Taqueria el POLLO Menu

Taqueria el POLLO in Springfield, IL, offers Tex-Mex cuisine with a focus on fresh, flavorful dishes. The menu includes appetizers like Bean Dip, Beef Dip, and ChoriQueso, all served with deliciously unique dips. Their Nachos options range from classic Nachos to Fiesta Nachos with a variety of meats and toppings. The wings are a must-try, and customers rave about the quality and reasonable prices. Reviews highlight the fast and friendly service, along with the well-seasoned and tender meats. The tamales receive special praise for their homemade taste and care in preparation. Despite the unassuming exterior, the food at Taqueria el POLLO impresses with its amazing flavors and freshly made tortillas. Don't judge a book by its cover, because this establishment is a hidden gem for authentic Mexican cuisine in Springfield.

Appetizers

Bean Dip

Creamy dipping sauce made from beans.

$5.99

Beef Dip

$6.99

Guacamole Dip

Melted cheese dip fresh guacamole.

$3.99

Queso Dip

Melted cheese dip.

$3.99

Chori-Fries

Fried potatoes.

$6.99

Chori-Queso

Melted cheese dip.

$6.99

Jalapeno Poppers

Stuffed with cheese and fried.

$6.99

Nachos

Chicken, ground beef, or beans. Served with cheese dip.

$10.99

Nachos Supreme

Chicken, ground beef, beans, and cream salad.

$11.99

Nachos Fajitas

Steak or chicken. Comes with onions, bell peppers, tomato, and guacamole salad.

$12.99

FIESTA NACHOS

Grilled chicken, steak, chorizo and pico de gallo and cheese sauce

$13.99

Nachos

Wings

10 Wings

$10.99

Quesadillas Tpicos

Steak or grilled chicken. Served with rice and beans.

$10.99

Quesadilla Super

1 shredded chicken quesadilla and 1 ground beef quesadilla. Served with cream salad.

$10.99

Quesadilla Garcia

Chorizo quesadilla with salad.

$10.99

Quesadillas Fajitas

Chicken or steak with onion, bell pepper, tomato, rice and cream salad.

$11.99

QUESADILLA GRANDE

Big, shredded chicken quesadilla served with salad and French fries

$13.99

Quesadilla

Soup

Caldo de Res

Beef soup.

$13.99

Sopa de Pollo

Chicken soup.

$12.99

Menudo and Pozole

Limited availability.

$13.99

7 mares

$18.99

Toss Salad

Lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, onion, and cheese.

$4.00

Taco Salad

Ground beef or chicken. Served wth fried tortilla, beans, and cream salad.

$8.99

El Pollo Salad

Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, avocado, cheese, and grilled chicken.

$11.99

Taco Salad Fajita

Steak or chicken. Served with onion, bell pepper, tomato, and cream salad.

$12.99

Salad

Fajitas

Chicken Fajita

Includes onion, bell pepper, and tomato. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$12.99

Steak Fajita

Includes onion, bell pepper, and tomato. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$12.99

Vegetarian Fajita

Includes onion, bell pepper, and tomato. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$11.99

Pineapple Stuffed Fajita

Chicken or shrimp. Pineapple and cheese dip.

$15.99

Carnitas Fajita

Braised pork. Onion, bell pepper, and tomato.

$14.99

Fajita Texana

Chicken, steak, shrimp, onion, bell pepper, and tomato.

$15.99

Fajita Grande

Chicken, steak, chorizo, carnitas (braised pork), shrimp, onions, bell peppers, and tomato.

$17.99

Enchiladas Rancheras

3 carnitas (braised pork) enchiladas with vegetable fajitas covered in spicy salsa. Served with rice and cream salad.

$12.99

Enchiladas Verdes

3 chicken enchiladas covered in green sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$11.99

Enchiladas Mole

3 grilled chicken enchiladas covered in mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$12.99

Enchiladas Supreme

1 chicken enchilada, 1 ground beef enchilada, 1 cheese enchilada, 1 bean enchilada. Served with creamsalad.

$12.99

Enchiladas

Chicken Special

Pollo Maya

Grilled chicken breast served with rice, salad, and California vegetable medley.

$14.99

Pollo Mexicano

Grilled chicken breast with bell pepper, onion, tomato, and cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$14.99

Pollo Veracruz

Grilled chicken breast with onions, mushrooms, spicy salsa, and queso dip. Served with rice and beans.

$14.99

Choripollo

Grilled chicken breast with chorizo. Served with rice and beans.

$15.99

Mole el Pollo

Chicken breast with mole sauce. Served with rice.

$14.99

Pollo Encremado

Grilled sliced chicken served with rice and beans.

$15.99

Pollo del Rey

Grilled sliced chicken over a bed of rice, topped with cheese dip.

$13.99

Carne Asada Dinner

Skirt steak served with rice, beans, and salad.

$15.99

Steak Mexicano Dinner

Ribeye with onions, bell peppers, and tomato. Served with rice, beans, and cream salad.

$15.99

Steak Maya Dinner

Ribeye with California vegetable medley. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$15.99

Steak Ranchero Dinner

Ribeye with salsa ranchera. Served with rice and beans.

$14.99

Steak Garcia Dinner

Ribeye with 6 shrimp, onions, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, and cream salad.

$17.99

Steak Dinner

Seafood

Shrimp Ceviche Tostada

$5.99

Fish Ceviche Tostada

$5.99

Shrimp Cocktail

$11.99

Camaron a la Diabla

Shrimp in red spicy sauce served with rice and cream salad.

$12.99

Horseshoe

Grilled chicken or steak. Served with french fries and fried tortillas.

$10.99

Chile Verde Carnitas

Braised pork served with rice, beans, and grilled onions.

$14.99

Chile Colorado

Sliced steak with red sauce, served with rice and beans.

$14.99

Taquitos

4 fried tacos served with guacamole salad.

$12.99

Chimichanga

2 chimichangas; 1 shredded chicken, 1 ground beef. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$13.99

Mojarra Frita

Fried fish served with lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, and rice.

$14.99

Carnitas

Braised pork served with rice, beans, and cream salad.

$14.99

Pollo Hawaii

Chicken served with pineapple, rice, beans, and guacamole salad.

$14.99

Volcan Molcajete

Grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, and chorizo with bell pepper, onions, tomato, and salsa ranchera. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$17.99

House Special

Lunch

Eggs with Rice and Beans Lunch

Rancheros, ham, Mexican, or chorizo.

$7.99

Speedy Gonzalez Lunch

Taco and enchilada served with rice and beans.

$7.99

Lunch Quesadilla

Steak or grilled chicken. Served with rice and beans.

$7.99

Lunch Chimichanga

Chicken or ground beef. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$8.99

Lunch chile relleno

chile relleno covered ranchero sauce served with rice and salad

$8.99

Pollo Rey Lunch

Bed of rice with chicken covered in cheese sauce.

$8.99

Lunch Fajitas

Steak or chicken. Served with rice, beans, and salad.

$9.99

Taco Plate Lunch

3 tacos. meat . chicken, steask, pastor, ground beef, carnitas or chorizolettuce and cheese or onion and cilantroserved with rice and beans

$10.99

lunch ENCHILADAS VERDES

2 CHICKEN ENCHILADAS COVERED IN GREEN SAUCE SERVED WITH RICE AND BEANS

$8.99

LUNCH ENCHILADAS TAPATIAS

2 ENCHILADAS GROUND BEEF OR CHICKEN IN RED SAUCE SERVED WITH RICE AND BEANS

$8.99

Kid's 1 Quesadilla

Served with rice and beans.

$4.99

Kid's 1 Burrito

Served with rice and beans.

$4.99

Kid's 1 Taco

Served with rice and beans.

$4.99

Kid's Chicken Tenders and Fries

$4.99

Kid's Pollo Rey Jr

Rice with chicken with cheese dip.

$4.99

Kid's Macaroni and Cheese

$4.99

Kids

Tacos

Tacos Autenticos

Served with onion and cilantro. Grilled chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo, lengua (tongue), al pastor (pork).

$2.75

Build Your Own Tacos

Tortillas: corn, flour, hard-shell. Meat: steak, ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, shrimp, fish. Toppings:lettuce, cheese, tomato, onion, cilantro.

$9.05

Burrito el Pollo

Chicken or ground beef stuffed with rice, beans, and lettuce. Served with cheese dip on top.

$10.99

Burrito Fajitas

Steak or chicken with onion, bell pepper, and tomato. Served with cheese dip on top.

$11.99

Burrito Croqueta

Steak or chicken stuffed with rice and beans. Served with cheese dip and pico de gallo on top.

$11.99

BURRITO ALTEO

pork carnitas or steak or grilled chicken with onions , jalapeno and green sauce, red sauce and cheese sauce

$13.99

Burritos

Tortas

Jamon Torta

Ham.

$9.99

Milanesa de Res Torta

Breaded fried steak.

$11.99

Chorizo Torta

$10.99

Grilled Steak Torta

$10.99

Chicken Torta

$9.99

Beans and Cheese Gorditas

$3.99

Chorizo Gorditas

$4.99

Al Pastor Gorditas

Marinated grilled pork.

$4.99

Chicharron Gorditas

Fried pork rinds.

$4.99

Rajas Gorditas

Roasted poblano chile strips.

$5.99

Gorditas

A la Carte

Tamale

$3.99

Chile Relleno

$3.99

Tostada

$3.99

Sour Cream

$1.99

Pico de Gallo

$1.99

Shredded Cheese

$1.99

Tortillas

$1.99

French Fries

$3.99

rice and beans

$3.99

rice

$3.99

beans

$3.99

TORTILLA DE MAIZ

CORN TORTILLAS ECHAS A MANO

$2.25

Side Orders

Desserts

Sopapillas

$4.99

Churros

$5.99

Flan

$5.99

Fried Ice Cream

$5.99

Tres Leches Cake

$6.99

HORCHATA

RICE WATER NATURAL 32.oz

$5.50

jamaica

natural flowar mexican drink 32oz

$5.50

JARRITOS 0R COCA COLA

MEXICAN DRINKS

$2.99

MICHELADA

MEXICAN DRINK NON ALCOHOLIC SOLO PARA LA CRUDA

$5.99

DRINKS