El Faro Menu (2025 Update)
El Faro, a gem in Elgin, IL, offers an authentic Mexican dining experience with a diverse menu and excellent service. This casual restaurant provides options for delivery, takeout, and catering. The extensive menu features many vegetarian choices, including the popular pastor burrito and steak burrito praised by satisfied customers. The portions are generous, making it perfect for sharing with friends and family. El Faro's signature burritos and tacos stand out for their flavorful fillings and fresh ingredients. The restaurant's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction shines through in every dish. Don't miss out on their weekly specials, like the Monday Gordita Special and the everyday 2 Taco Special. For an unforgettable dining experience filled with delicious Mexican flavors, El Faro is the place to be.
Weekly Specials
Monday Special. Two Gorditas, Sides of rice and beans and a can drink
Filled with choice of meat, beans and cheese
Tuesday Especial. Regular 3 tacos dinner
Served with Rice and Beans with a side of sour cream
Wednesday Especial. Three Regular Burritos
Filled with Rice, beans, lettuce and cheese
Thursday especial. Three Regular Tortas
Filled with Beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, and cheese
Friday Especial. Enchilada Dinner
Served with Rice, Beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, avocado
Saturday Especial. Steak or Chicken Fajita Dinner
served with rice, beans and a side of sour cream
2 Taco Special
2 Enchilada Special
2 Quesadilla Special
2 Tamales Special
Served with Rice and beans and covered with Sour Cream and Tomato sauce
2 Flautas Special
Sour cream, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and avacado
Burrito Jr. Special
Everyday Specials --Side of rice - beans and a can drink
Combos
Burrito Combo
Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.
Torta Combo
Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.
Tacos Combo
2 tacos. Served with fries and a drink. No substitutions.
Gordita
Stuffed with beans, cheese, and your choice of filling.
Sope
Layered with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and your choice of protein.
Large Corn Quesadilla
Homemade Quesadilla. Corn only! No flour.
Huarache
With beans, cheese, cilantro, and onion
Gorditas y Sopes
Desayunos
Huevos Rancheros
Eggs prepared "Western Style" and topped with our "salsa ranchera". Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Machaca con Huevos
Scrambled eggs mixed with skirt steak. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and sour cream. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Huevos a la Mexicana
Scrambled eggs grilled with chopped tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Huevos con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs mixed with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Desayuno Especial "El Faro"
Sunny side-up eggs and a skirt steak. Both prepared to your taste. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Chilaquiles
Crispy corn tortilla wedges simmered in green or red hot sauce, sprinkled with fresh ranchero cheese. Served with rice, beans and sour cream.
Huevos con Jamon
Scrambled eggs grilled with chopped ham. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Nachos
Fresh corn tortillas chips smothered with beans and melted cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole. Add protein for an additional charge.
Quesadilla "Farito"
Chicken or steak smothered with melted cheese in a large flour tortilla. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Botana "Chula Vista"
A delicious appetizer combination consisting of nachos, quesadillas, tamales and flautas. Served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Queso Fundido
Rajas or chorizo. Melted cheese with "poblano chile" strips or Mexican sausage. Served with warm flour tortillas.
Tostadas
A crispy tortilla shell layered with a base of refried beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and topped with your choice of protein.
Frijoles con Chorizo
Refried beans mixed with Mexican sausage. Served with warm tortillas.
Coctel de Camaron
Shrimp cocktail made with our own special "homemade" sauce. Garnished with diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro and avocado.
Guacamole with chips
Botanas
Antojitos Favoritos Tacos
Tacos
A soft corn tortilla folded and lied with your choice of protein. Minimum order of 2.
Taco Dinner
3 tacos, your choice of regular meat, served with sides of rice, beans and sour cream.
Torta
Mexican sandwich served with beans, sour cream, cheese, lettuece, tomatoes, and your choice of protein.
Antojitos Favoritos Tortas
Our Famous Burritos
Burrito
Burritos are filled with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, and your choice of meat.
Burrito Jr.
Smaller burrito with your choice of regular meat.
Burrito Dinner
A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat. Served with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
Burrito Suizo
A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat, rice, beans and cheese. Smothered with "salsa suiza" and melted cheese.
Burrito Suizo Dinner
A burrito filled with your choice of regular meat, rice, beans and cheese. Smothered with "salsa suiza" and melted cheese. Served with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
Huevo con Carne Asada Breakfast Burrito
Broiled steak and egg.
Huevo con Chorizo Breakfast Burrito
Mexican sausage and egg.
Huevo con Papas Breakfast Burrito
Potato and egg.
Chimichanga
Deep fried burrito smothered with "salsa suiza", ground beef and melted cheese. Your choice of protein. Served with sides of beans, rice, sour cream.
Sincronizadas
3 quesadillas on our tortillas made "sandwich" style, stuffed with melted cheese and grilled ham. Served with rice, beans, salad, avocado and sour cream.
Flautas
4 pieces. Golden crisp shaped tortillas filled with your choice of shredded beef or chicken. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and sour cream.
Chiles Rellenos
2 pieces. Served with green "poblano" peppers stuffed with cheese, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and tortillas.
Oden De Tamales
4 pieces. Our Mexican style tamales served with sides of rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Topped with "salsa ranchera" and fresh ranchero cheese.
Mexican Steak Tacos
3 tacos. Chopped steak grilled with hot peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served in 3 tacos with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
Mexican Steak Burrito
Chopped steak grilled with hot peppers, tomatoes and onions. Served in a burrito with sides of rice, beans, sour cream.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla basket filled with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and your choice of chicken or steak. Served with sides of rice and beans.
Quesadillas
3 folded corn tortillas filled with melted cheese and grilled ham. Served with rice, beans, salad, sour cream and avocado. Add-ons for an additional charge.
Mexican Favorites
Caldos
Caldo De Res. Homemade beef soup with fresh vegetables and corn tortillas
1/2 Gallon
Guisado de Puerco
Pork chunks sauteed and simmered in our special salsa.
Carnitas
Pork seasoned with our special herbs and slowly cooked for hours until tender.
Carnitas a la Mexicana
Tender pieces of pork grilled with hot peppers, tomato and onions.
Pork
Vegetarian
Burrito Vegetariano
Taco Vegetariano
Torta Vegetariana
Chile Rellenos
2 in a dinner.
Camarones a la Diabla.
Shrimp grilled simmered our Hat Sauce.
Camarones Al Mojo De AJO.
shrimp grilled and simmered in our Special garlic sauce.
Mariscos
Fajitas
Fajitas Pollo
Sauteed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with chicken breast.
Fajitas de Res
Sauteed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with steak strips.
Fajitas Combinacion
Sauteed onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled with combination of chicken breast and steak strips.
Fajitas Tacos
3 tacos on corn or flour shell filled with your choice of chicken, steak or a combination of both.
Fajitas Burrito
A burrito filled with your choice of chicken, steak or a combination of both. Served with beans, rice, and
Enchiladas
3 rolled corn tortillas stuffed with the filling of your choice. Then smothered with one of our special "homemade" salsas and lots of melted cheese. Served with a side of beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and your choice of sauce.
Enchiladas
Pollo
Pechugas Empanizadas
Grilled and breaded chicken breast.
Pechugas Endiablada
Grilled and breaded chicken breast topped with melted cheese and smothered in hot "salsa de arbol".
Pollo en Mole
Shredded or whole chicken smothered with our traditional mole sauce.
Guisado de Res Platillo
Sauteed beef chunks simmered in our special red salsa. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Carne Asada Platillo
A tender char-broiled skirt steak grilled to your taste. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Carne Asada Estillo "El Faro" Platillo
A tender char-broiled skirt steak smothered with "salsa de arbol". Served with frijoles de la olla and 2 quesadillas. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Tampiquena Platillo
A tender char-broiled in skirt steak with a cheese enchilada. Topped with sour cream. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Guisado de Lengua de Res Platillo
Beef tongue simmered in red or green hot sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Milanesa Platillo
Breaded ribeye steak. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Lomo de Res platillo
Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Encebollado a la Parrilla Platillo
Char-broiled beef sirloin grilled with onions. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Lomo de Res en Chile de Arbol Platillo
Grilled beef sirloin simmered in hot "salsa de arbol". Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Bistec con Rajas y Queso Platillo
Steak strips grilled with "poblano chile" slices. Smothered with melted cheese. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
El Famoso Platillo
Chopped ribeye steak grilled with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Smothered with melted cheese. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Bistec a la Mexicana Platillo
Chopped ribeye steak grilled with hot pepper, tomato and onion. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Bistec Ranchero Platillo
Grilled beef sirloin covered with "ranchero" sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Tierra y Mar Platillo
A tender char-broiled steak cooked to your taste. Served with shrimp grilled in garlic sauce. Served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Platillos de Res
Combination Platter
Combination Platter
Your choice of any 3 of the following: taco, tostada, quesadilla, sope, gordita, chile relleno (1 per platter), enchilada (with tomato sauce) ,tamal. Served with rice and beans.
Arroz y Frijoles
Rice and beans.
1 Quesadilla
Cheese Quesadilla. Add meat for an additional charge.
1 Sincronizada ham with cheese
1 Chile Relleno
Chips
Pico de Gallo
Salsa Roja
12 oz.
Salsa Verde
Jalapenos
Hot Peppers
Papas Fritas
French fries.
Cebollitas
Grilled green onions.
1 Enchilada with cheese in tomato sauce
Chiles Toreados
Tortillas
6 pieces.