only Hass variety California avocados

El Dip

14.50

A great large party warm-up. Five of our delicious dips with unlimited chips: Salsa Roja or Salsa Fresca, Nacho Cheese, Frijoles or Salsa Verde, Loco Chili Carne or Chili Veggie, Guacamole

Nacho Platters

Buenos Nachos

11.50

El loco’s original nacho platter. a single layer of tortilla chips smothered in jack and cheddar cheeses, refried beans, onions, jalapenos, and your choice of

Nachos Fantasticos

11.75

Layer upon layer of corn tortilla chips with melted jack and cheddar cheeses, black beans, salsa roja, salsa verde, sour cream, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos

Nachos Classicos

8.75

Lots of crispy corn tortilla chips topped with melted jack and cheddar and jalapenos. served with salsa roja and sour cream

Sopas / Soups

All soups are homemade of pure stocks and essences

Sopa De Frijole Negro

3.25

Vegetarian black bean soup

Loco Chili Veggie

3.25

Our meatless chili

Sopa Del Dia

3.25

Today’s soup, oftimes vegan, sometimes creamy or meaty, ask your server

Loco Chili Carne

3.75

Our shredded beef chili

Gazpacho

3.25

Seasonal, chilled vegetable soup

Botanas

Pizza Mexicana

9.00

Served on a thin crusted crispy flour tortilla “pizza”. the “sauce” is our veggie chili, with melted cheeses and jalapeno peppers

Mushroom Quesadilla

8.50

Our cilantro-parsley and lime garlicy chimmichurri sauce with portabella mushrooms and melted cheeses folded into a flour tortilla, broiled and cut in wedges

Pollo Flautas

11.50

Flour corn tortilla “flutes” filled with our sauteed turkey on a bed of lettuce with salsa roja, salsa verde, and sour cream for dipping

Especiales Mexicanas

Traditional maxican and nuevo southwestern dishes served with mexican rice and Refried black beans and your choice of one (1) of the following: Black Bean Soup, chili (Carne or Veggie), Soup of the Day, Guacamole Salad ($1), Gazpacho (seasonal), Salad, Blue Corn Bread

Burrito Espinaca Con Champiniones

11.25

Our spinach burrito with mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and shallots, topped with jack and cheddar cheeses.

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken Chimichanga

11.50

Chunks of white meat chicken breast cooked in an ancho-chipotle chile, rolled in a flour tortilla with cheese, & deep fried golden brown

Tamales Con Puerco

13.50

(2) Pork Tamales. Our unusual spicy-sweet pork rolled in cornmeal masa, wrapped in corn husks and steamed. Bathed in a veggie chili garnish

Ancho Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas

14.75

(2) Chunks of chicken breast cooked in chiles, spinach, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, & red peppers. Covered in tomatillo salsa & cheeses and broiled

Chorizo and Rice Burrito

12.00

Spiced chunky Mexican pork sausage, sauteed with onions & peppers, rolled in a flour tortilla with Mexican brown rice, & topped with melted cheese

Chile Relleno

12.25

Dinner only. A mild fresh Anaheim chile pepper, roasted then stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, pan fried in our masa-egg batter, and topped with veggie chili

Burrito Verduras

10.75

Vegetable & Rice Burrito. A combination of sauteed fresh vegetables with Mexican rice wrapped in a flour tortilla and covered with melted cheeses

Chorizo Chimichanga

11.50

Spiced chunky Mexican pork sausage, sauteed with onions &peppers, rolled in a flour tortilla with cheese, & deep fried to a golden brown

Ancho Chicken and Rice Burrito

12.00

Chunks of white meat chicken breast cooked in ancho and chipotle chiles, rolled in a flour tortilla with Mexican rice, & topped with melted cheeses

Pollo Flauta Or Machaca Flauta

13.00

(3) Corn tortillas filled with turkey (or beef) , rolled into “flutes”, deep-fried until crispy, and served with a guacamole garnish

Combos Especiales

Combination of Any Two of the above dishes with Mexican Rice and Refried Black Beans and your choice of one (1) of the following:

Soup of the Day

Gazpacho

Seasonal

Blue Corn Bread

Chili (Carne Or Veggie)

Guacamole Salad

Add $1

Salad

Black Bean Soup

Mole Negro

Chicken Mole Negro

15.75

Chunks of chicken breast and sauteed onions in our black mole sauce. served with mexican rice, black beans, a green salad, and warmed flour tortillas

Tofu and Vegetable Mole Negro

14.00

A mixture of tofu, zucchini, mushrooms, potatoes, peppers, onions and more, sauteed in our black mole sauce, served with mexican rice, black beans, a green salad, and warmed flour tortillas

Quesadillas

A whole wheat flour tortilla folded over our home-made fillings covered in jack and cheddar cheeses and broiled. served with Mexican brown rice and a salad

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Spinach

12.50

Our spinach, artichoke heart, and mushroom mix with ancho-chipotle chicken

Spinach and Portabella Mushroom

11.75

Spinach and artichoke hearts, with portabellas

Chorizo

12.50

Spiced Mexican pork sausage sauteed in onions and peppers

Portabella Mushroom and Ancho Chicken

12.50

Strips of portabellas with our chile spiced chicken

Frijole

11.75

Refried pinto beans, with green chiles, and scallions

Ancho Chicken with Mexican Rice

12.50

Our chunked breast of chile spiced chicken with mexican brown rice

Queso

9.50

Jack and cheddar cheeses, with green chiles, onions and cilantro

Portabella Mushroom

11.75

Strips of portabellas sauteed in garlic and butter

Black Bean and Ancho Chicken

12.50

Our chunks of spiced breast of chicken layered on black beans

Ancho Chicken in Green Salsa

12.50

Our chunked breast of chicken spiced with ancho-chipotle chiles, and covered in tomatillo salsa

Ensaladas

Chicken Fajita Salad

10.50

Mixed baby greens topped with warm strips of marinated chicken, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, peppers, and shredded cheeses. served with chipotle ranch dressing

Tofu Salad

10.00

Mixed baby greens topped with our broiled marinated tofu strips, with tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers, and carrots. served with our house cumin-garlic vinegarette

Shrimp Salad

11.00

Mixed baby greens topped with jumbo shrimp cooked in our garlic-cilantro-lime chimmichurri sauce, with tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers, and carrots. served with chimmichurri vinegarette

Side Orders

Sour Cream

0.75

Reg or fat free

Guacamole Salad

3.75

Beans

2.75

Veggie, pinto or black

L.a. Mex

0.85

Lettuce, tomato and sour cream

Jalapeno Chiles

0.60

Steamed Tortillas

1.25

Guacamole

2.50

Rice

2.75

Mexican brown arroz

Rice and Beans

2.75

Arroz y frijoles

Extra Cheese

0.85

Blue Corn Bread

2.75

Burrito Grande

13.75

A mega wrap with your choice of 2 fillings: beef, turkey, black beans, or pinto beans and lettuce, tomato, Mexi- can rice, sour cream. Covered with our salsa roja, jack & cheddar cheeses and broiled. Served with blue corn bread

Bebidas / Beverages

Virgin Pina Colada

A delightful blend of pineapple juices, coconut juices, and coconut. Garnished with fresh fruit. Non-alcoholic

Virgin Sangria Senorial

Sodas

Cola, Diet Cola,Ginger Ale,Lemon-Up,Orange,Club Soda, Iced Tea with refills, Saratoga Water

Coffee

With refills fair-trade organic

Hot Chocolate

Virgin Strawberry Pina Colada

Cafe Mexicana

Sexy Mexi Our fair-trade organic coffee, chocolate, and cinnamon, topped with whipped cream and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Regular or decaf

Jugos / Juices

Pink Lemonade, Pineapple, Apple, Orange, Cranberry, Milk (moo juice) , Red Bull, Energy Drink

Decaf

With refills

Tea

Regular Black, Green, Earl Grey, Chamomile, Peppermint Chai

Postres / Desserts

Cheesecake Changa

5.25

A cheesecake filling wrapped in a flour tortilla and flash fried till warm and crispy on the outside, and cool and creamy on the inside

Helado - Ice Cream

3.25

Premium vanilla or chocolate

Bananachanga

5.25

A hot banana and melted semisweet chocolate deep-fried in a flour tortilla

Chocolate Kahlua Cheesecake

5.25

Velvety smooth cream cheese filling flavored with chocolate and Kahlua coffee liquor

Flan

4.75

Our homemade traditional Mexican coconut caramel egg custard

Buenelos - Fried Flour Dough

5.00

Key Lime Pie

5.00

Creamy and cooling, made with real “key lime juice” shipped from florida, with a graham cracker crust

Chocolate Decadence

5.25

A rich and dense chocolate mousse cake, filled with grand Marnier chocolate mousse, and covered with a luscious chocolate ganache

Hot Coffee Drinks

Cafe Mexicana

A satisfying blend of coffee, chocolate, and cinnamon, topped whipped cream and semi-sweet chocolate chips El loco specialty

Cafe Amaretto Di Saronno

Irish Coffee

Amor Latino

Amaretto, kahlua, and coffee, topped with whipped cream

Kahlua Cafe Mexicana

Bailey's and Coffee

Kahlua and Coffee

Gluten-Free Menu

Totopas

Corn Tortilla Chips. Green Mountain Gringo strips gluten-free $3.50, with 1 dip below $5.80, with 2 dips below $8.05, with 3 dips below $10.30

Salsa Roja

3.50

Our most popular red dipping salsa

Frijoles

3.50

Our no-lard pinto beans, with chiles

Salsa Verde

3.50

Our green tomatillo salsa

Gluten-Free Chips with Guacamole

3.50

Our avocado dip - made fresh from only Hass variety avocados $7.70

Salsa Fresca

3.50

A fresh “pico de gallo” salsa

Loco Chili

3.50

Veggie, a Hot love

Salsa Mixta

3.50

A mix of red, green, and fresca salsas

Nachos

Nachos Classicos

11.20

Green mt strips topped with melted jack and cheddar, and jalapenos. Served with salsa roja and salsa verde

Nachos Fantasticos

14.00

Layers of green mt strips topped with melted jack and cheddar, black beans, salsa roja and verde, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos

Sopas / Soups

Sopa De Frijole Negro

3.25

Vegetarian Black bean soup

Gazpacho

3.25

Seasonal, chilled vegetable soup

Loco Chili Carne

3.25

Our meatless chili

Quesadillas

For our gluten-free potrons, we make a quesadilla with corn tortillas, folded over our home-made fillings covered in jack and cheddar cheeses and broiled. Served with mexican brown rice and a salad

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Spinach

12.50

Our spinach, artichoke heart, and mushroom mix with ancho-chipotle chicken

Spinach and Portabella Mushroom

11.75

Spinach and artichoke hearts, with portabellas

Portabella Mushroom

11.75

Strips of portabellas sauteed in garlic and butter

Black Bean and Ancho Chicken

12.50

Our chunks of spiced breast of chicken layered on black beans

Ancho Chicken in Green Salsa

12.50

Our chunked breast of chicken spiced with ancho-chipotle chiles, and covered in tomatillo salsa

Ancho Chicken with Mexican Rice

12.50

Our chunked breast of chile spiced chicken with mexican brown rice

Queso

9.50

Gheese, green chiles, onions and cilantro

Portabella Mushroom & Ancho Chicken

12.50

Strips of portabellas with our chile spiced chicken

Frijole

11.75

Refried pinto beans, with green chiles, and scallions

Gluten Free

Dessert Flan

Our Homemade Traditional Mexican Coconut Caramel Egg Custard

4.75

Especiales

Vegetarian Fajitas

12.50

A mixture of green and red peppers, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, potatoes, celery, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, and onions, pan sauteed and served with fajita fixings of refried black beans, salsa roja, shredded cheeses, and warmed corn tortillas

Shrimp Fajitas

16.00

Sauteed with red and green peppers, chiles, and onions all bathed in a cilantro-parsley and lime based garlicy chimichurri sauce. served with fajita fixings of refried black beans, salsa roja, and warmed corn tortillas

Tamales Con Puerco

13.50

Our unusual spicy-sweet shredded pork rolled in cornmeal masa, wrapped in cornhusks, steamed, and bathed in a veggie chili garnish. served with mexican rice and refried black beans, and your choice of one (1) of the items: Rice and Beans, Chili Veggie, Black Bean Soup, Gazpacho, Salad, Guacamole salad ($1)

Chicken Fajitas

14.00

Breast of chicken cut in strips, sauteed with onions, chiles, and green and red peppers, bathed in a cilantro-parsley and lime based chimichurri sauce. served with fajita fixings of refried black beans, salsa roja, shredded cheeses, and warmed corn tortillas

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas

14.75

Chunked breast of chicken sauteed with ancho and chipotle chiles, garlic, spinach, arti- choke hearts, mushrooms, and red peppers. wrapped in corn tortillas and broiled with green toma- tillo salsa and jack and cheddar cheeses. served with black beans and a salad

Loco Combos

3 Soft Tacos

13.35

Three soft corn tortillas with your choice of one filling : cheese, Mexican rice, pinto beans, or black beans. topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cilantro, and shredded cheeses

1 Enchiladas and 1 Soft Tacos

10.95

Loco Combos are served with your choice of one (1) of the following : Rice & Beans, Chili Veggie , Black Bean Soup, Gazpacho, Salad, Guacamole Salad ($1.00)

2 Enchiladas

12.50

Rolled soft corn tortillas filled with your choice of one filling: cheese, Mexican rice, pinto beans, or black beans. then topped with salsa roja or salsa verde and melted cheeses

Tostadas Grandes

Served in a Bowl for our Gluten-free patrons and topped with a salad of fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions & cilantro, black olives, and shredded cheeses

Rice and Bean

10.00

Pinto Bean

10.00

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Black Beans

12.50

Chunked breast of chicken sauteed with ancho chipotle chiles, served over black beans and topped with a salad as above

Black Bean

10.00

Ensalada

7.50

The salad fixings without the beans. served with fresh grated carrot, and our house dressing

Veggie Chili

9.75

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