El Vallarta Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Vallarta, a vibrant Mexican restaurant nestled in Joplin, MO. This lively eatery offers a delightful menu perfect for lunch, dinner, and everything in between. The star of the show is their tempting selection of appetizers, with dishes like the Queso Fundido Chorizo and the Nachos Mexico Viejo inviting you to indulge in a feast of flavors.
Don't miss their refreshing soup and salad options, such as the comforting Tortilla Soup or the colorful Fajita Taco Salad, both bursting with freshness. El Vallarta excels at providing diverse selections, including many vegetarian choices that cater to everyone. The casual yet lively atmosphere makes it ideal for groups and families, while outdoor seating adds a lovely touch.
With quick delivery and takeout options available, savoring the rich flavors of Mexico has never been easier!
Appetizers
Queso Fundido
Chorizo covered with shredded cheese on a skillet, served with a side of beans and tortillas.
Nachos with Cheese
Nachos with Beans
Nachos with Beef
Nachos with Chicken
Nachos Mexico Viejo
Nachos with assorted toppings of ground beef, shredded chicken, beans and cheese, all covered with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Nachos with Beef and Beans
Fajitas Nachos
Served with tender strips of chicken or steak, cheese, bell pepper, onions and tomatoes.
Bean Dip
Guacamole
Cheese Dip
Tortilla Soup
Chicken Soup
Guacamole Salad
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla with ground beef or shredded chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Fajita Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla with refried beans with seasoned grilled beef or chicken, cheese, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.
Grilled Salad
Chicken or beef. Seasoned grilled chicken served on a bed of lettuce with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, shredded cheese.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
Fresh grilled shrimp served on a bed of lettuce, with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, shredded cheese.
Shrimp Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla with refried beans, savory shrimp, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese.
Soup and Salads
To Go Dips
Chips and Salsa
A. 1 Chalupa, 1 Cheese Enchilada and Refried Beans
B. 2 Bean Burritos and Cheese Sauce
C. 1 Bean Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Bean Tostada and Nacho Cheese
D. 1 Bean Burrito, 1 Quesadilla, and 1 Chalupa
E. 2 Quesadillas, Rice and Beans
F. Vegetarian Fajitas
G. 2 Spinach Enchiladas, Rice and Beans
Vegetarian Combinations
Quesadillas
Mushrooms Quesadilla
A grilled tortilla stuffed with mushrooms and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Quesadilla Fajita de Camaron
One 10" tortilla filled with seasoned shrimp, melted cheese, tomatoes, grilled onions and bell peppers. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheddar cheese.
Quesadilla de Camaron
One 8" tortilla filled with grilled shrimp and melted cheese. Salad included.
Quesadilla Rellena
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, beef or chicken and beans inside. Salad or rice and beans.
Fajita Quesadilla
A large soft tortilla grilled and stuffed with grilled onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, sliced steak or chicken and beans. Served with lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo or rice and beans.
Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp, avocado, pico de gallo, cocktail sauce and crackers.
Fillet Tilapia
Fresh tilapia with rice and steamed veggies topped with cheese sauce. Served with tortillas.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp grilled with garlic. Served with salad, rice and beans.
Camarones a la Mexicana
Shrimp grilled with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with salad, rice and beans.
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp grilled in hot and spicy sauce. Served with salad, rice and beans. Spicy.
Enchiladas Razorback
Three enchiladas with shrimp, crab, topped with cheese sauce. Optional salad or rice and beans.
Chimichanga de Camaron
A flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp and deep fried to a golden brown. Topped with cheese sauce and garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Camarones al Chipotle
Grilled shrimp in hot and spicy chipotle sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and sour cream, tortillas and rice and beans. Spicy.
Camarones Vallarta
Grilled shrimp cooked with pico de gallo and covered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, fresh lettuce, tomatoes and sliced avocados.
Tacos de Camaron
3 shrimp tacos topped with lettuce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and avocado.
Shrimp and Fish
Pork
Enchiladas Rancheras
Three cheese enchiladas topped with pulled-pork, cooked onions, tomatoes and enchilada sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and shredded cheese.
Burrito Mexicano
A flour tortilla filled with pulled-pork, cooked onions, tomatoes, lettuce and guacamole. Topped with cheese sauce.
Carnitas Dinner
Pork tips with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.
Chile Verde
Seasoned pulled-pork cooked with green sauce. Served with rice and beans. Corn or flour tortillas.
Flautas
Four flour tortillas filled with your choice of chicken or beef, topped with cheese sauce, garnished with tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.
Taquitos Mexicanos
Four corn tortillas filled with your choice of chicken or beef, served with tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.
Chimichanga
Flour tortilla deep fried, filled with shredded beef or chicken, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Fajita Chimichanga
Flour tortilla deep fried, filled with seasoned steak or shredded chicken. Cooked with tomatoes, bell peppers and onions. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito Especial
1 beef burrito with red sauce, topped with shredded cheese, lettuce and sour cream.
Burrito Mexicano Viejo
A large flour tortilla filled with seasoned beef or shredded chicken, topped with our red sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Supremas
Four rolled corn tortillas filled, one beef, one chicken, one cheese and one bean. Topped with enchilada sauce, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Enchiladas Verdes
3 enchiladas filled with beef or chicken, topped with green sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Suizas
3 chicken or beef enchiladas topped with cheese sauce and Parmesan cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito California
A large flour tortilla stuffed with steak, chicken, rice, beans, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Fajita Burrito
A large soft flour tortilla filled with sliced steak or chicken, grilled onions, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Mexicanas
One chicken enchilada covered with enchilada sauce, one cheese enchilada covered with cheese sauce on beef enchilada covered with green sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Jomo Especial
Bed of rice topped with grilled chicken, covered in cheese sauce.
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Corn tortillas cooked with shredded chicken and ranchero sauce, topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice and salad.
Especial Dinner
1 taco, 1 enchilada, 1 chile relleno, 1 tamale and 1 chalupa. Served with rice and beans.
Beef and Chicken
Steak
Carne al Carbon
Slices of seasoned steak with grilled onions, tomatoes and spicy jalapeos. Served with tortillas, rice and beans. Spicy.
T-Bone Steak
16 oz. A grilled steak served with a baked potato, steamed veggies. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Special el Vallarta Steak
A grilled ribeye steak, baked potato and shrimp. Served with sour cream, guacamole, tortillas, rice and beans.
Ribeye Steal el Mono
A grilled ribeye steak served with steamed veggies topped with cheese sauce, tortillas, rice and beans.
Ribeye Steak Tampiqueno
Ribeye steak with rice, beans and a tossed salad. Served with tortillas.
Ribeye Steak Ranchero
A grilled ribeye steak topped with ranchero sauce. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Ribeye Steak Mexicano
A grilled ribeye steak cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Carne Asada
2 thin grilled sirloin steaks topped with tomatoes, guacamole and jalapeos. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Tacos Carne Asada
Three flour tortillas filled with beef chunks. Served with beans. Optional side of onions and cilantro.
Chile Colorado
Beef strips with red chili sauce. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Especial Mexico Viejo Fajita
Strips of steak, chicken, shrimp and chorizo.
Beef, Chicken and Pork Fajitas
Strips of steak, chicken or pork. Or all 3.
Fajitas Jalisco
Strips of steak, chicken and shrimp.
Double Fajitas
Strips of steak, chicken or both.
Shrimp Fajitas
Seafood Fajitas
Shrimp, crab meat and scallops.
Hawaiian Fajita
Chicken, steak, shrimp and pineapple topped with shredded cheese.
Fajitas el Vallarta
Strips of steak, chicken and shrimp with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Fabian's Special
Strips of chicken and bacon, cooked with grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Fajitas Cowboy
Shrimp, steak and grilled chicken with mushrooms, onions, topped with shredded cheese.
Fajitas
Chicken
Emely Special
Seasoned beef or chicken over rice topped with cheese sauce and steamed veggies. Add shrimp for an additional charge.
Pollo Loco
A grilled chicken breast with lettuce and tomatoes. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Pollo Ranchero
Seasoned grilled chicken breast topped with grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Pollo Fundido
Grilled chicken topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, tortillas and rice.
Burrito Jalisco
Two flour tortillas filled with shredded chicken and beans. Topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Guadalajara
1 chicken burrito and 1 chicken enchilada, served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and cheese sauce.
Pollo Mexico Viejo
Seasoned grilled chicken breast, shrimp and bacon, served on a skillet and smothered in cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Melanie Special
Grilled chicken, peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms, topped with cheese sauce. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Pollo Durango
Grilled chicken topped with cheese sauce and mushrooms. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Pollo al Chipotle
Grilled chicken in hot spicy chipotle sauce. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Choripollo
Chicken breast with mexican sausage on top and cheese dip. served with lettuce, tomato, rice beans and tortillas.
2 Items Combination Dinners
3 Items Combination Dinners
Combination Dinners
Lunch Menu
Tacos Lunch
A crispy corn tortilla stuffed with your choice of filling plus, lettuce and cheese.
Tamale Lunch
Tender pork wrapped in authentic soft corn shell and topped with our seasoned ground beef, rice, beans and mild sauce.
Chalupa Lunch
A flat crisp corn tortilla covered with refried beans, lettuce and guacamole and sliced tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Taquitos Mexicanos Lunch
2 corn tortillas deep fried with your choice of chicken or beef and topped with our cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Tostaguac Lunch
A crispy corn tortilla covered with beef, refried beans, lettuce, guacamole and sliced tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and shredded cheese.
Enchilada Lunch
A soft corn tortilla stuffed with your choice filling plus enchilada sauce and cheese.
Tostada Lunch
A flat crisp tortilla covered with beef, lettuce, cheese, sliced tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Flautas Lunch
2 flour tortillas, deep fried with your choice of chicken or beef and topped with our cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Chimichanga Lunch
Be stuff an flour tortilla with your choice of beef or chicken, then deep fry to a golden brown and top with cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Speedy Gonzales Lunch
1 taco, 1 enchilada. Comes with choice of rice or beans. Add both for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros Lunch
3 ranch style eggs topped with ranchero sauce, served with rice, beans and flour tortillas.
Taco Salad Lunch
A crispy flour tortilla with beans, shredded chicken or beef topped with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Fajita Taco Salad Lunch
Crispy flour tortilla on top of beans with tender strips of chicken or beef, topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, grilled onions and bell peppers.
Mely's Special Lunch
2 spinach enchilada with rice and beans, covered with enchilada and cheese sauce.
Lunch Special
Chile relleno, taco, beans and guacamole salad.
Burrito California Lunch
8'' tortilla stuffed with steak, chicken, rice and beans. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese sauce and sour cream.
Burrito Vallarta Lunch
8'' tortilla stuffed with egg, chorizo, potato, rice and beans, topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and shredded cheese.
Fajitas Lunch
We use our special recipe to cook tender strips of chicken or steak, served with sauteed onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and garnished with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. Served with corn or flour tortillas, rice and beans.
Fajitas Nachos Lunch
Served with tender strips of chicken or steak, shredded cheese, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Topped with cheese sauce.
Huevos con Chorizo Lunch
3 Scrambled eggs, Mexican sausage, refried beans and rice. Served with corn or flour tortillas.
Emely Special Lunch
Beef or grilled chicken over rice topped with cheese sauce and steamed veggies. Add shrimp for an additional charge.
Fabian's Special Lunch
Grilled chicken and bacon served with sauteed onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and garnished lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with corn or flour tortillas, rice and beans.
Huevos Nortenos Lunch
3 Eggs with pico de gallo, corn or flour tortillas, rice and beans.
Lunch Specialties
Child's Plate
Kids Taco, Rice and Beans
Kids Enchilada, Rice and Beans
Kids Burrito, Rice and Beans
Kids Cheeseburger with Fries
Kids Hamburger with Fries
Kids Hot Dog and Fries
Kids Grilled Cheese and Fries
Kids Chicken Dinosaurs with Fries
Kids Cheese Quesadilla with Rice and Beans
Kids Corn Dog with Fries
Kids Mini Pizza with Fries
Kids Grilled Chicken Topped with Cheese Sauce
Kids Emely Special
Kids Macaroni and Cheese with Fries
Child's Drinks
Taco, Rice and Beans
Enchilada, Rice and Beans
Burrito, Rice and Beans
Cheeseburger with Fries
Hamburger with Fries
Hot Dog and Fries
Grilled Cheese and Fries
Chicken Dinosaurs with Fries
Cheese Quesadilla with Rice and Beans
Corn Dog with Fries
Mini Pizza with Fries
Grilled Chicken Topped with Cheese Sauce
Macaroni and Cheese with Fries
Adults Plate 12 Years and Older
A la Cart
Grilled Burrito
Beef or chicken.
Chicken Breast
Grilled Enchilada
Beef or chicken.
Grilled Quesadilla
Beef or chicken.
Cheese Quesadilla
Tostaguac
Enchilada
Tacos
Tamale
Chile Relleno
Taquitos
Chalupa
Tostada
Chicken Burrito
Beef Burrito
Beans Burrito
Tossed Salad
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
Sour Cream
Pico de Gallo
Side of Cilantro
Fries
Toriados con Cebolla
Side of Onions
Side of Lettuce
Side of Grilled Chicken
Side of Shrimp
12 pieces.
Side of Tomatoes
Side of Avocado
Tortillas
Shredded Cheese
Rice and Beans
Side Orders
Desserts
Chimi Cheesecake
Topped with whipped cream and strawberries.
Flan
Mexican custard.
Sopapilla
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Sierra Mist
Mountain Dew
Dr Pepper
Diet. Dr. Pepper
Tropicana Lemonade
Tropicada Orange
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Orange Juice
Sweet Waters
Hotchata
Beverages
Beer (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Mexican Beer
Must be 21 to Purchase.
Domestic Beer
Must be 21 to purchase.
Michelada
Must be 21 to purchase.
Corona Caguama
Must be 21 to purchase.
Michelada Domestica
Must be 21 to purchase.
Michelada Especial
Must be 21 to purchase.
Blue Moon
Must be 21 to purchase.
Blue Moon Pitcher
Must be 21 to purchase.
Bud Light
Must be 21 to purchase.
Bud Light Pitcher
Must be 21 to purchase.
Dos XX
Must be 21 to purchase.
Dos XX Pitcher
Must be 21 to Purchase.
Amaretto Sour
Must be 21 to purchase.
Bahama Blue
Must be 21 to purchase.
Bahama Mama
Must be 21 to purchase.
Sex on The Beach
Must be 21 to purchase.
Bloody Mary
Must be 21 to purchase.
Tequila Sunrise
Must be 21 to purchase.
Long Island Tea
Must be 21 to purchase.
Walk Me Down
Must be 21 to purchase.
Mixed Drinks (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Margaritas (Must be 21 to Purchase)
24 oz. Margaritas to Go
Must be 21 to purchase.
Cantarito
Must be 21 to purchase.
Tequila
Must be 21 to purchase.
Daiquiri
Must be 21 to purchase.
Liquid marijuana
Must be 21 to purchase.
Mojitos
Must be 21 to purchase.
Sangria Margarita
Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarona with Coronita
Must be 21 to purchase.
Pia Colada
Must be 21 to purchase.
Knockout pineapple
Must be 21 to purchase.